April 2025 Starts - Thread 2

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Following on from thread 1 - !

I really sympathise. I hope you’re feeling better soon. From most threads I’ve read, eventually people have a bit too much fat, sugar or alcohol and learn the lesson the hard way. I guess it’s our turn this week(!).

Thanks, i did just that. Didn't feel satisfied at all and now woken in the night so so hungry. I can't wait for the food suppression to kick in!

Wk3D1
SW 294.8lbs
CW 287.8lbs
Total Loss 7lbs!!
SE so far, slight constipation, and dry mouth.

I should be over the moon that I've lost 7lbs, but i just feel so deflated that I have such a long way to go.

I know the weight didn't come on over night and I know that a 1-2lb a week is considered healthy but still...

Not sure why I'm moaning to you guys ha sorry x x x

i am on week. 4 , day 1 and plodding , have lost 5lb , loads to lose so don’t worry a loss is a loss.

W2 D2 here. Lost 8lb in my first week which I’m ecstatic about! Did my second jab yesterday morning and had major appetite suppression last night. Managed about 3 bites of a salad with a small Jacket potato before I was full. Feeling a little bit nauseous this morning but touch wood I’ve been fine with side effects. I’m debating whether or not I should change my order on my second pen to stay on the 2.5mg. Voy will automatically send 5mg otherwise. Decisions decisions!

I took my first ever does of last night and I’ve woken up disappointingly very hungry-has this happened to anyone else?
I’m hoping over time my appetite will decrease, but I was hoping for a miracle!

W2 D1 weigh in day (after a fairly decent Chinese last night) still am 4lb down. Happy with that. Would be delighted to get half a stone off in a fortnight so really hoping for similar success in W2.

Well done to all. Remember no matter how small or standstill things are on the scale they’re not going up (the thing that brought us all here in the first place!)

@SurreyGirl69 @TC4 I’ve decided not to do the 5th dose on this pen. I’m really not great with needles so for me buying a load of syringes and farting about is just a bridge too far at the moment. I had assumed the hard twist was still a thing but reading other threads it seems not.

The suppression also has been less this week I am finding, so I’m keen to crack on to 5mg.

Weds is my jab day, I usually inject first thing but I have a day full of driving and meetings with clients away from the office so I’m going to inject when I get home and then I have the option to wfh on Thursday if I need to.

Food wise I’ve been good this week although social yesterday meant I didn’t get a run in. Hoping I can sneak out after kids breakfast and have a run with the dogs. Easter weekend for us is a tonne of seeing people, drinking and limited good food options. So far I’m telling everyone I’m back at slimming world and that seems to be acceptable 😂

W2 D3 and stomach feels odd. Almost like I’m hungry although not full on hunger pangs. It’s strange as last week I had really good suppression until D6.

anyone else had similar? I will power through but it’s very odd.

W3
D1

2lbs off this week so that’s 7lb so far which I’m very pleased with. I don’t want to lose faster than 2lb a week because of the risk of gallstones and pancreatic problems, and as I have thyroid disease and peri menopause issues I’m careful not to stress my body too much!

no side effects last week but little suppression on days 6 and 7 either.

Yes after my first dose I woke up the next day really hungry. It was really disappointing, especially when you read all the comments from people who get suppression almost immediately. Funnily enough same thing today after my second dose yesterday, woken up hungry (I don’t normally get hungry until about 10:30/11am!). To give you some reassurance, I did notice feeling fuller for longer and less food noise towards the end of my first week. Nothing mind blowing, but noticeable, and I’m hoping it will increase when dose does.

How many calories are you all taking per day?
I know that some of you don’t count them but to be honest, this approach appeals to my obsessive personality type and helps keep me on track!

Same start date same weight loss as me!!

Well done. 7 pounds in 2 weeks is more than a couple of pounds per week! You’ve lost a quarter of a stone each week. At this rate that’s a stone for each pen! Try and look at it from this viewpoint, it helps me. Like you, I have a long way to go, but celebrate every little win, and remember you can increase your dose so that is keeping me motivated to stay on track xx

Second weigh in this morning and lost 4lbs this week- really happy with that as have been away for a few days and all meals have been in restaurants. I have chosen very carefully what I’ve ordered and haven’t felt the need to order chips or wine!

I ordered my first needle from Boots and planning on swapping to somewhere cheaper. No one knows I am taking this and I want to keep it that way. Can anyone recommend one that is posted, comes in discreet packaging and will fit through the letterbox? I can’t work from home in my job to be here when it comes. Thank you!

Ha yes same happened to me. I convinced myself I wasn’t hungry but it just wasn’t working, then by the end of the first week it really kicked in! Give it some time, I’m impatient so I know how frustrating it is when you’ve paid so much, but it will work!

Why don’t you pick it up instead? I picked my first one up from Asda pharmacy. Unsure about letterbox as some orders come with a sharps box

Can I join please? I finally took the plunge and did the first injection on Wednesday, and I have a huge amount to lose. But I will take it one step at a time. I think each half stone down will be a real achievement for me, so will try and focus on a half-stone loss at a time. Is there anything I should be doing now to avoid lots of loose skin, if I lose a lot of weight? Or is it unavoidable? I had a bit of a headache on Thursday morning, but no bad side effects since then. It is really working at shutting out the constant food noise for me at the moment. I am desperately hoping I can stick to healthy eating now…

@Ofcoursehesthefkingfarmer @TC4 Great to hear how you are getting on . I did jab 3 yesterday so weeing and gasping for water all night but that’s a nice reminder that it’s doing something .waiting for a few days of suppression now ( I hope) I think I will try the 3.75mg golden dose but order a 5mg pen to move on to .would love to hear how you get on with your dose increase.
p.s - love your user name! Xx

I aim for max of 1500cal.
I use the Nutracheck app to track my calories and weight and i asked for a calorie deficit for 2lb a week and it estimated I need around 1500 but I will go over it if I need to to satisfy hunger in days with less suppression to avoid to restrict/binge cycle from being too hungry.
What are you doing ATM? x

W2 D7. 1.25mg dose. I haven't noticed my desire for any particular foods (or wine!) decreasing this week, unlike last week where the side effects made me eschew all food. This week I've been eating biscuits, pizza, wine at all the social occasions where drinking was happening. I just feel tremendously satisfied with a much smaller amount of food. So two slices of pizza feels like a whole pizza. A single biscuit feels like a packet.

It feels magical. Like I've taken a potion EAT ME and all the food has got bigger.

Weigh in day from week 1
SW: 299.2lbs
CW: 289.2lbs
Total loss: -10lbs

Injected in the back of my arm today to see if that would help with some of the suppression.
I'm not cc today or tomorrow for Easter, but back on cc Monday

Bit the bullet and bought some scales so weighed this morning before coffee. I'm due my 2nd jab today which I'll do after the hairdressers (looking forward to that!) I weighed in on different scales (in work) but it's giving me 7lbs down since I did the weigh in for ordering, so v happy with that.... Also a long way to go. Day 7 definitely felt more hungry but managed it until dinner when I had some chicken drumsticks then not hungry at all til bed. Hoping DD1 will do the jab again this evening 😬

My provider, Juniper, sent me scales, but unfortunately they are in stones and I don't really know what it means, so I have to keep converting it into kilos. (And I keep getting it a bit wrong!) But it seems like roughly I've lost a stone and I have 3 more stones to go? I don't know. I can't think in stones.

The app says I'm 81kg, with 1kg to my next milestone and 19kg to my final goal, which they set for me. I'd be happy with 66kg myself. So if it carries on working, that's like 4-6 more pens or about a grand. 😅So far that feels like a good investment in my health, but let's see when I've had to pay my builder (roof, urgh).

disclaimer I AM NOT SUGGESTING ANYONE DO THIS I did this with a semi trained mind, trained in medicine and medicine management but not trained in Mounjaro.

for my 4th dose I took 3.75mg instead of 2.5mg I did this for a little extra boost and also to see how I go before going to 5mg because when im due to go to 5mg (if I use the bonus dose) it’s a little to close to my holiday for my liking so I’d rather test the slightly higher dose and the change before, I injected last night at about 10pm and slept fine so far only have a funny feeling/taste in my mouth which I’ve had before anyway and so far not felt hungry but I haven’t done in the mornings since starting so we will see how this dose goes

but like I say I do not suggest anyone does this without long consideration as it obviously isn’t suggested by the prescribing doctors