Mounjaro October starters - Thread 3

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A new one as no 2 was nearly full.

What an unusual Saturday for me.

Fruit, yoghurt and granola for breakfast, absolutely no appetite for lunch, no snacks. I made a stew type thing for tea and had about 3 tablespoons with some extra veg.

I am really struggling to get the calories in, feel great though, full of energy, but I am slightly concerned that it can't be healthy to be eating so few cals?

A normal Sat might start with a bacon buttie, coffee and cake out, and a decent tea with plenty of protein and some unhealthy carbs, plus pudding - the difference is stark. I want to be pleased but there's a niggle in my head that I really will need to eat more - but I would be forcing myself.

I don't think I'm the only one thinking this?

Hi
I am not so much repelled, just not interested!

@financialcareerstuff I’m sure it’s different for everyone, but since I’ve been on it (W2D2) my cravings for junk and alcohol have disappeared completely. I have high suppression but all I seem to ‘crave’ when I do feel hunger is protein/veg/fruit etc.

@financialcareerstuff I’m the same. I’m only on day 3 but what this has confirmed to me so far is that my food cravings are very much in my mind. I am still obsessing about food!

@recklessgran Me too, just not hungry. Don’t care about food. I think about making something but then 2hrs go by and I still haven’t done it! I’m not complaining, though. I love not caring about it.

@ruethewhirl Wooohoooo! Well done!

@financialcareerstuff Welcome! I’m W2D4.
I can’t speak for everyone and I’m not experienced in this but you sound a lot like me! For me it has killed all thoughts about food. I’m finding food quite grim and I just don’t care about it. Like you, I loved sugar/carbs but now they are just gross. I think about making a sandwhich or some pasta but then I totally forget about it. My appetite has been struck dead. I’m finding it hard to eat. I am eating and concentrating on protein and vegetables… but shit food.. absolutely not. I just can’t! My food habits are now the complete opposite.

@MissSmith80 Oh totally get it! I’m basically having a protein shake for breakfast, tuna salad or soup for lunch and then whatever we have for dinner, just a small portion. I am full up. I can’t eat more than that. I don’t want to either; but I’m not eating enough for sure. I’m concerned but also don’t care?! It’s not like I am going to starve to death.. that’s for sure!

@HansHolbein yes, it's the weirdest thing - I feel somehow detached. I went RL supermarket shopping this afternoon and simply couldn't get excited about anything at all - normally I'd be stocking up on treats for the weekend - cream cakes, maybe a fancy dessert, some nice sweets maybe? Nope - made a beeline for the fresh veg and filled my trolley up there ready for the soup maker. What kind of fuckery is that? I've just made a gorgeous pot of cream of chicken soup and eaten a bowl of that. DH enjoyed it too and is now moving on to pie and mash with veg. I've stopped dead right there at the soup course. Completely stuffed and wondering what's happened to me that I'm chuffed by a bowl of soup!
I also have a low level of anxiety about not eating enough but God knows that at 15 stones I'm hardly going to fade away am I? I'm concentrating on making sure that everything I eat contains the best quality ingredients I can afford. I guess when eating so little there is no room in the diet for any junk whatsoever. All this is just showing me how much I ate to excess and how little I need to survive and function. I'm thinking hydration is probably more important than food at this point. The suppression will wear off soon and then I'll be eating more normally I expect before the next jab rolls round.

@financialcareerstuff I can only speak for myself but yes, it's like a switch. I have always been an emotional eater and would fall in to either the biscuit tin or the bread bin at the drop of a hat. Bread is like carb crack to me yet I haven't touched it since I started MJ and have no interest in eating any at all not even with the soup I keep making.

24 hours since first injection which was totally painless.

Been a bit cold and sleepy today.
My new relationship with food is taking some getting used to. I’m still thinking a lot about eating junk but just can’t be arsed. At about 2 this afternoon I realised there was some sponge pudding and cream in fridge that needs eating.

keep thinking I’ll have it in an hour….
Reminds me when you just keep putting off a task, like cleaning out the fridge.

Probably haven’t eaten enough today just a small bowl of muesli and a small serving of Thai green chicken curry. Definitely need to up protein.

@financialcareerstuff I also rarely felt hungry, just wanted to eat. Since being on mounjaro I have just not had the extreme craving to eat. I actually went for a coffee and didn't have 2 slices of cake!! Food is not repellent. Didn't want any and was really not bothered.
If you do decide to try MJ you will understand what everyone means by food noise. It's quite liberating.

Thanks so much for all the responses. It does sound like this might work for me. Fingers crossed when it arrives tomorrow!

I'll let everyone know how it's going!

Well done to all those making positive changes!

I've just taken my first MJ injection and have been following this thread with interest. It's only been a few days but already not having that 'food noise' is a game changer, even if not hungry I am ensuring I have something to eat as I know my body still needs some calories to work!

I hope I'm allowed to share a YouTube link but to anyone unsure about starting on MJ this is explains it really well -

I've spent the day wondering what side effects I might have.. nothing! Ate lunch - two boiled eggs and salad, dinners was prawn stir fry and I managed to eat half. Nothing else since 🤷🏼‍♀️ plenty of water and afternoon nap.

Wk1, D6!
SW 13st 4
CW 12st 10

The night time diarrhea finally settled on Thursday night! Appetite definitely also increased from Thursday and I've eaten more and found myself eyeing up and picking on a few of the Halloween sweets but still got a big calorie deficit.

Have lost more than expected most likely due to the stomach issues. Hoping when I take my second dose tomorrow night they symptoms don't ramp up again!

I'm similarly worried about feeling faint when working out. I've not been to gym in months as injured my back doing weights with a PT then injured my knee hiking so physio has me doing exercises but not signed off to go back to the gym and got a hike planned tomorrow. Hoping I don't keel over on the side of a mountain 🤣

For myself I haven’t felt hungry but I also feel like I’m in one of those moods when nothing is really appealing…. Like those days you would look in the cupboard/fridge and you dont fancy anything in there but you can’t put your finger on what you want in general.

Thats how I feel all the time now. I still look in the cupboards out of habit but I just don’t really fancy the junk food we have.

I am a serial snacker with a very sweet tooth. I also stress eat.

I'm on day 6 and honestly, it has made a massive difference. I find it's not that I no longer want the snacks ie I'm not actively put off the idea of them, I just am totally ambivalent to them - generally don't think about eating or not eating them.

I am coming to the end of week 2 and have experienced that lack of interest in food shoppig too @recklessgran . It is actually quite liberating to be able to shop without the guilt of my secret purchases!
I have discovered Lidl protein shakes and they seem to be the best value at 99p for 35g of protein. I have only tried the vanilla one so far but it was lovely. I am enjoying Aldi protein mousses too but can only manage half as it is too filling 😮

We had burgers for tea tonight and I had a bagel thin instead of a ciabbata roll, no burger sauce, just onions and a tiny amount of cheese. I was so full after and while my Dh and Ds had their Saturday chocolate I enjoyed a satsuma and had no interest in the chocolate. If you had told me 3 weeks ago that I would have a Saturday with no chocolate I would have thought you were crazy.

I’m on W4 D1 - lost 2lbs this week which although not a massive loss is still great as I was struggling to lose 1 lb over the course of many weeks! Anyway - not experiencing any side effects at the moment so think my body may be getting used to 2.5mgs. Although I’m feeling hungry at normal times, I do find I can easily have a small breakfast and today because I was out (at a little cafe) and didn’t fancy bread based lunch, I just had a coffee while my brother and sister ate. Didn’t bother me at all! I had a banana around 4ish on my way home in the car and then got so busy when I got home I didn’t eat until 8pm - did feel hungry and had a good size tea (lots of nice roasted veggies and a nut/quinoa salad - was full but did fancy some chocolate- had a few squares of 85% dark chocolate and was totally happy with that. The ability to not go back and have more and more …is wonderful. It will be interesting to see how things are this week. As long as I can keep losing a couple of pounds a week I’ll been really happy. I’ve lost about 11lbs in 3weeks so pretty fabulous for me! Congratulations to all those just starting and well done to everyone on your fabulous progress 🙌🏻

BTW - has anyone started using the Facebook group ? I don’t j ow how to get on it?

Oh Lordy me! I've woken pretty much every hour all night with a dying thirst 🥴 I've given up now and got up!! Just realised the clocks have gone back so it super early for me!!

Well I had wine last night, first time since I started this journey, a bottle to be precise, which I know makes me sound like a right lush. Sat and drank it slowly whilst watching a movie and chatting to husband.

I can report, I felt fine, feel bizzarely fine this morning, normally if I drank that much I’d be ropey as hell the next day, and starving, it didn’t increase my hunger, so i didnt consume any food after my dinner, no desire to fall head first into the crisps or nuts.

The only thing is it may have disrupted my sleep as it often does, woke up at 5.30, but to be fair have been doing this anyway, but slept soundly throughout the night,

@TheBoldHelper I had about the same last night but woke at 1.30 with a sore head and sore stomach. Not keen to repeat it.

First week done.

SW 14st 9lb
CW 14st 4.5lb
GW 11st in the first instance

Very happy with 4.5 off.

Hmmm that’s interesting, hope you’re ok. I’m fine, looks like we all react differently. I’ve no real interest in repeating it, but comfortable to know I can as I was worried about socialising to be honest.

what dose are you on?