April 2025 Monjourno Starters - Thread 3!

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Hopefully the title is correct this time!

I followed a recommendation on here and have subscribed to vidrate. You get a multi pack free when you subscribe, the bonus is you can try lots and decide which you like. Some were a bit sacchariney for me. Others were lovely. They have definitely helped with energy levels and lightheadedness though. I fill a stanley mug with water, add a sachet and sip it through the day.
You can cancel the subscription any time. It’s around £16 for a months supply.

It definitely kicked things up for me! I hadn’t lost anything for the last 10 days of 2.5 and then all of the sudden with the 5ml dose I’ve lost 2lbs in 2 days! No major side effects other than diarrhoea a couple times.

I've also been enjoying these. Some are painfully sweet for me, but not all, and I've just selected my favourites for my second delivery. I've been really impressed with the bedtime ones - much improved sleep as I'm not constantly getting up for a wee!

Week 6 here, down 12lbs & in a new stone bracket. So so happy!!

I took my first 5mg dose a couple of hours ago then went to the gym.
Definitely feeling something, just not sure what yet! I’m normally hungry when I get back from the gym, I’m not that bothered at the moment. The trouble is I analyse every single twinge and feeling in my stomach just after a jab!

That’s good to hear, hoping it does the same for me (minus the diarrhoea 🤣)

Been stuck on same weigh for about a week now, although I lost 1lb yesterday so I’m exactly 13 stone. Just want to get to the 12 bracket already! So close but so far it seems!!! 🤣

Me too! It’s like our brain can’t understand that it’s not feeling hungry so it has to question itself constantly. What am I feeling? Am I feeling anything?!

Is anyone else doing a in-between dose going from 2.5mg - 5mg? I'm supposed to be doing my first 5mg tomorrow but it will be two weeks since my last dose. Because I changed provider and didn't do it fast enough.

Well done on your loss!
Oh that’s a shame you lost your bonus dose 😩

We have an older semi retired mare that is Cob x ISH & my daughter has a 5yo ex racehorse. I don’t ride these days, too worried about injuring myself now! But I am head groom & driver! 🤣

@Potato1234 I have Willpowders collagen too! Haven’t noticed the taste though as I put it in a smoothie or a glass of squash. What have you tried it in?
Can’t comment on effectiveness yet as only been on it a short time.

I think for the bonus dose 0.6ml is a full dose regardless of which strength pen you are on. So on a 5mg pen 0.6 is a full 5mg dose. If f you get more out than 0.6ml it would be stronger so 0.9ml would be equivalent to a 7.5mg dose.

W5D1
SW 80kg
CW 73KG
GW 60KG

I ummed and ahhed about the 5mg (I was going to take the 3.75) but just went for it this morning. I'll see how I feel. Really happy with losses so far but it started to stall and most of weight drop was in the first week and half.

Need to remember to drink lots of water and eat more protein!

@Galadalithat was my experience with my first 2.5mg dose - I felt like I was violently vomiting gas.

Lots of us are doing the same this week. We’ve seemed to hit 5-6 weeks and the weight loss has slowed down. Let’s hope we all have good loses with no side effects!
It’s so so good to have this thread! No one IRL other than hubby knows I’m doing this.
I’m out for a meal with old friends on Saturday and I’m already worrying about how I’m going to explain my poor appetite and more significantly my lack of interest in wine! 😬 I know they will notice!

w4d4 today and food noise is loud 😩

I normally drink loads of water but have found that the last few days I haven’t been drinking much. Have others noticed increased food noise and/or weight gain when not drinking enough at all? Wondering if it could just be that.. (another 1lb gain this morning, though I also feel a bit bunged up now so may also be that)

Funnily enough, I went out with friends in the first 2 weeks and a couple of my friends had lost significant weight and I was talking how I had lost weight - turns out we were all on MJ, I was convinced I wasn't going to tell anyone!

I am the same - I haven't told anyone and going for a weekend away this Friday with a group of friends (my first 5mg dose will be on Thursday) - maybe risky but oh well 😅😅
I managed to arrange that for food we will do 'picky' party food type stuff - thinking then I can just graze and won't be too obvious my appetite has completely changed!! The lower alcohol intake will def be a giveaway though 😬😬😂😂

Does anyone know if tiredness/fatigue is a side effect? These past few days I’ve had to have a nap during the day. I also can’t be bothered/have no energy to do anything. I went out for brunch today and didn’t order anything, felt a bit odd watching my husband eat whilst I sat and had no food in the middle of a cafe. But we had to come home as I’m too exhausted to do anything, it’s been the same the past few days. I have no energy even to do housework etc. I just feel a bit “meh” and low in mood - I increased my dose on Friday to 5

Wk3d2 for me
SW 13st 2lb
CW 12st 10lb
TW 10st
After not great suppression in week 2 it’s really picked up this week thankfully , I’ve got one last 2.5 dose and then I’m going to start 5, happy with my weight loss so far but a bit anxious about keeping the weight off when I finally get to target, does anyone else worry constantly about this?

Yup- I get very tired around day 3-4 then it has seemed to lift again and im ok. I have found I can push through when I need to
ie for work, but I’m ready for bed around 8pm. Annoyingly when I’ve had the opportunity for an afternoon nap I can’t seem to fall asleep. It’s definitely worse when I’ve not eaten much which makes sense really. 😴

Yep, sums it up nicely. I've been on pepto bismol all day.

It’s crossed my mind yeah. I have a lot of weight to lose so will take me months and months. I would consider using a maintenance dose if it meant the weight stayed off - would you do this?

I’ve definitely experienced fatigue but I’ve also got an early rising three year old and I’ve not been sleeping that well so hard to know if the MJ is to blame. Interestingly, I’ve added in exercise again over the last couple of weeks and that has really helped with the tiredness. Weird.

I would definitely consider a maintenance dose but my DH isn’t completely onboard and whilst he’ll definitely respect my decision I do want to take his feelings into account too, especially given the cost.

Yes it’s something I worry about 😩
Im hoping that as I will be doing this longer than any of my past diets/healthy eating have lasted that eventually it will become second nature to eat less & naturally be more healthy.
Plus I really won’t want to have wasted the money and I’d love to prove the people wrong who say “you’ll just put the weight back on when you stop”
so hope this will be an added incentive to keep the weight off long term!

@Raffles134 thanks for that, will definitely try for the golden dose then this week.

snuck an early weigh in this morning and I’ve only lost 600g so far. So disappointed with that. This would normally send me eating on any other diet and I have done that so at least that’s a plus.