June 2026 Mounjaro Starters

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Hi all,

Ive bit the bullet and have ordered and been accepted to start mounjaro through Voy.

something I’ve been debating for a while but finally decided to try it. I had a baby last year and have managed the get back down to pre baby weight, but still have a bit extra to lose, I want to lose around 1.5/2st.

I regularly exercise through swimming a few times a week but diet is very up and down hence being at a standstill with my weight, so wanted the extra help to create some better relationships with food. I’ll be good all week and then ruin it in a few days with takeaways and snacks!

Nervous but excited!

Wanted to make this thread for anyone else starting their journey soon! Anyone else in the same boat?

Current weight: 12st 10 / 5ft5

@HNAN36 it is flipping amazing, saw 19.5 so although I’m down to 16.13 I can’t actually see any difference yet. Mini target is 14 as I will be overweight rather than obese. Tw is 11.5 so 8st but that would leave me at just healthy bmi. It’s all a bit surreal, the lightest I’ve ever been as an adult is 13st so we will see when I get closer. I do actually feel as though it’s possible now with the jabs which I haven’t for a long time so I’m definitely in it for the long haul.
The water refill stations are cold water so that helps not carrying extra liquid around. Hope you have a great time.

I have stalled with my loss. I just can't get going again so I'm going to 3.75 tomorrow. I just hope I don't have any side effects.

Good luck @QueenStevie hope the dose is effective but not debilitating!

I only read just recently we need to dispose of the needles in a sharps bin! I bought a 1 litre size that will last long enough. It was very cheap!

I am on my 3rd pen now, ordered 5mg, but am click counting to get 2.5 to save some money.

Down 8kg (17lb) and 2 kg away from a normal BMI!

My goal was to just get to a healthy BMI, but I might try lose another 3kg so I have a buffer if I gain a bit when I stop the jabs.

Only 1lb loss for me this week, but it’s been slow that last two or three weeks. I haven’t been eating well at all though, and some days have just had a slice or two of bread and butter, so have definitely not been hitting anywhere near my macros 😕 Is there something in weight loss stalling due to not eating enough?

@TwoBigNoisyBoys there is an element of your body holding onto reserves if it is in starvation mode, but I am not too sure of the mechanics

I didn’t jab last night, I was too tired so will do it today (Saturday has been my jab day anyway but I want to move it to Friday with upcoming holiday plans)

Not eating enough can have all sorts of effects including water retention.

1lb a week loss is actually my target though. Each to their own but I find it a nice steady rate. I still eat well (1750 calories), hit my macros, exercise and enjoy food.

My check in is I'm making nice steady profess. Mounjaro helps me to sustain the healthy habits I'm pretty good at but needed to be a bit better at.

My pen finally arrived on Wednesday, only took ten days!

13.11 so another 1lb.

My injection days are now Wednesday instead of Saturdays.

Just taken my first 3.75. I feel like it's my first time all over again and I am sitting here waiting to see if any side effects happen 😂. I really need to just crack on with the day and forget about it (with my fingers firmly crossed that nothing unpleasant occurs).

I am really gutted as my DD(19) now knows I am on it. We shared a takeaway pizza last night and there was one slice left. She said that I could have it and I said that I didn't want it. She looked at me in disbelief (I never refuse food) and said, "Are you on ozempic or something?" She was half joking but my reaction gave it away and I did confess (I would never tell her an outright lie) and she was really shocked and disappointed. I feel awful. I don't want her to feel body conscious, hence why I didn't tell her in the first place. I will see what happens in a couple of weeks but I think I might end up stopping it.

@QueenStevie why was she shocked and disappointed?

Please do what is best for you and your health even if others don’t like it ❤️

@Shortsally42 I am eating at a similar level of calories and also losing about 1lb a week after the initial fortnight. Contemplating whether to order 5mg or to stay on 2.5mg until after the summer holidays and see how I have got on.

She said that she thought I was happy with my body and I was a good role model for her as she gets older but now she has realised I've been unhappy with my body. I've always gone to great lengths to never talk diets or being fat etc around her all her life but now she has realised I'm not confident with how my body looks.

She was lovely about it in the end and said she just wants me to be happy. I just feel guilty.

in many ways, I am happy with my body. I started going regularly to the gym 2-3 years ago and my body can do more now than it did when I am thinner.

I want to lose weight for long term health (strain on joints, heart health etc) but that doesn’t mean I hate the skin I’m in or anything.

You have nothing to feel guilty about ❤️

Aww QueenStevie, I'm sorry I have no advice but also wanted to echo don't feel guilty. No one knows how you feel in your body but you and if you're not happy, you have the right and agency too change that. I also think it's (Hopefully!) different for the younger generation from reading these boards what with body positivity. Again though, just because you like something doesn't mean you never want it to change!
I weighed today and have lost 2lb. Ok with that. I did eat a few more evening meals this week but didn't exercise.

@QueenStevie Sounds like you have a great relationship with your daughter. It's great you can both be open with each other. My DH was also against Mounjaro at first. There's a lot of negative press. Glad you got there in the end. Hope you don't feel guilty any more.

@HelenDenver Nice to have a similar plan as someone else! I'm planning to stay on this dose for as long as possible. I'm going to buy the 5mg next time though because it's much better value. I'm quite happy going over the 35 day limit.

I was delighted to step on the scales this morning and see that I'd hit my first 1 stone milestone after 7 weeks! Still a long way to go but I'd definitely started to see a difference in how my clothes are fitting too.

Start date: 15 June 2026
Starting weight: 18st 7lb
Current weight: 17st 7lb
Loss so far: 1 stone
Initial target weight: 12st 6lb

Hope everyone else is getting on OK.

Well done @childfreebychoice

I'm very pleased to be back on having lost 6 stone since I met DH. A stone of that is thanks to Mj but the rest I did by myself. BMI is now in the 28s which always feels so much better than the 29s...

Great job @childfreebychoice !

Wee done all. I have just commenced my 6 the week, 2.5 mj.
Started at 12.13 and down to 12.1 so pleased. But it does come with no wine or bread.

Also got a longish way to go. another 2 stone would be a goos start. I have not has any probs with 2.5 does, but when it comes to 5: We shall see. Just how does one get the golden dose out? Presumably, with special needle.

Wow, well done Shortsally42!
I had my first proper evening meal tonight since starting MJ, and I ate it all. 😁I suppose I hadn't eaten much till that point but still...

Thank you @Openmouthinsertfood Pretty happy to see 6 medals on Nutracheck, one per stone.

How are you feeling now? Great news on being able to eat a meal again!

Weigh in day again for me and another 1lb off this week.
I've decided not to take any more doses now...I am really close to goal weight and still feeling the effects from last dose. 2 doses left in the pen and my original plan had been to take one more 2.5 and then 2 weeks of 1.25 to taper off but I have felt so weird since last week. It's strange as the first 6 weeks I felt invincible! I have naturally low blood pressure already and wondering if either the medication or weight loss is causing further drops as have been getting lots of dizzy spells, especially when I stand up, followed by what feels like an adrenaline rush. I'm inclined to think it is related to the mounjaro though as the feeling definitely came on within 2 hours of my last dose. Had 2 days of feeling really awful. Anxiety to the point I thought I might have a panic attack which I've never experienced before. After a few days the waves of this have lessened gradually but still getting the odd mild 'episode'.
I've increased my calories a bit and will just keep tracking and hopefully be able to lose another couple of lbs and then maintain that way.
Maybe frowned upon but my OH is going to use my last 2 doses as he is going to go up to 10mg for his next pen anyway and has 2x7.5mg left in his current pen so at least it's not going to waste.
I will keep checking in on the thread and hope everyone is doing well!

Have decided to go up to 5mg for my third pen as suppression is definitely less than it was, fingers crossed.

Dose 10 of 2.5mg today, my last one before I move up.

No loss for me this week unfortunately, I weigh daily and have been stuck at 13:12 for over a week. It’s my time of the month at the moment, so hoping for a whoosh in a few days time.