Mounjaro starters Nov ‘24 Thread 10 - The one where we are very nearly beach body ready 🥳

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Previous thread here

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5301343-mounjaro-nov-24-starters-thread-9-the-one-where-we-dont-eat-all-of-the-easter-eggs?page=40&reply=143728593

Welcome to thread 10 to fellow MN weight loss friends old and new!

Feel free to lurk or post, absolutely no judgement here, just support and encouragement as we’ve successfully navigated Easter and head towards Summer Holiday Season. Stop here to celebrate NSV’s, weight loss milestones and admire our new svelte frames!

I’m on W25 D1 and on my second 7.5mg pen

F in my early 50’s
H 5’ 5.5”
SW 13st 11lb
CW 10st 9lbs
GW 10st (maybe 9st 7lb if I can)
Total loss so far 44lbs

We recommend the Shotsy app to monitor the amount of MJ in the system and pleasing graphs to look at…plus the MeThreeSixty body scan app to monitor inch loss for the weeks where weight loss is slow but you might have lost body fat etc. Both are free.

Feel free to swap recipes that might inspire anyone in a food rut, tips for managing side effects, exercise tips, tips for maintenance, titrating up or down and we love a beauty/ style chat too 🥰

Oh that’s such a good tip..will get some of those for sure.

I understand, I have told nobody other than my husband and daughter….nobody at work has asked if I have lost weight, but I get it’s a touchy subject…

Those comments are just made by ignorant people who don’t understand, who buy in to all the negative press crap, and I honestly think they should just be ignored.

We all know the truth and the stories on here show the positive impact that Mounjaro has for a lot of us.

I feel like you it’s the slow but steady. I’ve managed to hit a dress size below but it took ages, and even then, some of my stuff is still too tight despite them being the size I was, so I can’t figure it out. I have a stall every now and then and just have to push through it.

Long time lurker checking in

Sw 12 st 10
Cw 10 st 1 (may have crept up a little as on holiday)
Gw 9 st would be amazing, 9 st 7 would be good.

Currently on about 4 mg or 52 clicks of a 5mg pen.

Starting to feel much more like myself again as I get closer to pre dc weight. But need to think about changing from med express as my bmi drops because im worried they'll cut me off. I've a bit to go as the weight loss is really slowing.

Anyone else having hair loss, mine is falling out at a worrying rate at the minute.

I should say we’re a corporate nhs team and were talking about gastric balloons one of our consultants has been trialling.

Well I’ll stick with the death jabs over balloons and sleeves and slimming world.

I went to slimming world for a bit after having my daughter thinking it would help shift the baby weight. I didn't last long, it felt like a big shiny promotion for disordered eating. Syns ffs and the syn value of branded foods seemed to depend on whether they had partnered with SW or not. Exercise called "body magic" and maybe you shouldn't do it if it was causing you to not lose weight. There was just so much wrong with it. I ended up going back to calorie counting and exercise.

That sounds truly awful. I’ve never joined any kind of weight loss plan and having heard that I never will! I used to work for LighterLife and although the company was nice to work for I didn’t agree with the concept.

Don’t panic and keep going!

I know it’s frustrating but do you know your BMR? I think if you know how many calories you are eating above that plus understanding your macros that would help you identify why you have stalled? Are you drinking plenty of water?

That actually just makes it worse!!
Bloody hell hope you've been able to stop your eyeballs rolling long enough to get on with your day!

Well, I’m the “skinny” one in the team so I’ll just sit and be smug 😂

🤣😇

Oh goodness, that makes it so much worse... On a par with GPs or nurses telling people off for using weight loss injections. So bad.

Thanks for the new thread! End of week 24. No loss for me this week :(

SW 14 st
CW 11 st
GW 10 st- ish

First outing today in my old jeans.

Oooh love a sauna!!

4 stone! That's amazing!! Bring on the size 10s 🥳

Mmmmmmm yummy top tip

You'll get your 4st trophy in no time!

Thank you for the lovely new thread, @Mounjaropen! I am going on holiday at the end of May so I might actually see a beach during this thread.

Female, 41, 5’2”
SW: 12.7
CW: 9.13.2 (well, it was before the Easter weekend)
Total loss: 35.8 lbs.
Start BMI: 32
Current BMI: 25.5
Goal weight: 9.7 (or maybe 9 stone).

Me! Have been shedding like crazy and my hair is already thin and fine. I’ve actually started a hair loss serum yesterday that claims to make it grow back.

Thanks for the new thread @Mounjaropen and what a lcfky, positive place it is already 🥰

Scales still not moving. Bustards. But i had a massive NSV today! Ordered an outfit from Zara of all places and it bloody fits!! Size medium top and skirt and I love it 😍 Didn't feel like an absolute whale collecting my order from the store either. I usually avoid Zara as I used to find their sizing deeply depressing but I'm chuffed to bits with my new outfit! Also had to buy new knickers because I no longer owned a pair that didn't fall down 😳

I was debating moving up to 10mg next month, but I've only managed to eat half a wanky London salad tonight, so maybe I'll get to goal on 7 5mg after all.

Still laughing at myself and the rest of you caught out by hormonal fluctuations 🙈🤦‍♀️ What a bunch! 😂

*lovely not lcfky 🤦‍♀️🙄😂

Anyone with hair loss…..please remember your protein and up it any way you can. Not just meat fish etc but high protein yogurts, bars, drinks or whatever you fancy…..

🥳🥳🥳 what a fab result! Keep going, awesome achievement 💪🏻💪🏻

I think everyone is different in terms of where we lose the weight from, dropping a dress size is a great achievement so don’t lose sight of that 🥰