November ‘24 Starters Thread 8 - The one where we hop into Spring and thinks about new swimwear👙

[Mounjaropen]

Link to previous thread here

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5268809-november-24-starters-thread-7-the-one-where-we-might-need-smaller-smalls?page=40&reply=142476529

Welcome to thread 8 to MN weight loss friends old and new!
Feel free to lurk or post, absolutely no judgement here, just support and encouragement as we Spring forward into a new season...and consider new swimwear and Summer Wardrobes ❤️

I’m on W17 D3 and on my fourth 5mg pen
F in my early 50’s
H 5’ 5.5”
SW 13st 11lb
CW 11st 6.4 lb
GW 10st (maybe 9st 7lb if I don’t look like a melted candle)
Total loss so far 32.6lbs

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 🥰

It was a 45 minute class, so not too long thankfully! I really enjoyed it and every time I thought i was going to die in a plank, the instructor took pity on us 😂

I have zero hip mobility though and need to stop sitting on my arse all day at a desk!

That is really bizarre. Next we’ll have to declare Botox, fillers and permanent make up…

💪💪 well done!

So my highest healthy weight for my height is 11stone I think I'd like shit at 11 stone my face would be like a pair of old wrinkly knickers I mean I feel it's bad enough just not I'm now at 52 starting to worry about wrinkles before MJ I thought I had wrinkles but not that bad now I'm looking in the mirror and I'm starting to panic I'm around 12stone 5 so like another 1.5 stone loss would be devastating amd thays the highest healthy weight fs

Haven’t watched it yet but there was a Channel 4 Dispatches about the ‘Skinny Jab Scandal’ on earlier and it’s available on the C4 app. Something about Boots and how they prescribe.

I'm surprised it was Boots. They were always very thorough when I bought a flu jab there.

Just watching now and it looks like they’ve prescribed to someone underage without checking their date of birth. It’s undercover reporter type stuff so don’t think it’s a wider issue.

That seems odd - I had to prove my age and ID using my driving licence (and maybe another form of ID too, can’t recall now)

Morning everyone! I’ve just ordered a 12.5mg for my next pen (which will actually be for after my full 10mg pen waiting for me in the fridge). I think it’s the right shout for me. If I suddenly find my side effects are absolutely wild I can count clicks to have a smaller dose.

@SerenePeer I have reformer Pilates later. I’m still very unbalanced and useless at anything plank related! I can just about hover my knees 🤦‍♀️😂. Hopefully in time I will see a difference!

@Mounjaropen Thanks for the article about osteoporosis - eye opening and more than a bit of a wake up call. I tried hopping on the spot yesterday and that a bit of a mess so I’ve decided to get a skipping rope!

Yay lost 2lb this week and I’m now under 14 stone!! 24.5 lbs off 🙌

Yay! 🥳

I am in possession of a mini whoosh! I went up to 7.5mg on Fri, and since then I have lost 2.2lbs and it hasn’t even been a full week! This is after weeks of losing 0.5 to 1lb and crawling down the scale! Am also trialling wearing my new size 10 jeans out of the house.

Wow fantastic! 🌟 Size 10 too!

Well done on the whooshes @TooExtraImmatureCheddar @IHateMozzies and a double whoops for size 10 jeans!!! 👖skinny minny 🥳

Hello fellow lovelies, my new scales are now showing me 1lb less than my old ones were last week, rather than half a stone more! Perhaps the difference between weighing first thing and weighing after a full day?

Does anyone here weigh daily? I'm beginning to think I should, perhaps that would take away the scale horror I feel each week. My new scales also measure body fat % so maybe if the weight isn't shifting at any point, I can be reassured by the body fat % changing...

Woohooo for friendly numbers on the scales.

I weigh daily. I'm thinking I should stop as I drive myself mad sometimes.

7.5 has worked like magic on suppression and food noise. The burps and acid reflux are awful but I'll soldier on.
Got a sandwich for lunch and am full after half, yesterday I didn't have my pancakes as was full after a post work snack and skipped dinner.
Out tonight so pancakes tomorrow. Good job I'm not actually religious.

I'm wearing a more summery dress today as office is boiling and it no longer clings on stomach or hips.

Well done on the summer dress @jay55 , that must feel amazing.

I think I also might drive myself crazy weighing daily! I know someone who weighs once a month - that might even out the ups and downs. I am definitely doing well on the eating front, definitely not exceeding my calories and logging most of it on MFP so I think any weight fluctuations will be water/glycogen etc so I shouldn't be stressed about as scientifically I have to be losing fat on those calories. Doesn't stop me though!

I weigh daily too, I like to know how the fluctuations are doing!

Definitely a daily weigher here 😂

It helps me stay on track, although I’m not pleased about my overnight 600g gain 🤬

I weigh weekly. Couldn't cope with daily ups and downs!

I do sometimes weigh daily. Depends on my mood to be honest. I don't really like weighing once a week - the suspense is too much for me!

I’m of a similar age I went through the panicky stage but as I lose more I am less panicked. The body is a marvellous thing really.

Me too. That was MedExpress. Seems weird that Boots wouldn’t check. They won’t sell you 16 paracetamol without confirmation of age…

How did you get on? I am only really managing planks now and this is week 18 of my Pvolve so don’t panic if you can’t manage it.

🥳 New stone brackets are the best!