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

Was me. Hope this helps.

https://www.precisionnutrition.com/^leptin^-ghrelin-weight-loss

It won't stop forever. It may stick for a little while while but you can push past set points. What we need to be more mindful of is after we've lost weight and the hormones activating to try and increase our weight again.

I'm finding this week really hard - had my jab on Sat morning and then went out for a meal in the afternoon, and to a BBQ the next day. Kept expecting a funny tummy or something, but it never came and then I ate a whole packet of chocolate digestives over Mon and Tues 😬 it's the first time since I started mounjaro that I've had that real hunger and haven't felt so in control. Interestingly I've been trying a form of HRT that's meant to closely echo natural cycle (I have premature menopause) and this week I've had a few signs I might have ovulated, so wonder if it's linked.
Away for the rest of the week now staying with some rather health conscious relatives and think I will appreciate their small portions more than I ever did before!

@MrsHero you've got this!!

I ate half a sharing bag of malteasers last night. Well, more like inhaled them. I really enjoyed them and I'm not beating myself up about it or feeling guilty. It fit my calories so it's fine.

Although thankfully I am heading to work now or I'd be inhaling the other half of the bag for breakfast!

Jabbed yesterday but really not getting a lot of satiety now.

Trying to see this as a positive as I have to get used to the hungry feeling at some point. My calories are decent.

I believe it could be partly set point theory related and hormones kicking in to try to make me eat even though I feel hungry, I am not actually hungry.

Need to suck it up.

@ivegotthekeyivegotthesecret I genuinely believe those who will keep the weight off without having to use MJ ad infinitum will be those who have allowed themselves to still feel hunger at plenty of points and genuinely changed habits and exercise and learnt to lean on willpower ‘at some points. ‘ My biggest change will be to weigh myself a couple of times a week so that half a stone can be nipped in the bud by stringent calorie and portion control and 20 minutes proper excercise a day , it’s a damn sight easier than trying to lose 4 stone etc .

I've also been eating a bit more lately (week 1 of 2nd 7.5mg pen), cleaned my plate for dinner last night which has been unheard of for the past couple of months, and even craved and ate a big chocolate cookie from the bakery section afterwards.

The way I see it, this is much more representative of what 'normal' eating without the jab is like- feeling constantly suppressed and like I don't want to eat isn't sustainable. If I can eat a full meal, have the occasional cookie and be at my goal weight then that seems alright to me.

I agree we have to get comfortable with hunger at some point. I also agree with regular weighing. All those who I know maintain a regular weight weigh daily so I've started to do the same.

Hi lovelies, agree with the hunger thing. I definitely feel it, sometimes even almost ravenous. But it is easily satiated - I don’t seem to overeat when I’ve allowed myself to get hungry, which is definite improvement.

In other matters - lots of people noticing my weight loss now (2.5 stone), but also being surprised that I have the same again to lose. I definitely have, goal is still a long way off for me. Despite being a size 14 now. It’s hard to get your head around!

@sweetpickle2 I totally agree - I think people need to lose the idea somewhat of constant suppression to the point of not wanting to eat or only being able to eat tiny amounts- I honestly think that is unsustainable long term so better not to go cold turkey once you are your goal weight and get used to eating ‘in a new way’ but sensible amounts- I do appreciate some intend to be on it forever but personally that wouldn’t be for me as I had to eat pretty bland and permanently had a feeling a bit like mild morning sickness and I like cooking and spicy food too

I don't mind the hunger so much, it's all the noise that goes with it I hate. It's depressing when it comes back and I don't know how to address that

Yeah, same. I can distract myself from hunger and ignore it (for a while at least) but I can't ignore the food noise. Yet?

If I know there is something tasty in the kitchen that I want but shouldn't have then my brain will obsess over it until I have it. Hungry or not. At work I'm surrounded by cakes and pastries and I find it impossible to ignore a sugar craving when it hits and the cakes are right there. If I made something tasty for dinner I might try to stop eating once I feel full but I can't ignore brain going "just a little bit more, don't waste it, it tastes so nice" and then I eat way past fullness. Going shopping is when my food hoarder trauma brain comes out and says "what if?? No food??" and I buy way more than I need and then I have to eat it because food hoarder trauma brain says it won't be there tomorrow and waste is bad.

Then there's the emotional eating food noise. Sad?? Eat! Bored?? Eeeaaatttt. Happy!? Eat! Food has always been comfort and calm for me.
Don't forget the dopamine seeking food noise.

Years of therapy has never even come close to addressing this for me. Mounjaro does.

It's amazing that some people will only need this tool for a short time and can make the changes necessary by themselves but I don't think I will ever be free of the food noise and obsession. It's an addiction. So I'm sure that I will be taking mj for as long as I can.

I don't think there's anything wrong with either approach.

It's a medicine that fixes something unbalanced in my body and mind. We know now that obesity isn't just a lack of will power or laziness or being greedy. That's the whole point of Mounjaro isn't it?

@Zibb sounds exactly same as me :( I don't believe that when I hit target weight whatever that may be, that it i stopped mounjaro this wouldn't come back. I'm trying to deal with it now by for example getting into a good exercise routine, not buying the same sweet things etc. I fear it's something I'll have to work on forever but at least I'll be a healthy size and work on it, rather than multiple stone overweight x

I'm the same, would love to not have the food obsession, years of being told 'you have to retrain your brain' 'you have to learn new habits' with no clue how to do that. MJ allows me to actually use willpower to not eat all the biscuits, to be able to go to sleep knowing there's chocolate in the fridge. For me the weight loss is almost a happy side effect, not being controlled by food 24/7 is an amazing feeling.

Feeling pretty good right now. Four days in Paris, including one tasting menu and cocktails and I’ve still managed to loose 1.5lbs (week 17, just started 3rd month on 7.5mg).

Even better, I’ve finally gone down a size in trousers, and don’t think it will be long before I drop the second size. I have finally managed to fit, properly, into a pair of trousers I bought in February to match a top (I never buy clothes to diet in to). On top of that, I’ve developed a patchwork of stretch marks on my stomach.

Weigh in! Haven't posted my WIs for a while because they have been sporadic but I guess it's all moving in the right direction.

Pen 1 (2.5mg): -10lbs
Pen 2 (5mg): -9.6lbs
Pen 3 (5mg): -5.6lbs
Pen 4 (7.5mg): -5.2lbs

This week is Wk17 (2nd 7.5mg pen): -3lbs 🎉

SW 15st 0.8
CW 12st 9.4
Total loss = 2st 5.4

BMI has reduced by 6, less than a stone to reach overweight now.

I don't understand why it's 3lb this week, my biggest loss since March, when I have eaten so much this week. I've eaten out everyday. I have done half the steps I usually do as I'm off work. I'm wondering if sleep makes that much of a difference because I've averaged 8hrs a night this week, rather than my usual 6.5. Not complaining at all, but it's very strange.

Start of week 17 for me, day 115 ish.

Sw:116.5kg
Cw: 94.5kg
Loss this week 0.6kg or just over 1lb
Total loss so far 22kg!

Was all going well this week until I had a takeaway on Tuesday, just a rice bowl and bulgogi but I think the carbs and salt pushed my weight up and I've stayed the same since weds, not too bothered since I've still lost. Also I only managed about half of a regular bowl, before I would have demolished a large easily and had room for extras.

Managed to get 8.25 out of the pen this morning as a mid dose for the step up to 10 next week.

I'm still amazed this is working and can't wait to get to "overweight" in 8kg, still going with my ambitious hope to be there by August.

@MJSpideySenses that whoosh is quite common after a big meal when people are losing weight.

There's a part of me that thinks I'll end up on Monjouro long term. The only thing that gives me hope I won't is the change I felt in being able to manage food after a total hysterectomy = surgical menopause.

I learned this about 15-ish years ago when I was losing a bit of weight, every couple of weeks I would have bigger meals and what I called a carb blow-out (usually double carbs like macaroni and chips!) and there was always a decent loss right after it.

Is there anything to this set point stuff do you think? I jumped on the scale this morning and it says the same as it said for the last two weeks. Weigh-in isn't until tomorrow but I suspect it will stay the same. I don't feel double carbs will kick start it this time.

Thanks @ivegotthekeyivegotthesecret, I have heard of the whoosh (especially when doing keto) but didn't expect it this week, when I have truly eaten dreadfully. Hopefully things will pick up a bit for me now, as being honest, I feel quite despondent with less than 6lb a month loss for the last 2 months when I have so much left to lose.

@Ke11 that's my ambition too. I've got a few events coming up in summer and would love to be overweight rather than obese, so that gives me about 7 weeks to lose just under a stone. Not sure I'll make it, but I'm going to try.

I hear conflicting views about set points @aylis but I know there are two points where my body has resisted losing weight for weeks the last two times I got there. The last time, I gave up because it became too hard. Then I put weight back on and here I am. I think knowing where it was tricky will empower me to 'beat' it this time. You've got this...even if it takes longer than you want it to!

I absolutely believe in the set point theory. I know myself I've hit a particular weight and bounced back up from it 3 times.
I think mounjaro can help to override that drive to some degree but the amount will depend on our own individual hormone levels.

@MJSpideySenses I lost a kilo overnight bizarrely and am off MJ at the moment and on cal counting and herbal appetite suppressants in tablet form - I know you always weigh less in a morning but was shocked at a kilo!! As you say I actually ate a slightly bigger rather nice home made chicken supreme with cauliflower mash and garlic broccoli spears last night. I definitely think low carbing and high protein does it for me - along with an awful lot of water .

@MJSpideySenses although I don't know how much you have to lose, that's a good steady weight loss, even if it doesn't feel like it.

@MJSpideySenses and yes that’s a really consistent ‘ideal’ weight loss - I know it doesn’t feel like it when you read ones who lose 3 stone in 2 months etc- but often their circumstances are different - lose a ton in first 2 weeks etc - I think people who have been generally eating well generally and it’s just ‘crept on’ over the years rather than existing on a diet of utter crap find it tougher to lose a pile of weight really quickly. One of my friends lost a load in 2 months on WLI but in all honesty stopped drinking totally and had always been quite a big drinker and had lived on utter rubbish and she suddenly went all keto and protein - and massive amounts of running - so the change for her was immense

Thanks, I recognise how I've been able to enjoy myself and live life, rather than starving myself and restricting. I dont want to get stuck on numbers, I think if it was half a stone a month I'd feel happier, which is silly because it's not that far off is it 😅 I've got another 3st9.6 to go, so losing 6st in total. I'm not as miserable as I sound 😄

Well done on all the losses.

I connect so much with a lot of the comments over the last day or so. I'm definitely one of those who had a reasonable diet and exercised a lot before, and I haven't seen the massive drops in weight some have experienced.

I'm now comfortably in my size 14 clothes. My gorgeous size 16 dresses still look great with a belt, but had to bin my 38F bras and get the 36F ones out of the loft.

I moved up to 5mg dose last week, as I was getting too hungry and food noise was returning. No side effects and everything is working at that sweet spot where I can eat and enjoy food, but I only want healthy food, small portions and not much in the way of snacks.

My goal for the end of May was to be at 80kg. I weighed this afternoon at 80.05kg 🤦‍♀️😂 I mean, come on!! Although I guess I still have tomorrow to lose that 0.05kg 😂

Does anyone feel like they suddenly have a huge lower belly? I know it hasn't grown, as I'm fitting in smaller clothes, but I look at myself and think, ok your upper waist/rib area is looking slim, your boobs are still where they should be, you have a nicely rounded and pert booty and look at the definition and gaps in your legs. But then, there is just this gigantic spare tire that is just the lower belly and love handles, so it all fits in your pants, but it looks so disproportionate to the rest of me, as do my upper arms. I feel like the weight in those areas just isn't shifting and my belly is even overhanging a little bit, which I hate. It sticks out even more than my bottom and just looks huge. I know it looks worse because everywhere else is slimming, but I mean, it has to reduce as I keep losing weight surely? It really feels like it isn't shifting at all.