June 2025 Starters - Mounjaro (thread 4)

[FoxRedPuppy]

Into our second month now!

So sorry you had such a rough time. But great to hear that about the food noise. Fingers crossed that it keeps coming off for you. It will be lovely to not have the side effects, I bet. I probably would do the same in your shoes.

For those looking for easy protein solutions I think I've found a good one. Picked up these chicken skewers from Iceland yesterday, they arent cheap at £4 for a pack of 4, but you can get 3 bags for £10 and they are quite big. One skewer is about 14g of protein so I just had 2 for lunch, 28g protein sorted. Come in a bunch of different marinades and take 10mins in the airfryer.

Ideally to get the cost down I'd buy chicken meat, marinate and freeze myself but for now while I'm so tired with work these help me as a fast food solution.

www.iceland.co.uk/p/iceland-ready-cooked-4-teriyaki-glazed-chicken-skewers-340g/12161.html

Help! I've joined the freezing club! I'm really cold all the time 🥶 everyone around me are wearing shorts and t shirts and I'm in jeans and a hoodie 🫣

I use the chicken skewers too, they’re lovely! I cook mine for about 13 mins air fry turning half way as I like them slightly charred.

Trying to work out what to do when I go away on September. It’s 12 days, but it’s to Namibia. The daily temp will be 22-30 according to our guide. We are hiking, travelling in jeeps, camping in desert/mountains and some hotels. So I won’t have a fridge all the time. I don’t keep my open pens in fridge, but worry it could go above 30.

Do those frio pouches work with just water? For days on end?

I don’t know, but it sounds an amazing holiday!

Thanks. We did one in Morocco last year. I’m really excited! And grateful to my mum who will be ensuring my teens go to school and get fed while I’m gone!

They will be with their dad half the time. I’m not completely neglectful 😂

I was cabin crew for 20+ years. I loved Africa. But never went to Namibia (or Morocco). Uganda was possibly my favourite.

I took a Frio pouch on holiday. It definitely lasted! It still hasn’t dried out/turned back into crystals and we got home over a week ago!

Seem to be losing track of which week im in now but think w8. Did one week on 5mg but SE too strong so have low dosed at 3.75mg and seems to be working.
I have 8lbs left to get to target, ideally would have gone a bit lower but not loving life on mj. Especially the first couple days after jab.
Plan was 1 more 5mg pen then was going to reduced to 2.5mg before coming off. I am nervous that I will start putting back on again quicker if I just stop.
Ordered last 5mg pen and has been accepted, however, provider has emailed saying that due to hrt they won't let me order again unless I change to non oral progesterone or switch to wegovy.
As far as can tell non oral option would be coil.I can't do this. Had one fitted years ago and suffered terrible depression, was told not suited to hormone coil. Not really sure about switching to wegovy as worried about SE again. Also not sure if its worth it. Really unsure what to do and whilst im glad they are monitoring, I am so frustrated that I had a plan and now a bit scuppered.
Thinking maybe to stop hrt for couple of months or do I just accept that this is my last pen and be grateful that I am pretty much at target.

I thought you could get combination patches for HRT? I have a coil so just have oestrogen ones, so might be wrong.

Im sure someone on here got an increased dose of progesterone tablet to combat the slow metabolism.

I'm on Evorel Sequi patches, two weeks of oestrogen and then two weeks of combined. I was offered a coil and just Evorel, or these combined patches.

Thanks @FoxRedPuppy and @sewerorless.
I don't think mj is suited for me for long term but would have been really disappointed to have stopped before I was ready.
My joints are so much better so feel like I am so much more active and hoping this will help me maintain the weight.

@FoxRedPuppy
Your holiday sounds amazing

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I don’t know if anyone will find this interesting. I follow Dr Karen on SM and subscribe to his weekly newsletter. This week it’s about fibre (he is British be spells is the American way- I assume he has a large American audience!) and also food noise. If anyone wants to read it, it may help us when we get to the maintenance part of this trek (a journey to me invokes nice meandering trip, I find weight loss a trek - involves hard work and stamina!)
you can read this weeks online here- https://drkaran.beehiiv.com/p/fiber-supplements-food-noise-hangover-hacks

Brill, thank you!

week 8 day 1
weird one !
woke late normally jab at 9am didn’t jab till midday . All ok. Tried to eat lunch hadn’t fancied brekkie had a yogurt. Couldn’t eat lunch . Had a yogurt again kid afternoon couldn’t eat anything after stupidly full up !! What’s this it’s week 8 I’m on 2.5 mg the past few days been concerned food noise and suppression is waning. Anyone ????
only thing I’ve done completely not as the norm is late jab and I did it standing up I usually inject laying down and lay down for maybe half hour after but today I it squeezed in 🤔 .

Thanks @waitingforlifeonmars that was an interesting read! I liked the tips at the end to try and manage food noise. I don't think I've ever been drinking enough water, since reducing my mindless eating and increasing water I've definitely noticed how thirsty I get.

Interesting read @waitingforlifeonmars - I do need to up my fibre.

W10 D1 - maybe 😂 jabbed last night and struggled to eat today. Suppression hasn’t been this high for a while now. Didn’t hit 1000 calories, which is very unlike me. Usually cruising at 14-1600 daily.

@RussianDoll76I have been on 2.5mg for 10 weeks now.

It’s definitely still ‘working’ overall. However there are days where suppression is much stronger than others, there doesn’t really seem to be any reason why…however I know when it’s hot weather the suppression is much higher/nausea side effect is worse. I can feel really not so great on hot days. Could it be that?

Hi just checking in W9 D1 and I have put a pound on! I have been out a few times this week so had a few glasses of wine but compared to what I would normally have it was much reduced. I am having no side effects on 5mg and just finished my first pen. Decided to stay on 5mg but I may increase on the next one as I am not getting much suppression on it. Having said all that in 9 weeks I have lost 20lb so overall still pleased. Interested to hear if anyone has found SE moving to 7.5mg.

W9D1 and I’m exactly the same as last week, give or take 0.5lb. Ugh, so frustrating. My body clearly wants me to stay at this weight!

I have my 5mg pen in the fridge waiting to jab later. I was going to do 3.75mg but now I’m wondering whether to do the full 5mg, to hopefully kickstart things again.

I do continue to have NSVs, which helps. I tried on some tops yesterday, chose my usual size and they were all too big! Might do a Me360 scan later and see if there’s any other changes despite the weight plateau.

Sorry for the double post.

I've just had another £10 off voucher for Asda to order my 4th pen (1x2.5, 2x5 so far) The SE going from 2.5 to 5 were so awful I'm not sure I could face 7.5 - but I've only lost 5lb total in the last 4 weeks and that has been a bit of a yoyo up and down. That said I'm not hungry or particularly interested in food so who knows! I presume I could get another 5 and jab 7.5 from it if I change my mind though.

Don't think I've ever shared my stats before because I feel like I have so much more to lose than anyone else here, but here goes!

WK11 D5
SW: 132.2kg (20st 11lbs)
CW: 123.4kg (19st 6lbs)

Average loss of just under 1kg/2lbs per week so far. From my start date though I've had so many things that would normally halt my progress, so holiday and a LOT of birthdays and meals out. I feel like I could have lost more had I not had so much going on but grateful for the slow and steady decline of my weight regardless.

This is my second week on 5mg and for some reason the supression is hitting me like a truck and I've no idea why, I guess the dose has built up more in my body. Making an effort to prioritise protein and fibre on my plate before I get full.

It's going to be horrendously hot this week again and last time that happened I really struggled so not looking forward to it.