Mounjaro February to April 24 starters - Thread 4

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4th thread!

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5207564-mounjaro-february-to-april-24-starters-thread-3?page=40&reply=141722167

No it’s not MJ. I had a brief flare up a few yrs ago but no stones or sludge so it wasn’t treated. It’s now back with a vengeance. The weight loss has likely contributed but I’ve maintained for 6mth now so no direct causation.

@spamm Well done! Re skiing: I think you will find it feels completely different & much, much easier. I lost about 4 stone one autumn (back when my knees let me ski!) and it was a revelation- enjoy!

@AgathaMystery That sounds painful.

My update is that my body dysmorphia assessment has been done for my boob job. I’m aiming to have surgery in September, which will mark one year from hitting first target.

I could do a tummy tuck for the loose skin. But the uplift and implants are my priority. The loose skin I can hide.

I am having filler in my cheeks next week too. I do look a little skeletor and have no fat in my cheeks at all.

Other than that - all good here. Life utterly changed. Vinted addiction is still strong. 😂

I just bought new bras... My god my chin now has two new besties! Ordered 32h/hh and 30h/hh only the 30hh fits! 30!? 30!? Insane. Not surprised at the cup, always been on the larger size!

@AgathaMystery I had my gallbladder removed years ago, best thing I've ever done. Really quick healing and I've not had any adverse affects on diet, although some do! Hope it goes well!

Oh this is great to hear. I don’t know if I can use MJ again post op? I’m not in any hurry but I do want to maintain. How did you go about it?

Can I ask a question for those using maintenance through Oushk? I can see there is a verification appointment that can be booked but it’s not clear when you book this. Do you need to do it before you book the pharmacy consultation?

If you do the maintenance consultation, you can do the verification at the same time. There's no rush for the verification - I'm pretty sure it hasn't even been emailed yet so only those on the FB page know about it. You can also order in advance of the maintenance consultation as I don't think there's any slots available until June, you just won't get the discount codes. Or ring and see if there's any cancellations. Just to note - I just emailed confirmation of my weight and height from a recent nurse appointment and that was accepted without having to do the verification video.

Brilliant, thanks @KrankyKumquat. I’ve got a couple of pens left so in no massive hurry but I want to get onto a maintenance programme before my BMI dips too low (cannot believe I am saying that!). Mind you I’ve barely lost an ounce in recent weeks so it’s very slow going but I want to be booked in and sorted in due course.

52 weeks ago, I weighed in at 14.10 although I was at 14.13 a few days beforehand. Today I weighed at 10.13. That’s right, my weight starts with a 10 😀 this hasn’t happened for many, many years. I celebrated with a Mr Whippy when the ice cream man drove past!

I measured myself earlier in the week as well and none of my measurements start with a 4. Annoyingly, i had a note of monthly measurements but seem to have lost it when I moved house 😤 I’m wearing size 12 now instead of squeezing into an 18. Yes my arse looks like it’s had a skin slide but I’d rather flat than fat 😂 that’s the only area I seem to have loose skin so think I’ve been pretty lucky. Like others, I’ve still got a round lower belly which I’d be very happy to get rid of.

I am hovering between 3.75 and 5mg. 5mg still wipes me out so that’s the absolute highest I’ll go but I don’t think I want to lose much more, another half a stone maybe at the most before my holiday next month 🙂

@guestusername many congratulations and I’m borrowing that. Rather flat than fat!

@guestusername it's a fantastic feeling isn't it! I'm goal weight 12 stone but love sitting a few pounds under so I can see 11's. Can't tell you when I've ever seen them in my life before I'd have been 11/12 years old.

I'm intending to titrate down super slowly but finding for some reason 10mg keeps me in line but I can still indulge a fair bit (just back from a big city break with a few indulgences). I'll keep going down until I feel I have no control and go from there I think :)

Dreaded induction day at the gym!
Actually the manager is lovely, it's a personal trainer gym with no open sessions, spendy but ensures loads of support. Perhaps this will finally be the key to me sticking with exercise for the long term (she says hopefully)?
Have to say I felt good in my size 12/14 gym gear and 34GG sports bra - can't believe how much smaller I am than last time I donned lycra. Still in the overweight category but now I reckon I look like a regular sized person who's gained a bit of peri weight, not the big bubbly woman I used to be (still bubbly to be fair!) - comfortably sitting under 12 stones and hoping to shrink to sub 11 stones eventually.
Also, new swimming costume and high waisted bikini arrived today and am keeping them - yes the bottoms provide a lot of coverage so wrinkly belly not on show, even so I'm delighted with how the set looks! Weightloss continues to be glacial on 15mg, I probably need to up my water intake.
Hope you're all enjoying decent weather, I've been working hard in the garden and finally feel like progress is being made.

Today I tried on a wetsuit! We live near the sea and mountains and there are lots of nice beaches and river pools for swimming. Wetsuits..... the world's least flattering garment so always a no no.
Tried on an AGE 16 as child ones are cheaper and I am not that tall.
Its only TOO BIG!

Waist and tummy is loose.
Thighs and bum are massively loose!
Only place where it was tightish was the shoulders as I have broad shoulders even when skinny.
I mean, in my wildest dreams....... 😳

Going in another day to try on whatever is the smallest ladies.
Might have to be a 6 or 4 but dont know if they go that small.

A year ago I couldn't buy clothes big enough. Now I cant find anything small enough!

Its annoying but kind of brilliant!

Finally hit final goal (or not, as we all seem to just want that little bit extra don’t we 😂) of 9st 7lb. That means I have finally dropped a year on my scales to show my actual age!! And visceral fat has dropped to 6. That seems crazy to me.
Still slightly short of the muscle target and my subcutaneous fat is still amber, but everything else is green.

Wedding is just over a week away and the weight I’ve lost has come straight off my chest leaving my dress gaping. I’ve dropped to a 30FF now from a 38GG and my boobs just seem so so small and sad 😣. I’ve dropped 2 bra sizes in last couple of weeks which is annoying.

Ah I know the feeling with shrinking boobs - I did think mine were too big before but they look so deflated now!
Did my first training session at the gym at 7am - trainer was lovely and I'm glad I gave it a go, although lighter weights than I used to manage. Planks and downward dog are so much easier when you weigh 4 stones less! I even sat in the sauna afterwards in just my lycra bottoms and sports bra, would never have felt comfortable doing that a year ago.
My back is really sore now (have a chronic issue from car accidents) but I'm hopeful this will improve as my strength increases. Tomorrow I have a spa day with a good friend and am looking forward to lots of lounging in saunas and steam rooms in my new bikini! Back massage will definitely be enjoyed too.
Thanks for keeping going with the occasional posts, I really appreciate this space even if we're using it less often now that we're a year in and many are at goal weight. MJ has certainly been life changing.

Anyone else having to constantly buy new clothes now we're hitting warmer weather?

I've literally nothing that's going to fit as we reach summer.

Boo hoo. (Secretly loving it!).

Good morning! Well, I just weighed myself after a 4 day city break to Paris, and am exactly in my mid-range of maintenance target. Good to know I can do this sort of thing now, without dreading the effects on my scales. We ate well & a few treats, a bit of ice cream, patisserie, etc. I had a lot of vegetables, imaginative salad options at all restaurants. We walked miles. I haven’t been to Paris for ages & it is changed, cleaner, generally friendly & not too expensive. The weather helped.

The trip to Paris sounds lovely @Moanranger Glad you had a good time.

@Everdecreasingcircumferences I totally understand with the gym. I have no bust to speak of and I am objectively tiny now. Everything is easier. I can do 35 minutes on the cross trainer and even though I am working hard I don’t really break a sweat.

@Notsuchafattynow all the clothes I had last summer when I was a few months into MJ are too big. I am glad I didn’t go too crazy. I have re bought a load on Vinted in smaller sizes.

When clearing out clothes again my head has caught up with my body.

@PissedOffNeighbour22 I can’t believe the wedding is soon. Time flies. Hope you share some photos. Your other dress was beautiful but I am sure the replacement is just as divine.

Has anyone found a good supplier that they stick with?

I'm about to order 5mg and I'm hoping not to be on Monjaro long term. I have about 5 stone to loose but I don't think I want to loose more than 3 stone. Not sure I want to keep moving supplier long term

Help me, successful maintainers! I am now coming off MJ for two months as it's no longer working for me (Oushk have agreed this). I am still in the overweight category and would like to stay where I am weight wise for the next eight weeks if I can. I have lost three stones and feel so much better than before 😁

If you are managing to maintain your target weight what are you doing that's making that work? My main enemy is the binge, which MJ really helped me with for several months. I am thinking that really upping my veg intake to fill me up would be a good way to start.

Oushk

@Thebaldprimadonna I'm not an expert and I'm contending with some bumps but for me I still log my foods in my fitness pal so I can check macros, I create a weekly meal plan and weigh weekly so I keep everything really conscious. I've allowed myself more indulgent foods which is technically allowed in my calorie goal but now I crave it. Worried it will lead to falling off the wagon like it has in every other diet I've ever done!

@Thebaldprimadonna I am maintaining on 5mg. A couple of things that help me: 1.yes to lots of veg. My meals in Paris were mainly veggie and I had no trouble with over-eating, etc and maintained my weight. 2. I find it important not to go too long without eating, or I definitely would binge. So eat, just a bit, at regular intervals (this is contrary to the fasting brigade's advice, but I could never stick to that) . 3 Eat high protein snacks and watch the carbs.
The above help me to maintain and not overeat. I thus eat within my calorie limit without too much difficulty.
TBH I am not sure how much of an effect MJ is now having but I still think it reduces my appetite somewhat.

I cannot really talk about true maintenance, as I am remaining on MJ for my T2 diabetes, but I just spent a week in holiday in France, skiing and only put on 1 pound.

The biggest change from 15 months ago was that I had a little bit of anything I wanted to eat or drink, but I could stop whenever I felt the need to. Pre-Mounjaro, I did not know how to stop eating, as I never really felt full or satisfied.

I had sparkling wine every day for apres-ski, ate dessert several times, had some of my favorite “fattening” meals, and did not feel deprived at all. However, the way I ate was so different - I could have 1/3 to 1/2 of dessert and then just leave it because it felt like enough, and when I wanted to, I made much healthier choices. I was also so much more active - despite skiing miles every day for 6 days in a row, I never got more than a bit achy in the legs. We also went for a walk every evening around the village or to the next village, and I skied like a demon. I just wish I had made this investment in myself sooner, but still better late than never.

@Notsuchafattynow - I am buying summer clothes, as I have nothing decent for warm weather, everything is too big, even from last summer when I had lost about 30 lbs. I am enjoying choosing new clothes far too much, it’s been so long since I enjoyed getting dressed nicely.

@PissedOffNeighbour22 - looking forward to seeing photos if you choose to share. I am sure you will look amazing!

@Moanranger - Paris sounds like it was fun! I really did enjoy French food in the Alpes. It was amazing to get fabulous salads on the slopes. Ski food is really bad here in the U.S., and very expensive. And the pains au chocolat and bread - so good and without all the crappy sugar they put in it here.

Hello everyone! I'm another one who drifted off as I settled into maintenance, but something has brought me back and I've just read all 17 pages to catch up. It's so wonderful to read about all the successes and learning points. I do agree with the conversation a few pages back, about how different life would have been with MJ. Would I have made better choices / had different opportunities if I was in my 20s rather than my 50s when I discovered it? Who knows - but I also agree it's important to make the most of the opportunities that come with being a normal shape now.

I reached my main goal of 60 kg and into my healthy BMI in December, and have been easing down the doses since. I've been hovering 1.5 kg below goal, shaving a mg or so off the dose every few weeks, and have been on 2.5mg since March. It's my anniversary in 2 weeks. Something about that has made me think I need to decide between coming right off - but not sure I can - or go for my final goal of 55kg, which would put me at the mid point of the BMI healthy range. I don't actually think I need to do this - I now look healthy, even as a shortarse of 5'2", but it would be reassuring if I can still actively choose a weight I want to be and get there, even on a low dose. I'm sort of wondering if being less focused on my weight has opened me up to backsliding - I hope it's just that this is my new normal, but not sure. The only difference between losing and maintaining has been a glass of milk after a workout and a handful of peanuts for an afternoon snack, so I'm conscious how easily it could all start heading in the wrong direction if I don't stick to my eating plan.

I'm also now a proper gym person, going 4x a week to strength and HIIT classes, plus an hours run at the WE. I LOVE what this has done to my body! I love the muscle definition and the feeling strong and capable. It's a huge, huge gift to myself.

I'm so happy and grateful to have had this group of knowledgeable and supportive fellow travellers for the past year - thank you! It's been utterly transformative