April 2025 Starts - Thread 2

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Following on from thread 1 - !

Golden dose doesnt bring you beyond day 30 (which is only relevant unrefridgerated)
Dose1 = Day 1
Dose2 = Day 8
Dose3 = Day 15
Dose4 = Day 23
Dose5 = Day 30

It took me a few attempts to order… since I finally did it’s been sat in my fridge for 3 weeks… just had my first dose tonight 😬 as someone else said earlier in this thread, my brain told me to take the opportunity to eat as much rubbish food as I could before I’m restricted 🫣 last supper was tea and toast followed by a dairy milk!
I’m such a worrier, not just about injecting but even little things like can I drink regular tea with milk?! I stood for a few minutes with the injection poised ready to go and had to convince myself that I should be brave and I could do it! Not only do I not like injections but I feel like I’ve failed because I’ve had to use medication to help control my weight 🙁
As it goes it didn’t hurt at all!

I’m worried about nights out, meals and drinking, holidays, and I don’t want anyone to know.

SW 13st 4lb (it was 13st 2lb but I put 2 more lbs on in the few weeks I’ve been procrastinating!)
GW somewhere between 11st 2lb and 10st 7lb

…worrier that sticks to the rules… mostly.

Good point! How come there’s a bigger gap at day 23? Or is that just a slight miscount?

If anyone is reading this interested in side effects: I had nasty side effects with my first dose - I’ve had my 2nd dose and the SE were exactly the same as my 1st dose but much milder. Which bodes well for next week. At the moment I think I’m going to finish this pen and then stop though, I’m not up for feeling ill half the week. If I continue on 3-4lbs a week that’s a good head start to change to healthier habits.

Mels2025

that’s a good point about water. Will try and up my levels 😊

Well done! I’ve just had my first dose so I suppose I am officially W1d1??!! It was in the fridge for nearly a week before I had enough courage to use it. But onwards to a healthy us! 😁🤞

W1D7 and I have lost 4lbs this week. Very happy with that. I haven’t had any side effects really apart from a few minutes of nausea and some constipation early on. Honestly after trying and failing to lose weight for the past 7 years I could cry with relief at how much easier it is on Mounjaro.

W2D7. Just weighed myself and put 1.5 lbs back on. Feeling really down about it. Did have a two days of 1600 calories but under 1200 for the rest so did not expect to out any on.

I’ve just jumped in too so let’s keep everything crossed that we can stick it out and live life to the full!!!

@BonnieClydeSW15day 1 for me too (well I injected at 10pm last night) following this thread for all the great tips but with most people being so much further on we also now have a late april/early May starts thread if you are interested.

I mean, my weight can fluctuate 4-5lbs throughout my cycle, I think you have to look over a month period to see where your weight is going generally. 1.5lbs is a 💩 or some extra water.

W4D1 for me, going to jab soon. After a 1kg loss the last two weeks, I’ve somehow lost 2kg this week! Chuffed with that.

SW: 91.4kg
CW: 85.9kg
GW: 65kg

Yes please!

I know it’s not what you want to see on the scales but fluctuations will happen, 1.5lb is not much and could be a huge number of things - constipation, water retention from exercise, from carbs, from salts, your cycle anything so don’t be discouraged you have no need to be x

So this week (5) I’m still on 2.5, still having great appetite suppression, not feeling cold, dizziness or as tired (Yey!) but I’ve had insomnia all week 😬
Is the 2.5 losing its effect? Anyone else had sudden changes in symptoms? I’d honestly trade the other 3 back for this insomnia!

You mean, will the pen have been open longer? Mine was, but only by about 5 days. I did check it wasn't cloudy or anything. Was absolutely fine, no ill effects whatsoever x

Yes me too! I’ve never actually shared my code! I thought it was very rude.

Well today is W3 D1. I'm doing well with very few side effects. The most I experience is heartburn on days 6 and 7 around meal times - so think I have got away lightly. I didn't feel great after the very first injection - I had aches and pains for 24hrs, but was absolutely fine after the second dose. Third dose is going in after this message!

SW: 79.9kg
CW: 76.1kg
W1: -2.7kg
W2: -1.1 kg

Total loss of 3.8kg which is over half a stone, and I am delighted. I posted somewhere on the thread that I have not managed to get below 77kg for around 3 years now despite following various plans and exercising, so this is a major milestone. I appear to have lost 2 of my 3 additional chins in the last 2 weeks, which makes me feel much better too😂

Just starting week 3, I think the big loss in wk 1 had me over ambitious for wk 2 but need to give myself a bit of a shake. I said at the start if I lost 1/2 lbs a week I would be happy so I should definitely be happy with my journey so far.
No side effects but no major suppression either, I'm definitely relying a lot on will power but maybe MJ is assisting with that.
I'm looking forward to starting 5mg in a couple of weeks & finding out what suppression is!!!!

Wk 1 (2.5) -6lbs
Wk 2 (2.5) -2.5lbs

W3 D1 for me, just injected.

Wk1 (2.5) - 6lbs
wk2 (2.5) - 2.5lbs

I’ve also lost another inch on my waist, plus an inch from my boobs and hips.

I’m still getting suppression which is good. Slightly sad I didn’t have more of a loss this week, but that’s just me I know. Plus it’s still a loss.

I did have wine on Sunday which did not agree with me…..! Also had a meal out on Tuesday. I had aranchini which I couldn’t eat as they had been deep fat fried and they tasted wrong. Plus indigestion!

I think I’m going to go up a pen next month. I’m now under 30bmi and I think it will be harder to get one for a higher done is I lose much more based on what others have said.

still loving the gym and that’s definitely helping.

We are so similar it’s unreal in terms of losses and ambition!

Interesting about your suppression though - you are doing amazing considering you aren’t having much.

Well done!!!

someone said to me I’d lost some of my chin, I didn’t know whether to be offended or pleased they’d noticed!! 😂😂😂

Done my fourth jab. My appetite is definitely less but sadly for me my chocolate cravings are only slightly diminished. I’m eating normal foods with smaller portion sizing and virtually no snacking. My current downfall is an evening chocolate habit. Maybe going up to 5mg will help with that.

I use Happy Scale app to track my weight, and weigh every morning I’m at home to use my scales. It’s great because it reassures me that the usual weight fluctuations are normal and the overall trend is still downward. I’m happy with a 5lb loss in three weeks considering I’m not currently “dieting”. I want this to be sustainable in the future so I’ll be starting the “just change one thing” approach (RIP Dr Moseley 😥) to tweak my food intake when I’m ready.

@EllaSaturday I put 0.4 kilo back on over easter( I think it was wine 3 days on trot) rather than food as was quite tight on food. All went by4 days later- you can get fluctuations- the biggie for me is I don’t lose if I drink alcohol- even if technically within calorie limits

So funny, I was thinking of you this morning when I was posting wondering how you go on!!!! Complete twins same frame of mind too.....
Onwards & downwards.