Mounjaro October starters - Thread 3

[YummyCookie]

A new one as no 2 was nearly full.

Yay, another 2.5 lbs off for me today!
SW - 19st 2.9 lbs
CW - 18st 9.4 lbs
no goal weight…
slow and steady hopefully

Well done to you!

I lost another 2 pounds at today’s weigh in. I’ll take that! And with you re slow and steady progress.

SW 14 stone, 1 pound
W1 13 stone, 10 pounds
CW 13 stone, 8 pounds

Well done on all the loses and progress everyone!
I’m W1 D4 and I’ve noticed no desire for sweet food which is brilliant. I’m using the WW Glp prog app and have a smaller appetite but definitely not no appetite. Thinking of changing to a cheaper provider for the next order whilst I’m still new to it - I can’t believe the price discrepancy. I’ve used ASDA which I thought was a decent price at the time. Do you get the same ability to ask questions with IQ Doctor etc?

Took my 3rd dose on Sunday but am not really feeling any suppression anymore. Have not had many side effects either - other than couple of dashes to the loo after eating something that doesn’t agree with the medicine.

has anyone done the leap from 2.5ml to 5?

@crumbsonmyface Have heard USA Drs on a couple of podcasts talking about how effective micrdosing can be, one in particular called Dr Tnya is worth listening to. She starts her patients off on a much lower dose than normal, their take on it is the dosing is too high for many people. Personally I would just make my pen last several weeks longer if I was using a lower dose.

Morning everyone!

Huge well done to everyone on the losses but also sending encouraging to those who have plateaued or are finding it harder.

So I had a wonderful long weekend away but I found food hard. Food would normally be such a part of trips away and the mixture of not fancying and being scared of side effects meant that wasn't there. I felt quite flat in restaurants not getting the same positive feelings from food. After a walk heading to a cafe and the family all enjoying great hunks of beautiful homemade cakes felt a bit pointless for me sat there with a cup of tea. And then, I've just stepped on the scales, and despite feeling deprived I've put on 2lbs?! 😭 So that's like insult to injury! Feeling a bit miz this morning about it. But I guess this is where I need to do some reeducating of my relationship with food? Urgh it's hard.

Ohh these look good! I don’t fancy doing the insulin needle way, but I also don’t want to waste any of the medication. It also means the difference between ordering twice in one payday for me. If you’re selling them I’d be interested, as I won’t need a box that big 😂

@AllstarFacilier happy to send you a few - no charge. Have pm'd you.

@KolaKoalaKan oh no, insult to injury indeed, I can totally understand how that makes you feel rubbish. We’ve all had years of feeling guilty/bad about food, both eating it and missing out on it. I think it’ll take a while to undo all those feelings.
I have no words of advice, but it’s a blip, could be hormones/fluid, but I bet your family loved having you there at the cafe nursing your cup of tea x

Morning all, just did jab 3 2.5mg

Lost 4.7lb this week!

Stats

5’5 PCOS
SW 16st 2.7lbs BMI 37.7
CW 15st 5.5lbs BMI 35.9
Total loss 11.2lbs

Had some insomnia early on and some burps but that has settled now. No other side effects. I do get a bit hungry on day 6 but I don’t do anything about it.

Good morning, everyone! I did a weigh-in this morning and I’m down 8.4 lbs (3.8 kg) so far. It may not be as much as some, but progress is progress! I’m aiming to be down a full stone by 2nd week of November with some extra movement and focus. Here’s to steady progress!

SW: 11st 5 (72.1 kg)
CW: 10st 10 (68 kg)
GW: 8st 5 (53 kg)
Height: 5’2

@Iwouldratherbesinging ah thank you, that's so kind and just the pep talk I needed. Going to open up the journal and try and make sense of my thoughts on it all. Why does it feel pointless to be sat in a cafe with just a cup of tea when I was actually really enjoying the kids and the conversation? I know binge eating is my biggest problem but there's also some significant stuff around deprivation and my weight being a sign of my worth. So I've put on weight this week so few bad about myself. I need to unpick the bigger picture that my worth isn't tied to my weight, or how 'good' I am or anything like that. I actually hate the weighing side of it all for this reason. Maybe I shouldn't weigh myself?!

@KolaKoalaKan i can understand that - food is such a big part of family and celebration for me. But you were there and you were present so you could still share in the enjoyment.

Could it be your cycle that’s led to the weight gain or water retention?

@YummyCookie I totally get how you’re feeling! I was at a standstill, too, just last night, but I weighed in this morning and saw I’d lost 3 lbs overnight. Must’ve been holding onto some extra water weight that finally shifted!

Let’s both keep trusting the process and pushing through—it does pay off eventually!

It's so hard, isn't it.

But at least you didn't give in to the cake so you can take a real positive there! If you had eaten the cake, you'd be blaming this temporary blip on you not being strong enough to resist, and feeling worse!

You'll dust yourself off and be back losing lbs in no time.

Has anyone experienced throat pain?

I’m only on day 5 so I really doubt it’s anything sinister - but I’ve got an uncomfortable feeling in my throat, it’s tender to touch and is left to the center? It feels like a swollen gland.

I have searched on another group and throat pain seems common but nobody seems to be able to explain why.

@SunQueen24 - it’s tempting to attribute every symptom whilst on MJ to the drug. There’s so many other things it could be - like a virus. I’d take some paracetamol and lots of water. Ask your pharmacist if still unsure. I hope it passes soon.

Yes exactly and I’m aware of that - never observed my body so closely except when pregnant!

Hi, I was exactly the same week 3 the suppression decline started. I took the extra dose on Sunday, I have my 5mg pen but going to do 45 clicks (I think lol) but may end up just doing rg e leap, I will let you know on Sunday

I have - I inject a day a week early every week. Been totally fine!

Let me know how you go if you do jump to 5

can I ask what 45 clicks equates to?

I am also firmly in the weight every day camp - especially if you’re recording it. Then even if you do have a fluctuation you can still see that over the course of the past week / month / 90 days the trajectory is still going in the right direction. And you get to learn your body’s routine - I.e I know if I do HIIT cardio after work I’ll probably maintain or increase the next day due to water retention / inflammation.

Weekly weighing can be soul destroying especially if you don’t lose or put on.

So forgive me anyone if I have this wrong but 60 clicks is a full dose so 45 clicks would be 75% of the 5mg. Still 5mg just less volume. I have read blogs where they say it's 3.75mg but it's not 😂😂the dosage is the same just the volume is less. I seem to have morphed into carol vordeman because of MJ

Hi nice to find this tread I've been on mounjaro for just over month and I've lost 2st 8lbs no side effects working out well just about to start 5mg

Ah, that is so frustrating!! Good on you re breaking the habit re cake slab and hopefully you'll see the fruits of your labour next week xx