January 2025 Starters - Thread 3 Come lose with me!

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Losers unite!

Following on from here

Filled last thread without linking to new one so hope everyone finds this one

Those are really big losses! How many calories are you eating?

W2 weigh in for me - I've lost another 3lb which I'm really pleased with:
SW: 13.6
CW: 12.13
GW: 11 stone-ish

Will do my 3rd 2.5mg jab when I get back from the hairdressers (don't want any accidents as I've been a bit erm...loose the last couple of weeks when I've jabbed)!
Ive been aiming for 1200 calories a day but haven't managed more than 1000 per day this week. I need to eat more but I'm struggling for healthy ideas. I've gone off quite a few things like yoghurts, eggs.

We'll be having a takeout later most likely but I'll make mine as healthy as possible, usually chicken tikka with no sauce and a salad/rice.

Is anyone else really gone off booze? The thought of drinking wine makes me feel nauseous.

we decided to do dry January after the excesses of holidays. But yes, not sure I even want to go back to drinking. It was more of a ritual, to have a glass of something - but I'm just as happy with some alcohol-free beer or kombucha.

I'm going to be a buzzkill here I'm afraid and put my "teacher" hat on as honestly I'm finding some of the posts on here a bit worrying..

I know the urge to lose weight fast is understandable - we all want to be our goal weight NOW - but I just want to remind everyone that healthy weight loss is classed as 1-2lb a week. This makes it easier for your body to adjust, minimises the risk of loose skin and of piling the weight back on.

Mounjaro isn't supposed to be a quick fix - its purpose is to work alongside helping us build a healthier relationship with food by not being able to binge and enabling us to stick to a heathy amount of calories. Taking the "food noise" away means we can really think about what we're putting in our bodies instead of mindlessly eating. IMO We need to use this opportunity to try and make healthier choices and learn a new way of eating so that when (if) we come off it we are less likely to return to our old ways.

I know it's a cliche thats trotted out but we need to remember it's a marathon, not a sprint. Being upset that you've "only" lost 22lbs in 4 weeks is crazy! Please take a moment to consider that is a 5-6lb loss every single week, that's a lot. A LOT!

Another thing I'm reading about a lot on the older threads is the loss of muscle mass when weight is lost quickly and how difficult it is to build it back up. Loss of muscle mass seriously shortens your life span and we should all be doing some form of weight/resistance training to try and minimise this happening. Caroline Girvan on YouTube does some fab videos that are really east to follow.

Anyway, lecture over - I don't mean to sound patronising I am just concerned about some of the posters that seem a little disordered in their thinking and want to offer my two pen'erth.

If your weight is on a downward trend you are doing this! It's working! That's something to be happy about - not chasing big numbers and then feeling sad by setting yourself unrealistic goals xxx

Im off to get a bit of pampering now at the hairdressers and hopefully not looking quite as puffy in those unforgiving mirrors as last time now I have lost a bit of weight!

Well done everyone - here's to another great week 💪

I've upped my strenght trainings and yes that's the reason I am on protein shakes. I have good muscles, trained long and hard for them, do not want to lose.

I totally agree with @JoanCollinsDiva

Losing 2 pounds a week consistently is brilliant. In four months that’s about 34 pounds/2.5 stone/15.5kg

We have all, I assume, been gaining or maintaining higher weights for ages. Losing is a great achievement, the increments might vary but we are all LOSERS!!! 💐

@JoanCollinsDiva sensible post. 👏 Enjoy your haircut.

I wouldn’t say I’ve gone off booze as I’d reduced my drinking anyway - maybe a bottle of wine every fortnight - but I’ve got no desire to drink atm. We have a selection of about nine nice fruit/herbal teas and I have one of those every evening.

I’m trying to eat 1000 calories a day minimum, I’ve planned today in nutracheck, I know dinner will be that, the question is whether I can actually manage to eat the soup and the yoghurt.

I’m trying to incorporate eating in an 8 hour window as the loss of breakfast is an easy way to reduce calories, but I was hungry today.

I’ll be walking about four miles later on.

W2D5

A few mild side effects, including finding it hard to get to sleep as I’m fidgety - who knows if that’s down to MJ. I’ll take it over D&V any day though. No real sign of positive effects yet either.

Does anyone know of any electrolytes without sweeteners that taste okay? I hate the flavour of sweeteners and they all seem to have them.

Morning! First week done with minimal side effects and good suppression.

Focused on protein, fibre and veg to have best week of eating probably EVER 😮

Little disappointed to only lose 3lbs, appreciate people will say that slow and steady wins the race but I had hoped for a motivating big loss

W2D1
SW 14.2
CW 13.13
GW. 10.7

@Thiscouldbefun My first week was a gain! Even less motivating.

Stick with it and the magic will happen

@0ncemorewithfee1ing , can I ask why you are taking electrolytes? Not being snarky, I just am not sure why.

I haven't researched endlessly.

I'm using MJ as 1500 cals a day for more than a year has produced zero weight loss.

One of the consultants I see is an endocrinologist (I am not diabetic), when I was moaning about being unable to lose weight - not remotely related to why I see them, I was just having a moan in the hope they had a 💡suggestion. Anyway, they said that some women of a certain age simply don't need as many calories as they think they do, or something along those lines.

I am just eating from a small plate or skipping a meal each day to get to around 1000 cals a day. I couldn't sustain 1000 cals a day without MJ, I would feel deprived and starving. I tried Fast 800 and couldn't make it beyond week 2!

So, I am eating exactly the same food (was always fairly sensible without a sweet tooth) to try to achieve weight loss.

Because of that, I haven't considered supplements, electrolytes etc., etc..

Big 👏 for how well everyone is doing!

@Changingnameagain definitely agree with @JoanCollinsDiva 's wonderful post. You are doing BRILLIANTLY! Please don't be demoralised. It's never going to be an even weight loss every week and slow and steady will be better for your health in the long run.

Absolutely love your snowball/toilet roll analogy @TicTac80 😁so true!

Please don't be disheartened @Thiscouldbefun & @millenialmolly . You've made a commitment by starting this drug so give it a chance to start doing its thing. It's only month 1!

Hope you have a lovely relaxing weekend @myladyjane and it helps you to recover from any side effects 🤗

Well, I’m not taking electrolytes but I’d like to be prepared in case! I can have a dicky stomach at the best of times. Also there’s also an element of inducing Sod’s Law - if I’m prepared for the worst, perhaps it won’t happen! 🤞

Reading this thread made it dawn on me that what MJ does is make it easier to diet, it’s not a magic wand that makes the lbs drop off all by itself. I promise I’m an intelligent woman but I hadn’t added it up before. V eager to hear if anyone knows of a magic wand though!

Yes yes yes! This is what I'm thinking when reading all these posts! MJ is there to assist us, not to be relied on. If we can't change our ways whilst using MJ, there's no point! And weight resistance training is crucial in keeping bodies toned and strong. As I approach my 45th birthday (can't even believe I'm writing that 😂) I'm becoming rapidly aware that the knees click more, the legs aren't as flexible, the bones ache when I wake up, and my biggest fear is losing mobility. Everyone, please try to get 10k steps a day and some form of weights done! Even once a week is a start 🙂

@JoanCollinsDiva i have 800 calories a day i eat a lot of fruit/veg and add some protein. Well done on your loss!

Hi, is it ok to join please as seems like an active thread!

I did my first SheMed jab on Wednesday and have experienced feeling cold, nauseous and tired - but I’m always tired! Also found myself lying in bed at night not sure if I’m actually sleeping - it’s a strange feeling.

So far today has been much better though.

im 5’3
sw 73.5 kg
gw 60.5 kg

I need to lose a couple of stones to be a healthy bmi and feel better in my own skin.

currently feeling uninspired to eat though so need to pop to the shops later to stock up on some food

Welcome to the thread @Peoniesandcats ! Lots of people here have experienced similar side effects, so reading through all these WLI threads are great for picking up tips on how to combat them. Good luck with your weight loss journey 🍀

Nodding vigorously to all these posts.

W5D1 - just done my first 5mg dose.
SW 14st 7.5lb
CW 14st 0lb (-1) loss (-7.5 total)
GW 10st

so I’ve lost just over half a stone in 4 weeks, this is good progress, I think I’d love to be losing 3lb a week etc but if I can do an average of 2lb a week then that will get me to my goal eventually. it’s probably unrealistic to think I can lose 4 stones by the summer holidays!

I know I’ll have some loose skin on my stomach from having DC anyway, so I’m not so fussed about that- but less loose skin would be good.

I moved my dose day to Friday so I can take it after my morning run in case of side effects so let’s see what happens with jumping up to the next level, still not told anyone, but a few of my friends are on new year health kicks so it seems like everyone is eating healthier and I’m not standing out.

Jjsmum2007

Im the same age as you and yes things are definitely getting more "clicky"😂

And I say "oof" when I get out of the chair. I also just caught myself saying "when you get to my age..." to my 30yo hairdresser 🙈

Right! But in our heads we are still 25 😜

Oh, I'm totally still really cool 😎

I can confidently say I have never been cool!

I'm a bodypump instructor and honestly weights make such a difference. I have several people in their 70s coming to classes, they are in great shape and move like they're in their 20s.

I pretty much became immobile waiting for a hip replacement and it was absolutely awful, grateful every day that I can walk again.

@JoanCollinsDiva thank you for posting that. Been talking to my diabetes nurse friend and said about your post and she said is very pleased that people are speaking about the levels of weight loss some people are experiencing. She was quite blunt about it which I won’t repeat but could I please anyone feeling they want to want to lose a lot quickly to the extent they are disappointed with losses that to just take a step back amount and think things through and consider that maybe your thinking is heading towards disordered and there is a risk that you go down the path of swapping one form of problem for another.

6th injection done so first dose of 5mg pen and went for 3mg as am averaging nearly 2lb a week currently so feel it is a bit early to increase up much.

Hi everyone , week 3 another 2 pounds down , seems to be slow and steady for me . 8 pounds in 3 weeks 😊