November Mounjaro Starters

[Nowthereistwo]

Hi, I've just been prescribed Mounjaro and it's being dispatched in a few days.

So I was wondering if there were others starting soon who wanted to have a chat.

I like to knit, not the sexiest hobby I know but hear me out.

I can knit for hours on end usually watching tv but I can't use my hands to eat because they're busy.

Helps to stop the snacking and busys the mind from the food noise.

Day 4 my headache and nausea have gone. Made a silly mistake of drinking fizzy and woke up with extremely painful heartbeat and indigestion. Lesson learned

How are you feeling now? That sounds scary! I would suggest reaching out to your provider if you still feel terrible. I wonder if the dizziness is due to your blood sugar dipping too low? Had you eaten anything really heavy or greasy? As I think that can upset your stomach

Go walking! I’m currently taking loads of walks listening to music. hitting between 13-18k steps a day atm

even 10 mins in the fresh air is enough to reset you mentally for a while!

I think this caused my indigestion on Sunday. Didn't know you weren't suppossed to drink fizzy on it . Really upped my water intake now though and alternating with diluting juice.

Today though I've had to make myself eat just because i know i need to eat something. Just checked and only managed 560 calories. 61g protein including a protein drink.

Weigh day tomorrow and no matter what the scales say, my love/crutch of gin is gone. I have no desire to drink any sort of alcohol - I've had plain tonic each evening and felt happy with that. My sleep is less disturbed and my food noise is manageable. Ashamed that I have spent so many evenings after work thinking I need a drink, when in reality I don't.

Weigh in day! Lost 6lb!! I can feel more room in my jeans already. So happy!! My first goal is to get under the next stone down so 4lb to go 🤞🏻

2nd injection tonight.

Well done @IHateMozzies It’s a great mental boost for the next week. Every lb/kg counts

Yes very well done @IHateMozzies .super results.

Jab 2 today, I was toying with taking it yesterday as I want to move it back a couple of days before a trip. But as was still feeling suppression yesterday I didn’t, wish I had, woke up absolutely starving at 4am and couldn’t get back to sleep!

I didn’t weigh until D2 last week but I gave lost 3lb, usually it would be 2lb but taking up my very waking moment rather than mostly effortlessly. I need to to up my exercise though, not got into a winter routine with that yet.

@BrownJenkins I started 29 Oct and after a 6lb weight loss in the first week (hooray!) - I seem to have completely stalled! Feeling quite grumpy about it today tbh - very little suppression (if any). My 4th jab is due next week. I got some syringes with the idea to get a ‘bonus dose’ if possible for week 5 but now I’m thinking I need to start 5mg asap to see if it makes a difference. Maybe I will do my 2.5mg jab as planned and then use the syringe to see if I can get anything else out to ‘top it up’ to perhaps a slightly higher dose as a ‘bridge’ until I start 5mg.

Sigh.

Well day 3 after my first jab yesterday. Low level headache, low level nausea, dry mouth.Not counting chickens as I don't want to speak too soon on the side effects but so far ok. It's so weird. I don't feel hungry exactly. I think I could eat, but I could take it or leave it which is very unusual for me.
The real test will be this morning when I make dinner for tonight-lasagne- which is traditionally my arch nemesis!

I'd be so happy @IHateMozzies if this time next week I weigh 6 pounds less! That just seems impossible to me-it would be like magic. Well done you!

Amazing results @IHateMozzies

I’m ready to start.

Have researched and googled ✅
Pen arrives today ✅
positive mind set ✅
I can do this 💪

@IHateMozzies I am glad you posted I feel the same.
I started on the 26oct.
6lbs off first week then just under 3.
This week I feel like I have stalled, I have one more 2.5 then will go on to the 5.
I am definitely in a calorie deficit but the scales haven't moved this week
Will keep drinking water but feel they should be moving.
I know it is still 8lbs in 2 and a bit weeks but I have 4 stone to lose so was hoping for regular drops

👏👏👏 well done - it’s such a boost isn’t it?

Well done @IHateMozzies!

@Goldleafcat I'm starting to feel similar and I'm planning a bridging dose next week! I did my third jab yesterday to bring it forward a day and because I wasn't really feeling any suppression. My weight's bounced back up a bit too. I'm hoping this third dose kicks in soon!

Soryy that should be well done @IHateMozzies and I was replying to @Goldleafcat :)

You can 💪

Good luck! I was so scared before I did my first jab, then for 2 days thought it wasn’t working, but it is!

my second jab was a breeze and I have had no side effects bar feeling a tiny bit sick when I haven’t eaten enough or not eaten for too long

I think this will be me, but I’m loving not wanting wine and I’m keeping up the exercise so at some point I feel I shall be rewarded. The main difference right now is that I don’t feel like giving up and just smashing through wine, crisps and chocolate- which I would normally do at this point.

Good luck @lovealongbath I had mine in the fridge for months as I was terrified. Even if I start getting horrible side effects now, they would have been the same in September, the difference being that potentially I would have been a much healthier weight by now. I'm very cross with myself. But at least I've made a start.

Nibbling on a few blackberries for breakfast. Just given the dogs their toast. Not even tempted to have a square of it like I usually do. Witchcraft!

Can i ask - whats a bridging dose ?

It’s hard when you start with a great result and then it stalls. Keeping positive thoughts for you..you can do it x