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Mounjuro Auggies Thread 13

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Blondeshavemorefun · 13/03/2025 13:55

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

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NippyNinjaCrab · 17/03/2025 19:47

MabelSpan · 17/03/2025 19:21

@NippyNinjaCrab Dogs do have biscuit scented paws dont they! I love that smell, but then I love everything about dogs. How are yours doing these days?

Brats! Absolute Damnatian Dalmatians 😂 the puppy goes to puppy play on a Monday afternoon so he's lying sparkled just now. Xx

I've managed a square!! Did this today I've got the single crochet at last wooohoooooooo!!! Thank Feck 😊 xx

NippyNinjaCrab · 17/03/2025 19:47

Blondeshavemorefun · 17/03/2025 19:38

Tiger bread or sour dough

I do like a sour dough too xx

NippyNinjaCrab · 17/03/2025 21:40

I forgot the pic of the crochet!

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poppym12 · 17/03/2025 22:23

You've done it @NippyNinjaCrab! That's brilliant. I haven't had a go since I came back off holiday (only just feeling human after the crushing fatigue). Are you going to make a blanket?

NippyNinjaCrab · 17/03/2025 22:54

poppym12 · 17/03/2025 22:23

You've done it @NippyNinjaCrab! That's brilliant. I haven't had a go since I came back off holiday (only just feeling human after the crushing fatigue). Are you going to make a blanket?

I'm going to practice each stitch for a few squares then see how to tie off squares then I'll attempt to learn to read a wee pattern. I love hooked by Robin it's so simple to follow. Aw you'll get back to feeling more normal in a wee while, I'd like to do a blanket or scarf. I don't have stitch markers or anything else so once I've mastered things a bit better I'll buy some wee necessary items xxx

20bloodypounds · 18/03/2025 00:19

whethertheweather · 17/03/2025 17:03

@weaselyeyes thank you. I realise now that I have missed off the elephant's penis...

I agree with what you say about MJ making it easier to stick to a diet. I don't think I'm doing much different from previous diets (excepting the mad dust diet phases that always failed) in that I'm lowering carbs and calories, but this is massively supported by the fact I'm not hungry. I know I don't have the most balanced diet, but at least I am eating some form of proper food three times a day.

I have a bit of a horror of carbs as I love them, have no off switch with them and therefore usually just stop eating them when I'm dieting. DH's choice of dinner tonight is kedgeree. I've not really eaten pasta or rice since August , so I'm in a bit of a blind panic about portion control. I want to eat it with him to shut him up be normal. Do I just relax and recognise I've only had about 600 calories so far today, or should I be weighing my plate?

MJ has made DH a vicarious hypochondriac. I only have to say I've got a slight headache/bellyache/spot on my bum for him to panic and say "Is it your jabs?". It's either that or he asks if it's the menopause. Hopeless!

I make kegeree with cauliflower rice (for me) and a mix of cauli rice and ordinary rice for dh. I prefer it, it's not so dry.

Weepixie · 18/03/2025 04:25

@NippyNinjaCrab it’s you who has me using my Scottish words again, even in real life. When I post I tell myself Nippy will know what you mean. In fact I’ll be in Scotland soon and I said something yesterday that had one of my grandchildren baffled and my son said to him, don’t worry, it’s just nana speaking her language to you 🤣.

@mabel hi there, bampot mean being a big head, conceited, arrogant, full of yourself. It can also be shortened to “bam” as in, oh see her, she’s a right wee bam. Or, awa wie yeh, yeh bliddy bam. And if you’re granny for eg was really not impressed with something you’d said or done she’d add either “big” or “wee” in front of “bam” just to let you know how she was really feeling. And what was worse depended on the occasion as the words were interchangeable but you never needed any explanation cos you just always knew how it was being used on the day. 😆

Going back to what I said in my previous post.

I said recently, perhaps about a month ago, that I’ve eaten very well for years and I’m sure if anyone is interested in what I said that a username search would bring up the post. In brief I haven’t really had many changes to make with regards to my meals because Ive aimed to get optimum nutrition out of anything I ate for a long time. But there were other things going on - I just ate too much. But not at the table. I’d have my meals then I’d eat another very healthy one perhaps watching tv on my own. Another thing I did would be to get up and eat if was awake in the night for a few hours, sometimes because my son was unsettled, or other times because my sleep pattern was so screwed up. And again, it would never be UPF for example.

The biggest part of my being on Mounjaro has been working on who I am and why I got to this stage and the knock on effect of that has helped me make huge changes in my day to day life as well as look at and start working my way through some very painful things.

Hunger - I’m very confused by what people are supposed to experience with regards to hunger, to what extent are people hungry and suffice to say - why are so many people on the threads even here at MN saying for eg - I had to remind myself to eat before I went to bed because I just hadn’t thought of food during the day I was feeling so full. Them some will say, I had so much suppression today I had to force myself to eat because I know it’s good for me.

So yes, I’m confused about Mounjaro. Do I want to be a user who can forget to eat all day because they feel so full? Absolutely no. I want to lose weight and be as healthy as I can whilst doing so. But I have to say that the level of hunger that I’ve felt for months has surprised me. But at the same time I’m so happy I lived it and not been defeated by it. And yes, the Mounjaro will have helped with that but when I’m no longer on Mounjaro/am at my goal, the extra 500 calories a day I’ll be able to use will help with not being on Mounjaro.

Im not very good at writing, nothing I say will ever be well composed, everything just comes out of my head at the same time, but I will always say exactly what is in my heart and my head.

Last but not least,

@MabelSpan you mentioned your very flat emotions. I’m sorry about that. It’s a horrible feeling and I hope things change for you soon.

Coincidentally this last 10 days or so I’ve not felt great emotionally to the extent I spoke to one of my girls about it on Saturday. Not that I could explain how I was feeling even though I have had periods of poor mental health in the past. I knew it wasn’t that I had anything going on in life that was causing it so we put it down to me going up to 10 on Mounjaro. I’m going to give it another couple of weeks and if it doesn’t clear I’ll go back down again.

NippyNinjaCrab · 18/03/2025 08:26

Morning, it's sunny and frosty here, we're just on window lock down, blinds down, baby gates closed, until the bin men go away so Captain Caveman doesn't go ape shit. All is clear shortly, military precision planning here!

@Weepixie I think you explain yourself beautifully, you speak from your heart with how you feel. For me, MJ has allowed me to address my relationship with using food as a comfort when things get on top of me. At first I had good suppression and even if I wanted to finish a plate, I couldn't. That was my first lesson, portion control and how much my body needs. It's given me time to find out that I can actually stick to things, I can accomplish a goal with more patience to see it through and not just wham bam, that's that done on to the next with no controls in place to maintain. I was like this with most things, not just food. Focus on the winning with no attention to the detail to make that win solid. This all sounds like a ramble, my brain certainly has been downgraded over the years with a lot of things 😂
We should choose a Scottish word or saying every week, I also like you're a wee wido haha xxx

NippyNinjaCrab · 18/03/2025 08:27

Ps

Flat mood does seem to be a common side effect now, I'm glad they are reporting on it and offering explanations as to why it's happening and how the GLP-1 works in the body.

WitchDancer · 18/03/2025 08:56

Morning all!

I’ve felt really flat too, but put it down to personal circumstances. Maybe it’s MJ 🤷‍♀️

I delayed my injection to today because we went out out last night for the first time in a long long time as a couple. I was really reluctant to do a full dose because of the nausea but in too much of a hurry to be counting clicks, so I just did a full dose and am keeping everything crossed that the side effects are not as bad. 🤞

Blondeshavemorefun · 18/03/2025 09:25

@Weepixie you wee bampot is basically a slag off then ?

and hunger is Weird on mj - if suppression is so high that forcing self to eat eat every day /getting to end of day and reliesing Havnt eaten - then surely dose is too high

@NippyNinjaCrab knob dog is just protecting you from noisy lorry and bin men

@WitchDancer awww a romantic night forgotten what that is Hope you had a nice night

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Blondeshavemorefun · 18/03/2025 09:49

I need to order a new 15 soon. I have £15 off and free postage from ousch but still costly at £174

looked at cheapest and medicine market place but then they don’t have it at £135 for new customers. Only returning - that’s a bit Shit

15 is so costly. You weaklings on under 5 are so lucky !! 😛

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weaselyeyes · 18/03/2025 10:08

There's so many ways of experiencing and talking about MJ and its effects. It's fascinating, because it's clearly a physical substance which acts on the body, but our mind and body aren't separate. Also our medical histories will impact how it operates, but our experience of physical sensations over the years - like being full or empty and what that means - are at the same time completely intertwined with our histories and feelings. So I think something like suppression, which we all recognise as a relevant concept, could feel like anything from being nauseous at the thought of food and unable to eat; feeling full; only finishing part of a meal (which could be of very different sizes), so easily satiated; not being tempted to snack between meals like you usually might; not fancying certain foods; feeling a bit peckish before a meal but not ravenous; feeling you don't need seconds; or feeling you wouldn't mind eating something but being able to resist the impulse. These are all rather different things.

So I think when we compare our experiences of things like suppression to others' experiences, we're often not comparing like with like, but that's not always evident. But what's really interesting is learning what we each mean by it and therefore what it tells us about ourselves and our relationship to food/eating. When I started MJ, I think my experience was nearer the beginning of that list - not wanting to eat at all. But as the months have worn on, it's much nearer the end of it. That feels much more useful for me to take into non-MJ life as a habitual way of being.

MJ hasn't really taught me anything about eating that I didn't already know, because unfortunately I'm such an experienced dieter - I've tried everything multiple times. So I know what I should eat, what to avoid and how much. I also know that I've frequently ignored this knowledge and I'm really bad at persevering! So MJ let me stick to what I knew underneath was best. It's also made me think that my persistent issue is really that I feel like I'm somehow a tainted person. Being fat felt like a stain rising to the surface that I kept trying to hide with baggy clothes, but couldn't. Being thinner doesn't in itself solve that issue, but it takes away the distraction of focusing on food and weight as if they're the actual issue rather than the manifestation of it. But that manifestation has such tangible effects on my health and wellbeing that I'll be very glad to stay rid of them.

PoemsForTea · 18/03/2025 10:31

Pre Diabetes reversed.... 😍😍

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Weepixie · 18/03/2025 10:37

Well done Poemsfortea. That’s a fabulous achievement. 💐

Ive also reversed mine and at my BP appt in April they’ve said I’ll probably be coming off my medication. But even if I don’t make it I’m okay with that, I’m down to just 5mg of my medication daily and it’s already a win win situation.

Weepixie · 18/03/2025 10:41

you wee bampot is basically a slag off then?

Im sorry but I don’t know what a slag off is but I would say wee bampot is a put down, a way to put someone’s gas at a peep, a way to tell them they’re conceited.

weaselyeyes · 18/03/2025 11:08

Fabulous work @PoemsForTea! (And for you @Weepixie !)

WorriedRelative · 18/03/2025 11:32

PoemsForTea · 18/03/2025 10:31

Pre Diabetes reversed.... 😍😍

Oh wow that's amazing 👏

WorriedRelative · 18/03/2025 11:40

@MabelSpanvery interesting about your flat mood, thank you for posting about it. I have been feeling similar, flat, unenthusiastic, weary, not getting much enjoyment out of things and just nothing.

I was wondering if it was perimenopause or perhaps personal circumstances, but maybe MJ is a factor 🤔.

I was thinking of talking to the GP about HRT to see if that improves things, but I am worried they will go straight to anti-depressants.

WorriedRelative · 18/03/2025 11:41

Blondeshavemorefun · 18/03/2025 09:49

I need to order a new 15 soon. I have £15 off and free postage from ousch but still costly at £174

looked at cheapest and medicine market place but then they don’t have it at £135 for new customers. Only returning - that’s a bit Shit

15 is so costly. You weaklings on under 5 are so lucky !! 😛

There's £18 off with Oushk for St Patrick's Day if that helps

Blondeshavemorefun · 18/03/2025 12:19

@PoemsForTea that’s great about diabetic results

slag off is obv southern 😂😂

sorry about low moods. It mainly seems to be those on lower doses is that right

no low moods here generally tho odd mer day about ex but I wouid get that anyway

I am def hungry. Tummy growling for lunch. And that’s on bloody 15 ffs

@WorriedRelative I saw that but my deal is slightly better as get free p&p as I moaned about my packaging and eBay man so get £15 off and free p&p

where at paddy’s days is £3 more off but then pay for postage

they are the most costly in p&p

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MabelSpan · 18/03/2025 12:35

WorriedRelative · 18/03/2025 11:40

@MabelSpanvery interesting about your flat mood, thank you for posting about it. I have been feeling similar, flat, unenthusiastic, weary, not getting much enjoyment out of things and just nothing.

I was wondering if it was perimenopause or perhaps personal circumstances, but maybe MJ is a factor 🤔.

I was thinking of talking to the GP about HRT to see if that improves things, but I am worried they will go straight to anti-depressants.

Hi @WorriedRelative I am pretty certain it is a side effect of the MJ, I reduced my dose back to 4mg and that lifted my mood, I found myself singing again around the house which I hadnt done in ages.
I am peri and on HRT (for nearly 2yrs) and it is definitely a different feeling to how I was before HRT, Peri made me tearful, emotional erratic, HRT smoothed all of that, but since starting MJ my mood, I mean I say mood, but its almost more than that, it like I am completely devoid of any kind of mood or emotion, no joy, no excitement, no happiness, no tears, no sadness, just nothing, totally flat.

I have kind of accepted it now as one of the side effects of being on MJ. I have also reported it on the yellow card scheme.

I only increase my dose by 2 clicks now and only go up if the benefits start to wear off. So far this seems to suit me and not make the flatness worse.
I am hoping that eventually it will lessen as I would like to feel some happiness about my weight loss which I dont currently.

I forgot to say, yes, Drs can jump straight onto anti-depressants instead of HRT, dont let them! HRT was life changing for me, I suffered for a long time not realising the whole host of symptoms and pains I had was hormonal. I intend to stay on HRT until the day I die! I hope you get some help and support from your Dr if you go down the HRT route.

MabelSpan · 18/03/2025 12:47

@Weepixie Thanks for that wonderful definition of bampot, I love it!
Regarding your low mood, I would definitely consider MJ as the source. For me it is a complete lack, void of any emotions good or bad. A flatness, a nothing, its not like feeling sad or down, its just flat...
Reducing your dose by a full dose or half to see if that helps and then gradually working up again by a couple of clicks is what helped me confirm it is MJ and not my poor weightloss denying peri brain!
Hope you feel better.

morbidcuriosity · 18/03/2025 13:00

@Blondeshavemorefunhave you looked at IQ doctor? Think it's £157 for 15 with them??

Blondeshavemorefun · 18/03/2025 13:03

morbidcuriosity · 18/03/2025 13:00

@Blondeshavemorefunhave you looked at IQ doctor? Think it's £157 for 15 with them??

I’m sure I’ve been with them so won’t get a discount

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