Mounjaro October starters - Thread 7!

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As we were…

Has anyone travelled abroad with their Mounjaro pens? I'm in a bit of a quandary as we fly to Costa Rica the day before I'm due to take Dose 4 of a pen. That means Dose 1 of the next pen will presumably need to be refrigerated until the following week? But we're travelling about!
Was wondering about getting a mini cool pack, as for Diabetes pens. Not sure I could keep the freezer gel packs cool enough for long enough.
What do you reckon?

SW 23st 7.5lbs
CW 19st 7lbs

Passed the 4 stone mark this week, have another 5 to go but I will get there, MJ has changed my life

Congratulations.
I had a 3-4 week stall on the losses but this morning I noticed 3lbs have dropped!
To add to my previous post, would it be OK to just miss a jab?

@ChimneyRock I haven’t travelled with my pen so can’t advise re freezer gel packs, just wondered how long you are going to be away for? Can you take dose 4 a day early and then the next dose as soon as you return? Is dose 1 of the next pen an increase in dosage?

Had a sneaky early weigh in today and I finally saw a 9! It's been at least 15 years since I've been in single stone figures! That's 31lb off since the start of October. I'm not the fastest loser, but I'm getting there.

I've really focused on macros and upping my protein and lowering my carbs the last week. A bit challenging as I don't eat meat! My go to's for a protein boost are My Protein powders (2 scoops is 60g protein) and Brooklea Greek yogurt from Aldi, which is 50g protein in a 500g tub (so 25g per serving). That's on top of eggs, fish, tofu, cheese, nuts etc.

Height 5'2
Starting weight 12st 2
Current weight 9st 13
Target weight between 9 - 9st 7

@ChimneyRock I travel to the Caribbean (going on Sunday) I successfully used a Frio wallet on my last trip in November, which has gel crystals activated by cold water (lasts up to 2 days before reactivating with more cold water). It isn’t a fridge alternative but it keeps medication pens cool to between 18 and 26 degrees C. It’s suitable for external temps of up to 37 degrees C which should be fine where you’re going. I ordered mine from Amazon. Enjoy your trip.

We're away for 13 days (leave on a Friday, and back on a Thursday.
So taking my usual Saturday dose (last one in the one) a day early and then starting the new pen the day after we return might work, yes @Pegsmum That's what I'm leaning towards at the moment.
But thanks for that tip too, @letshavetea as I will look at getting one of those if I take the new pen with me.
Not sure I fancy the potential questioning in security either; nor do I particularly want my travelling companions to see the pen.

@ChimneyRock they’re not bothered in security. The Frio wallet is very discreet, I just put it in my clear plastic bag with other liquids. I also packed the cardboard box in my hand luggage, but no one at security was interested so I didn’t have to say anything about it.

Is it OK to take a week's break though? What sort of impact will it have on hunger/loss/food noise? In a way, if I'm on holiday, it might be nice to be able to sample local cuisine (within reason) but, coming from a long stall on any movement on the scales, I'm nervous about gaining.

Do you have Shotsy premium? It will show you what level will be in your system on a given day. I've just stopped the paid version as nearing maintenance but I did love the geeky graph!

You can get the free version and still see the dose in system at any time when you open up the app, you just don't get the graph

Morning all it's not my weigh and jab day until tomorrow but I'm doing both a day early as we are leaving for the airport late afternoon ahead of our early morning flight to Gran Canaria. I'm pleased to report another 1.5lbs off. I'm staying on 3.75mgs for the next two jabs then I'll try 4mgs and see if I can cope with the side effects on that.
SW 15st 7lbs
CW 14st 1.5lbs.
GW 12st [We'll see about that!]
I really can't wait now to see a 13 on the scales and had hoped to achieve that by this holiday. Never mind, as a slow loser I'm still really happy that the scales are still going down all be it slowly and with monumental effort!
I'm not expecting a loss after a week of AI and my birthday lunch today but will at least try to make sensible choices to minimise the inevitable. Having said that I did actually have a small loss last time we were away at this same hotel in January so we'll see! Havbe a great weekend and a happy MJ week all.

P.S. Happy International Women's Day all. I shall be raising a glass to this with my 5 awesome DD's today.

@recklessgran thats fab news. Happy birthday and enjoy your holiday. I’ve stayed the same this week and I’m also off on holiday today! We’re off to Barbados. I’m looking forward to some sunshine! We are in a hotel room only, so I can watch what I eat.

Morning all,
@ChimneyRock ad your stall is over, mine is too (was about two weeks) but I’m 2lbs down today. @littleburn Im the same height as you and only eat fish too - I’ve been eating lentil croquettes which are yummy. I bought from my local Farm shop but will search for a recipe. It is harder to get the protein in and too many eggs mean I have problems going to the loo! All you lucky ladies travelling - have amazing trips and enjoy the new you as you do 🙌 I can’t wait for a holiday when I’m not feeling down about my size and what to wear! @Lillipops wow - you’re absolutely smashing it, what incredible progress - you must feel amazing.
My SW: 11.7
CW: 8:12 1/4!
GW: 8:8 - 8-10
Hapoy weekend everyone

Weigh day for me and ive lost 2 lbs which means..............my BMI is now 29.9!!!!!!!!! I am no longer obese!!!! Ive never been slim and think the last time i was 'just' overweight was in my early twenties, so about 25 years ago. So chuffed with myself. And the surgeon will be happy at my next appointment ready for my surgery in July.
36 lbs down, 39 to go. Next goal is to have lost more than I need to lose.

It doesn't sound like you have taken the bonus/golden/5th dose from your pen before but maybe one option would be to take an insulin syringe in your checked luggage to extract 0.6ml of the remaining fluid after your 4th dose and take that when you are away? That would save you having a gap if you don't want one.

I jabbed the day before a two week holiday, then ordered next pen when I returned so it was almost a 3 week break.

I didn't eat as much on holiday as I would have normally, and only put on a pound for the fortnight!

I had to slightly fudge the dates in order to continue with my same dose, but I didn't experience any issues. Obviously, I am not medically trained and am not recommending this as a course of action 😉

Hey all. I don't post a lot, but do read most of the activity, a lot of which has proved very helpful. However, I'm here to say I'm done, MJ is playing havoc with my guts, and it's just not worth it. I'll be forever thankful it helped me to lose the 2.5 stone, and move me into the 'overweight' rather than morbidly obese category, and help switch my mindset to a healthier outlook re food. I am now hoping I can carry on the good work on my own. A huge thanks to anyone who has given me advice, and to all of you for your support. I truly hope it works out for you all x

May I ask another question?
What prompts you to move up a dose? Have you done it automatically after 4 doses on each pen? Or do you vary it according to appetite suppression?
I am about to order my next pen and I've done 2 lots of 7.5g now. I'm 30lbs down with another 10 to go (ideally) but just had over three weeks with no loss. I wouldn't say my appetite has increased but I probably have been eating a little bit more than at first. Not out of hunger but more boredom/old habits (which is a bit worrying actually and I need to get on it!).
Basically, shall I up it to 10mg?

@OddBoots No, I haven't tried the golden dose - not with a syringe, anyway. Tried the "break the pen" method back in the early days and totally cocked it up and anyway, I don't think that works anymore anyway now. Don't fancy taking syringes with me on holiday for the first attempt.
ALTHOUGH..... if I tried that next week for the last part of this pen, that would push back the requirement for the next pen until after the trip.... Hmmm...
Where do you get the syringes from?

@lapuf Not heard of that (shotsy). Obviously been living in a hole.
How does it work? Just looked on the app store and seen a few versions of it. They all say "in-app purchases." Does that mean you pay?

Happy birthday.
us slow plodders have actually had a really decent loss overall. Week to week it’s a slog, but look at the cumulative effect now!

I was enjoying 5mg so much that I ordered another 5mg pen back in December(ish). I felt at the time that the suppression was so good and side effects non-existent, so it would be a great dose for the Christmas period. As it turns out, the supression faded really early on in the second pen, and my weight loss just stalled completely. It took a good few weeks on the 7.5mg pen to rebuild momentum. Basically it was a complete waste of money, taking a dose that was doing nothing for me. I vowed then to keep moving up the dose schedule as advised by the manufacturer, unless I was having bad side effects.

@recklessgran happy birthday 🥳 it's mine tomorrow.. spring babies full of life eh!

New pen has arrived and I'm staying with the 7.5mg dose. I'm so close to target now and a little apprehensive!! Weigh in day is tomorrow.. going to discuss with Medexpress what happens next - also have a call booked with Oushk for late March regarding maintenance.