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

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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 🥰

I had to take two photos because in the first one you could see my naked reflection very clearly in the glass scales.

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 amazing! So happy for you. 10.3lbs until I meet you there…🤞

😂 remind me of the time DH sent a picture of the Tokyo skyline to the family group chat when he’d gone to watch the rugby over there. Trouble was, he taken a picture after he got out of the shower and didn’t consider the reflection. Cue the kids with replies such as “”eew Dad, put some clothes on!” That’s definitely going in his eulogy from one of them 🤣

Yay!!!🎉. So happy for you! 🎉

Woohoo!!

It's been a while since I posted but been following all your magnificent losses. Well done and a special thanks to @Mounjaropen for keeping the tone so positive and friendly. This is the very best of mumsnet.

My smart scales have me between 11.0 &11 stone 3 so my healthy bmi is inching closer. It starts at around 10 stone so should be there by the summer. I'm on 7.5 mj now so room to go up if needed. I've switched to Oushk to prepare for maintenance at lowest dose possible once I hit about 9 stone. The Me360 scans are the best way to show the difference. I just wish I'd done one at my heaviest but what a difference a quarter makes! 13 vs 11ish stone

Woah! Look at that body shape change! How fantastic is that? well done!

I also wish I'd taken a 360 at my heaviest but I have the beach ball-wearing-the-bodysuit one for my own reference 😜

Keep going! 💪

Checking in for some mid-week motivation from all you skinny bitches! 3 stone rosettes and 4 stone trophies whoop whoop!

I'm having another stuck week and like many, my brain is struggling to believe I'm almost 3 stone smaller. I have to keep checking myself out in the mirror to remind my slow brain that I'm no longer obese!

But I have realised today that I'm maybe sitting at an old 'set point'. This is a weight i sat at for years and years, so it makes sense my body would think we're here to stay (not sure about the actual science behind this to be honest, but it makes sense to my slow brain!). So I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing. Making the healthy choices, listening to my hunger (or lack of!) and getting my butt to the gym. Consistency works, I know this. And consistency will be vital when it comes to maintenance.

Yay!!!! How brilliant!

Ahh that's a thing of beauty! Love a graph 🤓

🤣🙈🤣
congrats on the 9s and on realising before posting the first photo

You've got lovely legs @DarkForces

I firmly believe set point theory @SerenePeer it makes loads of sense in the wider context of the body's homeostasis
KBO & your body will eventually relax past it

That's all the validation I need then! Thanks @Arglefraster

That's so kind @Arglefraster . They're pretty wobbly irl but I'm delighted with them. It's very strange to look in the mirror and be pretty happy with what I see

Ooh - this is so satisfying! Congratulations! Is that right that you are under 120lbs now? Less than 9 stones? How fab!

I agree with all of this - not having to buy specialist bras is my holy grail.

Dinner ladies from the 70's and 80's have an awful lot to answer for. As well as School cooks pushing the pink custard, blancmange and the weird mashed potatoes served with ice cream scoops. I can smell the cheap mince and gravy right now..boak.

Enjoy the feeling! You have earned it!

You're doing so well - and don't forget extra gym of late is likely to be muscle gain as well as fat loss so a net zero effect. Keep going my friend 💪

Anyone else just feeling a bit more chipper in life lately? I feel like I am achieving more - procrastinating less and getting more shit done in the same hours that were always available. It may be that DH being away this week means I have less disturbed sleep (definite mood improver ;-) but I feel just.... more optimistic. About everything. I was reading the Times Fashion pages this morning and thinking - yep I could rock a sleeveless waistcoat/trouser combo (absolutely no way this time last year I would be thinking this!). I even ordered more dumbbells this week to challenge my GLP-1 Calendar weights programme (turns out a 12lb set are cheaper than a bottle of champagne 😂)

As I am going through mountains of receipts for our company accounts I have also realised just how many adhoc Maccy's/KFC/Chip Shop/bakery run visits I had made out of convenience/busyness. An absolute ton of hidden/forgotten calories right there. I haven't had a Maccy D's in months. No chip shop chips/Bakery visits/KFC since before last November (I did make my own Fakeaway version). I dread to think how many bottles of wine I haven't drunk either.

Whilst I am optimistic, I sort of feel a bit sad that I self-sabotaged/abused my body for such a long time whilst being completely available to everyone else all of the time. I'm definitely not going back.

Firstly, I’m very jealous of your week of less disturbed sleep… I’ve give my right arm for that! Between kids/dogs/DH, I can’t remember the last time I had two solid nights sleep in a row. Enjoy it!

It’s definitely true that Mounjaro pays for itself - as a family, there are still takeaway orders, but they’re less than 6 months ago because I tend to just do something myself from the kitchen. I don’t pop in to the bakery every week when I drive past it, and I can go to a shop for bread and milk without buying sweets/cake/chocolate/croissants (although I have a real craving for a fresh croissant at the moment!). I’ve definitely shaved over £150 off the weekly food spend.

That is going to be completely wiped out by the amount I need to spend on clothing though… I’m tantalisingly close to where I’m happy to end up, and size-wise that’s a 12. Unfortunately, I only have 1 pair of jeans (which aren’t an ’everyday’ style) and a handful of tops that are the right size… a complete restock is in order and I don’t want to go back to buying Primarni/supermarket clothing that ‘will do’ - I want clothes that will last, along with my new weight.

In breaking news today, I finally hit a healthy BMI (24.9 - but that counts, right?!) I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t classed as overweight!!

Wow! Amazing! Well done! 🎉

Are you spontaneous? I think if you go through life as a spontaneous person you can end up having too many ‘treats’ because it seems like a fun thing to do at the time. I know this is why I have eaten too many restaurant meals, maccys and my family’s favourite Five Guys. I get a sudden urge to do something ‘fun’ and eating out was a quick fix.

I need to change and find some other way if injecting a bit of fun into our lives. No idea what to replace it with though. I don’t think a trip to the garden centre will have the same effect on a pair of teenagers 🤣.

I do feel more optimistic, I feel really happy - I wish I was a deeper person but being slimmer has made me happier. To look into the changing room mirror and feel good about myself is a miracle.

Good luck with the new dumb bells! Your arms will look fab in your new sleeveless waistcoat!

Until today, absolutely feeling more chipper/optimistic/productive! Today I started work too early and skipped the gym, so I'm flagging a little! Back on it tomorrow though.

I can't remember the last time I had a chippy either. The teenagers are having one tonight and I thought dh would try and twist my arm to join them, but the thought doesn't appeal to me (and thankfully dh didn't try to convince me!)

I find I'm dreaming more about wanky salads and exotic fresh fruit salads!

Woo hoo for healthy BMI and absolutely yes 24.9 100% counts!

I'm going to treat myself to a session with a stylist when I hit goal and get myself a little capsule wardrobe of gorgeous, chic outfits

In non-weight self-care news, my skincare journey continues. I've now added Vitamin C to mornings, so in the mornings it's: cleanse, tone, Vit C serum, HA serum, HA eye cream, SPF moisturiser. And then retinoltastic in the evenings.

I'm now hearing that I should be adding Medik8 peptides in the morning. Any views on peptides? And where do I add them if I decide to spend (gulp) £55 on them?