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

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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!

Weird one: I'm not feeling any suppression at all this week. I injected on Thursday, and usually suppression is very strong from Saturday to Tuesday. But I'm just feeling very hungry - and lots of food noise. It'll be a much trickier week than I'd anticipated...

@KentishMama what are u in I'm on 5mg and I don't feel it's as good as 2.5 but foolishly I got another 5mg and then I lost 10lbs this week

3.75 mg as I didn't want to go straight up to 5. I guess it's time to increase!

Nearly Christmas everyone, woo! I am finishing up work today and then throwing myself into last minute prep. Fortunately we are staying with family this year so prep is restricted to Christmas breakfast and making sure I remember to take a cheese board and bottle of fizz to contribute!

W7 here today, and my third run with the 5mg pen. I've decided to stick with 5 for my next month as I think I'm getting good suppression and no real side effects, so I'm hoping I can carry on like this right through Jan.

I have now lost 6.5kg altogether, which is (drumroll) just a bit over 14lb!

Hope you're all having a good build-up to Christmas.

@KentishMama I'm the same. Went up to 3.75, zero suppression now. I'm due to jab tomorrow but planning on delaying until
Boxing Day. I'm starving and I want ALL the Christmas food. Don't know if it's a genuine craving or I just feel I'm missing out- it's really boring
Not being able to eat much at Christmas I'm finding. Going to be sensible today, then have three days off, back to it 27th. Life is for living food wise to some degree I think.

I'm kind of the opposite - I would really like decent suppression over the holidays! I don't feel that Mounjaro is preventing me from enjoying the food that I eat, but it's limiting the amount that I consume.

Also, aren't you worried that your side effects will be pretty brutal after a break, unless you drop down to 2.5?

Nah, will only be two days late jabbing. I've been that late before and not had any issues.

piscofrisco

twice I have gone 9 days in between jabs and all was ok.

My period is due so there's no point in weighing in until afterwards

Wonderful loss! Merry Xmas!

10lb in a week! Awesome!

Thank you I'm well chuffed xx

An unbelievable exchange with the world’s most ignorant Ocado driver has meant I have a glass of wine in hand on a Monday for the first time in two months…stress induced as the chap refused to listen to the delivery instructions from me on the phone (we live rurally) wouldn’t look at the customer delivery notes either… panic set in as I watched my Xmas delivery potentially go poof! Eventually got it back 😅

Hope you have a fab Xmas!

God my 7.5 is kicking in and there is literally nothing I fancy as a treat. No alcohol, no chocolates. I just fancy hearty meals like soup or stew! It’s not like me not to have 897 lindts

I went up to 3.75 on Thursday and I'm regretting not going to 5mg, although the heartburn on Friday almost killed me. Food noise is back with a bang and I've ate more calories / snacked more in the past 2 days than I have in the past month. It's hard judging what to do for the best. Think I'll do 5mg on Thursday.

Same, I didn’t want to feel awful when being offered lots of food in the run up and over Christmas, so went to 3.75 not 5mg. Might as well not have bothered, it’s (failing) willpower only, can’t feel any suppression at all. Definitely will go to 5mg next, just got spooked because so many reported struggling with the leap.

It's not a proper Monday - it's Christmas Eve's Eve! I had a sherry at 5pm and now I'm nursing some wine. Cheers! 🍷

lol. It’s jab day and I haven’t ever mixed wine and a jab..fingers crossed I don’t end up as sick as a dog!

It's fascinating how different the suppression is for everyone. I'm on 3.75 and am struggling to eat much at all this week. I had a poptart (bought in before times) and a bowl of pasta yesterday and felt like I'd had about 10 Christmas dinners.

I’m on 5mg, just did the wk2 jab yesterday. Suppression is less than week1 on 2.5mg but working well in helping me make better choices. I ate too much last night, healthy meal but a big portion, and felt sick for the first time. Lesson learned.

I’ve not had any issues with alcohol. I don’t drink much unless out out, but Saturday I had a couple of gins and a couple of cocktails followed by sambuca shots. All good after. Not tried wine yet so hopefully Christmas Day champagne will be fine.

Sounds like I’m now unexpectedly cooking but at my mum’s house - she has broken her foot and at the checkup today they realised it’s worse than they thought and she needs emergency surgery in the morning. She’ll be home that evening but not able to stand at all and groggy from general anaesthetic.

W9 D4
SW: 108.9kg (113.35kg 4 weeks before starting MJ)
CW: 96.75kg
Loss to date: on MJ 12.15kg (total 16.6kg)
GW: 73kg

Hi all,
Just checking in pre-Xmas. I took the bonus dose from my 5mg pen this week - took 6.25mg worth as I wanted the extra for over Xmas and I haven’t decided whether to go up to 7.5mg or stay on 5mg (I have both pens in fridge).

This week was the lowest loss I’ve had since starting MJ. Not sure why as calories haven’t been any higher and water intake is consistent (minimum 2.5ltrs a day).

I’m not eating enough, I don’t think. It’s not all down to surprission though, if I’m honest I’m worried that if I eat more I’ll stop losing completely. When I’ve lost weight in the past it was really slow unless I dropped to about 1200 cals a day. I don’t want it to slow though, but I know I can’t sustain too low calories for too long or it’ll bugger up my metabolism completely!

What targets are people setting for calories in? Are you subtracting 500 from your TDEE Maintenance cals and eating up to that figure or less?

Just ordered the 7.5mg to start on the 4th. I would have liked to stay at 5mg but I don't feel like the impact is enough. It's stopping me from eating massive portions but not from snacking on unhealthy stuff like chocolate that isn't very filling.

Unfortunately I'm short at 5'3 and eating cake, chocolate etc even in not huge quantities does tend to make me put on weight. Not sure what that means for me long term but for now I'm hoping the increased dose will sort it, and after new year there will be less sweet stuff around.

I think I've only lost about 3lb in the last month which is certainly better than nothing but not ideal.

SW 13st 3lb
CW 12st 8lb
GW 10st 6lb

I’m grumpy because I really struggled to drink two glasses of cava this evening. There’s actual real champagne in the fridge and I want to enjoy it on Christmas Day, damn it! I also had my first mince pie after dinner and struggled to finish that too. Maybe if I’m struggling to eat/drink something I should just stop? Leave it? That sounds so wrong!

I’m jealous - I’m getting very minimal suppression this week compared to early weeks. I’m due to go to 7.5 on Boxing Day so I hope that helps!

Yep, pasta is a distant memory for me too 🥲