Mounjaro/Wegovy with > 5st/30kg to lose: Thread 7

[MooBaggage]

Thread SEVEN of this lovely community. Anyone using weight-loss injections to lose more than 5 stone or 30kg is very welcome to join us, no matter what stage of the process you are on. Share your losses, your non-scale victories (NSV), your frustrations and your love of Longley Farm cottage cheese and kiwi fruit here!

Nothing is off limits to discuss - from protein sources to B bellies; Hammocks to smart scales; feeling chilly to easier bum wiping 😃

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This is definitely the problem (and the solution!) :)

It's just getting that first week or so of stopping. I need my mouth wired shut. When I've done intermittent fasting in the past, that works perfectly because after a while you don't care.

I have a stupid brain thing about treats, if I get rid of them then I panic that theres nothing in the house and have to go out and shop, but if they're there I finish them 'so they aren't a temptation'. Brains are dumb

I know i just need to do it.

Thanks for letting me grumble. It can feel really isolating.

I love these threads @NoisyMintCrab , posters sharing similar experiences supporting each other is powerful. It lets us know we are not alone, and that there is hope.

Your posts will help someone feeling the same realise they are not alone, a post like yours just a month or so ago helped me reflect and take something more from that Christmas experience by trying to word it in a reply.

Obesity is a disease of our bodies and minds, shaped from the toxic environment we live in and while Mounjaro is an amazing tool it is not the magic skinny/fat melting jab people imagine, we still facing the resistance our bodies put up against weight loss - making us crave the things that made us obese in the first place. It hasn't been a fair fight before, but this time we have a weapon, we just need to each work out how to use it for each of the challenges we will face along the way!

@VelociraptorsVelociRapping I loved reading your update, you’ve done fantastically!

@NoisyMintCrab I call it the 10 day hell period. If you can get through 10 days of no sweet stuff then you’ll be pas5 it, but that 10 days are shitty.

posting an update photo I took this morning, as you can see loose skin is an issue, my stomach and upper arms look like they’ve melted, I’m hopeful time will improve it a little and that building muscle will also help, but suspect the impact will be minimal. Don’t really fancy doing a full body lift surgery so it’s something I’ll just have to get used to and I’ve never worn crop tops before so won’t miss not wearing them now.

You look great @InfoSecInTheCity! What an inspiration

@You have done amazing @InfoSecInTheCity . I have another weigh in tomorrow, just got my second pen. It has not been such a good week, so hoping I get a loss tomorrow.

You look amazing!

I've heard that things tighten up quite a bit after a year at the same weight, as though your body decides 'yeah I probably don't need these old skin cells any more'

Looking fab @InfoSecInTheCity

re the sugar issue, thankfully I’ve not found it hard to avoid sugar since starting mj. But I did go a bit loose during my 3 weeks in nz. Ice cream! And chocolate. And booze.

I find it’s the same as always with refined sugar - once I have some I just want more. Sugar calls for more sugar. So I absolutely find it best to avoid & if I do have say an ice cream, I stick with a defined portion out of the house. So I go to local gelato shop rather than having a tub in freezer.
Biscuits are my nemesis & best avoided.

it can be nice to eat something sweet and I’ve been eating a pomegranate most days since August I think. Sometimes with 🥝🥝 and usually with Greek yoghurt or kefir. I sometimes add raw almonds and make a meal of it. MJ has taken the excitement out of food and that’s amazing for me. But eating a pomegranate has become such an enjoyable experience and it’s slow. The preparation removing the fruit, the crunch, the juice explosion, it’s really a wonderful experience.

plus it’s a sweet fruit and feels luxurious.

I’ve also been making chia pudding with chia seeds, silken tofu, large tin of peaches in juice, tin of coconut milk. Again a lovely sweet pudding, high in protein & fiber, that has a nice mouthfeel.

finding healthy replacements for sweet snacks is possible - experiment a bit to find what you like and make new habits.

I replied yesterday but it must have been eaten by the app gremlins @VelociraptorsVelociRappingyour post made me tear up. 8 stone is amazing. Feeling the feelings really got me I'm feeling feelings to the nearly totally lost it level last month it's quite scary how much food has acted as a feelings shock absorber over my lifetime.

@Reginaphalangeeeeenot sure if I count as long time user (6 months) but I've checked back and my loss in December & February was 2kg. My total is 23.5 kg over the 6 months which is only a third of what I need to lose but I lose slowly despite a good deficit etc but it's going & if I'm likely going to pay out for maintenance then it really doesn't make much difference if it takes me 3 yrs to lose the weight (as I keep telling myself reading about people who have so much less to lose but lose so quickly 🤣).
tl:dr KBO 💐

@InfoSecInTheCity you look incredible!

On the sugar note I just seem to find that if I eat it even if my overall calories for the day are on target it just seems to impact my weight loss. I am enjoying berries and Greek yoghurt though or berries and porridge.

To be fair though I have always been much worse about crisps than sweet treats. I can't quite get over how since starting mounjaro I can just eat one pringle from the can my DC are sharing and think hmmm that was okay but not find it a challenge to not have any more.

@InfoSecInTheCity you look amazing - I heart your stomach and waist, but we would not be friends as you also have a thigh gap and there's no call for that...! 😫😄

@NoisyMintCrab I was/am a complete sugar addict - I was a bags and bags of Haribo girl - anything for a sugar hit. I still have waaaaay too much sweetner in my coffee and have found on low suppression weeks (like last week), it's really really difficult.

Last week my suppression was really low - I've upped the MJ slightly and am back on track mentally, but when the sugar cravings were bad last week, I mainly turned to coffee for the sweetness hit and I also made myself a chocolate protein drink whenever I wanted one. I get the protein powder from Tesco and I know it's not ideal, but it really helps me feel like I've had a treat. And at least I'm getting more protein in! I add cocoa powder in too, to make it extra chocolate-y .

So I didn't buy any sweets, which was a victory for me. Just maxed out on coffee and chocolate protein! One day at a time...

Most Summers, I’m all about the chub rub shorts, anti chafing sticks and talc be a novelty to not have to worry about red thighs this year

Oh how I dreaded the summer for that very reason. Constantly sweaty around my thighs and crotch because of the chub rub shorts, in agony if I chose to go without. I'm so looking forward to feeling comfortable (ish - I'm not a huge fan) in the heat.

You've done an amazing job @InfoSecInTheCity and despite your skin not being quite how you'd like right now, imagine how you of 10 months ago, or whatever, would look at you now - with very envious eyes!

Random weigh in day!

After buying those blooming Eufy scales and weighing myself every 5 minutes and them NOT MOVING.... I gave up and 2 weeks later have lost 2lbs - hurrah!

Week 1 SW 20 stone 3lbs BMI 43
Week 17 CW 17 stone 4lbs BMI 36.8

1lb away from a 3 stone loss!😊

Am staying away from the scales for at least another 10 days or so - much better psychologically..!

Feel like I'm back on track now, having moved to 6mg Mounjaro - feeling more in control and will stick with 6mg for a while. No nausea but the nighttime headaches are back - but can cope with those, so all's good.

Well done @MooBaggage . I weigh every day. It keeps me on track. 2 weeks without and I would have forgotten I need to lose this weight so that I can walk. Was contemplating the Eufy scales, maybe best not😅. I’m having terrible trouble accessing MN at present, mostly can’t. I’ve really missed this group. The sugar conversation was interesting. I seem to be able to have some sugar without flipping the switch, but carbs are a different matter. Yesterday I had a sandwich for lunch and a tortilla to bulk out my small portion of lentil and vegetable stew. When I woke up this morning I was desperate for toast. Decided to do protein and cooked bacon, to have with half an avocado, but it looked so lonely on the plate that I stuck the toaster on. But I only had 1 slice and felt so guilty that I left most of it. I started this process at 16.11, and pledged I would find a yoga or Pilates class when I got under 16 stone. I’m 3 ounces away after 12 days of MJ, and 3 days of prep for it. Bit of a facer really. But I know that even with these injections, I have to stay really focussed. Apologies that I switch between stones and kilos. I confuse myself!

Just a quick note on chub rub. You can buy all sorts of expensive creams however best thing I've found is liquid talc! Asda Little Angels range is fab and works a treat, I put it on in the morning if wearing a dress and usually last all day. Occasionally need to top up at lunchtime if doing a LOT of walking

The sugar chat has been timely. I've had a terrible week and for the last few days have been feeling very flat.

I've had a look back and some sweet treats have snuck back in. A bit of the kids Easter chocolate led to come rhubarb crumble and a couple of portions of cheesecake. These have all been 'allowed calories' but I can definitely feel the side effects.

I'm back on it today but not beating myself up! The left over cheesecake went in the bin last night and the chocolate that I would eat has all gone.

Ahh its all become much clearer now... my bloody period has just started!

Hormones are a bugger - that'll be another reason I've been feeling flat and craving the sweet treats.

Bloody hormones!!

Glad the 6mg working for you @MooBaggage! Well done getting to 3stone off!!! My scales not budging but following my period my boobs are definitely smaller. Been exploring the old bras in my cupboard which I had slowly grown out of. Boobs in general less full and probably smaller than when I was last this weight and think my tummy still bigger than when I was last this weight.

Result is, the clothes I thought may fit, don’t 🙄 or at least don’t look nice on me.

I am in a weird stage of not really knowing what size I am and what looks nice. Baggy stuff my normal go to but look much more baggy and maybe not flattering. Guess Some trousers now 18-20 (was 22-24) but think tummy still big but bottom shrunk so they look and feel different. Top half, no idea on size, all about what doesn’t cling to my tummy 🙄

Weighed in today - have lost another .7. A bit deflated since this is less than it has been, but its all positive and altogether now, it is 3.7kg. Had a harder week with cravings but feeling better now and think my new pen is a higher dose so wondering how that will affect things.

SW 109.2
CW 105.5

Finally feels like I am getting to grips with my weight!

Hello, checking in again from the last thread!

started middle of January and just over 2 stone down. Don’t feel I look massively different but knowing I’ve lost that much feels so positive

@VelociraptorsVelociRapping wow, what an incredible journey you've been through. You must be so proud of yourself. Thank you for sharing.
@InfoSecInTheCity you look amazing. Your body must be so much stronger and healthier now.

I love reading the posts on this thread. So inspiring and non judgemental. I went up to 5mg last week and so far, all good. The suppression is a bit too high on days 2 and 3, but I'm hoping that will settle as I get used to this dose. Its now been 8 weeks since I ate or wanted pasta. I don't have a sweet tooth, but could eat pasta until I felt sick.

I have finally lost my first stone at week 8 🥳. It's slow, but its happening. I've treated myself to a greenhouse to celebrate and I'm in love with it.

@akaFrosty oooh a greenhouse! That's exciting! I'm renting a flat at the moment, so don't have any outside space, but am promising myself a veg/herb planter as and when I end up with a garden again 😊

No collar bones yet for me, although my cheekbones are now visible and I had a small NSV yesterday - when my bath towel is wrapped round me, there's enough towel to dry the front of my legs 😄 It was making me chuckle yesterday - it's the little things!