Mounjaro August starters #7

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

@NippyCrab I am laughing imagining your dramatic morning! Dogs, nature, people - bah! Terrible combination!

@Changinghabits1973 following from your name.. I wonder what you can do to change your habits? Your pizza was glorious and amazing and delicious, and you don't want to forgo that forever. But you said that initially, after 2 slices, you were fine. I can bet that the first mouthful was simply the best, the first slice was glorious, the second slice was pretty good. Then what? You stopped. That is the moment to act. Bundle it up. Stick it in the freezer, or the bin, or the compost heap under the worms and the slugs, You know you didn't want or need any more. So create some habits about getting rid of the rest. (OK maybe keep one half slice out for 'later' just to stop you getting the rest out of the bin or the compost heap.)

If you learn those new 'getting rid of' habits, there is no reason why you can't order a pizza occasionally.

@NippyCrab budgie smugglers 😂😂

Wading in after naughty pups !

My eyes!! 🤣🤣

Is anyone else struggling on 7.5? It's not agreeing with me at all.

First day below 93kg today, and that was despite a takeaway curry last night!

As the losses have been so slow I think I will count clicks and jab 6mg from my 5mg pen today. Hoping I have enough in the bonus dose to do that but if not I'll start my 7.5 pen early.

It is my second 5mg pen so I am not moving up early.

Morning 🤣🤣

This chap was what I would describe as an older chiseled adonis. Never clapped eyes on him before, I'd remember, so he must have been a tourist. And here's me, a crabbit wee Scottish wummin being blanked by knob dog eating the ribs of a decaying seal.

I'm meeting my lovely friend this morning, she's not seen me for 2 months so I'm hoping she notices my change in weight, she knows all about MJ. She has a few different friend groups and there's at least one friend on MJ (that speaks about it)
She would love to try it but it's too expensive at the moment and she's scared of needles.

@Pinkjenny I've only read about user's on the 5mg having issues. There will be someone though I'm sure.

Another NSV for me, I ordered a 14 in jeans and they fit, they have elastane so I can't say I'm 100% 14 but I was totally enthralled with looking at my smaller image and realising how far we have all come on this journey.

I also came across my first upload picture to Voy and ffs my body! No wonder i felt awful lugging it all about. My poor joints.

And as many of you sometimes end on a post, onwards and downwards beautiful August warriors.

(Ps, we have 6 dogs today, 4 naughty adults and 2 puppies 🐶 😄)

@20bloodypounds I wasn't planning to take the denim shorts as it will probably be too hot for them, but I might now, just for the joy of fitting into them 🤣

@blondeshavemorefun I'm definitely not a proper size 14, I'm top heavy, so can normally wear smaller trousers. I was brought back down to earth by trying on a size 18 dress that bloody gaped on the boobs. Most of my size 16 tops are still too tight.

@Pinkjenny struggling now ? For me 7.5 didn't do much. I think 10 is better and esp after my cake episode yesterday

@WorriedRelative many tops gap I find. I'm Also of magnificent bosum which is getting deflated and saggy 🥲

@NippyCrab 6. Omfg. Max. Why

Knob head and brats. I can tell you love them immensely 😂

Did you breed off one and kept two puppies

I do think some of mj is will power which we don't all have of wouidnt have got into this position in the first place.

Esp as I lost 4st on ww nearly 20yrs ago - can't believe it was that long ago

I kept it off for maybe 2/3yrs and not sure what went wrong tbh

Gained a little and up a size x twice

Looking back I look def thinner 13yrs ago but then dh had just died so think that had an impact on weight

But then few years later and 5 ivf and drugs def made me gain maybe another stone

Lost weight when preg due to hg - back in my jeans when mini blondes was 3w old

And then guess Gained again over the last couple of years

So weight has been up and down for the last 20yrs. That's bad and why I'm doing this

Last chance saloon at 50

Ladies. I think my time on this thread has come to an end.

I wish you all the very, very best of luck with your onward journeys. Especially with keeping it off!

@20bloodypounds I agree the ingrained feeling to 'finish' food is a hard one to beat but I definitely have now. It doesn't feel wasteful, it feels more wasteful to stuff it into myself when I don't need anymore! Sundays are always the worst with a roast, I can barely get halfway through now!

@Pinkjenny I'm on 7.5 and still have constipation (obviously!!) but also I do have a lot more 'food ick' than I had with any other dose. Which coupled with the suppression is making eating more difficult but obviously I'm just forcing myself to. Just saw your last message, sorry to see you're leaving the thread, I hope you're okay!

Well done @WorriedRelative !

Well done on the NSV @NippyCrab !

Morning all, happy new week, looking forward to a little bit of peace now half term is over!! Working from home/kids/trying to get steps in is always a juggle!!

@Blondeshavemorefun could we reframe it to lots of it comes down to choices. Willpower infers a moral failing - poor character. Choices isn’t much better when we know obesity is complicated. We know much more about set points and the impact of our environment - including social changes.

You are stopping mj @Pinkjenny ?

Is it worth going down a dose if feel poorly

Yes bad choices is prob a better term then will power

I obv have none or wouldn't have bought the cake 🥲 in the first place

Sorry to hear you're struggling PinkJenny. Could you perhaps take a week off and give your body a break?

Or maybe it looked like a really nice cake. A slim person would eat it and make micro adjustments to their diet to compensate.

Morning all, another 1lb down for me. Feeling a bit jaded with it all to be fair. No intention of stopping, but think I have diet fatigue and also dealing with my emotions fatigue. It is so tiring not being able to squash all the bothersome emotions with food. I have to feel them and then try and manage them. Just exhausting.

On the plus side my joints feel so much better, now that I'm nearly two stone lighter. I've also noticed a decrease in the inflammatory arthritis symptoms and that is related to less sugar and carbs. I'm back into my middle sized clothes, so that is good too.

As ever, grateful for this thread. I don't think our journeys could be more different or unique but I get great comfort from hearing how everyone is getting on and knowing that I'm not doing this alone.

Hey all, haven't dropped by for a while as I couldn't keep up with you all.

Anyone else thoroughly fed up of feeling sick/nauseous?

I had the best of intentions starting MJ that I'd eat well, keep up my exercise..but it hasn't worked out like that all as I'm nauseous all the time, barely feeling like eating recently, and therefore don't have the energy for exercising. I'm also struggling with low blood pressure so getting head rushes all the time!

I'm only on 5mg! Halfway through my second month on it and planning to go back down to 2.5mg next, then finish.

Bit disappointed in myself but it's genuinely a struggle!

Hi everyone 👋 ive dropped off this thread a bit I can't keep up with you lovely chatty lot!
Had a quick read through thread and it's amazing to hear of the positive results.

I'm on second jab of month 2 of 7.5. Main side effects have been mild nausea and constipation.... any tried and tested tips grateful received! It's not something I've had before.

I weighed this morning and I've hit 2 stone loss which I'm delighted with. I may or may not have done a wobbly naked dance when I saw the result 😆

Oh yes the magnificent (or enormous matronly) bosom had deflated a bit. Still huge though.

The GG/H cup bras are looking a little spacious now. Luckily I have bras in pretty much every size, so can move back down. Would love to get back to an E or F. The only trouble is the sagging as they deflate.

Morning everyone!

Hope you're all doing well.

Stepped on the scales this morning and I'm another 2lbs down! I honestly was thinking that I'd either gained or stayed the same!

It being half term last week, there was more crappy food consumed than I'd like to admit, little bags of haribos, cakes etc, which I really shouldn't indulge in.

So overall, very happy even if my weight loss has now slowed down.

33lbs down now
SW 15 stones 8lbs
CW 13 stones 3lbs

@CremeDeSudo please don’t be disappointed in yourself! We are all on our own journeys. Are you eating enough protein and fibre?

Whoop! @troppibambini6 💃💃💃

Oh yes the boobs ☹️. But when I took a pic of my shoulder blade to see if I had one to show off 🤣 you can clearly see a bar strap groove. So bring it on! When I was younger very active I was a 34 D and now I’m 38 G. I fit my bra way better but a long way to go.

@troppibambini6 @CremeDeSudo Sorry you are suffering with nausea, I get it too. The best things I have found for it pill wise, are cyclizine or kwells. Food wise, Nairns stem ginger oat biscuits, I find they really help to not only settle my tummy but also fill it up too(I have one little pack of 5 at a time). Any other ginger or mint based things will also help.
For constipation, prunes! They are the most effective thing I have tried. I tend to have them if I havent had any movement for 3-4 days, then will treat myself to between 60 and 100g. Works a treat every time! I also have a teaspoon of inulin powder most days, its a prebiotic fibre so a double win!

@MargoLivebetter I read somewhere the other day that losing 10lbs in weight equals in 30lbs of pressure taken off your knees! My knees are feeling so much better too! Sorry you are feeling low with it all, I think a few of us have been feeling that way recently sending hugs🤗