Mounjaro Feb 2025 starters (thread 2!)

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Welcome everyone to thread 2, all you brave people who started their WLI in Feb!

So happy we can all support each other! Good luck for the next few weeks 🎉

Sliding in at end of month as a newbie.

I am 5ft 9lb and after a holiday away with husband with exceptional breakfasts 14st 6.6lbs apparently! Just ordered first 2.5 dose and awaiting approval. I want to lose 2-2.5stone but would be happy with 1. Hoping to try and reset eating habits and appetite.

Morning All.

Weekly weigh in day, wasn't hopeful for much as have been cramping so defo due to come on today or tonight but still managed a loss this week. It will be my 4th Injection tonight on the 2.5 dose. Going to do the 'golden dose' and then move up to 5mg pen which i have ordered.

247.8lb 31st Jan start weight
235.7lb 7th Feb
232.6lb 14th Feb
230.1 21st Feb

Overall loss 17.7lb

So far am still getting good suppression, And don't tend to feel hungry until i actually start eating, but amazingly don't seem to have the craving for the type of foods that had become 2nd nature to me, and am not fussed about the idea of a takeaway - which is a game changer - So am hoping that although this seems expensive to do, i'm willing to bet that it evens out on the money i'm not spending on picking up goodies from the shop and quick takeaways.

Hope everyone's week is being successful :)

For everyone worried about going up to 5mg, remember you can always count clicks to use a 5mg pen as a lower dose. So if it doesn't suit you can drop back to 2.5 or 3.75 etc using the 5mg pen.

A full dose is 60 clicks, so 30 clicks on 5mg = 2.5mg

Hi all. I’m two weeks in, not really feeling that different yet. I’ve ordered the 5mg so hopefully that will have more impact. I am running on willpower and lost 4lbs last week, this week though I am so bloated - it’s so uncomfortable and I look and feel like a balloon - so the scales are creeping up even though I’m tracking everything and averaging 1200 calories. Hopefully it’ll pass soon.

W2 D4 and definitely having a harder time than last week. Feel really sick today and had a terrible night last night where I felt my dinner was just laying in my chest. I’ve been to the gym this morning to get some steps in to hopefully aid digestion…

That sounds difficult - could you try a smaller dose? I have no idea how but it’s something to do with how many clicks you give the pen? Someone here will know!

Thanks @FatBottomGirlz , I knew someone would know!

@aylis @Umthisisabitawkward I was with you on the anaphylactic shock worry, but it only occurred to me once I’d taken my first dose and had a reaction at the injection site immediately. This went with an antihistamine though, and I didn’t have to get my EpiPen out!!
Didn't happen with the 2nd injection - used to it already it would seem!

It’s a funny old drug isn’t it? Such a huge range of effects on us all..good and not so great!

Hi all

I am newish here (posted once in the Jan thread as I didn't know about this one). I am on W3, D3 on Wegovey 0.25mg.

I've mostly been ok bar a bad bruise on my tummy from my second jab (I stupidly wiggled the pen around whilst administering) and having a very bad night after my thirs jab (woken up with nausea and tummy pain, and feeling feverish - but it might have been something I'd eaten). Other than that, I've been broadly ok - have had migraines but that is a perimenopausal symptom so I am not reading too much into it yet. I haven't told anyone I am taking this as I am pretty sure it will be frowned upon by F&F - so just keeping it to myself. I think this board will be a godsend.

Anyway - just a hello!

SW: 83.4kg
CW: 81.7kg
GW: 65kg

I haven’t told a soul I’m doing it, either. Somehow I feel a bit ashamed at taking the ‘easy’ way (this after literally DECADES of miserable yo-yo dieting). My brother has lost 6 stone over the last year and a half using injections (I don’t know which one, he’s also a bit cagey about it) and I haven’t even told him! Silly really.

I'm so impatient to get mine now. It was approved yesterday with a delivery day of 25th. I want to start asap as feel so heavy and uncomfortable. Only hubby and one friend know.
I listened to the Oprah Winfrey podcast about GLP1s recently (with a doctor on it) and I felt so validated. I really felt like this isn't my fault after decades of berating myself.

Start of week 3 - 3rd dose of 2.5 this morning.

SW: 210.4 lbs
CW: 202.4 lbs
TW: 154 lbs

Not going to lie, I'm somewhat disappointed I'm only 3lbs down this week - had been hoping to carry on at 5lbs/week like in the first week!

I definitely don't eat too much, but have been wondering if it's due to alcohol as it's half term & I've been having a glass of wine every night
Oh well. Onwards and upwards! Have already got my next (5mg) pen ready in the fridge for March; used the comparison website that's been posted here and saved £££!

Keep going, you’re doing really well and a loss is a loss 👍🏻

was it quite easy to swap online pharmacies? I don’t want to have to send off photos again but I’m guessing that’s required if you change providers.

As others have said, wine just isn't appealing at the mo - oured a glass last night and literally had two mouthfuls and left it! And that in half term!
Re side effects - anyone else with an almost 'burned tongue' type taste in their mouth? Slightly metallic type thing?

Just done my first injection after finally telling my DH I’m doing this. Bit worried about it everything to be honest! SW 98.9 kgs. Do I keep the pen out of the fridge now I have started using it?

Well done on a great month!

I’m having an internal debate with myself about what I’ll do about moving up to 5 or staying on 2.5.

Just wondered with your fab losses why you have decided to move to 5?

My friend has been taking MJ since November, she’s lost over 2 stone and stayed on 2.5 all that time.

As I say, it’s like an internal debate in my mind as to what to do, hence my question. Not questioning your decision, just wondering what your thought process was so I can add more confusion to my brain ha ha.

Thanks!

@WelshRarebit79 i saw on another thread that some providers want photos but others are just ok with proof that you’ve been prescribed it before, such as a photo of the medication box with your name and address on it and the confirmation email from the current provider.

I kind of CBA to deal with changing suppliers and dealing with photo requests etc - I am thinking I will do the bonus dose thing to save a bit of ££ and then leave it there

But I think this is partly because my BMI is around 32/33 and I am short so I think suppliers might make it harder for me

I think I’m going to stick with 2.5 for my next order as I’m really worried about side effects; eg. nausea, D&V. I’m on Week 3 Day 5 at the moment and am still feeling full with no appetite so it appears to be working well for me for now.

Thanks. Will have a look around and see what I can find.

Is anyone else really struggling to follow this thread or is it just me 😂 I keep losing people’s replies and links and can’t quite keep up!

are there any groups on other social sites?(sorry if that is not allowed to be asked)

Thanks xx

I’m really liking seeing the positive posts. Though at this rate I’ll be a March starter.

Am emotionally hungry this afternoon, for lack of a better expression. No snacks in the house and will keep it that way.

It's nice to hear of successes staying at the low dose. It's what I'd like to do too, riding out the waves will make it easier to maintain loss at the other end.

@WelshRarebit79 first of all, thanks for the encouragement!
Secondly- I found the swapping easy, although yes I did have to send photos in. Having said that, I recently took pics anyway, to document progress for myself, and just uploaded those (full length mirror and in skinny jeans and vest top). So it wasn't any "extra work" so to speak!

Regarding the dose - I figured you can always go lower (by counting clicks) on the higher mg pen, so it's better to move up to the 5mg.

Do what feels right for you though!