June 2025 Starters - Mounjaro (thread 5)

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Heading into month three now!

I’ve been so hungry between meals this week. And even having protein snacks and drinking loads hasn’t helped. And last night I ate cheese straight from the fridge 🤦‍♀️.

But the rest of the time I really am hungry. Not sure how I’m going to manage that without Mounjaro. It is linked to my medication, but it means I’m constantly thinking about my next meal.

I’m nearly at goal weight. Just want to lose a bit more off my stomach (maybe 6 more pounds). My body fat percentage has dropped from 36% to 26%. My running is faster, body weight exercises are easier. Really happy with how much healthier I feel and look.

Took the plunge and just ordered WeGovy. Have the golden dose from my long drawn out last 5mg Mounjaro pen tomorrow.
weight loss has slowed but still on the downward trend - I want it to speed it up prior to Christmas!!

Great to read such stories. Well done all those still losing.

I haven't been around lately but wanted to give an update.

After losing a stone in a month on 2.5mg, going to 5mg made me sickly, so I stopped (in time for a holiday). I've been struggling ever since to restart. Tried to go back on 2.5mg but literally seemed to have no impact.

I've now regained half a stone 😞 I don't know what to do. Am thinking of starting again on 2.5mg and maybe injecting every 5 days before upping the dose.

Am disappointed I stopped and let the weight creep back up. Horrible to see the triple chin return!

Could you try increasing more slowly from 2.5? So I did 3.75 for a few weeks, possibly more than a month before getting to 5. If no side effects from 2.5, move after a week to a bit more and so on?

So a week of 2.5, then 3.75?

Week 18 - SW 15st 2, CW 12.13, GW 11 (I think) which is just outside healthy. I am 59 so don’t want to go to far as worried I will look gaunt!
I have lost 30lbs which is an average of 1.75lb a week. still on 5mg.
I was thinking this morning that I don’t think I have ever lasted 17 weeks on a diet! I do enjoy reading everyone’s stories and find this group really helpful. @UglyBastardFace I would restart and move to 5mg slowly to avoid a reaction. You know you can do this so just start and get on your way and your head will get into the zone once you start paying! On 5mg I have little suppression but I don’t think about food so not snacking is fine for me. But I can eat a full plate of food. I have consciously tried to stop when I am full so I regularly leave food on my plate which is something I would never have done before.
good luck everyone!

Hi everyone, long time no post. I hope everyone’s well and continuing to progress on their weight loss journeys.

I’m currently at 12 stone on the nose (and 0.2lb, grrr!). That means I’ve lost just over 2 stone since starting 🥳 my BMI is now 24.1, which is great.

I moved up to 7.5mg at the start of September and it’s been an awful few weeks. So much nausea, occasional vomiting, occasional diarrhoea, the works. And suppression that was way too strong for me: I could barely eat at times, which isn’t sustainable. I’d only start to feel a little bit normal again in the last 1-2 days before the next injection, then the cycle would start again.

After a chat with my prescriber I’m moving back to 5mg, as I couldn’t keep things up as they’ve been for the last four doses. It probably has given me a loss whoosh, but I don’t want it at the expense of feeling somewhat normal, and having a sustainable loss. If I can stay at 5mg for the remainder of my journey (I want to lose another 1.5 stone for so) I also feel it will be better for longer-term maintenance than trying to taper off even bigger doses.

I started on 23rd June. I’ve lost 29lbs/13.33kg. I’m now 10.5stone. I’ve gone v slowly 2.5mg for two months then 3.75mg for now. No desire to move up.

Some small stalls which I’m not worried about, annoying though. Am exercising/weight training.

However, the dreaded hair loss has started. Ugh. Anyone else? I’ve bought Kerastase Genesis which I’ve yet to use yet and dug out some iron tablets from pregnancy…

Me too. I stayed at 2.5mg then moved up to 3.75mg and have stayed here ever since. Feel this is perfect for me as I want to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner but I don’t snack loads or overeat at meal times.
however, my hair is falling out. I hate washing it as it’s traumatic. But I can’t see a difference yet when looking at my hair but it is not nice at all having clumps dislodge in the shower

Can’t help on the hair thing, my hair is so thick I have an undercut. My hair has always fallen out loads (weirdly I think that is common with thick hair), so I haven’t noticed anything different. Also I’d love to lose a bit of it so it is more manageable! I hated pregnancy when it gets thicker/doesn’t fall out!

So lovely to see so many updates from people approaching their goal weight - well done!

I don't have a goal weight but I'm miles from it anyway - currently 17 stone 8lb. I'm notionally heading for 14 stone and see where I'm at. At that weight, I'm a size 14 usually. I will never have a healthy BMI. When I had hip bones that made sexual partners bleed (TMI) I was still classed as overweight. So I'm not paying even a bit of attention to BMI - I think I am the definition of 'big boned'.

But also, yes, really quite fat as well right now.

I messed up this morning's jab and have no idea what dose I got. I've been taking 3.75mg from a 5mg for the past 2 weeks and it was my intention to do it again today, but I was injecting into the back of my right arm and for some reason the plunger wouldn't depress very easily, and when I withdrew the needle there was LOADS of liquid beaded on it. I'm right handed and the angle was NOT working for me.

So I panicked and put 15 clicks in my left arm. 3.75mg = 45 clicks, so I have had something between 0mg and 5mg today.

Bit frustrated as I was doing fine on 3.75mg, losing 2lb to 3lb a week, feeling some hunger but nothing I couldn't ignore - it was all feeling very manageable. And now I feel like maybe I should go up to 5mg next week? And I won't get 6 x 3.75mg out of my 5mg pen now? And argh. I'll think about it all another day.

I'm feeling quite nauseous too.

Let's think of positives... NSV - a pair of dungarees that haven't fit me for ages, fit me again. They don't look especially ace, but it won't be long.

I don't think I have many victories I want to celebrate at the moment. I'm feeling quite daunted by the journey ahead, and this is a new feeling as I've not been very focused on 'the end' up until now, so the reality that I've almost 4 stone still to lose hasn't really been a problem.

But I do. I need to focus on how far I've come. And have a glass of water. And keep going...

Dreaded hair loss here too, although I stopped taking my multivitamins/biotin/iron a while back for a fortnight before a blood test so I don't know if it's the after effect of that or the MJ but it's a lot of hair. Everywhere.

I am thinking of doing just that, doing 2.5mg and then next week increasing to 3.75mg. I am annoyed I let life get in my way and I fell off the wagon but am determined to restart.

I went up very slowly from 2.5 to 5 which Inthink is sensible!!
Im maintaining now, on 5 for next 3 months.
I worked out that to maintain at current height and weight i can’t eat more than 1600 calories a day which is nothing! This is going to be hard . Still fine now as I have no cravings but can eat a bit more than T 7.5 which like others was just too much for me.
Clothes all look amazing and I can buy what I want in shops rather than what fits. I really don’t want to go backwards :(

my maintenance will be 1600 calories. I’m currently on 1200. I think I will have to get used to being a bit hungry.

im going to maintain for as long as I can. Money allowing. To help me get into the habit of eating the right amount.

Well it’s taken 3 weeks to get my warm pen (picked up in person from store) replaced by Asda Pharmacy online. Their message system takes 3-4 days each time- no one is in charge of case and waiting for correspondence back from me, so every message joins the back of the queue. This is even with the title my injection pen is damaged, or replying to their message. Why didn’t I phone - because the first time I did, the wait was for 4 hours- which meant I would get through after they closed, the next time I tried it was for 2 hours. All I can say is that it is a good job I didn’t urgently need the pen.
Long story short, I don’t believe the instore pharmacy kept the pen in a fridge because 1/ their fridge had broken 2/my pen wasn’t chilled like it previously was when I received it. 3/ various other factors I cba to rehash!
I have, in the meantime, signed up with another supplier, who is cheaper but delivers to the door which I was always nervous about, however the replacement I received to the from Asda, did arrive chilled and it’s been with dpd since 3am this morning!

Glad you got it replaced, but what a palava that sounds! I've always had mine delivered and not had any issues with the temp when it's been delivered. Always been cold.

I've had a bit of a stall since coming back from holiday, and have another next week. Haven't gained so riding that out as a win for now and hope to kick start the downwards trend again soon! 35lbs off so far.

I Worry about delivery too, as often I’ve had deliveries on days I can’t be at home. The providers I used didn’t have an option for choosing a day, just 24-48 hours.

Man, the hunger this week is real! Due to inject Thursday and need to stick to 5mg as I leave on holiday. Don't want to risk side effects with a dose hike. But, man that hunger. I'd forgotten what true hunger felt like! I am doubtful of any loss this week. Just hoping I can limit the damage over the weeks holiday and try for a dose increase when im back

Feeling despondent having bounced around the same weight for 2 weeks now, especially as today is jab day and on Shotsy I’m exactly the same weight as jab day last week so the pretty chart won’t go down! I used the extra liquid to make up to 10mg ahead of my new 10mg pen starting today so it’s not that I need to increase. I’ve been exercising and diet hasn’t changed. Hoping for a proper budge this week as I had been on track to meet my first proper goal of 85kg by half term. When I reach that I’ll set the next one. Healthy BMI is under 60kg so might have to be an interim one for Christmas to make it manageable!
well done to everyone reaching goal already!

No. of jabs taken 19 (today)
SW 13st 7.5lb
CW 11st 13lb
GW 10st 7lb
TL lost on MJ 1st 8.5lb
BMI range overweight

SV- Can’t believe I have jumped down a first number, it seems a long time coming. That is a total of 4 stone lost (including SW club! ) My average weight loss on MJ per week is 1.3lb. I’m on 5mg. I’ve buggered around with my jab day due to upcoming holiday and only wanting to jab once whilst away. It’s a foody holiday so expecting at least 7lb to go back on ☹️!

NSV - I can fit into 1 pair of size 14 trousers only , all the rest are size 16 and loose. Also needed size 16 in the black of the same style size 14!!! But I’m taking it. My top size has gone down to a 14 (pear shaped 🍐). But my bras are really uncomfy now.
I’ve ditched Asda and switched to Swift, who seem to be Swift, jury still out as haven’t got product yet!
Hoping to stay on 5mg for the foreseeable, though hunger hits the last 2 days, I have a 7.5mg if needed ready to go.

Bit of a weird NSV - got invited for a flu jab on Saturday, went to doctors today for unrelated matter, told her I was on WLI so she asked if she could weigh me and saw that I've lost 3st - she said unforunately I am no longer eligible for a flu jab as I was invited based on my BMI (from 5 months ago before I started MJ) - I suppost I'll take that!! 😊

I had mine last week (asthma!). Bear in mind I stab myself every week, I had to look away and deep breath and not panic!! I do still get a little jittery jabbing myself though!
Horrible one this year, atm hurt for 2 days, and I stupidly let her do it in my falling asleep arm!

Ah - I've also been invited for a flu jab because of a medical condition, although the receptionist couldn't tell me what the condition was or why I was eligible, but suggested if I was invited then I should book, which I eventually did after the surgery started spamming me with texts and emails. Could it be because of my weight? Because half of the texts came after they weighed me and I was 2 stone down.

I’ve lost 10kg now, very slowly, but noticing clothes fitting better, and getting into a smaller size.

I was at the gym earlier and picked up a 10kg weight to see what it felt like to carry. It really made me appreciate the difference!