May 25 mounjaro starters

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Couldn't see a thread for may but hoping I can find fellow starters to chat with. I've opted to go with SheMed and have just received my blood test kit through so should be starting within the next week or 2!

@Peachblossom25 yesterday I weighed myself first thing, then about 1 hour later I had big 💩 and when I weighed myself immediately after I'd lost 1 lb 🤣🤣🤣 I hadn't been for a few days.

On a serious note, I got a new set of smart scales and I've become a bit obsessed with them. It's surprising to see how much my weight fluctuates through the week but I'm not recording the intermediate weigh ins, just one a week. That once a week weigh in is what I use to track my weight loss. Trust the process, MJ will do its thing.

Also, remember that weight loss can be proportional. So if you're thinking your weekly loss is disappointing because others are losing more, it may be that those people losing more per week have are heavier. A 2% weight loss for a 16 stone person is naturally lower than a 20 stone person (4 lb vs 6lb in fact).

Me too, aged 70 and in my 5 th day, ideally like to lose 2 st. Fingers crossed it helps.
i’m a snacker and so far haven’t had the cravings to snack, but struggling to know what to eat re protein etc to be in calorie deficit.
May change next week to eating normally with smaller portions

Hi everyone. Hope your side effects lessen/disappear soon. I’m in week 2 day 3 and have been having lower back pain for a couple of weeks and it’s not something that I normally suffer from unless I’ve been standing for a long time. I was out and about over the weekend for hours and only really noticed the pain within the last 2-3 days. I’m getting them on waking and most of the day. Is anyone else getting back pain? I can’t work out whether MJ is causing it or not. Apart from some burping a couple of days ago, no other symptoms.

My GP wants to give Mounjaro on NHS but she can't it has to be a Weight Management Clinic & the wait is ridiculous. It's ironic tbh as I retired at 70 from 34 years in the NHS. Healthexpress know about my conditions & seemed happy to accept me. If I don't improve I will contact my GP. I have left side pain right now, I think the injection has flared my Divaticulitis. Unbelievable. Most people float through this treatment...not me, sadly.

First pen arrives tomorrow... excited and also wondering if I'm like the one person it won't work for?! 😅🙈😬

Any recommendations to throw in food shop too?
I'm sensing portions will be small so I'll try and get some little things, and protein seems to be a big one although apart from eggs and cold meats or Tinned fish am not sure what else to throw in there..

Is zero cal squash like vimto ok??

On W1D5 here, minimal side effects but also not had any appetite suppression yet although I think I am starting to feel full and stop eating quicker. I also seem to fancy healthier options.

My smart scales say I have lost 5lb but also worryingly that that is entirely muscle and no fat loss. I’m going to hope they are confused with all the extra fluids I have been drinking and can’t tell what is what!

My (adult) DD has told me to stop going on about it all so will have to just share on here, have rather been obsessing about scales and food etc.

Feeling really energetic and positive today!

@Elle09 what kind of diet do you subscribe to, is probably the best place to start. I am pretty much on the Zoe Nutrition / Doctor's Kitchen bandwagon - variety of plants, lots of fibre and protein and minimise UPFs. I don't calorie count. I do practise time-restricted eating.
You could add fresh seafood such as salmon and prawns for a big protein hit, and start sneaking in smaller sources of protein such as beans and seeds to reach protein goals.

@Col28 maybe we should start a Side Effects Survivors club/thread!

In terms of weighing, I'm a daily weigher, but like PP only record the weight on a Friday. From what I've read/watched/heard there's no real consensus as to what is best - daily, weekly or monthly. I think we have to each work out what is best for us personally.

Week 1 day 6 for me and I can feel the appetite suppression is wearing off, however the food noise is still quiet and I been able to make good food choices so far today - just feeling hungrier at meal times than the past few days, so I am ready for the second jab tomorrow!

@SilkCottonTree I try to use day 5-7 hunger as practice for maintenance. (Full disclosure - I have completely failed on that this week!).

I thought I was the only one suffering.
I do feel for you it's horrible to feels so washed out & drained. I have two friends (much younger than me) & neither have had funny colour 💩 poop. I just don't understand why it's so horrible with me. My tummy is bloated too. 😫

I've got caught in the weigh in betweens and they fluctuate madly. One day 1.5lbs down from the previous day, the next day 1lb up. I do also think that mild constipation plays a part as well.

I've decided it is far more sensible to weigh once a week on the same morning and gauge it on a weekly basis. This is my approach going forward which I did previously before injections. I also do it on a Thursday first thing so I'm mindful for the weekend and don't do Monday morning that can reflect a busier social weekend calendar.

Well no side effects yet, apart from waking in the night and googling mj and vivid dreams! It's apparently common.

Just beginning to feel hunger pangs. Though I've had some fruit, an egg and a packet of Baked crisps 😇.

Same here , @SilkCottonTree .
Just made a brew, and for the first time
quite fancied a biscuit with it - luckily, we did didn’t have any !
Due to have my second jab tomorrow evening and my first weigh-in on Friday morning .
Plan to use the scales in the local Boots, they showed the same as my home ones when I did the “application weigh” so I’m pretty sure they’ll be accurate .
Mine can vary if I don’t place them in the exact same spot every time .

Finding this made me giggle today !

New side effect today for me anyway..sleep paralysis! Had a nap and woke up but couldn’t move my body really scary. Shouted at myself in my head and came out of it-was probably only a couple of minutes but didn’t know that was possible?
Anyway the diarrhoea continues too - I’m day 3 only week one. Can’t tell if I have appetite suppression or just feel ill.

@Peachblossom25 I’m a daily weigher but I log every weight in the Apple Health App and it gives you an ‘average weight’ so although my daily weight fluctuates I can see my average weight for this week is less than last week - so that’s a win

That does sound scary is this a common side effect?!

I'm a daily weigher...I use an app called Libra to record my weight and it gives me an average so easier to not get annoyed by the ups and downs.

That’s a good idea! I wasn’t aware of that function. I will be using that too - going forward. Thank you.

Thank you 🥰
Exactly that! And it was so insidious! This awful belly snuck up when I wasn’t looking!
I really wish you the best with your Mounjaro journey. Let’s not let it beat us ❤️

@Col28 I'm so sorry that you're having such a bad time. Given your pre-existing medical conditions I think you should definitely try to see your GP. Good luck 💐

I weigh every day because of fluctuations. I go up and down all week and that's fine. I just take a weekly average and as long as the trend is down overall I can be happy it's fat loss I'm seeing (as opposed to water for example).
I'd be more deflated if I weighed once a week and that just happened to be a day I had fluctuated upwards. I just treat it as data, record it and move on.

Col mine is the same colour and I’m getting the same side effects as you. I hope that stops you worrying so much about your gall bladder as I still have mine.
Worth a conversation with doc though definitely 💐

@mounraineI love the idea of a side effects survivors thread!