Late April starters - thread 3

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We’ve filled another thread already, with fantastic support as most of us reach week 3 or 4 and think about pen 2! Thread 3 now as we enjoy the unexpected early summer and move into our second month of Mounjaro, lighter in both scales and mood.

Medexpress turned me down too! I'll try the others you suggested.

At the end of the day I knew this whole process would be expensive so if I have to stick with Voy then so be it but I'd rather save £50 quite honestly

Oh no! I thought they took people until 23.5 BMI. It’s bad that they don’t give you the reason definitively- but if you’ve nothing else it can be you have to assume.

I've just tried again with MedExpress and I had more luck this time in that i actually was able to order, submit a hugely unflattering photo and proof of ID so I shall wait and see if it's approved.

W6 D7

SW 87.65kg
CW 81.65kg
GW 65kg
Loss this week: 1.8kg

So that's a total loss of 6kg since starting MJ (almost a stone).

Feeling really happy about that as we've been away staying at my partner's mum's house, where it can be pretty tricky avoiding stodgy, carby foods. I just had small portions, had minimal booze and avoided desserts. I also had a bottle of Huel with me and just sipped that until lunchtime (avoiding brekkie).

3.75mg has worked really well for me this week. Good suppression and minimal SE. I think I'll go for another dose of 3.75mg out of my 5mg pen tomorrow - and fingers crossed for more of the same!

Wishing everyone a happy Monday 😎
And good luck with the back to school routine (I know my kids won't want to get up today!)

Well done @PoisonIvy89 and @PeachSnail, and all other ‘losers’ 🎉

Happy Monday (and yes, just sent one grumpy 13yr old off to get his bus, while the 9yr old is climbing the walls in excitement at getting back to see her friends 🤣)

No loss for me this week, but I had been away so drank a bit more if not necessarily eaten much more, we did a lot of walking so I am a little surprised, but sts is better than a gain.

DH is astounded that even without all the walking that I hadn't lost weight as according to him I ate hardly anything last week, being away for a week meant he could see everything I was eating, whereas at home, he wouldn't necessarily be seeing that with being at work, after school activities etc. He is fully supportive of MJ, was just surprised. Me, less so, as I know that it takes so much for me to loose any weight 😔

Going to go to 3.75mg today, fingers crossed no horrible SE

Have a great week everyone 😁

1lb down this morning, taking me to just over a sone lost.

Happy but not happy! Wanted more bur know that this loss is amazing and definitely couldn’t have done it without mj.

have stayed below 1300 calories all week but felt hungry. Going to do the full 5mg tonight.

Hello all,

W6D4 here and I am trying to work out if I am poorly or having some S.E's?

Felt very sick on and off yesterday, headache (but in my neck - which is pretty common for me) and upset tummy. Less nausea today but still have the headache and slightly upset tummy. Feel quite hungry though!

No-one else is poorly and it's not uncommon for me to suffer with headaches in my neck (usually 1L of water helps the neckache!)

I guess I need to wait and see?

Well done - a stone is fantastic.

I know what you mean about being happy but not happy.

I am trying to be patient and I know it needs to be a gradual process (losing too much too quickly isn't the way WLI's are designed to work) but I have had weeks where I have lost a measly 1lb and been disappointed.

But a loss is a loss and a stone is a huge milestone.

Chin up.

I’m W6D5 (2nd dose of 5mg). I have had mild intermittent nausea on days 3 & 4 both weeks and yesterday I had an extremely urgent and unpleasant episode 😳. Just a one off and back to being fine today. I assume I ate something a bit rich and my body said NO!

I also had a migraine on Friday - first since starting MJ - I often have them when I’m dieting. I had a large drink of water and it quickly passed.

hope you’re feeling better soon x

A stone is great @Nearlyhadenough! Well done 👏

-1.2lb this week (1st week on 5mg)

Was disappointed but overall loss is now 18.6lb (8.45kg) in 5 weeks so I should be happy!

Despite me saying 2.5mg wasn't doing much for me 6 weeks in I've suddenly got full suppression and mild nausea and heartburn!

Struggling to eat anything today and I jabbed on Friday so I'm not even at the max dose so god knows what's going on!

Well done on all your losses no matter how small.

Over 18lbs in 5 weeks is amazing! Well done.

Golly. Just stood up and felt massively light headed so I had to sit down again immediately. And then realised it was over 24 hours since I’d had a meal. Need to not do that again!

well done!! @PeachSnail @Nearlyhadenough @Banana34

Thank you @Coventree 😘

@bridgetreilly . Bloody hell, get some proper food down you. Hope you are ok

Week 5 weigh in and another 2lbs off that's 14.5! Joining the stone club!! Well done everyone on the great losses and hope we all have a great week 😊

@BudgieMom
Lovely stuff. Congrats.

Oh dear! You need to take more care of yourself! Are you drinking enough too as if not your blood pressure will be low as well as your blood sugar giving you a double whammy!

Hello gang!

Sorry been missing in action, time is just flying by!

I'm now W6 D3 - I've stayed on 2.5mg as it is working well.
SW 19st 2lb
CW 17 7lb

I've been working on getting my protein up and currently managing about 70-80g a day. Still not quite at my target of 90g. Also managing 1.5L of water consistently so will increase my goal to 2L next week.

I'm enjoying cooking a lot now and trying lots of recipes my health coach gives me. Enjoying following the Juniper programme of strength exercises too and getting out for lots of walks.

Keep going everyone, you are all doing so well!

I think I've just lost about 5kg on the toilet. Dulcolax really can be very effective can't it?

Two more weeks on 2.5 for me and I really need to be consistent with fluids and fibre before moving up. Ugh.

well done @BudgieMom & @Sunshineandpool

@Hawkmoth 😂

have the reactions changed for everyone else? there's only thanks, agree and love now. I want more reactions not less!

Thanks @Scousebloke and @Sunshineandpool, I had a jacket potato with tuna and some strawberries and feel much better. I am still on a lot of meds for both high blood sugars and high blood pressure, so I know I need to be careful. If it becomes a regular thing I will go to the doctors sooner rather than later, because I would LOVE to stop taking some of the pills.

Kindly, you really can’t be letting this happen. If you are such a strong responder that you don’t have any natural hunger cues left, it might be a good idea to set some alarms reminding you to eat. Or if you’re really busy and just didn’t have a chance to eat today, figure out some easy healthy snacks to have with you when meals aren’t possible. Some people do mention fasting alongside these meds. Whilst I have had success with 16:8 and even ‘one meal a day’ in the past, I really don’t think it’s compatible with being on MJ for me, simply because it’s virtually impossibly to get enough daily calories in within a short window, due to feeling full quickly and delayed stomach emptying. Everything suggests that eating nutritious small meals/snacks spread across the day is the path to safe, effective success.

I know we are all anonymous grown adults who make our own personal risk assessments about which parts of the advice we follow or rules to bend, but when all is said and done this is a serious medication and I feel a weird responsibility from starting these threads for this community of wonderful support - take care of yourselves everyone!

Also as I read over this I realise I don’t actually know the above at all… non grown adults and/or people with eating disorders absolutely can and likely will be attracted to threads on this topic and even more worryingly, could in extreme cases be able to access these meds from non-legitimate, unsafe sources so it’s important we support one another to make healthy, sustainable choices and model how to do this right!

@bridgetreillysorry this train of thought came on the back of your comment yesterday - I mean this far more in general for the thread and other things that have come up too. We’ve all had the odd not ideal day - I know I’ve had more than one where my dinner ended up being a protein yogurt, nuts and berries as I could not face a proper meal - Just take care everyone.

Also a big congrats to all the most recent success stories, I’m struggling to keep up this week as it’s very busy one for me but it’s lovely to hear about all the ways you are all starting to see and feel the differences, be that on the scales, tape measure, waistband, reduction in aches and pains, mental clarity etc. I am starting to feel more and more like my old self by the day and I am so grateful.