April 26 Mounjaro Weight Loss Starters. (title edited by MNHQ at request of the OP)

[TFICoffeetime]

Hi starting mounjaro this week is there a thread already set up I can join?

I took the golden dose out of my second 2.5mg pen - so I’ve had 8 jabs now and have lost 19.5lbs. Really pleased with that, although its not that noticeable, despite ir being half of what I want to lose.
I’ve got a 5mg pen but only planning to take 2.5mg from it as my suppression seems to still be good.

My experience has been that the first stone wasn’t very noticeable but in the past week people are starting to really notice (I’ve lost 25 lbs now so just under two stone!).

My weight loss continues very slowly. Still enjoying lack of hunger (mostly) and no food noise. I’m hoping if I weigh tomorrow I might cross the 12st threshold and that would be one stone lost. I got a bit fed up with how slow it’s going and besides the 5mg injection I jabbed a golden dose from a 2.5 pen that’s officially out of date. No idea if it’s still potent. That was on Thursday. Anyway today is my birthday. We went out last night for dinner and I couldn’t eat really any of it. Turkish mezze and it was smothered in olive oil and all just felt too rich. Restaurant was too hot and noisy and I just felt ill. Was relieved to leave. Belly was slightly upset but not awful. Today my OH who knows I’m on jabs gave me several packs of Hotel Chocolat chocolates and my mum who doesn’t know I’m on jabs but knows I struggle with my weight bought me a massive chocolate birthday cake. I hate feeling ungrateful that they spent this money on me but why buy me these things which I don’t want to eat? I don’t want to waste them (and the chocs I can just have one every so often and they’ll be fine) but what can I do with this massive cake that I don’t want but don’t want to waste? It’s kind that she thought of me but I feel so frustrated that she did this.

Hello!
im back from holiday and no tracking. The scale says +0.9kg, but I am fairly certain that’s bloat and constipation, so will see properly in a couple of days.
Happy to be back to tracking and weighing myself.

I have now told my parents and best friends and everyone was super happy for me and genuinely interested in the journey, which was lovely.

Also had first compliments about my weight loss showing.

Just took 10th jab, so got 2 more left on 5mg, then back to 2.5mg.

Glad to read about everyone’s progress! 👍

Yes, I agree that there’s a point where others can start noticing, I think usually when bone structure starts showing more, visible things like collar bones or cheekbones and jawline

I sadly think Im a way off anyone noticing, apart from myself... But I will get there

Me too. But I have always been careful to disguise my body and am still in the same clothes, they just feel bigger and more comfortable.

We know though which is the important thing. 😊

Third week in a row with no weight loss :(. I am not putting any on either which is good, but I was hoping for a few more kg by now.

The endless diarreah has also stopped which is good, but I guess it isn't working as strongly as it was.

I am speaking to the nurse next week, so will definitely be asking to go up to 7.5

Week 12 jab day. Now 2 stone down and not one person has noticed. I can just about fit into size 14 clothes, so clearly there is progress, but I may need to re-think my target of 10 stone if I want to look (and feel) any different. I’m 5lb off current target but may now change my target to 9 stone…which to me feels tiny!

Maybe they have noticed but don't like to mention it? I'm sure you look different after losing 2 stone!

I'm not getting much suppression on 5mg and my weight loss has slowed right down (although I'm still pleased with my overall loss of 17lb). Planning to go up to 7.5 for my next pen.

It’s the same with me as well. Lost 11kgs in 11 weeks, one size down in clothes, but still no one has noticed or said anything which feels a bit discouraging.

I see the same people socially on a weekly basis, and they’re the type of people to notice things so I do think they would have asked/said by now. All of my weight is in my tummy, so perhaps that’s why and to look at me I’m not particularly “big” overall if that makes sense.

Im continuing on the 5 as even though ill be on my 3rd pen next week, i still do get side effects and im literally force feeding myself after jab day. So the suppression is still there for me.

If you’re like me and have been in different shapes and sizes and clearly struggled with weight, you might find people take longer to comment about it.

To put it in context, I’ve lost 25kg (10.4kg on Mounjaro) and only now got first comment about it and it was in a conversation about dieting, where I presume the person felt like it was ok to comment on my body.

I still have 30kg to lose.

It’s important to not put too much weight (pun intended) on other people’s comments or praises, as from experience, the compliments will come but then naturally eventually stop as you reach an average size and maintain. No one claps for maintaining weight loss, which I wish they did 🤣 as that’s the hard part

Hello!

the stats are in and I’m -10.4kg in 9 weeks and 25kg total weight loss.

Got 2 more 5mg jabs and then back to 2.5mg.

ChatGPT now predicts me to reach my goal at the start of February, so need to buy 6 more pens in addition to ones I’ve already got.
Very excited to stop already as it’s so expensive 😅
I have been lucky to pay 109£ and 108£ for 2.5mg and 139£ and 140£ for 5mg, but really hoping the price doesn’t go up too much and I can stay on 2.5mg

3rd check in with the nurse today, weight and waist are both dropping. I have booked to see this nurse again as she was really helpful and interested.
She suggested a 15 mins brisk walk after meals to get the metabolism going. So going to work that in the evening.
I have a prescription for 2.5 again as the suppression is still good.

Week 3 of 3.75, and although the fatigue is slightly better, my appetite for the first 3 days post jab is so low, and I am struggling to eat an awful lot. It eases by the weekend, and I try and make up some extra calories, but I think I am going to try going back down to 2.5 next week, I am happy to lose a little slower as I am now in a healthy BMI.

Weigh in today. 1lb loss.
Starting weight 12 stone 3 to 10 stone 11.

1 stone 6lb total loss so far.
Would love it to go faster but just as long as it's a loss. Really want to get to that 2 stone mark. I feel each lb is a more noticeable loss now though. 1/3 of the way there!

On 7.5 mg and felt symptoms better than they were on 5mg. X

@TFICoffeetime Super! It's great to hear you're getting on well.

I'm also going up to 7.5mg this month. I've been steadily losing weight, which is good, I'm sure I couldn't have got this far without the support of the drug, but it hasn't been easy. Quite alot of will power required each day which is why I'm going to increase the dose -- to help me continue. (No negative side effects so far).
A couple of positives: my jeans feel more comfortable, and I can cross my legs again! Small things that make a real difference. With a bit more loss, I might even feel like doing a bit of recreational sport.

Jab 9 for me today, still on 2.5 as the suppression is still very good. I have now lost 1st.
Where or how are you all calculating your goal weight?

Just made a new thread for part 2 of our journey x

It's called April 2026 Mounjaro starters thread 2. I'll try and link it.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5544147-april-2026-mounjaro-starters-thread-2?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=share