Mounjaro August starters #7

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Thread 7 for August starters. Congrats for sticking with us for (up to) 13 weeks now!

Hi everyone, I've not posted since the first thread but I'm still following and plodding along nicely with my weight loss.
Other than some rather awful constipation I've been doing ok until I've come on my period this month. They're always moderately heavy and I take an odd painkiller but this month is the worry I've ever known. So very painful and painkillers barely touch it. I know others have had periods that wouldn't usually have them, or they've been heavier, but has anyone had the increase in cramps?

Copied over from the last thread where I posted in error

Weigh in and jab day, week 2 on second 5mg pen

Start weight 16st 12lb
Current weight 15st 6lb
Loss 1st 6lb

About 5 stone to go although at my height 5ft 7 it might be a bit low.
I'm losing at about 1.5lb to 2lb a week, calorie counting on 1200 cals a day.

It's slow and steady but I'm fine with that. To all the slow losers I think a slow weight loss gives your body longer to adjust to a particular weight and will therefore be more likely to keep it off.

I lost much more quickly on Fast800 but that involved little or no carbs and just was not sustainable for me. It was a lifestyle that just didn't suit me and I put it all back on. It's not going back on this time, I'm getting rid of all my fat clothes.

@wohmum how frustrating! I'm sure one day won't hurt though. I've done the hard twist twice and worked both times!!

Yay to the ankles @MabelSpan

I know @eeeeeeeee she's a good one bless her.

Well done on the loss @JohnCravensNewsround

Well done @MissFancyDay

I'm having a well earned glass of wine after spending most of the day sat in a motorway!!

@eeeeeeeee maybe if you didn't snack you would eat 3 meals ?

Def lost more on 10 so fingers crossed

Lost a lb today

Well done @JohnCravensNewsround if suppression is good stay on it

I just Havnt really had suppression till did double dose

Then knew what people were talking about

Then week after back to 7.5 and normal for me

@wohmum fine to take a day late. I have syringes from Amazon

@Torvi hope someone can help and nice to see you post

@MissFancyDay I think you will struggle to get to 10.5 st

I'm the same height and got to 11 on sw

Then 10.10 but looked gaunt and if I ate anything I gained lots

I think 11/11.5/12 is good for our height

Yah for an ankle NSV

Enjoy wine @owlyboo

I have pizza - I've cut in half. Would normally eat it all but I've decided to eat less

Not mj

I could easily eat the other half

Hence I have no suppression

Sorry @Blondeshavemorefun it's taken me this long to catch up on thread... yes I have my 10 ready to go in advance. Nobody is home during the day and so I always have to get a dpd Sat delivery and not go out 🙄. I'm looking forward to 10 as wanting to snack more. Think I need to look at my water and protein again.

@Blondeshavemorefun I really hope you get suppression on 10, it's crazy how you don't get suppression. Like you say if you don't soon then maybe it isn't worth it. (Sorry if that's not helpful to say!) but if you're basically doing it on will power alone there's no point in paying hundreds of pounds for the privilege!!

I hope the 10 works for you @Blondeshavemorefun it must be so damn frustrating. When do you start it properly (not accidentally 😆).

I def got /felt something on 10 so here's hoping

Bonus is a week today

Then 10 will be 8Th nov

Tho j admit I was tempted to syringe 2.5 out today from bonus to make 10

And start 10 properly next Fri

I keep reading that over the trials that yes many felt suppression on 2.5/5 but equally many didn't get decent losses till 10/12.5 or even 15

🙀🙀🙀🙀

I know

Tho I said I would do this for 6mths I think and then decide

By which time I will be on high doses

@Blondeshavemorefun yes I've seen that as well that technically until you get to the higher doses you may not feel it (so maybe the lower doses should be WAY LESS BLOODY MONEY 😂

I’m an August starter but always take the bonus dose

Sorry I can't quote a quote @VioletCrawleyForever

I can't work out how you are thinking about 12.5 if started aug and take the bonus dose

As I'm starting ten week after next

So you seem to be a month ahead

I think that's a good idea re the additional amount to take you to 10mg then start next week on the 10mg pen B.
@Torvi hopefully someone will pop on with some chat about periods, I can't remember who the PP were who did have problems.
I agree @owlyboo the starter dose should me max £50 going up a tenner per increase of dose haha.
@MissFancyDay I agree with the slow losing and getting rid of the fat clothes is a great choice. I've done that and I'm determined not to go backwards. How have you felt on the 5mg?
@MabelSpan i have a crispy body too, the lower back area especially with herniated and bulging discs, trapped nerves, arthritis and a titanium hip 😆 I'm 53 and a lost cause haha. Losing weight has definitely helped my hips.

You think I should @NippyCrab ?

That would mean I then have 5 roughly left of bonus - wasted 🙀

I agree with going up if 10 seemed to work then go for it!!

Oh god. Ok @owlyboo

I know I said I was considering it

Ok

I will go and extract .2

I think that's correct

@Blondeshavemorefun I'm sorry I'm a bad influence but we know 10 seemed to work for it so in full cheerleader go go @Blondeshavemorefun you can do it!

Just checking before I double triple dose myself 😂

It's .2 ml of 7.5 to get 2.5 to add to my 7.5 this am to make 10

Is that correct

Yes, that is correct. Good luck 🤞

No idea... I'm only a cheerleader not a mathematician sorry!! But someone will be more helpful!

Just checked my BMI- it’s official, I’m no longer obese, I’m overweight!!
BMI started at 34.2 and now my BMI is 29.8.
Another 2st and I’ll be just into the healthy range, but need to lose 3st because I don’t want to be right by the line from healthy to overweight- otherwise one slice of cake 🍰 & I’ll go from healthy to overweight in 5 minutes!!
However, this weight loss journey finally seems possible, and before MJ I really had given up ever thinking I’d be thin again, now it’s beginning to seem that perhaps, just perhaps, it might be possible after all.

@Glittermoonlight whoop!!!!! Party time well done you!!

Thank you so much @owlyboo!!

And @Glittermoonlight I feel the same slim feels in some sort of grasp again!

Thanks @Addictedtobeauty

I was a whizz at maths at school but wanted to check

Ladies

If we take .6 each time of whatever dose

Then .2 will be a third of that dose

2.5 is a third of 7.5 hence .2ml

Ok. So I've done 10 for this week now

Bring on the suppression and I want a loss next week !!