November Mounjaro Starters - Thread 2

[KeepCalmandGiveItaGo]

Hi everyone, the first thread is filling up fast so have just set up this new one for us to carry on our November chat when it is full.

I hope everyone is doing ok, I’m really appreciating the messages on here as we make our starts and day to day progress through this first month on MJ.

Onwards and downwards as they say, we can do this! 💪

Ok I’ve tried to tag everybody on and apologies if I’ve missed anyone out, pls hop on and join if so and warm welcome to all the new joiners and those about to join:

TooExtraImmatureCheddar
@ThreeBootsOneGlove
@PinkArt
@justanothermanicmonday1
@Noshowlomo
@piscofrisco
@Cantbesure
@IHateMozzies
@BleachedJumper
@andfinally10
@Jabtastic
@MamaorBruh
@RayonSunrise
@StarShapedWindow
@Pumpkinforever
@DarkForces
@CaptainCabinetsTrappedInCabinets
@namechangedyetagain
@Mounjaropen
@ShaunaSadeki
@Rosie2024
@HammerbarnSausage
@Notadream
@WeakAsIAm
@Oceangreyscale
@redavocado
@Hundredthmillionthdiet
@whateveryousay
@Whatsnextforus
@rocketgal
@jay55
@Goldleafcat
@McZeba
@CultureAlienationBoredomandDespair
@UpToonGirl
@Whattodowithaminute
@Gettingbysomehow
@jaromoun
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@OliviaFlaversham
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@morbidcuriosity
@ThereIsAlwaysWine
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@MissingDietCoke
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@Summerbod25
@lovealongbath
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@Nomidoriforbiginnes
@Dragonflysparkles
@Quitelikeit
@N27
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@ladyvimes
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@LeanneJP
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@winersrollingin
@jay55
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@HappyAsASandboy
@FinallyOnTheUp
@Methemummy
@ThatJollyGoldBird
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@Tigger83
@whereareyousleep
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@StaySpicy
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@Noshowlomo
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@rockingbird
@Oldmouse
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@ToriMJ
@Dragonflysparkles
@Jabmountain
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@Caplin
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@user1471453978

Can I ask, I’ve been having good noise reduction on 2.5, was thinking of keeping to this and no upping, if it’s working why change my thought, anyway, I went to try and make sure my next order was 2.5 but 5 had already been despatch ( because I had delayed the start I was out of sync ) anyway 5 pen came canI take half dose I’ve seen some talk of reducing the clicks? I don’t want to risk side effects by jumping up if what I’m doing is working, it’s not the money thing it’s making it work for me (side effects wise) any advice?

I went out for a meal tonight. In fact I’ve just realised that I’ve been out for a meal every Friday since I started 😂 I didn’t go for the curry in case it had cream in it, so ordered the pasta. Didn’t click it was carbonara until came 😂 Oh well, I’ve been under my cals the rest of the week so hopefully all is fine. Moving up to 5mg pen on Sunday.

Just weighed. I've lost 11 lbs in my first week. Fucking 11! What is this madness?

Amazing!

@KeepCalmandGiveItaGo do you want to start a new thread? We’re at 40 pages!

Thanks for asking - I was around 9lbs down this morning, but not my proper weigh day and of course it bounces up and down a bit. Very happy with progress. I’m not on the biggest of journeys:

SW 13st
CW 12 5
GW 10 10

….but that 2.5 st has been stuck around my middle (mainly) for 25 years and nothing has worked to shift it despite almost annual attempts.

Like others here I have found MJ to be simply miraculous. I’ve been lucky with next to no side effects, good suppression (if that’s what feeling full quickly and for a long time refers to) with massively reduced food noise. What’s even more amazing is the positive affect on my mood (upbeat, no diet hangriness, calm) and my blood pressure has dropped about 10mmHg. And the food I have is still really enjoyable. I love this stuff.

Well done!

Weigh in 3

SW: 101.9kg

CW: 97.25kg

(Just another 30 to go........)

www.theprivatepharmacyclinic.co.uk

Yes you just need to count the clicks x

Week 5 Injection last night and I decided to go to 5mg from the 2.5 as I finally lost the weight I'd put on on wk3 and wk4. Luckily it was my non working day today as i've been floored (literally) with exhaustion and went for a 4 hour nap at 3pm! Nausea is double busy today and its got a new mate, a new side effect called Sulphur Burps - Gross 😩

Night out 1 glass of wine, water and peppermint tea. No starter or pub, just main with no chips went for salad option. None of the younger ones said a thing as they were zebra-striping ( so alcohol, water, alcohol ) and two were tee-total. Meanwhile 40/50 year olds were guzzling.

I don’t feel too bad about as I achieved 14k steps today and 17k steps yesterday

Anyway cheap night out as I wasn’t in the wine sharing group.

I'm still sulphur burping after my ill-advised egg this morning!

It’s 05:20 and the insomnia has got me writing Xmas lists and packing lists as I am going away next week for a 10 day holiday. I’m absolutely scared to death as it’s to the US where ALL my favourite (bad) food is. I’ve been able to be really strict as I’ve basically spent the last two weeks locked away in my house avoiding all temptation and sending the husband out to the supermarket with carefully curated, yes more lists, food shopping lists. I will be doing dose 3 the day before I fly so hopefully the suppression will be strong for at least half of the holiday and willpower 🙄 will help me for a least a few more days 🤞🏻

Still paying for that egg. I will spare MN the details!

Hello, do you mind if I join you before the thread (and the month) runs out.

I started on 21st, so currently w2d3. Start weight 103.5kg and weighed in yesterday at 100.6kg, so about 6lb lost. Having said that I was pretty bloated from eating all the snacks before the pen arrived, so the first reading may have been misleadingly high.

Oh no! I must have looked at the wrong thread that was closed and I’ve started a new one before we’re ready for it. I’m so sorry!

Well done! I weighed myself before I ordered the pen and then I weighed again before I used it almost two weeks later, and I’d gone up by 5lbs so I’m not too sure what the deal was with my start weight. But I’ve gone with the heavier one 😂

Still full from last night. No way can I eat anything. Just having tea for breakfast 🙄

Next jab is Monday evening. I have stayed on 2.5 as my suppression is still super strong. I know that may change at sometime but I feel if I moved up to 5 I would barely eat.

Weighed in today, though injection day is tomorrow (it just occurred to me that they don't have to be on the same day). Week 1 Day 6. I've lost nearly 7lb, making my total loss in the last two weeks nearly 13lb. Mental.

Some of that is a delayed reaction from last week (had my period so would have been a bit bloated) but even so. If it's still like this at the end of week 4 I'm sticking with 2.5mg for another month.

SW: 151kg
CW: 145.2 kg
GW: 95 kg

I am a bit worried about maintaining strength and muscle - I do a lot of weight work and Pilates and struggled a bit more this morning, though to be fair I did have a 2 week break for various reasons. Just forced three scrambled eggs down in a desperate attempt to keep protein up!

Normally inject on a Sunday evening but the insomnia the last two Sundays I have done this has been insane so switching to tonight instead. Will be W3 of 2.5. My appetite is still reduced but the food noise is creeping back in

Happy saturday all. I’ve been reading along with everyone’s comments - so lovely to be part of this fab supportive community. Today I’ve lost exactly a stone from starting point a month ago. I actuallly think that’s a bit quick….considering I was at the top of the overweight category BMI wise rather than officially obese to start with. I’m still on 2.5 dose at this point. And it works clearly. Although I’m obviously super thrilled with this progress so far, I’m just concerned once this fabulous journey ends will I automatically relapse back to my old dreadful snacking ways? I’m so scared of that. It would be really expensive to stay on this for life….and I’m not sure that’s even advised. But that’s what I feel I would need. Any thoughts?

After my tantrum during the week because the scales weren't moving, I did my proper weigh-in this morning and it did do a mini-whoosh! 2lbs off this week. I'm happy with that but it definitely took some effort in the last few days.

W2D7
SW - 15st 9 / BMI 32.4
CW - 15st 2 / BMI 31.4
This wk - 2 lbs
Total - 7 lbs

I'm really happy with half a stone in 2 weeks on MJ. My BMI has come down a point as well.

What I REALLY want is to see something starting with 14 on the scales before the end of the first pen!

What makes it better is that I'd already lost 7 lbs on my own since September, before I started MJ. So from 2nd Sep I'm down 15lb from 16st 3.6, and my BMI has gone from 33.3 to 31.4

I take my jab on Saturday evenings. Side effects - a bit of nausea usually on day 3 or 4. Sleep disruption on days 0-2. Burps and indigestion. And feeling more full until day 4 when it then isn't as strong.

So feeling very positive.

My aim is to stay on 2.5mg until my jab on 28th Dec. For that one I am going to increase to the 5mg pen but do 3.75 for a few weeks and see how I go.

I might even be brave and jump straight to 5mg as I'm at home over new year so potential side effects less of an issue when not at work.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5220778-november-starters-thread-3-the-one-where-we-get-eggy-burbs

new thread here. Hope you don’t mind @KeepCalmandGiveItaGo