Mounjaro / Wegovy with > 5st / 30kg to lose: Thread 2

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Thread 2 of our lovely, welcoming community of MNers using weight-loss injections to lose more than 5 stone / 30 kg.

Sorry you are having a rough time,@JessicaPeach. I found the jump from 2.5 to 5 absolutely brutal.

Me too, in hindsight I wish I'd dialled it back a bit rather than trying to push through. It's such a big jump.

I'm feeling a bit better this afternoon, as though the fog is lifting a little bit. I
Don't know whether to push through now I've already had 2 doses (due the 3rd on Fri eve) or whether to dial back. Also I foolishly ordered a step up pack from zava so I've got the 5mg pen that I'm currently using and a 7.5 to use next! Think I might order a 5 from med express in the meantime with their £40 discount and see where I am after 2mo of 5. Might email zava to see if they are ok with that because I would have liked to stick with them really. Wonder if I'll ever feel the need to use the 7.5! I've got 51lbs left to lose

I'm halfway through the 12.5mg pen, and my weight loss has really slowed. In my head, I know it's probably just retention before my period, but I think the slow loss is starting to bore me. I need to get my bum into the gym.

However, I do have a nice little NSV - I have some expensive silk tops which obviously have no 'give' whatsoever in the fabric, and which previously made me look like a silky sausage. They ALL fit very nicely now, and look lovely. I bought myself a new handbag as a reward 😁

I've just received my first pack from MedExpress and read through this thread. I'm really nervous about starting but I have to, because I've been told to lose weight ahead of an operation. Current BMI almost 37, operation can happen at 30 or a little bit over. I know I just need to get it done but I've got a whole argument going on in my head. I'm seeing a friend tomorrow but after that I'm free till after the weekend, so I think I'll do it either tomorrow night or Friday night.

It's really helpful to read other people's stories, so thank you all. I hope I will be adding to the stories in time.

Can I join? I’m on Mounjaro 5mg. I have about 5 stone to go. I just cannot see myself at my goal weight which is defo the wrong attitude. Loving reading other people’s stories!

Silky sausage made me laugh so much

Took my 6th dose last night, I did 45 clicks on a 5mg pen. Can't risk feeling too rough.

SW 109.6
CW 100.8

So thats just under 9 kg in 6 weeks. No-one has said anything yet although my clothes feel better. I have two pairs of smaller jeans I bought which now do up but I'd say I need to loose at least another 5kg before they're acceptable to wear in public.

Hoping I will hit double figures next week. Would be nice to return to school in September in the smaller jeans....🙏

Weighing in a day early this week as we’re going away tomorrow. 1.8lbs down, which is ok. Not expecting to lose for the rest of the month (in fact I’ll probably gain as I’m on holiday) but very happy that I hit my 2 stone lost milestone!

I wandered over to FB and joined a couple of Mounjaro support groups - all very interesting, lots of different experiences etc. But also lots of user perpetuated food noise, look at my meals posting etc.

And then I realised I was simply replacing the "food noise" I am so happy to be without, with self perpetuated "mounjaro noise" IYKWIM?

Being without food noise is amazing, but it has left some "gaps" if you like - in my mind, in my day, in my life. I'm conscious of it and I'm bringing in new patterns/habits etc to use the space wisely. In a way it's my biggest challenge to date and one I am enjoying exploring very much.

It was a shock when I realised if I'm not careful I could very easily replace food noise with mounjaro noise which would be very much an "own goal".

So I'm out of all the groups now. I just want to do this quietly, enjoy the quite mind, and enjoy the process. Its nice to have the connection with you all on this thread, but beyond that I've decided to keep things close and be wary I don't start to obsess over mounjaro & weight loss especially while I'm not having any side effects.

I just want to enjoy the process & freedom of my mind whiile I focus on the rest of my life.

Word for word this is what I'm doing lol

On here, TikTok, facebook, x, Reddit - I'm consuming ALL the mounjaro content and it's almost making me hungry at times cos I'm convincing myself it's not working 🤦🏼‍♀️

I can't see myself at goal weight - I have no idea what this might look like. In a way I stopped worrying about losing weight years ago as I was only getting bigger after each loss.

I do want to lose weight for my health and as I'm aging I can see how its really important. But I've also made peace with my body as it is. I don't see that as a wrong attitude but self preservation & sanity. Getting caught up in looks/body size etc is not good for me mentally or emotionally. But I am a bit worried about having no idea what by body & life would be like if I was 35 kilos lighter?

Some things I can only take one day at a time, and I guess we need to trust the process.

I can't see myself at a goal weight either. I don't even really have a goal because even if I lost another 100lbs, my BMI would still be 30. So I'm setting some mini goals, but no ultimate one as I'm likely to just be on Mounjaro as long as I'm allowed or until I stop losing any weight at all.

Thanks for this thoughtful reply.

I relate to stopping bothering to try and lose weight due to yoyoing. I did kind of give up- but I have hope now with these drugs.

I’m on Juniper- my box arrived today. I’d been on WeGovy previously so I was able to go straight to 5mg Mounjaro. My anxiety is bad today but made myself do the measurements etc.

I can't see myself at the "healthy" weight the NHS says I should be at because it would mean I literally lose half my body weight and then a little bit extra. That's a whole person. So I've set my first goal as 16 stone and I'll see how I look and feel then, then try and get to 13. When I'm at 13 stone I'll re-assess and see if I think the last 3 stone is possible, or if I'm living an active and healthy lifestyle at that point

A six month update from me. I'm 1lb away from being in the overweight category. Currently on 1.5 of Wegovy. Stats are:
SW 20st BMI 43.9
CW 13.10 BMI 30.2
GW 11st BMI 24
So I've another 38lbs left until goal
Total loss 6st 4lb

I’ve just realised I am absolutely doing this too. I hadn’t even considered it until I read your post but I have replaced wandering into the kitchen with picking up my phone and scrolling through the FB groups. To be honest I mostly get annoyed at a lot of the posts so I think I’ll leave the groups and just stick to these threads which I’ve found much more helpful.

thank you so much for making me think about this!!

we need new proper hobbies 😂

Yes watching the Olympics recently made me realise to get into proper "healthy" BMI territory I actually need to lose a small female Olympic boxer - she's in here somewhere fighting to get out of me.

@RobinEllacotStrike stop it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I might start to picture it like this 🤣🤣🤣

this is an amazing achievement - well done!!

Finally out of the obese category and "only" overweight 🎉

Starting BMI was 38, now 29.9.

Just over 6lb to go to hut my first mini goal, although another 2 stone to reach the healthy range.

Getting there though, baby steps.

Hello!
I started at 109.7 kg and for somebody of 5"4 that's very high.
Currently at 91.2 kg
First target is 78kg - this is to fit into my wedding dress again and will be the weight I was (and thought I was too big 10 years ago)
GW 63kg but tbh I think I came out the womb heavier as I certainly can't remember being that size 😆
My username of 2024christmas is when I would like to achieve 78kg.

I'm torn over what to do with my next pen. Basically I've been on 7.5mg for six weeks and it's still working really well. I have a 10mg pen in the fridge but now I'm dithering whether to go up.

I tried sticking at 5mg for a second month and the effects stopped almost immediately so I ended up using that pen to do 7.5mg shots instead.

So I've been burned by sticking on a dose before, but if 7.5mg is still working after 6 weeks maybe this will be different?

Had my second jab of 5mg on Wednesday night and didn't think I'd had many side effects, until DH wanted to get a curry last night. Safe to say I won't be eating curry again for a long long time!😷