No turning back - My toolkit has landed

Its finally here.... Eeeek!

This was a rather large box for what I expected to be a small pen containing around 2.5ml of fluid. There was a degree of nerves and anticipation when unboxing my order. I had no idea what to expect but in hindsight, any nerves surrounding the new journey were somewhat unjustified.

My first order contained the following,

• 1 Mounjaro quickpen

• 1 info guide

• 1 needle bin

• 100 small needles

• 100 anti bacterial wipes.

This package arrived on the 4th February. I set everything aside and put the pen in the fridge ready for the 5th of Feb and I had what I'd hoped would be my last filthy meal in a while. A smash burger and sweet potato fries.

Can you spot the trend that lead me to this point?

I've read a lot online and watched countless youtube videos discussing the downsides and side affects of taking Mounjaro, so I made a plan to take my first jab at around 8pm.

My rationale behind this was, "its Friday tomorrow". I was anticipating side affects, so I can get away with feeling ill for 1 day and essentially having 3 days to acclimatise. And if I take my jab at 8pm, I could hopefully sleep through most side affects.

Like a boxer waiting for that first, ding ding, I was off my stool and prepared to have the stuffing knocked outta me.

However, knowing I was taking my jab later that evening, I was pretty sensible with my food during the day of the 5th, psyching myself up for round 1 later that evening.

8pm arrived. This is it.

The first jab seems weirdly unnerving and I had overcomplicated this in my mind. Am I doing this right? Let me read that again. Is the needle on properly? Have I primed the needle enough.

OMG, this is a lot of clicks on the pen, am I doing it right?

I literally questioned every single part of a simple process. But again, this was purely overthinking everything in my mind.

Armed and ready, I jabbed my right thigh for the first time and got in bed to watch TV.

An hour or 2 went by and I was somewhat confused... Should I be feeling something?

I felt absolutely nothing and after a few episodes of the US Office went to sleep around 10:30 that night.

The next morning I woke and again didn't feel remotely different. So I got showered and went about my day.

Due to the amount of research I'd done, I couldn't work out if the jab was doing anything.

In a way, it felt like placebo. I felt like I was convincing myself that I should feel a certain way.... You know those people who read a horoscope, and purposely try and orchestrate scenarios throughout the day so that would be the outcome? Well I felt like that.

After years of chocolate abuse, did I not want chocolate? Or am I telling myself I don't want it because that's how I should feel?

1 day at a time, I moved through Friday, Saturday then Sunday.... No side affects. No cravings. No desire to eat 10,000 calories over the weekend. Nada!

To this day, I couldn't tell you if it was placebo or if the jab was working (I suspect the latter), but either way, the end result was finally something to be positive about.