Moun-June-ers 2024 - Baggy Pants Brigade Ahoy!

[Callmejudith]

New thread to track our baggy pants progress

@SarahB88 well done! So exciting about possibly trying for a baby too!

Morning all fantastic losses!
I am over 1.5 stone down now in four weeks which is amazing!

I wanted to ask if anyone else has been having strange period cycles? I am on pop so usually have minimal regular periods. Two weeks ago I had a very heavy one and looks like another one has started this morning. I have seen some vitamin the internet saying that there can be an effect on periods - either stopping or having more but am concerned about the frequency and heaviness. Any anecdotes much appreciated thanks!

I did recently have a smear that was all clear.

Weighed in today, and not only has the holiday weight gone, but I'm down nearly two kilo from when we left and finally into the seventies.

SW 89.5kg
CW 78.9 kg
GW 65 kg

Husband put on two kilos over the hols, so I think I finally weigh less than him!

Good morning all, good to hear about your continued losses.

I've moved down a stone bracket this morning - 15st 13lbs!

I last weighed 15 stone something in 2016, when I had my gallbladder removed.

well done @Snozzlemaid ! Lovely to see the new stone bracket...

@pinkstinks i think fat stores have a lot of oestrogen in them so if your dropping fat fast and it floods your body with oestrogen then it’s going to have a hormone impact. I don’t know for sure but I’m in my 50s so had horrid time through peri-meno and getting hrt right I’m quite sensitive to oestrogen imbalance.

@Callmejudith great weight loss.

@Snozzlemaid i had my GB taken out 12yrs ago but I’ve had similar achy discomfort in the same place on/off taking MJ. I even googled phantom GB pain have you been ok? I already eat lower fat because of it but now I’m no spicy foods or wine as it just makes me ill.

Im edging closer to the magic 11st that I’ve not been underneath for years! 11st2lbs this morning.. would like to get to 10st as that’s BMI25 as I’m a shorty. Averaging 1.5-2lbs a week drop but taking a lot work on calorie restriction & exercise go get that still. I knew it would slow down once I reached my plateau point and it has. But without MJ I’d be lucky to see 2lbs a month come off & be miserably hungry all the time.

@WheresSummer99 I've had no problems at all since having mine out and nothing now on MJ either.
I've been able to eat what I like since having it removed, which is what has led me here I guess.

Ooh the scales say 16st this morning.

That's edging towards 2st lost since June 29th.

My weight loss is very sloooooow.

I started in June on 2.5mg
July 5mg
August I stayed on 5mg

Sw 78kg
Cw 69kg

I have 2 5mg doses left and a new 7.5 pen. Frustratingly slow but on the right direction

Hello! Can I join you? I started on Mounjaro June 16, and it's been a revelation. Next to no side effects, craving protein and salad instead of bread and butter (and that's when I'm hungry, which is rarely)

SW: 17st 10lb
CW 16st 4lb

As for goal weight, when I first started I was aiming for about 13st, but if they'll allow me to stay on it, I think I'd like to go all the way to 10st 7lb - the upper end of normal weight for my height. Although I think my kids might freak out if I managed that - the lightest they've known me is about 15 stone!

Do your kids actually notice? Mine haven’t said anything at all and I’ve dropped 2 dress sizes mine are both girls 12&17! Think the teen is noticed I’m eating less just not said much.

They don't really notice at the moment, but I think if I manage to go down from a size 20 to a size 12, they probably would!

I've definitely had their friends occasionally asking why I'm fat when they were much smaller, and the older one (13) has apparently been teased for having a fat mum more recently.

They're definitely noticing that mum is only cooking salads for dinner now though 😂

@SarahB88 well done on your loss and how exciting to planning a new baby 😍
@Callmejudith hope you're getting on ok today with the bonus dose.
@pinkstinks I am way beyond periods but did have some weird ovary twinges in the first few weeks. As wheressummer said, I have read about fat cells releasing oestrogen which could well be the cause. I've also read about a number of people who have had changes to their cycles.
@TheShellBeach congrats!
@Notcms anything DOWN is fab!
@TempusFuckit welcome! I have only just set interim goals as didn't really believe that I would actually ever lose enough to bother! I am only know wondering if I could really make it down to a 'healthy' weight😁

Thanks so much both - that’s really helpful.
Got a call with the Voy dr tomorrow as well so hopefully they say similar.
I imagine there’s not a lot of research on women let alone women having periods!

@TempusFuckit welcome!!

I have boys so I'm lucky if they notice anything at all but actually my DS14 did say my legs were looking muscly the other day - I'm taking it as a compliment!

Bonus dose all good so far, though only had a protein shake so far today need to eat something.

DH wants to go to the pub tonight for dinner which is usually what we do the day before holiday. I would usually inhale a whole calzone but actually might try their steak

@SarahB88 ooh exciting! When you look at something that weighs almost 10kg, it's so impressive to think this is what you have lost. Amazing!

@Callmejudith congrats, thats fabulous.

@achangeofnameisasgoodasarest that's impressive considering you had a holiday thrown in.

@Snozzlemaid Woop! Woop! 🙌

@WheresSummer99 almost in the 10s!

@TheShellBeach congrats!

@Notcms it's the direction that's important. We are all different. Well done on your loss so far.

@TempusFuckit welcome! I hadn't considered this before, that my daughter has never seen me thin (or my DH come to think of it).

I have message boy to ask to stay on 7.5 for my next pen. They sent me back a generic email about the titration plans so not sure if they read it properly but we shall see. Still feeling icky for 2 days post flab-jab so not sure I want to go to 10 next week just yet. 7.5 seems to be ok, wears off towards the end of the week but I am using this as practice to try to control the hunger and still make good food decisions.

Scales said 15 3.5 this morning so 2 more gone this week and still 3 days to official weigh in. 14s here I come!

Voy not boy!

I asked Voy to keep me on 2.5 my second month and they did so fingers crossed they sort it out!

@Sewfrickinamazeballs and I asked for a second 5 pen which was sorted very quickly. I did use the ‘speak to a clinician’ system though so that might have been why! 😂

Thanks! Thats good to know. It's due to be shipped early next week so hopefully will all be ok

How are people finding the 7.5? I'm feeling nothing 😢 I feel like I've eaten way more this last week. I don't feel too much suppression going on and I look to have gained. Real weigh day is weds but I'm juat not feeling as positive. This is my second week on 7.5 so thought it would really kick in hard by now. Little disappointed but hoping it's just a blip and I'll feel like I did before with the next dose on weds. 🤞

Sorry to hear you aren't feeling much.

I had to go down to 5mg today as the sickness and stomach ache was so bad. The supression was ok but mainly because of sickness and stomach pain and the runs. I had food noise though as I wanted it but was too sick to eat loads.

Yum both sound tasty.

Have a lovely holiday.

NSV for me today - we visited somewhere for a walk this afternoon and I changed into my walking boots once we'd got there and parked up.
I can now bend forward enough to do them up without having to find somewhere to raise my foot up on!
My huge belly has got in the way of doing this previously.