May 2025 Starters Thread 5

[FlorenceNightshade]

I noticed we were almost full (again!) so took the liberty of starting thread 5 now so I don’t get confused on nightshift and can’t find you all!

@lissie123 I did two months of 2.5 and I’m now on my second 5mg pen. In two minds about whether to move up to 7.5 or stay where I am for another month.

Did you guys read that future pens will not include a golden dose? Nice double whammy, although the loss of the criminal extra isn't that bad really. Just the sugar-free icing on the cake.

Feeling a bit tired of dieting today. I had superhuman willpower over the weekend away, but I kinda want to eat crap today. I had this big tuna steak and salad for lunch and I just didn't enjoy it, it went on forever and tasted vaguely of chicken, which was disconcerting. I had a magnum for tea which I thoroughly enjoyed, it was gorgeous.

I think it's the fact that I'm not even halfway yet. I want my clothes to be enormous and the effort to be visible and it's just... not.

I really value consistency and the fact that I'm a human being with all sorts of different kinds of days ahead of me - good days, motivated as hell days, sloth days, a little pissed off at the universe days... it irks me a bit. Sometimes dealing with me feels like a full time job, like I'm constantly coaching a sleep-deprived and grumpy toddler that wants fistfuls of wotsits and freddos.

No freddos today, come on, let's have some water, yay water. I know we don't want to drink water but it's good for us. Come on. Oh now we've split it everywhere.

Sometimes dealing with me feels like a full time job, like I'm constantly coaching a sleep-deprived and grumpy toddler that wants fistfuls of wotsits and freddos.

I heard a clever woman on the What’s Up, Docs? podcast saying that this is basically what willpower is. Part of you is the toddler and the willpower bit is the parent, who says,’Yes, I know you’re tired and you don’t want to go to the gym, but come on, pop your shoes on….we’ll just go for a little bit. Yes, you can stamp your foot, but come on, take my hand, we’ll only do a little run, then we can go home’ and so forth. Your inner toddler is after the wotsits, and you are being a brilliant parent and coaxing it to eat its greens instead. But maybe sometimes it might like half a Freddo as a reward, and that would be ok.

My trouble is that my inner toddler is like a raging, 100 foot high Godzilla when it gets going. It’s having the biscuits, and that’s that.

Thank you @HKG i don’t think I’ve skipped with rope since school - but definitely up for giving it a go!

Well done @MyScaredCat on reaching the healthy bracket! Not far to go now 💪

Major well done @ElsieJay to your daughter! 🥳

Sorry to hear about the dentist trip @SutekhsEars - hope you’re feeling better this evening!

@DidILeaveTheGasOn i did spot the thread on the pens changing too. Hoping it might take a while to get those changed and then for them to make their way through the supply chain.

As @DBatteryBand says I think we might all have an inner toddler. Mine wants to stay up late watching old movies with snacks on a school night and I’ve to tell it to put a sock in it and go to sleep. Remember @DidILeaveTheGasOn and remind that toddler just how far you’ve come already from where you begun!

I love the idea of the inner toddler. Mine has a whole list of things she doesn't want to do. I think I need to employ a childminder to manage her behaviour.

Evening all! A lot to catch up on! Some lovely and inspiring NSV’s & SV’s!

asda have put out new prices not sure how they compare but is irrelevant now no way I can justify one more pen!

I think have finally made my mind up I’m going to make what I have work rather than last so going to up my dose to 8.0mg. Then once I’ve run out I’ll take a 2 week break & give wegovy a try !

have come to far to give up but equally have got too far to go to do it alone!!!

have attached asda prices

Crikey, those are steep! Not bragging at all, but I’m so relieved I got that bundle last week, even though I won’t be when my credit card bill comes in. I actually wonder if prices might come down a bit when suppliers aren’t getting many orders because loads of people have bought ahead or changed to other meds

Yeah me too!! V glad I got the 10& the 12.5. Again not bragging!! feel really awful for people who didn’t manage to get any!!

i had wondered that too @Gingercar and hoping as new things are developed (although that takes a long time!) at some point things must get cheaper?!? That’s my hope if wegovy doesn’t work for my last few stone (or however many left at that point!!)

@DidILeaveTheGasOn oh HUGS! I really hear you and sympathise! I am so sick of dealing with me in my head too! The way you’ve articulated it is perfect. Without trying to sound trite, I’d treat that grumpy toddler with massive love, a cuddle and an early night if possible.

I sympathise, and send loads and loads of positive thoughts. x

Loving all the toddlers running amok and us patiently trying to persuade them into more positive endeavours.

Just did the maths on what I stocked up with last week, and it would be £600 more if I’d bought at those prices!

my toddler is absolutely kicking up a stink this week!!!

Uni deadline looms so having early starts & late nights!! Sign off today! No expecting a loss this week as tiredness does not help drive good food choices!!!

hope everyone & there inner toddler has a good day!!!

I definitely have an inner toddler!
Thanks for the good wishes everyone, I'm feeling better this morning and the temp crown stayed in place overnight, so I'm slightly more hopeful.

I'm taking 2.5 or 3 - I'm trying to stick to the minimum amount I need to lose. I have two and a half 5mg pens, which should hopefully last a few months.

@Apprenante it's a doctor who reference, but not a particularly good one (I needed to NC quickly one day and inspiration left me) unlike @VashtaNerada who chose an iconic episode! Every time I see her username I hear poor Dave saying 'Who turned out the lights?'

I have a SV! I'm at 79.9kg - below 80kg for the first time in years! It feels good, although I wish I could stop drinking all this water.

@Seahorsesplendour I think it's a really good idea to acknowledge that you're likely to overeat when you've got a hard week.

I just motored on without thinking about it, baffled by my inability to stop munching 🙄. It's obvious really, but sometimes i need the obvious pointed out to me!

Good luck with your uni work.

Morning all, now on Week 14, here’s my update

-1lb off this week which was unexpected as I was away for the bank holiday weekend and ate out a lot.

I’ve decided that the next pen will be my final pen (my provider Numan said that it will be at the same cost until they release their increased prices).

Nervous as to what the future will hold when I’m off it though! I’m going to go back to using Slimpod if the food noise comes back which I listened to last year and seemed to help my sugar cravings and snacking.

SW: 13st 7lb
W1: -4lb
W2: -3lb
W3: -2lb
W4: -3lb
W5: -2lb
W6: -2lb
W7: stayed the same
W8: -3lb
W9: -2lb
W10: -2lb
W11: stayed the same
W12: + 3lb
W13: -5lb
W14: -1lb
CW: 11st 9lb
Dosage: 2.5mg

Today is jab day but ive decided not to jab. Ive been feeling very poorly recently and i want a (small!) break from MJ as i am not sure my body’s tiredness isnt linked to my weight loss (which is slow anyway!)
maybe my body is very sensitive? I do only 1.25 every 5 days anyway because otherwise im too nauseous and cant eat anything. I make sure i eat well but the fact that i am repeatedly ill and take a long time to recover is making me wonder about the impact of weight loss.
i am on the cusp of being overweight (from obese) and i dont really want to stop though.
feeling very conflicted…!
Good luck everyone

@Fedupoftheshits I'm doing Slimpod too, although I've been on mj the whole time I've been listening so I'm not sure how well it will work for me. How did you find it?

@SutekhsEarsI found it quite good and lost half a stone on it, I’d listen to it every night before I went to sleep as I found it really relaxing and it must have helped it sink in!

Life got in the way and I got out of the habit of using it but I’m hoping that with how well I’ve done on MJ it really helps keep me on track. Only time will tell I guess.

It said on the news that shipments to the UK have been stalled. Freaking out now. I use Boots who don’t let you stockpile and now I’m really worried I’ll be left without anything. Bloody Donald bloody Trump.

@tostaky sorry you're still feeling rough. Am only just starting to feel myself again after the covid/virus myself. I've upped my calories the past few days and it seems to have really helped me feel more human, as like you it just wasn't shifting and I felt rotten. A little break from dieting and MJ might be just what your body needs, as they need energy and fuel to recover. Hope that whatever you decide that it helps and you feel better soon xxx

Get a drip are still offering 3 pen bundles. They might all need to be the same dosage, I'm not sure. Worth a look though.

Yes, a bundle of 2 or 3 all the same dose. 3 doses of 5mg is £486 which works out as £162 each 😬

They are quoting the full price of those pens (without the bundle discount) as £270 each. Can get one for £126 though using a code from monj.co.uk

@BerfyTigot - ha ha, I’d had that e mail from Asda too ! Threw me initially, had to check I’d not inadvertently ordered another twin pack, which would have been a strain on the purse strings.
@Seahorsesplendour - Thanks for posting the new Asda price list, made sobering reading . I’ll have one dose left in my 2.5 pen to take when we come back from hols , and was then going to continue on 2.5 from my new order , then micro dose from the new 5 pen . Decisions, decisions ! - too much for my brain to cope with at the moment.
Thanks , @SutekhsEars snd @AlicesMum2025 for the Get a Drip info !

Long, but very enjoyable day out today at Cattle Country , in Berkeley . Highly recommend- and so, so much more than cows. 🤣
I want a baby Pygmy goat now ……😍😍
Think I’d name it “ Mounjaro” !!!

@tostaky sorf you feel so rubbish! Sounds tough & like the right decision! Keep us posted ❤️

Thanks for the well wishes!! All signed off!! I can relax a little for a month now until my next module starts!!

after saying I was going to increase to 8 I forgot and just did 7.5 but have been starving all day!! Hoping a bit more sleep makes a difference tomorrow! If not I’m going to top up!!

im off for a day out tomorrow with my ds & 2 of his friends so at least I’ll get plenty of steps in!! 🤣

really noticed my skin tags today when was rubbing in my new Nivea q10 😅 reminded me Simeon but sorry I can’t remember who was trying to remove but I don’t remember an update?!?! Dorry if I missed it!!