Mounjaro Feb 2025 starters

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Just started Mounjaro? Friendly chat and support right here!

My starting weight: 104kg
Would love to lose 30kg over time

Have just started the first dose - no side effects so far. Appetite has disappeared. Cautiously hopeful about the future!

Good luck to anyone else starting their weight-loss journey too. Would love to hear from you!

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My MJ gets delivered today and want to be ready. I have nutracheck app and am aiming for 1200 cals a day but unsure what macros to put in.
Does anyone else have an idea?

@MJSpideySenses I do a boxing/circuits class twice a week . I'm going to up that to 3 times a week and power walk on my treadmill for 2 days for half hour . Then have 2 rest days . I always make sure I hit 10k+ steps everyday .

@PerditionCatchMySoul same - first one yesterday! Can we be buddies?

Surprised to see most here deal in kilograms...
SW: 210.4 lbs 🙈
CW: same!
TW: 11st / 140 lbs

So it's a long way to go for me.

Any tips on how to achieve this, injections aside?
I used to be good at losing weight with sheer willpower alone, though clearly not great at maintaining the lower weight. Over the last few years it's really crept up though & I suspect my age doesn't help either.

Any advice or support welcome!!

@mysparkleismissing sounds like we're starting off at about the same point!
I'm aiming for 11st eventually, but have a school reunion in April and hoping to have made a bit of a dent by then.

Let's do this together!

I'm on day 2.5 (evening jab) and feeling almost back to normal in terms of wanting to eat so it lasted about a day and a half. Definitely craving sugary things again and lunch yesterday was closer to regular size before I felt full, still a bit smaller though.

Not worried as its literally the first and lowest dose. I'm hopeful that as it builds up and I go up strengths there will be more of an effect. Also I have had a massive sugar addiction for many years so it's going to fight back.

As much as I would like to have dropped all my excess weight in a week I am aware this is going to be a long process

@sansaclegane download the Nutracheck app and use it religiously alongside your injections. Just make sure you choose to track protein as well as calories in the options, and aim for a good amount of protein every day.

Wowwww that’s incredible!! How do you feel?

2nd 2.5mg jab this morning.

SW 13st 11lb
CW 13st 5.5lb

So a 5.5lb loss in the first week which I'm pleased with although suppression was wearing off by day 6/7 and I could easily have eaten chocolate last night.
I'm not counting calories strictly as I don't want to do that long term and I want this to kickstart a different relationship with food.
My next goal is to get to 13 stone by the end of the month which I think is realistic and I'll also be waiting to hear the first person say I look like I've lost weight.
Well done to all the fellow week 1 weight losers and good luck to the new starters.

Thanks @ExplodingCarrots I'm not sure if I'm fir enough to do any kind of class but I guess I have to start somewhere.

I suspect my sister is on mounjaro as she's dieting and losing weight well and easily, but neither of us have asked the other. We're just offering meal ideas and support. So maybe I should try to drag her to some classes! Mind you, she still has a young child, mine youngest is old enough to stay home alone.

Hi! May I join you all please? Just had word I've been approved for Mounjaro...just waiting on text to say prescription is ready to collect!

Nervous, excited, wary, you name it lol but glad to be here.

the guidance I seem to have read is 1g of protien for every kg you weight and 30g of fibre

@mysparkleismissing thanks, I think I'll tick the high protein option

Yes! Happy for a same day buddy! I tried to get my starting weight this morning and mt
scales don’t work! 🤣🤦‍♀️

That's the way look at it too, 2.5g isn't meant to be a therapeutic dose anyway, it's just so your body gets used to the drug. Any weight loss.in the first 4 weeks is a bonus.

Perdition haha always the way! Get some batteries 😜
I did weigh myself this morning only to find it was exactly the same as yesterday 😂 oh well, I think I will wait till Friday now to make sure there might actually be some progress.

Slightly disappointed to read the 2.5ml dose is only to acclimatise the body and not really effective? When would you start seeing some real results then?

Hello all! Just started on Thursday evening - what a weird drug this is! Is anyone else having the experience of thinking - it’s not working, but then realising ‘er…i just ate loads less than I would usually’ It’s so subtle! The side effects day 1 weren’t that subtle though! I did first shot on Thursday evening and woke up early morning with tummy feeling odd…managed to go back to sleep but then woke early and realised I need to quickly get to the loo. I felt OK though - and went off to get a hair cut which was a bit of a mistake as I was quite uncomfortable with tummy cramps and at one point rushed to the loo cause I thought I’d be sick. Then felt fine once I got home but super tired. Woke up the morning pretty much felt normal and didn’t really think I was getting any effects - still felt hungry etc - but didn’t fancy coffee (unheard of) and then when faced with options for food - chose something small and easy to digest. I put that down to tummy still feeling a bit odd - but I’ve just made my usual tuna salad and I’ve had three mouthfuls and don’t want any more. It’s so weird - its like food is just a bit boring. I’m still feeling hungry and wanting to eat - but when it comes to actually eating - just not that into it. So weird - but encouraging! Bit worried about next shot as I have a long car journey to do on day 2 and am finding that today (day 2) I’m quite glad to know I can get to toilet if I need to …might try injecting in thigh as apparently it reduces gastric side effects… How are people feeling who are in their second week?

Day one for me too after having first shot last night. No obvious side effects (yet) but forgot to have lunch and haven’t reached for a Diet Coke today yet either strangely. I’m going to have to make sure I have a dinner with a decent amount of protein so I’ve eaten enough today. Was not expecting to lose my appetite so quickly!! If it comes back in a few days like @ke11‘s did it’s still a bonus to have a day or two of low effort low cal days. Let’s see what tomorrow brings!

Ooh not liking the sound of tummy troubles on day 2 @Itsbathtime - I’m out at a public event tomorrow 😬 good tip re the thigh for next time though. Thanks!

@Itsbathtime I had similar issues on Day 2 of my first shot but luckily not repeated. However I am moving up to 5mg in a weeks time and am going to be staying very close to the loo for a few days after!

Just done my 1st jab 🤞🏻 side effects aren't too bad.

Afternoon everyone.
1st jab last night in mi thigh
I don't feel any different really. Not eaten a huge amount but don't know if that's a placebo or a conscious effort - still thinking about food (be nice to have x or y)
B - banana (930)
L - bagel thin 2 scrambled egg and spinach, a mint (conscious choice not to have chocolate)
S - apple

D - teen is making toad in the hole but having jacket not roasties to a. avoid the extra oil and b. for the fibre

Finally got the email this afternoon to inform me that my prescription has now been issued, just waiting on this being dispatched. Took 3 lots of uploading photos before it was finally approved. I'm feeling slightly nervous now as I have convinced myself it's not going to work for me.

I’ve just started today, first dose at 11am.

Starting weight of 22 stone 10, BMI about 48. Dress size 30-32.

I’ve eaten -

one pancake
a protein pudding thing
a handful of cooked chicken
10 tortilla chips

Struggling to get anything else down at the moment - hoping it settles tomorrow and I can eat slightly more without feeling sick!

That is incredible!
my first one today, not weighed for years, I’m a couple stone lighter than what I thought I was, lol thought I was around 320lb, but I’m 266 lbs!

I’ve hardly eaten anything today….but I’ve drunk nearly a whole bottle of prosecco tonight 🤦‍♀️ I only drink fri -sun, I think that’s a massive mindset I need to shift.
im going to a spin class tomorrow morning so planning to have a couple of tablespoons Greek yogurt and some seeds/ nuts so I don’t do it on empty tummy.

does anyone else take levothyroxine for an Underactive thyroid? I’m on 100mg so I need to juggle that as well…..