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.

great loss @Flowerchild547 !

@Sheldon4k I have overnight oats for breakfast every day but different flavours each day, biscoff, blueberry, oreo, banana, chocolate etc.

@Ricoletti chicken stirfry is one of my favourites at the moment, some days with noodles but some days I can't do carbs and just want lots of veg

@PoisonIvy89 ooh thanks for the suggestion, I do like a nice stir fry- I’ll add that to my list 😁

I’ve just done my first 5ml dose!
shifted it to tonight instead of in the morning, as I’m hoping to sleep though the spaced out feeling I get for the first few hours of my jab.

im excited to see what this weeks brings 🙌🏻 I actually felt fairly hungry again today despite eating 3 meals and even considered snacking 😱 think I’ve defo made the right decision to move up to 5 ml.

I weighed myself this morning and am still the same weight as last week 🤷🏻‍♀️ so I’ve got 2 lb to go to get to a full stone lost, my goal is to lose this 2 lb this week. I want that stone achievement dammit!

I’m a bit bunged up so wonder if a dose of movicil and some prunes tomorrow might lighten the load over the coming days… not to be too graphic 🫣

ive been wearing my biggest jeans today and they are defo looser than last week, so im not losing hope at the scales not moving.

Has anyone noticed hair loss or thinning?

I don't know if it's perimenopause (due to restart hrt in june), hypothyroidism (I was diagnosed in March and I'm on Levothyroxine which is working fine) or the mounjuro?

Any advice/tips?

@50lbstolose If you're eating very low calories and losing weight fast your hair will fall out, it's probably a bit soon for it to have started already so possibly the peri or thyroid.
I lost a lot of hair after my last weight loss attempt, I was eating stupidly low calorie. I also lost a lot of hair after having covid. Both times it took about three months for the hair loss to start.

@Ricoletti good luck! yay for loose jeans!!

edit typo

The pharmacist advised Calcium supplements to help with hair loss. I've been taking them since Day 1. Think it's probably a bit too early to tell for me though. Going to be monitoring the shower drain though!

W4 D7
SW 87.65kg
CW 83.3kg
GW 65kg

Feeling miffed this morning as I only managed to lose 0.2kg this week... I found that pretty surprising as I've still been having good suppression and managed to get back to doing running or strength training most days... Oh well. I guess that's the way it goes sometimes 🤷

I was debating whether to do 2.5mg or 3.75mg for my golden dose tomorrow, but think I'll go for 3.75 now. Hopefully that'll get me back on track!

Amazing that you're doing so well with exercise. Just remember the scales probably haven't moved as much due to water and inflammation not fat.

I really need to get motivated to move more. I used to do a couple of classes a week, and I just can't get my mojo back. Even my steps are abismal lately 😬

Morning all, w4d1 just about to do last 2.5 jab,

2lb off this morning taking me to 9lb in 3 weeks which I'm happy with, especially given it was my birthday last week 😁

My 5mg pen has arrived, so will start that next week although now I'm wondering if I should have stayed on 2.5mg for another month as it's working pretty well.... 🤔

After taking my first 5ml dose last night I woke up at 5AM this morning- 45 mins before the alarm. My eyes pinged open and I was AWAKE… like practically sprang out of bed like a cartoon character ready to start my day.

I think the easy early waking my favourite bit yet 🤣

I’ve got so much done already!!
Prepped dinner and bunged it in slow cooker. Done a load of laundry. Emptied the dishwasher. Walked the dog. Rescued tearful teen’s hair before school (she’s going though a Velcro rollers in bed phase and she looked like a scarecrow when she took them out, much to her absolute horror!) and now I’m going for a bath. All before 8am.

I feel like some kind of super efficient Snow White and I’m loving it 🥳

Congrats to all on losses, NSV’s and successes over the weekend.
Good things are coming for us this week 🙌🏻

Well done on the losses everyone!

I did my "golden dose" this morning and this is not me recommending anyone do this, just my experience, I considered the risks and decided I wanted to do it.
I found drawing out the MJ harder than I was expecting, I had to create a vacuum and let it sorta suck the droplets into my syringe. I do have a narrow gauge needle though. Once all was out and air removed I was left with 0.7ml. I was hoping for more but it was still more than a standard dose. The injection went smoothly same as with the pen. I then experimented with my empty pen and I was able to force it to go through the motions of another dose. I had to grip the pen tightly with both hands and twist till I forced it to click, then twisted it back and for a bit to make sure it was free. I was then able to twist it to 1 and it looked as though it performed normally, plunger went down and pen went back to 0.

Interesting! Thanks for the intel @Chunkysewist... Will bear this in mind for my attempt tomorrow

Wel done on the losses @dozywelshbird and @PeachSnail - I know the feeling of the slowing of the losses this week, mine has been going up and down the same lb all week.

@Chunkysewistgreat intel for those of us making the same choice thank you. I’ll report back on Wednesday too.

@RicolettiI am 🤣 at you as super efficient Snow White this morning. I think I def need to move up a dose too as was feeling a bit like you describe around end of week2-3 but now as I reach the end of 4 not feeling it at all. Not got a raging appetite but feel queasy and exhausted again. Roll on next dose!

Morning all, happy Monday!
Have been watching all the progress and am watching your experiences with interest @Ricoletti since I am about a day behind you and due to take my first 5mg tonight! Well done everyone on all the losses big and small, they all add up.

I did my 4th weigh in this morning and have lost another 2.2lb so just under a stone with my first pen which I am really pleased with. Having said that, is anyone feeling a bit tearful and overwhelmed by all of this? I know it's going well, but I have so far to go and I think I just feel a bit emotional about it all 😥...
Anyway... the sun is attempting to shine and we just plough on! Will report back with any SE after the first 5mg. Have a good day all:)

W3D7
A 1lb loss this morning, taking me to 11lbs, which I’m happy with. Last 2.5mg this afternoon.

Considering doing a 3.75mg next week to make the jump to 5mg a bit easier.

@AdotHam your words about feeling overwhelmed really resonate with me. I’ve had a few moments in the past week where I’ve felt overwhelmed by the task ahead of me, and even when I’m having little victories it feels like I’m in the first yard of a marathon.

I had a moment recently when my friend commented that I looked really well had I lost weight/had a tan etc … and I confided that I was on MJ. She was a bit minimising (unintentional, she is lovely and meant well) and asked did I get it by fibbing about my weight ? I said no, I’m really very obese and have weight related health needs- she didn’t believe me… you don’t look that big , yea I need to like a few lb’s too, could you just eat better , fruit for breakfast help me slim etc.

I brushed it off but went home and felt invalidated and overwhelmed and had a good cry , like my struggle wasn’t seen as real. But it feels very hard and real… and is very real!!! Queue existential crisis and questioning myself about my life choices and if I’m actually just fat / lazy/ dysfunctional etc.

my point is.. I think we have to be kind to ourselves and recognise this isn’t just about losing weight. It’s hugely emotional and significant, this (for lots of us) is life changing and that’s scary and comes with all kinds of introspection.

I feel like hugging you for your honesty and bravery in this journey, and am so so grateful for you and all here for sharing these truths about these feelings .

This would be a very lonely journey without you all.

enjoy the sun, remember you are fabulous and you are giving yourself a gift in this journey and are smashing it 🙌🏻

@AdotHam ive felt like that a few times. It's a bit of a roller coaster. One minute I'm happy I lost 3lb the next Im reminded that I still have nearly 4 stone to lose. I look at successful people's before and after photos and want to believe that will be me one day. Dare I hope? Plus I think with the food thoughts gone there is this audible silence that you have to fill with something positive before the negative thoughts and self doubt creep in. You've got this 💪

Well done for all the scale and non-scale victories… @Ricoletti can you pop over to Warwickshire with some of that early morning energy to sort my home out please 😁. And as you say, I’m sure your friend meant well - I’m putting the one less-positive friend response down to their own issues rather than intentional negativity.

@Chunkysewist I think it’s quite overwhelming doing the golden dose/extracting additional MJ, but I wonder if it gets easier the more you do it. At this stage, I don’t intend to do a fifth 5mg dose when I get there, but I might feel like giving it a go when it gets to it.

At this stage, I’m just excited and impatient to get onto 5mg (roll on Thursday).

@Coventree i was quite nervous tbh. It went fine though. Ive had to swap providers so there's a delay in sorting my 5mg pen, I figured it was golden dose or nothing lol 😂 the new pen should be here sometime this week though 🤞 I'm going away next week so I'm trying to up my dose a bit while avoiding side effects. I'll probably do 3.75 out of my 5mg pen next week, counting the clicks 😊 once I'm back it will probably be full steam ahead on 5mg though!

I'm very interested to hear how all those who move up to 5mg fair. I will do my first 5mg on Friday.

This week already feels a bit easier, I have certainly been less food focused this weekend than I was last week. Maybe the stomach jab worked better?

I have no qualms about going up to 5mg, I know I need to, but I feel a lot of people are sticking at 2.5mg or starting at 3.75mg?

So any 5mg'ers out there please let me know how your first 5mg dose goes!!

@Ricoletti and @Chunkysewist thank you both, it's reassuring that it's not just me going through this since in 'real life' only my DH knows about the jabs and despite him being wonderfully encouraging he also thinks I don't have much to lose and 'I'm great as I am' which is loving but misguided since although I carry my weight fairly well since I exercise quite regularly, in terms of actual numbers and BMI the fact is that I am obese.

I completely understand the 'unintentional minimising' @Ricoletti ... there are a lot of very sweet (and super slim) school mums that I see daily who spend their lives talking about how chubby they are getting but tell me 'but you look great' which leaves me feeling really out of place and a bit lonely despite their attempts at (I think?) kindness 😥I am really hoping that this journey will lead me to a place of more self confidence and less wanting to disappear. Anyway.... essay over and good to know all you lovely lot are out there fighting the fight along with me!

This is interesting isn't it about how people speak about weight.

My partner ( woman ) is 5ft 7 and a sz 10, she says she's put weight on her tummy and doesn't like it, wants to lose weight etc, yet swears I'm perfect as I am, 2 stone overweight, how she finds me attractive etc. I find that tricky especially since I was 2 stone lighter when we met.

I'm not losing weight for anyone except myself because I feel rubbish and don't like how I look or feel.

Anyway. I took my 4th dose last night so I'm wk4 day1 today.
Since 14th April I have lost 18lb ( started my 28th April) so I had lost some before my first jab but on the whole I'm ok with an 8lb loss in 3 weeks.

My new pen is ordered and I'm staying on 2.5 for another month. I think it's working for me.

Well done everyone on those numbers going down and those clothes fitting better.

Here's to us.

Aww that's not nice, even if your friend meant well. People don't understand how the jabs work and think you just lose weight for being on them. This is the reason I haven't told anyone, I don't want to explain and justify myself all the time. At the end of the day, you are following a healthy diet with a calorie deficit, this is what makes you lose the weight. The jab helps you do that, but it isn't doing for you. I think with weight comes confidence issues but you're the one doing the amazing job!

Hello again all 👋🏼

W5 D1 9lb down in total
5mg jab taken yesterday

So far no SE, but no hunger either, which I had been having over the last few days. So a promising start 😊
Wish I had the energy of Ricoletti, but sadly not! 😂
I really love catching up with you all, and very much appreciate the wonderful support of this lovely group. 💐 Usually too far behind to comment though!
Sad to read about hopefully well intentioned friends being dismissive, another reason that I am, so far, a secret jabber!