September 2026 new starters thread?

[Tree2026]

Hi all, I cannot find a new starters thread for September 2026 (did my first mounjaro jab today) Is there one ?

Im preempting feeling rough tomorrow and making soup now, so I dont have to cook anything tomorrow.

4th jab tomorrow morning. Ive got someone coming round after 10am so need to take mine early and get my post jab lie down over and done with before she arrives.

have my 2nd jab tonight, no side effects so far other than trouble sleeping, I actually feel great however yesterday the hunger crept back & this afternoon I have given in to a small afternoon snack (carrot sticks & humous).

Have my weekly weight watchers weigh in this evening so fingers crossed this week shows on the scales

I woke up ridiculously early this morning, well I wake up ridiculously early every morning but that's life. So I took my jab whilst still in bed. Much better as I was already warm and cosy, I fell back to sleep for an hour, and I haven't had nausea, the chills and am currently having a coffee and might even manage a little lunch today. 4.2% loss so far.

ETA: And there is an extra dose left.

Morning all - I am not sleeping well and I am feeling like I get restless legs a lot which I used to get a while back - I am taking a magnesium supplement but last night was particularly bad. My supression is still strong this morning so am going to have a coffee and see how I feel - I went out for lunch yesterday and had half of a half of pizza and had the other half of the half for tea and then some greek yoghurt and chia seeds.

I am an everyday weigher which I like to do to keep an eye on things and I seem to be losing .3 of a kilo every morning this week - not surprising as my appetite is so low but usually I am trying to keep up protein before anything else.

I've ordered a set of 1.5kg dumbells and am going to do some more home exercise.

My white trousers which I haven't worn all summer as the waistband felt too tight felt very comfortable and a bit loose yesterday so that was great 🤗

first jab day: 81.9
second jab day 80.5
third jab day: 79.6 (after a birthday weekend celebration)
(today: 78.7 - will post 4th jab in two days)

I don't so much have a goal weight as I have been prescribed it for pre-diabetes and other health probs - but in my head I would love to be 70kg.

Even though it is prescribed - I still have to pay for the jabs - so I am glad the money isn't being wasted and I am concious of that.

so around a kilo a week - when I think how long it took me to lose a kilo - and then put it straight back on again - it is really encouraging.

Have a great weekend everyone x

Weigh in last night & lost a whopping 8 ibs (I have a fair bit to lose) very happy with that but know it's mostly water. I would prefer a slow steady loss in the weeks to come as I don't want to lose lots of muscle & go a bit saggy.

2nd jab last night & feel ok so far but feeling I don't want to eat is much stronger than it was last week

So great to hear about people's losses on month one! I lost 10lbs (4.5%.of start weight) but did notice the suppression effects wearing off towards end of month so have moved to 5mg now. There's been a lot posted elsewhere about the jump between 2.5mg and 5mg - I did 3.75mg for one week as a bridge and I've been absolutely fine. Fingers crossed we all do well in month two!

Hi all, so I’ve completed my first month had my 5th jab last night, I had some left over in my first pen but wasn’t sure if it would be enough if the whole lot would go in as couldn’t get the pen to go all the way back didn’t want to bodge up my doses but there’s quite a bit in there what is everyone doing with this?

I’ve been very luck not really had too many side efffects, hunger and cravings first 2 weeks completely gone last two weeks slighter more and this week a lot stronger but nothing major still although have had steroids increased so this may well be down to that. Been advised to stick on 2.5 while steroids are being adjusted so that’s fine. I didn’t have a loss this week and I feel really gutted about that! And last week was my period so I was really expecting a drop in weight this week. Overall I’m happy and impressed from where I was a month ago I’m doing well.

87.6kg
85.72kg
83.8kg
83.8kg
5kg total loss

I lost 7 pounds in my first month, but I had put that on on holiday just before so not sure it is an actual real loss!! 😅
I went up to 0.5 wegovy last week and have strangely found i have had less side effects and less suppression than I have with 0.25. Which i did not expect. Anyone else found this?

I’ve lost 15lbs this month. Still a long way to go but really happy! I did my 4th dose this morning and tried my thigh which did hurt a tad more but not at all as bad as I thought!

0.5 kg down this week. Not amazing but means I’m 7kg down since 31 August which feels good. And I do feel good, just feel very well. The impact on blood sugar has really helped I think, I think I used to have peaks and crashes all the time. Dose 3 from second pen tomorrow so I’m thinking of going up to 5 next time. And hopefully that’s as high as I’ll need to go.

What a week! My jab delievery was late this week as i had apparently missed an email check in a few weeks ago 🤦🏽‍♀️ I then forgot to take my 5th jab last night as I was wiped out from work this week and fell asleep early.

I weighed myself this morning as normal though and have put on exactly what I lost last week. In total after 1 month I have only lost 2.6kg. Feeling a bit deflated by it right now if I'm honest. What am I doing wrong?

I will take my jab tonight and then go back to my Friday's from next week.

@InALonelyWorld have you worked out your TDEE and consistently eaten below it? Have lots to lose? 2.5 is a dose to introduce the meds and adapt to any side effects, some will lose weight on it but some will need to go higher to get a result

Okay week 4 and jab day today, felt really light headed this evening which is a new symptom! Anyone else get that kind of feeling? Almost a bit out of body sensation?

I had 0.9ml left in my 2.5mg pen at the end (old style pen) which is equivalent to a 3.75mg dose. I extracted it using an insulin needle and used it as a golden dose bridge before starting my 5mg pen. If you Google there are charts online which tell you how much in ml a dose is. 0.6ml is your standard 2.5mg dose. If you're going to use it, get insulin needles off Amazon (Google the right spec there are loads of golden dose videos which explain. I used 1ml, 6mm, 31G insulin needles. You want a shortish needle similar to pen for subcutaneous injection,). If you're going to use the golden dose do it soon- don't leave a partially used pen hanging around for too long esp if it's not been in the fridge since you opened it. I found it easy to do and was glad I hadn't wasted a week of expensive medication!

Hi - I've got a question if anyone can help.

The 2.5 is having strong suppression and slight nausea for me and I am due to collect my 5 pen at the end of the week. I have my last jab of 2.5 today.

I really don't want to go up to 5 and I have read that as long as I keep the pen in the fridge and keep using all the antiseptic stuff, I can count clicks to 30 and that would give me a 2.5 dose from the 5 pen and it would then safely last for two months?

Does anyone know if this is true and/or have done the same thing?

Thanks x

I'm planning on using my next pen of 5mg to dose 3.0 then 3.5 then 4 etc rather than go straight up to 5. As soon as it gets too much for me I'm going to drop back and keep it at that level going forward. I think many people do what you are suggesting and it doesn't seem as if anyone has problems with it stopping working just because it has been opened a month.

Also the 5mg pen is cheaper here than 2 x 2.5mg so it makes sense to get 2 months out of it.

Syringes from Amazon are often not sterile and it is much better to use medical stores

https://www.shdmedical.co.uk/needles/bd-micro-fine-1ml-6mm-insulin-syringe-31g/?qrso=6mm+syringe

https://ukmedi.co.uk/products/fms-micro-syringe-32g-8mm-1ml-fms-fms-32g-10ml-ukmedi-co-uk?variant=53484951110011&_gl=11epwauf_upMQ.._gaMTEwMTM1MDIxNC4xNzkxNzE0Mjky_ga_6VZ4PGMRG7czE3OTE3MTQyOTAkbzEkZzAkdDE3OTE3MTQyOTAkajYwJGwwJGgw_ga_7FY3LGQ47N*czE3OTE3MTQyOTEkbzEkZzAkdDE3OTE3MTQyOTEkajYwJGwwJGgw

Hi - thanks for replying - how many clicks for 3.0?

I don't know yet, until I get the packaging I cant work it out. I would assume if it is 60 clicks for 5 then 3/5 x 60.

@Frenchlady14 this is a good site, just type in which pen you have and what dose you need: https://sngl.page/click-dose/?lang=en-GB&pen=2.5&dose=3.2

From a 5mg pen a 3.0mg dose is 36 clicks or 0.32ml.
From a 2.5mg pen a 3.0mg dose is 72 clicks (40+32 clicks) or 0.72ml.

ugh I’m on day 4 of 5mg and absolutely hating it. I have no hunger and can’t eat a thing. Yet I’m dizzy, headachy and shattered and I’m sure it’s because I’m starving even though I don’t feel it. If I still feel rough on Wednesday (jab day) I’m just going to wait until I get some hunger back before jabbing again and either way I’m going back to 2.5mg!

Thank you that’s super helpful. I’ve kept mine in the fridge for the entire time so if I use up the last of the left over pen this Friday the new pen I used Friday just gone will only have been upended an extra week….should be ok I guess. Shame I can’t just jab the remained in from the pen as it is, I’ve been getting my other half to do it for me (complete baby I know!) so don’t watch it or anything when he does it but he was saying it won’t click enough to actually be jabbed in so i will try what you suggested 👍

So sorry to hear your feeling that rubbish on the 5! I was planning on going up to the 5 next month (just got my second pen at 2.5 advised to em due to other medication currently) as my hunger pangs are subtly coming back and I’m craving chocolate at times which only happened this past week but this isn’t sounding so good. Very good idea about trying to do the inbetween doses I didn’t even know you could do that. I still have so much to learn 😂 I really hope you start to feel better soon. I’m sure you are but make sure you are drinking plenty of water at least to stay hydrated that’s probably lost important and do try eat something basic if you can, oats muxed with protein powder or some eggs, omelette scrambled etc anything.

@Cheesecake53

Thank you that is really helpful :)

@Slipperslopey

Hi - it's a horrible feeling isn't it - I am still on 2.5 and I feel nauseous most mornings and last week I found it very difficult to eat on Tues and Wed - I am not eating anywhere near what I used to and this week it seems I have stayed the same weight. I am trying to stay positive as I am mainly on it for medical reasons but have wanted to lose some weight for a while.

I can't go up to 5 - I know I would feel terrible - so I've asked my doctor for a new prescription for 2.5 instead. If I don't get it in time I will start to do the click counting.

I hope it starts to get better for you as it wears off and stay hydrated x