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12 LB WEIGHT LOSS MOUNJARO WEIGHT LOSS WEEK 1💥 Mounjaro Tirzepatide Weight Loss Journey
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Our summary
In this video, the creator of the Countess of Shopping channel reports her first week on Mounjaro (tirzepatide) at 2.5 milligrams. She says she lost 12 pounds and was surprised by the number. She states that she is not a doctor and that this is not medical advice, only her own experience.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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What else the video covers
She says the much-discussed drop in food noise did not happen for her. By her estimate it eased by about five percent, and she still thinks about food a lot, though she says she is not reaching for food as often and went into the late morning without eating. She lists what she credits alongside the drug: more protein, support from a free Mounjaro Facebook group she runs, and drinking more water, which she calls somewhat helpful. She also discusses the prescription process, noting that Mounjaro is approved for type 2 diabetes, that her insurance did not approve it until January 1, 2023, and that she has heard of supply shortages affecting dose availability.
She cautions against comparing numbers, saying she weighed herself at night at the start and in the morning later, and that she had been eating poorly the week before. She reports more energy, less tiredness and better sleep. She also had painful leg cramps for the first two nights, which she says Mounjaro's makers do not list as a side effect, and she attributes them to needing more electrolytes. She walks two miles and had no diarrhea or nausea. She hopes her doctor raises her to five milligrams in two weeks.
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Takeaways
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- 0:00 She says she lost 12 pounds in her first week on Mounjaro and stresses this is her own experience, not medical advice.
- 1:32 She says the food noise did not stop for her; she estimates about a five percent improvement and still thinks about food often.
- 3:36 She lists extra protein, a free Mounjaro accountability group and more water as things she focused on during the week.
- 4:40 She says she is on 2.5 milligrams, expects a possible step to five milligrams next month, and notes dose availability can be a problem.
- 6:16 She warns that her 12 pound figure is affected by weighing at night first and in the morning later, and by eating poorly the week before.
- 8:13 She reports more energy, better sleep and leg cramps the first two nights, and says she had no nausea or diarrhea.
Key moments
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What the video says
As stated in the video, not checked by us. Doses and results are the speaker’s, not advice.
- Medication
- Mounjaro and tirzepatide
- Doses mentioned
- 2.5 mg, 7.5 mg and 10 mg
- Point in the journey
- Week 1
- Weight loss mentioned
- 12 lb
- Side effects mentioned
- diarrhea and fatigue
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
How much weight did she lose in week 1 on Mounjaro?
She says she lost 12 pounds in the first week on 2.5 milligrams. She adds that she weighed herself at night at the start and in the morning later, and had eaten a lot of salty, junk food the week before, so she says the number may not be comparable to others.
Did Mounjaro stop food noise in the first week?
According to the creator, it did not. She says it helped by about five percent at most, and she still thinks about food a lot as someone in recovery from food addiction, though she was not reaching for food as often.
What side effects did she have in week 1 on Mounjaro?
She says she had no diarrhea, nausea or intestinal problems. She did have leg cramps the first two nights, which she says Mounjaro does not claim as a side effect, and she thinks they came from needing more electrolytes.
What dose of Mounjaro was she on?
She says she was on 2.5 milligrams. She understands the dose steps up each month, expects five milligrams next, and mentions a friend who could not find a 7.5 milligram dose and had to go to 10 milligrams.
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About Countess of Shopping
Patient story, 135K subscribers. 10 of their videos are in GLP-1 TV, 233K views between them, mostly on Mounjaro, Zepbound, Compounded semaglutide.
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