Why am I so hungry today?

[Flowers1985]

My jab day is Thursday, iv taken 4 jabs now. Usually I don't really get hungry until the tues or weds, but this week, it's only sat and I'm starving. Iv eaten my usual lunch and had a snack and still feel hungry. Have glugged loads of water as well so not that.

How well did you eat yesterday?

I feel hungry the days after I have had high suppression and didn't eat as much the day before, it goes up and down during the week rather than linear from when I last injected.

I also watched a youtube video once where the Dr was talking about craving nutrients, they said when you body is short of something, say salt for example, it just craves food and hopes there is some salt or whatever nutrient it is missing in there.

Mounjaro causes me to calorie cycle with high and low calorie day, when I feel hungry I eat and try to eat more and get a range of nutrients from food, but as long as I stay below my weekly calorie deficit that is ok. Usually the day after eating a bit more I feel less hungry again.

Have you done lots of exercise? I walked 7 miles and swam a mile (which took an hour) today and I was starving when I got home, as I missed lunch. I am really noticing I newly get really hungry after swimming, and I'm not swimming any more than usual.

Have you had enough protein and fibre over the past couple of days?

2.5mg wore off after 2.5 weeks and I was very hungry for the remaining time until I moved up to 5mg. It could just be wearing off for you. It can also take upto 3 days to fully kick in. May be time to order next pen. Also if its PMT hormones make me a lot hungrier at that time

Did you find when you went up to 5 the suppression came back?

Yes it was strong and lasted 7 weeks for me 24/7. Was my best dose probably. Now I'm on 10mg still no side effects on any dose, suppression very high, can't eat much.

What’s your ‘usual lunch’?

I am six months in and have lost three stone.

i have never had the full suppression that people talk about and am always hungry for meals. The food noise has stopped though so it has stopped all the unnecessary snacking.

I have been on 7.5mg now for a month and to be honest the hunger is stronger than the lower doses.

but I have a BMI of 24 and I feel great. I don’t want full suppression because I want to be able to come
off MJ at some stage.