Moun-June-ers 2024 continued

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Continuation thread for the June 2024 Mounjaro starters.

@TheShellBeach how have you managed to avoid WhatsApp??

Thank you.

Just used ordinary texting.

There are at least two of us!

I thought I was the last of the dinosaurs! 🦕🦖

I can manage Whatsapp as we use it between family but my provider's coaching is on Zoom which I missed out on totally!

We are away on our break and I found a local gym this morning and did a great workout. SIL is currently doing a fry up and I’ve had a bowl of Greek yoghurt. MJ just makes it so easy to resist!

in other news I wrote to Voy and asked them whether I could have the 30% off app discount this month (last month my pen ended up being free) and they wrote back and said I get 30% off now for the duration of the subscription which is amazing!

Just back from some pretty soggy camping. Usually drink loads in the evenings but we started a bottle of wine day 1 and still didn't finish it by day 4. Loads of walking and swimming, but pretty limited on food options so was a tough week.

Flab jab and weigh day. Just taken my last 5mg, Voy already emailed to say my 7.5mg has been approved. Eek!

SW 17st 7.4
CW 16st 0.3

Loss this week 0.1lb. Minuscule, but it wasn't a gain (also TMI but barely went to the loo when away so I'm hoping for a whoosh next week).

Think I've just about caught up on the chat, some great losses and progress, well done everyone.

@Callmejudith what is the 30% discount? Haven't seen this and I have the app.

First dose of second 5mg pen dose today. I'll probably move up to 7.5mg next pen but just wanted a few more weeks to get totally ok with 5mg.

SW 252.6 lb
CW 231.6 lb

Total loss: 21 lb

After a static/slight gain week last week (most probably heat related) I have had a whoosh of nearly 5lbs!
Due to Royal Mail screw up I also had the new pen delivered a day late with melted blocks but it was still cool to the touch and has been consistently in fridge since so I've gone with it but will be monitoring to see if it's feeling as effective as the other doses.

@Sewfrickinamazeballs Apparwntky, Voy sent emails to customers who hadn't downloaded the app a few weeks and offering them 30% off if they did. I had downloaded the app a few days prior to this so didn't get the email. I am going to speak to them and ask if they will honour this discount as I have the app. If not, I’m off to The Care Pharmacy!

@IReallyNeedThisToWork thanks, that's a bit sneaky of them. I'll email too, nothing to lose

@Callmejudith good on you for finding a gym! I shaved just joined the local leisure centre so all I need to do now is buy a decent sports bra and then get myself through the door!🤦‍♀️

Can I just check - is the Voy discount £30 or 30%? Have read different things in different places 😁

@IReallyNeedThisToWork @Sewfrickinamazeballs if you want to PM me your email I’m happy to forward the email I received. I think they’d honour it

@Megarea congrats on the 5lb woosh and WOW on 21lbs!! You must be so pleased!

@IReallyNeedThisToWork - I am utterly delighted. I have PCOS and I have never been able to lose weight as smoothly and consistently as on Mounjaro.
Fingers crossed for you getting the discount!

The Voy discount is £85 so the pen costs £144.

@TheShellBeach no, that's the one for new starters. This is a different one

NSV - a friend who I haven't seen since I started losing weight (and doesn't know I am trying), noticed I had lost weight today (it's a stone and many more to go).

Got me thinking how different my reactions are to people noticing when I have lost weight. This felt like a positive thing but comments aren't welcome from anyone who has previously made any snippy/PA comment about my weight or there is the slightest hint of a backhanded compliment - I guess I don't fully like the kind of people who are likely to do that, which must have something to do with it as one person can say exactly the same as someone else and I know one be welcome/fine and the other be the exact opposite! Just remembering a few things from the last time (this time will, of course but the ultimate last time) I lost a significant amount of weight and became slim... 🙄.

Last night/this morning I had Sulfur burps for the first time (6 weeks in now). I think they are very strongly linked to the entire 'low cal' pizza I had for dinner last night. Have seriously cut down on carbs during this but suppression was low yesterday and we're off on holiday later so cupboards bare...and this was in the freezer. Lesson learnt!

Brilliant @Megarea and wow at the 5 lb whoosh 😃!!

@Tirzepatide that’s fabulous that people are noticing!

I was going to post today to say the opposite, I’m 30lb down and nobody’s noticed, I know I’m not doing for anyone else but I’m surprised nobody has said anything as feel much better and surely there must be some difference 😂

Since January I've lost 3st 5lb and only my hairdresser has noticed.
Actually my GP did, too, but nobody else.
I've gone down two dress sizes.

It's a really interesting one!

I was talking to a friend this morning and the fact that nobody comments on other people's weight loss/gain etc (unless specifically to be rude, such as teenage boys calling you a fat cunt!).

It's become quite a taboo subject and I know I brought my children up never to judge someone by their size (colour/race/religion etc) and to never comment unless invited. If nobody knows you've been trying, they haven't been 'invited'.

Interestingly, a very good friend had a gastric sleeve last year and most of her friends know so it seems to be ok to comment on how thin she is.

The only 2 people who have commented on me (and it is so bloody obvious now!) is my son who hasn't seen me for 6 months who politely said 'You appear to have lost some weight' 😂 and the above mentioned friend who knows I am trying (but not about MJ!)

Weekly weigh in:

20/5 Fast800 SW: 17st 7lbs
19/6 MJ SW: 16st 12lbs

Wk 1: - 7lbs
Wk 2: - 4lbs
Wk 3: - 3 lbs
Wk 4: - 2lbs
Wk 5: - 5lbs!!!!! 😱😱😱

CW: 15st 5lbs!!!

Total loss on MJ in 5 weeks - 21lbs!

5lbs to my first target and the weight I managed to get down to four years ago. Anything below that and I'll be my lightest in about 15 years!

Great work @IReallyNeedThisToWork thays amazing!!

that is so true, maybe as I’m not actively on SW or something I’m not giving people an in to comment.

@IReallyNeedThisToWork - 21lbs!!! Snap 😁

That's brilliant! Really good going.