Mounjaro Nov ‘24 Starters thread 9 - the one where we don’t eat all of the Easter Eggs 🐣

[Mounjaropen]

Link to previous thread :

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5283324-november-24-starters-thread-8-the-one-where-we-hop-into-spring-and-thinks-about-new-swimwear?page=40&reply=143078316

Welcome to thread 9 to fellow MN weight loss friends old and new!

Feel free to lurk or post, absolutely no judgement here, just support and encouragement as we head towards Easter Egg season, celebrate NSV’s, weight loss milestones and admire our new Summer Wardrobes ❤️

I’m on W21 D1 and on my first 7.5mg pen
F in my early 50’s
H 5’ 5.5”
SW 13st 11lb
CW 11st 0.8lbs
GW 10st (maybe 9st 7lb if I can)
Total loss so far 38.2lbs

Recommend the Shotsy app to monitor the amount of 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 🥰

Snap - zero chance of my mahoosive chest ever being a size 10 😀

Interesting about the gall stones - I have an appointment with a consultant tomorrow to chat through about mine. The consultant who scanned me though was clear that these probably hadn't occurred overnight. I did have some mystery pain about 10 years ago and I reckon that was the cause. I am annoyed that no Dr before giving me invasive tests (hello colonoscopy!) thought to give me a fasting ultrasound (gall stones are only visible after a fasting period). But I will discuss with the chap what his best advice might be. I definitely don't want to have unnecessary surgery unless I need to. I didn't think to advise my provider (med Express) and have just ordered my new pen to be ready for Easter.

Good luck with the 10mg pen - I am sure there will be a physiological reason for the gain - but have you checked your inch loss? Might be some good news there?

I am toning and strengthening like a loon but actually quite enjoying the process of significant improvement since I started...my ability to do some of the moves has not been easy but I am getting there....and I am determined to get rid of these bloody bingo wings but worried I am too far gone...😩

This might be behind a paywall (I read it through Apple News) - let me know if anyone wants me to copy and paste the text - but just read this article and found it quite inspiring. Could be helpful for our future selves to maintain / consider life post MJ:

https://apple.news/AH4O92iw6Qe6_XfqCnbq8xA

It’s about a lady who put on weight after an injury during pregnancy then changed her lifestyle and diet quite significantly and lost 4 stone. Focusing on more protein, strength training, Pilates and walking.

Hello lovely MJers! I have had a week of ups and downs. I do find myself probably overthinking this whole journey. It is hard to find that balance between thinking enough to make positive change, and slightly obsessing.

I had a very satisfying loss of a couple of pounds which took me to two pounds of my original goal weight, which was super exciting. But I find that I always am at my lowest around Wednesday or Thursday, and then it goes up by a lb, but I went to Center Parcs and it went up 2lbs. I did eat two desserts, and some biscuits, but I am still struggling with the idea of having to really avoid all of that forever. The reality is that I do love cake and desserts and biscuits!! BUT, I do also love my slim self.

I am also getting used to my slightly different shape. I was hourglass originally, then I moved to Apple in perimenopause. I do think that MJ has caused weight loss to be differently distributed (compared to when I have done it in the past), but it may also be perimenopause! My legs are really slim, but I have been feeling very anxious about my much reduced butt size. I also haven’t lost as much on my waist, so I look a bit straighter. My stomach still wobbles like a jelly and in it’s current form will be going nowhere near a bikini or a cropped top 😁 I don’t mind too though because clothed (or swimming costumed) it looks perfectly fine.

what I am loving is my gym habit. I AM fitter, I can do more than I could before, and I think being 51, it is also reinforcing because I know I have to do something, and so when I do I am pleased with myself. I did Legs, bums and core (tums as it used to be - I liked the rhyming version more) and Step today. I went PT at work in January to permit myself the time to go to the gym, and I feel so pleased about my increased fitness! I am very excited that my metabolic age is now 39!!!! In looking at those measurements and some of the others, it is also making me think that I could stick to my original goal weight goal. But I am going to see what happens with this 5mg pen.

Thank you for letting me (over)think here! It is hard when it keeps just ticking around my head, and I’m grateful for a safe space to (over)share 🙏❤️

@phyllidafosset Wowzers! A metabolic age of 39 is inspirational. And definitely something to be celebrated. The older you will be delighted you achieved this level of fitness. I’m in my 50s and yes I want to look nice. But I’m also very conscious of taking mobility, strength and bone density into my old age.

@Mounjaropenyou are so encouraging and soothing. I would love you as my life coach.

Oh and I just ran my first 5k in ages! Proud of myself 🏃‍♀️

I have also noticed weight loss is distributed differently this time @phyllidafosset
Before I put on weight, I was a typical pear shape. Slim waist but bigger hips. Now my bum has virtually disappeared but there are still some stubborn wobbly bits round my middle. Also wondering if this is due to the MJ or just typical of perimenopausal weight loss. Either way, I’ll take it compared to the 4 stone heavier version of me at the end of October.
Really nice to read about everyone’s fantastic losses x

Thanks for sharing - it isn’t accessible for me but I think the general habits she adopted will be our future selves for sure.

Hope the back is feeling better?

Congrats on the gym habit! 💪🏻 And your metabolic age! I am still not even my own age and my BMI is now in the green zone on the scales 😭

I am definitely a different shape - I 💯 have Ozempic arse (tbf there was plenty of arse to lose) and it is much flatter than my arse last time I lost weight. Interestingly my stomach is much flatter - it might be because I no longer have that monthly bloat to contend with or it might just be the different exercise regime.

Totally understand the dessert vs feeling better about myself - I think about that a lot. I’ve decided I like the compliments more 🤣

Woohoo! Well done missus!

4 stone less! Wowsers! 👏👏

Weigh Day! 2lb off this week 🙌

Hit and smashed the 2 stone mark! 29.25 lbs off now.

Come down with Covid on Sunday and it’s the same as last time…..I just want to eat comfort food. Chocolate, hot chocolate….crisps! I’ve not overeaten but I’ve eaten a bit more crap this week!

Covid! Oh no! Comfort food all the way if it helps you get through it.

well done on the 2 stone 💪

Hardly slept or ate anything for the last 2 days just dreading my appointment at surgeons tomorrow at least I'll have lost a bit off weight

Woohoo!🥳

Sorry to hear about Covid, that’s rubbish. Wishing you better soon!

Oh no. Side effects or something else? You’ve done so well I’d be amazed that the surgeon will have anything other than praise for your efforts? Don’t stress if you can help it. You literally could not have done more to help yourself 💪🏻

@Mounjaropenthank you so much your right I done exactly what he asked and i bet he'll be well shocked that I've done it I can't wait to see his face

Another lb off this morning. Slow and steady, I'm managing a little over a lb per week but am quite short. Slowly creeping up to the 2st loss mark. Work has been so busy I haven't been able to exercise for the last couple of weeks which is making me feel a bit rubbish.

I'm sharing the graph of the last year on myfitnesspal - amazing the difference this stuff makes.

I’m not weighing today. Twins had a friend each to sleep over and we ordered pizza and had Ben and Jerry’s. Today will be a balance day so I’m not worried about one splurge. I did also stop eating the pizza despite there being left overs!

new pen has been authorised and photos accepted so we’re on track for a great April. I’m hoping that will be my last pen… but might need one more.

Wow. It is the steady loss that is the extra lift we all need - especially if we are eating less and moving more. The early part of your graph shows the spikes we’ve all experienced - and in my case, just given up as it being futile. I cannot express just how different my mindset is now. 🥰

I think we’re all allowed a pizza and ice cream day every now and again. You’ve a lot going on and have still lost a fantastic amount. How wonderful to have the end in sight 💪🥳

Wow! Look at that graph!! 😍

Happy Wednesday gang.

20 minutes Peleton run with Susie Chan this morning followed by 10 minutes of core work. I really didn't want to go to the gym at 5am when my alarm went off but knew I'd be glad I did.

I bumped into one of my old Crossfit coaches in the gym and he's probably the first person to openly show his shock at how much weight I've lost - or even mention it! He asked me how long it had taken to lose all the weight and I told a fib. I told him it had taken 10 - 12 months. Nosey parker that he is. He's also a major gossip, so no doubt the whole Crossfit gym will know by lunchtime that I'm significantly smaller 😂🙈

I tried on a gorgeous but unforgiving Ted Baker dress my dh bought me years ago last night. Delighted it now fits and now have the added incentive to really get those weights moving at the gym and get more toned 💪🏻 Bingo wings are not the look i want and the jelly belly is still visible.

What a result! CrossFit guy obviously wants to claim it as his own result I reckon 😂

I also have an unforgiving Ted Baker dress at the back of the wardrobe I want to dig out but I need my ‘dinner lady’ arms to go first 😂

Some fantastic updates! Well done on the losses, and NSVs! Ted Baker dresses 🥰

My back is still grumbling but quite a bit better than yesterday (it was almost comical, I couldn’t sit down, couldn’t stand up, had to keep changing position etc) (could barely sit at my desk for ages). I’ve invested in the quality neurofen which is helping (don’t think I’ll buy the cheap stuff again, whatever they say about it being the same!).

In response to distribution of weight chat,
I think I have a bigger tummy than I normally would at this weight… my arse has shrunk exponentially too. It was never a particularly fantastic peachy or nicely shaped bum so it’s not the end of the world by any means, but if my stomach was to shrink it would look a lot more in proportion. Don’t think I can blame MJ, I think it’s more middle age / peri weight distribution (when the last lot of weight piled on, it focused on my middle). But who knows.

The loose skin on my upper arms is already a disaster zone from when I was much heavier. If I am going to have any surgery, I think it would be here.

Ha ha! Dinner lady arms! Yup. Hard relate 😂