June 2025 Starters - Mounjaro (thread 3)

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Roll up, roll up June Jabbers!

Let's become true losers!!

Did my 3rd dose about 20 mins ago, we went to see the F1 movie and got home later than expected.

Hopefully it’s all ok even though I’m taking it a bit later, heading to bed now so I guess I’ll see how I feel tomorrow morning! 🤞

Well it’s the end of my first week and I’m pleased to say that I’ve lost a few pounds - 3.4lbs, taking me under 12st! 🥳 woop woop!!

SW 12st 1 / 169 lbs / 76.6 kgs
CW 11st 11.6 / 165.6 lbs / 75.1 kgs

Have now taken my second jab in readiness for wk 2 day 1 (tomorrow).

D’you mind saying which brand you’re taking please? TIA 🤗

Hi! Well I've not eaten much (for me!) And I've had to really push myself to eat what I have. Probably the worst time to start as I've come away for the weekend and then after a few days I'll be away with work and then going on hols towards end of July. Would have been nice to have had a few days at home first but it took much longer to arrive than anticipated and I had to start on a day I knew I could continue. Thought I'd best bite the bullet and just get on with it. From spending much of the day thinking about food to having to force myself to eat has been a bit of a shock

I have also decided to stick to 2.5mg for the second pen.

Gosh this thread moves quickly! But it's so interesting to read how everyone is getting on.

I have a question about exercise. I already exercise quite a lot (typical week is 6 classes), but they're mostly aerobic. Do I have to do actual weights? And if so, is there a recommended programme?

TIA
I'm W3D4, btw

Nutrition Geeks Magnesium Glycinate 3-in-1.

Only one I’ve ever tried but I’m happy with it.

Thanks @Gingercar feeling a bit better this morning but not hungry at all.

im with medexpress so I think I will get in touch and see what they suggest.

on the up side, had my first weigh in this morning and have lost 6lb. I really hope that there is a solution for me as I need to shift this weight

SW - 16.6
CW - 16

Thanks @Bloozie I’m already taking NGs Collagen, their Biotin and their B12. I’ll have a look at getting that too.

Ooh can I join. Just done 4th jab.
SW 245
CW 230

Going up to 5mg next week. What I've lost so far has been sheer will power, don't think I've felt any effects at all yet.

My calculations are on a 5mg pen 4 doses so 5x4 =20 20/3.75=5.333 so you can get 5 doses of 3.75mg (+1.25mg spare) out of 1 pen no golden dose all within the 30day limit. Or you can get 4 doses of 3.75 plus 1 dose of 5mg from a 5mg pen. 45 clicks for a 3.75mg dose, 60 clicks for a full dose of 5mg.

The current needles we use for the pen are 32g and 4mm long. They get the dose out buy pushing a needle in, so extracting the golden dose will be the same, except the needles you buy are 8mm not 4mm, and either 32g or 30g (32g thinner). I’ve read that 8mm is still subcutaneous but it can be wise to pinch flesh and inject or go in at a 45° angle to ensure it doesn’t go into muscle. That said the reason I am on this is because there is no muscle within cms of my skin surface so shouldn’t be a problem! Still petrified though!!
My background is science based(but don’t trust my background, do your own research)and the only reason for avoiding the “golden” dose given by Eli Lilly that I can possibly get my head round is the contamination, but if you use a sterile needle, wipe down the red dot and skin with alcohol wipe and prime and don’t put needle down on any surface after extracting dose and before administering dose, there is no more risk than a nurse taking a vaccine out of a vial then injecting you! Just make sure the dose is colourless and clear (though you can’t see bacteria!) Also the golden dose will be within the 30days and most people keep their pen in the fridge anyway, so less drug degradation than out of fridge. The 30days is logical if you keep it out of the fridge. Still it’s a blinking stabby needle that’s 8mm long and it scares me!

you can get 5 x 3.75mg (45 clicks) out of a 5mg pen. It wouldn’t take you over the 30day limit because you take dose 1 on day 1, dose 2 on day 7, dose 3 on day 14, dose 4 on day 21 and dose 5 on day 28. If you were to then release the “golden” dose you would be over the 30day limit in this situation.

However, if you use a pen as is (60 clicks) for 4 doses and then extract the “golden” dose, that “golden” dose would be still on day 28, so within the 30day window.

These threads move quick 😁

W3D3 for me. Weightloss has slowed dramatically and apart from my first jab I’ve been hungry. I’m going to go up to 5mg for my next pen as I won’t be able to stick to my low calorie diet for much longer on 2.5mg sadly. It’s frustrating as my dh has lost 2 stone on 2.5mg but here we are.

SW: 180lb
CW: 173lb
GW: 133lb

Hi everyone. You’re all doing so well xx
I took my fifth dose yesterday evening. After a lot of wondering whether I should do a 3.75, I took the plunge and injected the full 5mg dose. I feel ok this morning, and definitely no worse than the slight nausea I was getting on the 2.5.

SW 254.4
CW 238.8

Good luck to you all for this week 💜

Slow and steady wins the race!! We have similar starting points and goals… I keep reading that rapid weight loss isn’t great for you, so 1-2lbs a week sounds great! In my head a slower weight loss also gives more time to really establish different habits and (maybe naively) feels like it’ll be easier to maintain…

W1D2 for me. Feeling fine so far. Struggled to eat a big meal for dinner. Usually eat whatever’s there, and rapidly. Nothing was massively appealing last night and I ate around half, quite slowly, and gave the rest to DH. Usually would’ve scoffed breakfast too but feel a bit “meh”. However I know protein is super important so off to eat some eggs or skyr or something.

happy weekend all!

Also, just on needle contamination, I did IVF and one of the things I had to do at home was an injection where I mixed powder and liquid so I had to move them between vials, mix them, extract the mixture and inject it. So it’s only really the same as that. I also automatically pinch skin for the mounjaro pen now as it was just what I did when doing the ivf!

5.1kg down in my first month.
W4D7

woke up and all I can think about is food 😂 but don’t actually want to eat anything. But the thoughts are there and STRONG!!

I find the best thing for this is a bowl of full fat proper Greek yoghurt. Easy to eat and took my hunger pangs away.

4 weeks today (the morning after my first jab), I weighed 13 stone 12. Today I weighed 12 stone 13. Really pleased.

Well done!

Ooh id love to be under 12 stone. I am cutrrently 13 stone 8 pounds.

I'm doing my third jab today. I'm in the 14 stones now and never want to see 15 again!

I had the weirdest night last night. I had one large glass of wine. (I'm now only drinking once a week.)

I was so exhausted I just fell in and out of sleep from about 7pm. Woke up and watched tv for a bit and had 2 canned cocktails. Fell asleep again, forgot to eat dinner. Then went to bed at 11 ish and slept through until 7.45.

This was really extreme tiredness for me. I ate a chicken breast and veg on Thursday and could barely finish it.

I've decided to stay on 2.5 for my next order.

End of my second week and another 3lbs off this week. It’s so motivating to see the numbers coming back down. I have a family party in 4 weeks and I am hoping to be back down to 15st something by then.
I have been very lucky with almost zero SE . I do get hungry but the hunger is satisfied pretty quickly. The evening snacking has stopped and the only thing I will have is a couple of fruity sweets or mints, usually just for a different taste in my mouth.
Wishing everyone a calm and happy weekend.

SW 17:3
CW 16:7
GW 13

Well done everyone. I’m going to look at magnesium, I think I used to take it but stopped for some reason.

W2D5 I weighed again this morning and I’ve lost 5.3kg so far now! But I was quite a big wine drinker, and I’ve only had it once in 2 weeks, so just that will make a difference.

I ordered my next pen and went with 5mg, even though I’m getting good suppression with 2.5mg. I’ve decided I’ll use it to get 2.5mg out if I need to. I really couldn’t decide which to do as I have definitely had slightly less suppression. But I’ve also been struggling to eat my calories. Last night I struggled with my dinner, but I was exhausted.

Someone asked about exercise- weight/resistance training is recommended as you lose a lot of muscle when dieting so to prevent that. It’s also best for perimenopausal and menopausal women. I do a few dumbbells season a week via you tube at home. I also run, and that I do for mental health as much as anything.

Oh if forgot:

W2D5
SW88kg
CW 82.7kg
GW 70kg

Hi everyone, I should be taking my 4th dose this evening but I’m considering delaying as my suppression is so extensive that I’m managing about 500 calories a day on a good day. I’m rundown and exhausted. I’m just not sure what to do. I’ve lost well over a stone but can’t carry on like this.