April 2025 Mounjaro Starters - Thread 4!

[QS90]

I have the worst mental block with the spelling of this medication!! Almost did it wrong again but THINK it's correct now. Obviously 3rd time's the charm!!

Great work / losses / NSVs so far everyone!

Did something potentially risky tonight. Normally jab on a Monday night but moving up to 5mg this time and just done it tonight (2 days early), the logic being if I'm ill on it at least my husband is around for the next couple of days, plus all the good effects have been absent for the last week or two.

Keeping everything crossed for no side effects from going up a dose....

@Cerberus1808 You can move your dose, do long as it's been a few days. I did mine early a couple of times, it'll be fine :)

Keeping my fingers crossed for you, for no SEs on higher dose!

Top motivational tip - get yourself to a charity shop in a wealthy area. Bought 5 fun pieces today for a total of £32 which I am delighted to fit in and they look great - even if I just wear sparkly dresses around the house......

Another NSV - Have managed to reduce my Sertraline prescription down from 150mg to 100mg. Didn't even feel like an effort, just like I didn't need so much any more.

Just heard on the news that we will no longer be eligible to compete at the Olympics as the active ingredient in the jabs is now on the banned list. Oh well.

That’s fantastic news @QS90. I’ve also read it can help with ADHD symptoms. Quite amazing really.

And it was me with an iron level of 4 following a stupidly heavy long period. Still tired but doing ok if I get enough sleep 😴

Ah man, that's me screwed then, what's the point now then 😉

I feel suspicious of Oushk - it just looks like a car crash is brewing? A lot of internet drama being discussed on here - seems weird for a pharmacy.

HW 91 SW 87 CW 76 GW 62

I live next door to an artisan bakery and every baking day my house fills with the delicious smell of baking bread from 6am onwards. People come from all over to buy this bread and at the weekend a queue often forms down the street, right past my window. When the queue is too long I text the bakers and they put my morning buns on my back doorstep for me so I don't have to line up. It's an excellent arrangement.

But I can't get through a whole bun now, or finish a loaf. I've got some from April still in the freezer. I am still enjoying the smell, but I feel weirdly guilty and sad for not eating the buns any more. I've always gladly accepted food - it's a part of my personality? I don't turn down food or reject gifts or sincere invitations. I try things. I say yes. I am adventurous and open and it's really enriched my life, choosing to be this way. These are things that are important to me. I'm reflecting on how I will handle this in the future. Would I have my lovely neighbourly friendship with the bakers if the first time they'd offered me bread I had said no?

Hi everyone here’s the check in from me 😊.

I’ve been away with friends this week so I’m delighted to still have lost just over 1lb. Managed pretty well with making sensible choices and using excuses like eggs for breakfast always leaves me full for the rest of the day (true) so I don’t need the lunchtime sandwich/afternoon cake etc. Don’t think they even twigged I was eating less than usual (no one except DH knows I’m on MJ). It has made me realise how much I eat to be sociable and how hard I find it not to finish a plate of food even if I don’t really want it so the reeducation side of things is also going well for me.

I was planning to step up to 3.75mg or 5mg today once I’d got this past week out of the way but I’ve got a work trip coming up now and don’t want to risk being exhausted. Think I’ll stick with 2.5mg today as that’s still working for me reasonably well (this will be my 7th week). I’ll review next weekend.

Yes - I’m worried too. I’ve switched to them and am concerned they are going to go belly up and leave me in the lurch unable to access treatment. It all seems a bit weird and unprofessional. I am considering ordering another pen from my current supplier too just to have as back up but I can’t do this forever. Maybe I should switch again….

Your story about the bakery is very poignant. My MIL is so snobby about food - she often turns down things I’ve made saying things like ‘oh I never eat white bread!’ (Even though she bloody does) and it makes me think of her as quite a cold hard person so I do understand what your are saying about all the things you accept. I’m not sure what the answer is but I suspect if you are as lovely and open as you sound on here then people will still respond to you in a positive way even if you don’t always say yes to food. 🤗

@Lundier I think the sort of thing you're describing with the bakery, is relatively common in one form or another. It's part of addictive behaviour, especially the thing about it being part of your personality. But you are still you - you are still the person who says "yes" to things. At the moment you are saying yes to WLI and changing your health. Yes to more fruit and veg, or whatever it is you're doing differently with your diet. Not eating buns, to the point it is damaging your health and happiness, is something to be celebrated and not something to feel guilty or sad about (and you might be able to enjoy one, one you are doing maintenance). But I do empathise with the feeling. On Thread 1, someone recommended a book called "Allen Carrs Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating", which is a very odd book, but I found it very helpful. It goes into the source of the types of feelings you describe, and "undoes the brainwashing". Might be worth a read or listen, if you think it could be helpful x

@Incognitoburrito88 Oh what a lovely thing to say, you charmer! 🤗

@QS90 I will check the book out, thank you! I don't feel like I've got addictive behaviours around food, to be honest, but I will read and learn. My late DH had addictions and self soothing behaviours that he really struggled with, because he was in horrific pain all the time. I was more the other way -- too self denying, too austere. It was a kind of self-importance through self-abnegation, in my view.

Now I try to treat myself as any friend, and be at least as kind to my own body and soul as I am to others. My new rule is that if I would do it for someone else, I will do it for me too. This is a development for me. I cared for my very severely disabled DH for 20 years and it almost killed me (not hyperbole). Now I'm trying to allow myself to matter just as much as other people and take up just exactly my own space in the world. The trick is finding that balance!

For me, I’m noticing a few things… maybe I’m just over thinking all of this, I’m so paranoid about people judging me for taking Mounjaro that I may have lost perspective. I hate lying to people and I’m struggling to accept compliments and give reasons for my lack of interest in food and alcohol. However, for what it’s worth …

The people I know very well are definitely now looking at me with a “how have you lost all that weight so quickly?” kind of looks. I’m currently saying I’ve been stressed and started running (Which is working for now)

The people I don’t know as well are commenting that I look really well (which is lovely so why do I feel I need to give them a reason for it 😬)

Im so off booze it’s difficult to justify my change in attitude when I’m out with friends. The pressure to conform to their expectations is awful! They’ve even just bought me a wine when I’ve said no thanks. Alcohol is turning my stomach at the moment and God only knows how I’m going to get away with not drinking on a girlie holiday! Plus not drinking when you are out with a load of drinkers is boring, and expensive. Even my husband is hinting that he’s looking forward to me stopping Mounjaro so we can go out for drinks again.

I think what I’m struggling with is not living up to peoples expectations. But as I said probably overthinking it!

I’ve been completely open with my Mounjaro use,I’ve received mixed responses but I’m really not phased tbh, I’m 5 weeks in and nearly a stone lost which I’m over the moon with and am not worried about anyone else’s opinion.

Wk9 weigh in & injection day for me & after staying the same last week I've now lost 4lbs. Very happy to be losing about 2lb per week & it's starting to add up nicely now. I'm really excited to get into the 14 stone bracket!

SW 16.6
CW 15.2
TW no idea yet!

This thread is so helpful & motivating to read so a big thank you to everyone who posts.

Yeah I'm the same. I'm not shouting it from the rooftops but have told a fair few people. I'm lucky in the sense that I don't really care what anyone else thinks about me taking this, it's my body and it's none of their business... one of my mates is now waiting to start after I told her I was on it

I get exactly what you're saying here. On Friday my husband texted asking if I'd like to meet up for a lunch date at one of my fave places. I immediately thought no, I'm not hungry, it'll be a waste of money and also, I just can't be arsed. But then I thought how rarely we do this sort of thing so I dragged my arse there, had a lovely time and my husband had his own lunch plus 3/4 of mine, so we were all happy.

I dont think that I am at full supression yet (just about to take 4th dose of 5mg) because although I can do well on my IF and hang back for first meal of the day until 3pm when I do eat out I dont feel full or ony able to eat half the plate as others have said here - I will eat 2 courses with wine etc.

I am not drinking at home anymore which was my main issue - 1/2 bottle 4-5 nights a week alongside choc and crisps and then the hangover hunger the next day.

So my experience is no interest in seeking out food but if its infront of me at a restaurant etc or even if there is chocolate in the house I will eat it (but I wont intentionally leave the house to buy it).

I am looking forward to stopping though I have to say. I do love my socialisation and food - I just need to make sure I don’t stop the exercise and eat sensibly etc. all the things that I should be doing anyways

my Main weakness is that I have a sweet tooth though haha. So just need to manage that a bit and having been on for 8 weeks now. The biggest change is not just hunger but the fact that I’ve stopped snacking! That’s the biggest thing for me I think.

although I have to say the suppression and interest in food means that I’m having to force myself to eat something so I’m not going the full day without any food. So I want to get back to being able to eat but in the right way. Vs feeling like I have to force myself to eat.

Has anyone read this thread? Are there any RL expriences or top tips? I cant be bothered to read all they way through if its negative.....

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5335691-piling-the-weight-back-on-when-stopping-mj

Anyone on HRT who was having breakthru bleeding since starting MJ - this is the message that popped up from the online pharmacy when I ordered my new pen (wasnt the advice last time I ordered) - British Menopause Society issued new guidance at the beginning of April. But you should see a GP if you have post meno bleed anyway. I have a scan on Tues - but not concerned:

"Weight loss injections can make oral progesterone like Utrogestan® or Gepretix® less effective. To keep them effective and reduce the risk of womb cancer we recommend an adjustment. What this means for you: From now on, instead of swallowing your Utrogestan® or Gepretix®, insert it into your vagina. The dose stays the same. This is not a licensed use, but it is commonly recommended in clinical practice. How to do this: Insert the Utrogestan® or Gepretix® capsules high into the vagina using a clean finger, ideally while lying down or squatting. Do this once daily at bedtime. You will need to wash your hands before and after use. Other options that you can discuss with your GP include dose changes, the Mirena® coil, or a combined HRT patch."

I’ll. definitely have a read! Thanks for sharing

I hit GW in October, and then had 2.5mg weekly until April (from a 5mg pen- so it lasted 8-10 weeks). I lost a further stone. I have not taken any MJ for 6 weeks and have not put on a lb. It is possible to maintain after stopping MJ, but it is still early days for me. I have been mindful of what I eat, the portion sizes and I endeavour to walk 12k + steps everyday.

Who did you use to maintain?

@diian if you were on a higher dose did you drop down to a lower / cheaper dose to maintain?