Mounjaro February to April 24 starters - Thread 4

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4th thread!

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5207564-mounjaro-february-to-april-24-starters-thread-3?page=40&reply=141722167

I am cold, but it's definitely a side effect of the mj, so hopefully will get better for you!

I have lowered dose to 12.5 snd finding I'm same suppressed but want to eat better.

My mum is driving me mad. I'm still overweight and over 11 stone, but she's telling me I'm getting an eating disorder! Which I categorically am not!

I want/need to get to a healthy weight for health reasons. For whatever is going on with me, I have my MRI next week and I've asked to ask the Dr if it's best I'm at a healthy BMI.

I only want to lose another stone, to be 24.5 BMI, she's acting like I want to be much lower. I know she's only caring, but I've nobody else to rant at about it 😆

@Flapearedknave I suspect we're all now eating "normally" thanks to MJ, yet our family and friends will compare that to how we used to consume and therefore assume its disordered or limited!

She doesn't see me eat unless we go out for dinner, which isn't often at all.

It's all based on how I look. I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread, in a similar way, she's used to seeing me a certain size and isn't used to seeing me a normal weight.

'how do you think you'll look at x weight' for example, but now it's about needing to be as healthy as I can be!

And I am far from thin, still a 12-14!

Agree.

I've gone from the 'looking great' comments to 'don't take it too far' in 3 months, even though I've stayed the same weight in that time.

Bmi is 21/22 so totally normal. Just not normal for me!

It's frustrating isn't it!

Don’t know what’s going on this week but I’ve somehow put 4 pounds on. Can’t remember putting that much on in a week all the time I’ve been on MJ.
Last week I was my lowest weight and now I’m back to close to bmi 25 😣.
Weight gain is the last thing I need for the wedding as it’s very close now. I was already worried about the amount of back fat I seem to have suddenly gained hanging out of my dress and further weight gain is just depressing.

I've pulled my back so can’t exercise and I’m bloody starving all the time. I put in an order last night for a 7.5mg pen as I could only get a 5mg last time. I have 2 doses of my old 7.5mg pen left before I can start the last 10mg pen from my stash. That will be too close to the wedding to make a difference though :(

W5 D1 - first day on 5mg

SW: 16st 5lb
CW: 15st 5.4lb

Just missed the stone by 0.4lb! So happy with that though. I expect it to slow down now which is fine. Can't believe I'm so close to the 14s already.

You’ll be OK. That’s not a ‘real’ 4lbs. You’re feeling really critical of yourself and you need someone you trust to tell you that you look lovely in your dress, because I bet you do.

Well done but did you mean to post on a 2025 thread? This is a 2024 thread so we're all a year in now, there is a Feb 2025 one around somewhere if you're 5 weeks in.

Yes, sorry!

@PissedOffNeighbour22 I agree that's not a real gain, it'll disappear fast. The last bit before the big day is a mind fuck. You will look gorgeous and you will have an incredible day.

Morning All

Have finally reached a sub 27 BMI! Weigh in this morning was under 75kg giving a BMI of 26.8. Haven't noticed any great change in suppression moving up to 15mg but it has certainly stopped my stall. Still feeling cold and a bit wan/nauseous in the morning but nothing some berries and coffee can't resolve.

@Wonkypictureframe@KeepingUndercoverthanks :) Hopefully it will drop off but it just keeps going up a bit every day. My partner was trying to convince me it’s the bad lighting making me look so fat but that’s only part of it. It looks fine by eye, but put a camera on me and I instantly put about 2st on 🫣.

Been back and caught up again, lovely to see all the 1 year milestones. Mine was 3 days ago, I'm down 76lbs/34.5kg/5 stone 6lbs. From BMI of 35 down to 24.5.
I am up to 13.75mg now, I should have gone up faster and in hindsight I definitely would as I thought I'd be off it now but still a way to go and it's so slow now. However, I have suffered side effects all the way through, I got a week of diarrhoea when I jumped from 10 to 12.5!
Mainly though, I was being cheap and trying to eek the meds out longer, which in the long run with slower weight loss probably doesn't actually make it any cheaper as I'll be on it longer.

I'm half a stone from my original goal, but I feel like I need to lose more than half a stone.
I have been going through data and photos of previous weight loss and I'm confused. I looked slimmer last time I was this weight. I was more hourglass shaped (I've always been lucky with that) and I remember buying a size 12 but I'm definitely a size 14 now. I assume it's to do with fat distribution and muscle density and probably the damn hormones (on my 3rd period this month right now, despite being on a progesterone only pill), not to mention age (40 this year). But it's quite disheartening!

Frustrating weigh in today where I exactly hit a BMI of 25, which still counts as overweight. Just a tiny bit more and I could have been celebrating finally having a "healthy" BMI.

@RagzRebooted body shape definitely changes over time sadly. I'm sure last time I lost weight I looked slimmer too. This time my belly is stubbornly hanging on. Although I do remember last time that even though I was the slimmest I'd been, I still had an old dress I couldn't fit in to because I bought it pre-kids and my ribcage was just too big now. Bodies just change.

Heya everyone! Just checking in as I've been on maintenance for just over a month now. Dropped down to 10mg (only ever got to 12.5mg.) Scary that I can eat a good 2500 calories in a day if I want to especially when I'm slowly titrating off (or plan to). With the pens in the fridge and a few extras I'm planning a slow titration that won't end until May 2026.

Doing lots of exercise at the moment to counteract the extra calories but it's a balancing act. I like sitting a few pounds under goal as it is in the next stone bracket and gives me a few indulgences without too much over my goal weight. Not sure if I should titrate off quicker to see if I can actually handle it or whether it's a better idea to let the healthy habits really establish. How are others finding it? I still track calories 95% of the time but at peace with doing it most of the time going forward.

Similar but I need a new pen! Can anyone recommend a decent priced supplier? I’ve used med express and had an online appt with Hira as well so have options.

@Scalessayeek I am also maintaining (since early Jan) on 5mg. Not planning to come off this anytime soon. My calorie intake is still pretty low, rarely over 1400 a day, and am comfortable with that.
In other news, I am to have a shoulder op in April and just had my pre-assessment. I had heard that you would have to clear your system of MJ beforehand, eg, not take it for a month. Not the case: I take it on Thursdays, the op is on a Friday. I will just have to skip my injection the day before, and take it after the op, so just a day or two late. Great relief!

I use IQ Doctor, they seem to have (non referral) discount code every month on the monj website. They seem to support maintenance from what I've read on Reddit.

I am doing medicine market place and find them quite cheap and responsive to emails.

I’m currently with Medicine Market place and they were very good. However they’re currently OOS for both 12.5 and 15mg pens. I’ve WA them to ask if they know when stock will be incoming but no response yet.

@TimeIretired They told me beginning of April

My BMI is 24.9, I am officially no longer over weight! An amazing day.

Well done @KeepingUndercover that must feel amazing.

I am still chasing the last stone loss and my BMI is stubbornly 27. The spring longer days have motivated me to start doing daily walks and I feel better already for a bit of exercise.Its amazing how hard it is to start after a lazy year of not doing any but now I feel energised and hopefully will mean the losses restart.

Hope that stubborn bit goes soon for you @MrsNessaSmithy, it does take a while. I'm doing a lot more exercise now than I was and it definitely gives me a boost. I'm doing some strength focused classes and couch to 5k.

I do want to lose a little more, but not loads I don't think. It's really difficult at this point as I could lose lose loads more from my thighs but mostly it just seems to want to disappear from my boobs and face.