Mounjaro Feb 2025 starters (thread 4!)

[Nicecuppatea2025]

Welcome one and all to the next instalment of our magical weight-loss journeys!

Good luck over the next few weeks. Loving all the ongoing support and encouragement.

Has anyone seen a badger? I’ve lost one!

I love reading about the NSVs even more than the weight losses!

Me too! Weight is hard to imagine on others, but the NSV’s are a joy!

Yes I stayed on 2.5 for the 2nd month and wish I hadn't. I am now taking 3.75 per week so will end up using this pen faster than buying a 5. It's wasted money but nothing I can do about it now.

Oh brill this is great to know. Who have yoh used ? Asking as wondered if there are any is should be wary of or are they all pretty reliable? IQ is coming up cheapest for me

I did my first with Oushk, then my next 2 5mg pens with iq dr. The first with a welcome/first order code and the second with the 20.5% off code that is for everyone.

Amazing. And are they ok about not going with the starting dose? As Im going to 7.5 next

I am sooo close to reaching my first goal of being under 100kg.

Weighed in at 100.1kg this morning, ahhhh! Size 20 jeans are getting loose.

Fingers crossed that tomorrow I'll finally see 99 on the scale.

Yes - I regret sticking at 2.5 for a 2nd month as I’ve stalled and the good noise is back. - I’ve just ordered a 5mg pen, this will be my 3rd pen - first was from IQ doctor who delivered swiftly, second was from farmeci which was slow so I’ve gone back to IQ doctor and I’ll be moving up to 3.75 mg for my next dose and then 5mg - I got the bonus dose from my first pen so I’m a week “ahead”

You usually have to give new suppliers evidence of your previous dose- your email prescription or whatever- then you’re fine to go up.

Yeah, you just to send a photo of your latest box with prescription on. So I sent photo of my 2.5 box, so they knew I'd done that dose first.

hi, have you been tracking what you are eating at all? how is the water intake? any exercise - sorry if you've talked about these before but I'm not very good at retaining information.
sounds like its worth exploring what's going on. xx

I ordered a 5mg pen, but got a 5th dose out of the first pen and counted clicks this week to stick to a 2.5mg dose. This was mostly to avoid being ill on holiday. My appetite is up and down. I have slightly struggled to stay within my daily allowance for the past few days and been hungry between meals. But I have walked 58 miles over the past 5 days (based on daily steps as well as hikes) so I'm not sure if I am.just hungrier from extra walking, or if the dose isn't as effective. I have just about stayed within calories. However today I have done around 12 miles and have only eaten around 1100 calories and I haven't been that hungry all day (I aim for 1480 calories a day). I know you aren't supposed to eat exercise calories, but I don't want to up my dose and potentially be less hungry than I am now and lose weight at an unhealthy speed. Plus I don't have side effects at present. I will go up to 3.75 if it stops working or if I am just as hungry/don't fill up as easily on some days, when I'm not walking 10-15 miles a day

Hi all, what syringes are you all using for the golden dose and can you buy them in boots or amazon?

2.5 lb loss for me this week, total 10lb loss in 4 weeks. Finally accepted it's a marathon not a sprint, so although others have had larger losses, I'm now happy with the rate of my weight loss.

I jabbed 3.75mg last night as the first dose from my 5mg pen.

SW 191lb
CW 181 lb
GW 147 lb

Did my second 2.5mg jab yesterday and felt fine but woke up in the night feeling really hot and sickly. It did pass eventually. I think the issue is I’m having a really late dinner atm as I’m working on our house renovation after work some evenings and then eating really late. Not sure how to fit in an earlier dinner as usually running around after toddler until her bedtime.

I did my fifth jab on Friday, moved up to 5mg. Lost 10lbs in total which I can’t help feel a teeny bit disappointed with but I know it’s still pretty good. My good point is that I haven’t had any bad side effects since starting, no sickness or upset stomach at all.

10lbs in 5 weeks is really good! You dont want to lose too fast.

I ordered these. 2.5mg is 0.6ml on the needle. There is a YouTube video on how to do this - really easy

https://medbasic.co.uk/bd-micro-fine-30g-1ml-syringes-needles/?attribute_pa_quantity=10

Had a very strange side effect last night after my first 5mg jab- somehow a combination of constipation and diarrhea??

TMI but basically felt very bloated and blocked up like constipation, but after sitting on the loo being unable to go for a bit it felt like I needed to fart and suddenly all just FLEW out of me at once. Deeply unpleasant.

Also felt very nauseous, and still do now.

I have done the same, stuck to 2.5 for second pen.

Slightly regretting it now as still on first pen, last couple of days on that but have struggled this week already and 4 more weeks to go.

i didn’t want to cut out carbs completely and was having a small amount for breakfast but have had to cut that out to see a loss on the scales this week.

The 5mg scares me though as I have a long shifts and can’t be sick

Good luck, it’s such a milestone isn’t it

To be under 100kg is my first goal too but I’m still 11kg away from that but only on week 4 and happy with my progress

cant wait though x

If you have been constipated for a while you can get overflow diarrhoea. Basically your bowels will push out watery stool around the blockage.

Despite hitting my fibre goals and drinking 4-6 litres of water a day it happened to me. :(
I thought I was just having diarrhoea as a side effect because I didn't feel constipated but I was. My GP suggested I take laxido (Macrogol 3350) and it has really helped and I'm back to normal now.

Thank you and good luck to you too, Maro!

I stepped on the scale this morning and 99.7 flashed up before it settled on 100.0. Damn it, so close!

Noooo! So close, not long to wait now

Hi everyone, good to read your stories and progress. You are all doing so well!

Mine is not so good as I've not lost a gram. I started with a 2.5 pen on 23rd Feb and lost 0.5Kg in the first week but then I put that back on and haven't lost anything since. First week I jabbed my leg, then two weeks on stomach. I read that position might be important so I went back to leg for week 4 but still nothing.

I did my first 5ml dose on Sunday and didn't feel any different on Sunday but yesterday I made a chicken sandwich for lunch and could only eat half of it. So that is promising.

I've been on an almost constant diet for two years as I hit menopause and just piled on the weight (common story I know). I weighed/weigh 92Kg and am 175cm tall. My TDEE aim is 1360 to lose (according to MFP) 0.5Kg per week. I've been reasonably good at sticking to TDEE or below but it's just not working. Hopefully the new increased MJ dosage will help. Yesterday was definitely good so fingers crossed.

I've had no side effects except a slight metallic taste in my mouth. I would really have been upset to have no result and lots of side effects - that wouldn't have been at all fair!