Moun-June-ers 2024 - Baggy Pants, Baggy Tops, Baggy Bras AHOY

[Callmejudith]

New thread gang!

@AutumnStorms11 thank you! Just a bit frustrating to be moving up and down 3 lbs over the course of a week 🤷‍♀️ Congrats on getting sooooo close to a healthy bmi! Amazing!!

thank you!
First dose was 27th June. Very quick at first, and then slowed to 1-2lbs a week.
I always exercised but since June I really ramped it up - I work out at least an hour a day, sometimes 2. I'll continue with this and with healthy eating, but I'm really happy with where I'm at right now! Best decision I ever made! 😀

@IReallyNeedThisToWork keep going - I get how frustrating it must be though!

Loads of amazing losses well done all.

I'm doing ok with the maintenance. I have had a couple of xmas events already and it's actually amazing how much less I can eat these days, if I eat a "before portion" sized meal I just feel rank and really bloated and gassy. I realised the other day when I was on MJ I hardly ever farted :)

Second dose of third 10mg pen today.
SW 252.6 lb
CW 199.6 lb
Total loss: 53 lbs

Woo-hoo hit my goal of being under 200lbs by end of year!
Now wondering if I could manage to get to under 14 stone (196 lbs) before New Year. 4 lbs would do it just about...

Nice one @Megarea, you absolutely can!

Big moment here - yesterday I threw out all my shapewear 😂

Whooohoo @Megarea Congrats!! 🎉🎉🎉
😂 @Callmejudithdoubt I will ever get rid of mine due to the skin😫

Thanks for all of the positivity and encouragement when I was being a negative Nelly! Normal service seems to have been resumed and I am down 3lbs this week!! 🎉🎉🎉

Fast 800 SW: 17 st 7lbs
MJ SW: 16st 12lbs
CW: 12st!!

So, so close to my target of being in the 11s by Christmas! Feeling all excited again. Bit of an emotional rollercoaster couple of weeks tbh😂

Hi all, it’s been a wee while as I stopped MJ at the end of October and started the tough maintenance phase - just wanted to give an update to anyone who wants to know what life is like off of it!
SW: 13st 3 (I think?!)
end October: 10st 7.5
CW: 10st 11
ive put 3.5 back on but frankly a bit surprised as let me tell you, the appetite does come back. I knew I’d put a bit back on regardless of what happened as I’ve gone from very limited eating on MJ to a regular calorie intake.
Here’s what I’ve been working on though:-

1. ive embraced soup for lunch when im in the office. Soup is good. Used to be 2-3 items from Greggs and now I’m all about that soup life!
2. when it comes to the evenings, where I used to just eat eat eat, I remind myself I never needed that on MJ and one snack will do just fine
3. I’m still doing weekly weigh ins, just to keep track so I don’t go off the rails
4. im TRYING to drink more water. It was hard on MJ as I just didn’t want anything - now I can handle it, water it is!
5. I’ve kept up the same order when I get a takeaway as when I had no appetite and it’s enough. If I had the extras I’d eat them, but wouldn’t need them, so why do it to myself?

Not perfect behaviour on my part by far but the MJ has definitely given me the tools and perspective to deal with it better. We’ll see how Christmas goes!!!!!

Great to hear how your getting on @Lynsey14 and I hope you can continue.

fab to hear the lbs dropped again@IReallyNeedThisToWork

I’m holding at 9st13 at the moment but bmi not under 25 yet, I’ve lost 3stone now and very happy with where I am. Im going to stay on 2.5mg for the last couple of weeks then go it alone in January. I do have one back up pen in the fridge for a reset if I need it next year. But I’m also a soup for lunch girl and salad when it’s warmer. I made a tasty pea n ham soup this week using juice from cooking the ham joint in slow cooker. That’s been yum.

Sorry Mumsnet is misbehaving. It put your name in, @Callmejudith and then won't let me delete it!

I am similarly struggling with hunger/food cravings now I am off MJ but it's been 2 months now and I haven't put any weight on.

It's mainly okay but I have been doing 60+ hour weeks for a couple of months now and that's starting to take its toll, because nothing makes you want food more than being really tired.

We got my big work project finished today so I am really hopeful that I can rest and recuperate over the next few weeks. I guess this is really just my reminder that actually managing the food isn't the biggest difficulty. It's managing the rest of my life so the food can follow.

Anyway, tonight is a night for fizzy wine and celebrations so quite glad not to be on MJ from that perspective!

Wow, 26 week weigh in! Half the year has flown by and I'm so happy with the results!

After what feels like ages on 1lb a week, I've lost a huge 3lb this week 👏🏻

SW 13st 7lb BMI 36.9
CW 10st 1lb BMI 27.5

Total loss 48lb, and over 25% of my body weight.

You’ve put no weight on?! You are my hero!

11.11 this week. Another pound off.

Still have 2 pens left. Can't decide if I will buy anymore.

Wow, hadn't thought of it like that - I've lost 26% of body weight - over a quarter of me! It just seems unreal!

Same as me. 11.11 today. Two pens in fridge. Do I buy more and maybe keep as a safety net if weight piles on. Planning on using the two I have but doing 3.75 or 2.5 to get more doses out of the pens.

@daffodilandtulip losing over quarter of your body weight is amazing. This drug truely is life changing.

i ordered some size 12 jeans which arrived a few days ago but they looked too small so I waited to try them on till this morning and the fitted with ease! So I have some fab black jeans to wear out not that I have anywhere to go too but hopefully they’ll get an outing soon. Plus a nice top in a 14 which looked good on I’m never gonna be smaller on the top.

Thanks @AutumnStorms11 as well as the obvious health benefits, it's the little things that I've noticed - when I curl up on a chair, when I cut my toenails, when I see my legs, my knees not creaking.

@Bitezbabe

I just can't decide. I need the money for Christmas really.

Week 28 weigh in for me…
Im still on 5mg and haven’t injected every week due to a bad infection and loads of antibiotics. To top it off I’ve now got the cold/flu that’s going around 😩

I have got 3 higher strength pens in the fridge. Ive been reordering the 5mg for the last couple but It’s so hard to not order anymore. I think it’s the fear of putting all the weight back on when I get to target. I like the idea of having a few more sat there “just in case”
Feels like the food noise has been replaced with buying more pens noise! 🙈

SW 16st
CW 12st 3lb
Total loss 53lb

Ah it was a gain for me this week of 1lb. Which is the first in all this time I think.
I think more snacking has snuck in, which really worries me. Wondering about finally upping dose over Christmas as I’ve been on 5mg for months.

SW 15st12
CW 11st8

@Time4changeagain Sorry to hear you’re feeling crappy😔

I DEFINITELY have the ‘buying more pens noise’! Alongside the ‘which pharmacy to settle with’ noise 😫 and the ‘will there be great January discount codes’ noise!!!

Thankfully, the ‘buy more pens just in case’ noise has been trounced by the ‘how the hell would I hide them from DS’ who is here for 10 days over Christmas noise!

@JomonotFomo Christmas is a hard time to navigate so don’t beat yourself up. I have finally gone up to 7.5 after months on 5 and frankly have no appetite at all! I am not repulsed by food and eat when I sit down with a plate but genuinely rarely have any interest and am so stuffed after minimal amounts that I am having to make myself eat enough to ensure I have adequate calories every day.

Bizarrely though, I reckon I could happily go and get the tub of Celebrations from the car and scoff all of the maltesers! 🤷‍♀️

@IReallyNeedThisToWork
Aww… Now you’ve got me thinking will there be great January discount codes 🤔
Ive put all my pens into one box so it’s easier to hide lol

Going down slowly but surely here
SW 89.5kg
CW 73kg
GW 65kg

Beginning to think the end might be possible in spring! Great too hear about all doing so well.