Mounjaro October starters - Thread 5!

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Thread 4 is nearly full so making the next one so we can all carry on chatting ☺️

It’s particularly bad today but yesterday I only had a protein yogurt drink, a naked katsu bowl (from the Aldi sandwich cabinet), some fruit and that was it apart from cups of tea.

Loving the ditching clothes chat... it's a really good idea to get rid of stuff that's too big and I will embrace that as well. Makes it harder to accept any weight gain.

Has anyone else had a prolonged plateau? I've only lost 3lbs in the last 3 weeks - and I do feel the effects of the medication are weaker now even though am on 5mg. I do need to remember I've lost 19lbs in 2 months which I am so pleased about but would love to see a bigger drop before Xmas. Maybe I need to get more exercise ?

I often get a bit deflated that I've "only" lost 22lb in 2 months but actually if you'd have told me in September that I would consistently be losing 10/11lb a month I'd have been jumping for joy! Losing 1-2lb a week gives your skin a chance to keep up with your weight loss.

That said i think exercising is a good idea as at some point most of us are going to have to maintain our new weights and will need to make sure we are burning off more than we eat

@JustMoved123 so sorry for your loss, maintaining is an amazing feat in such a stressful time

@WafflingDreamer 22lbs in 8 weeks is definitely an achievement! Also weigh in number 9 for me today….

2.3 lbs down this week, so a total of 18.5 lbs for me, but the biggest victory is starting in the 19st bracket and this morning I’m in the 17st bracket- woop woop!
I managed to extract 0.8ml from the 5mg pen today so I used that and will open the 7.5mg next week, really hoping that I can stay on that dose for a few weeks.

I’m still on a constant search for a constipation cure, I’ve been trying magnesium citrate for the last week or so but that hasn’t worked it’s magic, I am going to start psyillium husk (1500mg) tomorrow. I have resorted to taking dulcolese daily for the last three days but don’t want to come to rely on it.

I was ruthless when I moved house and dumped all the clothes that I kept just in case I wasn't fat any more.

Have brought a few things off Vinted so I am not naked at work.

SW 16 st 6
CW 14 st 5.5
GW 10 st 7?
Weight lost 2 st .5lb

I'm so pleased! Plateau definitely over.
Had something hugely upsetting happen to me today. Instead of eating my feelings I had to feel every bastarding one of them. I cried for 3 hours

I have had this too. Really tearful, whereas normal I'd be able to hide the feelings in my stomach.

I'm sorry you've had an upsetting day, that's really awful to hear. I hope you can find some "self care" ideas for yourself and have a good evening xxx

I'm watching SWAT. If anyone annoys them they just shoot them. It's very relaxing 😂

I’m watching Game of thrones for the first time. Lots of deaths and naked women🤣

I’ve only just realised the I can see my prescription in my MyGP app, I hadn’t really thought about it being in my medical records despite it being prescribed.

@UtterlyQuackers naked at work 😂

@TheAmazingShrinkingWoman Thinking of you ❤️

I just went on my practice app (airmid uk) to order more migraines tablets before Christmas and all of my orders are there under private prescriptions

I've spent the evening looking at dresses online 😊 It's the annual Christmas lunch coming up.. I've managed not to attend the last two years - work remotely and far away so it's easy to swerve! The main reason for me not attending is because I've felt so fat and self conscious!! This year I'll be attending in a nice dress, new hair and 1stone 7lbs lighter (and counting).. my confidence is so much better already. Went for a swim again this morning and dug out another swimsuit to wear (I seem to have many) - it's was too big again! I've been hiding away in oversized clothes for some time and they are starting to look a bit silly. I daren't treat myself to anything new just yet but I can feel it coming.

I have been really mindful of food since my overindulgence at the weekend which made me quite sick 🤢 back to sipping water and I've found I just can't stomach my morning flat white from the fancy coffee machine so have switched to peppermint tea. Anyone else lost the desire for their morning coffee? Most bizarre for me as I'm a big coffee fan!

@rockingbird Ooo have you managed to find something yet? You must be feeling great! We’ll be at home for Christmas but I might try and find something nice.

I don’t really drink coffee but I understand not desiring stuff. I don’t desire anything any more! I never think about food. I just don’t care!

Is anyone else suffering from heartburn? Since I took my injection on Sunday evening I’ve felt nauseous and not hungry. Now I’ve got burps and heartburn. Just taken two gaviscon. So glad I got these in as a precaution before starting MJ! I’ve not had heartburn since pregnancy! It’s horrible.

@HansHolbein found a lovely dress online from Hobbs - it's posh all afternoon lunch in Mayfair, so dressy but not quite glitzy if that makes sense 😊

I kept all of my ‘skinnier’ clothes so I’ve got quite a few things to wear! All a bit dusty though 😂 I’m on the hunt for a dress for the works Xmas party. Not sure if I’ve found anything yet though. I want something that shows off the loss and is stunning, but also trying to remember I am a 38yr old mum
of 2 so I darent go too out there!

I’ve done my first 7.5mg today as well. I was planning on just doing 6.25 but thought sod it I might as well do the proper one. Also still having constipation issues….

Yep I’ve gone off coffee too. It’s weird. I can drink about a quarter of a cup, any more and I start to feel nauseous. Same with wine. I’ll pour myself a glass and maybe drink 75 mls. Then I just don’t want any more.

Just an update - jabbed myself around 10am this morning on 5mg (last week) and I've woken up to an awful stomach cramp in lower belly and severe diarrhoea. Haven't had any side effects until now. I cooked both myself and my partner Moussaka, so not sure if I've poisoned myself with my own cooking or if it's jab related - he isn't unwell.
Has anyone experienced this?

Just wondering how much weight you all lost before going down a size in clothes? I’m almost at a stone and I’d say my clothes are looser but definitely not ready to size down.

@terracottacountryfarm i hope you feel better very soon, was the mousakka very rich?

I pretty much go a stone per dress size! If I'm in the 9s, size 10, in the 10s, size 12, 11sr+ I'm in the 14s

Thanks @lapuf I cannot imagine being in the 10’s but I live in hope! I think I’ve mainly been buying stretchy and baggy clothes for so long they’ve grown with me.

I'm just over a stone done and think I would fit comfortably in most size 20's but I was only just into size 22's, I think I'll need to lose another stone and a half before I am getting into size 18's tbh.

From memory (SW, WW, etc) I'm about 2 stone off per new dress size. At 15 and a half stone at the mo (5'7 with broad shoulders and biggish boobs) I'm wearing an 18 very comfortably and some 16s (dresses, jumper but not anything with buttons). My stone loss seems to have come off my legs only, so I look a bit freaky for the time being, like a big apple with a pin for a head and tooth picks for legs. It'll sort itself out, I'm sure 😆