Started Mounjaro May 2024- Thread 2 - Onwards and Downwards!

[QueenOfHiraeth]

Starting a new thread as requested.
Hope we can carry on the chat here.
Welcome everybody from May 2024, please check in and remind each other how we are all doing

I'm down a pound this week which is a nice change from staying put.

I've ordered my next pen to be a 15mg. Like I said, nervous that there's nowhere else to go if this one ends up feeling less effective in future. But if I'd gone up every month like they say you can, I'd have reached this point in late September. So even if the worst happens, that's at least another five months I've stretched my journey out for.

I've done 4 pens of 12.5mg so hopefully the next step lasts just as long. I'd be almost at my goal by then which would be great.

So, I’m quietly celebrating as I’ve achieved a four stone weight loss. Not sure what the future holds but for now I’m amazed.

Well done, that's a great loss. It's all a bit mind-boggling isn't it?

I haven't dared approach the scales as I'm a bit "out of whack". I've just had a run of meals out, my birthday and a weekend away so, although I haven't overeaten as I would have done pre-MJ, I haven't been as sensible as I should have been so am likely to have an extra pound or two floating about even if it may be fluid and going soon.

@Greentrilby thats amazing to hear !

I am on week 4 of a 10mg pen and have had some mild ish side effects for the first time for months so shows this journey is not linear. I have a 12.5 to start but will be cautious with an increase as am nervous about more side effects.

Hopefully my loss has been kick started again am so close but still struggling to get the last stone off.

Morning ladies, thought I’d update you on my recent order request from Bolt.

I placed my order as usual then got an email saying I had to fill in a further questionnaire and submit a photo as I’d been with them over six months.

Questionnaire was simple - height, weight, goals etc. photo needed to be full length in close fitting clothes with my face visible. All sent off ok and I was approved thank goodness.

I was completely honest and said I was pretty much looking to maintain my current weight. They replied that they were happy to let me stay on a maintenance dose of 5mg as long as my bmi didn’t fall below 22.5 (currently around 23.5).

losing weight has been life changing for me but, more importantly, my joints no longer ache, I’m no longer pre-diabetic, my liver function results are good - probably due to my reduced alcohol consumption - and I feel much healthier so I don’t have any intention of stopping anytime soon.

I think £150 a month is a sound investment for my current and future health.

Congratulations @Greentrilby what a great loss and good you managed to stay with provider for maintenance. Looks like your health has improved greatly which is fabulous. I’m worried too about maintenance although am not there yet. I probably will drop to 5mg and see what level suits for maintenance.
Currently 7stone 8 lbs down and like you my joints are not aching anymore and I feel so much better.
please let us know how the maintenance goes. That will be the hard bit for me and many of us.

@CrystaltipsnoAlistair the fear of putting all the weight back on will never go away and I’m conscious that maintenance won’t be easy but am convinced it will be helped by staying on MJ. Many congrats on your weight loss so far - such an achievement!

Thank you @Greentrilby It is amazing how we have all come so far on this medication.
I totally agree that it is worth staying on MJ to maintain as I don’t think I could go back to coping with the food noise again. Even though it has been nearly 10 months I’m not sure I wouldn’t go back to eating the way I did. That would be devastating.

I hit S I X stone loss as of yesterday!!!

I can’t quite wrap my head around it.

I am 4 kg away from my personal GW.

I was a may 2024 starter and my stats are as follows ...

Height - 5 ft 3 and a 1/2

SW - 15 stone

CW - 9 stone 7 lbs

GW - 9 stone 7 lbs

BMI was just under 36 and is now about 22.9

So I suppose I've done it! I could tweak my goal weight to perhaps 9 stone 5 I suppose but Im relatively happy now. Size 8-10 from a very chubby size 16 stretch jersey wear!

I reached a maximum dose of 7.5mg and I'm now gradually coming down the doses and am on 5mg

Well done @FeatherFace that's brilliant!
Good luck with maintenance

I've been with Ashcroft Pharmacy for 6 months now and, although I still have lots to lose, I emailed them and asked if they have any maintenance policies as yet.

They replied and said they work with individual patients to find "the lowest dose of Mounjaro that effectively supports weight stability. This can reduce potential side effects while maintaining efficacy. Consulting with us can help you choose the right dose. Regular follow-up with us is essential. This allows for the monitoring of weight and any side effects. Adjustments can be made based on these evaluations." so it seems that they are another option for maintenance.
I've been impressed with them so far, they've been very professional and efficient and, on the one occasion I rang them, I spoke with a pharmacist who was excellent

@3wDavid and @FeatherFace what an achievement! I’m thrilled for you both! It’s so hard to get your head around this miraculous drug isn’t it but the effects are life changing.

@QueenOfHiraeth good response from Ashcroft. Makes you feel more confident about the future doesn’t it.

My BMI now starts with a 3 for the first time in forever! 89lbs down. Just wow.

@Greentrilby it's so weird isn't it? I used to say decades ago ' god if only there was a pill you could take that would make weight loss easy!' and here it is! (Sort of!)

I could never have imagined something like this would come into existence so I'm just glad I've lived long enough to see it 😀 (spoken like I'm 95)

@QueenOfHiraeth thank you! How have you been getting on?

All good thank you @FeatherFace
I started at 17st 9lb and am now at 13st 5.5lb, still obese but I only need to lose one more kg to get to be overweight According to the BMI charts I need to be below 10st 10lb to be in a healthy weight range but I don't want to go that low as I think it'll be going too far for me. I weighed just below that when I got married and was in a size 10-12 back in the early 80s when sizes were smaller so I don't want to go there in my mid-60s!
It's slow progress for me and, even though I am on 12.5mg I still haven't had the loss of appetite and rapid weight loss some have but it is helping, I am working on it and will get there.

I'm having a funny week which I think is psychological more than anything else as I'm feeling smaller and having to clear out clothes. I have been really hungry yesterday and today so have decided to join DH in a takeaway tonight then draw a line under it

Hiya everyone, just wondered if any of you are still emotional eaters?

I had a tricky day yesterday and during the evening I devoured two glasses of wine, bread and hummus, tuna sandwich, bowl of cheerios and an ice lolly.

Fortunately I no longer have crisps, sweets, biscuits or chocolate in the house otherwise it would have been much, much worse.

This morning I still feel upset about my day but now have to contend with a sore tummy and guilt.

congratulations to all, who have found Mounjaro successful.

I’ve had a 4.5 stone weight loss, I started taking it due to high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. Since taking Mounjaro, I’m no longer Type 2 or pre diabetic and cholesterol is back to normal range.

I was 13stone and now 7stone 4. It’s weird going from a size 22 to a size 6/8. I hardly recognise myself. I have my diabetic review on Monday, looks like the nurse will be looking at reducing my dosage, as my last review in September it was agreed if I lost any more weight, then my dosage would need to change.

my biggest fear, is going back to how I looked. I’m hoping that the past 12 months have changed my eating habits. As I have no snacks, I don’t touch oily food, and try to stick to home made food. No more take outs, which has definitely saved us some money.

@Greentrilby I have always resisted the emotional eating label as I could never pin my binges to any particular emotion but I do still have urges to overeat at times but, rather like you have described, I have less to pig out on these days!
Hope your tummy is better soon but tell that guilt to F off! Guilt is just a sneaky way of judging ourselves so give it the boot and start afresh!

Morning everyone, hope you are all doing well
@QueenOfHiraeth you are right I gave my head a wobble and am fine now.

still think I’ll always have some kind of food guilt though.

this is my first week of titrating down my dose and so far so good!

I've had a bit of a funny spell, weight hadn't moved for about 3 weeks and I was just feeling a bit bleeurgh and sorry for myself but have also given my head a wobble and am moving on.
I realised I was getting sucked back in by a diet mentality and starting to focus on restricting and on the things I couldn't eat rather than what I could so I'm trying to move back to a more "normal person" approach of enjoying food on occasions and eating good, healthy, balanced options between times
Lost 1kg this week so hope it continues.

I know exactly what you mean. Well done on the 1kg loss

Hi @QueenOfHiraeth and @Greentrilby
Nice to see you both back on thread again. It’s funny what a rollercoaster ride this is even when we have done so well there are so many thoughts and guilts and emotions.
After thirty odd years finally a medication that works but brings along a lot of weird mental baggage.
I’m down 112 lbs (8 stone) since May and it has been life changing but am struggling with looking in the mirror and seeing a different person look back at me. I need an entire new wardrobe but don’t know what to wear. People treat me differently and I get really annoyed that I become so judged by how I look. My weight loss has slowed down significantly but to be expected I suppose.
I feel guilty about not being completely happy when I should be.

@CrystaltipsnoAlistair Good to see you too and WELL DONE, 8st is amazing! It's funny how one thread will be busy then it switches to another, the main thread I followed for ages has gone quiet and there's more activity on the 5st+ one now.
Glad this is still here though.

I agree about the mental changes. I feel, oddly, a bit as though I am hiding my loss so people don't comment or ask about it. I'm down from a 22-24 to a 16-18 but still wear the same type of clothes rather than anything more fitted although I have had a wardrobe clear out. I have kept anything I'd struggle to replace if I regained weight (I have some lovely things from places that are long gone now like Ann Harvey, Taking Shape and little independent boutiques) but have cleared out loads of stuff. Passed on quite a bit to friends and will sell the rest but have no idea where to get any nice stuff to replace it