November starters thread 4 - the one where we navigate 🎄and stick or twist on 5mg for the New year

[Mounjaropen]

Previous thread here

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5220778-november-starters-thread-3-the-one-where-we-get-eggy-burbs?page=40&reply=140510880

All welcome!

Just reporting in on the new thread. And glad we are moving on from the the eggy burps both from the title of this thread and IRL. Happy days.

Hello. Pen being delivered on Monday 16th. Is it a terrible idea to start this close to Christmas?!

Welcome @landobroken I think starting now is a good idea. Hopefully it will help make better choices over Christmas. I've not had any side effects on 2.5mg other than suppression and some slight constipation.

Welcome @landobroken are you just starting? If take a look here https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5220172-mounjaro-december-starters-support-thread-1

Welcome! You might find it more useful to join a Dec starter thread as the losses/experiences will be shared with people at the same stage as you are at.

Feeling a bit defeated at my weigh in today. Just moved up to 5mg, and was hoping for a bit more as the appetite suppression has been crazy good this week..

Maybe I'm not eating enough?? Is that a thing?

Anyway

Weigh in 5

SW: 101.9kg

CW: 95.2kg

(Previous weigh in 95.55kg so only a loss of 0.35kg)

Thank you for the new thread!

Bookmarking! Thanks for the new thread @Mounjaropen

Checking in!

Aqua fit done this morning, just about to put a stew together in the slow cooker then get done work done. Feeling very positive today!!

@Mounjaropen great news on the dress, that's a a proper win. And thanks for new thread.

thank you for the new thread @Mounjaropen we are a busy lot aren’t we! it’s great to have the support of you all.

Felt hungry today and yesterday, went out for a Christmas meal on Wednesday which was fun and I ate very well but had a few drinks. I was working from home yesterday and fell into eating crackers, a baguette and breadsticks. I think I was still within a reasonable calorie limit, but it made me realise I’m still a complete carb monster and I can eat them for so many reasons that aren’t related to hunger.

Trying to reset today, make good choices of protein and veg and not the empty calories that make me feel sluggish.

@mydogisacloud do you just weigh once a week? It could just be a bad scale day? I weigh daily and can vary from day to day.

i wouldn’t be disheartened 6.7kg is a great loss for 4/5 weeks

are you tracking macros? I try to focus on protein and fibre intake (especially as I get constipation on MJ)

@mymydogisacloud I'm the same I moved up to 5mg and I am feeling a bit hungry and wish I stayed at 2.5 but I have 2 more injections left of 5 but need to order on Monday so I think I'll order 7.5

Just checking in, I’ve only just woke up from a night full of mad dreams. I kept looking for Anthony Gordon (Newcastle footballer) in a lavish country house party where multiple other guests kept dying and lots of children kept complaining about the noise. Good old mounjaro 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

I’ve woken up exhausted and cold (I think I have a virus rather than blaming mj for this one).

Annoyed I’m back up 1lb - I know it fluctuates over the week but yesterday I ate less than 1000 calories and healthy food. It means that I’ve currently had no loss all week since Sunday’s jab. Anyway, onwards and hoping for a whoosh.

Weighing in for the new thread and thanks for setting it up @Mounjaropen.
W5D7
SW: 19st 9lbs
CW:18st 8lbs
1st GW: 17st 13lbs
TL: 1st 1lb
That's the first stone off 🥳 And I'm just a pound off my Christmas goal of 18st 7lbs which feels very achievable. And 18st 5lbs will see me down to merely obese, which is not sometimes ever thought I'd celebrate but will be a win.
After bonus dosing last week I'm moving up to the 5 pen today. I'm a bit apprehensive about symptoms, as I've got a couple of Christmas events this week, so I'm thinking I might do two 3.75s first to see me through Christmas.
Onwards and downwards.

Hi All - just checking into the new thread. I don't post much as work is so bonkers but keep an eye on the thread as it helps to read about others at the same stage. I'm on week 7 (started end Oct) and on 5mg and plan to stay on it for another pen. No side effects to speak of, luckily, but weight loss is slow. I've lost 12lbs altogether and a chunk of that was in the first week. Still, my BP is now in the normal range so I feel like I've already achieved one of my goals.

I bought a festive sweater yesterday to wear at my work Xmas lunch next week and bought a size 14! I was a size 20-22 at the beginning of this year so am very happy. No way am I actually a 14 - it was clearly an oversized top but I'm not complaining 😁.

Looking forward to a weekend of wrapping presents. I think I've done all the gift buying now but will inevitably realise that there's stuff missing or feel like I've not got enough for someone so may need to pop out as well. Just one more week at work to get through before I can put my feet up for a couple of weeks. 🎄

Checking in - love the festive title!

W5D1.
Start weight: 12.6
Current weight: 11.10.4
Total loss: 9.6 lbs
Week 1: 4.4 lbs
Week 2: 2.7 lbs
Week 3: 1.1 lbs
Week 4: 1.4 lbs

Just taken my first bonus dose with insulin syringe - I got 0.6ml which is 2.5mg. Was hoping for a bit more but there were some air bubbles and by the time I was sure I’d got rid of them I was down to 0.6. Weight loss has slowed a bit but I’ve got my new 5mg pen in the fridge for next Friday and hopefully that will give me a bit of a whoosh.

Just reposting this for reference:

End of Week 4. Jabbing again Sunday. Still on 2.5mg.

SW: 23st 11lb
CW: 22st 8.5lb
Total loss: 1 stone 2.5lb
GW: probably about 14.5 stone but we'll see

Hi everyone! Does anyone have any advice on how to make jeans look ok when they are too big? Obviously I'm delighted to have this as a problem, but as I'm still 1.5 stone off my goal, I really want to avoid buying anything new until I get there. Is it worth getting clothes altered?

I’ve got same issue now I’m losing my curves somewhat. I may buy some charity shop trousers if I can just to ride me over. As work is not done yet. 😂

I have to confess that I keep looking at myself in the mirror and checking the scales to make sure I really have lost some weight... but I do think it's starting to show. However, not one person has noticed yet... not even my husband! I suspect I am seeing myself through rose tinted glasses and think I look better than I do

@lostinchaos i can’t answer your question, but I feel your pain (not that it’s bad if our clothes are a bit loose!)

I'm holding off buying new clothes until I’m at my GW, although I did buy a jumper that I decided would also look good if it got baggier 😂

I think @Babymamamamas suggestion if charity shops or eBay or vinted is an idea to tide us over on our wl journeys

fortunately I’m a bit of a hoarder so have some clothes that I should be able to squeeze into at some point in the future

Thank you for the new thread.

I'm due to go up to 5 on Sunday and have the pen in the fridge . I'm still experiencing decent suppression and few side effects on 2.5 (through it has tailed off a bit), so not sure what to do.

I'm wearing a top that would have been embarrassingly tight 6 weeks ago and is a decent fit now!