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MJ - what's been the highlight of your journey so far?

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3wDavid · 20/08/2024 14:10

We're all in it to lose weight, but there's so much more than just seeing the numbers tick down on the scales.

Anyone who's been on it for a little while knows that it can be a bit of a roller coaster at times - there's the side effects here and there, there's the dreaded "stalls", there's the secrecy around it in some cases, but there's also the weight loss, seeing the numbers go down on the scales, or your favorite pair of jeans get all loose and baggy and suddenly not quite fitting into your old clothes anymore, there's the new-found confidence, or seeing your photo taken and not cringing at the image because "wait a minute I actually like what I see"...

You get the gist. So what's IT for you so far? What's been the highlight of your journey to date?

Mine is my mind is finally catching up too and it's fascinating, I look in the mirror and in the past week or so, I am finally seeing the difference (for reference, I've been on it for almost 13 weeks, lost 18 kg / nearly 3 stone). I felt that I looked the same and I felt kind of the same the past 2.5 months and then out of nowhere I see it for myself. It's amazing. One huge highlight has also been the supportive community I have found here, as cheesy as it sounds. I have a very supportive DH, who knows about it, I've spoken with him at lenght before even taking the plunge, but I have found my people in here, and it feels amazing to have a tribe. We're all on our own unique journeys...yet we're also on the same journey together, and I think that's beautiful.

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LionAndEmperor13 · 27/08/2024 15:59

Similar to you, I'm still getting used to seeing the new me!
For the first time in years I like having my photo taken, and I'm not dreading going on holiday next week. I'm looking forward to clothes shopping again. I'm having fun getting out old clothes, a lot of which now fit again. (I was a size 6 through my twenties and went up to size 18 before MJ. Not quite there yet - I don't actually want to be - but I'm comfortable in a 12 now).
I also like being able to sit in a chair and cross my legs again😀
Most of all I'm enjoying feeling confident in myself again. I'm eating very healthily and my skin is glowing!
I'll definitely keep it up after I quit MJ.

ToBeOrNotToBee · 27/08/2024 16:04

The mirror finally reflecting the image of me I have in my head.
And my periods normalising without medication.
I have insulin resistant pcos, hypothyroidism and a growing list of autoimmune disorders. Losing weight by diet alone was impossible, I spent the last three years permanently hungry, counting calories, macros, desperate to shove my face. Now I barely think about food at all. This is how it is meant to feel.

User6874356 · 27/08/2024 16:13

For me it was jumping in and out swimming pools and water slides on holiday with dds. I got so fat before I was uncomfortable in my own body. I’m still losing but I feel human again

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