Moun-June-ers 2024 - New Wardrobes, New Lives and Plodding into Maintenance

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New thread as the old one is full. Can’t believe so many of us are still here!!

These are all such fantastic success stories.

I will have been off MJ for a year this week. I am 5lb up from where I stopped. I have lost bang on 3 stone in total (so 3st 5 originally, of which 2 stone was in MJ), and bounced up 9lb over the first 4 months after I stopped, but lost about half of that again by 5 months in and then maintained at that level give or take a couple of pounds.

I have recently had multiple nightmarish family things going on as well as my birthday and I have not put on weight again. It's going to be a lifelong job but I am so happy that I am in such a different position from 2.5 years ago

Maintaining on 5mg every 8/9 days. Finding I’m snacking more than I did and eating slightly bigger meals. Scared to reduce dose in case the mad cravings return. Happy with my weight and love having less aches and pains. I have 3 pens in reserve in the fridge but too scared to stop ordering in case I can’t then get back into the system.

I stopped on 8th July, so three and a half months off. I’ve maintained within the same 3lbs ever since. Done a few trips away, keep an eye on what I eat. Very mindful of not wanting to put the weight back on and all the new clothes I’ve got from Vinted! Validation that my diet wasn’t really that bad anymore, as I’d suspected I’d just not eaten well and then been stuck at a high weight for at least 10 years.

Realised I’ve been the same weight for a year now and very happy at this weight but when I stop my maintenance dose the carb & sugar cravings really ramp back up. I’m dosing around 2mg every 8-9days now which is just enough to take the edge off and use willpower. I tried stopping for a month completely but my insulin resistance just felt like it rocketed again. I’m doing lots of exercise, fast daily and eat a higher protein balanced diet but still have to be very mindful about what I eat all the time.

Brilliant to read all your maintenance successes. Well done all of you.
I’m still plodding away slowly but am now under 12 stone for the first time in over 20 years.
I’ve worked back up to 10mg and don’t really want to go any higher as it’s so expensive now. But not lost anything in the last 3 weeks so may have to.

I had an MRI scan last month following a brain haemorrhage in March, and finally got my results today. The aneurysm is still completely blocked by the coils I had inserted and no other abnormalities detected, so fantastic news for me. It’s been unnerving not knowing how things were, but I now feel reassured that all is well in my brain. And I now have written confirmation of no abnormality with my brain - my family may not always agree with that though 😂😂

Fantastic news @Snozzlemaid! So pleased to hear things are stable!

I'd left making any changes as I've been travelling since I last posted. I've come back 2lbs lighter so I'm now almost at 6 stone loss and BMI 21. I've decided to switch to Wegovy now for maintenance - mainly just for price. I just don't think I've got what it takes to go it alone and I absolutely don't want to go back to sugar lows and eating crap to overcome them.

@daffodilandtulip Interesting!! Let us know how it goes please?

I've still got one MJ pen left so it will be a while. I've weighed today now I'm back in my normal routine and my total loss is now

SIX STONE

SW 13st 7lbs BMI 36.9
CW 7st 7lbs BMI 20.5
44% of my body weight

I stopped "trying" months ago, but all the changes have just become habit so

Hello all you lovely people - I've been missing in action as everything went a little upside down the last 2/3 months with work going manic but finally got a few days off and space to breathe. I've been basically gaining and losing the same 5lbs which isn't great but at least I haven't thrown in the towel, run off crying, dived into a mountain of comfort food and regained all the weight as I would have done pre-mounjaro so yay?

Lowest weight so far, earlier in December was 180.2 lb so definitely put a bit more on but also my period has just struck so it'll come off again hopefully as easily as it came on.

I'm not doing the ok it's New Year, time to take control again thing, I'm just going ok things have slid, lets just start making the better choices again that I was making before and get things rolling again. Work will be pretty awful from January through to April so now is a good time to set myself up again.

Hopefully you're all holding strong, losing, maintaining or whatever you're looking to do!

SW 252.6 lb
CW 187.2 lb
Total loss: 65.4 lbs

Hey Megarea - hope January's going okay for you so far!

I'm now half a stone below original target, which I'm really happy with (10 stone at 5ft 6in so very much in the middle of healthy range).

Always interested to see how people's maintenance is going. I'm now coming down the doses and stretching out to every two weeks. Next dose will be 7.5mg, so it will be a while before I'm right down the bottom again. If the cost came down significantly, I'd be happy taking this forever but I am enjoying not shelling out £200+ every month now ...

Also hoping the skin starts to tighten a bit now I'm aiming to stay at the same weight for a bit! It's not terrible, but would be nice if it wasn't quite so crepey by summer

Not going to lie. I am struggling with maintenance and binge eating .

Hope you are all well those of you who are still about.

Sympathies @coffeandteav Are you still taking a maintenance dose?

I'm not at maintenance but have been gaining and losing the same weight for a while, wondering whether I need to go up a dose from 10.

I came of it a bit over Christmas. I have 2.5 pens left. I am not buying anymore. I need to learn this. I am going to make a big effort over the last 2.5 pens. I took 10mg last week and was binging by day 4. I think I have built a resistance.

That sounds tough @coffeandteav. I'm not bingeing while on the jabs but it really worries me that I'll be doing that once I'm off them ...

I've been reading the GLP grad sub reddit, and the people on there having the most success seem to be doing lots of weight training. Not sure whether the extra muscle is doing something to their appetite etc or whether it's giving something to focus on but seems to be working for them

I did also notice my appetite going to over Christmss when I was eating more carbs and generally junky food. Now I'm back on the hard boiled eggs and dense bean salads it's reduced again. Everyone is so different though!

Revisiting this thread as I started June 24.
I am now 6st down and I have been maintaining on 5mg since August. Finally plucked the courage to get rid of my nicest old dresses.

I have decided that I am going to remain on it for now as it’s also helping my endometriosis inflammation greatly

I came off it to try Wegovy. Over two months I've put on 5lbs. I kept to my healthy meal plans but I was constantly thinking about food, literally whilst eating my tea I was thinking about what I could have after, and then snacking more. My BMR is so low that just a few extra snacks is all it takes.
I'm still two stone under my original target, so the weight itself isn't a problem but I just feel why the pressure to stop? Why am I making life hard on myself to come off something so life changing when it was working?
Mounjaro also stopped my panic/anxiety, which I know is a terrible reason to go back on a WLI, but it's been horrible to have that return.
Started back on 5mg on Friday.

Taking a medication to stop panic and anxiety is the opposite of a terrible reason - I hope it works for you again.

I'm lucky to have had very few significant side effects so other than the cost I'd happily take this forever just to maintain this current weight if that's what it takes. But I'm going to try and get down to the lowest dose I can first.

@Shmoigel hmoigel - what was the highest dose you got to?

Thanks for sharing your experiences of Wegovy @daffodilandtulip - that's also something I'd considered but the more I read posts by people who've switched, the less inclined I am to try it tbh.

Hey everyone!! Great to hear how you are getting on! @daffodilandtulip sorry to hear Wegovy hasn’t worked out for you but well done for giving it a try.

I have been maintaining on 5mg having titrated down since hitting target last May. Christmas was a glorious indulgence fest which resulted in a gain of 7lbs from my happy weight and I have struggled to rein it in since so I have gone back up to 7.5 for one pen to try and sort myself out 🤦🏼‍♀️

I have realised that total flexibility is the name of the maintenance game and I have to be willing to accept whatever comes.

I still have no intention of ever coming off😁

Maintaining on 5mg every 10/11 days. Been doing this for the last few months. I’ve found myself snacking and eating less well recently. Weight has stayed pretty stable. Scared to stop the medication as I keep reading reports of people gaining all the weight back within 18 months. I’ve got a good supply of pens stashed in the fridge. Wonder if I should cancel my prescription. But what happens if I use all my pens and start to gain all my weight back. Will providers let you restart?

I stopped in July. Still maintaining within same 3lbs. Has crept a little higher over Xmas, but it’s coming back down with a little effort.

@IReallyNeedThisToWork I've now lost most of the Christmas indulgence, agree it's flexibility to manage maintenance. I think I need to come to terms with being on it long term / for life - I don't know why it bothers me so much. I feel somehow like I should be coming off 🤷🏼‍♀️

@TempusFuckit yesterday was my second back on MJ 5mg. The difference this week has been unreal. I feel like I've got control back and it's been lovely to go back to not thinking about food, not feeling bloated, not wanting to eat all the time (in a sensible normal way). Feel like a skinny person again.

@daffodilandtulip well done! Mine seems to be sticking around at the moment 😫 Back in the ‘must try harder’ mindset that I hate so much🤦🏼‍♀️

I decided very early on, way before long term maintenance doses were even spoken of, that I wanted to feel like this forever! I remember crying on several occasions thinking I would have to stop one day and revert to the constant battle of the last 40 years! It may be because I am on other life long meds (without which I would die) so I am very comfortable with taking something long term🤷‍♀️

@IReallyNeedThisToWork I think I'm just generally very hard on myself. Like I don't focus on the weight I've lost, I still see the fat bits. Maybe I feel like I should have sorted myself out by now!