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Mounjaro August starters #7

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Wingingit11 · 22/10/2024 21:22

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

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Princessandthepie · 29/10/2024 09:52

Timetochange24 · 29/10/2024 09:45

@Princessandthepie I clearly pressed the wrong buttons when I tried 🤦🏻‍♀️ I would have liked to stay with Voy for the coaching but it was just too much money full price. Hope you have a good month ahead with them.

I don't think the coaching has made a huge difference to me. I think I've come here for questions and support more than going to voy.

Changinghabits1973 · 29/10/2024 09:55

Morning lovelies ! Hope everyone has nice Tuesday....

Just sat with a ginger green tea, catching up on the posts since last night - went to bed stupidly early as was absolutely shattered.... Just injected so second full week now on 7.5, see what this week brings in terms of side effects ! Weigh day tomorrow and will see what the pesky scales say !!

@owlyboo - I'm missing the foggy scary pics ! BUT just wanted to say those beach pics have made my morning... they are stunning x

@lookathatbookcase - your post made me smile... You say you are not cool but i reckon you are !! Tats and piercings.. go girl x !

@20bloodypounds - I echo @Blondeshavemorefun - I bow to your knowledge too... truly.. puts my tiny pea brain to shame !! 😂

@NippyCrab - I will just go right in and say it!!! Any joy with the constipation?! Did the prunes help? When i was suffering REALLY badly, nothing was working for me; whatever over the counter remedies i was trying had zero effect, honestly.. It wasn't until i bought prunes that I noticed something working...! I was advised to take anywhere between 4 - 6 prunes every day until you get regular, then ease down to either every other day or less prunes each day so that's what i have done - i now have 2 - 3 ... hope that helps... Green Tea is also amazing to get things going alongside the prunes .... 😋

@JoyousSwan - huge congrats on the loss and achievement since you started - you must be chuffed ..

So having a day off from swimming today and going to do some YouTube exercises i think... been looking at the walk & tone ones and also the leg and arm toning .... Its weird because even though I feel that I have lost weight and I have, why does it not go from the places that you really want it to?!! My arms, thighs and abdomen still look like the way they did back in August?! So flabby !

MargoLivebetter · 29/10/2024 09:58

@AuntieDote that just sounds so miserable. Have you tried any anti-nausea medication? (Sorry if I'm asking the obvious.)

Azuresky68 · 29/10/2024 11:21

eeeeeeeee · 28/10/2024 17:37

It’s so interesting reading about everyone’s journeys and how different we all are. I need to start counting calories because I genuinely don’t know if I’m eating too little or too much. I feel like I don’t eat that much, but also my scales aren’t moving much! I have hovered around the same figure most of this month…again.

I think my MJ journey will come to an end soon, as I’m 4kg away from BMI 25. I have 13kg total to get to my previous/goal weight, but I’m worried about not getting a prescription in the coming months. Especially if I try to switch providers for maintenance as my BMI will already be lower.

So I have a couple of pens left in the fridge - I might just have to make do with that and go it alone in the new year! It feels a bit daunting but I’m so glad to have had you all with me during my journey.

Congratulations on getting near to the end of your weight loss. Ousch has 3 different maintenence plans, and they will accept you if your BMI is over 25. All the information is on their website. Just in case you need a backup plan, as you said, you were worried about not being accepted if you change supplier. I have only bought one pen so far, but the customer service and support is great. I have around a stone to lose so I plan on staying with them so I have flexible options for maintenance. They also have a FB group but I prefer the mumsnet threads. All the very best to you.

Azuresky68 · 29/10/2024 11:33

@WorriedRelative loads of choice on Amazon for travel cases with mini freeze packs. I only travel with hand luggage and had no problem going through with it. I took a copy of my prescription but nobody was bothered. You could just take a photo of the box with your name on it. Enjoy your holiday!

lookathatbookcase · 29/10/2024 11:46

@Princessandthepie I've been with ASDA throughout. When I began, they asked for 2 photos - my feet on scales, and a side photo; and in both photos, a piece of paper showing the date. No request for photos from subsequent orders. Very rapid ordering - my order is alway approved within 24 hours then I can pick it up a day after that (prefer this to waitng in for a delivery as I'm away with work a lot).

20bloodypounds · 29/10/2024 11:49

@eeeeeeeee I'm also short, and I'm apple shaped - never really had a waist. On holiday in the summer, in a swimsuit, I just looked like a barrel! I really hope I'm losing visceral fat as we go, that's got to be good for my health.

@Princessandthepie Oh I hate those threads! I someetimes get drawn into reading them and then have to hide them to save my blood pressure. People can be so ignorant and judgemental. I'd rather think of ourselves as 'pioneers' Grin I'm sure in a few years this kind of medication will be mainstream, just as meds for blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, or high cholesterol. In fact it may be possible that taking MJ, reducing the risks of being very overweight mean we are less likely to need all those other drugs.

In terms of being pioneers and pndering the 'what might it look like when/if we stop' question, I find it helpful to learn from people on the earlier threads. Some are tapering down (and still losing) and some are right at the point of reaching targets and contemplating the next steps. For example someone who has stopped MJ had their first non-MJ period and really noticed how awful their food cravings and choices were. I think we can learn from that, and be prepared to plan for those challenging moments. Others have found that they can adapt to the MM 5:2 approach, having got used to planning meals that are 800 calories, they can do that for one or two days a week.

With mainstream approaches to wieght loss I always felt I was denying myself so when I reached a goal I thought I dereved a reward - always in the form of sugar, salt, fats and alcohol. Hopefully, that mindset will be diffeerent this time. I don't think there is any evidence that we will 'pile it all back on'. I guess this journey is a time to think about and plan other strategies.

There is also a thread recently started that is about this very thing. I'll be reading it with interest. this new thread

I’ve finished Mounjaro - weekly update to report on what happens when you finish! | Mumsnet

I started taking MJ at the beginning of April. I’ve been a slow loser, and have lost 2 stone in the time I’ve been on MJ. My starting weight was 84k...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5197723-ive-finished-mounjaro-weekly-update-to-report-on-what-happens-when-you-finish

Blondeshavemorefun · 29/10/2024 12:05

@NippyCrab and @MargoLivebetter I am the queen of pissing at night. Sadly lol. Every 2hrs after jabbing - drives me insane for 3/4 nights

@JoyousSwan well done

@AuntieDote sorry you are suffering and on a low dose (to me)

@Changinghabits1973 I think you mean to bow to someone else

I don't have that much knowledge 😂😂

Blondeshavemorefun · 29/10/2024 12:07

I am really really tired and headachy today - which is unusual for me

Not sure if extra tiredness is down to mini blondes being about as ht - or the 10 dose - tho didn't bother me overdose week - or the clock change

But I'm 😴😴😴😴

CrazyGoatLady · 29/10/2024 12:07

Eeek! Had a "whoosh" today and the scale has tipped under 70kg now which puts me just under 11 stone. For the first time in 8 years!

BMI is now inching closer to 25, but I would like to lose a bit more and get to 65kg ish I think. I still have some stubborn belly fat that I would very much like to reduce more! I've always carried weight around the middle.

Reading the posts about maintenance with interest @20bloodypounds and @Princessandthepie - I think I will be ordering one more 5mg pen and then go back down to 2.5mg for a month or two, then perhaps in the new year I'll go on the Oushk maintenance plan where you pay the £20 retainer fee in case you need to restart.

MargoLivebetter · 29/10/2024 12:16

@CrazyGoatLady that's fantastic!!! Bet you must be chuffed to bits.

CrazyGoatLady · 29/10/2024 12:22

@MargoLivebetter thank you - yes I am really happy with progress. I'm starting to try to manage without calorie counting now as well. Feeling a bit apprehensive about going from losing to maintenance, but hopefully that will be a gradual transition.

Changinghabits1973 · 29/10/2024 12:28

@CrazyGoatLady well done on the whoosh !! Bet you feel amazing.. congrats x

AuntieDote · 29/10/2024 12:30

Wow, well done @CrazyGoatLady - you must be thrilled!

@20bloodypounds - I read that thread earlier too, definitely one to watch. I have always been worried about the 'piling it back on' factor too - but then, I just tell myself right now that worrying about how to stay at a healthy weight will be a nicer problem to have - and not one I could realistically have contemplated having pre mounjaro! I'd rather get the weight off, and run the risk of gaining some back than stay where I was, or most likely keep going up from there!

I'm already with oushk and I'm most likely going to avail of one of their maintenance options, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. I do think I've got used to eating far less, and far less often, now - even when I feel like I've seriously overdone it as in last week, I'm still tracking and when I look at what I've written down I can see objectively it's not that much after all. I'm definitely going to keep up with tracking - maybe not as obsessively as I did in the early days, but keeping a general eye on calories and protein at least.

One thing that worries me is the fatigue and general low feeling - especially when I'm getting the side effects as now, but in general really. It ties in with the mounjaro, could also be post-covid fatigue as I has a really nasty strain a few weeks back and never been quite right since, and could also be peri-menopause/ the constant bleeding I've got going on. I know that I need to build up the exercise but if anything, it's less likely at the moment that pre mj (I wasn't actually doing too bad on that front before the jabs believe it or not!). I really need to work out a way to increase it, I had plans to start doing some youtube workout videos I'd previously enjoyed, managed a shorter one yesterday but there's not a chance today - I'm knackered after being up half the night, still feel sick, still have awful stomach cramps and haven't been able to eat anything yet today.

On that note - thank you @MargoLivebetter and @Blondeshavemorefun - it is pretty miserable today! I haven't tried anti sickness meds, mostly because the sickness always seems to come after the toilet side of things, and feels very much like an IBS flare up rather than normal sickness/ nausea if that makes sense? I get the cramps and the poo struggles, then my stomach is so churned up that I end up being sick. This has happened to me pre-MJ too, just a really bad IBS flare up, and I don't think MJ helps with that side of things. I'd thought that I had it under control again, but if it doesn't settle I may have to rethink whether I can continue - or certainly whether I'll be able to move up to any higher doses.

owlyboo · 29/10/2024 12:30

Ah thanks @Changinghabits1973 I have a 10yo on all my walks this week... so trying to squeeze in the oics! Currently sat at a skate park mid walk... not quite the pretty pictures I usually give 😂😂

Well done @CrazyGoatLady !!

MargoLivebetter · 29/10/2024 12:37

I know what you mean about the apprehension @CrazyGoatLady . I'm going so slow with the loss now, as I want to maximise the time creating good habits with the help of MJ, if that makes sense. I feel like I need to be able to work out where a stable level of calorie intake lies and that way I have a notion that it should help me know what life will look like post-MJ. However, I am a massive over-thinker and worrier, so I think I am probably trying to control what I can't control too. Debating whether to even post this nonsense, but think I will, because if I can't post my mad post-MJ anxious ramblings here then where can I?!

@AuntieDote I just want to settle you on the sofa with a relaxing movie and a hot water bottle. I hope you can rest up and feel better soon.

Blondeshavemorefun · 29/10/2024 12:53

Well done @CrazyGoatLady on whoosh

@AuntieDote that sounds miserable esp with ibs as well 💐

Timetochange24 · 29/10/2024 12:53

Princessandthepie · 29/10/2024 09:50

I also have lots of time to sort it out now as I 2 doses on my current 7.5mg pen, a full 10mg pen and a new 10mg pen on the way.

Is anyone else getting really worried about what happens after?
I know I shouldn't read the Mounjaro bashing threads but the vile bitching and glee that anyone who come off them will instantly gain the weight and more back is beginning to make me fidgety!!

The MJ-bashing is partly why I haven't told anyone that I'm taking it. I don't want anyone judging me in a year's time if I don't keep all the weight off.

WorriedRelative · 29/10/2024 12:57

Azuresky68 · 29/10/2024 11:33

@WorriedRelative loads of choice on Amazon for travel cases with mini freeze packs. I only travel with hand luggage and had no problem going through with it. I took a copy of my prescription but nobody was bothered. You could just take a photo of the box with your name on it. Enjoy your holiday!

Thanks, I am going to take the original box and see whether I can get the prescription too as I have quite a few flights, so want to be prepared!

I think I will do 6mg from my bonus dose at the end of this pen and see how that is with a view to just doing 6mg or maybe even 5mg from my 7.5mg pen while away and then increasing once home.

I don't want to take a break but don't want to feel unwell or be unable to enjoy the food while away.

WorriedRelative · 29/10/2024 13:01

Princessandthepie · 29/10/2024 08:20

Has anyone moved from voy to Asda pharmacy/zava?

My voy subscription is £229 so I looked around and asda/zava do the same for £189 but I don't want to be left without so I'm on the fence.

I'm currently on the 7.5mg with 2 doses left and, because of all the bonus doses, I have 1 full 10mg pen in the fridge.

I'm just on the Asda website and it says order but if I left it for a couple of weeks, would it be OK? I don't want to be rejected. How do they approve you? Does someone contact you after you've paid?

My current bmi is 30.18 according to the voy app so technically, I should be approved, shouldn't I?

Have you considered oushk? If you join them while still over 30bmi you can use their maintenance programs. They have a discount on at the moment if you order by 31st.

A 10mg pen is £180 before discount and you can select your delivery date.

Azuresky68 · 29/10/2024 16:26

WorriedRelative · 29/10/2024 12:57

Thanks, I am going to take the original box and see whether I can get the prescription too as I have quite a few flights, so want to be prepared!

I think I will do 6mg from my bonus dose at the end of this pen and see how that is with a view to just doing 6mg or maybe even 5mg from my 7.5mg pen while away and then increasing once home.

I don't want to take a break but don't want to feel unwell or be unable to enjoy the food while away.

I did similar and my bonus dose from 5 mg was nearly 7.5 mg with no side effects. Injected the bonus dose 5 days before holiday, then injected the day of my departure (Wednesday). I am only away for a week so decided to wait until tomorrow (Wednesday) when I get home. Still doing ok with suppresion but not as high as when first jabbed. The best thing is that on 5 mg I felt nauseous most of the time but now no real side effects. However I brought various medications to combat side effects if needed. When I go away for 2 weeks I take the pen. Got a few more trips in the pipeline. Hopefully I won't need to be jabbing next March when I go on a big trip to Argentina with 4 internal flights.

WorriedRelative · 29/10/2024 17:14

Azuresky68 · 29/10/2024 16:26

I did similar and my bonus dose from 5 mg was nearly 7.5 mg with no side effects. Injected the bonus dose 5 days before holiday, then injected the day of my departure (Wednesday). I am only away for a week so decided to wait until tomorrow (Wednesday) when I get home. Still doing ok with suppresion but not as high as when first jabbed. The best thing is that on 5 mg I felt nauseous most of the time but now no real side effects. However I brought various medications to combat side effects if needed. When I go away for 2 weeks I take the pen. Got a few more trips in the pipeline. Hopefully I won't need to be jabbing next March when I go on a big trip to Argentina with 4 internal flights.

Yes if I was only going for a week I would just adjust my days, but we're away for two weeks with long haul flights that add time either side so I will have to jab while away.

I could jab on day 8 rather than day 7 on both occasions so that I can jab before bed on the night before we go do one while away and one when I get home 🤔

morbidcuriosity · 29/10/2024 17:37

Hi. Question for anyone in the know: Does any eat the Kefir yoghurt. I read about it on here.. am used to getting lidl high protein natural yoghurt, but mixed it up and got Kefir natural instead.

Is it really good for you? Is it good for the gut? Any more benefits to it? .

Timetochange24 · 29/10/2024 18:04

morbidcuriosity · 29/10/2024 17:37

Hi. Question for anyone in the know: Does any eat the Kefir yoghurt. I read about it on here.. am used to getting lidl high protein natural yoghurt, but mixed it up and got Kefir natural instead.

Is it really good for you? Is it good for the gut? Any more benefits to it? .

I do when I remember. It's meant to be really good for gut health (which I'm sure can only be a good thing with MJ) which in turn is meant to make other parts of the body work better too.

MabelSpan · 29/10/2024 18:10

@morbidcuriosity I have kefir yogurts, love them! I also drink kombucha and have homemade sauerkraut. I am all for encouraging more of those little gut friendly bacteria!😊

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