November ‘24 starters thread 5 - The one where we go into a New Year with a new mindset and new wardrobes 🥳

[Mounjaropen]

Follow on thread from thread 4

www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5229555-november-starters-thread-4-the-one-where-we-navigate-and-stick-or-twist-on-5mg-for-the-new-year?page=40&reply=140957185

Welcome to friends old and new!

I’m W9D2 on second pen of 5mg
SW 13stone 12lb
CW 12st 6.2lb
GW 10st
H 5’5.5”

1 st 7lbs off so far is amazing! 👏👏👏👏

Thank you @Mounjaropen I’m feeling much more myself. I piled on 2 stone in the last 2 years and didn’t recognise myself. This thread is such a great place for non judgmental support too.

Hooray for the lovely new products.

Yes, the thought of salmon sperm is a little off putting! Although if it works…

I’m studiously noting all the tips and recommendations and pulling together a list of things to investigate further and eventually try.

I have basically flatlined since Christmas, grr! Undecided whether to order a 7.5mg pen or another 5mg, because the problem has been Christmas food rather than the medication. I’ve got two more doses in my 5mg pen including the bonus dose, so I will see where I am at the end of this week. Hoping for a whoosh! I’m going to plan my meals for this week and make sure there are lots of good choices. Also might finally start weights instead of just thinking about it.

Here’s my Shotsy graph for accountability.

Hi all, week 7 here. I am feeling a little dispondent at the moment. Currently 10lbs down having gained a couple back over Christmas.

I was so good this christmas so gaining left me a little annoyed. I suspect its because i incorporated exercise back into my routine after lacking motivation at the start of my journey.

Anyway need to keep going, managed to get 6ml bonus does out of my 5mg pen this week and have the 7.5mg pen ready to go.

I have a lot to lose, started at 16 stone with a bmi of 38.8. I wrongly expected to have lost more by now.

My hormones have been out of whack for so long, I was diagnosied with premature ovarian failure at 24, having had perimopause symptoms since 18. I am now 40 and still have irregular periods, now about 3-4 a year. I can't take HRT and so generally feeling a bit rubbish!

Sorry for the downer post!

Is my maths right? I have a 5mg pen and next week I’ll have taken 4x 3.75mg (45 clicks) doses from it. Will this leave me with an up to 5mg 5th dose to take as the 5th one from this pen? I have been brave and ordered syringes.

Keep at it, it will come, I started at a similar weight and I’m on week 8 and have finally lost a stone whoop!! But for several weeks in the middle I was losing and putting on the same 2-3 pounds every single day, it was really disheartening, interestingly my biggest losses have coincided with a dip in exercise which is frustrating but I’ll be back to it next week and hoping that I’m at least maintaining muscle mass and losing fat because my body was changing shape even when the weight was static and I bet you find you’re the same.

I gained a bit over Christmas week but I’m hopeful that I’ll be back on the downward trend when I’m back into the routine of work, school etc next week. 10lb is great. Remember that’s 10lb that you wouldn’t have lost otherwise. It’s great you’re getting some exercise in. I really am not and know that I need to do this at some point. I’ve been using a small injury as an excuse to be honest 😒

Thing is, the 2.5mg does still work, kind of. I had the two course menu for prix fix - minute steak (so small) and veg soup, average portion of fries, and no desire for pudding - got given a free chocolate and that was nearly too much. But it seems to work at the end of the meal not the beginning if that makes sense.

@MsRumpole I am on my third 2.5mg pen. I think it is still having an impact so I am not moving up yet so planning on a fourth 2.5 pen if I am still losing next week

It would and you would still have the bonus if you were happy to go past the 30 days.

Can I ask a daft question? If you have a 5mg pen can you only do 4 injections then you can't use it again?

For example I did
wk 1 3.75
wk 2 3.75 + 1.25 top up
wk 3 5mg

Will I be able to do my 5mg dose that's left or have I used all my 'goes'?

Thanks so much everyone for the replies about Oushk!

That sounds great, will go ahead and switch over them 👍👍 x

Or as my practitioner reminded me when I had mine - DNA derived from salmon sperm not actual salmon sperm 😂

I shouldn’t really be here, but I just want to say thank you to all of you who have posted on these five “November starters” threads. I started on NYE so today I’m on W1D5. Over the last week I’ve read right through all your posts and you have educated and inspired me, and I just wanted you all to know how much you’ve helped me get in the right mindset and have some idea of what I’m doing and what’s coming. Thank you.

I spent a few days clearing out all the clothes in my wardrobe that no longer fit and now have a huge amount to chuck out and only a capsule wardrobe that actually fits.

I did the same and read the September starters when I was making my mind up to start!
best of luck with your journey

The more the merrier from my point of view!

@ElanBridge reading other threads is a great source of info and always great to read about other journeys. I am envious of others much further along the line but I hope I can there.

@Gettingbysomehow that is a fantastic sort out 💪🏻

It should have 4 x 60 clicks and a few more
for priming.

Yeah I know that. I've used it for 2 x 45 clicks, 1 x 15 clicks, and 1 x 60 clicks. I was asking if you can only use it 4 times before the mechanism locks or if I'll still be able to use it for my final 60 clicks. I know some people are only doing short doses and wanted to know if it was 4 goes and done or if it goes by clicks rather than shots.
I don't want to leave it until jab day on Friday to find out I can't use it.

I think it should just be the total clicks, not 4 times.

Thank you, I was hoping that was the case!

Weight bearing exercise at any age is a great idea. I expect it is the xmas food at fault.