Mid July Mounjaro starters #2

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Red t I'm bmi 29 and 11.9lb

Strips I'm bmi 25.6 and 10.5lb

Agree neither are great pics tbh.

@HeBeaverandSheBeaver the angles of those photos are different to one another so hard to compare, the weight lost pic is closer too so each looks more similar in a 2d image than probably in real life.

im not one for horizontal stripes at the best of times too, so maybe the stripes vs the block white of the t shirt doesn’t accentuate as much as you think. We often wear baggy clothes so people don’t know our shape underneath so when we’re brave enough to wear more form fitting clothing people don’t make the connection

go hunt out that t shirt in the heavier pic and do a comparative photo ☺️

I’m 1.5 stone down and nobody has apparently noticed, but then I don’t look overly different, the forward bloat is less (women of certain age.. 😣) so the width of me may not have changed so much. Oh sees it more I think than I do, it’s hard to really notice… except now now the jeans I’m wearing tomorrow haven’t gone anywhere near my behind since before the pandemic and even then they were tight. Not so much any more. I’ve lost 6” from my waist.

bear in mind that a lot of people are so busy with their own shit they don’t notice anything about others

i was talking to OH about this bigger subject add said that not all our friends ARE friends. Some of them have a vested interest in us being ‘the fat one’

there are some incredible people on the Juniper FB group who have lost staggering amounts of weight, like 3, 4 or 5 stone and nobody said anything positive to them. Or a snippy remark from the mother like I had when I lost a whole heap after DS was born.

Some of the things people say in Juniper about their partners or family is heartbreaking, just want to scoop them up and hold them.

Thanks @MzHz

That makes sense. I'll see if I can find a better pic and wear same outfit

It's hard to find pics though as I normally avoid them lol.

I hear you!

I took a photo of me trying on new glasses (as OH AND son both say I can’t choose them by myself)

the previous pic I took of myself was in April

before that possibly my son’s secondary graduation day.

he’s almost 19 now 🤣🤣🤣

I'm quite a petite person and have lost a stone far. Only person who has noticed is the other half (as says there's less bum to grab lol) and my mother. No one else has said a word, which can feel a bit disheartening.

I know myself though, that if I see someone has lost weight I'm always cautious about mentioning it as sometimes it's not down to trying and can be medical. I did this to my son's friends mother and said "oh you've lost weight, you look great". Turns out she was poorly and passed sometime later 😔. So unless I know someone is on a health/fitness journey, I'll never mention weight again.

I also agree about the 'fat friend' comment too. Sometimes is hard for so called friends to be supportive- I reckon they're scared of running the risk of replacing you as the fat friend 🤷‍♀️🤣

I agree, I would never comment publicly on someone’s weight - although I would say it to a close friend. It’s just such a touchy subject. I would only say “oh you look lovely in that dress/top etc. Shame really as we could all do with being incentivised a bit!

Checking back in after week 5. I did another 2.5mg as I’d been off on holiday but definitely not getting the same benefits, am hungry at meal times and food noise is back, not as badly but definitely there.

I am happy though as I lost another 1kg, puts my BMI bang on 30:
SW:112kg
CW: 103kg
GW: 85kg

I am going to keep going with the 2.5 and then move up at the end of this course to 5mg.

No one has really noticed that I’ve lost weight, I’m really a tall so it isn’t really obvious, I feel so much better though, my clothes fit and I haven’t got that awful feeling of dread of what am going to wear everything is too tight. Week 6 and overweight BMI here I come

also have lost 4 inches off my waist which I’m delighted about!

Those of you using Voy, have you tried responding to their WhatsApp coaching messsages and ever got an actual response? I sent a question (nothing urgent but clearly wanting a response) but got no reply. Then a week later I get another generic WhatsApp message from them. Seems their WhatsApp coaching is just a bit of a facade?

@HundredMilesAnHour yes I've got responses from the WhatsApp - usually a few hours later - and also had a video call with the coach which actually was more helpful than I thought it was going to be!

Have you had your initial video call? Maybe that needs to happen first to "activate" you in the whatsapp system?

Thanks @Xiaoxiong, yes I had my first video call not long after I started and she said she's WhatsApp me but all I get are these weekly generic messages and no response if/when I reply to them. It's a bit frustrating/disappointing given how expensive Voy is.

I've lost 2 stone and no one has noticed but I'm fine with that. Husband has but only when I discussed it did he mention it

I'm unsure about the 'coaching' side too. Like you, I responded to a message asking how I was getting on. I replied and heard nothing. A week or so passes and today I've received a WhatsApp saying it would be a great idea to photograph my food and send to them which is nothing whatsoever related to what I asked over a week ago. Not sure I can be arsed.

I've had good interaction with the Voy coach on WhatsApp after the initial call. But this week's message is definitely more generic so perhaps the usual coach is not there.

Only one person has noticed my weight loss but I'm happy due to fitting into smaller clothes and I feel a lot slimmer (22lb down).

Thank you!

I bought a pair of cheap jeans a few weeks ago that technically fit but made me look all bulgy (you know those balloon animals at kids parties? Imagine that in denim 😬) but I didn’t bother to send them back because it would cost me almost as much in return postage as I paid for them.

I’m wearing them today and they are so baggy that I will need to either take the waist in or send them to the chazza.

No one has mentioned my weight loss but I have had a couple of ‘not seen you for a while, what have you been doing, you look different’ kinda comments, but that might’ve just been because I was wearing something a bit nicer than my usual paint/plaster splattered sweat pants 😂

I don’t really expect anyone to mention it partly because I had put quite a bit on in a fairly short time frame (which everyone politely ignored) and partly because people are generally more cautious due to not wanting to be perceived as body shaming than they were the lost time I lost a big pile of weight (post pregnancy 11 years ago).

My theory is that most people won’t notice someone else’s weight loss until it gets to the 1.5 to 2 stone loss (approx 2 dress sizes) because we don’t look at each other that closely. Once it gets to 3 stone people seem to recognise that the weight loss was probably something you’ve done on purpose and that it’s taken considerable effort!

Starting to look into pharmacies who are willing to prescribe throughout a slow taper off for maintenance (and who don’t want you to yoyo back up to 30 BMI before prescribing again after a couple of months break)…

Find it difficult cooking for the whole family at the start of the week! I have no appetite and the whole thing makes me feel a bit sick. Luckily DH is also doing MJ so our food bill has greatly reduced, but still need to provide suitable meals for daughters. Bleurgh!!

I find it hard to think about food AT ALL, even in a shop.

Thankfully my DD’s dad is a proper feeder and she’s there a couple of nights a week (and we live on neighbouring streets so I can send her to his for food whenever - sometimes she brings stuff back for me 😂)

Hi all. I’m back from holidays with a 700g gain. We were in France so lots of lovely things around to eat. I definitely ate less than previous holidays, and had to think hard about what I fancied eating, but on the whole enjoyed the food I had- a mix of meats, seafood, salads and patisserie. Very little desire for cheese or pate, which is very new. Had a few drinks as well and did quite a lot of walking/swimming.

So I’m back on it today and feeling positive that the gain will be gone my weigh in day on Friday.

End of week 7/jab 8 today and am now 1st 2lbs down another 0.5lbs to get to my lowest weight since 2019.

I'd stayed on 2.5mg for a second pen but suppression has really dropped on last couple of weeks so along with the final jab I used a fresh needle for the bonus dose...

How's everyone else doing? We are back into routine with return to school so am hoping to get back into a more regular exercise routine to try and build some muscle.

How much exercise is everyone doing alongside the mj?

@ChaChaChooey I love the “non scale victories” of fitting into something that previously looked awful, must feel great! I have some shorts I’d to wear on holiday at the end of the month hanging up in my bedroom!

@Jfw82 congrats on your loss, esp. on holiday! I have lost about the same as you (17lbs) and have about 22-24lbs to go… I did jab 8 yesterday. I have not really started exercising properly but have been walking at least 12 000 steps per day. I am aiming to start running again but slightly concerned it will make me hungry! I just hate the gym etc.

I'm still struggling with feeling lightheaded, breathless and a fast HR with walking uphill. Planned exercise beyond gardening and walking seems impossible
Day3 of jab and usual poor sleep, exhausted and nausea (fairly new) Tomorrow will ease and I'll plan a longer walk

@MyPearlMentor having 22 to go must feel pretty manageable when you're 17lbs down already. Do you have a date when you want to achieve it by?

I've still got about 60 to go but have set myself some mini goals on the way to make it feel more achievable - current one being 6lbs to get down into next stone bracket and after progress so far that feels very achievable!

Terrible tummy ache in the night but not constipated so that's good lol

Not lost over weekend as last weekend away for the summer. Have 6 weeks till our next trip so can really knuckle down and hopefully
Get the last few kg off! 🤞

Diarrhoea sat/sun so took an Imodium. Literally no movement since and no signs of movement either 😂

I refuse to weigh myself until I go to the loo 😂😂

Well after a day back on track I am 1kg lighter today. Brought biscuits from France into office and just babbled one without thinking- need to watch that.

@Jfw82 the mini goals are really helpful for me as well I have sooo many kg to go I need to keep aiming at the next step. I have 700g to get to 5% lost.

Thank you! The next 7lbs is really my watershed moment. I have lost this much weight before on regular diets but then got distracted/bored and fell off the wagon. I kept the weight off for 6 months and then got fat again! So if I can keep going that will be a major achievement. It’s 15 weeks until Xmas so hoping to do it by then.