June 2025 Starters - Mounjaro (thread 3)

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Roll up, roll up June Jabbers!

Let's become true losers!!

I don’t want to reply directly to the negative poster but wanted to give support to all the ladies on here who have decided to take ownership of their health and be proactive in the choices they are now making. The support, camaraderie and information sharing has been so amazing on this thread since I joined.

my journey with battling weight loss has been a long one. I grew up with older parents who came from the “there’s starving children in Africa” belief at mealtimes, even when they served me adult size portions I was forced to finish it all, meaning I never learnt what true hunger felt like. I was Always the ‘chubby one’ at school and my first weight loss success was in my early twenties on WW when I lost over 3 stone. I maintained this for about a year then went back to old habits. Then came slimming world, intermittent fasting, low GI etc, all not lasting due to the underlying issue of never learning to listen to my body, not understanding hunger and using food as an emotional crutch.

following many life events, as most people do, the weight spiralled and I ended up at 19st 2, spending the last year on self destruct with junk.

I have spent the last year toying with mounjaro after seeing the results in a friend but I was very nervous and took the time to research the pros cons and finally the right provider for me (local private gp face to face weight management clinic)

this jab has got rid of the food noise for the first time ever in my life, allowing myself the opportunity to learn what my body needs, see how it actually reacts to different foods and to know when I need to eat. This jab is a tool for learning so that in the future I can continue with the healthy habits this jab will help me instill.

sorry for the long post l, I know everyone will have their own story on how they got here and what their goals are. But we are here, together, motivated, and supporting each other and I’m proud of all of you for taking this step

ill stop blabbering now 😂😘

Do you want a medal? Would you walk into any other support group and say you could do what they're doing, without help, because the help's rubbish...?

What's wrong with you?

W1D5. Still getting away with no side effects. Starting to feel slightly hungry sometimes but nothing at all that can't be ignored. Still managing to 16:8 fast, averaging around 1100 calories a day.

I haven't weighed myself. I didn't weigh at the start, I don't weight myself. I'm a size 20/22, I know I am overweight, I'm not bothered by what the scales say, I'm happy to go on appearance without obsessing over every lb. But will this affect my ability understand when to titrate up, do you think?

I understand about not wanting to weight yourself, I've decided to weight monthly (if I can resist!)
Perhaps you could take some measurements? Maybe not loads but even if it's just your waist?

So W1 D3 anyone else weeing for England? I suppose added bonus getting a few more steps in 😅

I dont have any scales but when size 18 were getting too tight and i am only 5 ft tall i knew i had to do something.
My aim is to get to at least a size 12 and hopefully a size 10.
I m older though at 68 .
W1 day 5 the same , No side effects so far, i am getting headaches but thats due to the weather and i have always had them way before i started this
Been sticking to around 1000 calories a day but think i may up that a bit .
I think as long as you dont binge , weight should still come off.
I used to eat mini cheese biscuits and salted nuts every night a good size bowl full of.
Chocolate and sweets as well some night…always watching TV.
In the day i dint have breakfast but used to have a milky coffee and a good size slice of cake in the mid afternoon.
At night , just a normal meal ( probably a bit more than some people eat , but not massive )
Been out today and bought a lot of salad stuff as this weather is actually helping me not to eat much

I think you can judge whether you think your current dose is working for you in terms of hunger suppression and your ability to eat healthily/calorie count depending on how you approach that side of things.

My loss has only been 1 or 2 pounds after the first week but the hunger suppression is good and I’m not snacking or eating sweets so I’ve stayed on my current dose for month two. But that decision was based on how I felt on this dose rather than what the scales are saying.

I am thinking of going to the 5ml but only having 3.5 dose to increase gradually . From 2.5 to 5 is a double dose , i think

Me too! I’m about to take my last 2.5 jab tomorrow and I have a 5 in the fridge ready to go for next week. Means I can decide nearer the time what dose to do and there was only a difference of £5 extra between the two pens.

I'm doing the same, I've been fine on 2.5 so going to 3.75 (45 clicks in the 5mg pen) for a couple of weeks, rather than doubling right up to 5.

I’ve spent all day trying to refresh the old thread without realising!

Thise of you that went to a different provider for your second pen, do you have to do all the photos again?

Noyoyo is free and great

Anyone got like crazy cluster spots? I woke up the other day with 6 massive ones on my temple and they are so painful. I get spots but not like this!

Today is W1D5
i have had minimal SE and some suppression I am very happy with how it’s been going so far. Today I have had an awful headache almost migraine like. Felt gutted that this SE reared its ugly head. Then it occurred to me after the paracetamol hadn’t worked that i have been drinking litres of Pepsi Max every day for many years and I haven’t had any at all since my first jab day . ( Still shocked at this development btw) So I deduced it’s caffeine withdrawal had a coffee I feel amazing ! What a learning curve these jabs are! 🥴

Does anyone go to the gym? If so how often do you go. I have my first session tomorrow if I can drag myself out of bed at 5am.

I don’t go to the gym, but I have equipment at home. A treadmill and smart weights machine. I use the treadmill every day and walk for an hour and try and do weights 3 x a week. I would say do something achievable for you otherwise you will give up. Something is better than nothing. That’s the reason I have a treadmill as I can’t get up early! But I can find an hour at night when my little one is in bed to watch Netflix and walk.

I second this! Love noyoyo

Feeling gutted still no suppression here. Gave in to having pastries in a morning meeting but was good with lunch. However I feel so hungry! Tummy growling! Week 2 day 2.

What’s everyone’s favourite high protein meals lately? I need inspiration!

We tend to have a lot of meat and seasoned rice with either veg or salad. Also noodles with either teriyaki duck or chicken normally topped with an egg. Tonight we’re having Mexican style mince with mini wraps. My husband is into weight training so most of the meals I cook tend to be high protein but nothing fancy.

I go 3 times a week, for 45 mins. Only do about 10 mins on a bike to get my heart pumping then the rest is weight lifting. I've been doing that prior to mounjaro though so start small. Strength training is important when on the jabs so you dont lose muscle.

On the days I just cba to go I have some resistance bands off Amazon and stretch with them while watching telly 😁

I was the same but I’m week 2 day 5 now and only had 700 calories yesterday and under 600 so far today. Can’t face dinner but will. Also haven’t drunk wine the last couple of days either, even though there’s an open bottle in the fridge. Unheard of. Did wake up hungry this morning though

First weigh in, W2D4…
lost 7lb! Really pleased 😁

I do @SnackcidentProne - I aim for 3 strength training sessions a week, on top of my 10k daily steps.

Oooh thought I’d lost you.