My Mounjaro Journey Week 5 - I'm In Mourning For Food

 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 weight often say that nothing tastes as good as being slim feels, so I suppose it's a case of which is more important.

I actually hit a target this week.  I got into the habit of drinking indoors following Covid.  Nearly five years of drinking wine in the comfort of your own home isn't good for anyone so I decided not to drink at home at all in 2025.  I gave up drinking on the same day I started my weight loss journey and I reached 50 days alcohol free on check in day. I feel so much better for it and I'm sure the Mounjaro is helping with this too as I have no desire to drink anything other then water, tea & orange squash.

As expected, I had a bout of diarrhoea two days after taking the medication but I got in early with the Imodium and it stopped very quickly.  After last week, I've stocked up on loperamide tablets so that I don't run out.  I also bought some glycerine suppositories for days where my bowel needs a bit of encouragement. I actually lost 3lbs because of last weeks bout of diarrhoea so I suppose every cloud has a silver lining.  Even so, I want to avoid it happening again if at all possible.

Don't worry, I promise not to mention poo anymore in this blog but I suspect it's going to be a running theme (see what I did there?) over the next 45 weeks.

As mentioned in my previous blogs, I've been prescribed Mounjaro through SheMed. They have a closed Facebook group which is invitation only.  The purpose of the group is to share experiences, ask for advice, support anyone who needs a bit of motivation and generally help each other out.  However, things have got a bit ugly this week.  

It all started when a user posted that she suspected she'd been given a placebo.  The reason she thought this was because she hadn't felt any suppression, had no side effects and hadn't lost any weight.  Well, the pile on was something to behold!  It triggered other users to claim they also thought they'd been given a placebo because some of us are on a clinical study.  This then triggered others to point out that the medication isn't a magic wand and that you still need to ensure you're reducing your calorie intake or you won't lose weight. 

SheMed eventually put up a post which confirmed that the study didn't include any placebos but, of course, there are always people who are suspicious and don't actually believe them.  So, we're in a situation where people using Mounjaro now think they're paying for something that isn't Mounjaro.  It's all a bit mad.  I wonder if people will start asking for their money back?  I hope not because I'd hate to think anyone will miss out because of misinformation.  I'll let you know if it calms down.

Anyway, time for this weeks progress:

Weight  - 15st 4lbs
Mounjaro dose - 5mg
BMI - 40.4
Total loss - 11lbs

I'm really pleased with my progress so far and it gives me motivation to keep going.  Only 47 weeks to go!

Until next time.



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