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!

So I’m at the end of day 2.

No real side effects yet, but definitely need to keep drinking water!

I haven’t snacked at all, had half the amount of cereal that I normally do this morning and have had a mushroom and broccoli omelette two days running for lunch which I’ve really enjoyed!

I had some noodles with turkey mince which were quick spicy last night with no bad gastro effects 🙌

The thought of snacking has entered my mind and then immediately left it again, I don’t feel suppressed as much as it’s like I have taken liquid willpower. Early days but good so far.

Big challenges for my first week - a meal out tomorrow, a birthday party at the weekend and a conference with nice hotel breakfast and a dinner on the last night, so even staying the same weight this week would be a big achievement, but I’m hopeful for better than that!

Good luck everyone!

Well that's 1st dose administered 7.30pm 🙏 so January 3rd starter please every1 update on meals/snacks side effects etc and help each other thro the journey i will up date weekly weigh ins as I go goodluck every1 💪

DPD safely delivered my MJ from Asda this afternoon. By “safely delivered” I mean thrown over the gate, with an email telling me the delivery was done. We were both inside the house at the time. Might be collecting mine next month!

I had zero appetite yesterday (1 day post injection) but can definitely feel hunger today. I have gone to have a small portion of chicken and it's turned my stomach.. hungry but not able to eat!

Av bought some salad boxes
Protien drinks
Protieon yogurts to see me over next couple days then iv done a gusto box order to fresh prepare dinners 🤞 any1 else using gusto meals along with mounjaro any recipes they enjoyed or suggest.
Not tryin tonsell anything on here but for any1 who wants a discount code feel free an al pass mine over don't kno if it's even gonna work along woth mounjaro 😭

Over on carbs a think 🙈
Tried to have a good day b4 started my jab tonight 😭 av no idea what's good what's not 😭

I’m on day 6 today and ravenous 😭😭. I’ve been really good all day, but it has really, really got to me tonight. We have elderly neighbours and I helped them to set their smart tv up yesterday, and went over again today as they needed another tutorial. To say thank you they left a box of heroes on the doorstep ❤️. Up until today I could have left the box alone after one chocolate, but tonight I could have scoffed the whole box. I had a chicken breast and peas for tea, followed by a large apple, but then started on the chocs and my tummy would not stop rumbling.

I’m going for the 5th dose in each pen, so have decided to jab again tonight. I honestly don’t think I can do another day this hungry before jabbing without falling down a rabbit hole of over eating and shame. At least this way I will hopefully avoid that.

Keep going 💪 does the 5th dose actually work in pen do u just do it the same way a did see post were they can use the last 2.5 dose n put it to 5 instead how does it actually work 🙈

I've been approved and my pens have shipped! I am hoping to start on Wednesday. Really hoping this works for me. I'm going to combine walking with counting calories and 16:8 so I'll have to see how it goes. So interesting to read everyone's experience so far😀

I was approved on Monday but have had no further updates, I’m using med express, can I ask if anyone else has any idea of timeline between approval and delivery? Obviously expecting some delays due to NY.

I had a blip earlier where I just really couldn't stop eating (nothing compared to normal) but a mince pie, chocolate biscuit and then a chocolate coin. I feel really bad about it which is ridiculous because I'm only on 1400 cals but I just was surprised.

Didn't do my 2nd jab til 4pm today so will do it in the morning next week.

Starting on Tuesday. Looking forward to hearing how everyone is getting on & sharing tips.

I'm hoping to do it alongside gousto. We've been having boxes every other week for a year now and I think they are reasonably healthy. I've ordered some lower calorie ones for next week. I'm a vegetarian though, so I'm more limited.

My prescription still hasn’t been approved despite ordering on 28th December. I had a message on 31st saying my photo wasn’t approved and asking for a new one which I sent immediately. Since then nothing 😞. I’m going to contact MedExpress on Monday. Disappointed as was hoping to start this weekend.

Yeh av only been using them few weeks b4 Xmas then paused then made a order of the things a think might be better choices an hopin for the best 🙈🙈🙈

Am sure they are open over weekend so a would pop them a email asking for update I ordered 30th and came 2day a ordered my next peen as a hadn't even started 1st pen till today just so I was prepared for when built courage to use it and both deliveries been spot on 1st time tho my pic was refused and resnt another that was passed to another team member for approval then sent out fine x hopefully comes soon x

Just taken my first dose! To anyone else who is a bit scared of needles like me, I honestly didn't feel the needle go in at all- in fact I had to double check it had gone in and I was doing it correctly as I presumed I'd feel a scratch.

Well done! I started on December 30th and had immediate suppression. My eating is awful. I'm barely managing 1000 cal per day. Doing protein and fruit/veg. I think the hunger has finally kicked in tonight. Not really exercising which I know I will regret. I thought I had a headache as a side effect but I think it might have been the wine I had on NYE. Starting weight was 109.8kg, I weighed myself earlier and was at 106.8kg I do have endo and retain a lot of water so I think most of the loss is probably that. I've hardly thought about food until now.

That is exactly how I would describe it too-liquid willpower!!!! Such a good way of describing it!

I’ve done a decent amount (about 8 months) of reading around before deciding to go for MJ, and a lot of people take the “extra” dose in each pen; when the 4 doses are over there is still 0.6-0.7ml of MJ left in the pen. If you use an insulin needle (available online) or an extra Quikpen needle (mine came with 6 needles) you can extract the extra dose. If you are using an insulin needle you put the needle into the red seal that you clean before attaching your open needle and draw up the dose using the plunger. If you are using the quikpen needle you attach it as normal, and then can apparently click the pen around again one of two ways. The first way is to apply constant but even pressure to the purple twist bit. Initially it will refuse to twist, but eventually it will “give in” and allow you to twist it around to 1 one more time. People have broken their pen doing it this way though. The second way to do
it (but obviously I haven’t tried this yet) is to stop one click before the 1 appears in the window on your fourth dose. Apparently then the pen will allow you to prime and administer a fifth dose the following week. That way you don’t need to force the pen round and it is less likely to break. I’m terrified of breaking the pen 😂 so am going to try the second technique. Will report back!

@ThisisnotwhatIhadplanned thanks for the tip of not clicking all the way round on the pen, I will try that.

I'm on Day 7 (started last Sunday), I was so hungry last night and this morning. I'm going to take the opportunity to eat a bit more varied diet and use my whole calorie allowance for the day. I had really strong appetite suppression all week and most days couldn't eat enough so didn't have enough energy to even have a walk. I'll jab tomorrow morning.

I've lost 1lb. It's not much, but it actually went up 2 lb earlier in week, so I think my weight is still settling after xmas. I know I'm in a calorie deficit so am losing.

@Chazzadc I'm using Gousto, have used it on and off since Covid. If we don't have a delivery I meal plan from the recipe cards. I'm having to choose recipes, with a pre-teen who dislikes veg so it's a balance between healthy and what everyone will eat.

I started MJ on Wed and have had Gousto each night but I'm definitely having smaller portions.

Personally I've found Gousto meant less supermarket trips, so less temptation and it helps to take away some of the food noise, I know when I wake up what we're having for dinner, I know we have all the ingredients and I don't have to think too much about it.

I have a referral code if anyone wants it 🙂

@ThisisnotwhatIhadplanned that sounds like a great tip to get the fifth dose! I'm only taken one dose so far but interested to see if it works.

I’ve woken up this morning expecting to feel like a new woman and feel…the same 🤣 1st dose given yesterday morning. Hoping I’ll notice some effects soon although I know 2.5 isn’t considered a therapeutic dose.

@Chazzadc I love Gousto and will continue to use it but with more mindful choices! Top tip for any new starters to their recipe boxes - only two of us using the food in the box (kids eat earlier) but I always order a box for 4. It only costs about 20% more for literally double the ingredients and all the Gousto meat can be frozen so it’s a big cost saver (especially on the first box referral as it’s like 65% off already, happy to refer also). It’s all portioned as if for 2 lots of 2 so very easy to split apart from the very occasional item.

Ive actually used Simply Cook recipes the last two nights (their Dan Dan noodles and the Sicilian Roast Cauliflower, delicious). I have a few of these piled up now but I really like them so going to work through them, and all calories listed etc so very helpful. I think I have codes for free boxes too, so feel free to message me.

I also got the Bored for Lunch slow cooker book for Christmas so trying a meal from that later!