Gearing up for a JANUARY start!

[FatGirlDosing]

Just approved and am assuming that the pen won’t arrive until after Christmas so will start the new year with a, er, prick.

Anyway, thought I’d start a thread for anyone else planning on a slimmer 2025!

Just taken my first dose. Instructions were great, thought I'd missed the '1' but got there eventually. Incredibly fine needle and painless. Easiest injection I've ever had to give myself.

I know the 2.5mg shouldn't work, but I'm hopeful. Just knowing I'm starting and being post Christmas, I've already lost a couple of pounds since Boxing Day. I'm going to try and measure myself today and set up my scales app.

1/01/25. 15 st 4.

Weighed just now. I've lost 4lb in 4 days (water weight) which is a good kick start for my mindset. I'm very large (5ft9, 22 stone 13 now) so I'm assuming I've got another good 5lb of water weight before I hit any fat burning yet.

So far, so good 😊 I didn't sleep well, but that's quite usual these days (thanks for nothing, menopause), so I'm not sure that's linked to the jab. Feeling quite dehydrated, even though I had at least 3L of water yesterday. Quite anxious, no idea why!

Buts either way, I start today.

1/1/25 100.7 kg / 15.85 st (I'm Swiss and struggling with the st/lb conversion)

I want to lose 30 kg/~4 st.

Set my daily calorie target in MyFitnessPal and will be tracking all I eat. Aiming for:

• max 1500 cals/day
• at least 2 L water/day

-130 g protein/day

• exercise 3 times/week

All of which I know is doable. Although exercise next week will be hit and miss because DH is away, so I will either have to sort out the kids... but the exercise is flexible, this is more for my mental health 😉

Told DH before I jabbed myself yesterday, so he knows what's going on - he does the bulk of cooking in our house (I'm sooo lucky!). Not sure if he agrees with me taking Mounjaro, but he's supportive. To be fair, he doesn't really get a choice

My goal for today is cleaning the fridge!!

Wow! Well done!! 👍

I’m almost 24 hours in now and definitely feeling the appetite suppression. I’m not hungry at all and I think I’ll have to force myself to eat something for lunch. I had a small coffee this morning and felt a bit nauseous afterwards. It reminded me of first trimester morning sickness (although not as bad).
I’m so happy that I’m already feeling the effects of it and feeling very hopeful for 2025 now! Happy new year everyone! Here’s to feeling healthy and healed in 2025 🥂

Both me and my partner have injected today for the first time! I have around 4 stone to lose, I have lost 6 stone previously but have put 5 back on so I am hoping this helps me get it back off and then keep it off!!

Is anyone else ordering/ordered through SheMed? This is who I’ve gone with as I felt reassured by the fact there are blood tests to check suitability as I had a few anxieties. I am actually wondering whether I’ll be approved as pre HRT I had bloods done and my thyroid result was on the cusp of hypothyroidism and GP said retest in 12 months (which I was rather frustrated by but she’s been otherwise excellent and taken my concerns about my health very seriously so put my trust in her with the watch and wait theory - and seeing if HRT fixed things). I have actually lost 3kg since starting HRT but that has taken many months so isn’t a viable approach (in my opinion) to getting back to a healthy weight before I do my body more damage.
I used to run long distance but peri menopause and now menopause has caused me so much joint pain that I basically stopped exercising and hence here I am!
are we posting stats in this thread?
good luck to you all!

I found them very good for support. I ring them anytime I have a question

Day 3 - muscle tenderness has gone but I woke up hungry today! I wonder if that's because I have eaten very few carbs over the last two days (although I did have a glass of red wine last night) or if I am going to need to up the dose next month? I was planning on staying 2.5 for as long as possible. I'm only on wk1, day 3 so wasn't expecting hunger this early! I couldn't resist getting on the scales this morning and 1.5lb off IN TWO DAYS!! 😲

My pen didn't arrive yesterday 😭
So I'm hoping it turns up tomorrow.
Getting more nervous waiting around for it!

I'm heading towards my third jab on Saturday and really don't feel any different. I wish I was one of the people that this worked straight away for.

I'm on Day 4. Very little appetite and headache. However, I got a cold on Day 2 so I'm not sure what is due to the cold, and what to MJ. Feel rough, whichever it is!

I'm used to eating my way out of a cold, it's weird not to be able to use my normal coping strategy.

Not long until you can go up a dose. It's probably better to slide into it gently anyway, maybe.

Well done on the loss! I've not lost anything yet but am trusting it's on its way as I've eaten so little. Or perhaps it will be that this week I just don't gain any weight, which I should have done how much I ate at Christmas and the week after, it always takes a couple of weeks to show up on the scales for me.

I'm Day 4 and do get hungry now and again. The difference is there are longer gaps between getting hungry, and it takes much less food to be full. I think it's normal to still get some hunger.

This is all i have managed to eat today, didn't even have a big dinner last night, so in 24 hours i think it's working, i don't even fancy carbs, I'm getting excited that this is actually going to work.
I'm at slimming world tomorrow so i can maintain healthy eating as i have put weight on the past 2 months as slimming world alone wasn't helpful anymore.

@Ahardyfool can you not take MJ is you are borderline hypothyroid and unmedicated ? Curious as my thyroid is slow-ish (not enough for medication).

I'm making sure I don't drop my carbs too much as that has previously made me feel terrible when I've done a very low carb diet, I think because your thyroid needs carbs.

You all know that there's an extra dose in the 2.5mg pen, right? So you could take week 4 as a 5mg dose (two separate 2.5mg shots) or add a week 5 of 2.5mg on.

You'll need a lot of strength to twist the pen/pliers but it works and is a full dose.

I took my jab on Sunday because I couldn't wait until today. I have had no hunger at all. Side effects wise I am getting a headache and I'm now constipated. Anyone else having symptoms in their first week?

I am waiting too. We might start at the same time. It would be great to follow other people's journeys

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Just done first dose! Watch and wait- I haven’t told anyone

I had my first dose this morning (I posted upthread) and I haven't felt hunger.. don't know if that's psychological or real 🤔

I am, though I am still waiting for the blood test kit. I ordered it on 29th I think and it hasn't been sent yet. Hoping it'll be in the post tomorrow, and next week perhaps I'll get the first pen if eligible.

🖐I had my first dose this morning and also haven't told anyone. Has anyone else had to find a hiding spot in the fridge? Does it have to be kept in the fridge? The pharmacist told me yes but was watching videos today and said it was OK not to as long as it was in a cool place under 30 degrees. Absolutely no danger of that here at the moment!

I'm hoping to start in January too. Have just started the process with WePrescribe. Nervous but excited!