Mounjaro DECEMBER Starters Thread 3

[Slimwannabe]

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I need some advice- coming to the end of my second 7.5mg pen and I’ve yo-yo’d all month! So I’m the same weight I was 4 weeks ago which is very frustrating :( I stupidly ordered another 7.5mg after the first week of the 2nd pen when I was still losing - now the 7.5 is like injecting water.

is there any way to get a 10mg dose from a 7.5mg pen? I asked my supplier if I could exchange my unopened unused pen to a 10mg but the declined which I expected

@mjjourney to get 10mg from a 7.5mg pen I calculate that you'd need 80 clicks e.g. 60+20 or 40+40. I'd suggest changing to a fresh needle and injection site in between.

Usual disclaimer: do check my working for yourself before actually doing this.

Yes, I'm doing this right now 80 clicks of 7.5mg = 10mg. 7.5mg was amazing for 2.5 months and suddenly wore off. Weird, as 2.5mg and 5mg only both worked well for a couple of weeks so I only had 1 pen of each. I'm hoping to stay at 10mg for a while though as there's only 2 higher doses left (12.5, 15) and then nowhere to go!!

The only benefits to not being very sensitive to the meds is minimal side effects and I'm actually using will power which I hope will help in the long run.

Thanks @JunoRomaand @TrinityWaves - how many ml would I need on a needle? I will be using a golden dose tomorrow so might not get a full 10mg but might not be far off

0.8ml on the syringe

I’ve been stagnant for a few weeks now. I lost 18kg and feel so much better but have another 10 to go and nothing budging. I’m on 10mg. I must admit to having lost motivation a lot and old habits have crept in despite the mounjaro. I haven’t gained just not lost.

however I have awful gas. Trapped wind most of the time which is horrible. So I really don’t think I can increase. If anything I wonder if I should reduce to 7.5? Has anyone else experienced this? It’s weird because I have been on 10 for quite a long time but the gas has only been the last couple of weeks

Im stalling on 7.5mg too, but have decided to carry on with this dose and up my exercise and water intake this week to see if that helps. I will increase to 10mg on my next pen if nothing happens on the scales for 3 more weigh ins.

18kg is awesome! Your body might still be adjusting to your new lower weight.

I think some people on here have gone down doses if theyre getting bad side effects and theyre still losing weight. Are you taking anything for the burping?

W23, D1 and another 2lb down, which takes me to a round 40lb loss (wow!) That's roughly 1/3 of the way to my notional goal. I've really enjoyed 7.5 so far, so will stay on this dose for an extra pen.

This will be my third week on 7.5, eating around 1800cal a day (with a day off on Saturday for wine) and doing some light exercise (walking) every day.

SW: 273lb
CW: 233lb

Am on holiday in a couple of weeks so think I will skip weighing until a week after I return to avoid stressing myself over holiday weight gain.

@Slimwannabe congratulations on the 40lb loss!

I'm away for the weekend so not food tracking, but have managed to avoid snacking.

@Slimwannabewow! That’s more than a full suitcase! You would have to pay excess baggage if you took it on Easyjet! You’ve done done so well!

SW 103.6kg
CW 81.6 BMI 27.6
TW 73.6 BMI 24

Super slow the last couple of weeks, only 0.2kg off. That was following a slow fortnight and a sudden whoosh. My measurements continue to shrink so I’m just going to wait and see.

I’m on 7.5 now, or rather have been taking 3.75 every 4 days for practical reasons around travel. This coming week will get it onto a 4+3 day schedule, so effectively increasing the dose slightly.

Have been less extremely strict about portion sizes and food choices lately, but feel like am now eating in a way that could feel normal and sustainable forever, so am ok with it. Need to gym more over the next couple of weeks.

My BMI is still too high, but my waist is well under half my height and waist to hip ratio is well under 0.85. My scales say my body fat is 33.4% and should be under 32%. I’d like to get and keep my waist under 80cm, as that’s supposed to be a good measure.

I’m keen to get under 80kg, but then it’s a question of finding where health and fitness sit for me.

@stillshrinkingthisspring how is splitting the dose working for you? I’m finding 7.5 too much, 5 too little and the first two days after a dose too extreme, the final two I start to pick at stuff I dont need. 4 and 3 might work for me. Are there any disadvantages I might not have considered??

I haven’t found any disadvantages. I’ve done it most of the way through, since 2.5+1.25.

@stillshrinkingthisspring I'm envious of your slender waist - I'm still very round of middle and don't seem to be getting much closer to my target of getting my waist measurement under 100cm.

Perfect thanks! I managed to get 0.7ml so maybe 8.5ish? Will see how that goes this week

Yes, I would make that 8.75mg so it'll be interesting to see how you get on at that dose.

Thank you @JunoRoma 😆. I’m built like a sort of hourglass rugby player, which is also how I could put on a lot of weight without it looking like much of an issue until I was at BMI 35.

I’m astonished by threads with adult women saying they’re a size 6. I’m getting down into a size 14 now and won’t be smaller than that at a healthy BMI. I’m nearly 5’8”, at which height even my really skinny friend is a 10/12, and she has a completely different build from me.

Same.
im quite hourglass and have
never been smaller than size 10/12 and Im 5ft 4.

At at healthy bmi I am a 12.
At my sw 13.7 I was size 16.
At my current weight 11.1 bmi 26 I am a 14. Theyre getting loose but I hate the feeling of tight clothes. Wonder if this will change when I am no longer overweight?

I am buying replicas of my favourite clothes a size smaller!

Thanks for setting up the new thread!