March 2025 Starters thread 4

[TheSpoonyNavyReader]

New thread for all of us.

Thank you for allowing me to rant, share our ups and downs. Our group blows my mind of how we are so supportive of each other.

Funny NSV, DH keeps telling me my bum looks terrible in leggings 🤣 they’ve gone all baggy round my thighs and bum and it looks a bit ridiculous now! Can’t wait until sundress season 🤣

I’ve had a cold sore too, a really bad one too, usually only feel the tingle the day before but it was tingling for days, put cream on but a massive one still erupted!

It’s terrible but I guess first step is to understand that there is a problem and working on fixing it which will take time to resolve and adjust to the changes . MJ is magical tool but unless I battle the emotional and habits along the way it’s pointless

I will get there eventually it will just take a lot of work

Wowza, 4th thread already! Thanks for keeping them going @TheSpoonyNavyReader.

Another frustrating week, as I'm less than a pound loss since last week. Had some carbs and Easter treats over the weekend so I can hardly be surprised. Onward...

After 8 weeks I'm down 7.5 kg in total. I'll take it.

@Bipaloss@TryingMJ

Morning ladies

You both know my struggles with binging etc and the way I look at it is, if you have a bad day or two and go over your calories, remember that your calorie intake over the week with probably still be a deficit. As long as you’re not gaining, you’re doing better than you were before! Even if it’s a week without losing any weight. It’s all a learning process and we’re not perfect. It’s going to be a long journey and blips are normal. Consider other addictions, i highly doubt they succeeded on their first attempt at T Total.

I had chocolate cake last night after my hospital ordeal 🙈🤣 but you know what; it’s ok. I haven’t binged in a week and I haven’t spent ridiculous amounts of money every day ordering bad food. I’ve had some treats/desserts and if I don’t lose any weight this week, i’m ok with that 💪🏼 I don’t feel like a failure and I don’t feel like I’ve lost control which I think are the biggest challenges for many of us.

Keep going ladies!! In a years time, you’ll be in a very different place ❤️

Get some of those leggings with bum pads in them and wait to see how long till he comments 🤣

I just saw you’ve lost over 2 stone in 8 weeks, and thinking of some of your other posts I think you’ve been hard on yourself! That’s a MASSIVE loss and you should be super duper proud of yourself! What you’re doing is obviously working!

Ps olives are amazing and are good for you! I always snack on olives 🫒😋

Congratulations on your 2 stone badge and an incredible 4lb loss this week!

you gonna hit your goal in no time by the looks 😃

The mental adjustment is huge @Bipaloss @TryingMJ @CallMeStella - I'm really trying to focus on changing that as much as everything else. I got into a spiral of feeling fat and unfit and using food as a comfort blanket/dopamine hit. So trying to change that.

SW 10st 4.6lb/144.6lb BMI 25.7 (prescribed MJ because of diabetes risk and hideous waist measurement)
CW 9st 2.8lblb/128.8lb BMI 22.9 - 15.8lb down, 59.4% of target achieved.
GW 8st 6lb/118lb (26.6lb total target loss, 10.8lb to go) BMI 20.9 (low BMI advised as target by doctor)

Loss by week:
W1 5.5lb
W2 1.3lb
W3 0.7lb (ate out loads)
W4 3.3lb
W5 0.5lb gain (ate out loads)
W6 3.8lb (Post Easter weekend plus period)
W7 1.7lb so far - will likely gain a bit over the weekend, out loads

Big milestone hit - I'm finally in the healthy weight range. First time in a few years of trying.

@CFCmumyou just need to buy some additional pen tips. I bought a box of 100 from medi uk which are good quality medical supplies. They are sterile and individually wrapped like the ones you get with the pen. Then you just count clicks and inject twice a week instead of once. I was constantly experiencing violent vomiting and explosive runs for 1-2 days after I injected each time. Since splitting the dose this has entirely stopped. It helps keep the levels more steady instead of having a big drop off towards the end of the week and then a huge spike when the jab happens. I will show my Shotsy levels if I can grab a pic. Hold on.

with the weekly injection the level in my bloodstream woukd drop to around 1 before peaking above 3 after injection. Whereas with the plot injection it stays more steadily between 2.5 and 3.

Congrats to everyone on fantastic losses.

@TheSpoonyNavyReaderi think you tagged the wrong person. It was @CallMeStellawho had the awful time.

@AintNobodyHereButUsChickensi think that the whole ‘food as reward’ is a HUGE thing for so many people and which has only really started to be talked about in the last few years.

I have a lot of deeply ingrained food attitudes and behaviours which were mostly programmed into me by my parents. Food as reward is one of them. Pudding was only given if we had been really good. Most small treats/rewards were sweets. But other things too. We HAD to clear our plates. Didn’t matter if you were full, fussy or sick and the guilt tripping when you didn’t was layered on THICK. It was wasteful, ungrateful, inconsiderate and selfish to stop before you cleared your plate.
I was also never taught any level of self control or self monitoring. EVERYTHING food wise was dictated to us. We were never allowed to snack, there were NEVER biscuits, crisps, or tasty but not necessarily healthy things in the house at all. If there were we were never allowed them. They were in high up cupboards and for grown ups only. This only served to make them seem exotic, exciting, special and something I HAD to have if I had the chance.

all of those things bundled together into my head and gave me a poor relationship with food. Deep emotional responses, massive urges and resulting binges.

we all know it’s important to feed our children healthy food but I don’t think many parents who value their approach SO very highly realise that being controlling and restrictive is hugely damaging to kids.

one of the biggest things which has helped me is to remind myself repeatedly. “Food is not a moral choice. Food is required.” And also to stop designating foods as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ and stop using phrases like ‘I’ve been so good today’ when thinking about my food or eating. Food is food. It is literally fuel. It can’t be ‘good’ or bad’ some is more nutritious than others but none of it is ‘bad’. Because food cannot be immoral. You CAN eat anything and still lose weight. You just have to be aware of what and how much you are eating. You shouldn’t ever deny yourself entirely of something you especially enjoy. It only makes the cravings worse.

OMG that's a brilliant post, @soupforbrains and entirely true. I remember at school having to sit in the dinner room and miss lunch break outdoors because I hadn't finished my pudding. So damaging.

Yesss same for me growing up! Sweets and chocolate were put on top of a unit and as soon as adults left the house, my sister and I used to raid it 🤣 We used to head straight to the sweet shop with our pocket money to buy Diet Coke and sweets. We were over fed, offered second portions plus desserts. Binging and bad eating habits trickled down from our grandparents. What makes it worse was I was always a small 16 but growing up I was the fat kid! Looking back, I looked healthy and a lot smaller than most plus size models.

In the 2010s I lost loads of weight, completely changed my eating habits and was so proud of myself! Then depression hit and it all went Pete tong 🤣

It’s so bloody hard to change habits ingrained in you from a child! But we’re trying so a massive pat on the back for all of us 🥳

Quick NSV on my lunch break at work.

Ive started saying "that's fine thanks" when they are portioning out my lunch (they serve big portions) and I'm not even eating all the portion whereas pre MJ I'd have had the larger portion and more often a cake or biscuit along with it as it's a meal deal. But I'm just buying a main now and I'm satisfied. What is MJ doing to my brain??!!

Also DH gave me a cuddle and commented that my waist feels smaller. Reader I don't have a waist it's still 44inches 😱 but if he can feel a difference thats a positive.

hi, has anyone heard of oviva or used them to access weighloss injections on thr nhs? my friend recommended them yesterday, and im not sure. has anyone got any experience pls?

Yes I tried to use them. Once you go through their process and they verify you meet the requirements to get free treatment on the NHS, they send a referral to your GP. My Gp told me they were not partnering with the service and so could not refer me. Hence I just used a private provider.

They are not available on the NHS unless you have been on the obesity pathway.

thanks for the info @BVsMum and @TheSpoonyNavyReader . im already on mounjaro via a private provider and have now lost 7kg since i started on the 5th or march, my friend suggested using oviva as i could get it for free, but im happy to carry on as i am and keep going. i did contact my gp personally just before i started on mounjaro to ask for a referral to weight management and he said, they dont offer the service. hopefully in the not too distant future, it will be available to everyone who needs it.

I noticed today that several suppliers have reduced their 2.5 mg prices some as low as 102£ before discount , not sure the reason of the reductions but hopefully this means higher doses may also become cheaper too. but could also mean that it becomes more risk of stock shortages ahead with it being more affordable to start with

haven’t seen any recent price reductions though on higher doses but worth shopping around as I saved 70£ for 7.5 pen by switching provider ☺️

Ooo which providers please?

Can’t remember which was 102£ but my previous provider Asda now has 2.5mg for 128.98£ where as I paid 179£ . I switched to ZAVA which is actually same provider and has loads of discount code and paid 129£ inc delivery instead of 189£ with Asda for the 7.5 pen

I'm also with Asda and have paid £179 for each of my pens. That's annoying they've now reduced the price after I've paid!

Can imagine. Change to ZAVA as that Asda’s provider anyway (just home delivery) and same doctors! And get 25% discount on each order plus 30£ off your first order ☺️
I will change provider again when I reach around bmi30 (still 20lb to that so still a long way to go) and then again for maintenance when I get to around bmi25-27

discount list:

monj.co.uk/discount-mounjaro-price-list/

Taken my 7.5ml, let’s see if I get any SE.

Can anyone advise me what company offer maintenance. I still have 1st 9lbs to get to my goal, this could change as I get nearer to target.

I've heard that oushk are good for maintenance although I haven't used them personally I'm a long way off maintenance my BMI is still 37 but down from 40 woohoo!