January 2025 Starters Thread 5 - Tortoises, Slow Runners, let’s lose a bit more!

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Previous thread https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5270287-january-2025-starters-thread-4-lets-lose-some-more

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I ordered and will start my second 5mg pen today and I think I should have gone up to 7.5mg.

Admittedly I did start my period yesterday, but I've been hungry and actively looking for food for the last 3/4 days. I've been eating 'good' foods as that's what is in the house, but I've noticed my portion sizes are creeping back up.

I will have to carry on with the 5mg for a month and see how I get on. I've done so well up to this point I don't want to ruin all my progress.

SW 20.5st
CW 18.11st
TW 12.7st

Total loss to date 30lbs/13.6kg/2st 2lb

Checking in with the new thread

Checking in. Jab day yesterday and I've got the horrid sulphur burps again. I still haven't made it to 5mg as I'm worried about making side effects like this worse! I'm getting there, did 4.4 (53 clicks) this week. My suppression is really good so currently happy to stick at a 5mg pen for the foreseeable.

@Upperroom not sure yet. I have a 5mg pen and did 30 clicks for a half dose this week. I am still getting good suppression and no food noise so I am happy to continue on 2.5mg for a bit, but I have the 5mg pen so can increase if I need to.

Ideally I would like to have a bit of hunger so that I can retrain myself to stick to good food choices and portion control but let's see. Without MJ the food noise was off the scale and I wfh a lot so food is always easily accessible!

Morning teamsters. I got on the scales this morning expecting an increase after a few days of very low suppression and a semi-return to the bad old days of lots of carby junk, and I was pleased to see I've dropped a little more.

So, I'm tortoising along at 8.2lb lost since 22 Jan. I'm not calorie counting, I'm just eating less in quantity and less junk.

@CanIGoHomeNowPlease You could always give yourself more than 5mg from the pen if you aren’t getting suppression? It will last fewer weeks, but might be preferable to a month of stalling?

Thanks @Zempy I'll see how I go over the weekend and if suppression is still poor next Thursday I'll up the clicks on the 5mg pen.

I'm hoping its just my period making me hungry

Everyone is doing so well!

I am here to add to the discussion re miunjaro affecting the menstrual cycle. I started mounjaro at the end of my last period and am quite regular usually, but have been in here complaining about my lack of period, currently in week 6. However, it has shown up (very very light but here) just under 2 weeks late. So a similar pattern to someone else one page up (can’t remember your name!) late on and light. Hoping my body has now got used to mounjaro being around and that I’ll go back to my usual, regular cycle. Happy for it to be lighter though!

I’ve lost 1lb this week. Better than nothing, but by far the smallest loss I’ve had since starting MJ. I’m doing my last 5ml dose this evening and moving up to 7.5 next week.

Jabbed slightly early this week as I’m away tomorrow so it’s too difficult to stick to Friday, I will slot back to Friday next week though. I’m hoping this will also combat the chocolate craving (period related) which popped up yesterday 😳. Need to drink more water!!!!

I was googling for click count and this page came up, where they very firmly recommend not to increase the dose unless it doesn't work any more.
https://thevirtualslimmingclinic.co.uk/what-is-mounjaro/

@IBloodyLoveMyBlanket I started on the same day as you and I am also losing slooowly

I actually don't mind. I'm really enjoying having less food noise (except for the second half of last week, where I demonstrated zero willpower). I think I'd mind more if I was diligently calorie counting and feeling like I was starving.

So I’ve finally bitten the bullet and looked at myself in my underwear in a full length mirror (first time in years). It was fairly traumatic but not as bad as I had feared.

Anyway, problem areas are lower stomach(that bottom pouch thing) and inner thighs. All a bit flabby and wobbly. I’m running and doing strength stuff at the gym already but obviously need to target these areas. My arms and outer thighs/bum seem quite firm and defined so I must be doing something right.

Any tips for the ‘mum tum’ and inner thighs?

So I went to order a 5mg from IQ Doctor, but they want a photo of the pharmacy label from my current pen, which I don't have, I threw away the box. They won't accept a screen shot from MedExpress because it doesn't have my name on. I can't think of anyway around it. Any ideas?

I've taken myself away for a couple of nights R&R and a break from the responsibilities of parenting a toddler. My lovely room has a complimentary snack tray! It will be interesting to see how i do on hotel breakfasts and meals over this break, right now I couldn't really stomach anything.

Is your prescription not downloadable from your original provider? I order with Oushk and it's on my record there.

I just went to reorder with Oushk again but they want another bloody photo.

Do they want one every single time?

Do you have email confirmation? That’s what I used for another provider

@IBloodyLoveMyBlanket I can't see how on MedExpress where it has my name on.

@2025istheyeari that's a great selection and I thought you'd saved me, but I can't find the email! It's not meant to be is it.

If you've sent one within the last 6 weeks you can skip that question

Totally forgot today was jab day!
Week 9 day 1, 4th dose of 5mg.
Had a bit of constipation sunday/Monday that was solved with a couple of fybogel sachets.
Although I have realised that I seem to be getting constipation in the few days before my period. No idea if it's coincidence or not.
I've just measured and lost another half inch off my stomach, and a half inch off my waist.

STATS TIME
SW 214.3lbs
CW 183.2lbs
GW 168.lbs

31.1lbs. I'm looking at that figure in disbelief really.

I just looked on med express and you’re right, no name 🤦🏻‍♀️Hmm, in your email bin or junk? Hope you find it!

@Howinthehelldidthishappen Thanks! It didn’t look like I could just scroll past it, but I could!

I just ordered a 7.5 pen while there’s £20 off.

Amazing weight loss for you, well done.