Mounjaro October starters - Thread 7!

[HansHolbein]

As we were…

need to take the time to look at this properly! thanks

Hey all
I’m having a real time of it today week 2 day 2 after a quasi break and 3.75 has floored me! I was on 5mg until early April and had a dose in late April too. Did 2.5 last week no problem, 3.75 has given me hundreds of sulphur burps, a windy stomach ache and diarrhoea, plus such strong suppression that I’ve barely managed 800 kcal today. Will drop back down next week!

@lapuf I'm really sorry to read this - loads of sympathy from me as I've struggled since the beginning with side effects and find I can only increase my dose by 0.25mgs at a time. I'm currently on 4.25mgs and it's taken me since October to get here so I think I'm officially a Mounjaro lightweight!
Could you perhaps try 2.75mgs next time and titrate up by 0.25mgs or maybe 0.5mgs each week until you're back at 5.00mgs This would be the only way for me to do it. I hope you feel better soon.

Thank you @recklessgran! I will drop back down to 2.5 I think as it’s my last pen and only 3 or 4 lbs to go. Or 1 if I go by the scales this morning big water loss I think! I think it’s actually a stomach bug in conjunction with the MJ side effects, I’ve been up all night with it and had cold sweats.

I've been quiet since towards the end of March but I'm still here and still going. It has taken eleven weeks but I finally hit my four stone loss last week!! And I'm officially off blood pressure meds which I am bloody pleased about!

I've managed to fairly successfully take in five dresses and a skirt quite significantly; I mean, I'm not going to win the Great British Sewing Bee anytime soon but I'm pretty pleased with myself! Next one up is a sleeveless blouse which should be quite easy to run straight up the side seams.

However, alongside the weight loss is the horrible recognition of the noticeable beginnings of my (admittedly slightly diminished) bingo wings going crepey and more saggy - urgh and double urgh. I'm swimming a couple of times a week and doing two aquafit classes, I've just started an arm routine but, obviously, I'm going to need to do more to even try and improve this by developing proper muscles with weights or something. Has anyone had any success with anything at home? Or anyone had an arm lift...??!!! Hahaha

Well done carri, four stone is very impressive! As is the sewing, I just about manage to sew my kids’ badges onto their pony club jumpers and then marvel that I’ve done them wonky
I have a set of 1kg/2kg/3kg hand weights (two of each) and find that I can do a fair few exercises with those. I did a course of group personal training sessions to get some ideas! My arms are usually ok because I have to use them doing horse admin but realised they were very weak with any exercise above my head as don’t use those muscles carrying hay/mucking out!

Took 10mg, immediately had diarrhoea. Every bloody time! worth it though to shift the lbs.

What do people typically have for lunch? Its my main meal of the day when I work from home and I graze on it for a couple of hours but this is very typical of what I eat. I obviously don't eat the whole pot of houmous either! that lasts about 5 sittings.

@Carridoesntlivehereanymore well done on that incredible loss!

Im only on half of that, but I have definitely noticed sagginess. I’ve always been quite active but I bit the bullet and joined a gym. I’ve been putting it off for years, despite everyone saying how beneficial strength training is for many reasons. But it was the sagging that finally got me to join.

I’m only a few weeks in, and the weights are increasing, so something is happening, but I’ve not really noticed it in my body yet.

I've had some weights at home for years, thinking I’d do it at home, but I never did. Also I’ve discovered that some of the equipment at the gym is much kinder on my poor body than free weights, which means I can go a bit heavier. Squats, for example, I’d probably topple over or drop the weights on my foot if I tried to do it with heavy free weights, but on the machine I can do over 50kg and feel stable!

Quite enjoying the gym at the moment. I can just put my headphones on and clear my head.

Should've been clearer : 11 weeks to lose the fourth stone, not to lose four stone!

Huge nsv that I didn't mention : all my life I've had a big arse. No matter how slender, I've always had a bloody curvy arse. Trousers always had gaping waists, that I either had to pay to have made smaller or suffer the draft. But mj has done it's stuff and I've lost a lot of arse and I now have what I consider a normal, proportionate arse! It's actually quite exciting. I'm currently back in the only expensive pair of jeans I've ever owned and to me it's quite obvious that my giant arse is no more. I want to tuck in my t shirt now, rather than having it untucked to hide the big curve/gap, and show it all off!!

I was quite chuffed with making my broderie anglaise skirt smaller, it's only a white one Sainsbury's from last summer but so many people commented on how nice it was that I really wanted to keep it. I took it in the best part of 4" by cutting into the waistband at the back and doubling over both ends of the elastic. The flat front waistband I inserted some wide elastic and gathered it up a bit but, and this bit I think it's bloody genius (tho I say so myself!), I sewed one end in place but I left the other end out, on the inside of course, and sewed in a button on the inside of the waistband, made a hole in the elastic to button to button it in place! If I need to make it smaller I can just unbutton it, pull the elastic out of the waistband a bit, gathering the front a little more, nip a new hole in the elastic and button it in place!! Like blokes get in their suit trousers for adjustment! It all sounds a bit weird but it was gathered skirt, now it's a more gathered skirt!

Oh no, I really don't want to go to a gym. I might have to. I'm also trying to do dips and wall presses, both of which are moving my own body weight with my arms. Maybe I need some weights

@Fizzleawayyy1 my lunch salads are a base mix of romaine, rocket, spring onion, sugar snap peas, defrosted edamame beans, sprouting shoots and lentils, cucumber - all chopped quite fine. Then, maybe, beetroot, tomato, often a little pot of smashed avocado, seeds, pepper, herbs, occasionally black olives. Chicken, ham, tuna, cheese - a protein. Plus an egg. Any choices of coleslaw, labneh, hummus, tatziki, a bit of pesto. Maybe that all lot explains why the last stone has taken eleven weeks to lose! Ps I like your marbled plate!

I’m 5lbs off in two days with my norovirus I don’t record those kinds of weigh ins though!
@Fizzleawayyy1 I tend to have snacky lunches (lucky/unlucky to live round the corner from an M&S food hall) or leftovers. I was such a sandwich person before not having bread three times a day is how I’ve lost the weight and I’m keeping it off!

@Carridoesntlivehereanymore You sound like an expert when it comes to taking in your clothing, I can barely close a hole on a seam ha ha
Your lunch sounds delicious.

@lapuf I live in a village so no chance of a M&S here for lunch, we do have a village sandwich shop but Im trying to avoid bread

@Fizzleawayyy1 I'm no sewing expert. A close friend is and she would laugh her head off at some of my side seam reduction work. I impressed myself with the thought behind the adjustable elastic on the skirt, the execution is crude. But I doubt anyone will be looking at the inside of the waistband on my skirt or at the inside seams of my dresses so they won't know about it all!! These are light casual summer clothes so the odd wonky bit isn't obvious. And as for changing the colour thread on the sewing machine, well, no-one really needs to know about me tying the new thread to the old one and pulling it through the mechanism to thread it correctly, do they?

Morning all. I’ve enjoyed reading the updates. I’ve lost the weight I put on when away recently and I’m now at the stage where the loss is a slow half a pound a week. Still, it is going and I’m delighted with that! 7.5 mg is working well for me and I’m pleased I moved up. Now my bmi is 25.8 and my app tells me I need to lose another 13 pounds to reach goal at 10 and a half stone the a bmi of 23.7.

@Fizzleawayyy1 I find lunches out the most difficult as they tend to be carb heavy (I try to avoid bread as it doesn’t seem to agree with me and stops me losing weight I think). At home it’s hummus and veg, salads with protein or home made soup with chicken and pulses for protein. Evening meals are much easier and I use my slow cooker or stray bakes a lot. I have nuts and seeds on salads and porridge in the morning - always trying to increase the number of plant variety and fibre! I use lots of herbs and garlic in cooking as well. I still wouldn’t be able to have crisps in the house without munching the lot though (lol). So I don’t buy them!
@Carridoesntlivehereanymore - well done on your impressive loss and also your sewing skills. I’m going to take some of my more recent dresses for alteration potentially. Your salad lunches sound delish and very varied.
@lickycat - definitely saggy and need to get back to the gym too!
@lapuf - sorry you’ve been poorly. My family all had norovirus recently - I managed to avoid it - not sure how!

Not stray (!) bakes - tray bakes!!

@Letshavetea1it’s been a bit too much of a turbo boost in terms of weight loss, which I never thought I’d say! I am now below goal but trying to get good stuff in me today, nuts/yogurt/fruit for breakfast.

Morning all, as ever have enjoyed reading the updates on here and love the random little topics that come up.
Just back from 4 mile walk with dog, a bit of sunshine makes the walk so pleasant. I am very lucky to have retired 18 months ago, went early due to stress and with the help of MJ will be the healthiest in a long, long time. Will be nice to celebrate my 59th birthday next month feeling slim.
Losing track but think I am week 12 of maintenance. I weigh myself every day, but class Fridays as my official weigh in day. Pretty much stayed same at 9st 4lb which pleased about as have had 3 meals out this week.
I have been weight training for years and unfortunately, probably due to my age although I am toned hasn’t helped my crepey skin. I sometimes get a glimpse of my upper arm in the mirror and get a shock, but worth it for the weight loss.

Been sorting out my wardrobes (yet again) and going to list loads on Vinted today. Mostly stuff I have bought on Vinted that didn’t suit or stuff too big. I have far too many clothes, counted in my wardrobe other day and have at least 300 items of clothing. Plus at least 15 pairs of trainers!!!! Absolutely ridiculous I know…..

@Fizzleawayyy1 Our lunches are quite boring, normally just boiled eggs or omelette followed by fruit. I have got out of the habit of making soup so may start that again. We tend to have big evening meal with lots of protein and vegetables. Loving roasted carrots, parsnips, potatoes and sweet potatoes at moment to accompany steak or chicken.

@HansHolbein shopping was lovely thank you, I got a fab birthday dress and heels and some nice bits for summer. Thoroughly enjoyed my spree.
Wow 12lbs to go, amazing 👏🏼

Plodding along on my last pen and then I’ll be hoping to maintain without mj. Need to up my skin care, my jaw/neck skin is where I’ve noticed the most change since losing weight

@Carridoesntlivehereanymore Nope no one will ever know! at least you can get extra wear from your clothing.

@Letshavetea1 wohooo for losing the weight from hols. I dont tend to eat bread much as im just not that bothered by carbs. never have been though. Im a sweet tooth kind of thing.

@Bluenose1966 I bet you will look great on your 59th birthday!! I have loadssss of clothing, I just dont have the patience to put things on vinted though. I need a sort out and i could easily get rid of 4 bin liners full but still have tons!!

I love peppers at the moment with salt on!

It is so lovely to read everyone’s amazing progress.
I hit my 4stone loss this week (started 2.10.24)- so fairly slow.
am slowly moving up towards a 7.5 pen as things had stalled on 5.
still a long way to go, but feeling confident.
i bought my mother of the bride outfit last week (size 16!!!!!!!)- which is still quite tight and will be more comfortable with another stone gone. For the first time in such a long time I felt a million dollars in it!!!
onwards and downwards!
SW: 17.10
CW: 13.9
GW: 12.7 (first goal)

lovely, what colour is your dress?
well done on the 4 stone!

I lost a single lb this week. Better then nothing but it seems to really be slowing down... although thats probably due to the fact we have meals out/events every weekend at the moment

I also took inspiration from other posters who mentioned flogging stuff on vinted and I pulled some stuff out from under my bed (ottoman bed) and easily got 2 bin liners worth and still haven't touched 80% of it. Its jam packed under there and my mattress rests on the clothing instead of the frame holding it up😅

I added about 10 things to vinted to start before i got bored and 3 things sold already! and the strangest thing is the stuff that's sold I think is soo far out of fashion and just ugly now (hence getting rid as they are size 10s and 12s), I'm surprised anyone would even want it!

I never bought much clothing in bigger sizes so all the stuff I have is actually 10s and 12s to sale. I'm just listing stuff id never wear again as its too old, not in fashion and I just don't like it anymore!

I bought the Shark CryoGlow LED Face Mask last month to help with fine lines and wrinkles.

Hi everyone, great to hear things are going so well.

I've just hit 5 stone loss and I'm amazed. Never thought I'd be this weight ever again.

SW 16 stone 3
CW 11 stone 3
GW ? Maybe 10 and a half stone?

I look and feel so much better. Only problem is, I can't go anywhere (work, school run) without people commenting. I know they mean well, and it was lovely to know it was noticeable at first (at around the 3 stone loss mark) but it's really starting to annoy me now. It's constant! I know it's a large proportion of my body weight lost (almost a third I suppose) but it all just feels so public, like my body is under constant scrutiny. I've taken to wearing baggy jackets to large meetings to avoid the eyes being on me 🙈 I'm almost 6 foot tall, so can't exactly hide!

It's great fitting into nice clothes again, and having them look good on me. I'm finding it hard to know my size now though. I was a 16/18. I bought a beautiful top in a 14 from Vinted last week and it's like a tent on me.

I'm determined not to get big again, and will talk to my pharmacist, Oushk, about maintainance.

Saturday weigh in for me And my total loss is 2st 3lb. I’m still averaging a 1lb a week loss, which after 6 months, I’ve come to terms with completely, especially as it adds up over time to quite a significant loss. I’ve now lost almost 15% of my original weight.

Ive been in total denial about how the weight loss on the scales actually reflects a change in my body, and I’ve been wearing the same clothes. However the last couple of weeks my (size 16/18) jeans look utterly ridiculous on me, so I tried on some size 14 and I nearly fainted when they fit.

4th jab (I think) of 15mg today, and I’m struggling to get a re-stock. Supply issues with 12.5 and 15 again.

Ooh that looks good and lots of good reviews, how have you found it?