March 2025 starters thread 2

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Welcome to thread 2 never thought we would be posting so much that we have to start a new thread.

I am still hovering around 12 and a half stone. I have been absolutely freezing to the point I have a duvet on the sofa.

I have had one NSV so far I can zip up my boots and they do not feel tight anymore.

I literally don't know what's going on with this week's dose.

Jabbed Fri, no suppression Fri night or Saturday, Sunday super high suppression, today barely any suppression and I've had 4 of my mother's day chocolates today 😞

I hope next week is better, counting down the days until I can jab on Fri but I might have to delay until sat morning as I'm out 9am-9pm least on Fri

5 foot here, too <waves>

I haven't stuck within my calories today. I'm hungry and food noise coming back. I'm definitely going to go up to 5mg in a couple of weeks. I just hope I get some more benefit until then. Maybe we don't know what's coming? maybe tomorrow will be a suppression day again? I don't understand it

Oh! Suppression has kicked in tonight. Can't face anything except a cup of tea. I'm on day four of 4th dose of 1.25mg (half dose OK'd by doctor). Hadn't thought it was doing much until now. Quite suddenly it's like food is a really strange and slightly unpleasant concept. Need to eat something though.

I've had the same this week, varying levels of suppression and food noise. I will say that it's not been difficult to eat well and I've felt extremely full after meals. I think in terms of suppression and fullness this is probably sustainable but I would love the food noise to go away completely like it did in week 1. Maybe that's not realistic.

Well, it's only a week and a half in to this experiment so I'll try to be patient!

I'm not having any issues with food noise as it's gone on an extended holiday 😁

I've been getting used to noticing the point before I take another bite of food and it tips me over to the feeling too full scenario. It's hard!

That is EXACTLY how I feel! Even to the point if indigestion when I’ve only had a salad ..

I’m also 4’11!

@Honeybea15, not personally but there's lots of reports of people going off smoking, vaping, alcohol etc, and the effects of MJ on addictions is begin studied.

Im getting good food suppression now on a half-dose, and think I'd be finding it hard to eat enough on a full dose.

You might like to look at swapping Slimfast for a protein powder or shake to up your protein intake, especially as it's replacing a meal.

www.bbcgoodfood.com/review/best-protein-powders

This is how I was week 1 and half way through week 2. Posted earlier that suppression was gone and for about 9 hours I was starving , the feeling you want eat everything In your way and that you been starving yourself for 3 weeks 🤣 (took 4th jab yesterday). well suppression finally came back this evening hopefully it stays for a few days (yes my belly is about to explode feeling like I’m 9 months pregnant but that will subside by tomorrow or day after) but most importantly food noise is gone again, scary few hours lol. Deffo feel ready for 5mg on Sunday as this feeling is soo much better than a few hours ago 🤣 (I was asked if you can get addicted on this food suppression and now I understand why I was asked).

my throat was swollen 1st day after first jab and also felt some flue symptoms like an illness is coming but didn’t last more than a day or two in first jab. I did however stop snoring on day one and has cleared my sinuses etc

i vape (one of the reasons I am the weight I am is that it piled on after quitting cigs 2 years ago). And for a few days a week I vape less as it taste different but on other days take on a lot more.

Wk4 d1 for me. The diarrhoea seems to have gone for the time being, fingers crossed it doesn't return after today's jab.

I weighed myself this morning and I'm down 11lbs total in 3 weeks. It's too fast really, but not sure how to control that when diarrhoea has been a major feature of the last week!

Anyway, I'm not complaining, my clothes are looser and I'm feeling positive.

Does anyone have advice for jabbing in your arm?

SW 14st 3lbs
CW 13st 6lbs
GW 11st

Week 4 and for the first time I've woken up really hungry with my stomach growling. I do feel that surpression has disappeared this week and I'm relying on willpower. It's made my mind up to increase dose next week, I'm going to try and get the golden dose on Saturday.

I think my food choices are improving though and I'm craving healthier meals. I keep thinking about meat or fish and vegetables which considering I was addicted to crisps and chips is a welcome change. I'm currently reading a book from the library "The science of nutrition" by Rhiannon Lambert and am finding it really useful to educate myself and use this time on injections to try to change my mindset around food.

Wk 2 day 5 and still no anything. Not side effects, not suppression, not weight loss. I weigh exactly the same (within 500g) every day as my start weight.

I’m going to jab tomorrow so that it’s 6 days’ gap and I am longing to go up to 5mg in the hopes of feeling anything. Even nausea would be a sign I haven’t just jabbed myself with nothing!

I’m going to try to fast today and just do a soup this evening as surely I will weigh just a pound less if am essentially doing 5:2.

Maybe you do need to go up then yeah. I've had effects on 2.5 but it seems not uncommon for people to require higher.

W3D1 - Just jabbed! Now a total of 4.7lbs down - 2lbs until i'm officially overweight!! Am looking to continue to lose at a steady 2lbs ish a week - thinking I may stay on 2.5 as I've got good suppression and no side effects. Am really worried about loose skin though so trying to keep up on the protein and am rejoining the gym.

I haven’t had much in the way of appetite suppression since week 2 , no feeling of fullness at all and no reduction in my alcohol habit ( 2 glasses of wine most nights). I have lost the desire to eat between meals or mindlessly snack almost completely. I have also managed to have a years worth of social events squeezed into March and April! I have lost some weight and am trying to keep a lid on calorie intake. Hopefully the higher doses of mounjaro will have more effect.Having said all that I am glad that I am not feeling ill.
week 5 now 5mg
SW 84kg
CW 79.7 kg

Let us know how golden dose goes. Are you trying the syringe method.

I've still not much suppression on week 2 of 2.5mg. I think I'll definitely be going up to 5 when the time comes although I'm going to try the golden dose of 2.5 to save money. If I've counted the weeks correctly I should be due to go up to 5mg on good Friday which wil be good as a 4 day weekend incase of side effects but equally I don't want to be stuck on the loo all Easter weekend either!

Really appreciate this group, so helpful to have friends going through the same thing at the same time (reminds me of the old NCT days!)

end of week 2 and 7lbs down!

SW 13.4
CW 12.11
GW 10.7

i am really appreciating the relief of not having the whole ‘willpower’ battle, and rating/berating myself at bedtime each night for how well I’ve resisted food that day. This feels like a much kinder (to me) way to lose weight!

@SharpOpalNewt and @PlexGirl34 how you doing? :)

Aww ur doing great @BabyHandsRobin ik good just ordered my next dose going up to 5mg to see as I have had a bit of food noise this week but I am putting that down to my TOM being due. Dread my weigh in on Thursday because of it but we will see.

I had the same starting weight as you, but I am on my first week on 5ml.

I have become just overweight instead of obese and this week should be in my 3rd stone bracket, which to me is unbelievable.

Today I have got my second NSV of a pair of trouser that I wore in summer 23 that I could not do up and looked like the pilsbury dough man in, fit great.

Hi all

I would like to know if anyone is going to treat themselves to something when they hit a target or goal.

When I hit 2 stone loss, I am treating myself some new sunglasses and some Botox which I have had a few times before.

I am looking back over photos from the last 2 year or so and I am shocked how I have let myself go. I always took great pride in my appearance, wore well cut clothes that looked good, put make up on, did my hair but looking at the few photos in the last 2 years I can see that I was hiding behind leggings and sweatshirts, and generally not liking myself perhaps even hating myself. I have tried to diet in the last 2 years and nothing would happen (thanks HRT)

The last 5 weeks have been revolutionary for me, I am finally putting myself first and doing something for me, and it is bloody working. Sorry for the long post but you guys are the only people that I have told that I am doing MJ.

Me!!! I am treating myself!
My turning point was a video shot of me next to my son and I barely recognized myself. Despite having put on 3 stone i was convinced I didn't look that different, the cold hard truth had me ordering the jabs the next morning. I have an event to go to on 11/7 and if all goes to plan I'll hopefully have lost 2 stone - not at target but well on the way. I've seen a dress i love and i shall be happily be buying that for myself alongside some sunnies. IT truly feels like this could be a bright happy summer - I have a wardrobe full of lovely clothes waiting to be worn again.

Quick W5 update from me, the first NSV being that I managed to twist the pen and got the golden dose out of my first pen. Delighted with that.

The next NSV was a visit from my sisters, who could all clearly notice and were admiring my weight loss (around 10lb so far). It's given me a right good boost!

One very positive outcome of their visit (apart from the huge delight of seeing them, as they all live far away), was how easy I found it to manage my eating, and to continue to make healthy choices, and not indulge in the chocolate biscuits etc that were very available during their stay. DH had been out and bought a load of goodies, as their visit was a surprise to me, but he was in on the secret, and he knew we had nothing in, due to my mission to keep crap out of the house and eat healthy!

On a practical note, I have my 5mg pen ready and am still undecided about whether to count clicks and go to 3.75mg, rather than the full dose. Weight loss has slowed down but it is moving in the right direction, around 1.5lbs a week, and suppression is more than adequate, with minimal to no side effects.

Hello! I’m new to MN because of Mounjaro and can honestly say if it hadn’t have been able to read the first person experiences of the posters here in the last few days since my first dose on Thursday night I think I might have gone insane!
I posted on another thread about swollen glands as that was the first thing - I had terrible aching from the base of my skull, down my shoulders and into my back by Friday night which was so tender to touch even my husbands hugs were painful (challenging given I’ve not told him!) luckily it wore off by Saturday but turned into incredible nausea, which gets worse when I eat (and I’m eating whole, lean food with zero snacks/junk and limited dairy), i think my calorie deficit is that bad I feel so weak and tired it’s taken me 3 hours this morning to mobilise enough to put the washer on - yesterdays load is still in the basket and I just feel so unwell I’ve had to log off sick. I have a headache too but I don’t know whether that’s hormones.

Here are my stats:

First dose 2.5mg 27/3/25
SW 12st0lb
CW 11st11
GW >10st
5ft6inches

I don’t feel I can continue as I now feel ill and injecting another dose feels like self harm to me right now. I also don’t understand how ‘microdosing’ works - I don’t remember any clicks from the Mounjaro pen, just the turning back to ‘1’ on the dial. Any advice on that appreciated as I can see it going in the bin at this rate!

Thank you for reading!

Yes had a little treat weekend bought myself some new makeup as a celebration for losing a stone. Next target is 2 stone by mid may and would like to buy a couple of new dresses for holiday but not go mad as I’ve still another 2 stone to lose after that x