Late April - early May 2025 starters

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I will be starting Mounjaro at the end of this week. The current April thread are mostly discussing the move onto their second 4 weeks so thought I would start a thread for those of us right at the beginning.

Hi all! First dose done today at 2pm…instant metallic taste in mouth which is still lurking, but nothing else at the moment. Feel like I’m waiting for something but not sure what. I had a similar doctor’s experience @Chunkysewist- rang on Tuesday to ask for advice and they’ve snootily offered me a telephone call next Wednesday. Sod them, I wasn’t going to wait that long so have jumped in.

I’ll be 50 in December and this is going to get me to the new me for the celebrations (I lost weight for my 40th after I’d just had my daughter and again during lockdown so I think I’m on a one year thin, four years fat cycle ).

5’ 4”, 14st 12lbs as of this morning, hoping to get back to 10st. Let’s do this!

@Coventree its bad isn't it? They can't give us a prescription so at least support us while we try to sort it ourselves. Mine wouldnt even speak to me, I basically got a text message saying they will have nothing to do with it, no advice, no support, no monitoring and no after care 🤷 so I'm going it alone. I only wanted to give them the opportunity to tell me if this was a bad idea.

Lol I think I'm on a 2 years thin, 10 years obese schedule, maybe with the odd 'just overweight' year thrown in 😂 Sounds like a great goal with your 50th ❤️

Please can I join? I’m just waiting for my prescription to be approved by Voy - finally, after wanting to start WLI for ages but having to wait due to pregnancy and then breastfeeding.

I’m currently 103kg and 5’3, the heaviest I’ve been. I’ve been obese all my life though (other than a few years as a student when I was overweight rather than obese), so I can’t wrap my head around ever not being overweight.

My meals are generally super healthy and nourishing already (although portion sizes clearly too big), but snacking and emotional eating is my massive downfall.

What supplements is everyone taking? I take a general multivitamin already, but am thinking of adding in marine collagen. Any advice on dosage or other recommended supplements would be great!

I’m also curious about whether people already experiencing appetite suppression feel whoozy or have experienced sugar withdrawal symptoms in the early weeks of MJ? I think the feeling of low blood sugar (even when totally normal) scares me and causes me to overeat and eat too regularly

Just did my first injection! Now feeling hyper aware of every sensation in my body 🤣 as if it’s going to work that fast.

Hey, welcome 🙂

I took my first dose early Tuesday afternoon and had almost immediate strong appetite suppression (placebo in those first few hours maybe? ) but on Wednesday and yesterday I had absolutely zero desire for food, so I barely ate. I did feel a bit woozy on Thursday afternoon, which I think was low blood sugar.

today I choked a yoghurt down with my morning coffee and set an alarm to prompt me to eat lunch (even if it was just a protein shake) and planned dinner so I knew what I would eat. I felt better and didn’t get that woozy feeling.

I think for me, I’m going to need to regiment meal times rather than go off my body’s cues to eat, as my appetite seems to be very suppressed at least in these early days.

im wondering if I will gradually get a bit more hungry as I get closer to my next dose, or if after a few weeks I will be less affected ?

In also really hate the feeling of having low blood sugar and feeling all floppy and woozy with hunger freaks me out , so that’s why I’ve decided to set an alarm and plan for something that keeps me in a calorie deficit while also giving me enough to nourish my body.

Mt GP told me (a while ago, not related to MJ) that when our bodies are accustomed to lots of calories per day, even eating ‘enough’ can freak our bodies out and make us feel hungry/woozy until our bodies get used to having less per day. This is normal, apparently 🤷🏻‍♀️

a few people here have talked about protein shakes or similar, and I had one today which I think is going to work out great for me as I just sipped it over an hour or so and it stopped me feeling woozy but I didn’t feel bloated or have to force it down.

im an emotional/ habit eater too. I can only describe this medication as switching off the part of my brain that is always wondering if I would fancy some crisis, or makes me think about the next thing to eat. People call it food noise, which is a good description. I just don’t really think about food very much now l. Like I know I love crisps (and would usually buy loads of big bags and open one while cooking dinner/ eat after dinner with wine / have around me to pick on ) but I just don’t have the urge to reach for them and the thought of a bag of crisps isn’t appealing anymore! It’s wild !!!

5hrs in and my mouth is really dry,

I’m super thirsty and have been since the day after my first jab. I drink lots of water all through the day and chug herbal tea non stop on an evening now.

I did this, like oooh was that a twinge?! Am I skinny yet? 🤣
actually though, my appetite disappeared completely and I was weirdly thirsty after less than 5 hours ! I think for some people it can be quite quick , but maybe not that quick 🤣🤣🤣x

Welcome to all the new posters 👋

I ate a chicken breast, 4 new potatoes and green veg for tea and I left some on my plate- this is a first for me! I don’t know if it has kicked in this quickly or if it’s all in my head. I’ll take it whichever it is!

First jab done.

Hoping I am one of those people who loose a stone in the first month and have zero side effects but I know from my experience on Wegovy it takes a lot to suppress my appetite 😥

On the upside I didn't have many side effects with Wegovy either though (mild headaches on day of jab first few weeks)

Thinking Friday will be jab day and Saturday will be weigh-in day. I need to lose 4st in total but I'm happy for it to be slow and steady (ish..... I obviously want to see some progress). I just want to stop my sugar cravings. I'm absolutely addicted to sugar and I feel quite powerless at the moment. If I can get a handle on that I think I'll be much better placed to do the groundwork. I know my whole lifestyle needs a massive overhaul.

I actually can't believe there are so many of us with similar struggles, I can relate to so much that has been written on this thread. IRL I only know a few people who struggle with food like me, and one of them is my daughter. Most my friends and colleagues have normal eating habits and are either a healthy weight or slightly over weight, not obese like me.

I really hope this works for us all and we can all become more healthy 😊

Happy Friday evening all. Day 2 for me and I have eaten more than day 1 but still way less than a normal day, especially a Friday. I also found it no effort at all to resist wine when DH poured himself a glass. If that continues it will be an additional huge benefit of this medicine for me. I do still have constant thirst and slight headache on and off but still no gastro symptoms.

I had a shake for breakfast, then ate a ciabatta when out for lunch so just had a salad with ham on top for dinner. I had to pause for a while mid way through lunch. I do feel just slightly different, I’ve not even thought about touching the leftover Easter eggs, only sweet thing I ate is some mango yogurt and blueberries.

Headed into the weekend with optimism.

I am only three weeks in and on sub-2.5mg doses, but I haven't touched chocolate, biscuits, cake or sweet drinks since week 1. This is mind-blowing for me.

Hi there,
can I join you all? Took my first jab Monday night and have about 4/5 stone to lose so in it for the long haul. I have been feeling really good suppression up until today and a sneaky check on the scales showed me 4 pounds down so I was feeling pretty good about it all but tonight I have been so hungry! So now just have to try and be really conscious this weekend since the dose does not seem to last me the week.
Other than that I have been drinking water for Britain (and subsequently peeing for them too 😂).
Hope everyone is getting on ok!

Thank you - that’s all so helpful! It’s really interesting to hear your experience. I’m longing to experience the quiet of no food noise. It’s exhausting to spend so much time obsessing about both food and my body. I am also conscious of what I’m modelling to my kids.

Good to know that your GP says it’s totally normal to feel a bit whoozy when you adjust to eating normal amounts of food. I’ll keep that in mind if I need to soothe the bit of my brain that goes into panic privation mode at the first signs of hunger / low blood sugar

Took the plunge and injected this evening. I came very close to jettosing the whole idea and just leaving the pen in the fridge but I won't know until I try.

DH is not being very supportive because he's worried about long term side effects and is very into health and nutrition but I've carried on regardless.

I've had no appetite today and I've been a bit anxious about it all frankly so be glad to get into bed and not think about it for a while!

SW 13st
GW 10st (9 1/2 if I'm honest.

I'm about to inject. Wish me luck

Ignore that.
I'm too scared so will do it tomorrow

Aw mate ❤️

I was honestly so scared to do it too. I had to count down and do 1..2…3 go! I still chicken out a few times before i did it.

i found watching YouTube videos of the injecting process was really helpful for me, as my biggest worry was doing it wrong.

another worry was that it would feel like a proper injection… like when I get my flu jab.
but the needle is so tiny and skinny that i actually didn’t feel it go in and wasn’t even sure I did it right until I took it out. (Which I also didn’t feel)! Nothing ad all like an injection.

my advice is to choose a really squishy bit of your tummy , as this is what I did and feel that this helped.

I’m rooting for you xxx

Evening all!
Day 2 for me has been very similar to yesterday, and similar to many stories on here. Made myself eat as no cues at all, not hunger and not feeling full... until I went out for tea with friends.
I ordered a soft drink, a starter and fries as a main.
Friends were looking at me like I was crazy as they know how I love my food! Ordinarily it would have been a starter, then main and side. A couple of ciders to wash it down!
Anyway I managed the mushroom and grilled halloumi starter and about 10 fries and that was when I first got a feeling in my stomach, not full on 'stop eating' kind of noise, but a little 'maybe its time to stop' kind of feeling. So I did, as I fear becoming violently sick from overeating or something.

I didnt plan on telling my friends this early on but they knew something wasn't right with me not drinking (didnt want to this early on whilst my body is adjusting to it) and eating much much much less than normal.

On a side note, i mentioned the feeling of tender/ hypersensitive skin yesterday... but this has gone today!

@50lbstolose it is a little daunting, but lots of us here have confessed we don't like needles and found this is nothing like you would expect. Can you have someone help you? If someone had done it for me, I wouldn't have even known I'd had it!

@Sallycinnamum does he have a medical background? Lots of the nurses I work with have been taking WLIs. DH is a Dr and is usually very overcautious about anything like this but we've done the research and asked around, and he's supportive. For most people, as you'll see from these boards, the side effects are negligible. There's one lady on here who had significant side effects and so reduced her dose (1.25mg), but she is building up her tolerance.

There have been reports of one fatality due to WLI that I know of, but they had other medical issues - it was a complication due to gall bladder removal, which is why this is one of the things your provider (should have!!) asked you about.

Overall, the injections are safer than being significantly overweight.

Las Saturday i went on the scales first thing and had my first jab in the evening so im gonna stick to that.
Been on the scales and i've lost 4lb. Thats ok i think.

@Scousebloke thats great! Well done!

Happy Saturday everyone! Woke up not feeling hungry but I could eat....pretty much how I feel at meal times. Going to have some granola and a coffee and head out for a walk.

@Scousebloke That's a great loss, well done!

I feel less groggy today but my tummy is rumbling. I didn't eat much in the end yesterday, so that's probably why. I will be making up for it today!

My main side effect at the moment seems to be waking up ridiculously early - I've been up since 5.40 🙄