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

I'm up to 10mg here and really struggling to eat much, not really having other side effects though. Have managed a protein shake so far today and felt a bit nauseous after.

I mean this will be good in terms of weight loss as it seemed to have stalled a bit but think I should be eating a bit more really. But feeling fine otherwise.

I'm down from 101kg to 87kg now and had my first comment today from a neighbour, who said I looked 'more fit' and had I been swimming more? which was nice as I feel I still look very overweight. Still got the massive boobs though, hope they might decrease a bit with time.

Anyone else on 10mg and how are you finding it?

Hira is on the FB group apologising for problems with deliveries up to Christmas, I wonder if they are struggling with demand. This concerns me a bit for the future. I'm wondering about going with someone a bit less 'popular' as I don't need the level of support some of the FB group seem to need / demand.

I saw that! My husband ordered a week ago and his hasn't been approved yet, but it's not due to be delivered to 18th so may be they are doing things in order of date.

I'm not clear whether the issue is at their end or if they're just having issues with delayed deliveries from Royal Mail etc due to weather/business. The post didn't really give any actual info about what the problem is! Maybe it's in comments, I haven't waded through them!

Has the post been deleted now? I can't find it!

I think so, it was a bit odd.

@Orangesandlemons77 I moved up to 10mg on Sunday. My suppression was so extreme on Monday I could only eat a few bites of chicken for dinner and felt ridiculously full. It actually worried me a bit as I felt so bloated and uncomfortable on Tuesday, and the full feeling/bloatedness only eased off on Weds night. The rest of the week has been fine. I'm going to take my dose as normal this weekend, but if the same thing happens again, I'm going back to 7.5mg, which was working well for me. I would have chosen to stay on 7.5mg but Voy sent my new pen out early. Weirdly, I have really lost this week despite not eating much.

I'm also with Voy who have asked if I want to stay on 10mg or move up, I have asked to stay for now. I will see how it goes. It does seem quite a strong dose

I'm staying on 7.5mg although have 10mg in the fridge - I'll do 45 click doses I think. My weight loss has really slowed now (1lb per week) but I'm also really not trying to diet at ALL and am focusing on trying to fix a bit of a broken relationship with food. I'm enjoying allowing myself to eat whatever I like, although am naturally choosing fairly healthy choices.

@85reasons that’s how I feel too, eating smaller amounts of what I like rather than changing my whole diet. That feels like it’s something I can sustain. Before I lost weight by giving up carbs altogether and that’s not just sustainable for me.

Im on my second dose of 7.5 this week. Last week I didn’t feel much different to 5 but this week I have really lost my appetite. I found it hard to eat yesterday and am down another pound since Thursday.

Exactly @SpiderMother - I'd reached the stage where a life of normal eating felt impossible and complete abstention from carbs the only way to a) stop bingeing and b) lose weight. Which of course was doable for a certain period but never sustainable.

It's really interesting to think about the impact this could have on the huge industry that has sprung up around convincing us all to eat this way or that way, and to follow a set programme. Actually as I'm realising, it's just about eating less. And I say "just", whilst knowing that this is only possible with support (for me, anyway). I KNEW I needed to just eat less, but couldn't manage it consistently over the long term.

My pen from Cloud arrived today, which is pretty impressive as I only ordered as a new customer yesterday lunchtime!

I'm going back down to 3.75 though, I've tried three weeks now of 5 and I'm just unable to eat enough to be healthy. I woke up dizzy and nauseous today and I'm pretty sure it's because I've been eating under 800 calories for most of the last three weeks. Great for weight loss of course but not so good for general health! I want to get back to the balance I had on 2.5, where I could eat 1200-1400 calories without feeling I was forcing myself and be full.

I think my maintenance dose is going to be pretty low, maybe 2.5 or even lower. I seem to be a bit of an over responder to it, good in someways but not so much in others!

I’m officially overweight rather than obese. My weigh ins are skewed due to going away and my jab day has changed but will post next week the progress. Just celebrating this major milestone.

Well done @HOL2024 that's amazing. 💐🌟

Moving from obese to overweight is my first major milestone. Hopefully I will join you soon.

Thank you! I’m now a 14 top and 16 bottoms. Just trying to work out my next major milestone.

Hi all, I’m now on weigh in 14ish after three months of MJ. 1.5 pound off this week which ends a couple of weeks of no changes. I’ve just started a 5 pen but I'm only doing 35 clicks as I’m building slowly due to sensitivity. I’m finding I have a lot of reflux and digestion is really slow, so I don’t feel amazing. I’m now about 9 pounds from my target and looking at my weight loss over three months I think it will be another two months. Have a great week all.

Hi all, I haven’t posted in ages but keeping an eye on this page. The progress everyone is making is remarkable, as is the way we all respond to MJ so differently.

I’m on week 15, 2nd week of 10mg and a massive 50 pounds down! My BMI is 30.9 from 39.4 so still officially obese (just) but feel amazing!

The absence of food noise is everything for me, as genuinely I still don’t feel any suppression. I’m making healthy choices and tracking calories (1000-1200 daily) but still can and do eat big portions at times.

Those that suffer with constipation - I did a bit on the lower doses but not at all from 7.5mg upwards. Bizarre!

Good to read everyone's progress. I'm bizarrely 3 pounds heavier today than I was yesterday. I know it's not real so I'll step away from the scales for a week. I've got a couple of meals out this week but supression is good and I think I'll manage to make good choices. I've been adjusting the day for my injection to get to a Friday, that gives me the best chance of actually enjoying my Christmas day meal, and fits in with other social plans.

I didn't tell me dh I was doing this and after 14 weeks he is starting to notice that I'm not eating much at mealtimes.

@20bloodypounds thats annoying but as you say it isn’t real so try not to worry! Happened to me earlier this week, a 1.5 rise in one day but then it went back down. Not sure why.

ive just noticed that my injection site in my belly from this week is red and irritated for the first time ever! So strange. Not itchy or anything. Weird.

also has anyone else notice either of these things?

1. i have no bum now! Trying to do glutes exercises with weights but not doing much so far!
2. i was getting a black chin hair (sorry tmi!!) before MJ but I’ve noticed in the past couple of weeks it has completely gone. May have nothing to do with weight loss but I did read something about fat cells storing excess estrogen?

1lb loss this week

Starting weight - 217.5 lbs
Current weight - 183.4 lbs
Total loss - 34.1 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
End of week 16 - 183.4 lbs

Morning!

Checking in with my standard 2lb loss. I've been on 3.28mg for 5 weeks now with 2lbs each week.

SW: 245
CW: 209 (15% gone)
GW1: 199

I'm finding it harder to resist Christmas treats now that we're bombarded with 'eat lovely food' advertising.

Hoping to stick with 40 clicks until Christmas which will allow me to eat a decent meal without overdoing it.

Weekly official weigh-in:

SW: 203lbs
CW: 161.6lbs
GW: 135lbs

So another couple of pounds this week, which seems to be what I've settled at, which is fine with me.

Jab day too so am trying 3.75 again this week and will see how I go.

Week 14ish check in, 24.5 weight loss. I think that's about 1.5lbs per week.

Progress has not been consistent, it has been up and down.

@Bumblebeehum I'm the opposite with Christmas food adverts. It's really putting me off looking at sickly puddings dripping with cream. 2 plain prunes will suffice!

Some amazing losses here! I seem to be ambling along at about a pound a week which I think is making me stop obsessing about the scales, because frankly there is no drama to be found in the numbers! I wonder whether that's contributed to my general feeling of flatness.. I feel a bit like I'm scratching around for something to get excited about - I wonder if it's the lack of dopamine hits from food, or even from dieting itself..

The weather definitely is NOT helping (thank you @HippoPortlyMouse for your supportive post a few days ago re S.A.D.). Work is really tough at the moment too and I feel under a lot of pressure to perform.

However - a few NSVs recently, mostly in the form of managing to fit into favourite old "slim" clothes again. I'm about 7 pounds away from my slimmest weight in decades, which I reached briefly two years ago. Prior to that I had not been that kind of weight for 30 years...

This journey is bringing up lots of feelings - is anyone else feeling that way? Like suddenly being able to be thin is a distinct possibility, and it's not a struggle, and it all is very surreal having spent my whole life battling to get (and stay) there.

I get what you mean about the slight flatness and the weird feeling that it might actually be achievable to get to goal, after a lifetime of not actually believing that it's one of weird.

I'm losing 1-2 lb a week, I'm in a routine, it just feels like I'm plodding along.

What does help is my spreadsheet. I know it's a bit geeky, but being able to take a look every now and then and see the graph going down, and see the difference between highest and lowest weight. I also slit my goal into lots of teeny tiny parts, so I get to recognise the achievements frequently. 7lb loss, 5% bodyweight, quarter to goal...... I have about 20 goals written down and I make a note of the date I hit them.