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

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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

You poor thing! I think that might be a question for your provider. 10lbs is a great loss though.

I hope you feel better soon.

Just done my week 4 jab, final one of 2.5mg unless I cam squeeze a 5th (golden) dose out of the pen next Sunday. I have lost 8lbs in 4 weeks and am very happy with this, as I only wanted to lose a couple of stone in total. My side effects have been pretty minimal, just a bit of constipation and the odd bit of diarrhoea, but I'm used to this with my IBS so its not been too difficult to manage. I've had low level nausea as well but the loss of constant food noise and the suppression have more than made up for the side effects.

I've got a 5mg pen in the fridge but may only go up to 3.75mg to start with, using the reduced number of clicks that someone posted previously. My experience so far has been eye opening - it is liberating to not be obsessed with food, and to be able to eat healthy but small meals without feeling deprived. My mood has also been so positive with no negative thoughts.

This is a lovely supportive thread. Well done on your loss. Don't feel any shame. Life events hit us all in different ways. We're here for each other is what I take awy from this group.

Thanks for the new thread! Quickly checking in and placemarking. My wayward period has finally arrived! My last one started on 15 October so quite a gap - although that one was weirdly early (I had Covid at the time). I definitely think this delay is MJ related. Next jab due tomorrow.

Yes thank you! Over the moon - I know it will slow down and like I say it's because I've so much to lose but never lost like this before whatever I've tried.

@Bilbette welcome to the thread and well done! Please don't feel ashamed. If it makes you feel better I've much more than you to lose 😂 we're all here for the same thing!

Wow!

No judging from me,

Do not feel ashamed, be proud your making changes you can do this , 💪

First day on 5mg and I'm feeling as sick as a dog. Not eaten anything today but have had 3 mimosas whilst doing Christmas stuff.

Making dinner for the family which is making me feel worse, and knowing I'll be unlikely to eat any of it. Anyone else not liking cooking at the minute? The thought of food is not great.
There must be some middle ground between eating too much and starving myself?

No judgement anywhere on this thread. There is also a thread for people starting with a bmi of 50+ which I am on too. Between both groups I feel amongst allies!

Great weight loss. I’m not thinking of a goal weight as it is still have my weight away to be in the healthy bmi zone which seems to big of a task so I focus on the next stone down each time instead.

I’m on day 2 of 5mg and hungrier than I have been in the past month. Have eaten too much and constantly thinking of food. If I hadn’t bought from a reputable chemist, I’d be sure I’ve injected water! So hopefully the complete turn off for you settles and I get a bit of that suppression 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Thank you all. I understand the feeling of shame too - I think that might be why I’ve been a lurker for a few weeks. And I think I’d be more confident if the results were steady.

I'm barely eating which I know won't help weight loss at all. Though I was feeling hungry on Friday for the first time.

You have done so well so far so maybe it will just take a bit to kick in for you on the 5mg.

I need to get ideas for food / meals. As well as not eating much at all I am probably not eating the right things. Tried fish and roasted veg last night and that made me feel sick too. Dreading our works Christmas meal next week.

No judgement at all on this thread, welcome to all new posters.

Ive been a little bit chocolate cravey today. I’ve had 3 little malteaser truffles and that’s all I’m allowing. I made myself eat breakfast today even though I wasn’t hungry because I had a football match at half 1 and knew I wouldn’t get to eat lunch before I went (was out at sons football before mine and tight turnaround). Except then mine got cancelled because of weather. I went to the gym but then snacked when I got back.

Anyway. Long story short.

I am STILL not below 16 stone. Over a week now of losing and putting on the same pound or two.

I weigh and jab on a Sunday night. Just weighed and I’ve only lost 1lb, was hoping I’d lost another one and drop below the 15st mark. I’ve got my 5mg pen out but I’m feeling a little nervous taking it, like being back to when I was first putting off my 2.5 pen. I think I’m going to do 45 clicks and see how I am on that. I’ve kind of forgotten what 2.5 is doing for me and keep thinking I can just do it on my own, but I need to give this a proper go.

Hi all, hoping I can join in here although I'm late to the party - I started on the 22 Nov so just got my first week weigh last Friday - I was sure it wasn't working for me but I'm 2.6kg down... trying not to get too excited but v optimistic...?! We're away on hol this wkend so wondering if that'll have much impact. Has anyone else with a similar stats had similar weight loss in the first week... and how did the rest of the month pan out?!

5'7"
SW 108.8kg
CW 106.2kg
GW 60kg

Still a way to go...!

Cooked a roast. Ate a small portion. Not feeling 💯 now 🫣

W3 D2
SW 12,6
CW 11,11
GW 9 something (possibly aiming for 7, but feeling it would be a miracle to get to that)

I jab Saturday evening, and always have less suppression Sunday and Friday/Saturday (always being in the two full weeks I’ve done 🤣). I lost loads wk1 (also because it seemed to time with a stomach bug or my DD giving me food poisoning), and was worried about not losing this week, but it was a couple of lbs, which is great. I am eating SO much less. I am trying to do intermittent fasting at the same time, so not eating within 16 hours, and only eating for 8. I’m finding that pretty easy at the moment. Having had a terrible stomach bug, I am definitely now feeling a bit constipated 🤦‍♀️ So bought myself some All Bran 😁 I was gutted when I found out many years ago that it is actually really not that good for you because of the sugar content, but I’m hoping that it solves the issue. The other thing I have to watch is dehydration, because as well as eating less, I drink less (and I already didn’t drink enough 🤦‍♀️).

Totally eggy burp free - but possibly because of zero eggs!

what I am loving it the total loss of my sugar addiction. I had gestational diabetes when I was pregnant, and I enjoyed when it was gone then too.

The other thing I MUST start doing is exercise. It was on my to-do list for January, but the thread from the woman who has lost her bum really made me realise that I need to be using my muscles more.

Final ramble is that I spend too much time worrying about not losing weight or losing weight too fast - so flitting between fear of this not being my magic solution, and never being able to lose it, and fear of ending up with loads of spare skin, and still struggling to be happy in that skin. Both of those feed strongly into my thinking too much about whether I should or shouldn’t go up to 5 (I am a bit scared by the idea of extracting the whole golden dose thing so will maybe contemplate that at the end of month 2).

I do wish I could have this lack of hunger forever. It is lovely!

Ate a small shish kebab wrap and a small starter, now feel pretty grim. Literally just chicken salad in a tortilla 🙄

Well done!! Does your scale show you body composition?

Reason I am asking is because I'm the same height as you and my scale tells me my weight withought fat is 60kg! So I thought I could eventually push down to that weight, but no idea now how that would be possible, as still looking to maintain min 20% body fat after weight loss... Thus I´ve set my tarhet at 69kg for now...

@Jabtastic sorry to hear that you’ve been suffering so much with side effects, who is your provider? Do you have access to a coach at all? It may be helpful to
go through what you’re managing to eat with someone and what may be contributing to the side effects. Everyone’s journey is different of course but the lunch you’ve had today would be a complete car crash of side effects for me, lean Protein and lots of veg is working well (although I overdid the seeds, lentils and spice on Friday and paid for that on Saturday…) so even things which might be positive choices and balanced can create some challenges if your body isn’t used to them.

@Bilbette welcome (without judgement) we all start somewhere and we are all going to different end points, glad to have you here for journey, well done on your losses so far

@MsRumpole It took me most of Saturday to recover from Friday’s steak meal. Finished steak and salad but nothing else.

Had a roast today to celebrate’s in-law birthday I hardly drank, no pudding, left potatoes and parsnips. Feel full - like you @Odfod . I jab Monday evening and weigh Tuesday so will be able to see the damage then.

This food fest weekend is a precursor to Christmas so I think I should be fine. No one said why are you having the delicious puddings you made Pumpkin?

congrats on loss so far @chaiselongues

I inject on a Friday and usually have a couple of days of symptoms - nothing extreme. I was nervous about going to the 5 on Friday but so far it’s felt completely identical. Just hoping this week’s tiny loss is because it was so high in the first couple of weeks & I continue to get results. That was a very clumsy way of saying I was scared about the doubling of the dose but it hasn’t been any different…. obviously I’m only day 3 so I can’t say for sure yet

Jab day was this afternoon but I was out so I’ve only just done it. Dh cooked. Shop coming tomorrow and he popped out to get dinner. I’m so annoyed but can’t really complain because he’s been pulling his weight all weekend. Dinner was a Birdseye breaded chicken steak (which I don’t even like even when not on mj), chips and peas. I ate because I was starving but I’m gutted I didn’t have the energy to make something else. After eating it I was craving chocolate. I feel so undermined. Gone for a bath because I know I’m being dramatic.

@LindtCurves no sadly they don't! The GW is based on what I used to weigh 20 years ago (!) pre kids etc (I weighed 65 then on a VERY good day but took 5kg off extra to aim high??!) I mean anything under 80kg I'd be delighted by really...

Checking in!

Stepping up to 5mg this week, and think it is due as have definitely been eating more and have had first drink in 4 weeks. Tis the season though, and it’s good to get willpower back in the game and tested out!!

Pleased to report that my sweet tooth has definitely disappeared though