Mounjaro October starters - Thread 5!

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

I ordered on Tuesday (also my 3rd pen with them) it was approved and went to the ‘assembly queue’ within a couple of hours but was posted out on Wednesday. Received it today but that was because Royal Mail didn’t bother to deliver it on Thursday like they were supposed too.

I actually wondered how long until they ask for new pics.

Haven’t yet started 7.5mg, I’m taking 5mg from my 7.5mg pen and planned to do it for the next 4-5 weeks. However I’m debating going up to 7.5mg for a week over Xmas to help with any possible over eating

Oh that's interesting I've submitted new selfies each time. I normally find them so fast but nothing has happened since I paid.

That doesn’t sound great at all - definitely seek advice. Could be blood sugars and dehydration following diarrhoea ? Hope you’re feeling better now but still talk to someone.

Well weigh in day today and another 3lbs loss this week, which is astonishing, it does seem to have speeded up since moving to 7.5 two weeks ago. Could be coincidental, but I’m eating pretty much the same/

just taken my third 7.5mg, stayed with my thigh as no side effects, apart from needle site reaction, which I get where ever I inject.

this week I’ve taken a daily antihistamine to see if that prevents it totally, as I know that taking an antihistamine a couple of days after and obvs a little hydracoritsone cream knocks it on the head.

so defo in the 12’s stones today, next mini goal is to see an 11 stone something on the scales.

Thanks guys. I did go get checked out and bloods and sugars were fine. They just put it down to a faint. The diarrhoea must have had something to do with it though, so I’m not sure if that was MJ or not. I’m inclined to think it must be as it didn’t continue any longer, but I do very very rarely get it as a one off and usually with a bad stomach overnight when it happens. I just need to keep an eye on it.

@Gilly1C I'm on 7.5 and I have days when I definitely eat more/feel more hungry. I had it a bit on the 5mg too. I don't think it's the dosage (as objectively we must be building up MJ levels in our bodies each week), but more to do with our bodies reacting to our new weight. So when we drop below a certain weight-loss point our bodies reaction becomes 'conserve' rather than keep losing - so plateauing and/or demanding more calories - and that overrides the suppression for a time until our bodies adapt to our new weight. I just think it's part of the journey, but a bit unsettling when we've all gotten used to suppression!

Week 10 weigh in for me.

-3lbs this week.

36.5lbs in total.

Decided I’m still aiming for a Loss over the Xmas week so will be good and just enjoy a few extra bits.

Next 2 weeks will be difficult really as it’s Xmas (I’m away for a week from Monday) then new years and then it’s my birthday straight away. 3 big events to get through

1lb loss for me making 24lb in 9 weeks, delighted as had few meals out and a bit of chocolate each evening. Increased to 3.75mg this week in hope it will help me over Christmas period.
Eating high protein with lots of veg and a couple of home made soups with lentils and chickpeas to increase my fibre. Weight training in my local gym at least twice a week as really worried about muscle loss as in late 50s and can’t afford it,
SW 12-2
CW 10-6
GW 9-7 - though not sure, could be a bit higher.

Feel best about my weight/ appearance I have for years, just wish I wasn't quite as tired😴
Going to explore maintenance with Oushk when I get under 10 stone.

Did my week 10 weigh in (5 x 2.5mg and 5 x 5mg) and found the silver lining to my chest infection....4 lbs off this week, giving me a total of 21 lbs in 10 weeks !!!!

Morning all, week 8 complete! 3.75mg kicked my arse to be fair. Food suppression was high this week!

SW: 11.13
CW: 9.10 (3lbs down)

So onto week 9 and sticking with 45 clicks at 3.75mg. My aim is to take it easy over Christmas as I just don’t want to ruin all the hard work I’ve put in. I’ll allow myself a little treat here and there but I’m going to be mindful of what goes in!!

Thank you so much, that absolutely makes sense, no longer feel mis sold 😂

8 weeks completed today and a total of 28lbs lost - 2 whole stone bringing me to 14 stone on the nose.
So happy, no side effects and I’ve got a 7.5 ready to go today but think I’m going to do less clicks and stick with 5mg for at least an extra week. I’d been sensing the suppression really waning by day 4 for the first few weeks on 5 but this week it’s not really worn off. I’m eating 2 proper but smaller meals per day and this week lost 3.5lbs so it’s clearly still working fine for me. Happy to stick at 5 and see how I get on.

@thechosentwo I've been on 5mg for 7 weeks with full suppression until this week where it's finally waning after 4 days. I was going to go up to 7.5mg tomorrow but I think I'll stick to 5mg so I can eat on Xmas day and avoid potential side effects of going up!

Can I check - if I do 30 clicks of a 5 pen will that give me a 2.5 dose?

Yes

Thank you @Mysticmaiden2024

Well I went to Tesco today to buy Christmas food. It was very strange - I was looking at all the treat stuff and thinking ‘meh!’. I did buy stuff because there’s not just me in the house, but not as much as I normally would and just what DH and DS like.
I haven’t been a complete paragon of virtue - our local bakery do rum truffle puddings that are lush, so I got half a dozen of those and had one with a cup of tea this afternoon. They’re probably not going to see the weekend out though, never mind last until Christmas, because DH has already downed two. Normally I’d have joined him having a second one, but just didn’t want to today.
Hope I can get through Christmas without doing too much damage, and on today’s showing it’s looking possible 🙂

I'm really struggling and don't know what to do, I've not lost any weight for the last 4 weeks and today the food noise has really been bad and I'm eating more crap than I should be.

I can't get past 45 clicks on my 5mg pen. I did 2.5 this week after a horrible last week and I was worried about not being able to get through this week (which is why I have no suppression) but generally I have good suppression and no food noise on 40 clicks but no weight loss. Any thing 45 clicks and over makes me have 48 hours of explosive diarrhoea, literally every hour and i feel awful.

Do I just need to go through that and keep going with the 45 clicks and hope I get used to it. It's really horrible. I can't be doing that every week, any ideas??
I lost well in the first 5 weeks and really hoped I'd have had another stone off by now so it's a bit disappointing.

Jab day for me, so weigh in day too.

sw: 14.13.2
cw: 14. 2.2

Week 9 completed and a total of 11lb down. Slow and steady, I’m really pleased. I’m not having to restrict in any way or ‘diet’. I’m eating 3 balanced meals and really enjoying them, and not having to count calories. My appetite seems to have finally got itself in line with my calorie needs with MJ!

I’ve done 4 weeks on 2.5 and 5 weeks on 5. Staying on 5 this month.

I’d be worried about increasing the dose with those side effects. You may just have reached a plateau, if it was me and I was getting good suppression and no food noise I would continue as I am as eventually would expect the scales to reflect my food intake. Frustrating I know.
Might be worth speaking to your provider for their advice.
Good luck.

@memememe , it’s so hard to know what’s best to do. I lost well on 2.5 but was afraid of side effect so did 3.75 and lost nothing. I went up to 5mg (still on it) and only had diarrhoea one day and I’ve lost weight every week. Sometimes, you may need to move up the dose but it’s hard finding the balance especially when you’re having side effects on a slightly higher dose.
It’s weigh and jab day for me. This week I’ve lost 3 lbs bringing my 11 week total to 34lbs.
SW: 13.72
CW: 11.30
I’ve reached a major milestone today, BMI is 27.2 and I’m now ‘overweight’. In September, I couldn’t believe that can happen this year and that has cheered me real up.
I’ll be continuing on my 5mg pen tonight but I’ve ordered my next pen and it’s 7.5 but May just stick with this 5mg as it’s working perfectly

I think you tend to know what the right thing to do is, I had been adamant until this week that I was moving up as 5mg hadn’t been effectively curbing my food noise as much but this week it’s been really solid and effective - I don’t want to race up the doses and have nowhere to go. I may well
end up doing another month of 5mg, I’m not really bothered about Christmas food and overindulging- I want the weight gone more than i want to eat celebrations, was happy to move up over Christmas week but once we got here I didn’t think I needed to. We go away on Friday and if 5mg this week hasn’t ended up working so well for me I’ll move up to 7.5mg. I’m not concerned about side effects though, I’ve been absolutely fine all the way through so far.

It’s weigh-in day for me, and after a disappointing first ever ‘stay the same’ last week I’m 2lbs down this week - which makes a total 3 stone loss going into Christmas week. What a Christmas present!😊

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

I’ve hit a 2 stone loss this week, I can’t bloody believe it, I’m so chuffed about it. Went out last night and was going to wear a sequin skirt I bought last year but it was too big, tried on other dresses that I haven’t worn for years and had a choice of ones that fit again. And felt good in them. I have spent the last few years avoiding events and then when necessary just finding whatever fits that “will do” and feeling self conscious about it all night. I’ve been setting myself mini targets so another 1-2lb and I’ll be 50% towards goal, 15% of starting with down and pre pregnancy weight 🥳 but the best feeling is going into Christmas week knowing that I won’t sabotage all the hard work and will continue to have the right frame of mind afterwards to continue losing. Something that I’ve never had before as there was always a night out or event that would set me back and think f it after losing 10lb and pile it on again. For once in the last 12 years (when I was last there) it feels realistic that I’ll get back to healthy weight and stay there.

SW 14st12lb
CW 12st11lb
GW 10st7lb