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 😂😂😂

@whethertheweatheri did my boot camp fri and was so cold outside - enjoy galloping wed and well done for doing it. Esp outside

well done @morbidcuriosityon 3lb loss - you are near your goal weight !!

Yes to the cold.. seriously I am bloody freezing all the time. I never used to be like this, shorts in the winter girl here..

I'm currently under my heated throw! Ha.

My original goal weight is 12.6 as that would be a 6 stone loss, so 1.4 to go but that takes me to a BMI of 25.. so I may well change this to 12, not to sure..

Thanks for new thread @Blondeshavemorefun ! Checking in with you guys 🫶🏼

Hey, evening hope everyone is feeling good this baltic Monday night. I'm so cold too, it's like it's seeping in the bones today.

I can't tell DH this but I'm struggling to sleep when he's home. I'm used to being on my own and having weekly chocolate chip pookie breathing thats it. Then he's here, breathing like a snorting bison! I could blow dry my fringe with the breathing! Snoring like a motorbike and wakes himself up jumping. Farting, awful, wtf! And moving about! I'm easily woken even with my Quetiapine and then i can't get back to sleep. Any helpful tips apart from a bag over his head? We have a spare room but it's storage and no room for a bed.

@Azuresky68 how are you feeling tonight, I've heard stones are mega painful. Hugs.

Apologies for derailing the thread I'd do anything for a sleep tonight 😴 well DH is away now so thank fuck! X

@NippyNinjaCrabthats one thing I don’t miss about ex dh. The snoring and coughing /muttering and getting up 6 times a night for a fag

no one is detailing thread. We are all chatting

Similar to me. If I get to 11s that’s 6s 4lb loss

still not sure if will get there yet

the winter and cold isnt helping eating habits

plus as I’ve said many times I still want crisps and cock and wish I had that switch in my brain that for many on mj just don’t desire any more

I empathise @NippyNinjaCrab ! We didn't live together full time until lockdown. I now have to keep a supply of earplugs handy as the snoring shakes the room.

He's also got his second bout of man flu since Christmas...... The exaggerated sneezing, coughing and throat clearing again may well send me over the edge!!

Lol @Blondeshavemorefun with another fabulous typo.. I am up for the crisps, but sadly not the cock.. other way inclined here. Haha..

I'm actually having some chocolate tonight, had a chocolate orange in cupboard for ages, and Sunday Monday is the days I can eat more.. after jab today the suppression will be back tomorrow I reckon..

So wine and chocolate tonight for me.. just the 1 glass though and about 4 pieces done.. lovely.. was enjoyable and I like the fact I didn't want to scoff the whole thing..

Hey all. Anyone else on 15 or just me? I can't remember. Strange one. Took my last dose of my first 15mg last week, due to jab tomorrow. Last week or so had HUGE suppression to the point where I've been sick a few times after eating (and didn't eat a huge amount.) Wondering if anyone else has noticed a massive increase in suppression towards to the end of a pen? Usually I've gone up every time (obviously not this time I have another 15 for tomorrow) as the suppression wears off by the end of the pen. I haven't felt 'ill' just the suppression has been big and the sickness I've had a few times but not an ill sickness literally expelling the food then feel fine.

@NippyNinjaCrab I used the Boots wax earplugs. I sleep better when DH isn't in bed with me!

I did 15 as a 10 and 5 and didn’t like it but possibly as body was on 10 and too high - should have done 12.5

so only one dose

does sound high @owlyboo

It's strange @Blondeshavemorefun as the first 3 weeks on 15 were fine it's only been this week. I have been very stressed as had a water problem (house not me!) which finished today in having to have half the garden dug up! But it's finally sorted now! I wonder if it's a mixture of the anxiety and meds?!

I think I'll do 15 tomorrow and see how the week is but if the suppression stays the same drop down the following week?

Strange how it was fine for three weeks?! Probably my best dosage in ages with no side effects unlike 12.5 where u suffered nausea a lot.

Guess it all adds up in the body ?

That does sound odd @owlyboo to feel crap after being on that dose for weeks.

Maybe now the stress has eased you'll get a better idea whether it's too high a dose or something else affecting your appetite.

I've had a stressful day and didn't feel like anything to eat at all until tea time and that was a struggle. Not unusual for me to feel decent suppression for a couple of days post injection (especially on 10mg) but I do usually manage to get 1000 calories in. Not today.

Yeah guess so @Blondeshavemorefun but as do the other doses I've moved up to each month. Time will tell I suppose!

I think you're right @poppym12 will see how this week goes now I'm less stressed and go from there. Kept down my food today so 🤞

Went to bed around 12 pm after endless scrolling..I sometimes can't stop....anyone else the same? Woke up just now at 1.15 after absolutely awful nightmares. My kidney stone procedure wasn't too bad and I haven't had any symptoms from it before they discovered it but thanks for sympathy and kindness x

@Azuresky68 my bedtime routine is awful! I was really good for a while with a set routine where I went off my phone around 10pm and read. It really helped for the few months that I did it but I've slipped back to bad habits and staying up late/scrolling again!

Awww thanks. I feel a bit addicted at the moment. Probably takes my mind off stuff like eating! I am very tired with MJ but there are loads of better things I could be doing. Going to have to get a grip!

Unfortunately it's mind over matter and you just have to force yourself into better habits but like I say it's not easy and I'm also not doing it!!

I had a sneaky early weigh in. Not due to weigh until Saturday. I am less than a pound away from my goal of 9 stone but feel strangely weird about it! I think it might be because the top of my healthy BMI is 8 stone 11 so I feel like I am cheating. My Argentinian adventure is 3 and a half weeks away so I guess I could aim for 8 stone 11 by then and that will give me some wriggle room. I am feeling quite low at the moment and also guilty about being on my screen far too much. Also aftermath of a difficult week with family issues that caused me a lot of sadness and distress. I am usually pretty upbeat! Will bounce back this week I promise!

Let's try this week!

So you’ve been such a bit with 15 @owlyboo

sorry for nightmares @Azuresky68 and yes endless scrolling or game playing

I do think mj adds tiredness - I’m shattered at the moment

out of curiosity why was your goal 9s and not 8.11 if that was top of healthy bmi

that’s what I’m aiming for - I can’t stay at bmi 23 as look gaunt or did when 30

sorry feeling low ((huge hugs)) 💐💐💐💐 and family can be arses at times

Morning, @owlyboo jab lower at 10mg then top up with a 2.5 or 5 if needed. How many pens of 15mg have you had? It does build up in your body. Maybe because you are now your lower weight it's affecting your body more? Hope you feel better today.
@Motnight i have the wax mufflers, they hurt my ears a wee bit because I do push them in and i like a full seal of it so there no noise at all. I'll try again next rotation. I put up a pillow barrier for the gale force breathing, he wakes up and theres a wall haha 😄
@Azuresky68 aw that's good you feel better. I am also a scroller, it's mindless isn't it. Sometimes when I'm being "good" i will stop and then get comfy and put the Archers on and drift off after that. I can scroll until my eyes nip. If DH was here I wouldn't be scrolling so I think it's boredom being myself at night. We should all make a pact to lessen the amount we are on social media. Xx
@morbidcuriosity i love a wee chocolate orange 🍊 have you tried the truffle ones? I haven't but we got as fillers for Christmas gifts. You can't beat a wee wine and nice chocolate.

Talking of wine, I don't miss alcohol at all now. Not just because of MJ but after a major flare in 2022 I couldn't tolerate alcohol again. With the addition of different meds too I really can't take it but thinking about how much it controlled me before it's scary. I associated it with relaxation on a weekend after a shit work week or busy week. Not helped by exh who poo pooed it if I didn't drink, he was an alcoholic enabler. I'm hoping my relationship with food goes down the same route when I drop down mg.

Tuesdays goal, not scroll as much today ffs! I'm going to also choose to do something else when I come back from my walk other than chores! Because I don't go to work I feel guilty if I don't clean or do work like chores. You'd think at nearly 53 in July I'd be over all this emotional pish in my brain 😂😂😂

Have a lovely wee Tuesday my wee beauties.

Ps where is Flappingmadly? Anyone had a check in? Unusual for no posts for a while xx

Didn’t @flappingmadlysay she was away for work. It was that someone else - hope all ok

53 in July. You are my bday twin @NippyNinjaCrabtho I will be 52

The elephant made me laugh. A lot.

What's not making me laugh is my lack of progress weight wise. I've lost 2 stone 2 lb in the time it's taken you lot to lose 4 or 5 stones. It must be just that I'm a slow looser I've told myself. Then I read on here the scorn for those that expect not watch what they eat and still expect to loose. I can't lie, it upset me an awful lot.

Then I stopped and thought about it a lot. Do I really watch what I eat? No. So how can I expect to loose weight. Yes, I've lost some but that's only really because I haven't had an appetite and so have cut out a lot of snacking and gorging myself on crisps and biscuits. So, I need to track what I eat. I'm embarrassed to say I don't know how to do that.

I tell myself it's DH's fault because he does the cooking and he leans towards ready meals or things like pizza. In reality I can do it because I've started baking and am enjoying it. So why can't I do it? Yes, sometimes I have the fibromyalgia fog and exhaustion, but surely if I batch cook I can stick some in the freezer for when I'm not feeling well enough.

I guess what I'm asking is how do I do the calorie counting thing? How do I know what to eat? I've got a handle on protein from what everyone has been saying on here but I don't know what's a good way to eat. Do I go for gusto or something?