Mounjuro Auggies Thread 13

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This is our 8th month - gather round my little auggies 😍 and we are all doing amazingly - some are at goal - and working out maintenance - some nearing it and some still have weight they want to lose - but ALL of us have lost weight and I love the fact we are all so supportive to each other over weight and our general day to day lives

only 2 words to say

Elephant penis 🐘

so all can find easily I shall add this to first post

1 lb = a Gunea pig
1.5 lbs = a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts
2 lbs = a rack of baby back ribs
3 lbs = an average human brain
4 lbs = an ostrich egg
5 lbs – a Chihuahua
6 lbs = a human skin
7.5 = an average newborn
8 lbs = a human head
10 lbs = amount of chemical additives an American consumes every year
11 lbs = an average housecat
12 lbs = a Bald Eagle
15 lbs = 10 dozen large eggs
16 lbs = a sperm whales brain
20 lbs = a car tire
23 lbs = amount of pizza an Average American eats in a year
24 lbs – a 3 gallon tub of super premium ice cream
25 lbs = an average 2 year old
30 lbs = amount of cheese an average American eats in (1) year
33lbs – a cinder block
36 lbs a mid-size microwave
40 lbs = a 5 gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
44 lbs = an elephant’s heart
50 lbs – a small bale of hay
55lbs a 5000 BTU air conditioner
60 lbs = an elephant’s penis
66 lbs – amount of fats and oils an average American eats in (1) year
70 lbs – an Irish Setter
77 lbs – a gold brick
80 lbs – the World’s Largest Ball of Tape
90 lbs – a new born calf
100 lbs = a 2 month old horse
111 lbs = amount of red meat an average American eats in (1) year
117 = an average fashion model and she’s 5’11”
118 lbs= the complete Encyclopedia Brittanica
120 lbs = amount of trash you throw away in a month
130 lbs = a newborn giraffe
138 lbs = amount of potatoes an average American eats in a year
140 lbs = amount of refined sugar an average American eats in a year
144 lbs = and average adult woman (and she’s 5’4”)
150 lbs – the complete Oxford English Dictionary
187 lbs – an average adult man
200 lbs – 2 Blood hounds
235 lbs = Arnold Schwarzenegger
300 lbs = an average football lineman
400 lbs – A Welsh pony

@poppym12 that sounds hard. Hope it is good news at the doctor's.

Hello you Awesome August lot. I have caught up on everything but still quite unwell.
I am so sorry to hear about the worries some of you are facing. Sending best wishes to everyone in the group. Congratulations for all the losses. @Blondeshavemorefun delighted that despite the cake you kept mentioning you have lost 2 pounds! @SilverSprings510 your outfit is fabulous! Catch up soon everyone. My friend who is a nurse said I needed to see a doctor as the upset stomach won't go away. My stomach is constantly gurgling. Got an appointment tomorrow. I haven't been able to eat today..just one slice of toast so far. Only consolation is I lost the pound I gained on holiday plus another half pound. Probably gain it again when I start eating! Happy Friday one and all.

@Azuresky68 sorry still poorly. Been a few weeks now hasnt it as ill on plane. Maybe do and see doc ?

yes even with cake and a Mother’s Day fry up I lost 2lbs

I lost 0.2lbs this week. I think I need to change something up.

well done on all the losses!

Thank you lovely August people

Your results astound me

by the time I am back in May, I expect many of you to have disappeared, literally and figuratively.

I don’t always post, mainly because you are all so bloody chatty I’ve lost track half the time, but would love to come back to join you.

I also probably have to exclude a lot of foods, as it seems I am also intolerant to rather a lot. so maybe that will bring on some improvements and greater losses, given everything I actually like to eat now seems to be on my banned list, atleast temporarily.

I have had a small gain this week. Really disappointed - it’s my first one but I don’t think I deserve it! I did lose 4lbs both last week and the week before though, so perhaps this is just my body balancing things back out.

Weigh ins: -7, -5, -3, -2, -5, -5, -1, -3, -1, -4, -1, -4, -2, -5, -0, -2, -1, -2, -3, -2, -1, -3, -1, -3, -2, -2, -2, -2, -3, -1, -4, -4, +2 ✨

Thanks again for the hand hold this week. I’ve ended the week feeling a bit more positive and the sun is shining. I’m working on resetting my mindset and refocusing. I’m not the only one in my work team who feels like we’ve been shafted, there has been no clear expectation, lots of positive feedback only to fail at the final hurdle based on stats for only a part period of time.

I have hit 9stone 4! Only just, but that’s a 5 stone loss! Never thought it would be possible, although that was my goal. This gives me a bmi of 21.8.
This is where I want to be, just need to work on toning up now and the MH!

Well done all, great photos and thanks again

Good morning everyone. How are you today? Are the poorly ladies feeling any better? I hope so.

Ive lost .4kgs in 6 days when it usually takes me the full 7 days so Im feeling happy, and not just because I think that if I step in the scales tomorrow morning it will be a loss of 0.5kg this week. It’s brings me up to 19kgs now and I’m 6kgs away from my target of 85kg which will still have me as overweight but is a weight that takes my age and muscles into account. That said however, I may just go down to 82 instead if I think I won’t look gaunt about my face.

It was Eid here this week. Three days of food and great get togethers with family en-masse and all I had over the 3 days that I don’t normally have was a glazed donut I bought on the way home from a family lunch where I’d eaten within my lunch calories for the day.

Another day of Eid was my birthday and I had a raspberry tart my daughters brought me, just the one, it’s what I’d asked for instead of a whole birthday cake being made. Then in the evening my son’s care team of angels who all live with me and him got me an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins that we all shared. It was big enough for a medium slice each and we really enjoyed it. I’m really pleased to have still lost weight and also see that going forward there will still be a place for the odd treat.

There’s also been quite a few non scale victories that have been really pleasing as well. I can see the end of this journey in sight and I’m happy.

Hiya! Hope anyone that's been poorly is feeling better.
I'm just popping in to say I've finally hit the 4 stone lost mark!! Yay!
Still a couple of stone left to go - probably another 4 to get into the BMI bracket for my height but not sure that will suit me so for now aiming to get to the 12s!
Hope everyone has lovely sunshine to enjoy where you are and has a lovely weekend 😊

Hello fruits - yet again, some great losses for some this week! I've STS but that's amazing as I had weekend with full hospitality in Cardiff (so much wine) followed by 2 work days in London and a fabulous meal at the Lucky Cat right up in the sky with some fabulous Primitivo on tap.
Gonna be extra careful this week in case it catches up with me!! Have a wonderful weekend all ✨️

@PineappleCoconut I will still be here in May. Don’t expect to reach target till June ish. Maybe July

but will still post anyway as then it’s keeping the bloody weight off x

I'll still be here n all!!

@SilverSprings510 sorry for gain. It is hard when gain esp if think been good

I think I’ve had 2 gains and was 🙀🙀🙀

but it’s life and it happens

you have had amazing loses over the months @SilverSprings510 so try and not be too dis heartened 💐

@Usernamechangeforthis12glad feeling happier. We aim to please ans support in auggies q

5s. Well done and amazing bmi

i can’t imagine my bmi being under 24

1/2 a kg is a lb@Weepixie so it’s still a good loss

happy birthday. You kept that quiet

your angels sound amazing but also must be hard having people live with you full time. You’ve mentioned before about your son having sn but May have missed his condition. How old is he and what are his Disability’s if that isn’t too nosey. But fine to not answer 💐

@JoyousSwan well sone on 4s

@PoemsForTea well done for sts and for food porn 😂

Haven't had much time to check in this week but it sounds like elephants aplenty are being lost. Great work team August! @Usernamechangeforthis12 and @SilverSprings510 and others who are having a tough time, I'm sorry things are tricky and hope they start to look brighter soon.

I'm down to 65kg - 24kg lost and just 1kg to go to get to my original target of 64kg/bmi 25. I'm going to keep going now, aiming for 60kg but might stop sooner depending on how I look. Now the sun's come out and I'm not hiding under my winter woolies, I've had a week of comments about how much weight I've lost which is lovely but a bit much all at the same time.

I also got a new bra this week- one that fits. 💯 recommended! So much more comfortable now than wearing my saggy old ones.

@Timetochange24Bras are so, so important! Enjoy your new comfort!

your angels sound amazing but also must be hard having people live with you full time. You’ve mentioned before about your son having sn but May have missed his condition. How old is he and what are his Disability’s if that isn’t too nosey. But fine to not answer

hi blondie, it’s fine. I’m ok with answering.

I have a team of caregivers who’ve helped me look after my son for about 15 years now. Ever since it became too much for me. He’s deteriorating as he’s getting older and whilst his initial dx is classic kanners autism, which is very severe autism, it’s the additional 3 dx’s he’s gathered along the way that changed everything. He’d never even been to school, I did home Ed with him, then when he was about 20 he’d deteriorated so much he started needing 2-1 around the clock care. It took a few years to get to that stage but one day I just woke up and knew that was the day I could no longer do it myself despite my children also being very hands on.

Living with people - it’s great. We’re a real family and about 2 years before it all got really bad for my son we’d actually built a custom built house that has everything he needs for the rest of his life, its a very big family home that also has room for whichever one of my children lives here with their family when I’m gone. The caregivers have their own self contained accommodation in the garden because there would never be down time for them if they lived in the main house with me and my boy.

My son is in his mid thirties as of this week.

My husband - he’s a very good provider and that even includes the care team but suffice to say he lives in a neighbouring country where he runs our business from. It’s all very much me and our children and grandchildren.

My birthday - it was bang slap in the middle of Eid so kind of got a wee big lost, but it was the health scare I had after having a severe reaction to a new painkiller I took that made it fade into the background. I ended up in casualty on intravenous steroids and yes, it was bloody scary even though it happened before a few times with other medications. I really did think all my birthdays had come at once 🤣🤣🤣

@Timetochange24 great you are at target. Well done and for a new bra

wow @Weepixie that sounds a really stressful and worrying time with allergic reaction but also the full time care of your darling son

sounds like you live in a huge home /surroundings but as you said it must cost lots and amazing your dh can afford it all but working away all the time must be lonely and hard and emotional 💖💖

I know parents do what they do for love. My great nephew is severely autistic and won’t ever live alone but he’s 10 at the moment and know his mum my niece worries abihr what will happen when she isn’t there. Dad a useless twat who left her when she was preg with him for another lady and had more kids etx etx

@SilverSprings510sorry for the gain it’ll be gone by next week!

well done on reaching target @Usernamechangeforthis12

glad the end is in sight @Weepixiethanks for sharing about ds. You sound like a wonderful mum

well done on 4 stone @JoyousSwan

@PoemsForTeawell done for sts with all that yummy food!!

well done @Timetochange24so close!!

It’s been beautiful weather here in Devon today and I met up with a couple of friends for a walk and some lunch. I had a real pinch me moment of picking what I wanted to wear rather than what fit/
Hid my body the most. I’ve promised myself the last few summers I would lose the weight as it really got me down when it came to warmer weather and I just always felt so uncomfortable. Anyway I’ve attached a pic of my little summer dungarees! Am I dressed like a toddler? Yes! But do I love it? Also yes!! Just being able to dress to suit the weather is such a privilege 😍

You look great @owlyboo - love the dungarees! I need to go up into the loft and find my old clothes to see what fits for the summer. Can't remember the last time I was looking forward to going through my clothes like this 😊

@owlybooThey look brilliant! 😍

know parents do what they do for love. My great nephew is severely autistic and won’t ever live alone but he’s 10 at the moment and know his mum my niece worries abihr what will happen when she isn’t there. Dad a useless twat who left her when she was preg with him for another lady and had more kids etx etx

it’s an awful worry, what will happen when we’re no longer here, and I feel very much for your neice who must be worried sick at times.

My husband is a very good provider but that’s about it, he never was able to make the personal sacrifices a child like our son needs from the people around him and he’s no longer in any of our lives to any extent. And It’s easy for people to say well what does it matter that he provides if he’s an absent father but the reality is that it matters an awful lot. And even though there’s a whole other sad and awful mess in amongst what I’ve said today I’ll never take that aspect of my husband away from him.

@Owlyboo you look fabulous!!! Oh my goodness. Well done!

@Usernamechangeforthis12 a huge well done to you also!!!!

Wow! some amazing losses and wonderful pictures. And some challenging times for many - your own health or that of others. I honestly think that my decision to take (and pay for) mounjaro is one of the most positive things I have done. I've done it for myself, and I've done it for those who rely on me and need me to be around and capable.

Went out to a Thai restaurant last night. Ordered chicken satay, then a sea bass and veg curry. The chicken was excellent, but a big portion - I donated some to dh and left a little bit; then only managed one small fillet of fish, some spinach etc and a half spoon of rice. Previsouly I would have stuffed myself to avoid embarassing the chefs by leaving anything. Now I just can't do that. And I've had to learn to get over my embarassment. I just say thank you, that was really delicious but I've got a small appetite and it was too much.

I wonder how much the average portion size + my upbringing of 'eat everything on your plate' + my worry about the chef being disappointed if I leave anything, has contributed to why I'm here in the first place. I hope this is another lesson learnt.

@Weepixie my best friend has an adult son in his 30 who is profoundly deaf and has severe autism and some other co-existing conditions. They are in the midst of the very complex process of getting him established in his own home (with a massive amount of 24hr support). He has worked up to staying there 3 nights per week. And they have a plan to increase that over the next year. My friend is terrified that without this kind of approach, if she died her son would be in a care home alongside 90 year olds

Mothers like her, and you, are instrumental in getting the right kind of support, and sadly there are many others who just don't have the finances or wherewithal to navigate and challenge the system.

@Weepixie that sounds very challenging, but amazing to have such fantastic support in place around you and your son. I'm sorry your husband isn't around to enjoy the good moments when they happen, but it sounds like he's making a difference in his own way.

My dd is autistic and we're lucky that she will probably live what looks like an independent life in the future, but the reality is I'll probably always be in the background facilitating that. The forever-ness can be quite overwhelming.