Starting May 26 Group (MJ)

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My first jabs arrived today. Thinking of starting Wednesday which is technically end of April but wanted to start a new group for anyone starting soon!

Nervous but kind of excited for good results. Watched a YouTube video instruction for the pen before, I might get my husband to do it for me!!

Anyone want to join me and share / support each other??

Drank a little too much wine last night and I’ve had the dreaded sulphur burps all morning 😩

Weigh in today and I’ve put 1lb on. Annoying but not that surprised to be honest. I’ve had 2 nights out this week with too much wine which has also messed up my intermittent fasting. Interestingly though I didn’t have any snacks despite the wine. Didn’t even think of it. Unheard of for me! So back on it now with IF, lots of protein and water and I’ll lay off the wine!

Has anyone here moved up to 5 dose yet? It’s week 5 for me, didn’t want to take the full 5 because of side effects so took an extra 1 so 3.5 in total. Needless to say it’s not doing much :-( so it looks like I need the full 5.

Tuesday night I’ll be taking my 5. I think I probably could have stayed on 2.5 but giving the 5 the go this time.

anyone else moved up?

Let me know how it goes for you. Did you have side effects off the 2.5?

Hi all ☺️ I just took my first dose on Friday. Side effects have been a bit brutal yesterday but I’m coming out the other end. The nausea is real. Struggling to eat by getting all my fluids and vitamins down me. Hope everyone is okay. Some great results so far xx

Really bad on the first one, less so on the next couple.

I just took it that the side effects meant it was working…maybe a bit of wishful thinking but worked for me

Yeah the first was awful for me too…it’ll get better though soon.

Stick with it though, and stick with us :)

1st week at 2.5 and did a weigh in this morning
SW 77.1kg
CW 76.6kg
GW 65kg

Annoyingly at a mid week weigh in I was 75.6kg but I had done a lot of walking the two days prior. I think I need to reach 13k steps each day but I find that hard when working from home as tend to start work at 7.30 and log off close to 7pm. I am out and about a lot next week so hopefully that will help.

Im going to go up a notch next week. 1.25mg has had very mild side effects but not sufficient suppression which is hardly surprising. Still glad I started low though but I won't be able to stay even partially hungry for weeks on end. I am very averse to feeling hunger 😂

Day 18

My aim is for 1000 cals a day. 100%, I could eat normally, I am feeling hungry. MJ is helping.

I was out last week and stuck to my plan, didn't drink alcohol. I'm away for a few days next week and will make a plan of what I'm going to eat. I will weigh myself tomorrow morning.

My fave lunch at home has been tuna cucumber salad, 320 cals. Eating out should be easier.

Has anyone asked their prescriber about going to 3.75 or any other clicks-based dose for that matter? ie is there an official opinion on dosing outside the official schedule? I’m thinking ahead to next month and wondering about ordering 5, but gradually going up. It just seems easier in case side effects of 5 are too much. I didn’t have a dreadful time starting at 2.5 (headaches, occasional passing nausea, tired but what’s new on that front), but I am still nervous about dosing up so open to wisdom and experience of others.

@MJNewbie2026

I’ve had a couple of the juices now, they’re completely 💯 the consistency of water. No thickness or any bits at all.

taste wise, I thought the apple (87cal) was gross but my husband and sister both liked it so I’m not sure my tastes can be trusted, and the cranberry & raspberry (83cal) tastes like a melted ice pop so I think I’ll be buying that one.

They go into 400ml of water so I just pour most of a bottle into the shaker and add a few ice cubes 👍 works for me

@Borededthank you! I had forgotten about these will go order some to try 😊😊

Can I ask anyone if their taste buds have changed. I loved those Love Corn (salted corn) too salty now. Coffee more intense etc.

Coca Cola is syrupy now since I’ve been eating so differently. I would drink 4-6 cans a day, the jabs have given me the ability to stop thinking about it altogether. Now I have one every couple of days just because I find it refreshing over ice, feels like an ok use of 139 calories since it is in moderation.

my other vice is Chinese food, the saltier the better, fortunately I’ve avoided it entirely but I suspect that would now taste too salty for me

Let me know what you think

Interesting @Boreded I cant have my one sugar in my coffee either (which is great) but it was an unexpected benefit.

I’m just one week in, but fatty and processed foods seem revolting to me at the moment. Haven’t tested that out yet. Coffee is a bit too strong. Everything else seems normal!

Mixed bag of emotions today for my official weigh day.
I only lost 1lb this week (which is still a loss, I know) but I’m a smidge disappointed.
I already have my new 2.5mg and I 100% regret not biting the bullet and going for the 5mg. This week the suppression has been less and will power has had to do more work.

I did manage to get the “golden dose” out my pen - It was very easy. They had provided 6 needles anyway. It took hardly any effort to push the crack round again to allow me to deliver the 5th dose. That pleased me muchly.

I can reorder again in 4 days. I’m considering ordering the 5mg pen and saving my other one for maintenance when I get to target.

I tried, as others suggested shopping around for a better deal. I put my details into Bolt (including my current prescription) and they refused me. Any other good places to try? I’m worried I’m going to be forced to stay with med express and have to pay higher prices because they will be the only ones to take me. I avoided the price hike for the second pen because my husband used my code haha. My mum not keen to use my code as she would rather not help me out it seems 😂 and she’s going for a random provider instead, but hey ho.

thoughts welcome! Hope everyone is doing ok and welcome to the new comers.

Yes! I used to have a very large mug of coffee each morning. I'm on week 3 and have been struggling to even finish half because I've gone off the taste. Today, the coffee tasted burnt- even though its just the same, instant stuff we use.

I think Zava do a decent discount code?

In the same boat as you, 2.5 not working anymore. I stupidly only done 3.5 this week thinking it would be enough and still not working. Should have just done the full 5mg so will have to wait until Saturday now. Hungry week ahead :-(

sounds so stupid but I’m just gutted as it was working so well. Starting to think even 5 won’t be enough as I got about a day of suppression out of the 3.5 this week :-(

look on the monj website as it has all the current welcome offers and prices
https://monj.co.uk/

it would be good if we could do a round robin of referral codes in this group perhaps - might feel a bit less MLM if we know each other from the start, and can help each other with our referrals
I am with Bolt at the moment and have a £40 off referral, which I think could be better as I think its the same as their normal discount - but it does mean you help someone!
I wont put it on here and Im sorry that they refused you @UntilTheVeryEnd but if anyone wants one, just pm me

Yes coffee tastes more intense for me as well. Ive been wondering if what Im tasting now is the true taste which has been dulled due to overeating and drinking too much coffee.

Did they say why they’ve refused you @UntilTheVeryEnd seems odd as from what I’ve heard if you have an existing prescription, most providers will allow it