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!

Hi lovely, could you PM me the code too? Thank you 🙏

I had ‘Linner’ (when a restaurant lunch turns into dinner 😂) with good friends yesterday. Although I didn’t overeat, a good 7 hours of drinking meant DD and I missed the end of strictly as I had my head down the loo with her holding my hair back. Not my finest hour 😂

In other news, I wore the dress 🥳

Yay! As we all head into the heady heights of just ‘overweight’ 🎉

🥳🥳🥳 new jeans 🥰

Cycles are a dim memory for me, but I think the fact that the pill doesn’t work on MJ might be an indication that it does affect your hormones.

23lbs is incredible. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

@qotsa thank you for sharing that code. I’ve just ordered a 7.5mg pen (although I’m sticking to 5mg for another month) and as I had a referral credit I got it for £99.94 including postage.

Anyone else stocking up on bargain prices to make this as cost effective as possible?

I think I’m going to order a 5 and a 7.5 now as I think the likelihood of codes being around in January is possibly unlikely. A bit like trying to get an appointment with a divorce lawyer in January 😂

Just posted this on another thread and thought I would share it…..

Money wise… My first MJ cost £113. I made it last 5 weeks so equates to £22.60 a week.
Minimum of savings on items per week

• take away coffees £6
• Bottle of wine £10
• multi pack walkers crisps £3
• 1 takeaway per week £10
• chocolate, biscuits and sweet items £12

total amount of items that would be in my weekly shop is £41, so I am actually saving money, how crazy is that!!

Today is jab day and going up to 5mg, but I’m doing that at bed time as we’re off to our nearest city with the family and have a trip to a restaurant. I’m not calorie counting today and will be having a cocktail, but I’m going to aim to make sensible choices. Wish me luck.

Next week I am planning to make the best choices and exercise at home with my dumbbells.

Ooh I love home economics stats like these 🥰

Great plan. I had one martini yesterday as an aperitif, 3 champagnes and at least 2 glasses of red wine. Less than I would’ve had pre MJ over the same time but I was absolutely slaughtered. It seems I do not learn from my recent experiences 😂

Absolutely agree! The cost of MJ balances out with the savings I am making by not buying & guzzling unhealthy food and drink

My first week on 5mg has resulted in some underlying feelings of nausea and good suppression, but flipping awful constipation. I have been drinking a lot of water but have hardly gone to the loo at all. TMI but I ended up somewhat impacted and had a terrible day yesterday. I did manage to 'go' in the end but it was not an experience I want to repeat. Has anyone got any suggestions for how to combat this? I did take Laxido but probably not enough to really help.

To add insult to injury I have barely lost any weight this week - maybe just squeaked in with half a pound off, despite eating very little. And I don't drink so no alcohol was involved. My total loss over 5 weeks has been 11lbs so I'm happy overall.

Happy Sunday everyone!

It's jab / weigh day today and I've just had my 8th injection and my 4th 5mg. I'm sticking to 5mg for another pen at least as it's working pretty well for me and with Christmas around the corner I prefer to be on a dose I'm not getting side effects from (touch wood). I have a 7.5mg in the fridge ready for January although I might stick to 5mg if it's still working at that point.

Drum roll please.....I lost 3lbs this week 🎉 which is the biggest weekly loss since week 1. It meant I also hit 1 stone lost since starting which I'm over the moon about. Took my blood pressure and it's still normal so a great result all in.

This year I've lost 2.5 stone altogether - and I can't believe I've managed it as it felt impossible at the beginning of the year. It just shows that 2-3lbs per month soon adds up - every little helps as they say lol.

Well done to all of us for sticking with it whether or not the results show on the scales from week to week. I'm always going to be a slow loser and that's ok as I'm in this for the long haul and will need time to embed new healthier habits.

Enjoy your Sundays whatever your plans are! I'm wrapping presents today alongside other pottering. 🙂

Thanks for the DM @qotsa unfortunately the code didn't work for me as it is only valid for existing customers who haven't ordered in 50 days.

This has been my main side effect. No movement at all Monday to Thursday evening this week and my tummy was so sore. I drink loads of water so it wasn’t that. Exercise loads so it wasn’t that either. Eat dates every day for fibre too. Then since Thursday it’s been fine. Hoping it was a one-off this week. I did google pressure points and exercises to relieve constipation on Thursday AM and I think they also helped. But I am low carbing so it could also be that.

Third day on 5 mgs. I have a cracking headache and feel like my world is ending. I have no idea if it's mounjaro or the beginnings of thst nasty cold everyone's got.
I hope the latter becsuse I couldn't deal with this for long. I can small gas but there is no gas, I've had it checked. Food tastes like cat food. I can't eat anything.

🥳

I’ll be mostly eating a roast dinner cooked by DH and watching shite films featuring Jason Statham or some other nonsense 😂

Week 1 for me on 5mg was pretty similar with the headache. Week 2 no headache but I calmed right down on the coffee front. Do you have Covid maybe if your taste is affected?

Is anyone lacking the Christmas cheer this year? Usually I am the most excited person about hosting Christmas and doing all the fun festive outings with my kids. But this year I just feel a bit blah about it all. Maybe it's because I haven't been drinking or indulging in nice food? I feel like I'm just watching everyone else have fun and I haven't been invited to the party!

@Cantbesure ah. That's a shame. Sorry. I didn't realise. Based on this @Mounjaropen do you still want me to DM you the code? Mine was a longer gap as I didn't start for four weeks due to being ill.

Ahhh ladies I feel rough . 3.75 is progressively making me feel like I have a horrendous hangover and I’m 24 hrs post jab …. My body doesn’t seem to cope well with more than 2.5 but 2.5 isn’t as effective ahhhhh

Thanks but I won’t qualify either 🥲

Went for a Sunday roast today, have a large takeaway container of the half of it I couldn't eat!

Ah man the explosive diarrhoea is back! Here’s hoping as I’m only on 3.75 it is short lived! Anyone else really struggling to increase their dose?