MJ August starters #5

[Wingingit11]

Welcome, August starters ! Can’t believe we are on thread 5🫣

Gosh I'm slightly jealous of all of you finding 5mg so easy, I'm dreading my next one tomorrow! Can't tell whether it's the Mounjaro or just continuing bad life events

I took about 6mg I think through syringe draw at end of pen that I used initially at 3.75 then into 5. Still had to bin a bit!

Suppression has been super strong today. Could only manage about half of dinner and only has a bag of crisps for lunch... not the best!! But usually I manage much more. No idea why it's so strong today!! Injected on Tuesday!

3rd 5mg dose tomorrow. Since starting 5mg I’ve had amazing suppression but breakthrough bleeding. I’m on the mini pill and haven’t had this since starting it about two years ago.

New scales arrived today but I haven’t set them up yet. I binned the last lot after they told me I’d gained 3lb after having a wee!

I know this sounds silly but does anyone else feel at peace a little bit like wow this is actually it.

I used to be slim pre Covid size 10-12, regular gym goer and very fit. (In physical sense of the word!!)

Covid really messed things up for me, I fell out of all of my routines as gyms closed/kids home etc. and just never really got it back, and in the years since it happened I have slowly just got bigger and bigger. Overall putting on nearly five stone. almost half of what I used to weigh!!

For a long time getting back to that weight and place seemed unreachable, like this new me was just what I had to accept. Who I now was.

These last few weeks I have suddenly found peace and now getting back to that place now seems not only reachable but something that IS going to happen.

It's strange how MJ seems to have affected my mindset. It has taken away so much 'noise' I usually have in my brain, I'm speaking nicely to myself now rather than treating myself like crap...

Sorry for rambling but I hope many more of you are starting to feel like this as it's such a nicer place to be.

Nearly 2 stone down won't be long until I'm halfway there 😊😊 it's my birthday in February and I hope I'll be at my goal weight for it!

@owlyboo, that's a great way to be feeling. I think I feel similar.

I'm glad you're feeling the same way!!

I've had a tough last couple of years with a divorce and whole new normal and I suddenly just feel able to breathe again and have some clarity.

Just suddenly feels like I have a hold of everything and 2025 will definitely be my year to shine 💛

I had my 2nd 5mg late Thursday evening. Feeling much more normal this week than last week. Bit of suppression but leaning on my will power too.

Some moments I feel slimmer, but I’ve been in comfy baggy clothes for so long that I’m not really noticing any getting looser. It’s really weird to imagine myself slim. It must be about 10 years since I was anything smaller than a size 18.

Today has been a bit odd for me. There's been a crunchie incident and a chicken nuggets incident. I still have only ended up on about 1300 calories but good god the guilt. I think it's psychological because I've moved my jab to tomorrow night as we're going to a christening and I didn't want to feel rough.

I'll be sensible tomorrow and jab when we get home. But it's just shown me how important willpower is too.

@ChunkyMunky if you can manage it maybe take some photos to help you see progress. I haven't actually done any yet as I didn't want to take photos in my undies with how I felt I looked but it's a good way to see it. I did it when I lost weight years ago and it really helped me see the little changes!

@Pinkjenny you've still managed to stay within low calories so that's great. You're enjoyed a little of what you like, that's balance definitely don't feel guilty!

I've been eating pretty much whatever just much less of it!

@owlyboo thank you! I'm trying to be grateful that I'm going to get dressed for the christening over a stone lighter and not beat myself up about it

@Pinkjenny YES! What a fabulous feeling! Have a great time at the christening!

@owlyboo I had to take pictures to order my first pen but deleted them as soon as my order was approved. It was not a pretty sight!

I have got some holiday photos from this summer though, that will serve as suitable ‘before’ images. I knew I was big when we went away but seeing the photos afterwards was truly heartbreaking. But as least it gave me the shove I needed to do something about it.

@ChunkyMunky the photos I had to send were also horrific. I took them in shorts and t shirt but still I also deleted them! They make me send the horrific photo everytime I order!!

Oh I also have the AWFUL holiday pics! I'll have to dig them out I tried to block them from my memory 😂

Mine look silvery actually, maybe they’re old ones resurfacing again 😂I had horrid stretch marks when I initially gained the weight!

I too deleted the photos I took to get my 1st prescription. Wish I didn’t now, as I don’t have a proper before photo, I’ve been fully avoiding the camera!

@eeeeeeeee that's one of the things I'm looking forward to when I've lost all the weight! Being present and IN THE PHOTO!

@owlyboo yesss! Here’s to us not having to strategically angle ourselves to hide our figures away!

@eeeeeeeee standing front and centre 🙌

Well after my week from hell last week I decided to do my 3rd 5mg jab a day late and all went OK this morning and so far nothing like last week which I am very grateful for!!
Latest progress -

We were out yesterday for a push afternoon tea for my birthday. The main plates were fine but I found the cakes getting a bit much and then they brought out a lovely birthday cake!
I really struggled with even a small piece of that and then had indigestion all yesterday evening

probably too much and too rich food - I’m looking forward to getting back to eating more normally today

I took my 3rd 5mg on weds. (Starting date was 14/08 ) I've been farting about with the same couple of pounds for 3 weeks and lost an odd lb (which is fine by me)
Just weighed this morning and am -3lb since weds. Not feeling the level of suppression described here by others, but definitely feeling a complete calmness and positivity and eating really clean. Now I need to decide if to order 5mg again or go up!

Morning. I'm so frustrated I still haven't lost that last 0.5lb to take me to having lost a stone! At this rate I'm going to have to chop off a limb to lose anymore weight!

Still having the neverending period too, but at least my low mood has finally lifted. I'm wondering if it's hampering my body's ability to shift anymore weight?

Considering deleting my jab today, I've been hit by a horrid cold and I feel rubbish already, worried about adding extra side effects into that! But I move teams at work on Tuesday and I don't want to be poorly for that either.

((Hugs)) the plateaux is shit. I totally understand your frustration