Mounjaro August starters thread 8

[Blondeshavemorefun]

Thought would do a new one as 7 nearly full

Welcome all.

Been 3mths now since we started.

@weaseleyes I don’t think I’ll look gaunt necessarily - although I admit I find it really hard to picture myself that size just because I’ve basically never been. The middle of the healthy weight range for me is about 10 stone 7 lbs - that’s another 2.5 stone from now and I honestly can’t picture getting there and, if I did, I very much doubt I’d be able to maintain it. I don’t think my body knows how to be that size! I think you’re right that it needs to be something that’s not only healthier; but also realistic enough that you can keep it up.

@AuntieDote well done on loss and agree about bmi. Will never get to 18/20 bmi as wouid look awful let alone manage to lose that amount of weight

High 24/25 bmi which is 11s for me

Which is still another 3st off for me 🙀

I got to 1010 on ww now like 25yrs ago but I looked gaunt. Face sunken in and couldnt keep it there

@Usernamechangeforthis12 sounds a lovely holiday and great only a small gain which you will get off next week

@lookathatbookcase great uou feel so diff

I'm in the camp that I don't feel or look diff

@Motnight seaside sounds lovely. Enjoy and well done on coat

Do you think you are eating more as didn't have the jab

Does not having it for a few days means more hungry as I'm def more hungry on day 7 Thursday before WWJ

Erm @weaseleyes yes I had on 5 and 7.5 and was fine

Hmmmm maybe too much. Who knows.

Hasn't put me off pizza thou 😂 but I won't be buying the chicken chilli one again. Sadly. As I loves that one and was low in cals /fat

That's the weird thing with mj. I still don't get the no food noise that many say

The switch in brain is still on

I do want crisps and the odd chocolate dinosaur or malteaser

Why don't I get the no urge that others get ?

@Blondeshavemorefun i am the same. It’s an ingrained habit, the brain. I am suppressed. It’s such a weird sensation feeling full, suppressed and hungry. If crisps are infront of me I will eat them. I don’t go looking for them but sometimes my dh and dd get a big bag and if a bowl is given to me I eat it. I will usually say no save it for the weekend or whenever and the bag stays in the cupboard. What has changed is I don’t late at night scoff the bag and replace it the next day, maybe eating that one too and so on. It is definitely the crunch and something to do with how they’re made. If I bake home made ones they don’t have the same draw. As I read more and more about obesity and gut health I feel increasingly less in love with them. For years, since young I’ve soothed with mindless munching. MJ is helping me sort out my head a lot. And I don’t want my dd to eat them
so have to lead on this one.
A long old ramble, sorry!

Afternoon!

I seem to have broke what I thought was my plateau.. my total loss to date is now 17.1kg/37.5lb (from 23/08/24).

SW: 129.9kg
CW: 112.8kg

My next mini goal is to get down to 110kg.

The other day I treated myself to the Chanel Bleu perfume with money I had saved, as a reward for losing weight.

For every 7lb I lost, I put £14 in a saving pot.

As I'd lost 35lb, I had the equivalent of £70 in my pot and thought stuff this I'm getting it now. Bless my OH, he offered to give me some extra towards the cost for doing so well, so far.

I am so happy with this and I am going to think long and hard about what my next saving goal will be.

Epic @Fuffedoff and what a great idea. I’ll start doing the same. So you’re shrinking AND smelling lovely 💃💃💃

@Fuffedoff Congrats on breaking your plateau!

@Blondeshavemorefun How weird that you were so sick. I cant think why that would have happened, its not like you went mad with food. Really strange how this affects us all so very differently. I havent had any food noise since my first jab thank goodness, thats been the biggest benefit of MJ for me. I dont understand why it happens for some of us but not others, it really is so very individual isnt it. I really hope you experience it at some point!

Weirdly for the last two days, I have started feeling quite nauseous by 16.00hrs and I cant think why. Its been enough for me to have to reach for the kwells and rennie. Apart from that and 2 two days mid week of low mood I have been ok on my mega dose of 4.25mg. I think I will do the same again tomorrow as I dont want to risk increasing till this sick feeling buggers off.

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend!😊

@Fuffedoff that's great. Well done and enjoy perfume

I never thought I would say this but

I have been trying and buying the fake dupe perfume. Ditto are great. They smell just like whatever

Mums and friends have said to me wow are you wearing abc

And I said yes

Then admit it's fake

They are doing a black Fri offer 3 for £20

Worth trying

I have alien , Daisy , eau dissey si and a couple of others

Honest they smell like them !!

@FlappingMadly you say makes sense. But I like crisps 😂

@MabelSpan if feeling sick do you not eat ? I find some protein chicken/eggs help

@MabelSpan I’m on 6 and feeling a bit sicky. Glad I didn’t go up to 7.5 now! It’s not bad enough for kwells but just queasy. We must have quite a lot in our system by now.

@Blondeshavemorefun Yes I also find eating can help, this has been happening after eating, though not directly after, so not caused by an empty tummy. Its just weird and annoying.

@FlappingMadly You would think it would be enough to stop all this nasusea silliness wouldnt you! According to shotsy, I still have 2.79mg in my system, I have never had any nausea when its been 4mg or less so this is a new one on me, and one I could do without. Though the pills have kicked in so its gone now, thank goodness!

I've also been aiming to buy perfume with each stone drop - looking for a nice sandalwood scent for the next one.

@Blondeshavemorefun never heard of Ditto before- looks very interesting. Thanks for putting it on my radar.
7.5mg from my 5mg pen has been fine so far - no side effects at all. Long may it continue. I hope I haven’t jinxed myself!

It's a good offer. And do smell great. Never had one that doesn't smell like it

I only order smells I know

Morning all. Happy new week.

Had the WORST nights sleep last night, so feeling nice and tired for the new week 😴😴

Onwards and upwards (or downwards in our cases 🤞)

Me too @owlyboo. It's rubbish. I did my first 7.5mg injection yesterday though and I recall having some rubbish nights the day after injection earlier on in the journey.

@owlyboo and @poppym12

sorry for bad night. Can you have a cheeky nap today ?

I'm to try banana egg pancakes today

I did buy a protein banana one from shop. Tasted bland

Sometimes I have scrambled eggs and a banana

So going to be brave and mix together and make my own one for breakie once taken dd to school

Morning all - happy Monday !!

Hope everyone had a good weekend and the start of a new week again today ...

Will catch up later after all my meetings but had a lovely day out shopping yesterday; got a couple of nice warm jumpers and a longline black oversized cardigan, feels a bit like thin fleece but so nice to the touch and its got a hood and it looked lovely ! Usually go for XL but they had only one left in black and it was a large and i thought well i may as well try it on and it only went and fitted really nicely !! Great NSV! Did lots of walking, made some good choices for lunch out and was so so tired last night after 6 hours of walking round and slept like a baby !

Have a good day everyone and will catch up later x

Banana Pancakes are my weekend breakfast of choice! Yum, enjoy!!

Morning all,

I've just weighed in this morning and seemed to have dropped a little bit more.

I'm now at 112.2kg, meaning a total lost of 2.8kg since the beginning of this month. I'd like to lose at least another kg

There was me moaning about plateauing at what felt like forever. I don't want to jinx this though.

I'm working from home today but have a visit later on this morning.

I feel quite tired as my sleep was broken of which then makes me grumpy and irritable.

Hopefully I cheer up a bit soon!

Yah @Fuffedoff well done

@AdeloreSmore they are interesting lol

Like eggy banana 😂

Sorry you had a bad night @poppym12 I don't think mine is MJ related I think it's self inflicted by drinking alcohol Friday and Saturday. I think it then gives me anxiety which stops me sleeping and gives me nightmares that keep waking me up!

@Blondeshavemorefun don't think I'll have time for a cheeky nap no 😂 early night instead 🤞

Glad you had a lovely shopping day @Changinghabits1973 !

Well done on the loss @Fuffedoff

Just been a quick ish walk as it's supposed to pour down all day today!! Didn't fancy being knackered and soaking!!

Morning all, just waded through the weekend's posts!!!

Congratulations to: @Fuffedoff , @lookathatbookcase , @owlyboo , @weaseleyes , @Glittermoonlight , @HellofromJohnCraven and @AuntieDote on the losses. I will add myself to that list too, as I lost my weekly 1lb.

Congrats to @Blondeshavemorefun for the inches lost and the photo of you taking up a lot less room in that doorway! The loss is very noticeable. I hope you are feeling less ick today. I hope @SammySays and @Glittermoonlight are feeling less grim too.

Great NSVs @SilverSprings510 , @Changinghabits1973 , @Addictedtobeauty . Glad to hear that @ChunkyMunky is not feeling ick and swerved temptations - I think that counts as an NSV too.

@morbidcuriosity you can specify delivery day with Voy too, but they are a bit more pricey than some suppliers.

I'm back into quite a few of my mid sized wardrobe now, which is encouraging. I'm still struggling a bit with what to do with my emotions, now I'm not forcing them down with food. I am an anxious skin picker and there is no doubt my poor fingers are suffering. They are the worst they have been in a long time. I'm going to buy one of those rings that rotate to try and help distract myself, otherwise I'm going to end up with the ugliest shiny, scarred fingers ever!!!!!

Just having a quick cuppa before I start work and checked my vo2 score after this mornings walk... now there's a little non scale victory! Look at that climb!! And 11 years younger than my age I'll take that!!!

I was in poor pre MJ and starting my daily hikes!

Morning all!

Weigh in and Jab day for me. I am doing my third 4.25mg, I did think about dropping to 4mg after a couple of low mood days and weird nausea but on reflection, I think I would rather try and get used to this level, so I shall put on my big girl knickers, be brave and stick to 4.25mg!

SW 20st 3lbs 14th Aug 24
CW 17st 11.6lbs 18th Nov 24
WL -3.4lbs
TL -2 stone 5.4lbs
Ave wkly loss -2.4lbs

I really didnt feel like I had lost any weight this week, so was chuffed to bits to lose 3.4lbs and see 17 on the scales! I have now lost 12% of my body weight. Onwards we go!

👏@MabelSpan that's a great weekly loss (and total).

@MargoLivebetter well done on loss and NSV of fitting in clothes

Yes I'm fine once I'm sick so for me if feel queasy I know it's best to be sick rather then try and not to be

@owlyboo not sure what your o2 score means but graphs looks good so well done

@MabelSpan fab loss. Well done