Mounjaro Journey Week 1

Hi! Please don't watch this video if you are sensitive to topics like weight loss, weight loss meds, weighing in, food, mental health discussion etc. I am not recommending any medication, diet, exercise etc. This is not medical information or health advice, only my personal experience.
I'm a wife, Mum and disability support worker. I have a BHSc in nutrition/naturopathy. I've been overweight for most of my life due to upbringing, past trauma & genetics, and I'm now in the morbidly obese BMI category. I have autism, ocd, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high inflammation, high platelets, prediabetes, sleep apnoea, chronic fatigue, PCOS, history of abnormal thyroid etc. I've tried many ways to lose weight including willpower/portion control, gentle ways, extreme ways. My health is high risk so I'm on Mounjaro or tirzepatide to treat my obesity related health conditions. I hope you find this helpful or interesting. Currently on 2.5.
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[@alaska3120]

So happy someone from Australia posting about this! Hope it works for you 😊

[@myhealthspace]

Mounjaro has changed so much in my life! It has reduced the inflammation in my body so much that I have been able to stop all other meds, stopped wearing cpap except my thyroid med. Mounjaro does dehydrate you so please drink tons of water and some electrolytes with it. The first sign of dehydration is fatigue as well. You got this!! I bet in 3-6 months if you check your labs again they will all be much better!

[@michaelclanton1152]

Google that question how to stress less

[@amiesparkle00]

I hope it works for you. I’ve heard great things about it. Especially for reversing liver issues and helping with binge eating. It’s interesting that you get vials. It’s only auto injectors here in the US. There’s no vial option. Vials seem better for more gradual titration. If you are experiencing side effects, you can lower your dose a bit and keep it there until you adjust. Also often people feel that they have to keep raising their dose but if you are losing at a certain dose, you can stay there until you stop losing.

[@ByeByeBelly]

Yeah, I want to stay on as low dose as possible. I heard that the US is having more severe shortages because of the pen - that they've run out of pens and not the actual medication. The pens would technically be safer, although I've been on Reddit and have seen people saying they accidentally injected themselves twice, or the medication didn't make it into their skin and shot into the air!

[@pmoore7813]

@@ByeByeBelly what dosage are you one

[@Sila-ml6qg]

@@ByeByeBelly Hello, I am from Germany and have been taking Mounjaro for 18 weeks. At first there were only bottles and now pens that you can dose. Only the USA has these disposable pens. There is no point in dosing “as low” as possible if you really want to lose weight. Dose according to plan and it works sensationally!

[@AnchorMoments]

Hi! So glad I discovered your channel! So fun to hear your prospective of taking Mounjaro while living in Australia! Your cinematography and picture quality is top notch! What are you using to film your videos? Your son is adorable too!

[@ByeByeBelly]

Oh thank you, I'm just using my selfie camera or rear camera on my Samsung galaxy s22 ultra so didn't think it'd look very good lol

[@RockeraMJJ]

@@ByeByeBelly it's the (fake) blurred background that gives the impression of a HQ camera :) But it does look good!

[@lmktacwa]

Hi honey, thank you for sharing your journey. I start next week. I watched a lot of YT videos, and they recommend no dairy (cheese, sour cream, whey, butter, etc), no nightshade (tomatoes, potatoes, etc ) and no legumes. These will wreak havoc on your digestive system and cause a lot of the side effects that are known to occur with Mounjaro. Make sure you are drinking lots of water (they recommend 1/2 Oz per how many pounds you are per day. So example, 300 lbs =150 Oz water per day) . Lastly, everyone on YT stresses to get your protein in and make that a priority. I am wishing you well and will follow along since we are both starting pretty close together. ❤

[@ByeByeBelly]

I hope it goes well for you too! I'm only on low dose but I haven't really had much change in my digestion. Fatigue & insomnia were more noticeable for me

[@alwayzsic]

You can do this, I’m on zepbound and lose 14 pounds, I started back in February, slow progress but better results, the stomach acid reflex could be amount of food your eating, I get the same way when i eat too much calories. Drink lots of water and if you can take magnesium pills, with will help with muscle pain and help you 💩. I would have took what was left the vial and inject it. Could be why you were still hungry a lot . Good luck and keep doing it, i look forward to your videos ❤

[@Sila-ml6qg]

This is complete nonsense! I have been taking it for almost 5 months and know many who take it. I've never heard such nonsense.

[@HeatherPaulineWeightloss]

Hi, im a new subscriber! Loved seeing what you are eating. My fatigue is off and on still usually the first couple days after injections. I’m on my 14th week right now but the first three weeks were the very worst for sure.

[@ByeByeBelly]

I already have fatigue every day so I'm not a great judge of it, but I had some insomnia from mounjaro and general metabolic changes I could feel that I think are making me even more tired. Plus I'm trying to do a lot of general activity & workout regularly. The fatigue has started to really grind on me because I just get so sick of being 24/7 exhausted but I'm hoping that will change from weight loss and improving health

[@ByeByeBelly]

Do you find your body gets used to the medication? Does your appetite increase over time if you stayed on the same dose?

[@HeatherPaulineWeightloss]

@@ByeByeBelly yes, I had a rough 3 weeks in general, sleep was worse then ever. I greatly changed the type of food I was eating about a week before I started the medication too, so my body was not happy at all but it definitely gets used to it over time. I just went up in dose this week so that’s probably why I’m experiencing way more fatigue again. Also I am terrible about getting enough water and that can greatly affect fatigue. I’m bouncing between compound tirzepatide and Zepbound (same exact medication as mounjaro just approved specifically for obesity/weight loss) and yes my appetite increased a little as I got used to the medication especially on days 5-7 before the next injection but now that I’ve just moved to 7.5mg im feeling the full benefits again

[@ByeByeBelly]

@@HeatherPaulineWeightloss yeah I'm on day 7 of the injection (of this second week) and the hunger is definitely coming back. The med makes me so thirsty and I get a lot of fluid retention. You can definitely feel that it's a bit dehydrating. I've become less tolerant to salt. I'm trying to drink plenty of water but the med makes me pee so much as it is 😂

[@Winter_Dream]

You're supposed to cut those strings off your tops

[@ByeByeBelly]

Lol yea

[@ByeByeBelly]

My mum always tells me to do it

[@karenanderson372]

I think you should cut down on the potatoes

[@ByeByeBelly]

The medication just makes me crave potatoes for every meal 😂 I'm an active person so I won't restrict wholefood carbs

[@pmoore7813]

@@ByeByeBelly you crave more carbs

[@karenanderson372]

@@ByeByeBelly Too many carbs will be self defeating try eating lots of protein and not potatoes ever meal

[@pmoore7813]

What do you eat on mounjaro

[@ByeByeBelly]

I showed all my meals in the video 😊

[@michaelclanton1152]

Yes you did show your meals. I hope you will try to stress less it is a trigger for me to eat. You are early in the program and I wish you well from the USA.​@ByeByeBelly

[@michaelclanton1152]

@@ByeByeBelly just walk what you can do without pain, you are in for the long haul and try te stop eating when you are feeling full or before and maybe drink a glass of water to help feel full.smaller frequent meals.just something to try.

[@pmoore7813]

@@michaelclanton1152 I think that’s why people take contrave

[@pmoore7813]

@@michaelclanton1152 how do you stress less

[@alaska3120]

It’s a shame it’s not subsidised as weight is such a huge medical problem for people. Food is costly though so if it helps reduce food costs over time might equal out a bit. Do the higher doses cost more?

[@ByeByeBelly]

I think ozempic may be, if you're diagnosed with type 2 diabetes but my fasting glucose was a bit under the diabetic cut off. Mounjaro isn't covered at all though, even if someone has diabetes. It might be in the future, but it's pretty new. It generally has a lot less side effects than ozempic so maybe it will be subsidized in the future. I've heard of people in the US paying over 1000 per month for ozempic, so $340 isn't the worst! Chemist warehouse lists the next dose (5mg) as $84.99 per vial which is the same as what I paid, so that's good.

[@amiesparkle00]

@@ByeByeBellyyeah we are getting absolutely shafted here in the US with what we are charged.

[@karenanderson372]

In Michigan Mounjaro is $1249.00 for 4 pens per month.

[@pmoore7813]

Yeah did you guys notice spending less on food with being on weight loss medications

[@ByeByeBelly]

@@karenanderson372 I wouldn't be using it if it cost that much, couldn't afford it. I'm thankful it's under $400 here

[@pmoore7813]

You feel cold on mounjaro

[@ByeByeBelly]

That's worn off a bit for me, but I definitely feel colder on the first day

[@pmoore7813]

@@ByeByeBelly it’s powerful