November ‘24 Starters Thread 7 - The one where we might need smaller smalls 😉

[Mounjaropen]

Welcome to thread 7 to MN weight loss friends old and new!

Feel free to lurk or post, absolutely no judgement here, just support and encouragement as we move beyond the looooongest month and into February. Love is in the air for our new smaller selves and discovering clothes we use to wear ❤️

I’m on W14 D4 and on my third 5mg pen
F in my early 50’s
H 5’ 5.5”
SW 13st 11lb
CW 11st 9.2lb
GW 10st (maybe 9st 7lb if I don’t look like a melted candle)
Total loss so far 29.2lbs

Recommend the Shotsy app to monitor MJ in the system and pleasing graphs to look at…plus the MeThreeSixty body scan app to monitor inch loss for the weeks where weight loss is slow but you might have lost body fat etc. Both are free.

Feel free to swap recipes that might inspire anyone in a food rut, tips for side effects, exercise tips, tips for titrating up or down and we love a beauty/ style chat too 🥰

I’ve had an absolutely hellish week of side effects that is regretfully going to stop my mountain journey 😢.

I’ve been on my 3rd week of 7.5 and have had three separate days (Weds/Fri/Sun) of extreme 🤮 and 💩 with a temp of 38.5 and I just can’t risk feeling that ill again.

I’m gutted. I’ve been losing well, 2 stone off in 14 weeks plus an extra 7lb while ill as I am now a bone-dry husk of a human! Nothing changed for me to get so ill so I’m a bit baffled.

I’ve got two full pens left so might leave it a couple of weeks and take 2.5 for a while to take the edge off but I’ve got another 7 stone to lose 😱. Hopefully my focus and gym obsession will keep me on track but it’ll be harder.

Sorry for such a negative post. @Ralala i think you’ve had similar issues haven’t you but went back on it? How’s it been going?

Will still follow this thread as it’s lovely to hear how you are all doing!

Oh no! So sorry to read this. Do you think it’s possible that you’ve picked up a virus at the same time?

That’s an amazing result congratulations! I also have Jon Bon Jovi in my head singing “whoa whoa we’re halfway there” 😆

I think the key is to look forward to the new you rather than to look back with any regrets, keep going!

Such amazing news! A new stone bracket 🥳 I think you’ve got every right to be chuffed with yourself, congratulations 👏

Well said!

I think supplements work if you believe in what you’re taking. There is a great deal of study around collagen which does seem to indicate that you cannot improve your collagen naturally by ingesting it – you have to stimulate production and that usually means some form of intrusive therapy such as micro needling. That said, everyone I know who takes collagen by ingesting it does swear their hair nails etc are all much healthier so I think you should do your research and take what you think is best for you. I’ve not heard of the mushroom gummy‘s, but obviously the more you click on content like that the more it will serve you up on the various social media platforms…!

@Novjaro

In case you have a bug, this quote is taken from another thread….

“We’re home, they did a ‘rapid’ blood test which apparently showed his kidneys were working ok. Then sent to the GP in the walk in centre. He has said to continue with dyrilite and prescribed him with anti-sickness and anti diarrhoea meds.
Both nurse in A&E and GP in walk in believe he caught a bug that was then the jabs massively exacerbated it.
The GP was very positive about the jabs, saying he is a big advocate for them and I’m his advice would be to take a break for a few weeks and once he’s 100% better start again from 2.5mg.”

Keep going, you’re doing so well 💪🏻

I’m also interested to see where my body will actually settle. It seems like such a long time ago that I was anything other than between 13 and 14 stone!

I'm hoping for a comfortable size 10 -12 and healthy bmi. Don't have a particular weight in mind under 9 would be great but low 9s would be good too. Anything under 10 would put me in a healthy range so a minimum of just over 2 more stones to go!

Thank you @lovealongbath and @Mounjaropen

i did initially think it was bug - I’ve had noravirus in the past and it was similar. Hadn’t considered that the jabs could exacerbate a bug thought and the sulphur burps just made me think it was jab-related. Food for thought. I’ll see how I feel in a couple of weeks and restart but very slowly.

Oh my goodness. It feels like forever since I managed to post! Been trying to keep up with you all and cheering every loss and milestone!

Had a mad week last week as was away at a work conference. Food was all very calorie heavy, but I just tried to make good choices where I could. Suppression felt high last week though, so didn't feel too tricky. I rocked a pair of sequin hot pants and felt so much more confident in my own skin...felt like the gym bunnies accepted me into their 'gang' too. Bit of an eye opener how I felt people treated me at a lower weight....although I do wonder how much of that is inside my own head.

Anyway. Bit stuck weight wise. Putting it down to the rich, salty food last week. And I think I messed up my jab this week....had a dose left in an older 7.5mg pen so used that to inject 5mg. But the pen had been open more than 30 days, so I'm now convinced it's too old and isn't working!

Need to get my butt back in the gym but zero motivation at the moment.

Lovely to catch up on all your posts. Love these threads.

Goodness, the difference between 5 mg and 2.5 mg is massive. I don't really have any appetite suppression and I have to work really, really hard to make even semi healthy choices. The food noise is definitely back.

I've decided I'm doing 3.75 mg at the end of this week, and I sincerely hope that will give me a bit more of the Mounjaro effect back - and hopefully without the vile side effects I had on 5 mg.

2 stones to go here too. Happy to be halfway in this timeframe 🥰

Sequin hot pants you say? How fabulous! Well done with the gym too 💪🏻💪🏻

I have a 5 mg pen delivered today. Not sure if I should order a 2.5mg from somewhere else just in case

You poor thing - it’s rough when your body won’t tolerate MJ.

What food choices are you making? Is it because the stuff you want/settle for is ‘easy’ or you genuinely fancied it? Can you keep prepped veg/fruit in the fridge as a quick grab before you settle on what you eat for a meal? Unfortunately to stay at a healthy BMI I know I need to accept that the days of chocolate every day with maybe a coke/crisps chaser are gone. Ditto a Macy D’s/KFC more than once a week is gone too. I’m not going to beat myself up for the odd takeaway but I’m determined I’m not going back to how I was before.

You’ve got this 💪🏻

I’ve add in collagen powder to my daily routine-morning coffee. I’ve noted a change in my skin-more Dewey and less cystic spots

So far I haven't actually made any poor choices. Today I've had a large Caesar salad at lunch, rye bread with hummus and veg sticks for dinner, and a high protein yoghurt as dessert. And I had a single peanut butter cookie type thing that my team member brought back from Hong Kong - but a week ago I would have resisted that. So it just feels like I could fall off the wagon very easily...

I guess I'm just going to have to work harder!

Sequined hot pants - SO cool 😁!!! And I love that you are now in with the gym bunnies (my class times tend to mean it is the gym grannies but I am in awe of them 😁). Last time I wore something like sequins it was a sequined play suit hot pants thing with knee high boots, aged 20. And whilst physically I love the idea of being 20 again, it is fair to say that I am much happier at 50 odd 😁

Have to agree - much more confident and happier now than my 20s! Especially with mj in my system!

Ahh sorry I misunderstood your post. I guess we’ll all have challenges like this when we start to come off MJ,.., you made great choices there 💪💪

Interesting reading for anyone who might have Vitality health insurance..also interesting that the article cites the NHS as planning to roll out MJ later this year..to whom and where I wonder?

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/ozempic-wegovy-mounjaro-vitality-weight-loss-jabs-work-2vmwvp86n

Soon going up to 10m is the side effects worse than 7.5 ?