Mounjaro, 10st or more to lose.

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Hello fellow mounjaro users or people thinking about starting. I have seen there is a thread for people needing to lose 5 stone plus, but even there I felt a little bit big.
I need to lose 12 stone, and even then my BMI would be 33.
Alot of people seem to be starting mounjaro with a starting BMI of 33, so I think it sometimes feels better to be among people who have the same amount to lose, 12 stone feels so daunting and scary. It's going to be a long battle.

This is my final chance before weight loss surgery, which I really don't want to do or risk.
I am 32 years old and have 2 young sons (7 and 5), one is disabled and the other is struggling and is on a reduced timetable at school. They need me to be around for a very long time and at the moment I feel like I am failing them.

I started calorie counting/a calorie controlled diet last Monday (2nd December). I was thinking about putting it off because of Christmas, but I can always come up with an excuse, so I decided to just go for it.

I weighed in at 27st and 7lbs.
At 5 ft 8 that gave me a BMI of 58.5!!!

I had some blood tests in March which showed I was prediabetic, I have done precisely nothing since then to do anything about it and have buried my head in the sand!

My mounjaro was delivered Tuesday afternoon and I took my first jab on Wednesday morning. I think its working slightly now, but I didn't feel any different for the first 3 days, but I'm either used to eating less (unlikely in 7 days) or the mounjaro has started to take effect.

So, one week in, calorie controlled diet every day, trying to get lots of protein, drinking loads, a few days of mounjaro in my system.

Weigh day time,

drum roll

26st and 11lbs!!!! 🥳

10lbs gone. I am very happy with that. I used to be able to lose 15lbs in a week when I was younger, but I was much more active back then and thanks to being so overweight I do struggle with activity.

BMI is now 57! So I've lost 1.5 on my BMI. Fingers crossed I can keep this going, I just need the number to keep going down! I'm really hoping I can be in a healthier and happier place with myself.

So, long post over.

Does anyone with 10st or more to lose want to join me here?

I know its daunting but I think if anyone feels like me, this is probably our last hope before surgery and our health is probably starting to decline or already has due to the weight we have on our bodies.

As soon as I am thin enough I’m going to Thorpe park and going on every rollercoaster without worrying I won’t fit! I’m going away in July and really looking forward to sitting comfortably on the plane and hopefully wearing some nice new holiday clothes in a size smaller than a 24! No idea what size I could be by then but anything less than 24 will be a win!

I’ve lost 4.5stone so far and when I look in the mirror I can see I’m smaller but I’m still 15st10. So hardly thin and still look massive. I’m short so I’m very rotund. People haven’t noticed that much but that’s because my wife has lost 7st and so in comparison I’m still fat. I’m looking forward to getting to the point that I look shockingly different.

But I’ve had lots of other wins - I’ve gone down to an 18, finding it strange to shop on the ordinary websites for clothes because the models aren’t plus size and it’s hard to wrap my head around seeing clothes on the thin models.

I’ve been going to theme parks again, I stopped fitting on rides a decade ago. I no longer have to worry about fitting on, it’s a given now.

My towel now completely closes and covers my whole body!

I’ve just been on a long haul flight and I didn’t need a seatbelt extender. I walked 30,000 steps a day on holiday and I’d never have been able to do that a year ago.

But as I lose more I’m looking forward to seeing photos of myself and feeling shocked at my size. In my head I know I’m big but it’s not until I see photos of my whole body that it really shows me what other people are seeing.

I’m looking forward to being able to go to the doctors about something and to not just be told to lose weight.

And I’m looking forward to what others have said too: especially going to a hairdressers and not having fo look at my blob self

All of the things everyone has mentioned!
I achieved close to healthy weight following lighterlife many years ago and life was completely different. Flying was no bother at all, I was treated almost shockingly differently and I didn’t spend so much time wondering if I would fit anywhere.
I have a holiday in October and I’d love not to have to use an extender. I would like to buy cheap holiday clothes (because I know they’ll only be used for a week) instead of having to take out a small mortgage for a suitcase full of clothes.
most of all I’m looking forward to having more energy and being able to enjoy being a bit active instead of it feeling so painful. That said I’m in my late 40s now so that might not be a fat thing!
I also can’t wait to ride the rides at uk theme parks, I have only been on rides in America for the past 10 years, I want to take my teen t a big theme park and ride the rides together.

Oh gosh @Namechangean yes! Not always being diagnosed with fatitis! Not having to go prepared with stock phrases such as 'what would you do if someone thin consulted you with these symptoms? Can you do that for me too please?'

And travelling lighter. Smaller clothes take up less space! It's such a small and simple practical thing that no one else understands.

I might stop pretending to my friends that 'I'm not a spa person' when I might be a spa person without dreading a one size doesn't fit all robe.

Oh @TragicMuse that list is brilliant and so true! And I bloody hate cold shoulder tops 😆 and sick of paying £40+ for a bra…
@FatsiaJaponicaInTheGarden I avoid hairdressers for that reason, hate the mirrors… I cut mine myself 😳 luckily it’s long and curly so you can’t see the cock-ups! I’ve told myself that when I get to 14 stone I’m going to treat myself to a good expensive hair cut.

@mamabeeboo woo hoo! That’s amazing, we are all very proud of you ☺️

I had two small wins today, I needed new jeans as I keep ‘hoiking’ up my current size 24/26 elasticated ones, went to M&S and bought (and easily fitted into) a size 22! And….. I can cross one leg over the other when sitting, it’s amazing! 😆

The problem is that I order every 4 weeks, but as I always use the ‘extra’ I’m well ahead with ordering, so at the moment I’m placing an order 6/7 weeks before I’m due to start the pen, I’ve had 2 10mg pens and assumed I’d need to go up. I’m due to order another pen tomorrow so will order another 12.5 mg.
Glad the lactulose worked it’s magic!

Don’t forget you can always give a 10mg dose from the 12.5 pen if it’s too much. The 12.5 gives you that option. I’ve just done my 9th jab, my first in the last 5mg pen I have. I’ve ordered 7.5 for my next, knowing I can always give a smaller dose if I decide to. I’m thinking I want to stay on a lower dose as long as possible to give me somewhere to move to as this is going to take me some time with so much to lose.

and yes it is!!!

I’m not really thinking too far ahead in this, my 50F bras are comfier and that’s great and my life is pretty happy at the moment, I’m very lucky ☺️. But the things you’ve all said resonate with me. I’d like hotel towels to go round me and I’d like to look around a pub, cafe, even my village and not be the fattest person there. And not worry about fitting into chairs with arms in restaurants and have to quietly ask to swap the chair. I’m doing this for health reasons primarily, so coming off blood pressure meds, getting out of the pre-diabetes range and know if I do develop illnesses, it’s not for want of trying to improve my health. I’d feel so bad now if I had a heart attack making my family suffer, knowing it’s pretty much self inflicted, but if I’ve lost 10 stone and still get something I know I did my best.

@TragicMuse I was looking for something in my fabric stash yesterday and realised that all those ends of fabric which I had saved will be sufficient to make new tops at my smaller size (when I get there).

Im looking forward to that too @GnomeDePlume!

Love these posts - it's great to hear I'm not the only person in the world with these worries as it can feel like that when everyone around you is literally half your size.

I cannot wait to not have to worry so much - about chairs being too small or too rickety, about breaking beds, just generally about not fitting in the world.

Family live right near a brilliant theme park abroad and I've made up every excuse about why we can't go and I can't wait to be able to actually take the kids and go on rides worry free.

Not feeling soooo self conscious when I meet people for the first time who I've had video calls with for me and know they're shocked at my body from the neck down.

Not avoiding meeting friends and colleagues of my partners because I feel so embarrassed for him (although I know he doesn't care).

Not lying awake at night worrying that I'll die young and leave my kids without a mam.

Wearing clothes I love rather than clothes that fit.

Not being scares of hills and steps and trying to avoid bumping into anyone I know on the school run because I can't walk and chat, I'm too out of breath.

So many things!! And for the first time in decades it actually feels possible!!

Meanwhile, hello mild nausea. Tale a back seat, ta.

Yes absolutely to hills and steps @UsernameShmusername2024

All my old clothes are currently being used for patchwork (I hated clothes shopping so wore stuff way beyond them being suitable for charity shops or vinted).

I'm now 3 1/2 stone down, in size 22/24 - so can shop in some mainstream shops (yay no more horrid cold shoulder tops and butterflies on everything from the Palace of Polyester Fat Shops) and have spent a bloody fortune on clothes this weekend!

Oh no! I find that sniffing an injection/alcohol wipe helps me, bizarre I know!

I’ve started a new thread here: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5286572-mounjaro-10st-or-more-to-lose-thread-two
I think we’re about 7 posts away from being full ☺️

Oh that is unusual! I had a mint tea which helped!

After a week of sulking about the 2kg weight gain... 2.3kg off this week! So that's the holiday gain back off :) :) :)

It’s good reading your posts & progress. Thank you for sharing.

I am on W6 and took my 6th shot yesterday.

In 5 weeks I have shed just over a stone - > - 6lbs I - 3.8lb I up 0.9lbs I - 2.1lbs I - 3.6lbs - and am now 21stone 1lb. I’m not sure why I went up one week. I daily weigh and the scales sometimes go up as well as down. I’m pretty consistent in eating protein rich meals twice a day, sometimes with a meaty snack as I eat carnivoreish. I’m just not interested in breaking my fast until after midday.

The side effects have been manageable and doing the jab has become routine. I have been a bit cold - especially in my hands. Strange as that normally doesn’t happen to me until I’ve lost 3 or 4 stone. I’ve had 2 days with very loose bowels, and often need some gaviscon. I have sometimes wanted some digestive biscuit as I’ve felt acid but not hungry. I do notice less suppression on days 6 & 7 of the week - feeling a glimmer of compulsive eating. I must avoid supermarket shops on those days as on other days I don't even think about putting sweet stuff in my basket. It's a rare strange feeling that I'm consistently not interested in chocolate, biscuits, donuts, cakes and/or ice cream.

My size 26 jeans are getting baggy - but not yet into size 24s. I want to be size 14/16 at goal. I’ve ordered some clothes from Vinted - which I hope will fit by the end of the month. I’m off on a long weekend to London for the first time post Covid, and will be catching up with friends, so don’t want to slop around in my rural clothes of fleece, jeans & a t shirt.

I’m really pleased with my results. The difference between doing mounjaro and a shakes diet is that I am not constantly thinking about when can I have the next shake. The difference with Slimming World/WeightWatchers is that I am not hoarding points for sweet treats nor eating too many SW bars.In other words, my eating isn’t disordered and compulsive.

I’m looking at the thin people I know and wondering at their life experience. How much easier to stay slim if you don’t have food noise and compulsion every day all day.

I know that I will feel so much better and be so much more mobile when I am 5 stone or more lighter - and by the next summer, I'll be at goal. I'm not sure what goal is as I have lipoedema. I know I felt good last time I was 14 stone. The top of a healthy BMI (24.9) for a 5ft 6 woman is 10 stone 8lbs. I was 12 stone when I was 18 so I doubt I'll get there! There's also the issue of loose skin. I'm in my mid 60s so don't think my skin will retract as well.

So it’s glorious spring here. I am grateful I started mounjaro and can afford it. I couldn't a year ago. I'm using SheMed as it was the lowest cost. I'm saving money when I shop - but I pay those bills with DH's card, so it doesn't cover my mounjaro bill! I haven't told him as he was ill when I started. So I'm now waiting to see when he'll notice. Being so fat, it usually take 3 or 4 stone before anyone comments.

I want to start swimming but am not yet strong enough to manage the pool ladders. I hope I will be when I shed another stone or too. I have arthritis so swimking is a good exercise that I enoy,

The weekly SheMed check in is fine - a bit of a hassle but it means I'll always remember to take my shot on the right day. I am feeling hopeful that I can sustain 10-14lbs a month through the summer and am generally more optimistic.

@SeaStoat well done yourself, and thanks for the update. I started at 20st 8 at the start of the year and am now 19st 3. And also mid 60’s. (I could have written your post apart from the lipoedema.) Onwards and downwards and good luck!

@SeaStoat what a lovely positive post, I also love the fact that I’m not constantly obsessing over what and when I can eat next, it takes over your life, especially with the liquid/shake diets, and knowing that you have to manage the hunger day in and day out!
there is a thread two now as this thread is almost full, so come and join us (and @Tummelthecat) over there. ☺️