Week 2. Felt like week one was wearing off

[mstifi]

Yesterday and today it felt like the effects were wearing off. No side effects just a bit more appetite. Haven't lost anything yet but at least I'm doing something about the weight. Never drunk so much in all my life! Easy in this heat. Haven't told anyone yet - guilty secret. Psst....it's in a brown paper bag in a lunch box in the salad drawer..sssh!

Why should it be a guilty secret?

unless you’re a normal weight already and taking it for the lollipop look it’s nothing to feel guilty about. You’re doing it for your health.

Hello @mstifi , It is quite normal for the first few weeks to have some ups and downs in the effects of MJ. 2.5 is just your starting dose and as you move up the doses it becomes more effective and more consistent.

You have made a great start by drinking all that water. A great habit to get into.
I dont count calories, just eat a protein and fibre based diet in small portions, but a lot of people find working out how many calories they should be on to lose weight very helpful.

I did not tell anyone at all for the first 3 months, pen hidden in fridge, just like you.
All my life I have been losing then gaining weight and felt like a total failure. I just wanted to quietly get on with this and see how it worked before telling anyone. I also did not want any comments about what/how much I was eating.
About 3 months in and a couple stone down I told DH and DC who were and are incredibly supportive. I have also now told my best friend and sister, but that's it!

I agree with PP that it doesn't need (and shouldn't need) to be a secret, but I felt happier not telling anyone to start with and still happy that no one else needs to know. (After nearly 4 stone loss I have had quite a few compliments but also a few "I hope your not taking drugs' type comments which I just let go over my head, smile sweetly and say Im eating healthily and exercising more)

Plenty of people don't tell anyone, mainly cos it's nobody's business, mounjaro has a half life of 5 days so it starts to wear off about then it was designed to be like that but they thought it was best to recommend taking every week on the same day so people would remember. Lots of people jiggle their doses once they've read around the subject, although the official prescribing obviously doesn't recommend it.

I'm on holiday when due to take week 3 on the day after I travel. It's a weeks holiday what do you suggest?

Have a look at this thread re what to do on holiday:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5358833-summer-holiday-on-mounjaro
I also suggest that you might like to join the June starters thread where there will be lots of others at the same stage as you.
Good luck.

Here is the link:
www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5353676-june-2025-starters-mounjaro-thread-2

I didn’t get much suppression at all until 7.5mg (9 weeks in) I think maybe 6lbs total .. but from then on and all the way to 15mg it was amazing. Lost majority of my 84lbs in ensuing 6 months. I maintain on 7.5 but stretched over 10 day intervals.
I tell anyone who asks now and any snarky remarks are responded to with the basic facts that at BMI 38 and on BP/Cholesterol drugs and pre diabetic.. I have almost certainly saved myself from a premature death - which is a known fact .. as opposed to some bollox they may have read on fb or heard from their sisters, neighbours great aunt Matilda who knew someone who died on it…

Take it with you

Same! I was soooooo hungry towards the end of week 2. I was adding brown rice to my meals to fill me up more and most days had a second serving of veggies too. It was also the week that I lost the least (1lb) I guessed it just wasn't built up in my system yet as I was fine after that week