Mounjaro Feb 2025 starters

[Mounjaroday]

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!

x

Ok, first injection done 10 minutes ago. Very straightforward. Now waiting to see what happens…
I’m slightly worried that everyone is feeling the cold as I feel cold all the time already. I have fingerless gloves for around the house and pile on the blankets - just as well crochet is one of my hobbies! But agree, better that than gastro side effects.

Can I join?
first injection done this afternoon.
got 4.5 stone to lose so hoping I am ok on this as tried Ozempic approx 2 years ago and felt so ill I only bought 1 pen!
sw 13st 6.5lbs
cw 13st 6.5
tw 9st (ish)

Looks like week 3 is going to be tough. It feels like I haven’t taken anything at all! Ive been so hungry all day again! Im glad I've got a 5mg pen ready in my fridge!

Oh no @Bluehels Hopefully it kicks in for you. My 5mg is arriving tomorrow.

I'm spending a couple of days in London with DH this week. I'm not sure how I'll navigate food but just going to try and enjoy myself without worrying too much or going over the top. I know I've got a long time of being on WLIs so I need to get used to doing different things.

So earlier today I wasn’t sure if I was feeling any suppression yet (only took my first injection 24 hours ago).

I have Just made myself a hot chocolate and couldn’t finish it (unheard of for me!) started to feel sick half way through so had to leave it. Hope that’s a good sign the Mounjaro is doing it’s thing!

Also asked DP if he is feeling anything yet and he’s had a headache, feeling cold, and been running to the toilet for a pee all day. So very similar to what I’ve been experiencing.

W3d1 for me today. Still feeling utterly awful with shingles in and around my eye, but I did weigh in and I’ve lost another 4.5lbs this week.

Injected this morning and so no interest in food today - managed 1000 calories and decent protein though.

Morning lovelies!

Weigh in this morning, 2nd injection due tonight.

I’ve lost a pound. Considering I’ve had no appetite suppression, and I lost 7 pounds the previous week (before I started) I guess that’s ok!

I think I’m going to be one of those people for whom the ‘loading dose’ is just that. Happy not to have side effects so far though.

Have a good week!

PS @Mounjaroday , we’ll need a new thread soon if you’d like to start one.

Morning,

Weighed myself last Wednesday, started my first pen on Friday and weighed myself this morning...

Starting weight 17 stone 7lb
Today's weight 17 stone 1lb

This is likely most water weight but has a given me a great boost!

Hi everyone!
Finally back for my first progress report lol.

SW: 210.4 lbs
CW: 204.2 lbs
TW: 154 lbs or thereabouts!

On Friday (so after exactly 1 week) I'd been 205 lbs, so a loss of 5 lbs in the first week, which isn't bad I guess...?
I've definitely noticed a lot of the bloat has gone though & the stomach doesn't protrude as much 🙈
Side effects wise, like many here I'm struggling with constipation and I often feel really sick after lunch, even when it was a small portion of something...! Dinner seems to be going down a lot better, even if I have more. Hope that will go away eventually tbf.

Start of a new week then! Keep going everyone!

I hope there's a typo in there and you don't weigh 7st!

Oops now edited! Defo a typo. I think one of my legs weighs 7 stone 😂

Well just heading into day 3 of my first week here. I am just going to weight once a week or it'll get silly but I've definitely noticed less of the "food noise" people talked about (I couldn't imagine what it was before I started taking it).
It's early days bit so far I've been much fuller much sooner, and primarily more conscious of what I'm having to eat, more mindful eating.
Apart from that not really many/ any side effects.
So far so good.

@OvertiredandConfused Poor you. I hope you feel better soon.

Sounds like a great start to the week for many of us.

I can't remember who, but someone said they were eating more than most at 1200cals. That's around what I aim for. As much as I want to lose loads quickly, I don't want to feel ill or end up with hair loss or anything so I'm making sure I eat well. Inalso want it to be sustainable over however many months I'm doing this. I do think others are doing it in a similar way too.

I'm home alone for most of the day today. DH has taken DS(16) to work with him for the day. This is a rare treat. I'm going to do a yoga session, have a long bath, maybe a couple of hours work and then watch a film I think.

Day 3

Woke up with a bit some slight abdo pain and needed to 💩 first thing, don't think that's ever happened 🤣.

I'm aiming for around 1500 cals and hoping the jag will help me with this, was sooo hungry trying to stick to that before.

We’re getting a bit full on this thread … Come join us on thread 2! ❤️

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5276290-mounjaro-feb-2025-starters-thread-2?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=share

(Hope sharing the new thread link has worked… please someone help me if I’ve not done it right!) xx

💉 ⚖️ 🤗 🎉

Worked perfectly @Mounjaroday 😃😃

Decided I definitely want to move up to 5mg. I do feel fuller on 2.5mg but I still crave food all the time.

I’ll defo be going up to 5mg too @Burnserns.

Come join us on thread 2 as this one is almost full x
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5276290-mounjaro-feb-2025-starters-thread-2

I'm eating between 1100-1300 and trying to get 140g of protein. I've spent a long time building muscle so I'm keen not to lose it now!!! Slow and steady for me.

Hello, im new 👋
im jabbing tonight with my first dose. I wont lie, im a bit nervous on setting up the pen and injecting correctly. Any tips on this?

Welcome! We’ve all sprinted over to the new thread now (link up thread), you might want to join us there.

Meantime, if you go on you tube and look for how to use your Mounjaro kwikpen, there’s a useful video there (sorry I can’t link). My provider sent it to me. Good luck!

About to start week 4. Finding excersise hard. I used to do an hour a day of cardio, but feel a bit sick at the moment, so down to easy cardo for 40 mins every second day, need to up it. I find by day 5 it is wearing off a bit. I still have a sweet tooth but that is after excersise. Been cold, but rest is fine. I found taking husk fiber helps, but you have to drink even more with that. Concentrating on protein and fiber. Bit nervous about going to 5, I may do 3.5 - have to figure out the magic around how you do that. Have a great day all

How are people feeling 2-3 weeks in ? I’m due for 3rd jab tomorrow - still quite a bit of side effects (despite having taken only 1/2 of 2.5 last time) - diarreah and slight nausea every morning - by lunchtime all good and I feel fine. Are others still suffering side effects throughout first month? Wondering how much longer will last - don’t want to live like this for months! Haven’t weighed this week yet - but lost well first week - so maybe the weight loss will drive me on! (We put up w so much to lose weight!)

@Concavedreaming I moved from 2.5 to 3.75 rather than to 5, because I was worried about the side effects of I doubled the dose. It's 40 clicks on the pen.

I was fine. So not sure if I will do 3.75 again this weekend or move up to 5mg

I'm due to take my 3rd dose this afternoon, but still have excellent suppression. Does anyone ever leave it an extra day?