Mounjaro February to April 24 starters - Thread 5

[DesparatePragmatist]

Continuing the journey for those of us who have been on MJ since early 2024. Previous thread here:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5262448-mounjaro-february-to-april-24-starters-thread-4?page=39&reply=146714858

Started Feb 2024 on Mounjaro before swapping to Wegovy 6 months ago. Just been for weigh in at Simming World and I'm 2lbs off my target of 15 stone. I was 19.5 when I started having list the first 1 stone 10lb on Slimming World.

I'm so chuffed. Can get into a size 16 dress now, and XL Tops, started off with size 22/24 XXXL.

Amazing work!

Re the new pens. Just started my first 4 dose pen and the mechanism felt a bit....rickety? I hope they've tested this new design thoroughly and it's not gonna fall apart.

Yes I found mine sort of juddery when pressing the plunger

I have always had a juddery plunger problem even with golden dose pens. Had a brief flirtation with Wegovy which is much fancier, sort of automatic. Shame it didn't work!

Anyone thinking of maintaining on the new pill?

I am, but have done nothing about it yet 😂

Yes considering it due to budget. I’m on 5mg pen at the moment but it doesn’t do a whole lot so I’d probably need a higher dose of the tablets, I’ve not checked the price of the tablets to seen if it’s more cost effective.

I will say if you feel you need more than 5mg then the tablet may not be for you. This is what’s been floating around on Reddit although I’m not sure where it’s from

Although it’s currently under review 🫠

Yes I’m probably not going down the tablet route. I’m waiting to hear from my prescriber if I can order alternative months due to cost so will see what they say

Just for everyone’s info, lotus have said I can order every other month so that’s good for my budget. Not sure whether I’ll spread the pen out or just do a month on a month off

Oh that’s really interesting - I’ve just moved to Lotus and want to use up some of my stockpile before it expires, so I will as the same

I've just bought a 5mg pen and plan to stretch it our at 2.5mg per shot over 8 weeks (10 if it's an old style pen).

It's far more affordable this way, so hopefully wont come a cropper when I re order in 8 weeks.

A bit quiet on this thread ATM.
I hope all are well, & are coping with the heat & enjoying the sunshine safely.

I have a £10 off referral code for Swift Doctor, should anyone be considering a switch. DM me if interested.

After such a long time on MJ, I take the changes far too much for granted. I now look in the mirror & think I look fat! Which is silly, as I am a comfortable size 10. I just have a persistent roll of fat, smallish, really, around my waist, that may never shift & is age related, probably. But how my life has changed! A wardrobe of shorts, cheekbones, I eat 2 healthy meals a day & don’t feel deprived. My relationship to food has changed completely, & I go to gym religiously 3x a week. Life is good (despite the £200/mo I have to budget for meds)

I’m still here, started April 24 and can’t believe how big I was when I look back at the pictures. My kids keep sending me pictures saying ‘look how far you were!’
Im 4 stone down, maintaining for the last 2 years at around 9st 12 (9st 6 at my lightest). I dose at 2.5 every 7-10 days and I’m on the Oushk £15 a month plan as have a stock pile of pens. I’m not happy with what I’m hearing about Oushk recently and also not overly sure what I’m paying £15 a month for so probably need to switch and buy a new pen soon as it’s been almost a year since I last ordered.
Be good to hear how everyone else is getting on?

I’m still here. Seem to be maintaining at 10st 10. Although I’m trying to get down to 9st 6lb as I did get there last year but let myself indulge a bit and now really struggling to lose again. Im eating roughly 400 cals below my maintenance cals. So 1200 cals a day. I’m hungry within about an hour of eating most days. I long for the days of suppression. I wish they would invent something that makes you not feel hungry for ever. Mounjaro definitely isn’t doing much for me any more but I’m still taking it as feel I may be worse without it. So I’m probably addicted to taking mounjaro now 😂 currently taking 5mg although last week I took 7.5 and haven’t noticed any discernible difference. I had got to 15mg but that eventually stopped working and I couldn’t afford it anyway.

I’m still unable to lose any of the stone I put on. I’m on my last dose of the 7.5mg I went up to, to try to shift the extra. I’ll have to go back to 5mg now.

im so disappointed in how I look now. Even though im nowhere near as fat as I used to be, im just so saggy looking. All my toning has gone 😔

I’m not great at remembering to take my jab recently but doesn’t seem to make much difference in how hungry I am.

I’m back up on 12.5 mg. Dropped a bit more weight, just 10st 10. Heaviest a few months after birth I was 22st 8!

360 fdl and arm lift in the next 8 weeks too! Wish me luck 🍀

I wrote that post and then ate some biscuits. There’s no hope for me 😂 tomorrow will be a new day!

I am still here. Started at 13st 8 and am now 10st 2. I got up to 15mg in weight loss and am now on 10mg. I have about 9 months of 10mg doses in my fridge so am now using them up and potentially going to try and reduce dose further. I doubt I will ever be able to stop taking weight loss treatments completely.

I eat better than I did at 13st 8 but I need to up the exercise and tone up.

Good work! Are you worried about how you will get further supplies after such a long gap? I’ve potentially got about 2+ years worth of doses but I worry I won’t get represcribed by annyone after such a long gap.

I have prob put on a little . Haven't weighed as I don't want to depress myself. To be fair I am still prob around 8 st as my tiny clothes still fit, so it can't be much of a gain.

I have a stockpile. Eaking out 15 mg pens in 10mg doses. Buying ever 8 weeks to keep my supplier.
Suprssipn is probably less, buts it's deffo still working particularly first 4 days post jab.

Would love a tummy tuck but too scared and can't afford it .
I did however get lens replacement surgery in Czeck Republic so have ditched the specs. It's brilliant. I look like shite as currently have to be make up free so my ozempic face on full display! But I don't care!

I've been able to keeep undder 9 stone using 2.5 and upping to 5 if I go over 9.

I'm trying to keep to 8.11. Recently back from hols and now 9.5 and it's all on my tummy. On 5 to bring it back down.

I don't own any bigger clothes and absolutly will not do that, as it is the begining of the end.

Great to hear so many updates-well done all!
Can I suggest gym/weight training? This has, I think, been helping me maintain. I joined the Gym Group, cuz it’s cheap & I go 3 times a week for 1.5 hrs each time. I am toning & replacing some flab with muscle & there is also a bit of a metabolic boost, so I am managing to stay within 2lbs of goal.

I'm still on MJ, just taking a small dose (3-4mg) to keep me in check. I never got around to exercise so I really need to prioritise doing that. I'm mostly at goal weight although I have "fat" days but I have to remind myself I'm not actually fat! I moved to Swift Doctor and my first order was 14 June so I've got to do an order this week so I don't lose them as a supplier... I'm assuming they allow reorders in 8 weeks?!