January 2026 Starters - dog-gone weightloss

[BooptotheFloof]

I hope it’s okay to start a new thread as we are getting dangerously close to the end of thread 1

My current stats are

MJ 2.5mg just taken dose three
planning on staying on 2.5mg for my next pen
SW: 13 stone 9.4lbs
Week 1: lost 11 lbs
Week 2: lost 3 lbs
Total weightloss: 1 stone (a small jack russel terrier)
GW: 9 stone 7

We have some newbies joining mid month so let’s cheer them on - we’ve got this ladies!

I thought mine would go down but it hasn’t because though im eating less I’m buying more expensive things like prawns and salmon and avocado and fewer cheapies like bread 😭

It will be worth it when I’m super slim with radiant skin and bouncy hair!

Had 2 good things happen today, re: MJ; one being a bit of a realisation moment today...

I popped into a pharmacy today (one of those chain discount pharmacies) and, 5mg mounjaro is e75 cheaper there than current pharmacy.

I get my prescription sent straight to the pharmacy of my choice from a list (I don't see the prescription) but I can't see those pharmacy shop chains on their list but I've sent a query to them to see if it can be sent to them next time. e75 is too much wonga to let it slide.

Secondly, I was up early to watch the Australian Open Women's tennis final at my friend's house (equally a tennis nutter). We made omlettes with cheese and tomatoes and coffee.

It's 8 hours later, and am still stuffed. OK, I know protein is longer to digest, but I'd have been hungry by now if I'd eaten an omelette sans MJ.

So, seems like MJ works best with more protein. I just copped that today....

I was eating weetabix, going "why my appetite not suppressed."

Going to have to up the protein, but protein (to me) is the least fun food group!!

I'm sure it also depends on the amount of weight you have to lose .
( I have a lot 6/7 stone ! gulp ) and had a good first loss week and are now have taken my 4th Jab , I only lost a lb last weigh in .
How much are you hoping to lose ?

@goldylock I eat a lot of protein so maybe that’s why my appetite has been so suppressed from the start. It makes sense though as pre MJ carbs made me hungrier quicker.

This week I discovered (through a holiday related group I’m on) that MJ in the USA costs around 1000 dollars per pen! 😱 So we’re very lucky here. I do recall when MJ prices went up people in multiple other countries saying that the increased price was still cheap compared to what they pay!

@blackandwhitefluffycat

Oh my goodness. 1000 dollars 😳
😳😳

No wonder there is a sort of "wonderment" about MJ over there, because regular people cant afford to try it. So it's sort of mystical.

Still mystical this side of the world, but less so I think (am in Ireland/euros) but yea, 1000 dollars....Jeenie mac...

Yea, I am going to struggle upping to more protein. I am quite a bland eater. But the thoughts of eating a plain chicken breast to up protein makes me wanna chug.....i suppose at least can have omelettes!

So today I’m day 9 after my 4th 2.5 jab. I didn’t think I was getting much appetite suppression, but I’ve been to the shop and will confess to buying Doritos 🤦‍♀️, so it must have been doing something. I’m thinking about wine too, but I have to work tomorrow, so should be able to resist that. Then as soon as I get home I’ll do my first 5mg jab and hopefully be back on track.

And I’ve lost 4.5kg in a month. Really pleased with that as a great start!!!

Mine too. Esp the last month! I just ate a brownie and maybe a minute change- I found it far too sweet and didn’t enjoy it as much 😮😮😮😮

I need to lose 3.5 stone ugh. I’ll still be in the overweight bracket at that - top of normal is 10.5 stone but I don’t look well at that weight! So 11.5 is my goal.
In fact- I need to make it official:

Start weight: 14st 13
Current weight: 14st 13
Goal weight: 11 st 7

Week one, day four.

Thank you for making me realise that I am not going to lose a stone overnight everyone 🤣

I know! 😱

I’m vegetarian which makes it even blander (eggs, natural yoghurt, lentils)! 😂

I’ve been wondering whether I’ve been eating too many eggs, as in the USA they recommend limiting eggs to less than I’m eating, however that’s old advice in the UK. There doesn’t seem to have been a decent study done on eating them; from what I can work out some studies showed they caused high cholesterol/ heart disease, but they didn’t take into account how they were eaten (I.e. whether as part of regular fry ups or boiled!).

If you can find it (DH used to make his own in the bread maker) seitan is really high in protein. You can add all sorts of flavouring to it as well.

Oh hang on, unless you’re celiac in which case ignore that!

I eat veggie about 3 days a week. Like today, no meat.

Not consciously, just happens that way.

Must look more into lentils!

Evening all, checking in for jab number 5 tonight. Had the golden dose, managed to withdraw it without any issues. So ended up taking 3.33mg this evening, so will see how I get on this week before moving up to 5 next week.

It was a loss of 2lb this week, so a total of 9lb this month. While obviously I’d have like to hit that magic target of a stone during the first month, I’m still happy with my loss - a whole baby lighter!!

I have been counting my calories this week after staying the same weight last week. Just to check that I am in a deficit and whether I need to go lower. How many calories is everyone aiming for?

I thought that had been debunked years ago, and it turned out the cholesterol in the eggs doesn’t translate to human cholesterol levels.

I took my first 5 mg last night , and 24 hours later , I’ve been sick twice and so bloated .

I had chicken breast with paprika and a stack load of broccoli for lunch, 3 litres of water , 80 grams of spaghetti and some bolognese and it’s sat at the top of my stomach all night until I’ve been sick .

laying in bed now , still a bloating pain , and hoping I fall asleep through it or it subsides soon.

horrible .

Oh god you poor thing. And thanks for the heads up - I’ve got my first five in a week so ill be careful not to not eat too much the first day or two until I know how it’s going down!

I’m not, don’t worry - thank you.

Not worldwide it seems. US sites are saying up to 7 a week is ok, and I’m eating more than that.

My dr has just approved 2.5 mg for the next 3 months for me.

Oh no I’m so sorry @cravingmilkshake. That’s exactly what happened to me last week and it’s awful. I now completely avoid eating anything rich before bed on day 2-4 after the jab as it just sits in my throat. Hope it passes soon for you 🤞

Ok, so I definitely need to work on my self control whilst I’m on mj. I’ve not done well at all this evening, I kept snacking. Looking forward to the next dose tomorrow, and need to work on creating good habits for when I’m finished.

Second jab today. I think last week was a minor placebo effect but overall did not notice much impact. I have read online people said 2.5MJ is just to start you getting used to it and many felt no impact until they have been on MJ for 4 weeksz

The hair loss is scaring me - I don’t have much to lose to start with!

I'm scared of hair loss and muscle loss too. On my 3 weigh ins I've lost 2lbs a week on average, so sticking with 2.5 for as long as I continue to lose