Mounjaro September Support (3)

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Another gathering of losers! 💪

Previous thread here: Mounjaro September Support (2) www.mumsnet.com/Talk/weight-loss-injections/5170252-mounjaro-september-support-2

Thanks for the discount codes @HippoPortlyMouse I've managed to get stocked up until end of March (when I hope to be out of Obese!) ♥️

So close! (I'm at 35.27) 🙂

@bumblebeehum how do you stock up? I thought you were only allowed one pen at a time? I think I've missed something!! Pls let me know the secret!

You can order as many as you like afaik - I have anyway, I do stick to the same dose though so maybe that makes a difference? (5mg)

I like to have two full pens in the fridge in case I can't afford any more next year!

I’m 9.13.8 today!!!!!!! Never thought I would weigh under ten stone ever again!

I am on 7.5 for the first time this week. No side effects, just no appetite.

Hi all, I’ve been away with work for a couple of weeks so here’s an update for the last couple of weeks, it’s pretty boring! I’ve maintained, nothing lost and nothing gained. I did see the ghost of Christmas future though; I had two days where I ate rich carby food and had a few drinks and my week 1 symptoms of sulphur burps and diarrhoea returned. So now I know that I’m going to have to be quite careful over Christmas which is doable, at least I know!

Thanks @Bumblebeehum where do you order from?

Simple pharmacy and curely pharmacy let you order multiple.

They do only let you reorder a certain amount of weeks in though.

I use 5 doses out of my pens and only buy one at a time. But as soon as I can order the next one, I do. So they are stocked up. Then if I am a bit skint one month, I can skip.

I only buy one at a time though as I have a lot to lose to will probably need to go up dosage at certain points. Though I try to stay on the doses as long as possible.

I've ordered multiples from Ashcroft and Curely (it helps to change suppliers as well as they never ask how much you have in stock).

My son takes some meds that are always short on stock so a bit paranoid about running out of M (it also helps me visualize a future weight)

Many congratulations @SpiderMother

@SwiftiesVSLestat I have a LOT to lose, I had no idea things had got so bad, but realistically I had 100lbs to lose from the September start date.

I'm on 40 clicks of 5mg. My plan is to start moving up gradually when the weight loss stalls (I'm doing well on 40 clicks though - average of 2lbs a week, with nice suppression)

@HippoPortlyMouse thanks for your encouraging post. I have never thought I do suffer from SAD but I definitely think the weather has affected me. Work is also insane at the moment and I'm performance managing an extremely difficult/toxic person which is hugely stressful - none of that helping!

I go through weird phases of feeling like I'm not losing at all, but then today looked back to where I was 3 weeks ago and it was 6lb more than I am now. I think I'm weighing too often and have tried to ease off on that.

Re stocking up on pens, I'm heading in that direction. I'm on 7.5mg but have already got a 10mg pen in the fridge - I couldn't resist the price on IQ Doctor so although I am already with Oushk I ordered from IQ (£131 including delivery?!). I'm not planning to go up a dose necessarily so could get an extra dose out of that pen if I decide to do that. I will also order a pen from Oushk this weekend I think because I want to have a regular ordering record from them as I approach maintenance. No idea how long that will take but I have around 20 pounds to go, so could be a few months yet. I think the last few pounds will take a long time as I will not have EVER been at that weight beyond when I was literally 22. I'm 174lb at the moment at 5'8 aged 54, at my lowest two years ago I got down to 165lb but have spent the majority of my adult life between 200-248lb.

Good grief but I'm sick of yo-yo dieting. I really hope this is it for me - if I have to stay on these drugs for life, or until a better treatment comes around, I will do so.

I've just ordered from curely, their questionnaire process was really easy to use. There's a black friday offer too so I got a 5mg pen for just over £100

Finally seeing losses after 3 months of nothing!

I went up to 10mg pen on Wednesday. I've had no symptoms at all so far, a little slow digestion and constipation but nothing major. Yesterday my stomach exploded. I've been in bed since with painful cramping and regular trips to the loo. Maybe a stomach bug... maybe the MJ.

I like to look at my graph to remind myself it's probably worth it 😭

Hi all!
Weigh in day for me today and jab number 11! Decided to stick with 5mg to see me over the Christmas period and it's working for me with good suppression. I have a 7.5mg pen in the fridge for January,
I'm delighted to see a new number on the scales this morning! I've set my goal as 10.7 but depending on how I feel, I might stop at 11 as don't want to look too gaunt!

Sw 13.7
Cw 11.13
Gw 10.7

Posted the wrong graph oops

Thank you! I feel great and so much more happier with the way my body is. I honestly didnt think it wouldn’t work due to years of trying different diets but its such a good feeling to see the results and goals i never thought i would reach. X

I haven't updated for a while but I lurk every day, and thought I'd check in!

Starting weight 1st September 12 stone 5
Current weight 10 stone 11
Goal weight somewhere in the 9s

After a great start I have been experimenting the last 3 weeks with intuitive eating rather than calorie counting. This on the whole had gone well, I've lost slowly but surely averaging 1lb a week(ish). It has been nice to have a break from weighing and measuring, however I've noticed the last week or so I've been having a lot more sugar/ chocolate and have felt a bit more 'bingey'. So, from tomorrow I'm planning a pre-christmas 'push', back to tracking my food on mfp and aiming for low to no upf.

I'm currently on a 3.75 dose from a 5 pen. Aiming to use up this pen on this dose then I have a 5 ready in the fridge. I'll decide when I start that pen whether to up the dose, and if so whether to go to 50 clicks or the full dose of 5.

Love hearing about everyone's progress. Well done everybody!

I just bought my Xmas party dress and I've gone for a size 10! Torn between believing it won't fit and disbelief that it might I've given myself enough time to return and get another size if needed! I do have some heavy duty shapewear to help me on my way.

Not that I feel svelte in any way as my period is here and true to form I am 2lbs heavier than I was yesterday morning. Hooray for bloating. But I will power through! Jab day tomorrow.

Loving the graphs!

I've got pics of me taken by DH in my underwear in a hidden folder on my phone (no one needs to accidentally see those) at various points along this 'journey' and seeing the latest ones compared to the starting ones is really amazing. I still have a couple of stone to go, but the difference is huge, and when I am struggling to see it in the mirror I look at those photos and my weight graphs to remind myself how far I've come.

I still think of myself as being the size I was think, and can't wrap my head around being smaller. Like I will wake up tomorrow and 40lbs will have gone back on

Weekly update and no loss this week.

Starting weight - 217.5 lbs
Current weight - 184.5 lbs
Total loss - 33 lbs

Week by week:
End of week 1 - 212.5 lbs
End of week 2 - 209.6 lbs
End of week 3 - 205.9 lbs
End of week 4 - 204.1 lbs
End of week 5 - 202.8 lbs
End of week 6 - 200.8 lbs
End of week 7 - 198.6 lbs
End of week 8 - 197 lbs
End of week 9 - 195.1 lbs
End of week 10 - 192.4 lbs
End of week 11 - 190.6 lbs
End of week 12 - 190 lbs
End of week 13 - 187.8 lbs
End of week 14 - 184.3 lbs
End of week 15 - 184.5 lbs

Checking-in with a 2lb loss

SW: 245
CW: 211
GW1: 199
GW2: tbc

When I started My Fitness Pal in 2013 I was 212, I'm finally showing a 1lb loss over all time on MFP!

(Anyone remember calorie-count.com before MFP? I was a big user of that, used to be properly obsessed with numbers!)

I just weighed this morning and although I haven't lost anything I also haven't gained after my sugary chocolatey week! I'm hoping with a bit of a push this week and upping the exercise I'll see a couple of lbs off by next week (fingers crossed)

Still 10 stone 11

Week 14 and am 1lb more than my last official weigh in 3 weeks ago.

I was unexpectedly away from home and missed two injections. I injected 5mg on Saturday and have had no issues.

Still aiming to get under the next stone bracket by Christmas.

Just out of a very helpful maintenance consultation with Oushk. I’m not quite there yet (not below 25 BMI) but have gone below my ‘in my head’ target weight without too much effort since September, so want to think about the future. I was impressed by the options available and flexibility, and no hard sell in terms of trying to keep me buying meds for ever. It’s a very human service which I like (the prescriber has been on MJ herself).

Sticking with current dose until January for sure, as this weekend the festive crisps and chocolates came out. I ate some, but didn’t go mad, which is my long term goal. Crisps seem to be my downfall more than chocolate, which is a total turnaround from pre-MJ (when I would happily skip meals to eat only cake).

Does anyone know if IQ doctor price match other providers with discounts?

I was coming on to post exactly the same @EBoo80 - also had a maintenance consultation today and found it really helpful and reassuring. I'm only 3 pounds from 25 BMI now and was worried I'd left it too late to move and would end up with a hard cut off with no ongoing support. I've got an ongoing plan now and feel happy - I've always felt I could lose the weight but I think the real test is finding a way to maintain and I hope with this ongoing support that is now achievable.