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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For my own reference really

SW: 115kg
TW: no idea 😆😆 Below 70kg would be a dream. But apparently, I’d still be overweight 😳😳

im in a bit of different position I think. Mounjaro was advised by my cardiologist to help with my chronic conditions, including issues with blood regulation/autonomic issues.
So my aim is more to feel better whilst loosing weight than using weight iyswim. As such Im planning to concentrate on food quality/type of food rather than calories. And if it means loosing weight slower, then I’m happy with that too.

@mysparkleismissing I think men sometimes just really worry they are accidentally going to put their foot in it

I think my DH just doesn't ever want to accidentally imply he doesn't like me the way I am etc

Yes, I started mid/end of January, and then came across this thread in February.
I should probably have joined the January thread, but wasn't aware that there was one. And now I'm totally immersed in this thread

Good luck for tomorrow!

New here too. Hello!
Signed up with Oushk yesterday and even though I know I'm overweight I'd secretly hoped Oushk would say I don't look so overweight. Ha! Didn't happen.

My first delivery should arrive Tuesday. I think I'll wait until Friday to take the first dose as it is the only day I WFH.

Starting weight is about 13 stone and I want to lose 3 stone. I am active so want to eat around 1600 calories a day. Low low calories diet don't work for me.

I keep hitting 12 stone and bouncing back up. I must have a set point there and hope this will get me through it.

Has anyone found it's better to inject in the morning or at night?

I don't want to tell my DH either. He will not be happy. However if he happens to see the kit in the fridge I'll have to tell him. Eurgh.

@0987654321q just be glad you can start asap, I got rejected by ZAVA and it has put me back a week or so, chasing after another company. Did you have to do a video consult with Oushk? Sorry to hear you don’t think your DH will be supportive.

@viktoria good to have someone on the thread who is a bit further along the journey!

Just had to send a full body photo. If they had doubts they'd arrange a call, apparently.

@0987654321q you sound similar to me, I can't seem to get below 12am one after having DC. Haha I was also slightly offended when they accepted my photo without question, a bit like when they don't ask me for id at the self checkout!

Felt hungry and miserable this afternoon. Then realised that I skipped breakfast today. I guess it’s had a knock on effect. Gonna try and go to sleep and ignore these feelings.

Hi all,

Thought I’d update my experience the last couple of days…

I took my ever injection on Thursday at 10.30am. I’m still finding I can eat my meals (and finish them), I woke up hungry this morning, but I haven’t reached for the snack cupboard since having the jab.

Im eating 1600 calories a day and finding that’s enough. I’m also drinking 3l of water.

Maybe what im feeling is lack of food noise?! Not sure. We drove past KFC earlier and I could have said to DH to pull in, like I wasn’t off put by the thought of it.

The only side effect id say I have is being cold, but also it’s so bl00dy freezing at the moment it could just be that?!

Finding I’m trying to over analyse everything 🤣

I have picked up some Pepto Bismal in anticipation of sulphur burps because the thought of those makes me feel 🤢

When I worked with an online coach last year to try to lose weight, I weighted 3 times a week for her but in reality weighted every day. When I weighed this morning I’d lost 3lbs, but obviously very early days. Will see what the scales say next week.

Anyway, I’m enjoying following along with everyone’s stories.

Good luck, all!

I did my first jab around 5pm. Normal appetite that evening but woke up the next morning and had no hunger, cravings or food noise. Bloody miraculous! So it kicked in pretty quick for me.

Had a message from DPD to say they have had my order details through already. Only filled the form and sent the photos yesterday evening so it's all happening very fast. Eek!
@Chrestomanciscat if I didn't know that I'm not brave enough to post photos, I would have thought you were me. We have the same body shape. Let's hope for great results for both of us.

Hi all! Excited to be joining in.

Took my first dose tonight. I was nervous about doing it wrong but it was actually super easy.

I'm looking forward to this journey. Is that weird? I'm a serial yo-yo dieter. I've gained and lost 40kg/6.5st multiple times in the last 14 years. Food is my comfort when I am depressed. I snack when I'm bored or tired.
I can only maintain good habits and healthy eating when I am well and no amount of therapy, CBT or antidepressants has ever changed that. I hope mj will help me lose it and keep it off.

I'm 165cm. Starting weight: 115.8kg/18st 3.3lb. BMI: 42.5

I'm not going to focus on a goal weight at the moment, just going to aim for smaller portions of nutritious food and be happy with any loss at all right now.

I'd like to join the Feb starters please. I had my first dose yesterday. I was scared to inject myself, but it really was fine, the needle is so tiny.

I am off to a good start, I noticed some appetite reduction straight away and I have no cravings. I have felt mildly hungry a few times, and happily eaten small/normal meals, but have not eaten snacks and I usually pick and graze throughout the day. No side effects noted, although I have been cold all day. I have found I have wanted to drink a lot of weak cordial and black decaf coffee. I might usually have a hot chocolate or latte but I just don't fancy them. I'm not calorie counting, but I know how to eat healthily. I tend to cook everything from scratch, so I was already a mostly clean eater.

Starting weight 96.6kg
Goal weight 74kg (for now at least - I look quite slim at that weight as I am an hourglass, even though technically overweight)
I can never get below 74kg, but I am hoping this journey goes well and mounjaro supports me to get to a healthy BMI

My strategy is to try and stick to the lower doses, and lose weight more slowly, hopefully 1kg a week. This way I will hopefully avoid side effects, avoid the complications of rapid weight loss, avoid excess skin and have plenty of time to embed good eating habits. Although a decent first week loss would be lovely as a one off, just to get me started

Just did my first injection. Wasn’t too bad at all, although DP wimped out and made me inject his for him too lol.

Really hoping this works for us!

Height 5ft 4 and was at my highest weight last year at 16st 8.5 (105.9kg) BMI 40.1

Mounjaro start weight today: 14st 12 (94.4kg) BMI 35.7

Top of healthy BMI for me is 10st 5 (65.8kg) so will make that my first goal.

I’ve been wasting my Mounjaro 😩

I’m using vials and syringes and misread the lines on the syringe for the first two doses. I accidentally did it correctly tonight and realised I’ve been injecting less than half of the dose the first two times.

Did my second jab last night, trying to move my jab day from Monday to Friday over the next few weeks.
Weighed myself this morning and I'm 8lbs down. No side effects, feel more energy even though I'm struggling to get an appetite! Really pleased, I'm turning down any chocolate, cake etc. Not interested at all.
I have a lot to lose so it's a great start, will see how I go but thinking I may stay on 2.5mg next month if I feel like this!

Well, due to my previous experience I've wimped out of moving up to 5mg. I picked up my 5mg pen but decided to give myself a 3.75 dose, so that's what I injected yesterday. I'll do the same next week and then move to 5mg the week after.

First jab yesterday, felt hungry all day. I woke up this morning feeling like I can eat, but don't have the gnawing hunger pangs I had yesterday.

Yay @Chrestomanciscat! Apologies to all for the hideousness to follow 😅 I'm a bit bloated at the mo so havent done comparison pics but will do next week 😬

Started as size 16 approx, no idea now as I live in leggings and hoodies but I'd say I've gone down a size. 5 foot 2. Hoping to be a 10/12 by the end of this (and to have lost that belly!)

Anyone else up for accountability/progress photos?? 😅

Had bad diarrhoea several times in the night so have cancelled today's outing. Feeling a bit rough and my bum is sat in a corner, weeping.

Today is my fourth day of mounjaro. On a positive note tho i weighted myself and im 14 Stone 7 - 5lb loss so far tho im sure some of it is due to the diarrhoea

Week 1
Bit of a wobble that I hadn’t injected properly.
Downloaded NutraCheck app.
Felt no suppression of appetite.
Relied solely on willpower to keep going.
Constant thoughts of eating/food, heightened because I just feel like I’m “on a diet”.
Experienced some gastric issues.
lost 2lbs

2nd injection - Followed all instructions but again I’m unsure if I got a full dose. Maybe I’m just uncomfortable about injecting myself and don’t quite trust myself.

Possibly reading so many stories of losing 10lb effortlessly in week 1 has given me unrealistic expectations.

Have a good week everyone 💐

@MinkaLeDinka I'm just starting week 3, did my 3rd injection yesterday. I've lost 2lbs both weeks and I know what you mean about others dropping 7lbs in a week but a loss is a loss and weight loss is not linear. We are literally just starting out on our journey and have to trust the process

Had a bit of bloating yesterday but nothing buscopan couldn't fix. Did the weekly shop with DH who did a double take when I sailed by some on offer Toblerones...

It’s not the amount of the weight loss that I’m anxious about, a loss is a loss and I’m happy to lose 2lbs a week. TBH I was gaining almost every week before 🙄

I had hoped that I would feel more supported by the drug in terms of a reduction in appetite and some suppression of appetite.

Patience is the key I think.

Congratulations on your achievements so far 👍