Mounjaro October starters - Thread 5!

[Fizzleawayy]

Thread 4 is nearly full so making the next one so we can all carry on chatting ☺️

Thanks @Fizzleawayy

I've been away from the thread all week so just spent the evening catching up 😀
Overall sounds like some good progress for most of us. We just have to stick with it!

Today’s update
I had my 7th dose yesterday - my first 5mg dose! I took 3.75 a fortnight ago, 3 last week to try to manage side effects but basically had no real suppression this week. So I’ve bitten the bullet and started on 5mg. And I’m already struggling with tiredness and nausea 😢 but hoping my body will get used to it.

This week I’ve lost 2 lb making a total loss so far of 1 stone and 6 lb
SW 15 stone 1 lb
CW 13 stone 9 lb
GW 10 stone 3lb
So another slow week but pleased I managed to lose again and hit the 20 lb loss goal 😀

Checking in to the shiny new thread thank you @Fizzleawayy

I did my bonus dose. Was really easy with an insulin syringe. I got about 0.75ml out. So far so good. Suppression is back.

Have a great day everyone x

Thanks for the new thread, @Fizzleawayy

I’m feeling a lot better after the stomach related drama earlier in the week.

I’ll be doing my 4th 5mg jab later today and I think I’ll reorder 5mg again.

I’m down a total of 1.5 stone in 8 weeks and weighing in at 14 stone now. I’m 5ft 10 so my goal weight is around 12.5 stone to take me into the healthy BMI range for my 40th in Spring.

Thanks for the new thread. I’ve just come back from a two week holiday. I’ve been reading this thread whilst I’ve been away - congratulations on all the losses.
Gained 1.5 lb but that could still be water weight after the flight. I’ve continued to take 2.5mg due to the holiday and just have the bonus dose left in the second pen. Had good suppression on the holiday (except for alcohol - lol). Couldn’t finish main courses (husband did!!). Still experiencing nausea, indigestion occasionally etc so I’m trying to decide whether to go up to 3.75mg or straight to 5mg. I know there’s no magic answer as we all vary. I’m a slow loser (older with hypothyroidism).

Good morning all, checking in on the new thread, thank you @Fizzleawayy

Good morning. Can’t believe we’re on thread 5! I’m way behind the curve with regards to purchasing from cheapest supplier. I’m still with Asda who are really expensive. I’m just worried that now I’ve lost a lot of weight and I’m in the overweight category and getting close to leaving it 🤞 another supplier might not take me on. Photos would probably not help at this point as I’m slimming right down. A great problem I know !

@EVK That is why I have now gone to Oushk. They seem really good re maintenance and have a good FB support site, a small company and the prescriber regularly contributes. They are not the cheapest but always have discounts but I wanted the security of knowing there was a decent maintenance plan. I joined them when BMI was just over 25 with no problems.
Think I will probably need one / two more pens then will be looking at maintenance, I am really concerned of doing my normal and putting all the weight back on …..
SW 12 st 2lb
CW 10 st 11lb
GW 10st. ( ish.)

Woke up today and Iv got the start of a cold, sore throat and feel a bit chesty (obv not MJ related).

but I also have the 💩 yet again! Luckily I’m off work today but no idea how I’m going from normal to very much not normal so quick!

Hope you had a lovely holiday.

thank you for the new thread. Weighed this morning (although Monday is my weigh day) and I'm almost a stone down since 21/10 at 10st 11.5

Thanks for the new thread @Fizzleawayy , I think we’re the same with the side effects. I went 7 weeks with just constipation which was manageable but this week I’ve had sulphur burps which has now subsided but this morning I’ve woken up with diarrhoea. I’ve been thrice now (sorry TMI) but it’s settling now. I’m here eating plain toast and electrolytes and hoping that works really. My clothes are getting loose so that’s a plus at least.

Morning all and thanks so much to @Fizzleawayy for the new thread. I'm so very grateful for these threads - it's so reassuring to have others to compare notes with and ask for advice/tips. Absolutely priceless to me anyway.
@letshavetea I'm glad you had a lovely holiday - fellow hypo oldie, painfully slow loser here too.I'm also a MJ light weight currently stuck on 2.5mgs to keep the side effects under control but planning to move up slightly soon maybe to 3.75mgs in a week or two.
Yippee, I've had a reply from MedEx about my double the difference price match request and the've credited my account with £49.98 against my next pen. Happy days and thank you for posting about it and helping me get it sorted. Brilliant.

Thank you for the new thread @Fizzleaway.

I made a very small bacon sandwich for breakfast this morning and gave half to my husband as I couldn’t finish it, hoping that it’s really beginning to kick in with my second 5mg dose.

I have done one 2.5 mg with the fifth “bonus” dose and loss so far is 3.7kg and I would like that to speed up a bit.

Felt very sick again this morning - had a prawn/veg stir fry for dinner last night and it didn't sit well with me 😩 my 5mg pen just arrived (I'm now officially stock piling mj pens in the outdoor pantry..) I still have another full 2.5mg pen to go yet! Interestingly they sent the pen with 7 needles - handy. I stepped on the scales this morning and 3lbs down already this week 😮

@rockingbird me too - I've got two 5mgs pens in the fridge as I want to be able to go up if I need to. I think I'll do another week on 2.5mgs though as I am really worried about side effects. I like the idea of trying 3.75mgs as a bridge but I'm keeping my options open for the time being. I haven't decided yet whether or not I'll use the 5mgs pens past their supposed 30 day shelf life should it be that I stay down but that's for another time.

Hi lovely ladies, catching up on all your messages as had a week away (work was being an absolute nightmare - is anyone else counting down the days to Christmas yet?!)

Firstly I'm so impressed with all the progress, and it's helpful to see how everyone is doing on the higher doses/tackling holidays and days out.

My little update: I'm still on 1.25mg (total mj lightweight 😂) and 1/2lb off my first stone. Debating whether to go up a dose soon, but thought I'd hold off as work has been so full on, so was a bit nervous about side effects.

My biggest non-scale victory was getting a compliment from my bf's mate. If a bloke can see it then I'm taking that as a win 😂😂

I've got 2 social occasions this week, one of which is a Christmas party - so let's see how I handle the food. How's everyone been coping when drinking alcohol - yay or nay? Xx

I feel the same @recklessgran I don't think my body will adapt well to a double dose!! I want to go up a little and don't mind the wastage 🙈

@UtterlyQuackers can i ask where you got the insulin syringes from?

also thanks for the new thread @Fizzleawayy

Well done everyone, this thread is really helping me keep motivated. Was feeling a bit negative this week as the scale didn’t shift and started to think well this is when I start doubting my efforts with dieting, but this morning another 2lb shifted making my total 1st6lb in 7 weeks. My goal tracker has now dropped below 3 stone to my goal and it’s feeling more achievable as for as long as I can remember I “just” needed to lose 2stone (until it was suddenly 4.5stone🥴). Just submitted the price match details to MedExpress too and they’ve credited my account £46. I’m still on 2.5ml but going to order the 5ml to give the choice to increase if I need to.

SW 14st12lb
CW 13st6lb
GW 10st7lb
5’7”

Helloooo glad everyone is ok.

Really not much to update on my end. Well, my husband had a vasectomy yesterday.. so I’m on nursing duties.

MJ wise.. all is fine. Last 5mg next week. Going to order 7.5mg soon.

I’ve stopped having a protein shake in the morning because fuck me, I cannot eat for the rest of the day if I do that.

I would usually be planning all the Christmas food and I just don’t care this year. I don’t care about food anymore so it all feels rather pointless 🤷‍♀️

Thanks for the new thread.

My usual jab day is Saturday but I’m going to try and change it over the next couple of weeks as my works Xmas party is Sat 14th! I’m thinking instead of going up to 7.5mg, I can stay on 5 but bring it forward a couple of days each time.

Just marking my place on the new thread! Have been really struggling with side effects the last week. It's been horrid 😭

@KolaKoalaKan Oh no, it’s awful isn’t it? What dose are you on?

Yay I've been waiting for this thread. I posted in the wrong name on thread 4 and couldn't post again. I've been following everyone's brilliant results though 👏.

I'm on week 6, 1st dose of 5mg after 4weeks and golden dose of 2.5mg. Not much loss over the last few weeks. The 5mg is giving me the runs like other posters which I'm hoping flushes out those pesky fat cells along with all the contents of my colon.

Because I did the bonus dose, Medexpress have asked me to reorder sooner than I need but I have gone for the 7.5 next and will keep it in the fridge. Extra pleased that my code has been used by some wonderful MNers and I got it for free 😇. Very grateful 🙏.

Overall, I'm currently down 12lbs in 6 weeks since the start of MJ and I am at my lightest that I ever remember being in my adult life which is a huge achievement. I feel slim (for me). I'm comfortably in my size 14 trousers which is a big deal as I was in size 20 (and 2.5stone heavier) a year ago.