Jan 25 Starters Thread 7 😱 Losing, whooshing, turtle pace - we're getting it done.

[Thelittlestranger]

New thread for those who started in January 25. 3 months in and we're still going strong 💪

@BlueLimes Vinted them!! <<new obsession >>

I bloody love Trinny. I love the eccentric crazy energy 😂 She comes in my DDs workplace and she is apparently exactly as she appears on screen. Bonkers.

I am going to get a turkey neck. I can see a baggy, crepey little lump of skin forming in the middle of my throat 🥺

Rather late posting my usual weekly update after a busy weekend feeding the 5000 entertaining. Completely knackered! 😅

SW: 15.13.0
CW: 12.11.6
Total loss: 43.4lbs

Don't know if anyone else has any ideas on what I should do but I think I messed up my pen last week.
Because I had .1ml left in the previous pen I used a syringe for that and then a new syringe for .5ml from the new pen. I now realise I should have counted clicks and used a regular needle head on the new pen, as when I tried to do a regular dose this weekend there was very little resistance when I pushed the top in to inject, having twisted to 1. Not sure how much actually went in as a result. Some must have as I have had a reaction at the site where I injected as seems to be normal for me now on 7.5.
As I was away from our main home I hadn't taken any syringes with me so will just have to wing it this week and try and correct things next Saturday, I think.

@mince3point14159265 could you top up the dose? Have a look at the chart to see when your fluid volume is compared to a pen after 1 dose?

i think we need crepey beck research, I’m a day off today so I’ll have a look after I finished trying on my 20-30 year old clothes.

DD thinks they’re all hopeless and was a bit hysterical over sone gap jeans (rude!)

@Zempy i liked her in what not to wear but didn’t like the whole Nigella thing. She was funny though on that show plus very stylish.

I'm very jealous of you all getting back into old clothes. I'm still in my too big size 16 (stretchy) jeans but the size 14 of the same make and style are miles too small. I don't think I will have lost anything this week, my punishment for the mini eggs!

Well if I ever get back in my 20 year old jeans (miss sixty) I’ll have lost far too much weight and need an intervention. Size 6 and Miss Sixty are on the small side so more like a 4.

My old ‘I can’t believe I used to fit into that’ clothes have joined my old goth stuff in the attic. I do have some work trousers in a box in my wardrobe which haven’t seen the light of day for 15 years. I should try them on

@jins I am also an old goth and have a pile of clothes I doubt I'll ever wear again sitting in the wardrobe. Oh how I loved a corset back in the day!

I was a bit too short waisted for a corset @UnderandOverwhelmed but I rocked a black rubber dress. Sadly it perished some years ago.

(There was an occasion when the zip broke and it pinged open. I had to borrow a big coat to go home and change)

Thanks @BlueLimes I'll try and see if I can work it out from that. Not sure how to make the pen work normally again though. Think the position of the plunger is out of sync with the number of clicks iyswim. May have to resort to syringes for the rest of the month.

Whilst we are trying out our 20+ year old jeans, I tried on a pair of J Brand houlihans that have been lurking at the back of my wardrobe, desperate to see the light of day once more. Can't believe I actually managed to do them up! I loved them back in the day and lived in them!!

Trouble with my jeans from 20+ years ago is that they are low waist. And I don't mean what they sell as low waist now, but proper low. Even if they would fit, I don't feel like getting a brazilian just for jeans.

Another former goth here too @Jins and @UnderandOverwhelmed

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You might be a bit young for this, but I've just got tickets to see Fields of the Nephilim play in October - SOOO excited! I saw them once before in Manchester when I was about 18/19. Absolutely amazing! Had a bit of a thing about Carl McCoy...
I should be well and truly at my goal weight by then so might even get myself a corset or a rubber dress to wear! 😂

@MJalltheway I’m definitely not too young. I didn’t know they were touring - must have a google to see if they are nearby.

The last proper gig I went to was The Damned back in December. Unbelievable night, had a chat with Captain Sensible in the pub beforehand, got myself a good spot off to the side. I went down in the first crowd surge. One minute I was trying to get a pic the next I was on the floor near the front. Completely exhilarating but these old bones felt it the next day.

I was not a goth, but loved clubbing and house music. I kept none of those clothes - my kids are gutted 🤣

@Thelittlestranger I had some velvet hot pants I’m gutted I didn’t keep !!

Morning weigh in and for 7 days running I’m 9st 13. It flickered at 13.2 before settling at 13 and I was almost excited for a slight gain.

This is maintenance at its finest. Completely unsustainable I’d have thought at 811 calories and 60g carbs. Yes I counted calories for the first time in 20 years. I’m going to have to see if I can shave off some carbs from somewhere

Morning all. Week 17 day 1 and zero loss last week, which is depressing seeing as I have so far still to go. I am all bunged up though despite taking psyllium husk yesterday. I've taken myself up to 6.25 today as I was definitely not as good last week so I think I need more mj!
SW 223.6
CW 187.6
GW 140

Happy Wednesday!

I have not been feeling great this past week or so. I know it’s because I haven’t been eating well and barely drank any water. Just a vaguely nauseas feeling, plus completely exhausted and headachey - so not really awful side effects some people have been experiencing but still just a bit rubbish.

I had a couple of days off towards the end of last week as DD was on Easter holidays, and I had Indian street food AND a McDonalds on Friday!! Plus pizza on Sunday, and I’ve been picking at bits of chocolate etc. Then we had a takeaway on Monday night from a fancy burger place in our town which was very nice but I demolished the whole veggie burger and loaded fries even though I wasn’t that hungry.

It is hard. I am finding my brain difficult to overcome when it comes to eating. I am such an emotional eater and have been stressed this past week which is a big trigger for me. I’ve also not been very organised with meal planning because of the school holidays so it’s been lazy choices on my part.

I feel stupid because I KNOW how physically awful carbs/sugar etc makes me feel but that still doesn’t stop me. I do so well physically and mentally eating low carb and high protein plus plenty of water.

I think I just need to give my head a wobble and get back on it. I have been pleased with my progress on Mounjaro and only have another stone or less to lose now. I don’t think I will have lost anything this week but that’s my own doing.

I have one more week of my first 7.5mg pen left, then will do the extra dose. And I have another 7.5mg coming then I ordered another one for after that as Oushk had an offer on. I’m hoping that will see me through until my goal.

Sorry for the long whinge! Especially since it’s self inflicted!

Also all those with 00’s low rise jeans etc, get them on Vinted!! All the Gen Z girls are dying for that sort of stuff right now. We own a restaurant and all our waitresses are 16-21 and all LOVE the old Miss Sixty, Diesel etc. You are sitting on a goldmine!

Eurgh I am staaarving! Did 5mg out of 7.5mg pen on Sunday and last night and today I have zero supression.
I've just come out of a work meeting where my stomach was growling embarrassingly loudly!

Think I will have to go up to the full 7.5mg for the rest of the pen, which i was hoping to avoid as its my last one. Im 7lb away from target number one so can't justify buying another one.

I generally lose 1 to 1.5lb a week so was going to do 7 doses out of this pen to get there. Im sure I can get there on a few less jabs but it feels daunting to think about. Also, I suppose pointless to worry about just yet as i still have another 4 full doses to go.

@discov you've had a tough week. Give yourself shake, and get back on it. You've done brilliantly so far.

@jins a week at the same is very normal. Even if low on cals - perhaps your body is wanting to hang on to those last few lbs? It took me 4 weeks to get past one of my set points. And it's been slow going since then 😂 Be kind to yourself even though you are so close.

@Randomusernameforcode I was definitely used to 5mg after spending 2 months just under, or just over it. I've gone with a larger dose this week because I feel it will speed things up and Im now ready to see the end. Eating less calories, with or without the jab, for this long for all of us can be tedious. I'm ready to find maintenance level.

I'm enjoying being on a larger dose (6.5) it's given me the boost I need for this week. Have a day off today, so spending some much needed time alone. Done some exercises, walked the dogs now off to get my eyebrows and hair done.

Weighing in at 11:12 today. Happy with that. My current dose, around 6.25 is fab in terms of effective suppression and no side effects.

I will only increase very slightly this week as I just found out I need to be in court (for work!) all week next week, which means early starts for the London train 🤬. I know I will struggle with that if I have the lethargy and headaches. It’s actually a good situation if I do get hungry, as I can’t halt proceedings whilst I chomp through a Grenade bar, like I might at home! My tummy rumbling might be distracting but 🤷‍♀️

I definitely have more of an appetite. But then again, had some grilled chicken for lunch and now feel stuffed to gills and slightly nauseous. Really have to work on eating more slowly and stopping before I'm full.

Will increase the dose as well tomorrow. I'm OK if the weight loss slows down a bit, but still have enough to lose.

I just realised I listed my weight as 11:12. It’s actually 10:11. I still struggle to get my head around it 😂

I really like 6.25mg but after doing 6 weeks it’s time to move up. Jab day is Friday and I’ll see what’s left in my pen. There’s a box of crème eggs that has just started talking to me and I'm feeling like I need a mid afternoon snack. Perhaps I do - I’ve lost track of hunger vs greed.

I know staying the same for a week is perfectly normal but I need to get away from this number and I don’t care if it’s up or down at this stage. This is the weight I was when I came back from nursing my mother in her final illness. I dropped about 4lbs through nervous energy and exhaustion and swore that I’d never go above 10st again. 9st 13 is an emotionally charged weight and I want done of it.

Another example of how screwed up being overweight can make us!

Can I ask what people are saying when asked how they are losing the weight? I have been asked 5 times now in the last week. I have not mentioned MJ. Only mum/DH/siblings know I am on it. DSis was previously on ozempic so no judgement from them. I just can't be bothered with opinions, one person asked directly if i was on WLI? I don't know them that well and found the question quite intrusive....I say I am eating less and moving more. Hive thoughts on this appreciated X