Is there a re-starters thread?

[Roadtripp]

I have been off since Nov due to health issue - put on 10kg in 4 months - eating drinking like a maniac and not moving - need to restart. Do I need to work up the doses each month again or can I short circuit? Eg 2.5 for 2 weeks? If there is already a thread where all this info already please let me know

I’d be keen to join one though for travel related reasons I can’t restart for another couple of weeks.

I'm restarting next week - would love a support thread. Only stopped about 8 weeks ago (Wegovy) but it was definitely too soon.

I’ve restarted this week. I took my first injection on Wednesday. I stopped too soon first time round. I was convinced I didn’t need it any more and could carry on losing weight without it.
I think I’ve learned from it all though, and will focus more on tracking and calorie counting this time. The last time, I didn’t track at all and ate what I wanted. I’m going to focus more on tracking and figuring out how many calories I need to eat to lose weight vs maintenance.

There are re starters threads but they aren't very common/popular
I am a restarter
I lost 30kg March-September last year
I restarted in January after gaining 10kg back, I have now lost that 10kg gain. My total loss is 32kg

Wow @notcomfortablethats spectacular achievement and well done on reversing that 10kg so quickly. Did you start on 2.5 and stay at that dose for a month and then move up ? Or did you move up quicker - or stay on 2.5 throughout? Did you get any side effects 2nd time round?

Im inspired now and going to start Saturday morning - with 2.5 from my 10g pen. Will let you know if SE are different.

You're advised to stay on 2.5mg for a month.
They won't issue another pen after a fortnight.

Thank you very much!
I started at 2.5, I didn't have any pens left so just made a fresh order
Done January on 2.5 then moved up to 5mg
I ordered 7.5 and had the worst v&d symptoms but other than that I have had no side effects at all
But its not something I want to be on for life so I am making better food changes and have got a treadmill and weights for more exercise
Good luck x

I am will use a 10mg pen that I have already by counting clicks to get 2.5 and then after a month 5mg of clicks - so will have to figure out what to do after that

I need to restart. I lost 60lbs over 15 months, finished last September. I then ended up in hospital with gallstones. That threw me off my new lifestyle of exercise and I've not done much since. I'm almost 20lbs up. I'm just hoping that there is a pharmacy that will prescribe to me as I'm only just in the overweight range.

Day 2 of restarting Wegovy. I had an 8 ish week break as I'd gone up to 1mg and it was making me feel awful, had been fine on .25 and .5. I thought I could manage to lose the the last 10lb on my own - I was wrong! I've started back on .5 (Voy recommended this). To be honest I didn't have a plan when I stopped which was probably not a good idea - I stopped as I was feeling so tired and constipated. I felt much better almost immediately, and of course started eating as a result - 7lb went back on very quickly......

Even using your 10mg pen to take smaller doses you'll probably be put back to 2.5 mg when you reorder.

I'd be inclined to order the 2.5 mg asap. You don't want to have taken 5 mg for a few weeks and then have to go back down as you've nothing left in your pen.

Day 3 of restarting Mounjaro. Had a 5 mg pen left so having 30 clicks to get 2.5. I stopped with a stone and a half to go because I was so sick of the side effects, had lost 45 lbs. Already feeling very nauseous on 2.5mg but had put 20 lbs back on over 6 months so need to go again. Any advice for dealing with the nausea gratefully accepted.

You won't be able to buy another pen of a higher dose so you'd be better off buying a 2.5mg pen now and then a 5mg and you can use them to dose how you want to in future - bit expensive when you have a 10mg pen ready but otherwise you'll go to 5mg and have to go down again.

I’ve just ordered to restart this week/next week, depending on when my pen comes.
I stopped as I thought I’d be ok, but I’m absolutely not, after losing 3st last year (3st on my own the year before too).
I felt so much better on MJ, I have ADHD too and it just quietened the noise of everything!
I’ve had very little self control since not taking it.
starting back on 2.5 (12.5 was the highest I got to). I’ve put on almost a stone (24.5 BMI) so I need to take control back.

How is everyone doing? @Roadtripp @DumpyKate @Darkspiderplant @notcomfortable I took 2.5mg on Wednesday evening. I have had some quietening of food noise, and feel fuller, but I remember it being much stronger last time, I'm keen to know how you are?

I had planned to crack into my 10mg to start extracting 2.5 doses to start - but have decided to buy a new 2.5 one and save the 10mg one - maybe until 5mg let’s face it I will be on it longer term. I have social events this weekend, a funeral requiring a long road trip and finally a hospital appointment on Wed (also long trip and loads of assessments) - so will wait til Wed evening now as don’t want to be farting, burping or worse on any of those days. But 100% back on it on Wednesday.

I'm doing okay, plodding on. Lost the 10kg i had gained back after stopping for three months.
Its going very slowly this time around though, not sure if its because I don't have as much to lose

I am currently on 7.5 and going to go back down after this pen to attempt maintenance or stop completely

That sounds like a good plan @Roadtripp, you’ve got lots on, hope it all goes well!

@notcomfortableI think you’re right, it probably goes slower as we’ve got less to lose this time.

I was on 7.5 when I stopped, but I know now that I’ll need to maintain for a lot longer before I can stop again. What dose will you maintain on?

I’m plodding along, I’ve taken 2 doses of 2.5mg so far. I’ve lost 2.5lb so far. Not loads but I’m happy as long as the scales are going down and not up.

That’s great @Darkspiderplant, I’m hoping mine will be similar! I’m not going for speed, I just want to be back where I was at the beginning of the year. It’ll all be off for the summer.

Hi @HappyKatieA first week I hardly noticed any suppression at all. My second jab however did really dull my appetite so I'm pleased. Had a good week so far and no side effects yet. Thanks for checking in.

@DumpyKate I’m due to take a jab tonight, just completed my first week too. I haven’t felt a great deal of suppression but the scales are looking good, so I’m happy with that. I’m definitely thinking about better food again, wanting to focus on protein and plant based food, but I have had the odd treat too as I’m not working this week.
i feel empowered, making the decision to do this, and I think that’s a real positive!

Can I join please? I was on mj last year for about 4 months I think? I lost 2 stone, after already loosing 2 stone. I only had 1.5 stone left to lose but thought I could do it myself. To be fair, I was doing well but then took a week off for Christmas and never got back to it.

So my new 2.5 is arriving today and I can't wait. I've got 2 stone to lose.

Agggghhh i went away for a few days and didn’t track what i ate and I’ve put on 1.5lb 😡 I’m so annoyed at myself. I didn’t eat nearly as much as I normally would but I didn’t track my calories. It’s so depressing that even on MJ, I can still over-eat and put on weight. I thought I was doing well before this trip away.

Hey @Fligflaag, I hope it goes well for you! Did you put on much between Christmas and now?