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!

I decided to take my first injection yesterday afternoon (as injecting Friday works for my schedule after Christmas). Today I have v mild nausea feeling but have eaten a bit and had a lot of water to drink. I would describe as being like mild morning sickness - not sick enough to stop eating entirely but enough to feel that I only want small amounts of certain foods.

I'd like to join if you don't mind! Mine has just been dispatched and is due for delivery on Monday.

I think I'm going to hold off on injecting for a few days though and try to ease into a healthier diet first!

I'm starting on 1 January evening, as I'm hosting a little family get together that afternoon, so will inject (or get my daughter to do it for me as she is on Mounjaro) after that. I bought some multivits at the same time as my pen that Med Express advertised and I also have lots of protein shakes from a previous failed diet attempt! I plan to follow Michael Moseley's 800 Fast plan. I also plan on trying to cut out alcohol completely and have a shop ordered for the 31st full of healthy stuff based on the 800 Fast plan. I really want to start now but don't want to risk feeling unwell or tired for my party on the 1st.

Hi all, can I join in please? I’ve just placed my first order so may not arrive by 1st Jan, but I’m hoping it’s here before I go back to work on 7th. I will start as soon as I receive it. I’m nervous but also excited, I’ve struggled with obesity my whole life and tried every diet you could think of. I’m really hoping this might be the answer 🤞.

My first pen has been dispatched and expected to arrive by 2nd Jan!

I'm concerned this may be a life long thing, so I'm planning how to change my lifestyle whilst taking the meds.

It seems some are on really strict diets alongside the pen, is that necessary? I really want to develop sustainable, healthy choices.

BMI 35, my healthy range is 9 1/2-10 stone but I'll be happy around 11 stone.

I'd love to hear everyone's journeys, especially on the 2.5 dose, as I may be disheartened and impatient at the beginning.

Hi @Cabinfever20, I’m starting the evening of 1st January too. Good luck! I have Thursdays and Fridays off work (although have my 4 year old to look after) so can stay at home if side effects start brewing. Have multivitamins, electrolytes, psyllium husks
and protein powder on standby 🙂

@Therealmetherealme before I decided to get the injection, I had decided I wanted to try and cut out UPFs. Everything I've read says it's part of the reason I make poor food choices, and most UPF foods are ones you probably shouldn't be indulging in while trying to lose weight. Crisps, chocolate, sugar laden tinned food etc.

My intention - and who knows if I'll stick to it or how I feel once I start tomorrow - is to still enjoy all ranges of food, but choose ones that are free from some of the shit. I'm hoping mounjaro will help cut out the noise that makes me choose it in the first place 🙏

@cantstandit we are start date twins 😊
Have you had any side effects yet? I took my first dose at 4pm yesterday and haven't noticed any difference yet.

Starting today - first injection around midday today. Very nervous starting but hopeful!

Starting at 14 stone 9 and (current) goal weight is 12 stone.

No noticeable side effects so far today but we'll see!

Hello fellow travellers!

After starting yesterday at 11am I felt pretty normal but at dinner tonight I couldn't manage very much at all, I've also got a bit of a headache.

I was looking at the food thinking I want to eat it but when I put it to my mouth I felt almost repulsed. Surely it can't be working that well after 24 hours! See how I get on with snack temptation later after lo's in bed.

I've just been approved , not sure when it will arrive but I think a Sunday is going to be my best day for injection as I work Thursday, Friday and Sunday evening.

I got an email this morning saying royal mail has my medexpress order and it'll be here on the afternoon of the 31st - will it be okay being in transit for this long?

I started this afternoon. I feel ok at the moment. I'm hoping I will notice some reduction of food noise quite quickly.

I'm very been approved today. Have no idea what to do.
Please explain the dosage to me

Can I join too? Ordered from Voy. Delivery should be NYE. Want to start on Jan 1st. I heard it does wonders for endo bloating.

Hi all, I’d like to join too! Ordered my first pen from med express and approved but awaiting dispatch. Hoping to take first injection on 2nd Jan.

I've struggled around my weight since having my kids, currently 42 and 12stone 7, so just over BMI 30. In a dream world I’d love to be around 9st 7, but in reality I’ve not seen 10stone on the scales in 10 years so that would seem like a huge achievement. I got to 11 stone 0.5lb on my wedding day and never got that last bit to get me over the line.

my max weight has been 13st 6 and I lost a good bit with intermittent fasting, which I still do but have lost some discipline at over the past year and put back on some of my losses. IF will be my plan for maintaining once this is done. I’m also a runner so hoping I’ll still be able to maintain that!

Hi all. Day six and definitely feel the suppression is wearing off. Still not back to normal levels of appetite but much more open to toast and chocolate than I’ve been all week!

@FatGirlDosing when did you start feeling a suppression? Any side effects? How have you found it so far?

My pen has been dispatched! Getting real now... Guess it will arrive tomorrow, but I don't think I'll start straight away - we have friends coming to have Raclette, and from what I've read, that type of food doesn't go well with the drug but I don't think I'll want to wait until January.

What time and day are you/will you jab?

Suppression was almost immediate. One very short/small bout of stomach ache (lasted about ten minutes).

I have just done mine for the first time.

The process was pretty easy, instructions simple to understand - although I had a short lived panic I was twisting it too much. I now better understand what everyone means by counting the clicks if they want to adjust a dose.

@stressedtothemaxdotcom - the dosage is really clear in the instructions.

I weighed myself, and after Christmas I am the heaviest I have been in about 15 years, so ready to start and smash this.

SW - 12st 3/4lbs
GW 1 - 10st 7lbs

Took my second dose yesterday before bed. I feel fine this morning and am 6lbs down - so pleased 😁.

@FatGirlDosing that's great! I started on Friday and have had very little suppression but have been off my food. I don't know if that's down to the cold I have or the drug lol.

Height - 5ft 10
SW - 101.6kg
CW - 101.6kg
GW - 80kg

I'm hoping to reach 80kg which is a healthy weight for my height/build even if my BMI is still slightly high.

I can't wait to go on this journey with you all 😊

@Happytoday69 that's a brilliant result! Well done

Day 3 and I went to bed hungry last night and have woken up hungry. That’s ok as I am used to it as have been trying to lose weight this time round for 14 months but I was hoping that the bit of suppression I felt yesterday morning might last a bit longer.

I weigh regularly so have just had a look and I am down 0.4lbs which is pretty much what is expected for the 1340 calorie deficit I have had over the last 2 days. Managed a bit more protein yesterday and got up to 120g so was pleased with that.