Mounjaro August starters #7

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

I'm just listening to this at the moment it's interesting regarding sugar and how our taste receptors respond and tell our brains to eat more. X

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021xv1?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

Amazing NSV's and losses too xx

Yes, my previously epic sugar cravings have disappeared. I can now view chocolate like a normal person, not wanting to scoff anything in sight.

Have just ordered my 7.5mg pen. This 2nd month on 5mg has been such a waste of time & money. Yesterday was really hectic so I ended up only eating about 800 calories (this was unusual) and yet this morning I had gained 0.5lbs!

Assuming my 7.5mg pen arrives on Tuesday, I'm going to jab one day early and hope to kick start things again asap.

Just done some trying on holiday prep and the denim shorts I bought in 2018 after losing weight now fit!

I was actually 5-7kg lighter then, (and under 40) so the weight must be distributed differently.

A pair of size 14 linen trousers and some hiking shorts fitted too, they are a bit snug but I have time to shift a couple more pounds before I go.

Oh well done @ChunkyMunky , @SilverSprings510 and @WorriedRelative . Fabulous achievements 💃💃💃

@NippyCrab it was only brief for me too but so stressful. It just popped up and once I needed to pee it was urgent. The usual clench and wait didn’t seem to work. I was out and made it but only just! It seems to have happened to loads when they go up a dose or jab and will be prepared next time! Thanks for sharing - will have a listen.

@Whoyoutakingto I don’t have a sweet tooth but I had horrible nausea when I had a chai, stupidly thinking it would be a tea but it was actually a syrup - bleugh. And I took my dd out for dinner at a place that sells gluten free fish and chips. It was a big deal for her so couldn’t burst her bubble but had to fight the urge to throw up at the smell of fried food.

@Blondeshavemorefun it was a bad month to be stocking up but I was actually really messed about by Numan and Voy so at one point thought I wouldn’t have a pen at all. Voy was supposed to have dispatched on the 24th but I only received it on Friday morning. Glad to have a little stock though cos am a bit worried that as it’s been in the media a lot it could become harder to source.

Well I lost that kg but nothing more so am sts. Boo

@ChunkyMunky fantastic! It's interesting to read about your feelings and perceptions - feeling thinner, feeling bloated/fatter. I don't think our feelings tell us much about our weight/size at all. For 3 years I managed to convince myself I felt thin and lean despite having to wear bigger and bigger clothes I knew I was deluding myself as I avoided scales and mirrors and I just wanted to believe my incorrect narrative.

@WorriedRelative My denim shorts are a looong way from fitting, but I'm going on hoiday to a hot place so will want to wear light and loose clothes. Tight denims are better suited to the cool Scottish summer!

I've been brave and taken the bonus dose from my final 2.5mg pen - injected 3mg, still feel fine today, I might even think about going up to 3.5mg next week. Go me!

@SilverSprings510 a fab NSV. Well done.

@ChunkyMunky sorry been suffering on what I call a low dose 😛 and need to go lower. Hope you feel better soon

@WorriedRelative wow at 14 !!

Envious

@Arraminta sorry for the gain but will be off next week

@FlappingMadly sts is still good. Done be disheartened

@20bloodypounds whoop for a higher dose. Go you !!

I think 10 is doing something. Popped to a cafe while car being washed and ordered a cake. I know. I shouldn't have

One of my fav

I don't have the suppression of no you don't need and I still do eat crisps chocolate etx but not every day

But

After eating a few mouthfuls I don't want it. Feel a bit sickly. Was far too sweet

So I've left 3/4 of it. What a waste of money

So why did I buy it

Or

Do they make cake portions /slices too big

@Blondeshavemorefun Both! They do make cakes (and other portions of food) too big, and they put too much sweet stuff in them. My lovely MIL used to make a fantastic Victoria sponge - light sponge, filled with whipped craeam and sliced strawberries, a tiny dusting of icing sugar on top. Now shop cakes are heavy sponge, with sweet butter-icing/nutella/biscoff spread and then loads of other sweets/biscuits/fudge pieces included or used as decoration. Topped off with toffee sauce or chocolate sauce. Disclaimer: nacalt (not all cakes are like that!)

Maybe next time you'll remember the experience and find it easier to decide not to. I was similar recently with a crique monsieur - the smell in the shop was so appealing, the claggy feelng in my mouth - not so much!

Yep. I will remember this experience 😂

Hi all - sorry haven't been around for a few days but just trying to catch up on the thread and can't believe how fast its moved AGAIN!

Well done ALL OF YOU on here for your fab losses and NSV's - they are amazing....

I have felt a bit "off" the past couple of days; may be because I have been extremely busy with different meetings, driving to different locations for them etc and have been truly exhausted to the point where i have been in bed by 8pm each night - I have tried to keep up the swimming and the aqua though as much as I have been able to do ....

BUT....
Yesterday i was a bit agitated because whilst i was doing my morning swim, after i had finished i decided to go up to the spa to book my eyelash lift as you know was my mini milestone reward for my 3 st loss - upon advice decided not to do it because they said it wouldn't last half as long as it should with the amount of swimming I did - and hadn't really taken that on board when i was in the throws of what i could treat myself to....

So even though i have loads of lovely stuff in to eat, "clean" food after the big grocery shop yesterday, I stupidly rang for a takeaway at 5pm as i couldn't stop thinking about pizza; plus chips... when it arrived, it smelt absolutely delicious and the pizza looked amazing.... I put on a good documentary on Netflix and started to consume the food - after a few chips and two slices of pizza i was stuffed ..... I should of stopped.... but twenty minutes later i went back for more and nearly ate the whole flippin thing... yes i left 2 slices (was a 12" !!!) but i am paying for it today; my mood is down, i am beating myself up as to why i did it, and now have the reminders back of why i am on this journey - plus dealing with feeling so so bloated - I just feel so guilty and can't shift my mood...

@Changinghabits1973 arghhh how frustrating re lash lift, i didn't know that. I've been there and also with a pizza, I knew I was going to feel awful but I kept shovelling it alllllll in! I knew i had to go up a dose (or some sort of increase) I would never have contemplated eating it at all when I first started. Just clock it up and don't look back, dont feel guilty, you wanted it so you had it, we all need to have what we want to eat, it's just learning to moderate. I have a long road before I get to the moderation stage without MJ. X

@NippyCrab - ah thank you for your kindness... it means a lot....

I'm just finding it very hard today to get back into the mindset that I have had for literally 12 weeks .... the taste of that last night, (albeit how crappy i feel today) was AMAZING !! I need to try my absolute best to get back in the game ! It was only my real first full dose of 7.5mg at the beginning of the week - so i can't even blame it on the dose strength TBH because all week the thought of any food was literally making me gag so I had to literally force myself to eat some chicken, omelette, salads, protein shakes etc.... and if I am honest .... I wasn't even hungry when i ordered the pizza - it could have been my emotional eating rearing its ugly head again for me to have done all of that - considering how annoyed I was about the eyelash lift !! But it was scary to think how quickly those cravings came back and the amount of food i could still put away when push comes to shove - I know i couldn't be thinking about the end of MJ already as I have another 5 plus st to lose, but it really got me thinking - to the point of not being able to sleep either last night !!

Anyway, onwards and upwards; yesterday is history - tomorrow is a mystery - today is a gift - that's why it's called the present !!! xx 😂

Hi everybody!
Sorry for being a bit quiet this week, my mood has been so flat and I have been stupidly tired for no reason I can think of, other than MJ and or peri symptoms, the combination of which has really made me fed up.

I havent gone back and read all the pages of posts yet, as my brain is still laying in bed, or somewhere else, I really dont know where it is.

I think that its important for us all to be kind to ourselves and proud too!
We mustnt lose sight that we have been at this for 3 months! 3 bloody months! We havent fallen back into our ingrained bad habits and given up.
We are still here no matter how miserable, flat, tired, fed up, disheartened or pissed off some of us may feel now and then.

Hoorah to us!

Big congratulations to all the nsvs and scale victories you have achieved😊

Hey @MabelSpan i hope your mood is beginning to lift. You’re so right.
@Changinghabits1973 i hope it was delicious. Don’t beat yourself up. It was what we do afterwards that matters. Just jump back on the good food train. We will all have moments like this.

Oh @Changinghabits1973 hopefully your mood lifts soon, don't beat yourself up. It's just food and it'll all even out over the week.

@MabelSpan hope you feel better soon!

@Changinghabits1973 (and everyone) I think it's the week for it - cold, dark, and we've been doing this for months now. I had a similar thing at lunchtime - went out to find an event, arrived and realised it wasn't till next week, wanted lunch/comfort, and bought an apricot danish pastry which I ate in a very similar "I want this / no I don't / but here we are" manner. Feeling rough now but also trying not to be angry with myself and instead think about what tasty vegetable + protein thing I can make for dinner. No feeling is the final one!

Thank you everyone - this thread is honestly so supportive and knowing that others are in the same position sometimes has really brought it home to me; it's about getting back on it after a blip and being kind to yourself and not to beat yourself up constantly about it - i get it.. - I am just scared i think to gain instead of lose or plateau for a while which i did after the last pizza (week 3 of MJ) ..

Each and every one of you are amazing - I am in this for the long haul ...

Just making a nice salad with tandoori chicken for dinner (although the weather and the dark nights do not help with salads !! - Its the time of year for Tode in the Hole, Cottage Pie, Bangers & Mash!!!)

Sending lots of love & virtual hugs xx 💝

Ohh @Changinghabits1973 that is so frustrating about the lash lift. Don’t worry about the pizza though. No one gets fat from eating a single pizza. It was a one-off, overall your eating healthily and small portions. Doing that for the majority of days counts for far more than an indulgent treat occasionally.

Hope you feel better soon @MabelSpan .

@Blondeshavemorefun I think portion sizes for everything have gone far bigger than we need. Cafes, restaurants, takeaways etc all want us to eat a huge portion and associate feeling full with feeling satisfied / getting good value. But then we get used to those portion sizes and replicate at home, and before you know it a ‘large’ portion is just considered normal.

@Changinghabits1973 can you wear goggles swimming to protect the lashes? It's not the comfort meals I'm slevering at, it's the puddings! Apple crumble with toffee sauce, or toffee pudding 🍮 i need to stay off Instagram. Thing is, I'd make it and waste it. I might make one this week when DH is home and have a wee bit. Your dinner sounds lovely.

@MabelSpan have you increased your dose again? I've had one of my meds increased and having weekly check in apps with my GP, she says at this time of year it's very common to be low with the shorter days. I can't remember what the name is for it, could it be a combination of MJ, being tired and short days? If you are Peri are you on HRT. Sorry for the intrusive questions, feeling low is a horrible feeling. X

@Blondeshavemorefun i don't think I could eat any cake now it just doesn't appeal at all. I used to love cake 🎂 or a few lol. Everything is sweet, I buy the highest cocoa dark chocolate so it's not sugary. Even looking at milk chocolate does nothing, I could have polished off a giant dairy milk to myself before.

I had 2 walks today, one was so bad I can't even tell you how bad 🤣 so the boys got taken back home and put in the kitchen and me and my wee chocolate chip girl went a lovely walk ourselves. There were some Halloween bits left from a kids trail so I've attached one pic that was really quite freaky 😨

@Changinghabits1973 don't be so hard on yourself - it was one pizza

@MabelSpan sorry your mood is down

@lookathatbookcase bet your pastry was nicer then my sickly cake

@NippyCrab I wish I did have that feeling of not wanting bad stuff. But I just don't get that feeling on mj

I wish I did tbh 🥲🥲

I do limit myself but it's me saying no one packet. No not today. You had some yesterday - not mj

Weird the pics in the water and what did your brats do 😂

Must have been bad to be shut in the kitchen !!!

Thanks everyone!

We mustn’t be too hard on ourselves. Things are going to come up where we eat pizza/cake, drink wine etc. I actually think it’s good to have those treats but the moderation part is what we’re learning!

@Changinghabits1973 I am here for the long haul too, ideally another 6.5 stone, but that may be wishful thinking or turn me into a melting candle so I may well reset my goal closer the time. I am the same with emotional eating and I become utterly fixated on whatever food my brain has decided I must eat, its horrid when I get like that. Thankfully its the one thing that MJ has knocked on the head for me, for now any way. Sorry about your lashes and I hope you start feeling a bit brighter asap, tomorrow is a new day and a clean slate, let go of what was and look forward to what will be! A fabulous you!😊

Thanks and hugs @FlappingMadly @owlyboo @ChunkyMunky

@NippyCrab I had 4mg last Monday so its a drop and an increase due to my upping and dowing over the last few weeks! I think this is a good level for me, i havent had any nausea, so thats a win! Yes I am on HRT, I recently adjusted it and have constantly struggled with periods of brain fog and tiredness since the beginning, so its probably a mix of HRT, peri and MJ. I think the flatness is MJ as it does seem to kind of dull emotions in some of us. I dont suffer with Seasonal Affected Disorder thankfully, it must be tough for those who do. I love your pics and hearing about your dogs, I still miss mine😊

@Blondeshavemorefun I hate the thought of wasted cake! Its never happened in my world!😃

@Changinghabits1973 I’ve had SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) for decades. I get really blue in Nov, Christmas cheers me up in Dec, and then I plummet in Jan and Feb. About 10 years ago I bought a SAD lamp and it has really helped take the edge off it. This might help: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/product-reviews/health-leisure/g46198729/best-sad-lamps/

@Mum0ntherun I'm going to check that out thank you.

@MabelSpan I'll send you a couple 🤣

@Blondeshavemorefun it would be thw longest post in the history of MN if I had to detail this mornings dramatics, we had in the mix, horses, seal corpse (again) a wild swimmer in budgie smugglers, and me wading knee deep in sea water. Squelched back to the car park in a right ninja rage haha 😄

I jabbed 3mg instead of 3.75 on Friday and I still feel suppression but not as tired so I will maybe do 3.5 this Friday then 4 and see what the outcome is. 😊