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!

@zibbpleaseignore

Well you can't delete names at the moment if you've accidentally typed them. Please ignore that, Zibb.

I'm sitting here in a small t-shirt and 14 trousers but by more than a few pounds still within the Obese bmi. Crazy isn't it?

Weigh in today and the start of week 9
-13lbs so far
i seem to be stuck here. I confess some rubbish eg easter chocolate and crisps have made their way into my mouth. I dont know why as i didnt enjoy them 🤦🏻‍♀️

I need to go back to basics, watch portions, mix up my food a bit, exercise again.

determined to get over the stone mark next week! 💪

i just ordered with a different provider. My first two were with Med Express (2.5mg & 5mg) and ive gone for another 5mg with PillSorted. Im getting great suppression with 5mg so will see how i go this month. Planning to take the GD from my current pen next week.

Weigh-in for me too today!

SW: 210.4 lbs
CW: 180.2 lbs

It's the beginning of week 10 now - so that's 30.2 lbs / a little over 2st gone in 9 weeks! Clothes are definitely feeling much better now. Have had 1 person notice and comment on the weight loss, which felt nice. Going away on holidays today for a week, so I'm hoping that won't affect the weight loss too much! 🙈

I feel so much better already I have to say, can't wait to lose a bit more though and fit in all my nice clothes again. Also really looking forward to our summer holiday and not feeling like a fat pig by the pool?!
I'm on my second 5mg pen and currently thinking I will just stick with that, as it seems to work fine. Any drawbacks on not scaling up the dose? I know it technically goes up to 15mg?

Does anyone have the website link where it lists the prices for UK suppliers please?

Monj.co.uk

I was interested to read some of the comments about maintaining and losing weight and wanted to ask people who have experienced both, do you do your injections in one area of choice, do you only use legs/arms and alternate each week or inject in different areas each week?

I have personally only injected in my thighs as I have such a large tyre my irrational (or maybe not) mind thinks it may not work effectively.

I am classed as morbidly obese and started at 141.5kg. 9 weeks later, I am now 132kg on the nose.

Unfortunately, due to other health conditions, I have not been able to do any exercise.

I have noticed I can do more around the house than I could previously, so I am trying to build up my stamina to be able to start some exercises.

Finally, does anyone use ‘Walkfit’ and if so, how have you found it?

@GrannyDooun congrats on your losses!

I’ve only been injecting into my tummy so far. Everyone has their preferred, I just like tummy best … I think I have become superstitious about it and wouldn’t dream of changing now!

Don’t know walkfit. Maybe someone more useful will come along on that x

I've only ever done it into my stomach too. It's seemed the easiest option and is working well for me.

Yesterday's WI: 2lb loss this week
SW 15st0.8
CW 13st5.2
TL 1st9.6

I'm still eating small portions but I'm not eating as well as I was. I'm off for 2 weeks now though so time to sleep, rest and start looking after myself again, with some exercise and healthier foods. I'm so tired.

Regarding where to inject I have considered this. I have done stomach and thigh. I found I got less side effects from thigh but maybe marginally less suppression but it lasts through the week for me in the thigh rather than being very high and tailing off in the stomach. However I seem to be one of the lucky ones who gets high suppression from the 2.5mg dose so maybe I am a super responder as they say and so it wouldn't make much odds where I inject.

I read about a recent study where they looked at injection locations The conclusion was stomach the medication is absorbed very fast so gave good results but higher chance of side effects, thigh was a slower absorbtion so perhaps lower results but less side effects and arm was slowest of all so much less chance of side effects but also lower results.

My exeperience matches this study but I know people on here have had their own different experience. So it may be worth trying the different locations yourself and see what works for you.

W8 Day 1 - week 4 on 5mg

SW 16st 5
CW 14st 11
Lost this week: 4lb
Total loss: 1st 8

Very surprised by that loss but happy to be closer to 2 stone off.

New side effect (it's a rollercoaster!) - I'm getting dizzy when I stand up. Google suggests it could be either low blood sugar or low blood pressure. I vaguely remember getting this when I was younger and I'm pretty sure it's low BP. Probably need to increase water and salt, I've always struggled to get enough sodium in my diet.

Had an absolutely horrendous tummy for the last 24 hours- gurgling, loose stools, farting, the lot. I had a spag bol on Thursday evening which is the only thing it could possibly point to- maybe just too much pasta and cheese for me? Never again!

Morning

Weekly weigh in
W11D1, 5mg
SW124kg
CW109.1kg
TW- 72 maybe?
Total loss this week 1.7kg (mostly due to tonsillitis and not being able to swallow!)

End of wk8 weigh in for me…have stuck with 2.5mg since beginning though losses starting to taper down - has anyone’s loss increased since going up a dose?

Start weight: 19st 9lbs
Start BMI: 44.4 (obese)
Current weight: 17st 13lbs
Current BMI: 40.5 (obese)

Wks 1-4 (2.5mg): -17lbs
Loss wk5: 2lbs
Loss wk6: 1lb
Loss wk7: 2lb
Loss wk8: 2lbs
Total loss: 24lbs

F56 in surgical menopause.

Goal 1: 10% of starting weight (27.5lbs loss)
End Goal: healthy BMI (between 18.5 and 24.9 for my height)

Week 7 jab yesterday, 5mg.

Two weeks until next monthly weigh in. Clothes definitely loose. Cheekbones emerging!

Side effects minimal except for the usual disturbed sleep and wild dreams on the first night after the jab. A little light headed occasionally. Gurgly stomach sometimes.

Food noise suppression is good. When I’ve eaten a bit more or richer food than usual I’ve just felt sicky quite quickly and decided to stop. I feel so well on two small, heathy nutrient and protein rich meals a day.

Taking collagen supplements, psyllium husk, magnesium, vitamin B complex, fish oil.

Hi all.
SW 16.6 Stones
CW 14.13 Stones
TW Not sure
Now pre diabetic from type2😀

I've been reading all the threads and enjoying all your experiences.
I started taking 2.5 mg of mounjaro on the 21st Feb of this year with immediate suppression.
I've just finished my second pen and I'm due to see my diabetes nurse next week, debating whether to go up to 5mg as my suppresion doesn't seem to be lasting lots of willpower going on here towards the end of the week.
Alcohol consumption has gone right down. I drink over the wkend what I used to drink in an hour 😂😂. I am missing my alcohol though I must admit. I finished work on wednesday for 10 days and later that day all the girls were posting in our WhatsApp group pics of their drinks etc, got to admit, I was envious but I just seem unable to drink.
My weight loss comparison is a car tyre (I'm calling it my spare tyre around my belly 😂). Jeez no wonder I easily became breathless lugging that about.
I can't yet see my weight loss but I have had lots of comments and compliments which keeps me going.
Some clothes are now to big, off on a cruise in May which i previously bought clothes for, need new but not sure what size to buy as hopefully I'll have lost more weight by then.I can see me panic buying the day before we sail.
Anyway, keep going you lovely lot, we're all doing fab. Proud of you all.

Week 9, Day 1

So have reduced from 5mg to 3.75mg as was finding 5 a bit much. Suppression was really high and I averaged 1000 cals a day, felt exhausted and struggled a bit in the gym.

Saying that, yesterday I started to feel OK and thought I'd just stick to 5mg, had to dig deep to remember how shit I've been feeling. I don't weigh often (going to today) but I feel the weight has just fallen off the past 2-3 weeks and I'm aware none of this is sustainable, there's no way I'll be able to stick to 1000cals a day without MJ.

Definitely, just had breakfast, fruit sald and yogurt and had to admit defeat half way through. Told myself my eyes are bigger than my belly 😂

Looking for advice. I've lost just over a stone on Mounjaro since Feb. On three occasions, especially since moving up to 5mg, I've felt quite sick and then had what looked like blood and mucus in stools. I haven't had this before. I wondered if it could be undigested red foods but I'm not sure. Has anyone else experienced this?

Me too. Trying to get used to choosing half a protein bagel, not a whole. One or two scrambled eggs, not three. A starter sized portion, not a main. More veggies to fill my plate, same protein, tiny carb portion. It's like the whole of me needs retraining.

I get this as well. Helped by having a Zero electrolyte tablet in 750 mls of water, in my large water bottle, to drink during the morning.

Hi just doing my weekly check in:

Highest weight - 16st 9.5
Mounjaro SW on 15.2.25 - 14st 12
CW - 13st 2.5

Loss this week: 2 lbs
Total loss on Mounjaro: 23.5 lbs (1st 9.5)
Total loss overall: 49 lbs (3st 7)

Have done 4 weeks on 2.5mg, 4 weeks on 5mg. Moving up to 7.5mg today. Seem to be consistently losing 2 pounds a week which is perfect. Also NSV this week, tried on my wedding dress for the first time in 3 months, looks like it’s going to need taken in a good bit at my first fitting.

SW 18.7
CW 17.3
TL 18 lbs
GW 14.0 (interim)

Starting week7 this week. Went up to 5mg on week5 and felt awful. Went down to 3.75 last week.
Have struggled to eat enough but found when I ate more I lost more!
Weight loss of 3lbs this week so I'm staying at 3.75 for the moment.

Don't feel quite right, had pain upper left abdomen so hoping that doesn't develop into anything serious.

Trying for smaller portions of nutrient dense food and good fats. Eating v few carbs.

On the plus side I got the first normal range BP reading for about 5 years!

Have done a graph showing on present loss rate will get to interim goal some time in August which would be incredible.

I can't really believe this is working after spending the past two decades gaining weight of about 7lbs a year despite really trying to diet on and off.

Incredible, @Dumplers - to reverse to pre stage. Brava!

Hi all, lovely to hear so many seeing such positive improvements in health. Also very interested in the where to inject discussion.

Ive always injected in my tummy, I actually have some numbness there from c sections so it’s been easy to inject. But my side effects seem to be getting worse despite staying on 2.5mg for my second month. I am frequently getting sulphur burps, upset tummy incl diarrhoea and occasional vomiting. Mainly I am nauseous a lot, despite downing pepto bismal like it’s going out of fashion.

I’m due to inject tomorrow and thinking about trying my thigh in the hopes the side effects are less, albeit knowing suppression may be less too. For those that do inject on the thigh, stupid question but where do you inject? Front, inside or outside? I’m a wuss with pain so would prefer the least painful area!

I have only injected myself in both thighs since starting MJ.

The needle that comes with my pen is 5mm long and I genuinely do not feel it going in or out of the injection site.

I do the injections slightly off the top of my thigh, towards the inner thigh and it has been fine for the duration.

The only downside is that I have bruised a couple of times, but they fade after 4-5 days.

Hope this helps.