Mounjaro September Support (4)

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A new thread before the old one fills up!

@StanleyCup that is interesting. I will have to go 3 weeks without a jab (complicated international travel). I'm close to goal and I'll be interested to see how my appetite is. I really want to get 7lbs under my goal so that I have some wriggle room eventually.

Have lost another pound and a half after a couple weeks of fannying about.
I am back cycling and jogging again this week and it has been really good to be able to enjoy these activities again.
I still would like to shift a couple of stone so I am here for the long haul. However I feel so much better than I did 5 stone ago!

I'm up and down the same three pounds. Maybe I should go from 7.5mg to 10mg?

I have a week until my next order. I'm going to walk, drink water, track food and IF 8/16. I've bought some protein yoghurt and meals which I will have with extra vegetables. I would much rather make my own, this is better for calorie counting.

I am halfway and need to change something.

Morning all

I have been spending some time reflecting on what I have learned since being on Mounjaro. Some of this I think I already knew, but having the food noise removed has really highlighted where I needed to focus to loose and (hopefully) maintain a healthy weight. In no particular order:

1. I have to have a really good breakfast. By good I mean healthy, and a lot of it. If I don't, I get hungry and loose control mid morning. I now get up half an hour earlier to make sure I have time to sit down and eat properly before I go to work.
2. From the breakfast revelation I realised I need to eat like the old adage "Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dine like a pauper". If I want to loose weight I need to skip dinner, so I am effectively eating in a time restricted window. If I want to maintain I can have a small dinner, such as chicken and veg.
3. Walking helps my stress and stops me eating poorly. If I feel my stress running out of control I go out around the block.
4. I have come to appreciate my body, and want to look after it. Having a body which is strong and healthy is such a privilege. I am starting to see my waist again!
5. I can actually cook quite well. My STBXH would have you know I was a dreadful cook. I used to hate cooking, but now really enjoy it.
6. I can sit with the discomfort of being hungry now. I hope that this remains after I stop Mounjaro, as this is one of the key aspects which I think will help me maintain. I don't need to grab a snack if I am feeling peckish if there is a meal coming in the next couple of hours.
7. Recording NSVs is really motivating. I keep a little diary of those alongside my actual weight losses.

I have lost 35lbs so far, with another 55lbs to go. It's slow, mainly because I seem to get a major stall every stone or so. It does helps me practise keeping good habits when I am not seeing progress, which is positive.

I'd be really interested to know what you have learned. Did any of it surprise you?

It is definitely interesting to reflect back. The one thing I have learnt is how little I need to eat in order to lose weight. I am very short with naturally low muscle density, and Mounjaro has allowed me to experiment with different calories levels. Anything above 1000cals on a regular basis just doesn’t cut it for me. I think for maintenance I’ll still need to aim for 1300-1400cals.

I now understand why it was so easy for me to gain weight even when I felt like I was eating healthily. That scares me a little as it feels impossibly low and makes me thing that I might need to stay on MJ forever. I am now 4lbs away from a normal BMI and about 8lbs away from where I think I might settle so need to start thinking about things more seriously now. I will definitely keep taking MJ for a few months into maintenance so I can work out the right approach for me and continue to build muscle.

Brilliant list @Itisallgoingtobeok

1. Definitely eating well purposely - that has never been part of any diet I’ve been on. Have always focused on restriction and less overall.
2. reframing weight loss as about health has been a game-changer. As a staunch feminist i had become really uncomfortable with trying to get smaller. But my body can do so much more now and I’m investing in it in other ways.
3. TMI but my bowel movements are transformed now that I am eating much better. I realise now I’ve basically cycled between constipation and diarrhoea for decades.

Trigger death.

My DH had a stroke on Monday and is intensive care on life support. The prognosis is the worst and I think we're looking at end of life next week.

I'm still here and reading. So proud of everyone. I jabbed on Thursday, later than normal so I took less. I'm eating small meals but being consistent, it's so strange to be in a horrific situation and not fall into binging. Others may think I'm crazy to carry on the MJ but I feel so much better in my own body eating this way, I don't have the capacity to deal with binging or feeling sick/gross afterwards. Mj has helped my clarity since I started as well and I need that right now.

It's a nightmare, I don't know how this is real. He's 47 and we have a 6 year old child.

I'd like a glass of wine, that 'ah' feeling when you take the first sip. I'm scared if I have a drink that I'll drink to much, I'd be in racks of tears - I always do if I'm drunk and upset. And I don't have time for a hang over

Oh @SpottyBumPony I am so so sorry, I wish I could just reach through the airwaves and give you a whacking great big hug what a horrible situation, I’m sending all my best wishes to you, your husband and your son.

If needed then I strongly recommend Winston’s Wish, it’s a charity that provides support for children who are bereaved or who are dealing with a serious illness in a loved one. They are fantastic and provide lots of resources, my mum died very suddenly when I was 21 and my youngest brother was 5, my dad then died 7 years later after a long illness. Winston’s wish were invaluable in providing support to my brother and understanding how he may be feeling.

God @SpottyBumPony I’m so sorry to read your update. I have no words, but I’m sending positive thoughts across the net to you and your husband and DC. I don’t think it’s crazy at all to keep on the MJ, you need less to think about and removing food from the equation is totally sensible. I hope whatever happens in the week ahead, you are supported and it’s the best journey to the eventual outcome, whatever that might be.

Sending you the most un-Mumsnetty hugs.

Sending strength @SpottyBumPony What a nightmare situation. Makes perfect sense to me that the consistency of MJ would be something to hold onto. Take care.

Thinking of you all @SpottyBumPony 💐

@SpottyBumPony oh gosh, how awful, and thanks for telling us.

Whatever the outcome for your dh, keep in the back of your mind that you are taking this MJ route to get to healthy weight, and to minimise your own health risks, and to make sure that your dc has a healthy living parent.

Please use us as support duing this awful time for you.

@SpottyBumPony i am so sorry to read your update, life can be so cruel. I will be hoping for a miracle for your DH, and am sending all my best wishes to you and your child. I totally understand you wanting to keep taking MJ, I’m sure it feels like at least one thing you can control with everything else so uncertain 💔

A good week last week. Finished week 2 of C25K and a 1.9 lb loss.

Starting weight - 217.5 lbs
Current weight - 157.6 lbs
Total loss - 59.9 lbs

@SpottyBumPonysending you strength and hugs to get you through your week xx

@SpottyBumPony my thoughts are with you.

Still thinking of you @SpottyBumPony and wondering how you are coping?

I jabbed yesterday after fasting. I find it much easier on my stomach. Before MJ, I did regular 36 hours fasts. I'm seeing if introducing IF helps me out of the plateau I'm in. I lost the 2lbs I put on last week.

@MandarinDentistTiger i had a slightly later than usual dinner last night and was noticeably more irritable- I hate to think what I’d be like after a 36hr fast 😂.

I think I’m finally accepting of my weight loss. I have just spent an hour uploading some of my size 14 clothes to Vinted. Hoping to make a little money to sink into some new stuff i. My current size 🤞.

And echoing that I have also had you in my thoughts often over the past couple of days @SpottyBumPony

Thanks everyone. He's still in intensive care, he had a second MRI, the consultants had a meeting today and have booked a time to talk to us tomorrow. It will be about palliative care.

I'm having an out of body experience really. I can be heart broken or laughing with DS. This morning I was practically skipping to get to the ward as it meant I got to spend time with him. His best friend since school came today, he is also heartbroken as they are more like brothers than his actual brother.

Friend came back to our house and has played with DS all afternoon and helped me with DH's over engineered tech (I couldn't even get the bloody PC on the other day). He's just left and is visiting DH on his way home (1.5 hours away).

MiL and SiL are coming on the train tomorrow. I know why they want to be here but part of me wants this all for myself and doesn't want to share the decisions with them. But MiL is his Mum and if somebody kept me from my son in this situation I would be so angry.

I weighed this morning, I'm a shade over 14 stone. Making my loss 33kg. I had yoghurt with chia seeds and berries this morning, a M&S wrap for lunch and having veggie bolognaise and pasta for tea in a second.

Thank you all for your thoughts

I've been thinking about you too SpottyBumPony just didn't know what to say, sometimes there are no words. You are doing well to distract yourself a little with tracking things. And it must be hard having the visitors but as you say, it's MIL's son. Thoughts are with you in the next few days xx

2lbs down this week, leaving me 1lb away from 3st loss, and 2lbs away from a normal BMI! It has been slow progress over that past couple of months as life has definitely gotten in the way, but feeling more motivated now it is so close!

I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed that the consultants bring you some more positive news today @SpottyBumPony ❤️

Well done @SpottyBumPony 33kg is stones, that is amazing. It is brilliant that you are still tracking and staying on plan. I hope the visitors can bring you comfort and support. Make sure you take time for yourself. I have provided palliative care. It was difficult but bittersweet. Counselling has helped. Take care. Xx

I'm officially 0.6lb into the next stone bracket. I've only lost a stone in three months. I suppose that's still 1lb a week ISH. I've been losing and gaining the same three lbs for the past few weeks.

I needed to reduce my calories and change my meal plan. I will probably need to do this again as I get closer to goal (cannot believe that is nearly in sight).

Fasting is helping too. Probably because I did that before. I used to do a 36 hour fast, just coffee and water. I have introduced apples during my normal eight hour eating window. It's the only way I can continue to work. I WFH on Mondays. OH makes dinner for everyone. 36 hour fast is recommended for insulin resistance. I wouldn't recommend but it works for me and seems to have got me out of the plateau.

@SpottyBumPony- I’ve been thinking of you. I hope you and your family are doing as well as you can in the awful situation you find yourself in.

I’m finally into the next stone bracket by 0.1lb!! I’m hoping this plateau has now cleared. I have scared myself slight as I realised that the calorie allowance I am on now is coincidentally also the maintenance calories at my goal weight. It feels like so little. I’m going to have to up my activities and muscles to try and win some extra allowance!

@Itisallgoingtobeok I'm the same. Down the next stone by 0.6lb. I had to make a reduction in calories too.

The new scales are great for measuring small changes. I'm weighing every day for now. I feel like I'm at the same intensity as I was at the start.

Good morning everyone. still maintaining fine here in a healthy BMI and feeling pretty positive. I went back up to 5mg after a month on 2.5, just because 2.5 feels a bit pointless and wasn’t quite ready to stop totally. Planning to space out to 9 days between jabs and then see how I go with nothing.
But this morning my body fat % has finally dropped out of the obese range into healthy, which was the other target I set myself alongside healthy BMI. I’m super happy, and generally just feeling pretty healthy and strong.
(feeling extra grateful for that, and the health of my loved ones, when thinking about you @SpottyBumPony. Hope visitors hasn’t been too much at such a tough time.)