Mounjuro August thread 12

[Blondeshavemorefun]

Wow who would have thought it

We are doing so well. 7mths

Hugs all the auggies and all of us have lost a fair amount of weight

Some still have weight to lose myself included

Equally a few are nearing their healthy bmi or have reached it and thinking about maintaining

And all I can say is an elephants penis 😂😂😂

Sending love and hugs to everyone feeling down for whatever reason. Thank goodness for our lovely thread. On 12.5 mg feeling so tired and cold thats what gets me down the most. I am really looking forward to reducing my dose even though I haven't quite got where I wanted to be weight wise, but it's only 4 pounds away. I really identify with the comments on here, especially your reflections @weaselyeyes..I truly identify with so much of what you said. Thanks for sharing everyone. We will all get where we want to be...look at our amazing progress so far xx

Thanks @Blondeshavemorefun I know I've achieved so much since last birthday and I also know if I was still obese I would be feeling double as blue!!

I know many of you are older than me so this probably sounds silly and you'll want to slap me but I'm turning 37 tomorrow which feels very close to 40 and I just feel in such a different place to where I expected to be... silly as I would hate to be still married to exH so it's not that it's just a strange feeling. Like I'm going to be alone forever which again is stupid I know as I have no desire to meet anyone and haven't tried!

I think dd turning 14 a few weeks ago also made think 😬 she's nearly 18, nearly an adult 😭

I'm just feeling sorry for myself like eeyore I'll snap out of it!

Sorry for the weird stance but thought I’d share a progress pic. I’m at the stage now where I keep getting told “not to lose too much”… I’m still obese by BMI! Sorry so many are feeling a bit low. Diet fatigue is 100% real and I’ve had it myself!

@owlyboo Yep. Slaps round face 😂😛😘

seriously tho you are likely to meet someone. You are young. I could almost be your mum if I was a naughty girl at 15

but I do understand. I do feel the same way and I’m 52 this year

I hope you have something nice planned for tomorrow

Looking good @SilverSprings510

Thanks @Blondeshavemorefun I know I'm being silly. Like I say I don't even want to meet someone at the moment so I'm sad about something I don't even want.

I'm meeting a friend tomorrow that I haven't seen in ages as sadly she's had some awful bereavement over the last few months so haven't been able to meet up so it'll be lovely to see her and catch up.

Sorry you have the same feelings! It's rubbish ❤️

And yes agreed looking fab @SilverSprings510 and ignore the 'careful how much more you lose' people are idiots and jealous of weight loss!

I don’t want to meet someone now as want to make sure dd is ok. Tho I know she is and she’s happier just us 2

but I also don’t want to be on my own forever and want in the future some companionship sex

Yeah same @Blondeshavemorefun my kids already have a lot of upheaval with the OW and despite it being nearly two years still haven't met her properly. Dd refuses to. So I don't want to add anything to that. Plus I have pretty much zero time to myself as dd now stays with me on the alternate weekend whilst ds goes to his dads as it's all a bit 😳 so we're dealing with that at the moment. Ds is going to start meeting her soon so hoping that at least goes well and doesn't add any extra stress.

Sorry for offloading!

And I'm sure when you're ready you'll meet someone. And have your 'companionship' 🍆🤪

This is all of us in fatigue mode! Haha.
My neuralgia has settled a wee bit today, I've been definitely more productive and motivated now on the lower MJ dose. I need to order a pen on Monday, I shouldn't be still using this one, it's after 30 days but I suppose just a few days after it.

Will we ever be happy with how we see ourselves? We have, well I do, have underlying issues with my appearance and self esteem. Doing this has given me so much hope, but will it ever be enough? My DH says I always look for a way to put myself down, he hates it, I've gone from saying I'm fat to I'm saggy haha. Xx

Firstly, happy birthday @owlyboo 🎂🎈. I hope you have a really good and positive day xx

I'm another one feeling pissedoff the strain/slump.

Finally starting to get some appetite back after barely eating for 3 weeks but obviously I've retained some of the weight I lost whilst I'll even though I haven't overeaten at all.

I go away on Saturday so thought I'd dig through my holiday clothes to see what fits now. I've lost around 50lb so felt hopeful. Nope. Not the same shape as I was. I now have boobs thanks to menopause so my lovely summery dresses don't fit properly around the top. Gutted.

I'm also really conscious of the loose skin on my upper arms. It's on my legs too but easier to cover up there.

Hair loss has also sped up. I've been fighting thinning for 10 years but the weight loss has ramped it up even more.

Hope everyone is feeling brighter today.

@Blondeshavemorefun @owlyboo don't give up on meeting someone nice...it's probably not the right time just now. When I got divorced I focused on my children, just like both of you are. Online dating is a nightmare but I know quite a lot of people in their 50's and 60's who met their partners online and are very happy. I also know plenty of people in late twenties and thirties who are married to people they met online. There really are some good guys out there. It's all about the confidence to only settle for what you want on your terms plus perseverance plus luck!
It's just the modern way of dating!

Good morning, Happy Birthday beautiful @owlyboo xxx

@owlyboo have a lovely birthday and celebrate being the amazing person you are ❤️💐❤️

Seems like a few of us have been struggling so let's celebrate how far we have come and remember that nothing stays the same forever. We are all strong women who have stuck with MJ through awful side effects, frustrations of not losing as much as we want as quickly as we want...but we are all in a much better place than when we started in August 2024. If you have the chance to see some nature today that always helps especially with the snowdrops and other spring flowers peeping through. It's actually sunny in Yorkshire so I am off for a walk. If you can't go for a walk, treat yourself to some Spring flowers. Above all celebrate being you and remember we don't have to be perfect 💐💐💐💐

@owlyboo 🥳wishing you a very happy birthday for today 💐

Happy birthday @owlyboo - I hope you have a lovely day, and spend the day being very kind to yourself!

Sending love to everyone feeling in a bit of a slump/ struggling with self image/ feeling diet fatigue.

I'm feeling it a bit too. One thing is my age - my body might be looking better (well slimmer anyway, there's still a lot I don't love!) but I can't deny I'm looking a lot older. My face is certainly showing it, and the skin on my hands looks very wrinkled and like old lady hands which for some reason is depressing me the most. I have a bit of a hang up about being an older mum, having a new born at 40 didn't feel like a big deal, but being 46 this year with what will be a 5 year old by then feels harder. I worry about being around for DD in the future (my parents died young), a big reason for doing this.

But also, from a more shallow side, there is a feeling of having left it too late. Like I can keep going and get lovely and slim and healthy, but I'm still going to be knackered and old and peri-menopausal, with bags the size of suitcases under my eyes and lines carved deep on my forehead. I KNOW getting older is a privilege denied to many, I really do want to keep a positive attitude and do it gracefully and all that. I know that 45 isn't even particularly old. I just wish I'd done it sooner I guess, I had an image in my head of the woman I wanted to be and how I wanted to look and be perceived - but that woman is like 34 max haha, and getting slimmer isn't going to put me back to that! I know this all makes me sound very superficial - I'm not honestly. I just feel like I've aged massively since having DD, I was 40 and even considering trying to squeeze another baby in, it feels like 2 minutes ago now here I am slap bang in peri menopause, looking a lot older somehow, with a child growing up so fast and coming to terms that that mummy and baby/ toddler phase (the absolute highlight of my life so far, and one that took so much heartache and time to get there) was over in the blink of an eye. I do feel a bit scared and wonder what's next for me too.

Waffle waffle waffle sorry!

Oh, and what I actually was coming to say was that I've ordered a 2.5 this morning from oushk - let's hope they approve it after the gap. Using up my last pen I was taking about 3.75 each dose so remains to be seen how I manage with this one - might have to be brave and get some syringes and extract exactly what I need from them.

@owlyboo HAPPY BIRTHDAY Xxx

Hello ladies, hope you’re all doing well? Been a bit fed up lately and MIA on this thread. So have lots to catch up on at the weekend.

Looking for some advice. I’m on my second 7.5 mg pen and it really seems to have slowed me down. On all the other pens I was steadily losing between 1-3lbs each week which I was really happy with.

Moved up to 7.5 in Jan and Feb and I seem to have been gaining and losing the same 2-3 lbs. I’m also feeling really sluggish as is my gut if you get my drift. It’s time for me to order a new pen and I don’t think this one’s working for me so the question is do I go up to 10 or back to 5? Any advice, please as I’m a bit fed up at this point. Xxx

That saying I have lost nearly 4 stone since the end of August, but I do have another 2 to go and it just seems a big hill to climb.

It is hard to think of ourselves of slinky Minkys

i have awful saggy boobs 🥲and flabby arms. Have ordered some hand weights to try and tone up them a bit

@poppym12 glad managing to eat again but sorry dresses don’t fit

i think if liquid is clear @NippyNinjaCrabthen use

@Azuresky68 online dating from what friends say is a nightmare and all the men just want a shag as do I but not with just anyone

plus Sure my saggy tits and wobbly tummy will put off some men

its scary dipping toe in. I’m not ready yet

@AuntieDote you are a spring chicken. I was almost 44 with dd

sorry to hear your parents aren’t around anymore - it’s tough. Mum died 11yrs ago but have my dad. I always say having dd gave him a new lease of life - but I so wish my mum had met dd 🥲

we should have all done it sooner but didnt

we needed to be in the right headspace and mindset

if I was still with dh I’m not sure I would have done this

but I’ve done it for me and dd. So can be the best mum I can be to her and be around for years

with my zimmer frame 😂

sorry took so long to get your dd. Took 10yrs ttc and 5 private ivf to get mini blondes so she is my miracle. Tho a bloody costly one 🙀😂

syringes are easy. I need to syringe bonus dose Tom

wonder if I will have .6 left or even more so will bridge up to 15

@Mum0ntherun you sound similar to me. Def go to 10. Why would you go back to 5?

4+ stone here and almost 2s to go and start 15 next week

Yeah, I know. It’s just that five did work for me. I just thought it was time to go up and I must say I’ve regretted the move. 7.5 has left me tired, my gut’s sluggish and I’m not sleeping well. Just felt like a bad move and I’m worried that 10 might be worse.

Happy birthday @owlyboo Great day for a birthday....my sons is today too!! Have a lovely day 😘

I'm such a pillock. I found a big suitcase earlier that I'd forgotten about after the house move in October. It contained most of my favourite holiday outfits that had become too small. They now fit easily and some are too big!

That's lightened the mood somewhat and I can confirm that doing a pedicure and epilating the old bikini line is a lot easier without the extra few stone!!