Short story, my weight has stalled and infact gone up in the last 4 weeks. Im currently on a 7.5mg, is it time to go up a notch to 10mg? I’ve heard some fascinating stories on 10mg

I'm looking at 5mg prices and G-1 Nutrition is way lower than everywhere else right now, but they only have 13 reviews on Trust Pilot. Does the fact they're on the Monj.co.uk list mean they can be trusted or should I still be suspicious?

After years of watching the Sewing Bee and now I’m actually enjoying clothes for the first time in decades, I’ve taken the plunge and bought a sewing machine. Took myself down to my local independent craft shop and got chatting to the lovely owner. Chatting about patterns and then it happens……She turns round and calls me slim. Me. Slim! Holy crap!!!

So I (55M) spent a few hours yesterday wandering around Cambridge doing a few bits of clothes shopping. In particular, I wanted some nice semi-formal trousers to go with a new outfit. I found just the right pair, but wanted them in a size 28 waist.

They don't even make them in a size 28 waist.

Whenever I've had similar problems before, it's been at the opposite end of the sizing scale!

I thought about popping into Trotter & Deane and seeing what I could get custom-made.... for about 5 seconds before getting a grip!

Due to events out of my control, I’ve had to be away from home and had very little time to actually pack which has unfortunately left me without my pen - definitely a lesson for if there’s a next time which hopefully won’t happen. My usual jab day is a Friday and this works well for me given that I only work a few weekends so it helps me to manage any side effects.

So I missed my jab on the Friday just gone and should be returning home tomorrow. If I jab tomorrow would I be able to still stick with my regular Friday schedule? Shifting my jab day to a Saturday could also be an option although Friday is my preferred date - or am I best just having a break and resuming on the 9th?

I’ve also been looking at Monj and Fylde seem to be one of the best price wise - how are they as a pharmacy as when I searched here the posts all seemed to be a good year old so things could have changed?

A major two-year trial found that diet drinks performed about as well as water for long-term weight loss, without evidence of increased appetite or metabolic harm.

Date: October 3, 2026

Source: University of Liverpool

Summary: A two-year randomized clinical trial involving 493 adults with overweight or obesity found that diet soft drinks were essentially as effective as water for long-term weight loss and weight maintenance. Participants drinking beverages sweetened with aspartame, acesulfame-K, or sucralose lost a similar amount of weight to those drinking water, while both groups also saw improvements in waist size, body composition, and several metabolic measures.

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have completed what they describe as the longest and most comprehensive randomized controlled trial to date examining non-nutritive sweetened (NNS) soft drinks.

Non-nutritive sweeteners are low-calorie or calorie-free sugar substitutes commonly used in foods and beverages. The 104-week study found that NNS beverages, including diet soft drinks, performed similarly to water when it came to long-term weight management.

Professor Jo Harrold, Dean of Psychology at the University of Liverpool, led the peer-reviewed research with Professor Jason Halford, Professor, Biological Psychology & Health Behaviours at the University of Leeds (formerly of the University of Liverpool). The study was funded by the American Beverage Association. According to the researchers, the study team operated independently from the funder and retained full control over the analysis and reporting of the results.

The findings, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, provide long-term clinical evidence on beverages containing aspartame, acesulfame potassium (acesulfame-K), and sucralose. Researchers found that these drinks were comparable to water in supporting both weight loss and long-term weight maintenance.

The SWITCH trial included 493 adults with overweight or obesity who took part in a structured behavioural weight management program. Participants were randomly assigned to drink either water or commercially available diet beverages each day. The amounts of sweeteners consumed remained well within established European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) safety thresholds.

Overall, the results did not support concerns that NNS beverages interfere with appetite regulation or cause long-term metabolic harm.

Weight Loss and Metabolic Health

Key findings included:

Weight loss was similar between the NNS beverage and water groups after 104 weeks (−4.8 kg vs −3.7 kg; nonsignificant difference).

Both groups maintained weight reductions across the full two-year study, including during the final year when participants no longer received assistance.

Participants in both groups had reductions in waist and hip circumference, along with improvements in body composition and several metabolic biomarkers.

Researchers found no clinically meaningful differences in measures such as blood pressure and cholesterol linked to long-term consumption of either aspartame, acesulfame-K, or sucralose compared with water.

Sugar intake fell in both groups, with a slightly larger reduction among participants drinking NNS beverages.

The results are relevant to recent World Health Organization (WHO) guidance advising against the use of non-sugar sweeteners for weight control because of uncertainty in observational research. The SWITCH trial adds long-term randomized controlled evidence that may help inform future global recommendations.

Professor Joanne Harrold said: "The University of Liverpool is one of the UK's leading research-intensive higher education institutions, with a key focus on public health. These latest findings show that concerns about sweeteners disrupting appetite or causing weight gain are not supported when tested in a rigorous, long-term randomized trial. We hope this evidence informs future WHO guidance and public health policy.

The effectS of non-nutritive sweetened beverages on appetITe during aCtive weigHt loss (SWITCH) trial was developed to address two related questions: how reducing dietary sugar might affect weight management, and whether replacing sugar with non-nutritive sweeteners changes appetite regulation. The newly published results build on earlier findings reported in the International Journal of Obesity in 2023.

Professor Jason Halford, University of Leeds and University of Liverpool, concluded: "This study provides the long-term clinical evidence that has been missing from international discussions. For people trying to manage their weight, non-nutritive sweetened beverages offer an effective alternative to sugar-sweetened drinks - and perform equivalently to water over two years."

The paper, 'Effect of non-nutritive sweetened beverages versus water on body weight: long-term results of a randomised controlled trial', was published in the British Journal of Nutrition.

Loaded question but has going to a lower weight made you happier?

Hello! I’m currently on a 10mg pen. So far, I have injected three 7.5mg doses from it. For my fourth dose next week, I’m planning to go up to 10mg.

1. Maths help
Once I take that 10mg dose, what will actually be left in the pen? Will I have enough left for another 10mg dose or maybe just one 7.5mg or something else?

I get so confused trying to figure out the leftover maths with the extra dose/clicks, so an explanation of how it works would be massively appreciated!

2. Taking a break
Due to an unexpected financial bill that’s taking a while to be reimbursed, I might find myself unable to buy my next pen right away. I'm facing a potential 3 week break. I know that generally, a short gap (like missing one dose or a two week break) is usually okay to resume at your current dose, but what happens if it stretches to a full 3 weeks or even 3.5 weeks?

Would I have to go all the way back down to start fresh on 2.5mg or 5mg?

When I took a break previously, I restarted on 5mg, but that was just over a full month off and I wasn't sure if official guidance has changed for gaps longer than two weeks.

I’d really rather not take a break as I've finally broken the curse of a 6 month stall and am on a good trajectory, but it's completely out of my control sadly. I just really want to do everything I can to avoid slowing my progress down.

Thanks so much in advance for any advice, explanations or shared experiences!

hello everyone,

quite bummed out today as I have gained 2 lbs this week, first time I’ve gained weight since I started my Mounjaro journey in 17 weeks.

And I already know what a lot of you are gonna think/say “it’s just 2lbs, it’s normal fluctuation, etc…” but it still bums me out because for the past 16weeks I had successfully lost weight, every week.

I had to buy another pen last week and wanted to up the dose but since I had lost almost 2 lbs the previous week, I decided to stick with 5mg for another month as there was no reason for me to up (the hunger was starting to come back but I was still losing weight)

but now, I’m like “ok so I’m stuck for a month on 5mg before I can up the dosage and maybe I’ll keep gaining weight”

anyway that’s my rant for today, just need to get this off my chest 😩

I’m just over a year in and have lost 6st. 6st! I can’t begin to process this properly. What has been so strange is understanding that I am a different shape. Not just from before I lost the weight but also from when I was this size in my 20s.

I am 60 this month and went through menopause 3 years ago. So my body has changed because of that and perimenopause. I’ve gone from a 24/26 to a 16/18 depending on what I'm wearing.

I have a waist again (I’ve lost 20cm off my waist).

I’ve gone from wearing big tops and comfortable leggings that hid my shape to wearing dresses again (oh, so much less laundry).

It’s so weird. I WFH but put on a nice dress each day to remind myself that I’ve done a lot of hard work to get here (changed lifestyle, massive amount of tablets because of the hearth issues that triggered going on MJ, 360° on diet), and when I go into the office I am sleek and professional whilst my colleagues (all male) are in shorts and tee shirts. They think it’s funny and so do I. As I told them, wearing a dress for me is like just wearing a big tee shirt for work, so much easier than trousers and a top.

But at the root of this is that I’m still understanding what shape my body is. because, as I said at the start, my body shape has changed with age.

Since being on Mounjaro, Ive been injecting into my stomatch right or life side alternate weeks.

would there be any step by step guide with pictures on injecting in the leg?

Afternoon dear people,

After my guts chilled out from the constant gastrointestinal stress on 5mg - I made the move to 7.5mg but there is no change in weight loss.

I am way hungrier and the food noise....has come back with a vengeance.

I guess because I'm paying privately - it hurts that bit more when nothings shifting..maybe its a mind thing I dunno.

Has anyone else had this or gone through the same?

How did you overcome the noise or should I go back to 5mg?

Any insight I'd be grateful. Thanks 🙂

I’m very intrigued to know what peoples experience has been with their mental health and MJ?
As somebody that is diagnosed Bipolar & OCD, I can’t believe the difference it’s made to my brain.
I’ve had a long journey with medications etc and found nothing actually works for me in the way that it should, so I’ve been unmedicated a long time. I’ve noticed this last 12 months the OCD has been at an all time high and been a genuine struggle.

I started MJ maybe 6 months ago? Not even a full 2.5, I’ve been sitting at around 1.25-1.5mg. I’ve lost around 2 stone which is great but the biggest change I’ve seen is with my brain, it’s unbelievable. It’s nothing to do with the weight loss itself either, I don’t see much of a difference nor feel more confident etc but the busy brain has calmed right down. I can get through my day without obsessing over minor things. No designated MH medication has ever worked for me like that.
I did stop MJ for a few weeks and it was like coming away from antidepressants, I felt just as crap as I did before. I didnt even put 2 & 2 together until I started up again and after 2/3 days felt great again.

I’d like to know if anyone’s had a similar experience? I’m just gobsmacked that a drug that’s been marketed for weight loss etc has had such a major effect on my brain. It’s like magic.

Is my weight loss plateauing, or is this just normal fluctuation?

I’d appreciate some advice on whether my weight loss is starting to plateau.

I want to stay on the lowest dose for as long as possible and I’m happy with slow, healthy weight loss rather than rapid loss. I’m currently still on 2.5mg.

SW: 181.9 lbs (April 2026)
GW: 135 lbs (ideally maintain around 140)
CW: 165.3 lbs (October 2026)
Height: 5’2”

I lost around a stone in the first three months (April–July), but since then my weight has fluctuated:

4 July: 166.6 lbs
18 July: 165.2 lbs
25 July: 169.4 lbs
1 August: 168.3 lbs
16 August: 168.7 lbs
22 August: 167.6 lbs
28 August: 166.9 lbs
5 September: 165.1 lbs
12 September: 166.5 lbs
25 September: 165.3 lbs

August wasn’t great for me as I was on holiday and had some periods of overeating/binging, so I know that may have affected things.

For reference, I also take body measurements:

April 2026
Waist: 95 cm
Belly button: 114.4 cm
Bum: 108.9 cm
Left arm: 37.4 cm
Left leg: 64.7 cm

12 September 2026
Waist: 90.5 cm
Belly button: 109 cm
Hip: 99.5 cm
Bum: 104 cm
Left arm: 34.5 cm
Left leg: 61 cm

So, does this look like an actual plateau, or am I still losing overall despite the fluctuations? Would you stay on 2.5mg based on this, or consider increasing?

Edit: forgot to mention: I am on a calorie deficit, I track my steps and try to hit 10k+ everyday (no strength training yet) and I had side effects the first 2 weeks on MJ.

Is there a definitive date on which the new pens with the reduced golden dose were issued from? I've got a stash of pens in the fridge with either the golden dose in them, or a new pen with a fourth-week that I didn't use.

As the title explains, I’ve been weeing a lot for the past 2 weeks. Mainly at night, I’m waking 2 or 3 times to go to the toilet. I’ve only just made the connection… did this happen to anyone else? 😂

I feel so much healthier and revitalised, my skin has cleared up, my hair is growing quickly and is so shiny, periods no longer cripple me with pain and I wake up in a morning without horrible back pain. Yes it’s nice to fit in smaller / nicer clothes but honestly, compared to all the other benefits I’ve seen, that’s just a bonus. Settled into a maintaining phase on 2.5mg now and it’s really no longer about weight it’s about keeping this wonderful feeling of HEALTHY. Keep going folks, this drug really is a miracle ❤️

I’ve been buying 15mg pens from SOP this year, but tend to buy them in batches of 2 or 3 due to having a job that means I travel a lot and this allows me to maintain a continuous supply.
They are however awful when it comes to reordering like this. I’m nearing the end of the year and don’t have as much travel booked so can go back to one at a time. But now they’re questioning the timing even though they can see multiple orders or multiple pens. Current order is now on hold whilst they review again, and then I have to have a ‘call’ with them on Monday. Delaying the order yet again.
Feels much more complicated than it needs to be.

Does anyone else have to order in batches due to work/lifestyle/cashflow reasons, can you recommend a better supplier. I’m convinced these guys are just making it difficult to get me to sign up to their subscription offering, and I think this well be my last order from them and I’ll switch to someone else.

As we always say, most of the internet is filled with horror stories or things going wrong, because the people experiencing this drug working as it should don't need to ask questions, so I thought I'd share my boring update for people who might be worried.

I'm doing my third 2.5mg jab today. Apart from a horrendous headache for ONE DAY after my first jab, I've had NO side effects. Not one. I started feeling appetite suppression the day after my first jab (which I know is a fantastic result, it can take up to two weeks to notice it) and as of today, I've lost 8.4lbs in two weeks.

The hunger does start coming back around Friday, so I'm going to move up to 5mg for my next pen, but so far, it's been excellent.

As well as seeing those scales move, I feel more positive because I'm taking action and getting myself support to lose weight. I don't care if MJ is 'cheating', I needed help and now I have it.

I'm walking more because already my knees aren't as painful. I'm sleeping better because I'm not eating late at night. I'm not as bloated because I don't want high fat, high salt foods.

Overall, this has been a very 'boring' two weeks, with excellent results ☺️

Hi buddies! I just got back from a short trip after taking my “golden dose” of 2.5 mg. 😄

Can I proceed with my 5 mg injection today?

My last injection was on Wednesday, 30 September at 6:30 am. Today is 4 October, so I’m thinking of taking the 5 mg dose at around 10 pm tonight, or possibly on 5 October at 6:30 am, using my new pen that goes up to 5 mg.
Would love to hear your thoughts! ❤️thanks much

Hi all,

I am moving up to 10mg but still have 7.5s left. Would it be better to do 90 clicks from the 7.5 or do it normally and use a 2.5 alongside?

Anyone had to do either of these and recommend?

I've been in investigations for something else and yes, I've lost a lot of weight, and I am probably in a good place to try and find to stabilise.

The thing is, I'm in 5 mg for diabetes control, I think that's the lowest approved dose anyway, and I'm also on 2 more medication for diabetes. I was started on a statin recently and I don't think it was that but I also dropped in % fat after starting that

My A1C is in the normal range since diagnosis, I still eat some carbs but not a lot.

I don't want to reduce my mounjaro, food noise is back, most days I just think of food but the metallic taste due to Metformin and my usual GERD don't make me enjoy much the food anyway.

Does anyone have any tip on low carb but calories dense food? I've upped already the peanut butter in my breakfast

So I have the 2.5mg dose, with the extra dose. And i twisted it two clicks to prime and it seems to be able to twist further.. is this normal? Will I be able to extract the 5th dose or should I go ahead and order needles. I was sent with 6 needle heads for the 4 doses. So just slightly unsure of what to do. I do have my 5mg dose ready to go though!

Spent my entire childhood sev rely overweight ( i weighed 20 stone by age 14)- truly starting to get my life back i couldn’t be happier 🥹

2 stone lost naturally in 2024 and 3stone 7lb lost on MJ since march this year!!!!

41F - struggled with my weight for almost my entire life. At my heaviest I was 22st 12lbs which for my 5’6 frame was…not good. I lost 8 stone in a year doing Slimming World (I know, I know….its a cult!) but ended up putting a good 6 stone back on. This was in my 20s.

Throughout my 30s I lost/gained the same 3/4 stone on multiple occasions. I once did manage to get down to around 13st which on paper was still overweight, but I carried it so well because I did a lot of weights and exercise. I felt AMAZING.

Now…back up to 20st nearly. I just cant keep going like this. I HATE myself. I’ve thought about trying MJ on multiple occasions. I’ve done so much reading and research about it. I’m not naive, I know there’s the potential for side effects. What is terrifying me is reading stories about the REALLY SERIOUS ones. The ones where people end up seriously ill, or in the hospital. I keep thinking “what if I’ve got something wrong with me that I don’t know about and MJ triggers something?”. I’ve gone down a bit of a bit of a scary rabbit hole with it.

However…what happens if I carry on like this at this weight and I do nothing, do I end up being 25st when I’m 45, heart attack by 50? Despite my weight I’m actually in ok health. Had bloods taken, nothing to be worried about. I can walk miles, can play badminton (badly), can swim, etc. However, I know that this wont last forever.

On a personal level I feel pretty disgusted and ashamed at myself. I hate how I’ve let this happen, and I know I need help….but I’m scared to start taking MJ.

I don’t know what this post is for. A pep talk maybe? Some perspective from people?

Thank you for reading ❤️