Mounjaro and Me

 Hello all I went to London this week.  Usually, I would really struggle being away from home as it's too easy to eat and drink constantly.  I went to see the Lion King in the afternoon and had dinner out in the evening.  I decided to treat myself to beef and ale pie but I only managed to eat half of it. I also tried 0% Thatchers but wouldn't recommend it as I didn't find it fizzy enough.  I paid for breakfast in the hotel and had toast, scrambled eggs, fruit and yogurt which meant that I didn't need to eat for the rest of the day. I injected my thigh this time and I've had no side effects at all; no constipation and no diarrhoea.  However, I've developed a funny, sweet taste in my mouth.  Apparently, this can mean my body is struggling to regulate blood sugar or a sign of acid reflux or just a side effect of the Mounjaro.  I'm having a blood test next week to check how my blood sugar and vitamin D levels are so I might mention it to the nurse and...

 Hi everyone This week I went on a business trip.  As I mentioned in my last blog, I had to take my scales and my medication with me as my check in was due during the week.   The worst thing (or best) about working away from home is the excuse to eat and drink all the things you wouldn't normally indulge in. Full English for breakfast, a buffet lunch, including cakes and cookies, and nothing to do in the evenings except sitting in the hotel bar knocking back the vinos.  Obviously, I needed to avoid all those things but my colleagues don't know I'm on the flab jab.  Luckily, they do know I'm prediabetic so they didn't question me when I had fruit and yoghurt for breakfast, ham salad and no cake for lunch and steak with vegetables for dinner. The drinking part was a bit harder but I explained that my New Year's resolution was not to drink indoors anymore and to only drink when I went out.  This led to dry January, which led to extending my alcohol free t...

 Hi everyone So, after telling you I've got the hang of administering the injection, I messed it up again this week.  I decided to inject my stomach as I seem to have fewer side effects. I pinched my skin and, as I was pushing down on the pen, my thumb slipped so I let go of my skin which instantly shot away from the needle. This meant I had only injected half the dose so I had to push the needle back in and finish it off.   I haven't had any diarrhoea at all this week, thank goodness, but I have been a bit constipated.  The problem is, I'm too frightened to take anything for it in case I end up with the squirts.  It's a lose-lose situation. I keep reading how other people are getting on in the vain hope that someone has come up with a solution to the constant jump between the two.   I can't say that I've had full suppression using the 5mg. I still occasionally crave cakes, biscuits and chocolate; however, when I do eat I can't eat very much at al...

 Hi everyone I know you're dying to know how my first week on 5mg has been.  You're probably hoping to hear that I've had full suppression and no hunger pangs at all.  Well, unfortunately, that hasn't happened. I'm still not particularly hungry but I am still managing to eat three meals a day.  I did feel hungry on day 6 but there's nothing like knowing you're going to be weighed the next morning to keep you on track. One thing I have noticed this week, and I'm a bit sad about it, is the loss of food enjoyment.  You know, the anticipation of eating something you really, really like.  Chocolate, crisps, cake, biscuits; even a favourite dinner like a decent roast or lasagne no longer fills me with joy.  I literally eat because I have to but nothing tastes as good as it used to.  Even when I get towards the end of the week and my hunger starts to kick in, I still don't really enjoy eating anything.  But, I know that people who've lost a lot of w...