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

its amazing how entrenched my sense of my size is, even though I’m weighing and measuring more than ever and can see that I’m smaller. A pair of my work trousers nearly fell off me reaching up for parcel shelf on a train this week, so I ordered replacements but still can’t believe size L (instead of XL) would fit. I keep ordering all the sizes to be on the safe side and poor parcel shop must be sick of all the returns I’m doing…

I’m a bit stuck and haven’t lost for a couple of weeks. In fact I put on 2lb, then lost 1lb.
Hoping I’m not going to just sit at this weight!
This weight would appear to be a previous set point, but don’t how to get things shifting again.

I’ve lost 1.5st and am (just) into overweight category. Got another 1.5stone to goal.

Still on 5mg, my 2nd 5mg pen. Perhaps I should have gone up?
Not due to start 7.5mg till after New Year now.

@Witchyandtwitchy we have very similar stats.. I also have stalled and still have 1 and 1/2 stone left to lose. I've been teetering around 12 stone and 11.13 for the best part of 2 weeks now. I know I'm not always eating the best nutrition but I'm way under my calories each day.. probably need to move more? But I've been a bit ill this week. Is there anything you can place your finger on as to why there's a lull?

Could be a combination of small things. My Fitbit says I’ve done less steps, I’ve been busy with more static jobs and my dog has been lame so on restricted walks.

I might get the resistance bands out and do a bit of work with them.
Food wise I’m usually eating 2 meals a day, plenty of fresh veg etc.
Suppression hasn’t been strong, but probably about right as I haven’t been tempted to snack at all and I’m hungry come mealtimes.

When I have a week or 2 with no loss and knowing that I've been under calorie I can generally track it back to time or the month or reduced water intake.

It's stupid really because I know if I don't drink enough I won't lose weight and yet it's the one habit I just cannot make stick without concerted effort.

Can't do anything about getting my period though and that knocks me off track every month 😂

I had a funny five minutes today. I was WFH and bored of the admin task I'm working on, before I knew it I had eaten 3 lunchbox sized chocolate bars and a packet of mentos. I haven't done anything like that for months. It was completely mindless.

BUT, I've realised I'm not that hungry for dinner and served myself a miniscule portion which I've 3ateb and feel satisfied with. So yes I had a mini binge but I have adjusted my following meal naturally.

@SpottyBumPony I surprisingly got a bit munch today and had some peanuts. But then, like you, was unhungry for dinner. Half a fishcake, some broccoli and some buttered leeks. Dh ate the rest.

I'm into the 150s!!! 159.6lbs so only just but I will take it

Someone took a video of our toddler class today and posted it in our chat group and I look ... normal. I look a normal weight. I might have cried a little bit. Seeing myself in unexpected videos before was rotten and a bit of a jump scare.

I got my Christmas nails done today too so I am feeling cheery

Oh and I had another comment today asking if I'd lost a lot of weight, so that's three in a week without any before that, so I've obviously reached some sort of milestone where I do actually look different enough for people to notice!

Brilliant news, well done

That’s fab! Same with me, I’m 159.something just now. I feel like being under 11st is within touching distance now!

Only one person has commented on my weight loss so far. Someone else said I looked different the other night though and asked if I’d done something to my hair (not really…..I’d brushed it, which is an achievement these days!).

Weigh and jab day. Injection 15.

weekly loss - 1.7 lbs
total mj loss - 28.7 lbs
total loss - 34.7 lbs

My BMI is 25.1 so hopefully I will make my goal of healthy BMI by Xmas.

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Thought I'd share this snacky thing for anyone trying to steer clear of carbs. DH and DD have done me a home made advent calendar this year and one of the things in it has been these crunchy cheese things. It's like freeze dried cheese so really crunchy, really savoury and comes in Gouda, Red Leicester or Cheddar. From Sainsburys apparently and 120 calories a pack.

I have also done this this week - have really wanted to snack and have eaten a whole packet of chocolate nuts over the course of two days. Unsurprisingly I have had no loss this week. DH thinks I'm really tired which I think is right - tiredness for me is very dangerous when it comes to food. It feels strange though to suddenly want to do this, doesn't it? And worries me a lot! I ate less after to compensate on one day but the other I ate a huge meal to see if it stopped me being so hungry.

So here's to another week. I need to concentrate on drinking water and eating protein. If I can lose two pounds this week I will get to two stone.

Is anyone stopping for Xmas week? I think I am. Not because I want to eat loads. But because I'm scared of the side effects if I mess up on a meal. All I have to do is eat more fat and I'm so sick. Quite hard to stay in control
Of that during Xmas when eating so many rich meals. DH is worried I'll spend all week cooking and then be too frightened to eat anything. So I'm going to wait to inject and see how I get on.

Excuse me for just a moment.

THERE'S A 12 ON MY SCALES!!!!!!!

12st 13lbs

Started as 15st 7.5lb, there's not been a 12 at the beginning of my weight since I was a pre-teen.

Brilliant @SpiderMother and @InfoSecInTheCity celebrating you both!

I’m very much sticking with it over Christmas. I’m genuinely quite excited to have all the nice bits of the week without over-indulging in food and drink and feeling shame about it. but I can take or leave roast dinner type food anyway. It is bowls of crisps and chocolates that are the issue, and I’m already surrounded by them.
Does your jab wear off that quickly @Tipster100? I would expect there still to be a fair amount of the drug in your system anyway?

Well done! That's fabulous progress!

Amazing!! Congrats. It's so nice to see a new number on the scales.

🥳🥳🥳🥳

That's amazing! Well done!

I took my injection on Thursday and was starving from about Saturday!! Starting stuffing chocolate nuts on Monday. I need to reorder today - think I am still going to stick with 5mg esp as having a few days break over Xmas and don't want to then go for bigger dose. Am sure it must just be being so tired making me hungry. Have prob not been drinking enough water and putting myself first. But essentially I've not really had much hunger suppression ever in MJ just low volume on the noise which has stopped me eating normally.

Another 2lb gone this morning! Now 12 stone 7lbs down from 15stone 10 at my start in September!
So happy and a big one for me I've actually willingly started being in photos again!

Well done everyone! I saw an 11 this morning! I've taken first 10mg this morning because in the past Christmas over indulgence has been the end of all dieting. I'm on a cruise in January and am dreading managing all the food placed in front of me. I know that if I just stick to little tastes it's fine - the consequences of bigger indulgences have been pretty catastrophic😳

Celebrating all the 11 and 12's showing on the scales!! I'm looking forward to joining you but still a long way off (in the 14's).

Wondering how many September starters will be left with me long into the New year?

@Bumblebeehum I'm sure I'll still be with you. My weight loss has been slow and steady. I've lost about 26lbs since September 7th and have another three stone to go. I'm in awe (and envious :-)) of posters who have passed the three stone mark already, but I don't mind too much as the scales are moving in the right direction and I'm happy to take my time.

@friendlymummy I've lost similar in the same period. I see others losing faster but mostly I just concentrate on the pounds I have lost. I certainly wouldn't have lost them without MJ.

@InfoSecInTheCity @doodleschnoodle well done on your new weight bracket. I'm hovering around a stone bracket, can't really celebrate until I'm there consistently. But I'm sure it will happen eventually. Off to drink some more water to help...