Mounjaro October starters - Thread 4

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Number 3 was almost full so hope it’s okay to start a new one @YummyCookie

This is a fast moving group but so useful 😀

I decided to start the (new) 5mg pen this morning (after yesterday's cock-up with the bonus dose).
Scales have put me at 13s12lbs so 12lbs off.
Pleased.

Age 58, 5ft 7” on HRT.
SW 12st 2lb
W1 8lb
W2 3lb
W3 3lb
W4 1lb
W5 4lb.
CW. 10st 12lb
GW 9st 10lb but not really sure.

i am loosely following Fast800 for 8 weeks to give me a quick boost, though reckon for last few weeks have eaten more than 1000 calories plus I have had / am going on several meals over next month.
I try to eat very clean with at least 80g protein a day, and no bread, pasta or rice. I do weight trading 2/3 times per week as well as walking dog daily.
Have read that HRT can make weight come off 30% quicker and for me seems to be the case.

I am also thinking about maintenance as worry if I come off it will revert back to old habits despite my best intentions.
Glad to hear on the various health podcasts I listen to that there are several promising weight loss medications in trials. They were talking about a tablet that has been very successful in Phase 1 trials for I think it was something like 15% weight loss in 17 weeks. Plus they said tablets will be much cheaper to produce than the injections.
The only downside is sounds like it will be a couple of years off before they reach approval stage.

Thank you! I ordered again through IQ doctor. I didn’t realise I’d be able to use a code again, so I’m pleasantly surprised at that.

I’ve felt similar feelings after reading the article someone posted on this thread (sorry I can’t remember who) about the unexpected effects MJ is having. My take away was that some people find it easier to stop eating than others. Some people might feel all the time like we do on MJ. And that MJ has had some seriously positive results on addictive behaviours, including eating, which I think I definitely have suffered with. I used to feel so out of control of my eating. Almost like eating happened to me rather than me choosing it. Does that make sense to anyone?

Reading about MJs effects has made me feel less ashamed and more like my biology/psychology is a bit out of whack and I’m finally getting treatment.

Honestly, even if I didn’t lose another pound, I’d still take MJ if I could just for the calmness in my head and the freedom from constantly thinking about food!

Week 6 and -2lbs.

Thats 26lbs in 6 weeks, 2 more lbs and it will be 2 stone although I think that will be a struggle next week as I’m very busy with lots of meals out but we will see.

I started at 16st 10lbs and I’m now 14st 12lbs, by Christmas Day I want to be in the 13st.

End of week 4 done and in total I’m 13lbs down. Absolutely pleased as punch. Moving up to the 5mg jab tonight. Didn’t want to risk staying on 2.5mg as I felt suppression waning after the first couple of weeks, I’ve been able to control it and it’s good to be doing that but I felt ready to move up.
Have had no side effects other than a bit of constipation but it’s my normal so it hasn’t felt a direct side effect of the MJ.
the clarity I’ve had around food is astonishing. Just made myself a lunch and instead of picking crap from the fridge and cupboards I made myself something really substantial and sensible which will see me through to my evening meal.
I have also noticed a reduction in the snacks I buy for the dc - I was always the main crisp eater but I didn’t really notice until I stopped eating them that there’s always crisps left at the end of the week, and not just one or two bags but often all 6 packs!

And just to add to the above, I’ve had quite a few social events over the past 4 weeks and have effortlessly managed to make good choices with food and barely been interested in alcohol. The one night I drank booze I had 3 and didn’t feel any ill effects. Just not been interested in it before then or since. I’m not purposefully depriving myself, just eating and drinking intuitively.

Oh no, I've messed up! 🙈

Jab number 6 tomorrow BUT because I'm not telling DH I thought I'd leave ordering until last minute, hoping that it would arrive today. I've changed supplier, uploaded photos etc, it has been approved but not yet dispatched.

Still have good suppression, but it will be interesting to see if that lasts with a slightly delayed jab. The mind is a powerful thing, I'm fully expecting to be instantly ravenous by tomorrow night, which I'll do my best to ignore!

I might just tell him now I'm 5 weeks in, I can then be more organised and store the next pen in the fridge 🙄 (like a normal person)

I'm so happy to read about everyone's progress and NSV's. And with how this thread is always busy and supportive.
After not having suppression on 3.75mg last week and only losing 0.4lbs , I went up to 5mg and it's been brilliant. It's like when I started on MJ, great suppression and only side effect is mild constipation. Glad I went up. Weigh day and I've lost 2.7lbs
Stats
SW: 87.1kg (192lbs)
Goal: Maybe 60kg (132lbs)
CW: 77.05
Total weight-loss in 7 weeks 10.05kg or 22lbs
I've now met my mini goal of losing 10kg. Next is to lose 2 stone.
I ordered my 3rd pen on Friday and it's been delivered already. I plan to stay on 5mg and that's what I ordered. I hope I don't regret not buying the 7.5 but I don't want to faff with counting clicks this time around. It came with 6 needles this time which is nice.

I did it 💪 hard twist for the golden dose done. Wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be - I'd obviously worked myself up about it..!

End of week 4 stats:

SW: 11.13
CW: 10.7 (5lbs off this week)
GW unsure 🤷🏼‍♀️

total lost: 1st 6lbs

So onto week 5 we go..

Truly uplifting to read all your posts and the successes. @lickycat I totally get what you’re saying - food addiction is definitely how I’d describe my behaviour. I would tell
myself not to eat/remind myself how wretched I would feel and then find myself going back to the cupboard even as I said don’t and definitely it felt like a compulsion. That’s gone! I always did the fast 5:2 diet or way of eating ( I believed in the health benefits) and the first time round several years ago now it was perfect for me and I lost loads of weight. Then I put it all back on! This time round, I tried it again for about 1 year! But I kept binging on the weekends. I’m not sure if restricting to 600-800 calories is good for me as it kind of feeds into my famine and feast mentality! I’m such an all or nothing person! But MJ has smoothed all that out. I’m sat in a lovely cafe, having done some Christmas shopping! Ordered a roasted veg. toastie and have left half the bread 😀this is the first time I’ve eaten out. Twas the post about it’s expensive in the long run if you eat when you don’t want it! I had to eat as I was so busy this morning I totally missed breakfast, I could have kept going but felt maybe I should eat something by 2pm!

I still get paranoid about every little feeling and think ‘oh no, is this it, have I messed up!’ But I can’t deny the incredible benefits of MJ. My parents and brother saw me today and were amazed by my weight loss. Mum said it was like having g the ‘old me back!’ Ill
take that !

I'm down 10.5kg! Very happy with that. I'm due my bonus dose next. Can you get it over 2.5 by doing it twice?

Definitely been hungry this week but managed to not snack.

Watch is 2 holes tighter! 🤣

Well done everyone, I love reading your stories.

It depends, on month one, no, as it would be taking 5mg a week early. But if month two or later then sure,

sorry edit, misunderstood. No, you need to use a insulin needle

Much easier to just use insulin needles

I started on my first 5mg today, I wasn’t going to get one last lot from my 2.5 pen but tried to do the hard twist to see how hard it was - I couldn’t get it to budge 😂

I used pliers to shift it and it worked. It's more cost effective for me to eek out an extra dose. If people don't agree with that then they don't have to do it.

I think you are right thank you. If I want a bigger dose than the 2.5 it makes more sense. Just ordered some.

I read online you can do a hard twist, do that and then do it again to get the rest out.

i think sometimes they get stuck and won’t plunge all the way back down. That’s the only reason I got the insulin needles, just incase

Completely relate to this @EVK!

Took my fourth 5mg jag yesterday. Weigh in this week a little disheartening as zero loss, this is the first week I have not had a loss. I have been doing strength/weight training at the gym for the last 2 weeks so could be linked to that. I like to see how I feel at week 4 before ordering my next pen. I will do bonus dose next week and likely move up to 7.5mg with the hope of staying on this

It’s just about water retention, don’t worry.

and it’s not muscle, no one builds enough muscle in two weeks to make a difference on the scales, not even serious athletes. And it’s more difficult for women to build muscle.

it’s just about fluid, don’t worry. You will have a whoosh.

@Gilly1C , do you weigh once a week? I weigh every day because I find it reassuring to see all the fluctuations up and down. The day to day fluctuations seem to have no rhyme or reason and it does make me wonder if weekly weighers can feel like they’ve had a ‘bad’ week if they’ve managed to catch themselves at an upward fluctuation moment!

Weigh in for me this morning

SW: 20st 2lbs
CW: 17st 11lbs

5lb loss this week, which although very gratifying to see on the scales, I think may be a little too much. For the last few weeks it’s been a steady 3lb a week, which I think is probably healthier.
I’m also either feast or famine and can find myself eating next to nothing if I’m not careful, so maybe I need to eat a little more next week.
I’ve done 4 x 2.5, 3 x 3.75 and did 4mg yesterday because I thought the suppression hadn’t been as good last week (maybe I was kidding myself as with a 5lb loss I can’t have been going mad with the food). Felt a bit queasy when I first got up, but I think it’s passing now.
I’ll get a fifth dose out of this pen next week and will re-order 5mg pen. I intend to stay on 4 for as long as possible before moving up to five. I’ve got an awful lot to lose and worry about reaching the maximum dose and it becoming ineffective whilst I’m still obese.
I’m loving this thread, and whilst I only tend to post once a week I read every post and am finding it really supportive. Thanks for posting everyone - you’re really helping me 😊

@Tohaveandtohold I know it was a while ago, but upthread you mentioned 50 pen needles costing less than five quid. I've been looking and, with delivery, can only find 100 for about a tenner. I don't want that many, and don't want to waste them, and would obviously rather spend less. I don't suppose you could tell me where you found them at this price please 🙏🏼