Mounjaro August starters #7

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Thread 7 for August starters. Congrats for sticking with us for (up to) 13 weeks now!

@poppym12 Hope the meds help soon. What did they think was wrong?

Chest infection @weaseleyes. It's not uncommon for me to need meds after a seemingly simple virus as my lungs are pretty delicate. I wasn't expecting to feel this crappy for so long though so I hope the steroids work their magic soon.

No wonder you've been feeling so rotten. Your body may be getting some interesting mixed messages about eating, though!

Just had a bit of Greek yoghurt with chia seeds after my rather unhealthy lunch of leftovers. Should help with protein and constipation.

I bought cottage cheese last week but didn't get through it before it went off. An issue with a few lunch options. Luckily DH eats the yoghurt too so that should help.

@annaspanner18 @Pinkjenny Similar feelings here too. I'm just over 2 stone down, taking me to 13 st 7' which still feels v heavy for being 5'3, and I am still still obese. I know I've got further to go, but I'm already a bit nervous (dysmorphic??) about getting smaller. I'm 46, was a solid size 18 when I started MJ; am now a size 16. i think another stone and a half will take me into a size 14 which is what I was a decade ago and which maybe feels like a good rest point? I think I'll look pretty gaunt and weird any smaller; I'm very curvy with small waist/big hips, which looked a bit harsh when I was much younger and smaller. Also I'd like a little chub to cushion my features as I get older. Happy to see my tummy getting smaller, genuinely incredible, v sad to see my boobs get smaller but that was always the trade-off. I'm in reasonable shape through a lot of yoga but am now amping up weight training, and hoping to get into some decent cardio now that's so much easier at a lower weight (who knew??).

Sorry, that was a bit of a ramble and maybe not what you're asking. I guess I'd assumed I'd be able to lose the weight, get in shape, and that would be fine. Hadn't really expected all the emotional stuff, looking in the mirror and wondering who I am.

@20bloodypounds I bow to your knowledge

@lookathatbookcase similar body shape to me thi I'm 5f 7

For those of you worried about the weightloss, I would say why not consider slowing the loss right down. I had a bit of a panic about 6 weeks in. As most know, I have ridiculous appetite suppression on 2.5, which has eased a bit, but does mean I'm not really that wild about eating and in the early days I was a bit eager and the weight came off quite fast. This in turn made me panic.

I'm now going for approximately 1lb a week, which is very manageable and means that the weight isn't falling off me. This is going to give me time to adjust to my own body and also know that this will be sustainable.

I think that over the years, we've probably all got used to draconian diets and a mad rush to lose weight, which I then would put back on again. I know I've been through this cycle so many times, I don't even want to hazard a guess how many it would be.

If I keep going at 1lb a week for another 10 weeks, in addition to the weight I've already lost, I'll be there. I've done 10 weeks so far and it has been ok. Not without its challenges, but it is very sustainable.

I've said this a few times but I think one of the gifts of MJ is long-term diet sustainability. I read the threads of the starters from earlier in the year and so many are still going and I think that is amazing and really hopeful.

Thanks @Blondeshavemorefun but it doesn't make the weight come off any faster! Having a bit of a stall at the moment, must take my own advice and drink more water.

@NippyCrab labs by any chance? I swear they are closely related to goats for their appetite for random stuff! Mines a labradoodle but used to steal the socks from the children’s feet and eat them! He once poo’d out 7 stolen items including a rubber gardening glove!

@WorriedRelative -I’m also going to be somewhere around 30c plus but don’t have a fridge in my room, and will have only taken a dose! I’ve ordered an insulin wallet and will have to see how I go.

Also, I noticed in Sainsbury’s yesterday that are selling MyProtein clear whey for (I think) £10 nectar price.

@MargoLivebetter good advice, thanks. I'm going on holiday in 3 weeks time and I'm keen to get over this stall, ideally to lose 4 pounds in that period since it will take me to a magical number where my weight in stones and pounds matches my birthday dd/mm However, even if I lose nothing, I'll still be way down from where I started, and I'll still be going on holiday.

@MargoLivebetter if I slowed it down any more - usually a lb - then I wouldn't lose any 😂

@Usernamechangeforthis12 thanks for the tip about Sainsbury's. I don't have one nearby but will pass one later in the week so can call in

Just read on another thread one lady has eaten one slice of ham all day

That's madness 🥲🥲

Happy Monday all ... hope everyone's day is going ok....

@MabelSpan - congrats on the loss and achievement ! You must be chuffed !

@lookathatbookcase I am a Clear Whey protein fan too - a couple of weeks back I ordered a multi-variety pack from Amazon; just to know if i would like them really instead of ordering a tub of one particular flavour - my favourite in that pack was Grape, Raspberry Lemonade and Strawberry & Kiwi - BUT... Tesco's now have on clubcard price (£12) instead of £15.00 - and they have the Vimto flavour!!! GORGEOUS BEYOND WORDS..... !!!!

@WorriedRelative I strongly recommend the Clear Whey protein - so many nice flavours to choose from and I don't find them overly sweet at all... it sits on my stomach much better than the protein shakes i was buying in Lidl & Aldi for example;

@poppym12 - sorry you're feeling poorly still; but so pleased your GP prescribed you the antibiotics - sending virtual hugs for a speedy recovery....

I was at the gym/pool this morning at 6.15am! RIDICULOUS TIME I KNOW! But i couldn't get back to sleep at around 5am having woken again for a wee! and i had had about 7 ish hours so i thought why not? Go at a different time of the day and see how busy it was ... yes it was busy... but i actually liked it; it was still dark outside and the pool had the underwater lights on and it felt really lovely TBH - so chuffed with myself that did a couple of hours there; came back did loads of cleaning, just having a peppermint tea and have already drank 2 litres of water today - cooking a chicken omelette and salad for dinner - so looking forward to that; its jab day tomorrow and the appetite has come back a bit yesterday and today but am still being mindful of what to eat - although i really fancy a McRib from Maccy's but am not !!! x

Christ! That's eating disorder territory!

I sometimes do one meal a day at the weekend but I then have a bigger / more calorific meal to make up for it.

She's going to screw her metabolism like that.

@MargoLivebetter Thanks for the comment - useful to be reminded that slow is ok too. My pattern at the moment seems to be a couple of weeks of sts, then a drop of 3-4 lb, which I guess is 1-2lb per week? Have wondered whether even to go back to 2.5mg again to see what that feels like.

@Changinghabits1973 haven't tried the Vimto flavour yet but that's a strong recommend. Am also another fan of very early exercise - when I lived in Brighton ages ago, I loved having early swims in winter alongside all the folks with lots of tattoos and body mods etc; it felt like swimming with strange sea creatures (I have a bunch of inkwork too so no judgement there!),

@lookathatbookcase - love that !!! Is Brighton full of strange creatures??! I am only asking as it's one place i have never been but would love to !!

The early morning swim yes was great ! But am tired now and cant believe its not even 5pm - i could honestly go to bed right now !!! But i am going to try and last until 8.30pm !!! 😂

Sorry to hear you’re unwell @poppym12 - hope
the meds kick in quick.

I injected last night - went for somewhere around 6.25 mg if I counted clicks correctly! Suppression has started to feel a bit more like my usual mj levels today and think food noise dimming again, though I’ve also got the sulphur burps back which I have not missed at all. Wonder why they’re back? It may be that I made a roast dinner last night and then injected a little while after eating; perhaps I should have given myself a bit more time to digest that - it was beef which is pretty difficult to digest for me I think anyway. I had meat, 2 small roasties, half a Yorkshire pudding and a pile of veg - felt like it was all really greasy actually even though DH and DD said it wasn’t and wolfed it down as usual.

On a happier (sort of) note I was thinking today I’m 2 stone off a healthy weight - now I know 2 stone is still a long way to go but this is the first time in I don’t know how many years I’ve started to feel like I’ll get there! Usually I’m ecstatic to get a total of 2 stone off, but whilst I always intend to keep it up I think it’s been many years since I’ve actually believed in my ability to do that, I think internally I’ve always been resigned that ‘a bit less fat’ is the best I’ll ever manage. There’s a way to go and I’m prepared for it to take a long time, but the idea that I could get down to 11 and a bit stone again for the first time since my teens doesn’t seem that outlandish (although honestly I’ll be happy to be 12 stone something which hopefully I should head into that bracket in the next month or so)

They are Damnations! And they would also eat puke and poo. When it's busy tourist season we have to limit where we can go because of littering with human waste urgh!

It’s so interesting reading about everyone’s journeys and how different we all are. I need to start counting calories because I genuinely don’t know if I’m eating too little or too much. I feel like I don’t eat that much, but also my scales aren’t moving much! I have hovered around the same figure most of this month…again.

I think my MJ journey will come to an end soon, as I’m 4kg away from BMI 25. I have 13kg total to get to my previous/goal weight, but I’m worried about not getting a prescription in the coming months. Especially if I try to switch providers for maintenance as my BMI will already be lower.

So I have a couple of pens left in the fridge - I might just have to make do with that and go it alone in the new year! It feels a bit daunting but I’m so glad to have had you all with me during my journey.

I've done 3.75 today 🙃 I actually had the 4th dose of the 2.5mg pen left, so I had that and then it was 13 clicks until I had to hard twist. Once it released I wound back to zero and did 30 clicks for my 1.25mg, I just chucked the pen afterwards

@poppym12 wee soul, rest up and hopefully the meds kick in..

@Usernamechangeforthis12 I've had labs and spaniels and these Dalmatians take me to the limit of my medication haha. Well one does, he's honestly been a trial to say the ultimate least! The new puppy is my 7th spotty dog.

I'm majorly constipated. I've had 2 prunes and I will have another 2 after a peppermint tea. I've had chia seeds in my breakfast the last 2 mornings and the lactulose and Dulcolax isn't really working. Plus I don't want to medicate myself to 💩. So ive bought prunes, they are actually nice i dont know what i exoected. I'm shattered, I kept waking up for a pee last night and I was nearly piddling myself which isn't at all normal for me, the last 3 nights I've peed a LOT overnight. I'm paranoid I'm going to pee myself at night now because of last night. I must have went into such a deep sleep with both my medication and being tired. I don't feel I have an infection at all and no pain. I'm not dribbling at all in the day but I'm now panicking wtaf if I pee the bed.
Please don't howl with laughing but I actually went and bought Tena pants because of last night ffs. My DH is thinking this is hilarious, he's away back to work now, left at 1pm. Asshole that he is 🤣🤣🤣

@eeeeeeeee you’ll be missed ! I think I remember you from the early days!

Hello you snake hipped buggers :) @WorriedRelative Tuna for protein! 1 tin = 30g
@ninjacrab and all labrador owners - I just cut my lab/collies toenails. One flicked her way - she ate it. That is however one of the more pleasant snacks....

Well i made the decision and have ordered a 2nd 7.5g tonight. If I struggle later I will top up a smidge with the bonus dose. Dont wanna chance any side effects and have had none at all so far thankfully.
See how it goes :)

Sorry I wrote more messages and then got busy with something else and they've deleted so apologies to anyone I've missed! @eeeeeeeee that fabulous to be so close to target!

Some beach photos from earlier