Anyone starting / or currently with a BMI over 50

[Cakesandcookiesnomore]

I'm just looking to chat with others who have a lot to loose .
It feels daunting,and it's going to be expensive.
I'm currently week 3 on monjroro

Merry Christmas! Me too, ate about a third of what I ate before, feel a bit guilty about what I have eaten but it’s definitely not been an excess of food but definitely over my allowed calories. Jab day tomorrow, suppression doesn’t normally kick in till the following day and I don’t have any willpower at the moment 😉

Yeah ,I have felt guilty to ,but I was trying to put a positive spin on things .my suppression seems to have vanished as Christmas arrived ..I to used will power to get through..but I did better than I have any other Christmas..and I've not been desperate to stuff my face as per usual.
Suppression seems to have a mind of it's own , regardless of when I jab

It sounds like you stayed in control and also had a lovely Christmas too

I'm on my second month of 7.5 .. through choice ...as I was trying to not move up the doses quickly as I've a lot to loose and I'm worried it might stop working...
Some days are definitely easier than others ,and just when I get too confident,and think I'm really on way to nail this weight loss , something knocks me of my perch and I have a difficult food day , or 2.
Normally I utterly dread new year ,I dread the long dark nights of February and January and feel I've nothing to look forward to ..but this year ..I've told myself it's the very last Christmas I'm going to be fat ..and I've a whole new me to look forward to ,this new year ..

I was 49.3 BMI and 20St 7lbs. I started at the end of June and have lost on average 2lbs per week so lost 4 stone. I haven't really have any side effects, the odd sick stomach or some constipation but I don't even know if that is related to MJ. I haven't started doing any exercise yet for various reasons but hope to in the new year.

I have also followed the WW GLP program to help with eating although I'm not always tracking every day at the start it gave me a good steer on what to eat.

What sort of calories a day were you on to lose that ,is it something you can stick with when you come of the injections

I've gone up to 10 mg today .
So fingers crossed that kicks in soon .
Meals are still bigger than I want to eat
I think I'm quite greedy,and I need to work on that .
But all good with no snacks

I started 10mg this week too, day one was a normal appetite but yesterday and today I’ve had to force myself to eat, I’ve got used to the peaks and troughs I think now, so I know I’ll eat better on the 2 days running up to when my jab is due and jab day, it sort of evens itself out. Big meals are good as long as they are healthy with lots of veg or salad.

I'm still waiting for 10 mg to kick in
I go up and down too with suppression,but I'm not yet used to it ,or have any kind of pattern with it

@Cakesandcookiesnomore @Iwouldratherbesinging it is so useful to read what you have both said re suppression waxing and waning…I expected suppression to steadily increase but I genuinely do lot feel more on 7.5 than I did on 2.5 although I suspect if I dropped to 2.5 I may notice. I keep going up doses in the hope of finding the suppression. Some days I could eat and eat and eat. Today, I could but don’t have the urge too. A friend and a separate family member both find the simply cannot stomach more than morsels at each meal which I how I expected it would be.

Yes , exactly..I'm the same ,some days I just want to binge badly ..I think it's just a hungry day though,and I'm interpreting the hunger as needing to binge .
I still get scared that if I start eating I will never stop,for his reason I'm still leaving it as late as possible in the day before I eat ,so some days it's just one meal ,some days two.
I'm clearly going to be on this medication a long long time ,and I've a lot of work to do before my eating is anywhere normal
But 50 years of binge and starve does not disappear overnight.
Just to clarify,I'm not binging,the urge is there some days ,but I've not given in ,in a long time

Hi guys, I hope it's OK if I join your thread. I've been reading through the posts and you're all so supportive. I've just this morning done my 2nd jab of 2.5. I started off a week ago and 21st 1, 5' 6", tough times over the years affected my weight and it has piled on. I've felt completely lost, trying to focus on everyone else being OK that my health fell by the way side. I'm prediabetic and have high blood pressure so I decided I wanted to take control. I've done fad diets and yo-yo'd but I am determined this is it this time.

I have changed my diet, I am a toast addict so have cut my bread intake to 1 or 2 slices in the morning or none at all depending how I feel. I'm eating plenty protein and lots of fruit and veggies (all started last wednesday). I have a very active job, usually 13,000-17,000 steps per 12 hour shift, but, I'm also studying for a nursing degree so have found days I'm not working I'm either sat at the computer or slob on the couch in a brain and body fog. So this last week I've set up a treadmill in the spare room and have made myself do at least half an hour walking on the treadmill, at a time where I maybe would sit on the couch. I'm making sure I try to hit 10,000 steps or as close as I can every day.

I just weighed this morning before my 2nd jab and the scales say 20 stone 5! That's -10lb! I understand this will slow down but it has given me a boost to confirm what I'm doing is right.

I was terrified of side effects, my first jab, about 4 hours later I felt very burpy and nauseous, and incredibly tired but I was ok the next day. I feel like my brain is more focused and I have more energy. I've got peptac and mint tea, oh and cream crackers which help with the nausea. I have IBS and had my gallbladder removed in 2017, I actually feel like my gastric symptoms are actually better since starting!

Hoping I can join you on the bumpy journey!

Hello ,your very welcome
Although I think the thread has gone a bit quiet lately.
You did very well loosing 10 pounds so quickly
I had my gallbladder removed years ago to ,it definitely helped
Good luck with your journey

Hello @TheTwinklyBlueTiger how are you feeling now you are a few days in? 10lbs down is an amazing confidence boost! I know what you mean whe saying you’re a toast addict, me too! I often used to wonder why, when going to shows, festivals etc there wasn’t a dedicated ‘toast’ stand, definitely a gap in the market there! Toasted sour dough, toasted tiger bread, choose your level of toastedness, hot toast, cold toast…. 😂
another thread it might be worth looking at is this one https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5226758-mounjaro-10st-or-more-to-lose?page=22&reply=141451447

I'm good @Iwouldratherbesinging, how are you doing? My 3rd jab due on Wednesday, down 13lbs so far. Hoping to hit the full stone down by Wednesday but I'm on nightshift tonight and tomorrow night so will be interesting to see what that does to my body (usually ruins me for a few days 😆), 2nd jab i didn't have the nausea and burps like i did with first jab. Just a couple days i feel a bit nauseous but I think it's due to hunger as I'm eating a lot less, but not really feeling that hungry, so I eat something small when I feel a bit sick and it's fine. I've had GI issues my whole life so it's not really anything new for me!

Oh I do love my toast 😂 I would have it for every meal if I could. That's been the hardest part of this last 2 weeks, but I think I've maybe only have 2 slices this week! I've had a slice of wholemeal before heading to work a couple of days, I work 13 hour shifts so decided it's probably best for my body to have something like that before I set off for the day.

I'm feeling my uniform looser already and I went for a sauna and steam yesterday and my swimsuit was looser than 2 weeks ago! I guess even if the weight isn't going down hugely our bodies will be changing shape.

Well, on today's weighing - I finally dropped below BMI 50! I fluctuate a good 3lb or so so will be playing BMI yo-yo for a bit before I have another step down and stablise in the high 40s. The wardrobe was purged at the weekend!

Well done you!

That's fantastic

I'm still plodding on ,still on 10 mg a week .
No real side effects
And very up and down where I think it's working,then think it's not .
I'd really love someone in real life to talk to who was also on it ..but sadly I don't know anyone on it

Have you bought anything new? I bought a couple of tops today for the first time since starting Mounjaro in November and it was nice to not have to go to the very back of the rail! Still the back but not the very back.

A best friend of mine is but she is the size I am almost aiming for.

How did you find 10mg when you started?

No real difference from 7.5 really
I think I kept going up doses thinking I would get complete suppression.
I think my expectations were to high ,I'd seen to many people on media saying it was a miracle and so I kept waiting for it to kick in and work miracles,when it was already working as good as it is going to...I'd definitely got sucked in to the hype ..but now I realise I have to work with it ,it doesn't just do the job on its own ,

Yes this is how I feel too. Still waiting for the food noise to be switched off. The feeling of wanting to binge hasn’t gone but I can mostly control it.

Are you still managing to eat enough calories? I find the days where I haven't eaten enough I have more thoughts about wanting "junk". I'm due my last 2.5mg jab today. I've completely changed my eating and activity, lifestyle in general.

I've found protein to be a big thing I need to eat to help control the thoughts. I've been eating a lot of chicken done in the airfryer.

Down 16lbs today since starting on 8th January. I'll snack on fruit, jellies and flavoured rice cakes are really good (if I feel i need to)

Its so difficult with everyone being different. I've not told anyone that I am doing this so feel quite alone too. But I'm glad I found these message boards.