September 25 starters - new year, new trousers.

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We won’t make it to Christmas without a new board.

Well done to everyone for getting this far and thank you for your company.

Here’s to a healthy and happy 2026.

@GhostOrchid thank you! I feel like I’m so close to my target even though I’m still overweight but I feel so much better.

I was definitely slipping with my portions and didn’t accurately track the calories. Back on track now and the scales are moving.

I’m coming to the end of yet another pen, have been approx 7lb from my target weight for three months now. I don’t understand as I am careful with portions and haven’t changed anything negatively that I can tell.
Is there any research we know of where your body gets accustomed to a dose? I wouldn’t want to go up again if possible as the side effects are rotten.
But I feel as though I am chucking money away. I wonder if I should order the next pen up and count clicks to take slightly less than max dose?

The reason there are different doses is that the body does get used to them over time. I'd say that if you are feeling hungry and getting the food noise back, despite eating decent protein and fibre, then you might need a higher dose. Others on here have suggested jabbing a day earlier though, which does seem a better option rather than going up to a higher dose, especially if you have bad side effects.

@Pinkbox It’s much easier to lose weight at the start of your journey when you’re very overweight as your body needs to use a lot more energy to perform basic functions. As you get close to your target, you have to eat much less than when you started out to continue to lose weight.

The research says you have to eat approx 500cals less than your basic maintenance level for 7 days in order to achieve 1lb a week weight loss, which I think is realistic when you’re close to target. So if you’re still eating about the same amount as when you started, you’re likely eating at maintenance level for your new smaller size.

If you can’t cut back 500cals a day then changing your dose might be the answer?

Weigh in today at 10 stone 8.25lbs - a surprising 2.5lb drop from last week (though that was a STS).

decided to follow the suggestion here of jabbing a day early and I think I’ll do that through the 5mg pen that I just started. And I’ll order a 7.5mg next time there is a code through from Oushk or Cloud. I may just jab 5mg from it anyway but let’s see!

Officially only 1.25lb from my target weight 😳, though I think I may now be aiming for 10 stone 5lbs as that gets me just under BMI 23 and for some reason is what my Garmin watch is telling me to aim for.

@Chopsy123@SoUncertain Thanks for your thoughts. I realised by sticking to similar food I may well have been eating to an out of date calorie max, so have recalculated and it has dropped my daily max by 200cal so that’s a good start. Been a tough couple of days getting used to it! I have also checked that MyFitnessPal has optimum macro targets.
The other thing I need to do is increase my exercise and strength training, which is hard due to various health and pain conditions but I want to start moving downwards again.
I will have a week or two like this and then consider injecting every 6 days instead of buying the next pen, at least for another month.

Asda has just emailed to let me know that the 5 mg pens will be the new version from this month. They say the other sizes will follow later in the year. Is it worth me buying a 7.5 and doing my own doses? Is it easy to work out how much I need to do for 5 mg? I know it will cost more, but it might work out more cost-effective. I already have to use one of the most expensive places due to medical history.

To add - having spoken to a nurse who gives pens out for diabetes use, I am happy to use after the 30 days.

Click count for a 7.5mg pen.

60 clicks = 7.5mg
8 clicks = 1 mg
30 clicks = 3.75mg
40 clicks = 5mg

I worked out that as each pen contains 5 doses in total, that = 300 clicks.
You should be able to get 7.5 doses of 5mg out of the old style 7.5mg pen. Although you’ll probably need to use a syringe for the last couple of doses.

Compared to max 4 doses out of the new style 5mg pen, you should be able to save money. In your shoes, I’d try and stock pile 2 or 3 of the older 7.5mg pens. (I’ve been stockpiling 5mg pens.)

Thanks @Chopsy123 this confirms my plan would save money.
I have been all over the net as I have a final daft question which I can’t find the answer to: Surely, if the 7.5 mg is stronger, the liquid ie the dose is more concentrated. So if I took 40 clicks, I would be giving myself a shorter dose of 7.5 strength. Let’s say a strong dose which lasts for four days and not a full week does of 5mg.
Is this not how it would work or am I confused?

@pinkbox this is what I use https://www.vrgrowth.co.uk/mounjaro-clicks very useful

Yes, 40 clicks is two thirds of the 7.5mg dose that equates to injecting 5mg.
It is exactly the same as injecting 60 clicks (full dose) from a 5mg pen or 30 clicks (half dose) from a 10mg pen.

If you wanted 5mg from a 2.5mg pen, you’d inject twice making 120 clicks in total. You’d still end up having 5mg in total.

If you took 2 x 500 mg paracetamol tablets, it would be the same effect as taking 1x 1000mg tablet as far as your body is concerned. Does that help?

I find this chart very helpful! :)

Yes that does help thanks. I was just fixated on it being a stronger dose just in less liquid. I still flick between seeing it and not 🤪

Weight now at 81.7 kg, my lowest yet, so we’re back in the right direction. BMI still stubbornly clinging on to the wrong side of 30. This phase has felt slow and hard. Still, it’s been quite a good week eating wise. A neighbour I chat to from time to time saw me watering my window box and asked if I’d lost weight and if so how. I was honest. She paid me some very nice compliments, which was lovely to hear.

SW: 109 kg
CW: 81.7 kg
interim GW: 76kg
BMI has dropped from 40.5 to 30.4.