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!!

Good to see everyone still going! I have been tapering down as I'm heading towards maintenance and I can definitely eat more now... I ate too much one day of the easter weekend and felt AWFUL but happily it didn't last longer than the one day. Lesson learnt.

I'm at bmi 23.3 now (after starting MJ at bmi 33!) and wouldn't say no to losing a bit more but I feel I've sort of settled here which is fine. I'm hoping not going too low will make it more realistic for me to maintain.

Had a couple of slightly indulgent weeks over my birthday but no damage done overall thankfully.

SW 252.6 lb
CW 187.8 lb
Total loss: 64.8 lbs

Dropping in the say hi from original thread. I’m maintaining well at 9st9 but still on 2.5mg weekly. This is a my happy place as I can eat healthy, exercise daily and maintaining easily. Don’t really want to stop as all the carb & sugar craving can roaring back when I did so if I can tick over i will for a few more months. I’m still struggling with close family looking at me like you look too thin with suspicion because although I’m still a size 12 I’m now smaller than my sister who after being a 10-12 her whole life is now a 14-16 as is my petite mum. It’s like the family dynamic has shifted just because I’m not the fat one anymore! I’m just happy that I’m living well and super happy buying new clothes for work and summer hols.

Week 45 - a week off work, only two gym visits, two meals out, two coffee shops - and no loss. Fair enough really but still a big sigh.

SW 13st 7lb BMI 36.9
CW 8st 9lb BMI 23.6

Total loss 4st 12lbs (68lbs). Busy month ahead of house renovations, decorating, evening meetings and even a fundraiser which is an active day so hopefully I can get to that 5 stone loss!

Same here. I have stayed the same. It really is hard to get this last bit off.

Week 46 and still the same 😫

Keep telling myself that 68lbs, 5 dress sizes and 36% of my body weight is a massive achievement but I still just look at my tummy and wish it away 🙈

Oh @daffodilandtulip you have done brilliantly that’s an amazing loss. I think the head takes longer than the body to catch up. Are you measuring too? My weight has stayed more or less the same for months but my shape has changed as I’m running 3x a week and added in lite weights 2-3x a week plus some yoga at home. I’m toning up well but I’m also in my 50s and spent 30yrs overweight. Try to shift the focus on living well and feeling healthier. What makes you feel good? For me it’s a lovely quiet early dog walk which is heaven. No kids, no work demands just a happy dog & bird song.

@daffodilandtulip you’ve done amazingly well but I completely get you on the belly thing!! I now have a bony chest, bony shoulders and a rib cage but still have a belly roll. Have been googling images trying to work out if it’s skin or fat and reckon it’s a bit of both!!

Very hard line to walk between looking scrawny on the upper body and having a middle age paunch😫

Also staying the same week to week. Happy with my weight but still on 5 mg every 8/9 days. Scared to stop as I like how I’m eating at the moment. Nice healthy meals but not thinking about food in between. Know if I stop I’ll probably start to snack and eat more unhealthily. 😫 Keep thinking ‘ just another month’. 😂

Feeling really miserable about my weight at the moment as I’m not able to find out when I can restart MJ.
I’m not sure if I posted about this on this thread before but I had a brain aneurysm haemorrhage six weeks ago so I had to stop MJ whilst in hospital.
I’m now feeling really well with no lasting effects from the haemorrhage or surgery I had but I’m now finding it impossible to get a definitive answer from anyone as to when I can restart.
The food noise is back so bad that I’ve put on 12 lbs since I left hospital and I feel really fat again. I had just got out of the obese BMI category and was so pleased but it now feels like I’m heading back to a life of obesity.
The pharmacy is happy to prescribe to me but suggested to speak to the neurologist to check when it would be okay to restart but having spoken to two of them they don’t have a clue.
I have a review with them at the end of June and they have just advised to ask again then but that feels so far away. I’ll be another stone heavier by that point.
I’m trying to eat well and like I did when I was on MJ but I’m unable to shut out the constant food noise.

I just want to get back on it as soon as possible but I know I have to be sensible and not risk my health so need to wait, but it’s so tough and getting me down 😞

@Bitezbabe do you need to stop? 5mg weekly is my long term plan.

@Snozzlemaid that sounds complete shit! I am so sorry you can’t get an answer.

You are right though that your recovery is the priority and weight loss a sad runner up. It must be incredibly frustrating but MJ will still be there for you and you will get to where you want to be eventually. I am just happy you are still here with us!!

Oh yes, it's the silent dog walk for me too! I do feel good and healthy, I just don't like what I see. I have been at the gym a lot more recently so do feel more toned. I don't measure but I've kept the first weigh in top, which just makes me 😯 everytime. I wish I'd have measured from the start.

@Bitezbabe this is me! Every month I'm like, this will be the last month. But I like not having sugar crashes and waking up hungry in the middle of the night. I like not thinking about food. I don't want that to stop.

Totally understand this and feel the same.

@SnozzlemaidSorry to read this and hope you get it sorted.

I have put on 3lbs this week. Ridiculous 🤦‍♀️.

I had my upper abdomen scan today. They said results in 7-10 days. I am so impatient.

@Snozzlemaid im sorry to hear the super tough period you have had and still recovering from. I hope you get the answers soon.

I’ve accepted that staying on 2.5mg to maintain is the norm for me at the moment. And it’s been ok getting g supplies as my bmi is24 they are happy to keep sending me pens. I view it as my body doesn’t have a missing element and MJ enables me to balance it. I’m still eating and exercising well but I can guarantee without MJ I’d be constantly craving carbs & sugar again as that’s what happened when I took a 4week break. For me the financial outlay is worth it investing in myself. Just wish it was a bit cheaper and hoping that changes over the next year.

Still hovering around the same weight, I can't say I've stalled but I don't seem to be able to get below this weight, just bobbing up and down a couple of pounds. Maybe time to up to 12.5 mg.

SW 252.6 lb
CW 187.8 lb
Total loss: 64.8 lbs

Thinking I might try doing 5 weeks of 4 mg and see how it goes. This week I actually left it 9 days between doses. Just trying to get a happy medium where I maintain and don’t feel like snacking or stuffing my face.

is anyone else finding that suddenly everyone has an opinion on how much you should lose?

I'm getting remarks like 'you've lost enough' 'don't get too thin' 'don't lose anymore, you'll start looking ill'

It's kind of annoying as I'm still technically overweight, and size 14 but have lost over 6 stone which I guess looks quite dramatic to people who know me.

Yes! I went straight from having zero nice comments about looking good, to “you’re wasting away” “don’t lose anymore” “you’re getting too thin”.

Finally lost a pound after all my weekend moaning. One more to go until a 5 stone loss 😍. My original goal was 3 stone, and I didn't think I'd get that!

Can M&S sort its life out please, because my bra situation is critical.

@daffodilandtulip LOL at M&S comment!! Sainsbury’s do good bras if you’re desperate. Cheaper too!!! And congrats on the lb!!!

Yes for first time I’ve been able to buy sports bra tops from a supermarket! I love my half sized boobs now still a G cup but being half their weight is life changing.
And yes I’m also slightly fed up of the weight comments as I’m happy how I am at bmi 24.5 size 12-14, and definitely not too small!

Thankfully haven’t had any of the ‘don’t lose any more comments’. In fact, comments on my size seem to have pretty much tailed off. I think people have assumed I have stopped and am not still aiming for more off (only a few lbs!)

I had a lovely comment this morning, telling me she'd noticed for a while I've been losing weight and wanted to tell me how good I looked and well done.

Swiftly followed by two comments this afternoon, one telling me I look ill and one laughing telling me to be careful not to fall through a drain.

Fuck off. How can I look ill with no swollen legs, no bloated stomach, no huge bags under my eyes, no acne, no red patches of skin and bras from the "normal" section?!

I honestly don't know why people are so rude.

I have my scan results back. Gall stones as expected.