March 2025 Starters Thread 3

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New thread as I am sure we will fill thread 2 up by the end of today!

Welcome back everyone and well done for all the losses. Some have 5-6 stone to lose, some have 2 stone and me I have put 4 stone but looking at the BMI chart I could lose 6 stone and still be in the healthy range.

Hey! I’m good thanks, losses slowed right down though. Didn’t lose anything in week 3, but I feel thinner ..😆

I ordered 2.5 again for month 2, but wonder if that was a mistake as feeling a bit more nibbly in this last week. Too late to change now but hope I can stay on track. Are you going to 5mg?

Glad youve been able to share with your husband. Mine has actually decided to join me and is expecting his first pen today! Will try to ignore it when he inevitably loses 20lbs in a week 😂

I think I have had my first serious* side effects since starting. I woke up at 3am feeling a pain in my stomach and realised I needed to get up to go to the bathroom although I wasn’t quite sure which end was going to be the issue. As it turned out, both came into play but I think the main issue was food sitting in my stomach and I was sick for the first time in over 10 years.

I’d had a busy, rushed day, was working outside and chilled to the bone twice, mammogram, not enough to drink, and at midnight, realised that I was a bit hungry and could probably do with some more protein so I had some yoghurt. I think it was just sitting in my stomach and festered 🤢

So, I think I may have become a bit complacent about doing the right things and this is a bit of a wake up call.

*Not as serious as some of you have experienced, I know.

I am the same @soupforbrains I do not think of food, and @ShineyGreen like you I do not feel full all the time. I have been so lucky that the SA have not effected me at all.

I need to order my next pen, I have 2 doses left on 5ml and do not know if I want to go up or stay at 5ml, I am worried that I will not feel the effects of MJ in the last week or so as I did with 2.5ml.

Haha men always do though mine was making sure I understand any bad side effects I need to stop lol. Aww that’s ok I only lost a 1lb in wk3 so don’t worry u will get there.
w4 and lost 3lb so in my first month I lost a stone now 12st 5 so happy with that and msg my clothes feel so loose lol.

I risked using to 5mg but thankfully no bad side effect excepts the dreaded sulphur burps lol

Morning all, haven't updated in a while but I started on 1st March and today have weighed in at 17lbs down! Really pleased, now got just over 2 stone to go until healthy BMI.

Last jab was 5mg and it's absolutely draining me, so tired but the first 2.5 did too, so hoping that I'll have a bit more energy next week. Hopefully a bit of rest over the bank holidays will help, too.

Wow, so many great messages to catch up on as I have been awol for a couple of weeks. Just wanted to do a quick update to keep myself accountable but also in case it helps others.

SW 17st 4
CW 15st 5.8 (!!!!)
TW 12st 4 for the 70lb in my username and to just squeak on to a borderline healthy BMI but would actually like to see the 11s.

I am now 6 weeks in and taking my 3rd 5mg tonight.

I just wanted to reassure people about the 5mg. I was terrified of horrific symptoms from lots of stories on social media but I have found it great. I've actually lost more per week than I did on 2.5 but still have mild hunger at mealtimes and no major side effects. A bit of constipation, occasionally feeling cold and a bit more tired for the first 2 days after a jab. All more than manageable.

I've been on 2 work trips and a hen weekend, all of which would normally see me stuffing my face with crap and drinking way too much. I did have a couple of drinks on 2 occasions but that's literally it. I just didn't fancy more. I even poured myself another glass and couldn't face it. That's completely insane to me.

Food-wise I focused on protein where I could and just drank lots of water and got my steps in. I wasn't in control of what food was provided so I made the best choices under the circumstances and it worked. Was so shocked that every week I still lost.

I am now within touching distance of 2 stone off. I feel energised (apart from falling asleep early most nights!) and positive and not like I am depriving myself of anything which is the thing that always made me fall off the diet wagon before. Usually around this 6-8 week point.

We are on holiday with friends next week and over Easter so that's the next challenge but I feel much more confident about it than I did when I started.

Good luck everyone.

Just typed a post but lost it! The gist was:

Great to read everyone’s updates.

I did the hard twist this morning to try to extract the golden dose for week five, and it worked! Took a bit of doing, but totally manageable. I had a syringe lined up too in case I needed it.

I’m away from home with no access to a scale annoyingly. I get back tonight but will probably weigh in tomorrow morning. Hoping for a little loss but not expecting much!

@Justformounjaro poor you, that doesn't sound pleasant. I haven't vomited since I was pregnant with DD1 9 years ago and definitely don't fancy it. I think your message is a worthwhile one as I have been a bit lax and not always eating the right things as my side effects have been so minor so I'm definitely in danger of falling into a false sense of security!

@needtolose70lb that is an absolutely amazing loss! You must be so pleased.

I have taken my first 3.75mg dose, two days early as I felt it was easier to do it at home than to take my Mounjaro kit on holiday. I counted 45 clicks on the 5mg pen and must have double and triple checked at least five times! I've marked in pen where the 45 clicks line is in case I want to do 3.75mg again.

I did want to move my jab day to a Thursday anyway so hopefully I don't get any adverse effects, especially when I'm away from home🤞🏻

Wk4 weight in and glad to report another 3lb off. Good and steady for my first month on MJ and have a stone off l.

SW 13.5
CW 12.5
GW 9.5

5mg has defo increased my suppression but have the lovely sulphur burps lol

I'm currently on week 5, I stuck with 2.5mg for my second pen as I was experiencing good supression and was worried about the side effects if i went up a dose. Weeks 1 and 2 I had diarrhea every night along with acid indigestion. Week 3 i tried 1.25mg which was fine, then week 4 I went back to 2.5 and my side effects have gone away. However I'm now half way through week 5 and I'm starting to get really hungry. I'm looking at ordering my 3rd pen and am really in 2 minds about dosage, did anyone else's side effects flare up when they went up a dose or should it be ok?

Four weeks complete. No 'golden dose' as I was too anxious.
4kg lost in the four weeks. I like that rate, not too fast, but much better than I've ever managed before.
I'm sticking with 2.5 for this second pen. Might regret that, but I am prepared to have to use more willpower and strict meal planning. If I don't feel anything by the final week I may try for the 'golden dose' at the same time as my fourth jab to give me more than 2.5 that week.

6kg more to lose till I'm back at my post-covid pre-perimeno weight. And then another 8kg to my pre-covid happy weight, which was a little overweight but I felt fit and healthy so for now that's as far as I'm aiming for.

Hiyah ladies!
2nd jab today of 5mg. Pleased to report that, like with the first pen, I remain side-effect free. So all that fret about moving up a dose was for nothing.

Weight loss is still slow. I'm only down a pound this week. I have put in some time at the gym this week for the first time in ages, so I'm hoping the little loss is all muscle build and inflammation...😳

Total loss since start of MJ: 6.2kg in 6 weeks, halfway to goal #1. Onwards and...downwards(?) 😁

@GameOfJones how are you finding 3.75?

I'm due my 'last" 2.5 tomorrow but am hoping to do a bonus dose next Friday but I need to order a 5mg so I have one ready incase I can't extract golden dose.

I'm thinking of doing 3.75 as I'm a bit worried about the jump to 5mg.

In other news...does anyone know what would be the best choice on MJ for a Chinese takeaway? I've had no side effects 🙂 I remember on my old slimming world days chicken in black bean was a good option but I'm getting a bit bored of that.
Maybe soup? Any ideas? Noodles or would they be greasy?

Have you not got another 1.25 (from your lowered week?) left in that pen plus your “Golden Dose” so you could for your 5th dose have a 3.75 to bridge the gap to 5mg?

@soupforbrains thank you for your honesty you have put into words what I've been feeling for years about food.

It's only been just under 3 weeks but if this is how "normal" people feel about food it's no wonder people think obese people like me lack self control etc but I'm beginning to realise maybe there's something different in my make-up that makes me crave food so much. MJ has been absolutely life changing so far, my head is so much calmer and I'm just not fussed about food like I've said to the kids we can go for a walk to the park and get an ice cream later and im really not fussed about having one. I may get one and I know if I did Id really really enjoy it but I don't feel I need one if that makes sense.

I said to DH the other day that since being on mj I know feel about food the way I do about having anymore babies...nice but not for me 😂

Sw 14-7
CW 3 weeks on MJ 13-13!!
GW 11-6 then will review

Stood on scales this morning & I’m up 2lbs since yesterday 😭. I am due totm on Saturday so I’m hoping this is the reason. Do many of put on this much around that totm.

I definitely seem to “hold” weight in the run up to my period. Mine started today and I’ve not shifted anything this week - been up and down half a pound day in day out so far. It’s not a linear loss by any means.

Mine improved when I went up a dose. No idea why but I’m happier on 5mg than 2.5!!

For anyone who wanted an update (no one did🤣) I added prune juice, prunes and some more ducolax to help my ‘issues’ and long story short I now live in the bathroom, selling the rest of the house as it isn’t needed. Although after my aggressive wake up at 5am due to the ‘effects’ I lost a further 2lb. My poor body was hanging on to everything.

I feel like Kate moss now so I’d like it to stop 🤣🤣

What a rollercoaster 24 hours I've had.

W6 D5, first week on 5mg, and had been getting on fine with very few SEs. Started noticing eggy burps yesterday afternoon, then lots of gurgling and 'movement' in my tummy. Spent hours on the loo, was still in a bad way at 2am, cursing MJ, until I was also suddenly badly sick and realised I actually had food poisoning!!

The good news is......I'm not constipated any more and weigh about 2lbs less than yesterday 😂

Has anyone else taken a break for a couple of weeks and then resumed?

Saturday was my last injection for a few weeks, I'm having an op next week and so I won't be injecting this Saturday, or taking it in my recovery week. I'm wondering if I can go back to 5mg or should I take a 2.5mg dose a week or so after surgery?

That really made me chuckle - selling the rest of the house 😆
Glad you are feeling better

Oh wow prune juice and ducolax that’s some bravery that! Mind you I had nearly a full litre of prune juice over 24 hours….bit did I know about it!

I laughed so much reading this 🤣🤣🤣🤣 maybe not so much next time but at least the plug is out 🤣

Hilarious. Glad you’re firming up