March 2025 Starters Thread 3

[TheSpoonyNavyReader]

New thread as I am sure we will fill thread 2 up by the end of today!

Welcome back everyone and well done for all the losses. Some have 5-6 stone to lose, some have 2 stone and me I have put 4 stone but looking at the BMI chart I could lose 6 stone and still be in the healthy range.

I haven’t caught up with everyone’s posts yet but just wanted to share…

Ive had an awful day with ME/CFS flare up today 😢 felt absolutely awful all day and binging was on my mind constantly. Tried to hold out all day as usual and just as Sainsbury’s was about to close on Deliveroo I succumbed and ordered cheesecake and icecream 🙈 but 5 minutes later decided to just take myself to bed with a chocolate protein pot so I cancelled the order

I still have the feeling of being annoyed with myself for even putting the order in and because I feel so 💩 already, it’s completely dropped my mood cos I feel like a failure.

Sometimes I really hate the power food has over me

Don’t stress yourself about this, you did cancel whereas before you might have received the order and ate it! So well done on cancelling. And tbh even if you had received you would likely not ate the whole lot. You are losing weight, it’s not linear and sometimes there will be blips. Don’t beat yourself up xx

@callmestella you CANT deny yourself nice things. There is no such thing as ‘being good’ by denying yourself foods because, and o CANT stress this enough, FOOD IS NOT A MORAL CHOICE.

Ordering a cheesecake is literally nothing. You are an adult. You ordered a food. The villainisation of sugar, sweet things, carbs and frankly an ever changing circus of assorted macronutrients is part of an insanely broken (largely unqualified influencer led) diet industry. Denying yourself all things sweet and nice is a) unnecessary and b) unhelpful in the long term because it only builds the focus on them and is far FAR more likely to result in a binge And then a resulting guilt trip.

I have a bag of mini eggs in my kitchen and a whole multipack of mini bags of haribo. I also have crisps in my cupboard and loads of cheese in my fridge. The fact that I own these things is not a bad thing. The fact I bought these is not a bad thing. Just as the fact you ordered a cheesecake is not a bad thing. Even if you hadn’t cancelled it. And in fact, even if you had eaten it. But I expect that, had it reached that point, you probably would not have eaten it all due to the MJ.

give yourself half a chance of succeeding and be a little kinder to yourself.

I am B.

I have also been slim at my booking in appointment with my eldest I was 53kg. I grow up in the 80’s my Mum was always tiny and always on a bloody diet. I was always naturally slim and that meant “good”.

I had my 4 kids and broke up with their Dad who was abusive. I was told that no one would want me with 4 kids and at the time a size 12. I put on 2 stone because of an under active thyroid and lost it again, I was 9.5 stone.

I met my now partner and I weighed 9 stone, we were the party couple, went out for dinner with friends every week, holidays and everything was good, worked out in our gym at home. Fast forward to CV19 I was made redundant from my dream job, I was homeschooling the kids and probably drinking a little too much.

one of my parents was then diagnosed with dementia and I started to care for them, along with my other parent. This is when things went wrong, I comfort ate, not going any exercise, throw in peri menopause and the weight piled on, and what I could not do was loss any weight. like I used to, before I could easily loss weight. I was caring for a parent, working full time and looking after the kids, a home, trying to be a good partner, things slipped. My parent died and I fell into a circle of not looking after myself. 2 kids were diagnosed with life changing illnesses, looking back I was depressed.

I then started to eat healthy and exercise once I had dealt with everything but the weight would not shift and I mean it did not shift, it just crept up. I would look at a packet of crisps and put on weight. I have not changed what I eat really now I am on MJ and have lost nearly 2 stone, my hormone were/are all over the place.

I am taking the time now to be kind to myself and finally put myself first, I will get back to my weight that I look good at and I am happy with.

Morning,

Well done for all the losses.

I weighed on Friday but just haven't got around to posting I think the bank holidays threw me.

Stayed the same this week.

It's my TOTM so not surprised at the beginning of the week I was down 1lb. I have suffered with fairly bad periods my whole life but both I've had on MJ have been hideous.

SW 18st 7lb
Week 1 - 5lb
Week 2 - 3lb
Week 3 - 3lb
Week 4 - 2lb
Week 5 - 1lb
Week 6 - 0lb
CW 17st 7lb
-14 lbs so far

Still on 2.5mg

Thanks for all the interesting responses to my (a), (b) or (c) question, and I’m glad other folks found it an interesting question too.

For me I’d say I’m a (c) really, I guess that’s why I included it as a bonus option! But I’ve spent more time overweight than healthy weight. However, when I was a healthy weight as a teenager or in my 20s I believed myself to be fat. Anyone else got a goal weight now that was their starting weight on a previous diet?! The slimmest I’ve ever been was in my very early 30s when I was going through a divorce- I looked great in a bikini but wouldn’t recommend the stress!! Maintenance is definitely a big issue for me, so once I hopefully get in the range of my goal weight this time, I will be working hard on addressing this- taking a more balanced attitude rather than an all-or-nothing approach (ie “well I’m off the wagon now so I might as well eat everything in sight” versus “well I fancy a slice of cake so I’ll have one and enjoy it and then that will be that”.

Week 5 weigh in. Stayed the same. I'm ok with this, was expecting it. I've had excellent losses so far, and this week I've had 3 days of feeling under the weather and eating was less than optimal. Not awful tbh but not what I would have planned if I felt ok.

Morning all, took my first 5mg injection on Friday evening and feel no different. I have some supression but don't feel its increased, unless it is still to kick in. Very thankful no side effects so far

@Lolliz87@soupforbrains

Thanks ladies ❤️ I really appreciated what you both said.

I think it was the intention which upset me, ordering to binge it all. Also that I only managed several days without ‘failing’ but you’re both right, I might not of eaten it all but I had it in my mind I was going to.

I didn’t buy an Easter egg this year as I really don’t need the chocolate and normally once I start I can’t stop. Instead I bought myself some Caribbean spiced bun which is delish with cheese and I’ve made plans to make one of my favourite dinners today. Trying to re-wire my brain that sugar doesn’t make me feel better or take away the pain/fatigue.

I definitely need to be a little kinder to myself and I’m receiving therapy the last two weeks to work on it 🙏🏼

Goodness, @TheSpoonyNavyReader, what a lot you have been through and coped with. I'm so glad that MJ has come along to make at least the WL more possible. It's like a miracle really. I'm a B, and in the last few years WL just seems beyond me. Until now!

Echo what another poster said about sitting down.
I used to have to inject myself a few years ago for a condition and I found singing whilst injecting really helped.
when we’re nervous we naturally hold our breath but breathing OUT really helps, so when you’re singing you’re mostly exhaling.
Random tip but could help take the nerves away

@CallMeStella You're doing brilliantly, don't be so hard on yourself! And echo what you said about using the time on MJ to rewire your brain. That's what will make as all succeed in both losing the weight and keeping it off - learning better habits on the journey. That and the support and encouragement of this lovely group of people on this thread :)

Mid long-weekend check in. Super pleased with how mindful I've been after two nights away with all meals in restaurants. I ordered what I fancied eating, but ate slowly and stopped as soon as I felt not hungry anymore. Sadly drank way too much wine, but fuck it, it's Easter. Even Jesus approved of wine 😂. And did a lot of hiking - almost 22 km over two days. Scales still trending down, which feels like a huge victory this week, I was super worried I'd gain on a weekend away with friends.

SW 10st 4.6lb/144.6lb BMI 25.7 (prescribed MJ because of diabetes risk and hideous waist measurement)
CW 9st 5.6lb/130.5lb BMI 23.2 - 14.1lb down, 53% of target achieved. (Still overweight because of ethnicity. FFS!)
GW 8st 6lb/118lb (26.6lb total target loss, 12.5lb to go) BMI 20.9 (low BMI advised as target by doctor)

Loss by week:
W1 5.5lb
W2 1.3lb
W3 0.7lb (ate out loads)
W4 3.3lb
W5 0.5lb gain (ate out loads)
W6 3.8lb so far

Official weigh day is tomorrow but I'll push to Tuesday given the Bank Holiday, I'm not going to worry about what I eat today and tomorrow so I'll almost definitely gain from the 3.8lb down so far this week. But I think that's OK, it should still be a downward trend, and that's what matters.

Happy Easter, everyone. Appreciating all of you very much - making a real difference for me to not feel alone on the journey.

Good morning all,

jab day and weigh in week 6

SW 150.0 kg / 18.1 st
CW 108.2 kg / 17.0 st
GW 75 kg / 11-12 st

total loss 6.8 Kg / 15 lb
loss this week 0.9 Kg / 2 lb

2.5 mg
w1 5 lb
w2 3 lb
w3 1.1 lb
w4 0.9 lb

5mg
w5 3 lb
w6 2 lb

Week ? weigh in. I've lost track and can't be bothered to look! 😂 Have stayed the same this week which is slightly disappointing but I know it will show later as I haven't exceeded my calories. So, 13lb off since 1 March. SW 12st6lb, CW 11st7lb.

Jab day was Thursday and decided to go up to 4.3mg (previous was 2.5mg since 1 March then 3.3mg last week) as I did MJ version of binge eating: one packet of crisps and a small cupcake 😂 Food noise crept back slightly last week, think it's combo of school holidays and MJ wearing off.

4.3mg has given me the greatest suppression yet which has felt odd, it takes me all morning to eat my breakfast. Still managing 1200 calories but feel slightly nauseous for a few hours after eating.

Next pen is 5mg so I feel comfortable going up this coming Thursday.

I’m an A, although probably starting under a false assumption. My mother’s side of the family have very large frames (that old chestnut of big bones). Mum talked about how she weighed 11 stone with a 24 inch waist before she had children. I was an early developer and my adult height of 5’4” by the time I was 9. I remember being ridiculed at primary school for being so large and developed.

In the first year of secondary school, I suffered the humiliation of being the heaviest person in the class when we were all weighed for a science experiment to demonstrate how a bell curve is formed with data. I was 9st 5lbs but fit, toned, and strong from swimming competitively. And that humiliation formed some major self loathing and bad habits. Swimming stopped, chocolate binging started because I was “the fat girl”. I was 12 stone by the time I was 18. I did manage to diet to 10 stone in my mid 20’s but was back to 13 stone by the time I was 30 and going through a divorce. Since then, I’ve yo-yo’d between 12-15.5 stone a couple of times. In fact, I did get to 15st 10lbs at one point but stopped weighing myself as I was aghast but couldn’t stop late night bingeing.

My actual weight is never discussed apart from with health care professionals. I do look fat but I am broad, quite muscular (under all the fat) and am very busty. I will never look slim or petite. I might get to a size 10/12 but my frame is such that I’ll always be broad. Even before I started Mounjaro and was 15 stone 4lbs, DP had no idea that I weighed anything more than him and he’s 13 stone. He still doesn’t know that I’m on Mounjaro, all he knows is that I’ve stopped having biscuits and chocolate to the same extent - and he’s right. I’ve lost those cravings and I eat pretty much the same meals we were previously, and we eat out most weeks, but I’m still managing a loss of around 1.5lbs a week and I’m happy with that. I’m not quite sure what to tell him when he does ask about how much weight I’ve lost though because then he might do the maths 😀

I’m a B. Was incredibly sporty as a teen and happily slid into size 8/10 clothes all the way through my 20s without any thought for what I was eating/drinking. I am quite ‘big boned’ though, so despite being slim I was always heavier than people expected and towards the mid/high end of my BMI range (not that I ever actually weighed myself except if I went to the doctor). After 2 kids I rediscovered running and still had no issues - ate what I wanted and everyone was amazed at how much I could eat and stay the same size. In mid-2021 I was still a size 8/10, working hard with a PT, training for a marathon and was sat at a BMI of 24.5.

But then the s**t hit the fan all at once - hit my mid-40s so likely perimenopausal, injuries that limited running, 3 deaths in the family, 2 serious illnesses to other family members and the threat of redundancy for me and my husband at the same time (which I found out this week is still looming large and it nearly derailed me)… I’ve comfort ate and drunk A LOT and slowly the weight has gone up and up.

Definitely A. As a child I was within normal ranges but I’ve just gained since puberty really! No idea what I’ll look like slim. It’s a scary thought tbh 🤣

B. slender until a combination of lockdown, peri-menopause and a child with additional needs resulted in a build-up of comfort eating over several years. I used to be 7 stone (which was tough to maintain tbh) and when I started MJ I was 11 stone. So four stone to lose. But would be happy I think with three.

Weigh day today, only lost 2.5lbs this week. It’s still a loss so I’m not unhappy with that. Roll on jab4 tomorrow!

What are everyone’s goals, targets?

My goal is to be happier in my body and in social situations, I now hide my body and feel invisible if that makes sense. I can remember hearing other woman say that as they age/peri they become invisible. I remember thinking that will not be me, oh how cocky or stupid I was.

My husband goes to the gym looks after himself everyone always says how good he is, strong, fit, handsome for his age. No one ever says that about women, we are there all judging each other, too thin, too fat, not dressing her age, dressing too old for her age, wrong hair colour. Society puts so much pressure on us to be perfect in every way when we are not we are so hard on ourselves.

I want to be healthy and happy in my body. I also want to look good in a bikini or a pair of shorts.

My goals:

1. to be fit, really fit. Running 5 miles, going on cycling holidays fit. Being able to get off the floor without using my hands fit (a very important thing to be able to do as you get older)
2. to feel good in my clothes, to wear clothes I like and feel good in
3. to feel free from the stress of worrying and negotiating with myself about food. I know I will need to manage my food but I would like the stress of this gone.

i have a number in my head for the scales but these are the things I really want to do.

@TheSpoonyNavyReader my first goal is a pair of chinos I've got that I can just do up but look hideous and are uncomfortable.

To feel lighter and more mobile. I'm not "immobile", I walk a lot (miles and miles) but things like playing with the dc, getting up and down, climbing over stuff.

I want to do park run again.

Also, same as you, be able to wear a bikini happily. Feels a long way off but I WILL get there.

Very similar to your goal on my side. I want to get down to weight that I was most happy with , the weight makes me slim despite being on high end of normal BMI

i turn 40 in a couple of weeks and want to enter mid life as my best as I can and not continue the pattern of neglecting myself

I have lost as much last 6 weeks as I did on my own 5 months prior to MJ , a revolution or like DH says without much effort 🤣

I have another 5st to go and aiming to get near my journey by end of the year and so have another 8 months of changing habits not only eating and exercising, but taking time for me and spend more time on looking and feeling my best. I am not updating my wardrobe until I reach near my goal as I don’t want to give up half way pat myself on the shoulder and say you look great, this is it. no this journey next year will be the stamp for the rest of my life

my waist has always been the biggest and always been. Was close to having a skin removal after DS1 but then had DS2 and the apron belly got worse but never got back to a BMI to have the surgery. If I reach my goal and maintain it that will be my ultimate wish to finally have a flat belly and be comfortable In a bikini

Hi all,
SW 13 stone 5
CW 12 stone 7
im doing my 4th jab today!

I desperately need to order my next pen but I have no idea if I should stay on the 2.5 as I’m having some suppression still, but also able to eat a bit which I like, and losing weight… but I’m nervous the suppression will stop completely and il grind to a halt which I will be annoyed about?! Has anyone stayed with 2.5 for their second pen and been pleased or regretted it?!

The 5mg was the same price as 2.5 so I got the 5, gives you the option to change.