Mounjaro Feb 2025 starters (thread 5!)

[Mounjaroday]

Welcome to the latest thread, all WL warriors welcome as always.

Congrats to us all for our achievements and NSVs so far. And props for all the support, encouragement and kindnesses throughout.

Feel we’re breaking the back of this now! Base camp is firmly in our rear view and we’re climbing on … will some start to see the summit in the distance, over the course of this thread? That is pretty darn exciting!

No matter what your pace, and if you’ve lost a microwave, a tin of paint or 192,000 bees: well done!

xx

Yes! My sweet tooth has practically disappeared. My boyfriend bought me a 200g Lindt bunny for Easter and it lasted exactly 7 days from when I opened it, having about 30g a day. I enjoyed it, but the small.portion was just enough. I always used to have a sweet snack in the evening, such as a cake. I still have an evening snack, but it's nearly always a toasted bagel, with just butter on it. When I walk past cakes now, they just aren't appealing and look sickly.

I have also had the same thoughts about not enjoying things I used to as much, but I am consoled by the fact that I still enjoy food. I was really excited the other day when I found a portion of sweet potato, cauli and spinach dhal in the freezer, that I had homemade from scratch and portioned up. I had a meal at Wagamama's and it was delicious. I guess the important thing is that you have things that give you enjoyment. It doesn't matter what they are

End of week 11 weigh in, and it's been a disappointing one

Dose 3.75
SW: 96.55
CW: 83.45
Weekly loss: 0.5

The ironic thing is, I thought I was having a brilliant week in terms of eating and exercise. My aim is to have 1480 calories per day. I track, and was even a couple of hundred calories under on several days.

I went to the gym for 5 consecutive days. I have never achieved that in my life. I did 3 swims ranging between 1 hour and 1.25 hours, and I did 2 body pump classes. I was really proud of myself for that.

But for some reason, none of that has helped me achieve my weekly target loss (which is a reasonable and realistic goal, within the guidance of 2lb a week). My target is 1kg a week, and I only managed half of my weekly target. It's not approaching TOTM, and I'm not constipated so I can't blame that. I feel as though it's the right dose of MJ, my hunger levels and cravings are good, no side effects. I don't want to reduce my food intake further, 1480 calories seems a sensible amount without starving myself. 4-5 trips to the gym seems adequate as well, and I don't really want to increase my exercise, as I also do a minimum of 10 hours a week brisk walking.

I also weigh daily, so it's not a random increase today. Indeed, I have technically gained weight as I weighted .4 lighter on Monday.

@PurpleCoo Thank you. You sharing that about food has made me realise I don't have anything I'm really enjoying eating and I used to love eating. Something to think about.

Also the scale gain is likely inflammation from the extra exercises and the heat.

Just done dose 10... not sure what happened - the needle popped out of my skin midway through and started squirting it out. Did an extra 0.5ml (on 5mg) but not sure how much was actually wasted. So annoying, especially as I've been hovering around the 1st down mark for the last fortnight and could really do with a decent loss this week!

Having considered it, I think the enjoyment of all the things I used to love to eat has lessened.

I baked the most beautiful birthday cake last week and I cut myself a very small slice. It tasted good for sure, but there was no feeling “Wow, this is amazing. I need more!”. And actually I felt sick from the sweetness towards the end and relieved when I ate the last bite and then disappointed that I didn’t enjoy it. And also happy that I didn’t enjoy it.

I don't get any joy from food now. I might think oh that was nice at the end of a meal but it's not like how it used to be. Food used to be a source of pleasure and comfort and that's obviously why I ended up so fat. If I was sad? Eat! Happy? Eat. Tired? Bored? Eat!!
I still sometimes do it but I just end up feeling sick and annoyed at myself rather than whatever positive feeling I was seeking. I guess it will take me longer than 11 weeks to break this habit.

I used to love going to restaurants and trying new things but now I just think ugh, what's the point in spending all that money when a bowl of soup will fill me up and probably be better for me.

I actually feel quite sad about it. Relieved in a way but also sad. Food is often central to a lot of social situations, it's also my job, and at the moment I do miss being able to eat something and be like oh that was delicious and be pleased about it. I guess I also miss being able to fill that void I sometimes feel with food - even though it's a very good thing I'm not doing that currently.

I worry about how I will deal with it when I stop mj. Will I be able to break that habit completely when I've had it for 30 years?

That sounds really sad, @Zibb , I’m sorry. Remind me what dose you are on? Do you think you’ve got too much suppression?

I ask because I’m on 5mg now (about to start 3 pen) and I’m still losing, but still enjoying food. I’ve gone off red meat but that’s about it.

I hope you can find a way through this 💐

Milestone this morning: 3 stone lost in total!

SW 16.3 stone
CW 13.3 stone

Increasing water intake is most definitely making an impact.

Very exciting! Hoping to see 12 stone ‘something’ before the end of this month.

Question: is anyone finding their belly just super wobbly?

I wonder how we are all doing with measurements, specifically waist measurements? The NHS suggests that this is a key indicator of health risk, along with BMI.

The figures are a bit shocking:
31.5 inches or under is low risk. High risk is up 34.6. Very high risk (gulp) over 34.6.

I used to have 38 inch waist! It’s currently 34 inches, still high risk.

Feeling motivated 😂

Thank you @zibb and @hennybeans You have both described how I feel.

Food has lost its fun in both good and bad ways.

Looks like I may have to go out with the in-laws for lunch this weekend. Instead of looking forward to it, I'm thoroughly unethused and thinking the food is only going to fill me up, cost loads and probably won't be that great anyhow so why not see them at someone's house instead. 🤷‍♀️

I had also decided I was going to eat a small portion of oven cooked fries in peace and enjoy them whilst DH was out but it looks like my plan for this has been collectively foiled too.

I also used to spend hours combing supermarket websites for new foods and then finding the reviews. Admittedly it's good I've stopped doing this but there used to be a hope I may find something new that was tasty and healthy. Now I just don't care. We generally cook from scratch anyhow so it's probably good I've stopped wasting time on this.

Scale down to the 74s now. I need the 73s to no longer be obese. Not long now..

It is sad in a way, isn't it! But it's also probably a good thing in a way. Not being able to eat my feelings.

I'm on 2.5mg. I did 3 weeks at 5mg but it wasn't good for me, really affected my mood.
I don't think I have very much suppression at all? I still get very very hungry all the time and I eat enough to get full. I do get fuller quicker (but I also still eat too much sometimes). I just don't get my happiness from food now. Or only a little bit of pleasure from something that before would have me going ooh this amazing.

Fantastic, @Mounjaroday ! Also, we weigh the same! 😂

Oh the belly. Well, it’s a disaster area. Flatter? Yes. Able to comfortably fit a 16, heading to 14? Yes. Saggy and generally in need of a tummy tuck? Hell yes! Not that I will. I’ll just revel in smaller pants and put up with it.

Can we talk bras? I just don’t know what to do. I am generously busted. A lot less so now though. And my back is much slimmer. I need new bras. Cheap ones are really not cutting it. I am deeply reluctant to shell out £45 a pop on the quality I need when I still have at least 2 stone to lose.

What are you all doing about this, if you are of the bosoms?

Morning all, happy Saturday! Week 11 (all on 2.5mgs) weigh in for me and I’m down another 5lbs - which I’m super happy with as things have slowed a bit for me. So goal 1 (10% of starting weight) complete, and I’m over the 2st loss mark! Next goal is 10% of my weight today (22.4lbs).

Start weight: 19st 9lbs
Start BMI: 44.4 (obese)
Current weight: 17st 6lbs
Current BMI: 39.4 (obese)

Wks 1-4 (2.5mg): -17lbs
Wks 5-8 (2.5mg): -6lbs
Wk 9 (2.5mg): -1lb
Wk10: -2lbs
Wk11: -5lbs
Total loss: 31lbs

Goal 1: 10% of starting weight (27.5lbs loss) - complete!
Goal 2: 10% of wk11 weight (22.4lbs loss)
End Goal: healthy BMI (between 18.5 and 24.9 for my height)

Really interesting - for me, it's the exact opposite!

I am not hungry at all for my meals but when I do eat, I still really enjoy my food and I am still interested in cooking and meal planning etc

I have thankfully kept a lot of my bras from previous sizes so while they aren't necessarily a perfect fit, I am just making do for now

If I ever get to my goal weight, I plan to splash out on some nice new ones and have a proper fitting at bravissimo which I haven't done for a long time.

Wk 12 still on 5mg, might go up to 7.5mg next pen. Clothes getting a lot looser which is lovely!

SW 17.3
CW 16.1

-2lbs
=16lb loss

Vinted will be your friend here

It's so so interesting reading how everybody is getting on and especially how different everybody's experiences are. This group keeps me feeling comfortable and relaxed knowing that all is going ok especially since I haven't told ANYBODY that I'm taking mounjaro! The longer it goes on, the weirder I feel keeping this secret from husband, friends and family.

So I have lost just over 3.5 stone so far and absolutely cannot be believe it. (I still have far to go) I'm 45 and before starting mounjaro I was weighing in at 18 stone 6lbs and I was starting to feel 20 years older than I actually am. I now weigh in at 14 stone 9 and even though I have 4 stone still to go I literally feel like a different person.

People have all started to notice now that I'm losing weight (finally 🤣) My mum and dad live up north so when they come to visit they're amazed at how much different Im starting to look. People at work are starting to comment positively and I've just been on a 2 week holiday abroad where for a long long time I've not spent a lot of my time stressing about how awful I look. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and felt so carefree, a very alien feeling which I've not had in a long time.

I'm still on a 5ml pen. About to reorder my next one, was debating on whether to go up to 7.5 but after reading through lots of comments on here I think I will stick to 5 again for now. I'm still hungry and meals and still enjoy my food BUT my mindset has definitely shifted now to food being purely functional, means to an end. I do still enjoy the taste, not so much, and I find it much much easier to realise when I've had enough. I have felt bad about only eating half my plate, esp after cooking for so long, but as husband is like a dustbin when it comes to food it never goes to waste.

What I'm trying to appreciate now (to replace to some extent the enjoyment from food) is how much more choice of clothes I have now. I haven't really bought any new clothes but my whole wardrobe is starting to open up to me now and this is so so exciting for me. Exercise in any form is massively easier now I'm not lugging 50lbs of extra fat around. I don't think twice now about a walk or bike ride with the kids. I accept social invitations now instead of making excuse after excuse to not go. I can't imagine what I will feel like when I'm at my target, but I'm very excited for it.

Sorry this ended up being so long! I've not posted on here for many weeks and I've literally got noone to talk to about this. But am grateful to everyone else who posts as I feel I'm not along! ❤️

Thanks for mentioning this. I had always intended to the waist to height thing which your post reminded me of.

https://www.nhs.uk/health-assessment-tools/calculate-your-waist-to-height-ratio/how-to-measure-your-waist

My ratio is 0.54

Have lost about 2 inches pretty much all over since the end of March too which is pleasing.

I’m having a very depressing week as I miscounted my doses and moved the delivery of my order, now stuck without and no sign of dispatch thanks to the bank holiday. I’ve gained 0.5pounds in three days. Which isn’t the end of the world but still frustrating. Off for a long run and trying to track everything I eat (as my hunger is most definitely back!). Does make me nervous for what comes next. But I’ll cross that bridge when it comes.

Weigh in day
W14D1 5mg
SW 124 KG
CW107.7 KG
TW 72KG
TL 16.30 KG

Week 12 Day 1 for me, I just injected my 8th 5mg dose. I regretted staying on 5mg, as the food noise was definitely creeping back. My weight has been hovering just above 14st for the last 2 weeks, but I finally made it into the 13’s today
SW: 15st 3lbs
CW 13st 13.5lbs!
I’ve got my 7.5mg pen lined up for next week, so hope I can go back to losing 1 to 2lbs a week
Apart from a bit of constipation from time to time I hadn’t had any side effects, but for 1 day last week, I was terribly bloated and had lots of trapped wind. I made the mistake of taking some wind relief tablets at work, and then realised they work by making all the little bubbles of gas into big bubbles, which then find their way out! I had to keep nipping out of the office for ‘fresh air’

I haven't lost 2 inches. I've lost 3cm! No idea where that came from.

Anyone interested in the science behind GLP1s, I found the last 10 mins of this podcast really interesting on why we should be fuelling our bodys when on GLP meds and not changing too much, rather than being on too much of a calorie deficit and introducing new exercise routines etc.

Makes sense as to why I haven’t really changed much about my lifestyle (still yet to introduce excercise) or cut out any food groups after 10 weeks on MJ, yet I’m still losing well and feeling much better all round.

@TheYouYouAre I do think many feel better because they simply are eating way better and have cut the crap a great deal- I do suspect many are gluten intolerant too without realising it and are eating far less of it - mine came on at60 andGP told me it’s very common to kick in post 55 - it also caused inflammation in a lot of people and hence why when eating less of it they suddenly feel less aches etc - MJ also peps up insulin resistance issues and I think that helps many too . I think it’s multi faceted- some of it down to MJ, some down to eating better, drinking a lot more water or herbal tea, less gluten and less sugar etc