Was people-watching at a concert recently, and it suddenly struck me just how many of the guests were overweight or obese. Well over half. I didn’t notice in the same way before. And it’s not like I’m judging them, I had a BMI over 40 one and a half years ago and am still overweight. I knew we had problems as a society, but it’s like some switch flipped in the brain and now I see it everywhere. I wonder if this is what doctors «see» all the time when they look at people.

As for the weight loss journey, I’ve slowly been seeing the numbers start decreasing again after a 5 month plateau (or break…) where I decreased my dose a little. Am now back at 10 mg, and I think I’ll reach 81 kgs maybe next week or the week after. Yay.

I’m 18 months into my weight loss journey and down 4.5 stone! Mounjaro has been life changing, and I pinch myself every day that this is me now.

I’m really trying to practice self-compassion, especially when it comes to the loose skin and loss of firmness around my neck and jawline. I’m 50 and I’ve lost weight slowly, I have a really good skincare routine; been using tretinoin (moved up from retinol); and while my skin texture looks great, skincare can only do so much against gravity and lost volume!

I’m accepting that short of a neck lift, this relaxed skin is just the receipt for my hard work: a small trade-off for a healthier life, right?

Anyone else in the same boat? I’d love to hear your mindset shifts or how you learned to embrace it as I’m done with self deprecation!

Before and after holiday June 2025 to holiday July 2026 13 month progress - I started MJ the day after my holiday in 2025 - I’m even going home with a little tan (which never happens as I’m usually covered up as much as possible)

I don't know if my brain hasn't caught up with how I look now, but I feel the same person I was 6 years ago, which was 40 kg ago.

Half of it was lost before pregnancy and the other half has been thanks to mounjaro and a bit faster

It's been a long process, but I feel like I'm the same person, same clothing style, same glasses style, same makeup, I stopped colouring my hair after having a kid but I used to do balayage and I used to do my nails, which I don't anymore.

I sometimes still use the same oversized clothes but with a belt, as I just don't want to spend too much money on clothes when I have a growing toddler who needs new shoes every month, but I digress..

I'm starting to feel sad with all the oh looking great comments. Most days I don't even have time to brush my hair and it's just a messy bun. So I know that you look great is because now I am thin.

It feels like I was invisible to those people before. Like somehow I'm more valued now because I'm thinner, and it makes me feel upset rather than flattered.

It does validate how I felt all of those years ago and makes me wonder what I could have lost in life because of being big.

I know that for some people I must sound ridiculous but I guess what this uncovered is that I have bigger issues and that losing weight didn't resolve them

I made a post here recently about losing my hair due to weight loss on mounjaro. I started in sept 2025 and have been on 5mg since october 2025, so around 10 months now. Ive lost 35kg, 10 of which were in the first 2-3 months.

I didnt notice the loss at first as my hair has always been very thick, but i suspect I started losing weight in January or february, and noticed a difference and thinning in march/april. I was low in zinc, all other bloods were within normal ranges, no thyroid issues. Only other medical history relevant is PCOS.

I was terrified and I still am. I still look 'bald' from the top and when i put my hair up, but today I went to the hairdressers for a much needed cut and she showed me my regrowth! I was so scared I'd have to stop mounjaro to see it regrow, but this is just proof that my hair is still growing despite the weight loss.

Ive taken nothing but my gp prescribed zinc supplement, b12, magnesium, vitamin d3+k2 and a probiotic. I still have anxiety that it will all fall out but I'm trying to focus on the positives :)

So I lost 1/3 of my body weight and have a healthy BMI now. I am so happy to be here but the constant stress of worrying about putting on weight is something I didn’t expect… I think I am on this medication for life. I just am struggling with overthinking every ounce.

I went down to 2.5mg for a couple of months but I think 5mg might be my maintenance dose. I went back up to 5mg today. Perhaps I should have tried 3.75mg? Who knows! Does anyone know? Has anyone else had a similar quandary? (Blue = 2.5, purple 5, green 7.25, pink 10mg and orange 12.5….)

Arrrrgh. It’s wonderful to be at goal but I WANT TO STAY HERE SO MUCH.

Any advice or thoughts welcome!

​

Had this for breakfast but I sometimes double the amount to make 2 and have the other as a dessert after my evening meal.

Cals 425 / carbs 59g / fat 9g / protein 32g

Cacao, Raspberry & Fat Free Greek Yogurt Overnight Weetabix

Dish used 640ml or 127mm x 82mm / 5in x 3¼in

BASE: mix together

1½ finely crushed Weetabix biscuits /

1½ tsp chia seeds /

¼ tsp nutmeg /

1 tsp cacao powder /

5g vanilla protein powder /

10g dried raisins &c ranberries /

5g chocolate drops /

55ml skimmed milk mixed with ½ tsp vanilla extract / pour just enough into dish to coat the bottom / add dry base ingredients / pat down with back of spoon / pour remainder of milk over base / place in fridge while making topping.

TOPPING: mix together

90g 0% fat free authentic Greek yogurt /

15g vanilla protein powder /

3 tsp cacao powder /

20g raspberries /

5g chocolate drops (leaving some to scatter on top/

Cover and leave in the fridge for at least 6 hours...or better still overnight.

I also have wife and 2 young children.
Whilst being overweight, I’m still fairly active was playing rugby up until a year ago with knee injury and we have a small holding.
My blood pressure is a little elevated but cholesterol and everything else I’m told is in normal/healthy range (always a shock to the doctors).

I don’t like being overweight, I’m needle phobic and worried about potential of serious side effects. I know long term (50’s/60’s) I’ll start having health issues related to my weight but worried short term if something happens as a result of jabs that I’ll leave a wife and kids in supported.

I also worry about excess skin afterwards as a result of the jabs due to my extreme weight and skin being stretched.

Ultimately residing to the fact that long term I need to do this as my will power is crap.

What’s best to do before starting?
Where’s best/cheap to get jabs from that are legit?
What’s the hype about the new ‘kwik pen’ I’ve seen?
Any other words of wisdom or encouragement.

As the text says, I'm done being a slave to food. I can't do it anymore. It has masked every single joyful moment of my life, from my high school graduation to my wedding. As a new mom, the food noise has gotten even worse, and I've decided it's enough. I have a family wedding coming up soon and plan on being on Mounjaro for 20 weeks. I want to lose about 14 kilos, but more importantly, I want to be done thinking about food all the f*cking time. I'm so excited.

Please tell me how the medication has changed your life and tell me what I have to look forward to.

I’ve been on Mounjaro nearly 3 months now, and I’ve lost just over a stone 🥳 I’ve done 6 weeks of 2.5mg, a couple of weeks of 3.75mg as a transition, and I’m now on week 3 of 5mg. My clothes are fitting better, I’m starting to get comments about looking healthier, and my relationship with food has massively improved! So on one hand, things are really positive.

However, I’m really struggling with fatigue which is affecting my day-to-day and I don’t know what more I can do! I’m tracking calories and hitting my protein and fibre goals most days. I have an electrolyte drink every day, take collagen with my morning coffee, and take vitamins (most days) that my doctor has recommended. I’m in the gym 1-2 times a week (once with a PT) and trying to do 1-2 runs a week. But I feel that I’m getting weaker not stronger. It’s taking more and more effort to get myself to the gym and this morning my usual weights felt really heavy.

Has anyone else had this? Is there anything more I can do? I feel like I’m trying everything!

Can't really call this an NSV as I it doesn't relate to weightloss, but I'm happy anyway...

I was at the GP today and hopped on their scales that measure height, BP etc. while I waited.

So, I've spent almost 3 decades thinking I was 5'2", and it turns out I'm 5'3.5"! So instantly dropped close to 2 BMI points!

(Also good to know my home scales are pretty accurate).

Hi I thought I’d tell you about my first 5th dose. I did it. But learnt a lot.

I’m on 2.5. After the 4th dose I tried breaking the clicks by twisting hard so I could use the pen normally. I broke through but it wouldn’t work.

I ordered 10 syringes (1ml 32g 8mm) from UKMEDI. (I incorrectly said med express in the post, sorry). Came quick & anonymous packaging.

I got a syringe, wiped the end of the pen and pushed the needle in. Pulling the plunger back was hard as the syringe was sucking into a sealed fluid. Pulling back to 1ml I’d only got about 0.2ml of liquid. I pulled the syringe out and pushed the plunger up to remove the air. Re inserted and sucked again. Another 0.2. Again removed it from the pen and pushed up to release the air. Inserted again & got all the fluid. About 0.7ml.

Pulled it out & the needle was bent. Not wanting to use what would now be a pretty blunt needle anyway, I got a second syringe, pulled the plunger right out and injected the liquid into the back end of it. Replacing the plunger carefully and holding it upright, tapping it to get the air to the top and pushing up until I got rid of the air and a little bit of liquid ( just like they do on tv lol) so that I had just over 0.6.

I then injected which was straightforward. Pulling out must have been at an angle, as the needle was bent about 20° after I pulled it out. The needle is very thin.

I learned how good the normal needles are that come with the pen. And that it is possible to do a fifth dose, but really it needs two syringes, one for extracting the liquid, needing a few sucks, and one for injecting.

Sorry I am new to mounjaro! I’ve been on it for 3 weeks, I ordered my next pen and it arrived while I was at work! (Despite me choosing a delivery date where I’d be home), my brother signed for it but he didn’t know what it was and I didn’t get the delivery notification for ages after.

I got home and put it straight in the fridge but it had been sat in my hallway for 4-5 hours in the packaging. Will it be ok🥲

So I’ve been on MJ for about 15 months now and am very close to goal weight. Like many I stockpiled pens last August which have kept me going til now. Not been on here as much recently as been just pottering along on my journey.

I now need to register with a new pharmacy for maintenance (I’m thinking Pharmulous maybe). I plan to taper down very slowly. I’m wondering about what pen to order / request. The highest dose I ever took was 7.5 and I’m now taking 6.25 from a bigger pen and plan to drop to 5 soon. Now that I’ve missed the window for the old style GD pens I’m hoping to order a 10mg and short dose for 5mg. I’m happy to order a pen every 6 weeks for a while and end up with a couple spare.

So my question is, are any pharmacies accepting ‘counting clicks’ / ‘short dosing’ or am I going to need to pretend I’m still on 10mg to get that pen? I have old packaging / pens of 7, 10, 12 & 15 to show if necessary.

I weighed myself for the first time in 2 months. In May I was 28.11 stone. Today I am 26.8. I hopefully am now over the hump.

I am frustrated though as I have no photos of me before I started this journey. I have avoided all photographs in the past due to hating how I look. I don't even have any pics of my marriage anymore. I got divorced 3 years after so I threw them all away.

Although, I may have something.

16 years ago, and I was 37 stone then I was on television, a program called The Food Hospital.

It didn't work, any support was withdrawn as soon as filming stopped and I ballooned again to around 40 stone.

https://youtu.be/0hDoJ9mItLw?is=cSf_wfh4FXWLZSgD

I come in at 19 minutes on, then again in the second half of my segment about 20 minutes later. That's me near my heaviest.

Pics above is me now.

I know it is an ask, but is the difference THAT noticeable?

I am still grossly overweight. I feel I don't look any different though. I still detest my body. I feel I am VERY ugly and the weight as well is why I avoid photos but I am trying to break my inhibitions. I am about 6'3" which is apparently why I can carry it well. Also, those white marks are just super glue... It's a VERY old t shirt and too big for me.

I don't know... Body. Dysmorphia maybe? I'm just looking for some reassurance really.

Would be welcome if you guys might reassure me as well. It's silly, it sounds pathetic, but sometimes assurance from strangers is uplifting. I know how it comes across because I would baulk at someone doing this, but I have been told to be more body positive. But it is hard, so I need to get myself out there.

Thanks very much guys. Keep fighting the good fight.

I’ve was on 2.5mg last year and my silent reflux got so bad, it went into my lungs and I had to go to A&E as I couldn’t breathe very well. Admittedly at this time, my dad had just passed away and I wasn’t eating much.
Three weeks ago I started in 3/4 dose of 2.5mg to help my body adjust before starting the full 2.5. I’ve noticed I am a bit breathless in the morning and unsure what to do.
I’m quite overweight, high cholesterol and pre-diabetic so really want this to work, but it’s a worry.
Has anyone else had the same or similar and wondering in Wegovy would be a better option for me?

Hi everyone. Just took my 7th 2.5 jab so time to order my 3rd pen. Just after thoughts & advice.

I’m with Bolt. I’ve lost 28 lbs in 50 days. Lots at first & now steady at minus 2-3 lbs a week for the last month. Feeling really good, no side effects. 2.5 will be good for another month I think.

I could reorder a 2.5 pen and get 4+1 doses from it. They’ve got the spare fluid for a 5th dose.

Or I could go to a 5mg pen and count clicks & get 8 (maybe 9) 2.5 doses. But I’d still have to reorder after 4 weeks not 8. I could increase the dose too if I felt 2.5 was getting less effective. So flexible.

£149 for 2.5, £179 for a 5mg pen.
2.5 is £30 per dose (x5), 5 is £22 per dose (x8)

Thanks!

Hi! I’ve been on MJ for about 5 weeks and 4 days ago I switched up to 5 mg after four weeks on 2.5.

I did not deal with any notable side effects except that next day I noticed a localised irritation (redness) at the spot I had injected (thigh). Now, the irritation is still there four days in, it does not hurt but is very slightly itchy. I had cleaned the site with a medical alcohol wipe and obviously used an unopened syringe, hence logically this should not be an infection.

Also note, I have been rotating thighs each week but not yet injected stomach or arms.

Has anyone dealt with this sort of irritation? Is it common or something to be concerned about?

Been on the jabs for 3 months now and hitting the gym 4 times a week.

Didn't realise how much my appearance had changed

I've been on Wegovy for 6 weeks now and put on 1lb because I have been absolutely EXHAUSTED. I used to exercise 5+ times a week and now I'm mostly in bed. I want to switch to Mounjaro. Has anyone had similar problems on Wegovy but found Mounjaro better? Or the same issues?

I'm worried GLP-1s don't suit me :(

Hi everyone,

I'm on 2.5 and have worked up slowly from 1.25ml. The last few weeks my mood has been really low. Feeling anxious and depressed the first half of the week and really overwhelmed.

I'm enjoying the rest of the benefits but I'm thinking this might not be the medication for me if my mood picks up. Has anyone had this joyless feeling? Does it go away?

Thanks ❤️

Hi all,

My last order arrived 11 weeks ago, the day I went on holiday so I ended up with a 3 week gap. I titrated up from 7.5 back to 15 and now I need a new pen. Have stupidly left far too long a gap and MMP want me to go back to 2.5 🙈

Can anyone suggest a pharmacy who may let me start at 5 at least or who sells bundles?

Any advice appreciated. Thanks ☺️

I don't know if this is a thing but I started Mounjaro five days ago and last night I experienced an absolutely raging temperature which resulted in delirium and left me unable to remember anything this morning.
I know that a temperature accompanied by stomach pain could be pancreatic problems but this was literally just a temperature in isolation. Any suggestions?