April 2025 Mounjaro Starters - Thread 5!

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Hope I’ve done this right, I’ve never started a thread before.

@qs90 hope you don’t mind me starting a new one for us but thread 4 was full and I don’t want to lose my crew!

Morning everyone, scales are jumping around all over the place for me at the moment and I’m still 2lb up from my unexpectedly low weekend weight! Anyway, I’m 3lb from goal. Started a 5mg pen on Friday and I’ve decided I’m going to finish it then start tapering… This is my 2nd 5mg where I’ve been on 5mg the whole way through and the last couple of weeks as I suspect I’ve hit the highest levels my mood has been super low and energy in my boots.

I’ve been thinking a lot about maintenance and after seeing another thread on here I’ve signed up for a free trial of Slimpod. I listened to the first pod last night - no idea what he said because I was asleep after a couple of minutes. I did sleep really well though - may just be coincidence! Anyway, I’ve been thinking about hypnosis or something similar and this seems easy and accessible so we’ll see how it goes!

Still plodding along here with the scales moving slowly downwards. Still on 5mg with two spare 5mg pens in the fridge, but was hungry today with jab day tomorrow, so I'm wondering whether to go up a dose. Hmm, I've some thinking to do. I'd like to keep the dose low, but if it's not working as well I'll have to go up I suppose.

I had a pleasing NSV last week when I decided I needed to get some new bras. I've gone down a band size but up a cup size. The weight's coming off everywhere else, just not my boobs it seems

Scales finally moving down a bit again for me
SW 16.01
CW 12.12
TW 11.7

one stone five pounds left to go. Hoping to have done it before my 40th in a few weeks time x

Checking in.

SW 94kg
TW <70kg
CW 68.8kg BMI 24.5

Losses are slowing now. I bought some new clothes- size 10 and 12. So weird to be easily able to pull them on. My 16s are all hanging off me.

Have delayed the weekly injection as really struggled with reflux this week.

Hope your reflux improves @Icebreakhell

Thank you! I had it early on then went away. Back this week with a vengeance.

Yay, lost the 7lbs I put on last week due to being on holiday!

Have reached GOAL!! 💪 🙌 🏆

W22 D1
SW:12.12 (BMI 30.3)
TW: 10.5 (-2.5 stone - BMI 24.2)
CW: 10. 5 (BMI 24.3)

I managed to cling on to the 2lb loss this week (squeezed an extra wee out 🤣).

I’ve revised my goal to 10 stone to put me more comfortably within ‘normal’ BMI and need to focus on toning up.

I’ve looked back and I lost 1st in the first month, 1/2 stone each for the next 2 months and it’s taken me 2.5 months to lose another 1/2 stone but that was summer holidays and I’ve stayed on 2.5mg throughout.

I’ve got one more 5mg pen (ordered just before the price rise so can eek that out) but wondering whether to order one more but think it would be a bit of a ‘crutch’. Which could be a good or bad thing I guess 🥴

@SusanSometimes- fabulous NSV!

@SeaDippingandLattes- your 40th is great motivation! Keep going 💪

@Incognitoburrito88- I was bouncing around for 5 weeks 😖 but finally had a good loss this week. I’m sure yours will balance out soon and start heading down again 🤞

@Doidontimmm- I’ll bet that was a bit scary on the scales 😖. But great it’s come off again (water retention is a PITA!)

Excited for you @WinterOnItsWayOut , that's brilliant. Also pleased to hear you've lost your holiday gain @Doidontimmm as I'm just back and despite thinking I'd done pretty well with still keeping an eye on calories and being very active with loads of walking I'm up 2.5lb (only went for 6 days 🤨).

I did skip my jab at the weekend but felt I still had really good suppression so I hope this doesn't bode ill for when I finally get to maintenance. I took a half dose as soon as we got home last night as that should take me right back to where I would normally be at this stage in the week then I can jab as usual on Sunday, hopefully will be fully back on track by then.

Lots of lovely NSVs while we were away though. Even contemplated whether I might need a bikini for my next warm holiday as everyone was wearing them where we were - I don't think I have ever worn a bikini in my adult life, ever. I definitely need a more swish swimming cossie as a minimum next year! Just generally feeling more comfortable and stylish was fab. DH says I am running up stairs now too which is quite funny as not really something I'd noticed myself!

Such fantastic updates to read everyone!
1.5 off for me the last two weeks.

I’m trying to forget about weight now that it isn’t coming off fast and just thinking it is still coming off and one day I will just be at goal which I still don’t know what that is yet.

started a new job on Wednesday so have had that to keep me busy.

still desperately wanting my wedding ring to fit. I might just have to get it resized.

Well done @WinterOnItsWayOut that's great. I'm probably only halfway to goal 2/4 stone lost but had a minor jump of the scales this week from 12.6 to 12.4 after several weeks of not much. I think being back at a school helps with routine and steps actually. Going for a sea swim in the morning which always perks me up for a good day.

Congratulations @WinterOnItsWayOut 🥳

just done a mid week weigh for myself and have seen a 10 on the scale for the first time in 14 years (10.13.6) so feeling really positive from that 😊 however I tend to find that my weight jumps back up by weigh day so it may not last. But nice feeling all the same!

hope everyone’s good

I posted a couple of days ago about being happy on 12.5mg but I’ve got a 15mg pen in the fridge which i was intending to eke out to 6 doses of 12.5mg.

i took the golden dose in my 12.5mg pen on Thursday, and I got 0.7ml out which is just under 15mg, so I thought I’d try it just in case it suited me more. Well, my goodness, the side effects! I feel sick every time I think about food and if I do eat something it goes straight through. I can’t wait for it to wear off - I suppose there is a silver lining in that I’ll probably lose more than my usual 1lb this week, but I’d rather be able to leave the house!

Will definitely be counting clicks with the 15mg pen.

SW 16st 8.2lb BMI 42.7
CW 13st 8.2lb BMI 35
TW ?? 10st 7lb

Total Loss 3st over 24 weeks 🥳
Current dose 3.25mg last 2 wks (2.5mg x9, 3mg x 14)
Avg loss p/wk 1.7lb but slowed to avg 1lb recently

3 stone off at last with another 3 minimum to go. Pleased to have got here as summer has been a bit challenging, with holidays and various celebrations. Need to start concentrating on exercise now, which I'm so bad at. Got the diet more or less perfected but have had to increase the dose slightly as the sugary treats were starting to make a comeback. Damn the (intermittent) low mood after jabbing, would have liked to be on 5mg but forced to go slow.

Congratulations once again to those hitting/nearing goals, you lot are inspiring me and giving me a little taste of how things will be, probably in March, for me.

Wk25 & stayed the same.

SW 16.6
CW 13.13

Bit worried about a saggy neck appearing but clothes are fitting better every day. 2nd week on 10mg & so real side effects, maybe a bit tired at times.

So I seem to have put a pound and a half on!! This is me still taking 2.5mg weekly, still having appetite suppression and still feeling sicky and tired at times! I weighed myself on my body comp scales and I’ve gained a little bit of muscle and a little bit of fat 😳
I’m hoping the culprit was the Chinese meal we went out for on Saturday night, it was Szechuan chicken and it was VERY sweet (new restaurant we’ve not tried before). Diabetes on a plate! I weighed myself Sunday morning and was 10st, this morning I’m 9.12.9 so hopefully it will drop back down.

I’ve been making chilli apple jam the last week as well for Christmas presents, and i think im seeing that sugar for me is definitely my achilles heel!! I’ve also had a bit of alcohol (and had a banging headache each time for my trouble 😩) So i shall be a bit more careful this week!

You are all doing great by the way!! Keep it going - we are all going to look AMAZING for Christmas this year!
Oh and I’m fuming about Eli Lilly taking out the golden dose!! There’s such a lot of trash being spouted in the media, but they really are money grabbing bastards!! 😡

Is them taking away the golden dose official or still just talk?

Took my first 7.5mg dose last night. I was hoping to stay on 5 forever as it has worked really well for me for 20 weeks, but the last 2 doses were like injecting water. And then I ended up bingeing last week 😭 I'm so disappointed as it seems the urge to binge is uncontrollable without the drugs. It wasn't all bad though. I've got back into going to the gym and I was really impressed with my stamina. I also seem to be growing some fairly decent muscles in my arms!

SW 14st 12.5
CW 12st 6.5
Loss 2st 6

SW 224lbs
CW 171lbs
TL 53lbs
GW 161lbs

I've lost almost a quarter of my weight! And am only 10lb from goal now. Wild.

Hadn't heard about drug company removing bonus dose - what a kick in the teeth! Looking forward to moving onto Wegovy once my stockpiled pens are used up, so Eli Lilly won't be getting any more of my money. A bit sad to be left feeing so resentful of them, when the drug really has been life changing, but there you go.

Oooh, just thought - once I'm on Wegovy I'll have SO MUCH more money each month to spend on a new wardrobe!!

I don’t know how I missed this!

congratulations!!!! So happy for you! I’m a pound away so will hopefully be joining you soon. Well done x

It seems to be official and loads of guff about how people are abusing it - basically we can get more money out of you! There will probably be some stockpiling again (sigh!)

I had missed that you planned to switch - will be super interested to hear how you get on. I reckon I have enough pens to last me 9 months (assuming I’ll be keeping them open for longer than 30 days and using less than full doses each week). My plan was to maintain on MJ for a full year so I don’t think it will be worth me switching but I’m definitely keeping options open so I look forward to your updates.

I totally agree 😒 I just hope wegovy is as good! I think I’ll order another MJ pen though just to be on the safe side. I was getting another three weeks from the golden dose on a 7.5 pen!