Mounjaro September Support (4)

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A new thread before the old one fills up!

@Orangesandlemons77 I'm planning a swim next week but need a new costume - my previous one had been well stretched and has become sort of see-through in places!!

I met my friend tonight and as we were leaving she said to me that I had lost so much weight! She has seen me throughout but only in my usual clothes which have become increasingly baggy. I was wearing my new (M&S magic shaper 🤣) jeans and she said she had been watching me all night and couldn’t believe the difference 🎉

@20bloodypounds I didn't even think about it and just packed my old swimsuit for our weekend away last weekend.

Luckily it's one of the Slazenger boyleg ones that are full coverage because when I put it on to use the hot tub I realised it's at least 2 Sizes too big. If I caught one of the jets at the right angle I could inflate my suit like a life jacket. My DD thought it was hilarious!

What a fab NSV!

I've hung two lovely dresses on the back of my bedroom door for inspiration. The sizes are aligned to my goal weight. I haven't got rid of any of my pre-DC clothes. Tomorrow, I will look for an outfit within a 4 week milestone.

Weigh in and jab day (tonight). 3lb off, that is the biggest loss in one week since I started. Another 7.5mg tonight.

I had a big night of wine and cocktails and was away overnight in a nice hotel. I have been more careful the rest of the time. I feel bloated and was hoping to stay the same.

Hi, happy 2025 September starters. My weight loss is still slow but
I weigh less now than I have for years. I’ve lost 18lb which is a huge amount for me. If I can lose the same again by my birthday in May I will be delighted. My knees are less painful and my flexibility has improved.

Happy new year all..!

I have not lost over Christmas - but I haven't gained either. So that's a win, as I are what I liked without restriction.. a first!

I have another 19 pounds to go to get to my goal weight, which has me at BMI 24. Would be the first time I've seen that weight in 30 years...

I've just this week moved up to 10mg and am hoping not to need to go up from there.

Finally the scales are moving again after a bit of a plateau over the past month. Going to move up to 7.5mg next week.
I have lost 3 stone now so I’m about halfway to my goal. Feel much better health and joints wise. Also noticed I fitted through the football turnstiles much easier the other day! So that was a non scale victory. Just chipping away. I track on the weight watchers glp programme app and find that helpful.

Weigh in and Jab day check in- ive finally hit the 10.10 i wanted. This is a full 3 stone off. 42lbs! Im in disbelief but delighted to start the new year off like this. Ive just taken my bonus dose which is the first full 5mg. Hoping to stick to that for this pen.

SW- 13.10 8/9/24
Wk 1 - 13.3
Wk 2 - 13.1
Wk 3 - 12.13
Wk 4 - 12.10
Wk 5 - 12.10 (bonus dose)
Wk 6 - 12.6 (2.5 from 5 pen)
Wk 7 - 12.4 (3.75mg)
Wk 8 - 12.0 (3.75mg)
wk 9 - 11.12 (3.75mg)
wk10 - 12.0 (3.75mg)
Wk11 - 11.8 (3.75mg)
wk 12 - 11.6 (3.75mg)
WK 13 - 11.4 (3.75mg)
WK 14 - 11.2 (4mg)
WK 15 - 11.3 (4mg)
WK 16.5 (31st Dec 24) - 10.11(4mg)
WK - 17 - 10.10 (5mg)
UGW- 10

Well done, I've lost 10 in the same time so I know how it feels to be a slow loser. That's ten pounds less than this time last year so yippee for us.

Well done, that’s amazing!

Happy new year my fellow september starters! I hope it will be a good one for everyone.
Weigh in was yesterday and jab number 18, in those 18 weeks I've now lost a total of 3 stone 6lbs. I genuinely can't believe what a difference it's made to my life in just over 3 short months, especially with Christmas .
So close to where I'll be happy now - but still not decided for sure😂 I'm 12 stone 4, I think I'll stop at 10 stone 7 but have always said I'll see when I get to where I'm happy so could be before then.
How many others are getting to where they want to be?

Another 3lbs off this week which I am really pleased with. It felt relatively easy this week, probably because Christmas is finished so no more meals out to attend. I have also upped my walking and workouts this week which has been great. I've noticed that my cardio fitness is improving really quickly now. The hills that used to leave me really out of breath are much easier.

I'm on 5mg which has really suppressed my appetite to almost zero, so am living off of homemade soups which seem easy to get down but means I am getting some nutrition.

How is everyone else doing?

Happy new year everyone! I’m a pound down this week and so 6 pounds off my target, this target is to get me into a healthy BMI range. Most weight and height calculators would still suggest I lose up to a further stone after that but I think I’ll end MJ at when I reach target.

I’m just starting a new 5 pen today but I’ve yet to get to the full dose, I’ve been on 35 clicks for weeks but today I’m going up to 45 as I’ve found suppression was wearing off by day 4. Only in week 1 have I had total suppression, since then I have taken reduced doses to combat side effects, so I always have some suppression but I’m still hungry at meal times.

it feels weird that in 6 weeks I should be at target, so I’m going to spend some time thinking of how to maintain this!

Congrats on a great loss! 🙌🏼 My weight loss now feels glacially slow after a very successful first couple of months. I'm about 30 pounds down since starting MJ (37 in total), and am at 12.3 now - my goal is 11.0 and I'm 5'8. It feels like this last stone or so is going to take FOREVER!

So I think I need a bit of a kick up the bum and I'm coming here to seek one! I'm on a low enough dose (4.1... probably moving up to 5) that when busy I'm not thinking about food, but I still experience hunger and want (and can finish) a full meal. This is what I want as I already had thinning hair before even starting mj so I don't want to be making that any worse with not eating enough.

My issue is that I've been unwell for a good few weeks so my activity and engagement in hobbies has been a lot lower and it's been christmas, so I've been eating a lot of rubbish and just sitting around a lot. I'm just about well enough to think about doing at least some walks and maybe a swim, but I'm struggling to motivate myself to get going.

I'm also 'hanging on' to the eating and saying to myself "oh I'll start logging again on Friday/ Saturday/ Monday... etc etc etc". I think I need some encouragement to 'get going' again, especially with logging calories which I had stopped doing towards the end of last year. I was still losing slowly on intuitive eating, but I've lost the intuitive eating bit this last month so I MUST get back on track if I'm going to get losing again towards my goal.

Please send encouragement and motivation! I shopped last night so the cupboards and fridge are full of good nutritious low upf and delicious foods (all of which I love to eat)... so why am I still hanging on to the sugar and the last dregs of Christmas food? Is this my mind secretly hankering for my old ways of eating whatever I like and stuff the consequences?

I can relate, I have been ill too and lost all my stamina to do things. I am slowly trying to build it back up, because I liked the more physically strong me. It sounds like you haven't gone backwards just stalled a little. Maybe you need to be a bit kinder to yourself, are you still recovering? Maybe try to do one thing consistently for the next few days?

Thank you for the reply and solidarity. I hope you're recovering ok. There is so much going around and the current virus is very very persistent.

Your right, perhaps it actually isn't all that bad. I've put 2lbs on (maybe 3 I haven't weighed this week) and I'm just wary of letting this drag on much longer in case I head back into the 11s (goal weight somewhere in the 9s... I'm quite short). I do feel well enough to walk now and I definitely don't need to be hammering the chocolate!

@simb I think you are being quite hard on yourself. The virus doing the rounds at the moment is horrible and will probably take longer than you think to get over. Be gentle with yourself, and perhaps try one small positive thing a day? A walk to the end of the road, not a massive hike. Or perhaps one portion of veg, or enough water.

Take care, you are doing brilliantly!

@simb and @jupiterhigh good that you're both starting to feel better. Just remember this is a long game, and an overall lifestyle choice. In life we sometimes have illness and set backs. What's important is that we learn to recognise when we're in a better place and take control of diet and exercise back at that point. I know one of my previous mistakes getting into a pattern of not exercising and eating too much rubbish and then was allowing that to become the norm for months/years, rather than saying, ok it's been a crap couple of weeks, time to take it back.

I took DD to the temporary ice rink yesterday, to say I am not made for ice skating is an understatement. 45 minutes of stumbling and skittishly teetering around the rink while maintaining a death grip on the railing has left me feeling sore in muscles I did not know I had.

Had my first gain since we all started back in September, but I’ve also had a very relaxed attitude to eating and drinking over holidays, we’ve all been ill, and weather has meant walks not runs etc. it’s only 2lb, and in some ways it’s helpful as MJ has felt almost magic to me, like it hasn’t been an effort at all, so reminding myself of basic cause and effect is probably worthwhile!

I’m staying on 5mg for this month and not titrating back down yet for maintenance. I think in an ideal world I would lose about 6lb from this point, and then try to maintain, but on maintenance threads some people are talking about maintenance windows which seems smart to me. My premenstrual gain is significant every month!

I’m similar, I feel like I’ve slipped into a lot of bad habits, but in smaller quantities than before! Lots of chocolate and crisps!

Yes bad habits creeping in here too. @EBoo80 what is a "maintenance window"?

Idea that instead of a goal weight (ie 11 stone 7 for me) then you choose an acceptable range (for me probably 11 stone 5-10). I’m making it sound more complex than it is!