JANUARY 2025 Starters - Thread 2!!!

[FatGirlDosing]

The first thread is almost full so here’s a new one ready for the exciting journeys ahead!

Positive changes on the scales! Deep sumo squats with a kettle bell will target your inner thigh nicely...

Well I am 10 days in and had a sneaky weigh today and I've lost 8lbs!!

However my scales tell me that some of that is muscle, despite prioritising protein at every meal and having a protein shake every day. I'm away for a couple of days now but when I'm home I'm going to start lifting weights and doing squats. Not full workouts yet (my sports bra doesn't remotely fit ) but just hopefully enough not to lose any more muscle.

I must say though I felt really sick last night. I had to go lie in bed for most of the evening.

What I did have yesterday which I don't usually js two cappuccinos in the morning and a mocha in the afternoon. I think that needs to cut right back down to 1 coffee and then drink tea so I'm drinking less frothy milk. It's the only thing I can think as otherwise my food has been consistent and I haven't had any side effects until last night.

By the way, by 'away for a couple of days' I am in fact just staying 5 minutes away at my mum's overnight. I wish I was actually going away, although not sure how I feel about going away taking jabs - has anyone got experience of that yet? I'd be worried about either feeling sick, like I did last night, or maybe not be able to enjoy the food part as much which frankly is the best part of going away for me

FINALLY… my first pen arrives today ( MedExpress are crap so went with IQ)

can’t wait to get started - nervous about side effects.

come at me with your first time advise!

Morning all! Week 2, Day 4. Weight this morning 72.1kg, fat 35.2% and 44.5% water. I was 76.2kg on the first day I jabbed.

Annoyingly, I did something to my right knee whilst at work the other day, so have not done any running/jogging (think I must have just twisted it) for some days. I'll give the bike a go today, I think. Still doing some strength stuff :)

Foodwise, I'm still logging stuff on MFP - does anyone else seem to have a problem getting to over 1000cal? I'm getting anything between 600 and just under 1000cal. I'm not feeling like I want to eat much more. I've cut portion size down and need to stick to that long term.

How's everyone doing?

Drink at least 2l of water a day, avoid very sugary foods and booze. Be careful with cheese (my experience anyway).
Have rennie in the house.
Eat lots of protein! I've enjoyed the Raw protein bars for lunch at work.
Try 20g flaxseed a day mixed into cereal or.yoghurt to stay regular on the loo if you have issues with constipation
Try and increase your step count and do some weights at home.
This stuff has helped me lose over a stone in under 2 weeks!

Good luck!!

Week 2 and back to gaining weight this week.
I know this can’t be fat as I’m tracking calories, eating healthier and exercising more than I was pre-starting. Still an overall loss, but just goes to show how even on MJ weight can go up and down. Like others I’m still feeling positive that I’m heading in the right direction. Food suppression feels manageable on 2.5

First jab was Saturday.....felt nauseous and off over the weekend but no hunger at all.
Even when I had terrible morning sickness I still felt hungry.....this is so strange.
I weighed this morning and I'm 2 kg down

Sorry if cross-posted, I've been making sure the DC were sorted for school!

@kmreeve , when do you plan to take your first dose? I think plan when to do that, and make sure you have some easy prep/balanced food in. I've been lucky (so far) with side effects, but I know some people have had them worse, so took the first dose when they knew they didn't have work for a couple of days afterwards.

Other than that:
-lots of water (like @Changingnameagain said)
-if possible, have plenty of whole foods: fruit, veg, seeds/nuts, grains in (or whatever you're able to eat). Prep the fruit and veg so you have good stuff to nibble on.
-I've been making a large salad and a couple of different soups each week. I stash them in the fridge for me and the DC - they can take some to school in their food flasks, I can take something healthy to work with me, and it means I'm getting something nutritious if I can't face a full meal. I can add protein (nuts, seeds, cheese or cooked meat) to the salad each day, depending on what I fancy.
-popcorn and rice cakes have been fab snacks for me :)
-chart your food, so you can have a good idea of calories per portion size, and ensure that you're getting enough in way of protein etc. It's been pretty eye opening for me.

I don't know about other PP, but I've found that if I don't have food ready prepped and available, it is very tempting to phone in for a takeaway or eat crap (and then feel the effects!). I've cooked up some brisket, and some chicken breasts and froze them into portions, so that I can easily add them to salad or have them with veg etc. Also made a frittata/crustless quiche thing that has also been frozen into portions and can be added to my salad...or eaten for breakfast/whatever.

Iv been on a calorie deficit diet since 2nd of Jan and managed to loose 6lbs - I plan to keep doing that alongside MJ.

I don’t eat meat, but I do eat fish and eggs.

always been a good water drinker - so that’s no issue.

Im pre menopausal and had a very rough two years and pulled the weight on, I’m hoping this gets me back to “me”

worried because a) I’m a massive headache sufferer already and b) I do suffer with acid reflux, but I know it’s carb related - and since iv been on my “diet” ( not really a diet, just eating sensibly at the proper portions) it’s tapered off.

hopefully MJ doesn’t make these to unbearable - mostly worried about the burps I read people have, not sure I’ll manage with those !

Wow, that's serious weight loss. 1st in under 2 weeks. I'm waiting for delivery of my first MJ pen and will be following your path.

I know when I put my mind to it, I can have serious weight losses in the first week of a diet and hopefully MJ will allow me to do just that.

Today I am full, slightly nauseous and have discovered what everyone means by the sulphur burps. Nothing that isn't manageable.

I'm looking at shotsy and the build up in my system was at its highest yesterday, and today has started decreasing but I don't feel it. I'm still tasting yesterday's lunch (sorry for TMI!!)

I can totally understand why it takes a month to build up to another level as your body gets used to the increased levels in your system. I just thought you took your 2.5mg jab and it had gone by the next week when you took another one.

@TicTac80 I too am finding it hard to eat a lot of calories. Yesterday I ate about 850! Surely not healthy x

My second jab was yesterday and I've lost 2 pounds in my first week.

Suppression was strong the first couple of days then I felt starving, but I was also due my time of the month and this has curbed slightly since I had my period. I'm now eating three small meals a day and the odd biscuit in between meals. This is less than I would eat before the jab.

It's time to reorder but I'm unsure whether to stick with 2.5 or go up to 5.

Any thoughts to help me decide would be helpful.

@snowydayy you may as well order the 5mg pen as its the same price. That's what I have done. I still have one more dose of my 2.5 and I'll also do the bonus dose. Will decide later that whether to do the full 5 on the next pen or just half a dose.

Annoyingly my pen was despatched end of last week but still hasn't arrived. I'm pretty worried about it just hanging around unrefrigerated at this point!

Why didn't I think of that! So effectively half a dose of I decide to stick with 2.5 and a full dose of I go with 5. If I had a brain I'd be dangerous

That's pretty annoying about your pen - who are you using? I'm using Asda online pharmacy and to be fair it arrived when they said it would although it was at the back end of the dates they gave me for delivery.

Second shot yesterday.

I have metabolic issues and morbid bp (192/109 on average and up to 240). My cardiologist is desperate to bring it down because the meds are not working, and put me on Mounjaro. I'm more keen on the weight loss (!)...

I rarely have food noise or cravings and eat calorie deficient regularly (around 800 cals per day), but it's been impossible to lose weight trying all sorts of strategies.

No particular side effects noticed with the shots, no apetite suppression, no nausea, no stomach cramps or constipation, except muscle and join pains, especially in the thumb pads.

SW 100.4 kg / 221 lbs / 15.81 lbs
CW 98.5 kg / 217 lbs / 15.51 st
GW 50 kg / 100 lbs / 7.87 st
Total loss 1.9 kg / 4.18 lbs

If I can get back to 50 kg / 100 lbs it will really change everything for me and I'll feel I am back to normal, which been a long time coming.

Just had a message to say SheMed is issuing my first pen of Mounjaro. Nervous and excited!

Week one of 2.5 is done.

Total loss was 11lbs!

Second jag in, we go again!

It arrived - iv jabbed - not skinny yet!!

Same thing happened to me. Tried everything - went to bed, got up the next day…still nothing! 😄

Afternoon all!

I ordered my first pen on Sunday from Oushk. I selected Friday 17th for my delivery day but haven't heard anything from Oushk yet.

To those who ordered from them, can you advise how long it took to hear back from Oushk and receive your pen? Now that I've taken the plunge and ordered the pen I just want to get started!
In the meantime I shall live vicariously through your updates

Hi everyone, week 1 day 5 here.

The initial really striking appetite suppression has worn off, I now slightly more ready for my meals and able to eat the portions I set myself but still feel full after meals for ages and able very comfortably to just follow my plan and wait for the next meal

So it's not just the initial suppression that helps, I'm finding there's also this other effect which somehow quiets down the food urges / cravings and where I'm also full for longer.

Which is great!

Only side effect is slight burping and a tiny bit of my reflux coming back but very very manageable
Also I found it slightly harder to sleep in the last few nights, just more unsettled and waking more. Anyone have this?

I also think - regarding side effects- that when we observe our bodies this closely, we are bound to notice things. And there are also some positive "side effects" un noticing this first week. All of which are great:

no afternoon slump. Which is a revelation - even yesterday I had this when I had a 12 hour working day

no desire or craving for tea coffee in the afternoon. I can perfectly enjoy still my black coffee in the morning but that's that, after that that wish doesn't register and for me that too is astounding.

more energy altogether
So far, so good.

Me too. I ordered from Pharmacy2U but have just received an email telling me there is a delay with the consultation due to high demand - damn Panorama!! I guess I just have to be patient but I'm chomping at the bit here.....