Jan 25 starters Thread 6. Set points, baggy trousers and all the ups and downs

[Thelittlestranger]

Didn't want to lose you all, so have started a new thread.

Roll up, roll up!

Go to the graph page and click on the 3lines at the top left of the screen. Switch on the button that says “show all jab annotations”.
Hope that helps.

Ahhh thank you @RonMJ !

I have ADHD and Mj is definitely not helping me. I'm on medication, a different one to most and my dopamine levels were already managed well. Mj isn't helping my levels stay stable.

Frankly I don't believe a hormone treatment can really do much for anyone who is ND. That's just my opinion though.

This is interesting as I suspect that I am ADHD and ASD. I'm not medicated as I've not explored a diagnosis yet but my daughter has both. I am sure that my binge eating was dopamine related. Since being on mj I have not binged once and I have lost a lot of weight despite being on quite a low dose (5mg) I am definitely a super responder. I was tempted to explore ADHD medication, it stops my daughter eating much for lunch for example. I drink a lot of coffee for other symptoms

My shotst graph.. I really love seeing my estimated levels, and have got used to when they peak and like tracking when they are coming back down. I recommend it.

I'm a bit undecided now. Felt suppression was going down and wanted to go higher with dose - but about time for next shot and right this minute, I have no appetite whatsoever. Also have a really busy week coming up, with travel and presentations, so would be a pain if I got any side effects. 2.5 and like 10-15 extra clicks? Or 2.5 and top up during the week?

I’m really hoping for a loss tomorrow. Two weeks of stalling has really got me down- I haven’t lost any weight on the 7.5mg as of Tuesday so I’m hoping for a whoosh tomorrow…

I’ve found both stimulants medication and mounjaro very effective for ADHD binge eating. However, I feel more impaired by my ADHD when on mounjaro - but have seen people report the opposite so it probably depends on the individual

Oh my gosh THANK YOU! I have been trying to work out how to do this for ages!!

I'm so sorry to hear that. I am also on HRT after quite a fight with my GP who said I wasn't old enough (I'm 43). I feel like the world is caving in tbh, the last 3 years or so have been so hard and I can't focus and get so overwhelmed. I'm the main earner in our house and have quite a full on job and I just don't know if I can do it anymore. I hear you on the using sugar to cope, this is how I've got so big over and over again.

I'm abroad and here my gynecologist had no issues prescribing me oestrogel, even though blood tests came back all fine, she said no harm to try if I feel better.

@UnderandOverwhelmed i’m adhd (possibly also ASC) condition not disorder :)
have you tried nicotine gum? Random I know but my dh who is also adhd found some interesting research on it and he takes it when he’s really flagging for work.
mj for me has completely stopped the dopamine hit I once got from binge eating /treats / wine and clearly I'm a super responder.
i think like others said a few threads ago that the first week I had sooo much energy and felt quite euphoric! 5mg was bad for me though- excruciatingly tired. 7.5 and drinking loads of water seems ok.

in terms of work for me - employment has never worked out and I’ve been surprisingly successful in my niche field being self employed. I have my own schedule and I’m picky with what I do.
have you heard of the podcast square peg? I definitely would recommend. Can you change anything at work? are you taking the right supplements? I’ve just ordered a sack of collegen (I’m 43)
hope you feel better soon though 🌷

I wish more medics were like that here! That last app I had was with the hrt nurse who was trying to get me to go on the pill! Crazy!! Hormones are so dreadful for me and actually the ‘depression’ I was feeling was more linked to my weight - I’m so much more hopeful now and drinking way less alcohol!!

Hi all! Sorry I’ve been absent recently from updating but have really enjoyed following everyone’s stories and hearing about the fab weight losses! I’m also really happy with how things are going for me:

SW 86.7 kgs
CW 76.9 kgs
GW 68 kgs

have a look at my graph! I’m really really pleased with how it’s all going. Still on 5 mg and plan to remain as long as I can drag it out as it’s doing its job well.

Really laughing btw with the “you’re looking well” and “gosh you are losing too much weight” comments. In my workplace there are 3 of us (including me) that have surprise surprise all been slimming down and the “you’re looking well!” comments are a many times daily occurrence all around. It’s quite funny as I’m sure they’re on MJ but no one has asked and no one has said.

My DH told me “are you planning to lose more”?! And said he worried I’ll get too skinny but I’m just about to soon enter healthy weight BMI territory so hardly skinny. I don’t aim for skinny by the way, just mid range healthy BMI but there are about 8 kgs to go for that.

Hello all 👋 checking in again after my little holiday - just catching up with everyone's progress.

So I did a 2.5mg (20 clicks) jab of my 7.5mg pen (sunday before last I think - I've lost track) before I left for Morocco as I wanted to err on the side of caution in case of tummy trouble whilst away - and phew, thank goodness I did bc I had a lot of gastro type stuff whilst away and hardly ate anything. I'm not sure what was the Mj, the food/drink over there or maybe tummy issues/bloating from the plane but it wasn't pleasant and the second and third day I felt quite rough. Still managed to have a really good time but had to run to the toilet quite a few times! We also had to forgo a couple of trips we had planned as I was worried about the hiking involved and proximity to a loo when feeling rough so we decided to go to a country club on those days instead which was gorgeous and I'm guessing much more enjoyable!

Absolutely everything I ate/drank went right through me though 🤢 I think I started to get quite dehydrated and was craving salt - managed to scarf down a big bag of Lays potato chips one day and that was all I had all day.

I didn't take my pen with me and bc of aforementioned tummy issues didn't jab again until Tuesday (usually do a sat/sun) and did a 5mg (40 clicks) of my 7.5mg pen as I don't feel ready to move up to 7.5 yet. I also will weigh tomorrow after not weighing last week and to be honest I don't feel like I've lost anything despite hardly eating whilst away. I feel bloated still, but I shall see in the morn!

I hated every single photo dh took of me whilst away and feel I look much fatter than I do when I look in the mirror. I think il have to definitely lower my target quite a bit to get where I want to be. Does anyone else feel like they're just not built to be thin? Morocco was full of really thin, tanned French women and I felt like a cart horse by comparison 😞. It's so hard to look elegant when you're 5"8" and big boned with skin the colour of corned beef 😂

I also need Botox asap - am noticing I look really lined around my eyes when I smile - not something I've ever had before 😖

Sorry, really long moan there but I'm feeling a bit pissed off! I shall persevere though - at least I know I can do this with Mj! Would've definitely given up by now otherwise.

Thank you for the suggestions 😊
I've never tried nicotine anything, I'll look into it but I'd be terrified of getting addicted. I've been pretty exhausted on all doses so far, hard to tell if its the MJ, peri or having a toddler! Maybe all three!
Long term at work i plan to retain my day off once my son goes to school to give me time to decompress. However, that's nearly 18 months away and I have no strategy re how to manage until then. I think deep down I know I shouldn't really be pushing myself this hard, but I've had my big city job since I was 26 and it's difficult to let go.

I don't doubt people including me overate for a dopamine hit.

Also not eating sugar and a high protein diet helps a lot of neueodivergent people. Ironic isn't it we ate the food that we thought made us feel better but actually made us worse in the longer term?

All I was saying is that dopamine levels are only one part of ADHD so I don't believe Mj can't manage someone's ADHD symptoms especially when things are stressful.

Dopamine is only one of neurotransmitter that comes into play with ADHD though. Serotonin and norepinephrine also matter.

If someone thought their ADHD was cured with mj and I know no one here is saying that, I'd genuinely wonder if their issues were more diet related than adhd caused. And frankly I'd envy them because I'd love to not have ADHD!

I’ve also had my job since 26 - law by any chance? Not wanting to derail the thread but yes, I completely relate to it being a difficult decision to give up. I just don’t feel I can manage it anymore. Good luck.

Ps Upperoom I’m pretty sure my granny had ADHD - she was known as ‘late granny’ - and was a 40 a day smoker for about 50 years. (Lived to 97 but was in terrible health for many years so still not one to emulate.) I’ve read about nicotine helping but have also been wary of getting hooked. Gum/mints probably healthier than chocolate though!

ok, since I’ve started posting today after lurking since Jan it’s probably time to do an on topic post.

• start weight: 83 kg/ 13 stone
• current weight: 73 kg/ 11.5 stone
• goal - tbc, somewhere in the mid 60 kgs/ 10 ish stone?

People are noticing, I’ve only told my husband and one sibling. Felt a fraud when asked to share diet tips this week!

I tried 0.75mg two weeks ago but felt a bit sick, also lost suppression today (day 6) and have binged on daughter’s leftover birthday cake, crisps and an ice cream. Partly also resenting being at my desk on a lovely sunny day. Would prob have been worse without the mounjaro though.

So my current plan is to drop back down to 0.5mg but jab every 5 days or so to try to level out the peaks and troughs a bit.

For me I don't think mj have solved what may or may not be ADHD - I still struggle to sit still, read, do anything admin related, focus for long periods of time etc etc but the thing that was really impacting me was my addictive personality and my binge eating and that's gone.
I probably suffer from SAD and now the weather is nicer I feel so much happier which helps.
I'm also on HRT and have been since I think 42 but I have osteopenia so it was a no brainer.
I've also got an under active thyroid.
It feels a little like I've got everything!!
My diet is massively improved because I was just eating so much sugar, I just couldn't stop even though it was impacting my weight and skin.

That's great @tinyemmy
Sometimes we see the addiction come out in other activities when one action stops and it's so nice when that doesn't happen!

@Clovesandcats law here as well. And I do suspect some ADHD, I'm very much 'Oooh look a squirrel' type that jumps between 100 topics.

Weigh-in a bit disappointing - lost only 300 gr. But it seems to be a pattern for me, very small loss one week and a woosh the next.

Next issue - my sports bras are all too loose, but the brand I like and that's available on local amazon doesn't go down in back sizes any more. And I need to order all bras from UK, I live on the border of France and Switzerland, neither country believes in small back and big cup bras. Boobs are smaller, but they are still a good F-cup and need to be strapped down for any exercise.

Just weighed in and have lost 2lb. I didn't weigh last week and sts the week before so it's definitely slowing down I think but at least it's something.

Week 11:
SW: 13.6
CW: 11.5
GW: 11 stone (but will probably be lowering that)

Feel rotten today with a cold and was up most of the night unable to breathe and with a sore throat. I really need to start doing some proper exercise but it feels like life keeps on thwarting me! Knackered now.