Mounjaro DECEMBER Starters Support Thread 1

[OnTheMJ]

I've seen many suggestions to start a December started thread. As it's almost December, I decided to kick it off. This is a support thread for anyone who's just started or about to start their Mounjaro journey. It's always nice to chat with others at the same stage and encourage each other. I'm not very chatty myself due to disability but feel free to have a party here everyone!

What's everyone doing? Have you started? Mine is arriving today. I'll be starting on 1st december as I want my injection day to be sunday and have about 8 stones to lose. BMI is 41. I went with Boots first because of name but I'll likely be switching to a cheaper provider for my next order.

@PresidentBarklett ooh I do have some cider trousers and love them but they are huge...might size down and shrink into them haha.

Just had my first 5mg jab! Eek!

@ohmyohmy123 I'm doing my first 3.75mg in about an hour!

@ohmyohmyohmy123. Hope it goes OK

Going to do mine at bedtime just in case

Two weeks on Mounjaro - lost 8-10lbs depending on when I weighed myself! Took a two week break to enjoy Christmas without the nausea which followed the 2nd jab. Am delighted not to have put the 8lb back on but ... sugar cravings are creeping back and I want to lose another 20lbs+. So I need to jab now as I've had a KitKat for breakfast

Well I don't feel any different after starting my 5mg last night - although I do have a bit of nausea but I drank and ate too much yesterday

Jab day today! Week 2 on 2.5mg

Lost 6lbs which I'm so made up about, I'm sure it's water weight from all the water retention and puffiness but I already feel lighter. Have about a stone to lose.

I'm looking for clothes too, going on holiday in 2 weeks and I'm so nervous to buy smaller size as I don't have the belief I can keep the weight off. Does anyone else feel like this? I'm quite minimalist so when I do buy I buy once but good quality so I don't want to be buying and then not wearing.
Maybe I need to think more positive!

End of week 5 on 2.5mg (the fifth dose was 0.7ml so probably closer to 3mg).

SW 107kg
CW 97.5kg
GW 75kg

Loss this week: 0.5kg
Total loss so far: 9.5kg

First dose of 3.75mg taken last night. Thankfully noticing some suppression today after two weeks of not much.

Currently working towards these mini goals: losing 10% of body weight and/ or getting my BMI below 35.

I jabbed my first 5mg tonight
definitely felt suppression was waning on 2.5
I really don’t feel I’ve lost though. Obviously not been completely strict did to Christmas and suspect that’s had big impact but will weigh tomorrow and see

W4D3 - but I’ve already taken my 5th dose of 2.5 because I’ve been taking them after about 6 days rather than 7 to adjust to a better day of the week. Reckon I’ll stay on 2.5 but again do 5 shots in 4 weeks, rather than increasing each dose.

Atm have side effects for first time - diarrhea and nausea. Just in time for a 28 journey 🙄. So now am sitting at Frankfurt airport deciding to take loperamide before next flight.

I’ve been away from scales for a couple of weeks so am very interested to weigh myself when get home. Clothes are noticeably looser and I have a neck, which looks rather nice. This journey has been very uncomfortable, but it would have been much worse if I hadn’t lost weight.

on holiday I also felt a lot of positive difference - climbing up and down on walks was much easier. I should think I’ve lost at least 5kg and even that is enough to make a big improvement in wellbeing. I’m so glad I didn’t wait with starting.

dr says stick at 2.5 if it’s working. The company I use emphasizes keeping dose as low as possible. The pens here are minimum 5 so I can go up if want. Controversially, my supplier says it’s fine to use over 30 days, so I can use one 5 pen for 2 months. Or even a 15 pen for 24 weeks. I’m in Scandinavia, a cautious part of the world, so if they say so I’m fairly relaxed about believing them, though it is clearly against the manufacturer’s recommendation, which they do point out. Trying to figure out what pen will work out best. Guess will wait and see what loss I’ve managed and feel my way.

Also, I really appreciate this thread. So useful to hear everyone’s experiences. Sending best wishes for new year losses!

Just taken my 5th jab (golden dose)from 2.5mg pen, it was more like 2.9 though as slightly more left in. Gutted that I've put 1lb on this week though, so that takes me to 9lb off. I thought it might happen though as day 5&6 this week I couldn't stop eating, but managed to rein it in yesterday. Hoping the 2.9 will up my suppression this week and then I will up to 3.75mg if I'm ok. I don't want to go up to 5mg just yet.

I've just taken my 5th dose last night, it was about a full dose at 2.5

Suppression is still good, but without the slight nausea of day 1 on the first couple of weeks

SW 14 stone 3.8lb
CW 13 stone 1lb
TW 11 stone

Lost 1 stone 2.8lb and 8.4% of my body weight

Week 1 - 7lb
Week 2 - 4.4lb
Week 3 - 2.4lb
Week 4 - 3lb

I am now wearing a smaller size trousers and can really see a difference around my ribs and tummy, and the little poochy bits along the chin have almost gone. All in all I'm very happy. I've stuck with 2.5 for now, but can always increase the dose a bit and start a 5 sooner if it seems to wain

Weighed in and lost 1lb in past 8 days
so demoralising as I’ve been really strict. I think I’m going to be really slow losing. Is anyone else in this boat?

@Fedupdoc is it time of the month or anything or have you been eating salty foods - maybe retaining fluid
Last week I gained 2 lbs and lost 5 lbs this week and had not really eaten or drank anything different

Maybe start tracking to see calorie intake?

I have a lot to lose though!

Hello Everyone
I am on W5d1 here.

Im away just now so no weigh in this week. i feel the suppression is wearing off but I did lose 1 st in 3 weeks which was a bit alarming actually! so Im expecting to stay the same or a small loss.. I think I will have more chance of keeping it off if it slows down a bit.

Have a 5mg pen in the fridge but managed to get some out of my 2.5mg for a Wk5 dose using the hard twist method Ive read about here.

Not sure how much I injected though... there was still a good bit of liquid left in the pen... has this happened to others?

Will start my 5mg one next week possibly on D6 as I want to change my day to Thursday because of upcoming travel. Not sure whether to go for 3.25mg or 5mg yet... so I am finding so helpful to read about your experiences of that if youre ahead of me!

Happy January to all!

I started on 11th December and I haven't lost any weight yet. Hoping that a stricter approach to what I am eating and moving up to 5mg will help.

I think 1lb in a week sounds good and i'd be happy with that. I mean 1lb of fat lost equates to a calorie deficit of 500 a day which is quite a bit.

W3d1 and had my 3rd 2.5mg jab today. It hurt slightly today for some reason.

4lb weightloss so far (would like to lose around 4 stone). Have gone from being a bit constipated to the other end of the scale today!

Have had slight nausea the first couple of days after injecting but nothing major. Food noise is definitely lower but has worn off towards the end of the week so have ordered 5mg for my second pen.

Height: 5’6” (167cm)
SW: 89 kg, BMI 31.9
CW: 85.1 kg, BMI 30.2
Total Loss: 3.9 kg

Week by Week:
W1: 2.5mg, -2 kg
W2: 2.5mg, -1 kg
W3: 2.5mg, -0.9 kg

Feeling much lighter in my mind and body beyond what I have actually lost so encouraged by that. The reduction in food noise is incredible!
Not really been concentrating on low carb eating but just trying to make sensible choices as work and home life has been hectic (and then we've all had viral illnesses and norovirus) but glad to have started injections at least before Christmas.

@Goinghome20 Exactly the same thing happened to me with the bonus dose. Did the hard twist but when I did the injection it looked like the plunger hadn’t moved so used the syringe I had ordered instead and there was around 0.7ml left. I’m on W5D1 and haven’t lost this week but happy with that as at 2.5 I can feel suppression wearing off, and have had family staying so eating more due to doing proper catering. Total loss is 11.5lbs which I’m really happy with.

I really love Lady V London - anything I wear from them gets compliments.

W4D4

SW 103.6 kg (BMI 35)
CW 97.85 (BMI 33)
GW under 85/80

Even with my ankles still a bit swollen from traveling I’m down nearly 6 kg in a month so am very happy with that.

Trying to remember when I was last this weight - maybe ten years ago?

Feeling very much better at this size. It felt like a big change for me when I got my BMI under 35. Physiologically over 35 wasn’t good.

Not just me then! Well suppressiin feels ok today so will see how it goes.

Ive ordered syringes to use with my next pen!

Clothes are getting baggier. Will definately do a clear out of the wardrobe over the next few months using ebay and Vinted to get smaller clothes and sell the larger stuff.

I like sugarhill, seasalt and white stuff.