November starters thread 3 - the one where we get eggy burbs 😂

[Mounjaropen]

Follow on from this thread kindly started by @keepcalmandgiveitago

www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5210618-november-mounjaro-starters-thread-2?page=40&reply=140196790

W4 D1!

My insulin needles arrived just in time today, so I used the bonus dose to go up from 2.5 to 3.75mg today. I'm going on holiday next weekend and wanted to go up before then, but I am scared of the full 5 mg. So this is my compromise...

I need to weigh myself tomorrow, as I forgot this morning, but I think I'm only about 0.5kg down this week. Struggling a bit with constipation and need to figure out how to get on top of that.

The maintenance plans with Oushk are all 15% off and free delivery if that helps

At the risk of giving toxic diet advice (sorry, 90s teen years and all that!), could you push yourself to not have dinner after the late classes? Exercise does make you hungry and you're likely to eat more in those meals.

Also, probably worth tracking calories precisely. Butter, cheese and hummus can add up quickly for example.

Reason why I am saying this is when I upped my exercise, I didn't lose for a while. I then realised that I was eating bigger portions of healthy food on exercise days. It's easy to go to 1,400 when you think it's 1,000.

I realised I need quite an extreme deficit, probably -600 a day, to lose significant weight.

Bonus dose help please. Who has managed it without insulin needles?

I'm 5ft 6 and looking at below a thousand to really move the needle!!

I was doing 1,400 for a week or so and there was pretty much no loss! Thankfully with MJ and eating filling protein rich foods I can almost keep this up but such a low amount seems like disordered eating 😏

I did with pliers and help from DH

So it’s tricky! I will see what I can do!

Can someone tell me what amount the bonus dose is? And how much is each click? I’ve never paid attention to how many clicks to get to 1. I’ve ordered the 5mg pen but I’m tempted to go to 3.75mg first.

Oh yes the modern cheap scales are rubbish. My weight can change literally within 30 seconds by 2-4lb. I've now settled on placing it exactly in the same floor position and standing on it exactly the same way to get any kind of consistency!

It's probably more an indication in where the numbers are headed than a super accurate number. Do you have an option to weight in the gym or similar other professional setting with good quality scales?

I will probably resort to tracking calories properly and weighing food, but god it’s tedious and I really didn’t want to have to do it this time! What I might do is work out a meal plan of Fast 800 meals and make those, and see if that helps. Mind you, I lost 4.5lbs in week 1 while still eating sandwiches.

It scared me how quickly they added up over the weekend! One day I effectively had salad on sourdough for breakfast (lots of nutritious things like nuts, seeds, avocado etc, but they all also have a fair bit of fat and calories! Tiny bit of cheese) and that was about 1,000 calories.

Add a small bowl of yoghurt and fruit and I was on 1,400! So it can be very deceiving.

I've counted calories before and thought I knew how much a meal would roughly provide but apparently not!

Congratulations on your loss!!

Had horrible indigestion for most of the day today 😩 I was a bit hungry this am so got a cookie (zero healthy choices 😔), and then went out for lunch for work. I definitely ate less but it was pasta, and I have been in pain ever since. Have been eating indigestion tablets but it is always horrible at bedtime. This is a perimenopause gift (along with the unshiftable weight). But MJ does seem to make it worse 🤦‍♀️

30 clicks for 2.5 and 45 clicks for 3.75 on the 5mg. I’m starting to feel human again after my horrific week but I won’t be taking 5mg again on Saturday. My body needs to recover and I have had days where I kept nothing in. I’m either going to skip this weeks injection or do 2.5mg

Weigh in 4

SW: 101.9kg

CW: 95.55kg

Morning everyone!

another positive day yesterday and scales have budged down again slightly this morning 🥳 weekend will be trickier though when there’s more people around the house and more food to prepare/tempt.

todays plan:
30 minute jog (although roads were flooded here last night so I’ll have to assess when I do the school run

Porridge
Homemade soup
Pasta bake and salad

Well done!! X

I got my whoosh this morning! 1.8kg off, which shouldn't even be possible but I started my period yesterday so I'm putting this week's stubborn scales down to that.

Total loss is 12.2kg in 6 weeks and I'm in the 15 stone bracket. Haven't been here since pre-kids and my oldest is 9.

On the subject of cost, I am definitely saving at least the cost of the pen on food. No takeaways, no coffee and cake, no booze, no chocolate for in the car on the arduous 2 mile trip home from Tesco. Even just the days where I fancied a particular meal and would easily spend £15 on ingredients for it when there were plenty of suitable options at home.

I still feel a bit sick at the cost though and dreading the cost of the higher doses.

Week6 day 1
Sw: 93kg
Cw: 83.3kg
Gw: 60kg

Hit my 10kg this week very chuffed. Got to work on eating better not just less and more water!

@N27 thank you!!

Was a very big surprise this morning as i came off my period at the start of the week and wasn't expecting much this week!

Sneak peek a day early suggests no loss this week, but I'm not complaining given the losses the week before!

Yay well done!!! X

Morning, I am considering starting Mounjaro. I'm 36, 86kg, 5ft5. I am very uncomfortable in my body most of the time.

I have been reading some of the other threads here, I noticed some people referring to taking supplements to help with side effects....can anyone recommend supplements/foods to help please? I am quite anxious I think primarily because of the cost and feeling like I shouldn't spend that on myself (single mother guilt) and also because I am quite an anxious person and I still have to work, so don't want this getting worse!

Wow well done! I bought myself a huge 2litre water bottle and that’s helping keep me on track with water

Morning!

I would say to start and see what if any side effects you get. I’ve taken 4 doses of 2.5 and no side effects so far so the only thing I take is collagen supplements

As and when any side effects develop just post on here and there’ll be plenty of people to support :)

End of week 3 weigh in….

SW 18 stone 4lbs

week 1 - 5lbs
week 2. - 2lbs
week 3 - 4lbs

CW 17 stone 7 lbs
total loss so far 11 lbs

Goal is to see my pubes when lying in bath which I suspect is 100lb loss needed. 89lb to go!

Staying on 2.5 MJ as suppression is still good.

Emailed Med Express and they pice matched Private pharmacy online and credited my account with £60 so next 2.5 pen will cost £94 including postage.

We can do this 💪

No one thinks they are wealthy as they tend to surround themselves with a circle where they’re the average. But absolutely you have to be wealthy to afford this from disposable income. I do hope it ends up more accessible to those less lucky than us as it seems it would not just be a benefit to the individuals but surely save a fortune in the long run anyway