r/mounjarouk

I took MJ and have never looked or felt better. I’m confident, energetic, exercising and doing all this for me, but also so my kids (21,20,19) can confidently live their lives without worrying about a single, lonely mum sitting on the sofa. (Still single, def not lonely)

My beautiful clever feminist daughter came home from university unexpectedly today and I’ve no food in the house: I’m having the inside repainted, I’m just back from a holiday, etc etc. (There’s frozen pizzas, pasta, sauces, granola, milk. Just not yummy foods.)

Asked her for a hug goodnight, and she was huffy, so I asked what was wrong. She said ‘Have you ever thought how your weight loss makes ME feel? Apparently, I now - by having lost weight - make her feel fat and ugly. I was gobsmacked. She does stress eat, but I would never pass comment on her body.

There’s more layers to this, obviously, and after a couple minutes of talking about it, she wanted to stop. I asked that she have more conversations with me, so we can figure it out. But the bottom line is that she feels like my weight loss has made her…want to be less connected to me.

WTAF.

I went to take the fourth dose of my 10mg pen this evening and it would only turn 10 clicks? Completely confused tbh! I’ve been taking Mounjaro for a year and this has never happened to me. I don’t over-prime so no idea what’s happened here. Has anyone else had this issue?

August 19, 2026

Researchers from the UK and Canada found that users of GLP-1 medications - weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro that help regulate appetite and blood sugar levels - often rely on social media, online forums, friends and family for information about the drugs. Almost half (48%) of participants said social media was a source of information, while healthcare professionals were consulted less frequently.

Tonight I set out to beat my post-mounjaro 5k PB.

I only went and beat my 5k PB from my early 30s (I'm 46) when I was doing triathlons. It's not fast by runners' standards but it's fast to me.

I wish I could go back in time and tell the me who tentatively started mounjaro in December 2025 just what she was about to unleash for herself. I don't think she'd have dared to believe that this was even possible.

Feeling quite emotional and so grateful to Mounjaro and to the much bigger version of me who ran while fat (because that was way fucking harder than what I just did, and one reason I can run well now), and who decided to give Mounjaro a try.

Hi everyone,

I’ve been on 2.5mg for about a year but planned to move up to 5mg due to less of an effect.

This coincided with a 4 week break due to travelling. When I spoke to the pharmacist, they said it was fine to just plough on with the 5mg after the break, as guidelines are only to reduce the dose if you’ve had a break of 6+ weeks.

I trusted this answer and have just done my first 5mg injection.

However now I’m massively panicking that I’ve been ill advised! I made the mistake of googling AFTER doing the jab and everything online says contrary to this advice I was given….

Has anyone done this before and been ok? I know I’m probably in for a rough few days. But do I need to be concerned about my safety/more serious concerns?

Please help reassure a very anxious person over here 😭

I've been on MJ over a year and I've lost 42lbs (22%).

I haven't lost anything since March, but I haven't been trying. I've not been tracking and I've been moving house and overwhelmed at work. But I've a BMI of 23.5 and size 10-12 and started wondering would I just not lose the extra 7lbs and stay here.

I ended up getting an inbody scan to see how the ol body fat is because I definitely still have a belly and it's 32%, with most of it being my stomach. That's still in the high range and we've a lot of heart disease/attacks in the family.

To get my fat in check I need to lose almost a stone of fat, and build up more muscle because I'll look too thin otherwise(in my opinion, obviously they didn't give an opinion on my looks).

The good news is my muscle mass is fine as far as the scan says. Obviously it's not a dexa but for what its worth that's good to know. I could do with some more core/upperbody muscle but it's still fine.

But I'm tired, PMSing and a bit burnt out and I don't want to track and plan and protein and lift weights. I don't want to increase my dose and be nauseous and eggy and pukey. I just want to order a Chinese and watch crap on tv.

Sorry, I just needed a whine

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Hi! Can you please recommend your best tasting protein coffee?

I like the Ufit 25 Iced Latte but its out of stock often. I'd also like to switch to decaf if possible.

I've tried the My Protein Iced Latte and can't taste the coffee. It tastes like biscuits to me 🤷‍♀️ Premier Protein Cafe' Latte is drinkable but not great. I also tied adding cokd brew to a vanilla protein shake but that wasn't to my taste either. So before I waste any more money please help a gal out. Or maybe I should just give up...😂

Well, I have unexpectedly hit my second interim target, which was to be the weight I was when I discovered I was expecting my son in 1998. Then I went a couple of pounds beyond that. Why is this unexpected, I hear you ask? Well, gentle reader, let me tell you.

For pretty much half of July and all of August up to this last couple of weeks, the scales have fluctuated up and down at the 80kg mark to the point that I was thinking nothing was working and I’d have to move up the dosage which was particularly annoying given I have two full pens awaiting their turn patiently.

Then, suddenly… whoosh. I know the ‘whoosh effect’ isn’t an actual scientific thing, but it has been a special couple of weeks where I sailed past that blockage and got moving again. My wallet thanks me profoundly.

Trust the process. Bodies are dumb.

Aldi or Lidl do good value work / garden / outdoor clothes; which I have never been able to fit into.

Well I took a chance & bought some stuff about two months ago when they were on post special sale (got one pair of trousers for €2!).

As expected they were a wee bit too tight when I tried them on.

But I pulled them out this morning & to my joy & delight they fit perfectly! - cue a little gardening dance :)

Since you've been on Mounjaro, have you had cravings for alcohol? Have you stopped drinking entirely and how long ish has it been? What dose was the kicker for you?

I hear these stories of success on online forums, but it seems to vary.

I'm only one week and one day in, and it definitely did reduce my alcohol thoughts and usage, but I'm not sure if that was placebo (to an extent). I've since had some thoughts of drinking and have drank once alone but wondering on longer term experiences of others.

My dad, an alcoholic, definitely has reduced drinking on Mounjaro (almost nil) and he usually would drink every single night of varying quantities.

Interested on people's experiences. I would love it to have an impact on me, but I'm realistic and accepting to what may or may not happen.

Thanks