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”

Yes! You just need to count the clicks. I think 60 is 7.5 so you'd need 40 for 5.

This is a much better answer 😂 ignore me!

@redavocado you legend, thanks!

Sorry to hear you are struggling too @redavocado I'm definitely experiencing hunger and food noise again now. I'm tracking my calories. Did two big walks at the weekend but have struggled to get out with this awful weather. It's incredibly icy where I am so have been hula hooping whilst watching tv instead. I'm also constipated. And my weight is annoyingly going up and down .3kg so likely to be a maintain at best. Good luck on the 10. I'm going to move to 5 on Friday and hope that helps.

@evilharpy the main Mounjaro thread is really helpful for counting click info. And also on doses using a syringe. I used my 5 pen to take a 2.5 dose Christmas week and then a 3.75 dose last week. Def taking a full dose this week though!

Sorry to read you are struggling. I think the urge to nest and fill up during cold weather is innate in all of us - and we’re brought up to think steamed puddings, hearty stews with dumplings are what we need when it turns cold. Maybe up your lean protein consumption to prevent hunger?

I discovered that on MJ my fresh pineapple, lime zest/juice and grated fresh ginger fruit salad get things REALLY moving in the digestive system. I wouldn’t try it at lunch if you are working away from home 😉

Well, I was going to do two doses of my 2.5 mg pen last night but it turned out that I had one plus the bonus dose. I failed to do the hard twist so it's one more week on 2.5mg for me.

Oh nooo. I'm due to start 7.5 mg this weekend. I'm dreading the side effects.
I decided to do an extra month of 5mg but I'm definitely not getting the same level of suppression I was so up to 7.5 it is..

Thanks @Cantbesure and @Mounjaropen! I'll have another look at what I'm eating. The tiredness and the cold are driving me to carbs!

I’m supposed to start 7.5 in Sunday but I’m considering sticking at 5mg. I was sick twice last night - just before bed and at 3am (which woke the puppy and then I had to take her for a wee). Might be a bug, but I feel okay now 🤷🏻‍♀️

Hit a massive milestone this morning with the scales beginning with a 14!

16st 2lbs down to 14st 12lbs.

My original goal was just to lose a stone but decided before Christmas that I want to get to 14 and 1/2 stone.

Dilemma time.. I ordered my 7.5mg pen but not sure whether to give this to the wife and re-order a 5mg or even drop back to 2.5mg?

I'm concerned what the weaning off phase is going to look like however I don't want to be reliant on this, what are everyone else's plans once they hit their goals?

I’ve vomited a few times on the mj. It definitely gives me intermittent nausea. Especially in the morning

@fubard I'm planning to switch to Cloud this month as they support long term maintenance. My plan is to taper up slowly so I get used to managing hunger but it's not too extreme then do the same in reverse and stick to the lowest dose possible to maintain a healthy weight

@DarkForces Interesting, what's Cloud?

Woohoo! Congrats!

I think I might take a look at the earlier starter threads to see what their advice is in this situation.

Hope you feel better soon! I hate getting up in the night as Giant Dog then thinks he's allowed to go out. He's a Mountain Dog so is obsessed with keeping us all safe at night with his patrols 😂

Sounds like a plan!

In other news today... DH bought me new gym wear at Xmas. Lovely and thoughtful and all that, but I'd rather he'd waited because I will need smaller-sized gym wear at some point.... He bought it all in advance of Xmas so I can't swap it or return it. Aside from the size aspect, it is fair to say he made 'bold' colour choices so I now look like Giant Tennis Barbie en route to my lesson this morning 😂

My 7.5 pen is arriving today. Not sure whether to bonus dose the last of my 5mg pen. My stomach has finally settled - think I had a bug/food poisoning rather than it being MJ side effects. I’m back to bouncing up and down the same pound or two again which is frustrating. I wish I could just be a steady loser!

It’s odd as one not had any sickness up to this point, which makes me think it’s likely a bug. Sticking to water this morning.

Well done!

I don’t want to be reliant, but the reality is, I probably will be 😩

Someone has posted a tread about stopping 3 months ago and she has gained 2 stone . It’s so easy to put back on!

One of the evil bugs over Christmas has been a vommy one. Try BRATY when you attempt food again?
B banana
R rice
A applesauce
T toast
Y yoghurt

Oh no! That sucks!!

I was really hoping that using MJ would be more of a cognitive reset and change of habits but i'm more & more thinking that's wishful thinking.

Having a frustrating week back, I'm still a little ill which isn't helping.
No suppression, food noise raging, but the slow digestion, belly full of rocks and acid reflux are in overdrive. So all the bad and none of the good.
However I figure that means it is back in my system and I'll take 5 on Friday.

Hope everyone gets over this darn bug shortly.

I need to go back to just weighing weekly, as it's better for my head, but as today is two months in I thought I'd do one last midweek. And I've hit my first GW!

W9D5
SW: 19st 9lbs
CW:17st 13lbs
1st GW: 17st 13lbs
2nd GW 15st 4lbs
TL: 1st 10lb

Next goal is 15st 4lbs which, if I'm remembering correctly, was my starting weight when I lost about 4 stones a decade ago. It feels quite a way off still, but achievable this time around.