Mounjaro August starters thread 9 (OMG)

[NippyCrab]

Hey, since we are nearly at 970 posts i thought I'd take a turn and start a new thread...

So welcome everyone to our amazing August starters MJ super group ❤️

Xx

I did my injection yesterday and tried to do the hard twist on the pen for the bonus dose but it didn't work!

I'm reluctant to just throw the pen away as that a whole dose in there so I guess I'm going to have to order needles to get it out and use it next week.

@WitchDancer I have lots of pics of me as I love photos and forever memories esp of those who have love and lost

I obv knew at 18 (or stretched 20) that I was obv overnight but didn't think I looked that bad in some pics

Others I look a awful

Like the reindeer Xmas jumper. It's awful yet I R.E.M. wearing it thinking was ok 😳😳😳

@NippyCrab sorry you still feel meh my little crustian 🦀

Do you eat much pasta ? Could you have a gluten intolerance if struggle with bread that much ?

Def try on the dress

@Princessandthepie yes seems the newer pens really hard to twist /they don't like us gaining the extra dose

It's fine using a syringe and nice to know how much we take

@MargoLivebetter fab pic. Will have a read. Thanks. Sure mn won't object

Day 7. I'm def hungry again. So weird how works. Suppression for a day or two around 3/4 tho still manage to eat

WWJ day tomorrow. I've been very good and not sneaked I the scales but I am hoping for a 2lbs loss

Don't expect the whole 4 but as long as get a loss

All my previous pens were fine with a hard twist but yes, god forbid, we get any kind of freebie with these expensive pens!

Afternoon all of you... first things first, i haven't been on the thread for days and have just caught up on 14 pages since my last visit !

I will try to keep the post as short as i possibly can, but bear with me....

So you will know that i felt really down - like really emotional, tearful, no motivation, lack of self-esteem, lack of self-worth etc etc etc and around 10 to 12 days ago i wanted to eat nothing but crap... which i did.... that carried on for 4 days and then i seemed to get a bit better, mentally... I felt near enough back on track, but then by the Wednesday of last week i "fell off the wagon" again, and after a tough therapy session, i decided to stop at the chippy for takeaway dinner - this was the first time i have had this to eat (fish n chips) since starting MJ 18 weeks ago.. OMG... after i finished it, within a couple of hours the abdominal pain was immense; to cut to the chase i was then severely constipated, couldn't face doing anything because of the pain, tried all home remedies, prunes, dates, all the constipation tablets, gallons of water, kiwi's etc, and by the Saturday i was even thinking that i needed to go to A&E; i stopped at the pharmacist to get advice and they gave me some suppositories (have never used them before..) took 1, nothing; 12 hours later with still no sleep took another and THANK THE LORD... it worked... was so thankful ..

I will not now until off MJ put myself in that much excrutiating pain again... I have had pizza etc over the past few weeks and didn't effect me at all.. it must have been the oil or the batter, maybe, but that enjoyment for a few minutes of eating it does not warrant the pain whatsoever !

I felt over the last 10 to 12 days that i needed to do a tech detox, which i have.. I haven't used my Laptop (until now..) and barely used my phone.. I have sat in my free time contemplating life, of how far i have come now am single, and gave myself a huge talking to.... This time of year as a lot of people can comprehend brings on certain emotions that are extremely hard to navigate through - but this week (and am determined to carry this through the whole of December and into the New Year) I feel positive that I can carry on this MJ journey and to ride the side effects, down days, and mental exhaustion out.. until i can get to goal... This has and still is my true focus ... I weighed as normal yesterday (and haven't done for the past 2 weeks because i was scared over the amount of crap i had eaten) and i have lost 5lb ... I am now 14st 13lb which i know is only a pound under but am so ecstatic to see the 14's from the 19's... this is the kick up the butt i needed .... Took my second 10mg yesterday and the suppression to me on the 10 than the 7.5 is so much higher - but am still eating and making sure i get the right type of foods....
I have loved reading up on all the pages that i have missed and i know some of you have been feeling out of sorts as well.... am thinking of you all and am so grateful (truly...) for this thread ... xx

@Blondeshavemorefun aw thank you my wee blondie. When I eat pasta my stomach isn't as bad but I do get a phlegm throat and nose, normally if we have pasta it's mainly a tomato based sauce but when DH has been home lately I've made sauces with some philli or cream and felt a bit shit.

@Princessandthepie I've never had a problem with the hard twist until my last pen, i couldn't get it to crack and asked DH to try and it all went Pete Tong 😅
I'm going to order syringes 💉 today.

@MargoLivebetter thank you for this i will save it and have a read.

I'm hoping for a loss to put me into the next stone bracket tomorrow. I find when I've not eaten well as in not enough I haven't lost or maybe half a pound.

It's too flipping cold to take my clothes off and try stuff on 🤣🤣

I'm watching The Confession if anyone has checked it out, good so far. Xx

Blimey @Changinghabits1973, what a time you've had! It sounds like it's been very difficult and painful, but with a very positive outcome. I think it's easy to attribute all our symptoms/thoughts/experiences to MJ - and some are no doubt a consequence - but I think you also show just how powerful our experiences and thoughts are around the whole process and what we're trying to do. Well done - not just in the loss (which is fab), but on wrestling with everything and keeping on going forward!

@Changinghabits1973 sorry had such a struggle the last two weeks but amazing managed to lose 5lbs though

It may have been too fatty /oily for you but seems extreme

@NippyCrab get them off 😂😂😂😂

Glad you and @Changinghabits1973 managed to poo 💩💩💩

Have so many pages to catch up on.
But🎉 congratulations on everyone who’s had great losses.
I’m continuing to plod on losing 1-2lbs a week, now just a couple of pounds away from the 3st mark. So am hoping by Christmas I’ll get there. Also I’m now just under 11st- quite literally, 10st 13.8lbs!! Haven’t seen anything starting with a 10 for 18 years! Need to get to 10st to get to a healthy bmi - I’m short!
I’m sticking with 10mg as that seems to be a good dose for me.

Thanks all - and i forgot to say in my previous post a huge congratulations to ALL of you who have had weight losses, NSV's and for some lovely pics of their progress.... was truly so happy to see all of this today...

@NippyCrab thank goodness for poo babies  Now will you set a timer for 15 minutes and go and do something off your to do list until it goes off. Rest for 15 minutes and then do it again.

@Princessandthepie I agree that we shouldn't delete photos of us. Even if we don't like them, it's still a point in our lives that had memories.

@Blondeshavemorefun I know what you mean about feeling good at the time and then looking back and it really wasn't a good look! It's not just cos we were overweight either - anyone else have the 80's perm and shoulder pads?

@Changinghabits1973 I'm sending very unMumsnet hugs here. I hope you're feeling better after your horrible experience and have reset your determination to do this. We're here for you as and when you need us 

@Glittermoonlight I'm a 1 lb plodder too. It's hard when you see everyone else doing much more isn't it? I'm just grateful we're loosing and we'll get there eventually. Tortoise and Hare and all that hey!

@Glittermoonlight fab you made it into the 10's

Well done

I never will as that's too low for my height

Managed it once on ww and 10.10 but couldn't hold it there

Seems 10 works well for many of us

@WitchDancer thankfully never with the perm but I did 'cough' with shoulder pads 😂😂😂

@Changinghabits1973 I'm so sorry you've felt so badly, I missed your post before I posted. It's a hard flipping journey , hugs xx

@WitchDancer I have cleared out stuff and got 1.5 bin bags. Old hair stuff I haven't used or used and my hair hates it haha. The 15 mins alarm is a great idea.

I had a perm 😂😂 loved it, also had leg warmers which i also loved, jelly beam shoes, roller skates ah the list goes on.

@Blondeshavemorefun it was an amazing relief after my poos haha. There's no way any clothes are coming off unless it's for jammies to go on xx

@Glittermoonlight omg the 10's wooohooo go you! What a buzz that must have been xx

@NippyCrab
OK: try on your dress. (tick that one off your list). Then do your assignment, head down, just get on with it. Other things can wait.

Oh photographs! A photographer friend of mine advised putting all pics in a drawer and not looking at them for 10 years. Then instead of being over-critical about every lump and bump you exclaim with delight: oh look how young I was!

@Changinghabits1973 bless. Well done on your determination and for just keeping on keeping on. That's the way to do it.

@WitchDancer oh yes, the perm in the 70s, the big shoulder pads in the 80's. Thank goodness there were so few photos taken in those days!

You weren’t joking by the way…….holy suppression!!

I’ve been working all day, got home and had a few things to do………got to 7pm and realised I’ve eaten absolutely nothing all day…..not a thing. Pinged a low calorie ready meal (I do usually cook but keep some for emergencies) and I only managed half it and forced an apple down 😳😳😳

Hello my lovers. Lifes a bit shit right now but my consistent is the mj! 3lb off today and hit the 3 stone mark also - 17% of my body weight! Extraordinary!
Love everyone's insights and updates, it's so helpful to me. Can't decide what to do next week as have a 10 pen ready but am actually happy on 7.5. Think I might stick and do 45 clicks and see what happens- could always top up with a 2.5 😆
Sending love and positivity to anyone that needs it ✨️

Glad you had a fabulous loss in the midst of some life shittery @AdeloreSmore

@MrsHerbs79 wow. I've had the odd day really can't eat and force apple or shake down me as also know I can't not eat or feel sick by evening

@AdeloreSmore sorry having a hard time 💐 here if you want a shoulder or ping me a message

But yah for 3lb loss

I've just got my next 7.5mg on order, but I'm thinking now I should go up to 10mg. Have most of us gone up to 10mg now? The fatigue to start with on 7.5 wiped me out, so I'm nervous. Suppression seems to have waned though.

Really sorry to hear you are having a shit time. I hope the weight loss is giving you a positive to focus on. If you are unsure what to do next month count clicks for a week or two, you can always edge up gradually.

I'm having a tough time too at present and this thread is a lovely friendly place to check in. I love reading the updates even if I don't feel like posting.

I think MJ is a positive for me, I think there is a risk I would be comfort eating and drinking without it but I am concerned that it is going too far the other way. Today will be the first day for a week that I have eaten two proper meals, and that was only because DH took me out to a cafe for lunch. If he hadn't been here asking what's for dinner I doubt I would have had anything.

Anyway, keep checking in, and I hope things start to look more positive soon.

@AdeloreSmore @WorriedRelative @Changinghabits1973 sending you all good vibes through the ether and so sorry for the rubbish times you've been having. Hope this thread can be a help or a pleasant distraction from it all.

I'm still away for work in the cold-weather country filled with bread and deep-fried things. Eating hasn't been brilliant over the past week but I've tried to focus on veg / protein / soup where I can. Measured myself on the fancy digital scales again and I'm sts, so I'll take that.

I think I'm going to go back to 2.5mg for the next couple of weeks and then back up again to 3.75mg - the side effects have been rough over the past week which I think has been exacerbated by tiredness from work and travel, but I'd like to have a Christmas break where I don't feel quite so grim.

Yes gone up every month but stuck this month at 10 again instead of 12,5 as 10 seems to be working

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