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!

You can be the first person I 'know' to switch to maintenence

I look forward to seeing how it goes! Good luck!!

W5 D7, weigh in day
SW 96kg
CW 88.9kg
GBMI 22.5

I've lost 1.3kg this week. Really pleased and surprised as I’ve got my period this week and I normal wouldn’t lose much if any weight when dieting in the past. I stuck to 2.5mg even though I have a 5mg pen and I will stick with it again this week. I’m an over thinker so I’m already twisting myself in knots as to whether I take an extra dose or two from the pen as I’m only doing half doses, but I’m anxious about following the rules and safety.

I get good suppression, and gave no desire at all to snack/eat chocolate etc, which is such a transformation.

I've noticed my clothes are getting lose - scouring charity shops for things that will fit now!

I think I'm starting week 9 now and I'm currently wearing a hoodie that I've never been able to get into before and my "tight" jeans that are now nicely baggy.

Sw:116.5kg
Cw:104.6kg
Loss this week 2kg
Total loss: 11.9kg or 26lb

This week has been horrible, not related to Mounjaro luckily. I have had a horrible cold since Sunday and my period started on Wednesday so not feeling the best. The cold left me with barely enough energy to move for 2 days and absolutely no hunger or interest in food so the only thing I managed was a huel shake on each day, I'm so glad I had the powder at home still. My weight has been up and down like a yoyo this week.

I've been eating relatively normally for maybe 2 days now so I think next week might not be much of a loss as a correction for this week. Apparently I don't get on with Clover anymore, I've had pretty intense nausea after it 3 times now on different meals. I wonder if this is how I will react to greasy food in general, good thing I've gone off it completely really.

Attempting the extra dose later today since my new pen is still at work in the fridge there, if it doesn't go well I'll give up and just jab on Monday morning. I'm going for 5 again since it seems to be working well with very few side effects.

Hopefully next week I can get back to swimming and gym like I had wanted to do this week.

Morning All,

Weekly weigh in day. Have had a ok week, treated myself to a takeaway and enjoyed it. No real horrible side effects. Am going to re-order another 5mg pen i think, as seem to be coping ok on this and getting good suppression. Have my dose to take tonight from the current pen, and will then use the golden dose so may make final decision on if to stay put next week to give myself some time and wiggle room.

SW - 247.8lb
week 1 - 235.7lb
week 2 - 232.6lb
week 4 - 230.1lb
week 6 - Did not weigh
Week 7 - 226.6lb
Week 8 - 221.3lb
Week 9 - 217.3lb
Week 10 - 214.5lb

My NSV: I was trying to understand how I feel so much better about myself - more than any time in my adult life really - in spite of not being at my lowest weight. And I think it is because food no longer controls me. I am not fearful of eating or gaining weight. I feel normal.
My provider monitors a weekly weigh-in, but I almost wish I didn’t need to. This feels much bigger than the number on the scale for me

Love that @Lola50

I have now officially lost 11kgs since I first started MJ this time last year (before I stopped for a bit and gained half of it back) so essentially I'm back to where I was before I stopped MJ last time. A bit annoying that I lost six months and gained 6kg in that time but here we are! 11kgs is a stone and a half, so not too shabby at all.

Just 9 more kg to go!

NSV: I'm loving how roomy my jeans feel. I haven't felt comfortable in jeans for years and had been living in stretchy waistbands for a long time. A pair of jeans I could only just do up 2 months ago, and definitely couldn't bend in 😂, are now a little loose around the waist. And I haven't even lost that much yet, very close to hitting the first stone off mark.

First dose of 5mg today. Drinking electrolytes to try to ward off the expected headache. Wondering how I will sleep tonight -- I usually have a poor night's sleep, very disturbed and anxious, the night after a jab. And then it seems to dissipate and the following nights are ok.

FYI, just took the extra dose and found it incredibly easy to do, used a 1ml insulin syringe for ease of measurement. There was well over 0.8ml in there even with priming before each dose. Made sure to only take 0.6ml since I'm not intending to go up a dose yet.

I ordered the syringes from one of the pharmacy links on here from someone else and they came within 2 days.

Also did not feel the needle any more than the pen, it appears to be the same size as the ones for the pen.

HI - I sleep terribly on the night of the jab too, I haven't heard anyone else say that, so its interesting to hear that I am not alone!

So interesting, because I have awful insomnia except for the night after I jab! It seems to knock me out. For which I am very grateful 😂

Hope everyone is ok, I am having a lovely time Vinting old clothes and trying on things that haven’t seen the light of day for ages. Everything looks better, or is a bit big now. It’s fabulous.

@Ke11 Thanks for giving an update. I’ve got some syringes ready to try doing a bonus dose tomorrow so it’s good to know how easy you found it.

I saw an interesting post earlier on the weight loss website injecting boards but not seen any replies
anyone on here have experience to share for rheumatoid arthritis sufferer on several different drugs wondering if MJ could help them?
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5303708-ra-patient-seeking-advice-mj-humira-methotrexate-celecoxib-painkillers?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=app_share

Thanks for pointing that thread out @strongermummy

I did too but only for the very first injection!
Im now doing them in the morning which seems to help.

This is me, injection on monday at 4pmish. Then Tuesday evening as its peaking in my system, I go to bed at 8ish, totally knackered

Glad to see everyone's successes - I haven't seen a loss at all for two weeks which is annoying, but unlike previous diets, I haven't fallen head first into the chocolate cupboard because the suppression is still there.

Still on 2.5mg at the moment - has anyone plateaued on 2.5 but seen things start moving again on 5mg?

Hoping for a woosh soon!!

Official weigh day for me. 2lbs off in week four of 5mg. So exactly 1st in first four weeks (on 2.5mg) and 6 1/2 lbs in month two (on 5mg). Up to 7.5mg for the next four weeks.

I actually inject on Sunday so thinking of moving my weigh day to then. Only picked Friday because that was the day the doctor recorded my starting weight.

Still no change in how clothes fit around my waist / hips / tummy, but my chest, hands, wrists and face have changed.

Injection number 9 for me and +0.1kg today. I felt really sluggish with digestion so I wasn’t surprised. Hopefully it will sort itself out. I think my body is really ready for an increase so I did my first 7.5ml dose today. Hoping it will help me with portion control this weekend as I have a meal out planned for tomorrow and afternoon tea for Sunday.
Comparing my data Ive lost more on 5mg than 2.5mg, so I’m hoping for even better results with 7.5mg

Ah that’s interesting, I went up to 5mg last week and have really noticed the dreams this week. Glad it’s not just me!

Ohh I started having mad dreams when i started 5mg. I assumed it was the indigestion tablets that i was taking that was causing it. Ive really enjoyed the dreams, although ive noticed in the last week they have not been as vibrant. Hopefully my increase in dose will set them off again.

At christmas I got some posh ankle wellies but haven't worn them because they literally suctioned on to my feet and walking in them was agony. I put them on today and they were fine! I walked 3km and they didn't hurt me at all.

Next stop - proper wellies. One day my calves will be small enough I can wear tall wellies. It will probably be at my goal weight but it will happen!

4 weeks on MJ

SW 13st 12
CW 12st 13.5

Lost 12.5lbs

Took the bonus dose today and 5mg pen is in the fridge.

Morning!

Had my first "have you lost weight" comment yesterday on the school run.

Granted I was in my uniform and the trousers were literally falling down and I had managed to not only do my fleece up with ease but it looked really loose.

Even so It felt really good someone had noticed.

Got to work and I dug out a size 18 pair of trousers I'd given them back last year as I thought I'd never get in them again. Well they were a tad tight (no stretch in these types of trousers) but they did up and at least they weren't falling down 🤣

Also saw the 15 stone bracket yesterday (15.13) however it jumped back up to 16 this morning 🤦‍♀️ not disheartened though like I would have been before as I know I'm definitely on the way down.

I hope everyone has a lovely weekend 😄

Morning! Weigh in day

W9 D1
SW 124kg
CW 112.6kg
Down 1.9kg this week
Total loss 11.4kg

Staying on 5mg