JANUARY 2025 Starters - Thread 2!!!

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

Most people report being able to get 0.6 mls (full dose).

Thanks @FCforMounjaro . Will order early, will write to pharmacy today.

What I did can only be described as ridiculous particularly as I made the same mistake twice. I would call it a senior moment but that's a huge insult to seniors who would know better. Have to laugh. I think it was because I did this in a hurry right after a 9 hour workday

How do you mean you did it with the cap on? Didn't the liquid splurge out?

I've just done my first dose, I thought "sod it"! It is a bit fiddly I agree. Going out in a minute for a last supper before (hopefully) suppression kicks in!

@JoanCollinsDiva yes! It spurted out of course. And what did I do? I redid the whole thing again, trying to inject with the inner cap on

I'm a person with a PhD, just to say.

No difference whatsoever sadly, I have a long way to go! I need to lose about 12 stone altogether, hence why I tend to get bigger losses in the beginning whenever I attempt to diet.

😂😂😂 oh no! I must admit I thought "am I thick because this isn't straightforward"? Had to watch the how-to video 5 times.

I had to watch it loads too 😳 it’s all that priming and look for the line palaver!

@FCforMounjaro @JoanCollinsDiva

To be honest I've had a very very busy work week, and lots of family and home stuff (nothing bad, just lots to think about), plus very excited by my first week on MJ soooooooo .... mind just went blank I guess.

Having my first experience of feeling uncomfortably full. Had lentil and carrot soup for dinner with a roti. I didn't even finish it but it was clearly too much. I'm W3 D3 and I guess other meals have been smaller and I didn't realise. Lesson learned

Do you mean the cap was on so you didn't put the needle in you?
I think if you have already done week one and then you scrolled to 1 and then pressed all the way to 0 without it in you and you did that twice and then did a final dose I don't believe you'll be able to do another jab, in theory there is still some left in the pen but I understand that it won't let you do it you'd need to get a proper needle to get it out?

I fly on Sunday for skiing, I'm taking my own with me but I'm due to jab on Wednesday and Wednesday evening we go out for the chalet night off meal.
My question is do I jab as normal (and side effects are I think that the food might taste a bit weird so 8 don't really eat)
Jab after the meal but I might have eaten a lot?
Jab on Thursday morning.
My research says any option is fine, part of me thinks I should stick to schedule as this is the long game but part of me thinks that this is a rare night out and the last one of its kind, it's not a normal meal and I should minimise the side effects and jab the following morning so I'm not up all night with side effects?
Note I don't really get a lot of side effects but perhaps the strange taste and some burps the first day or two.
I think I will have to be careful on the mountain as we tend to eat quite rich food and I think it might cause more side effects than normal as I eat quite "cleanly" at home

I was the same, I felt exactly the same and I started to think I had wasted my money. Then day 2 arrived and I was not interested in eating at all. When it hits you...you will know. I'm on W1D5 and felt the same all week apart from Wednesday when I had food noise but worked through it. Let's be honest when we're not taking MJ some days we're are hungrier than others. Try not to over think x

First dose done at 4pm. Held off making dinner as not hungry at all, having to now as everyone hungry bar me!!

Hi All,
Tomorrow night is going to be my first night out with friends since I started MJ last Sunday. I haven't drunk any alcohol whilst being on MJ and tomorrow I will definately be having a few drinks. Did people notice any side effects with drinking and taking MJ?

Funnily enough I too jabbed my thigh for the 3rd dose just to change it up, and have found that the suppression so far hasn’t been as effective as when I injected into flabby stomach Back to doing it in flab next time for me

W2 D2 of second dose, no side effects this week so far. Last week felt pretty rough for first couple of days. Def not eating anywhere near as much and although I’m not weighing myself yet all my clothes are feeling loser. We’ve got this!

Stupid question - we prime the needle each time right?

Yep, prime the needle each time (well I do when I give my patients this sort of thing!).

God, today was a hideous day at work. It was insanely busy and I finished an hour late. I was so close to thinking , "sod this, I'm calling in for takeout when I get home", but I didn't!! I think it helped that the DC actually stuck to our menu plan this evening instead of ordering in Maccy D. Had my lentil and tomato soup in the late morning and then powered through this afternoon. No snacks, only water and black coffee. I did have 4 hash browns for supper as my filthy "takeout" style treat meal, and I'm washing that down with a half shot of G with T. I rarely drink (world's biggest lightweight when it comes to alcohol) - maybe the equivalent of 1 unit 2 or 3 times a year. Total cal intake today is 722. Just not hungry and once I've finished the G+T, I'll probs head to bed. Hope everyone is doing ok!

I would love to join in with the accountability for exercise. Though two days back, I did a killer leg workout thing (using up final couple of PT sessions) and my legs still bloody hurt!! Spent the day walking/hobbling about the ward like John Wayne! Managed over 15k hobbly steps.

i would love to join in with accountability too! On this thread it separate? Xx

Have been away with this week. Still don't want to eat much, and can't eat much - but I've been drinking which hasn't had any side effects other than feeling exhausted. Which is purely down to the booze, as I haven't been drinking as much recently. Usually it would make me reach for the crisps, particularly on holiday, but not now. Good to know I can still have fun 😜

Jab 4 due tomorrow.

Just wondering what people find to be effective for heart burn?

I'm on W1 D3, have felt OK so far but the heartburn in the night was bad!

Weighed today and have been sitting on 19st4 for 5 days now which has felt disheartening as I've stuck to 1500 cals or less a day, made efforts to get my steps up at least 3 days a week and have cut my alcohol down by 90%- having 1 drink a week compared to 8 or 9. I did start my period on Thursday which I thought might help things shift but nope.
I had huge losses in first two weeks and I knew that wouldn't continue but I don't know why I'm losing not even half a pound in nearly a week and usually this is the point I'd give up on the diet. MJ is helping suppress sugar cravings and junk which is good and as ice spent the money ill stick with it but I had hoped to maybe stay on 2
5 for 2 months instead of 1 and seems like that won't be an option although suppression is still good for 5 out of 7 days.

Abyone else had no loss at all for nearly a week so early into the process?

I haven't personally, but I have seen a lot on TT that have maintained in the first few weeks, I think it is quite common. Your body is adjusting to the changes.

Scales have started moving again! I have lost 9lbs in ten days 😍😍😍

I definitely need a💩. I will probably take a senna tablet tonight.

morning, I’m a weigh every day person and take the average on my little app for the week. Yesterday I was out for lunch and didn’t know the menu in advance, I ended up choosing a meal for about 1200 cals, having not had breakfast, and didn’t have tea either. Did have a snack later in the evening but less than 200 cals. I felt ok doing this but in the afternoon had that uncomfortable full feeling.

i think next time i need to plan ahead better and maybe have two starters instead of the main course. But this is a learning curve. I didn’t drink enough water either.