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

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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 🥰

I’ve gone off a lot of processed meats which is no bad thing. I’m fussier with ketchup and dressing.
And mostly I’m cured of crisps. Occasionally I’ll crave some salt and vinegar but mostly they no longer appeal as a snack which is so wild to me.

unfortunately I’ve gone off the m&s protein snacks I liked, the cheese clouds and Serrano ham bites.

star Bread is my nemesis until I dont eat it for 2 or 3 months then it tastes utterly blah like eating cardboard or fabric (this is homemade granary bread!). It currently tastes blah because I haven't been eating it. I feel like MJ has exacerbated my usual tastes so crisps which I normally find greasy but yummy are just too greasy to enjoy, milk chocolate is normally far too sweet & palm oil-y but ooh sugar now only tastes of palm oil 🤢

The only "good" food that I normally love that MJ has put me off is eggs - I just don't particularly enjoy them now.

Thank you, you’re quite right, I should be able to say ‘no, not right now’ and next time I’ll be more forceful. They feel I’m missing out if I don’t join in. They themselves do eat very well and it’s an ongoing worry of mine that they’ll not eat enough because my daughter is training to be a ballerina and my son an actor so they’re both very conscious of what they eat.

I’ve never been able to eat 2000 calories a day - I’m 5’3 and have a small frame so my TDEE is low. I can’t remember it but I’ll check again - thanks 😊

Homemade mayonnaise is so different from Heinz/Hellmans etc, I made it twice - the recipe created a large batch and it seemed like a lot of bother (and oil!). I added too much lemon the first time and no one would eat it!

I am really happy with 9.1 but I’ve got a lot of fat still on my back which I hate and also my stomach. I’m not by any means thin looking - just look quite a healthy weight.

I expect that 1/2 pound will come off very soon - will you then do a maintenance plan or just come off slowly?

@Arglefraster @jay55 it’s turned you both off of foods that are quite fatty, salty and/or oily - I wonder if it’s because they’re quite rich and your body knows it won’t mix well with MJ or if you’ve been eating so much better that your body just doesn’t crave them anymore? I loved the M&S antipasti type foods and used to treat myself to a few different ones for lunch sometimes - can’t stomach them now - I think it’s the oil

I've gone off chocolate. Tbh I've felt for a couple of years most chocolate tastes crap (apart from Lindt) but I was still eating it, since I started MJ I've barely had any. Just a bit of Lindt on mother's day, I wasn't even tempted by the kids Easter eggs! I've also cut way down on cereal, I was probably having it a couple of times a day and now it's about once a fortnight.

That’s a BMI of 22.5 so you are objectively slim. Do you want to lose more weight or tone up areas you are less happy with? My BMR is so low now - around 1180 and even on MJ I can eat above that. So I know finding a maintenance calorie amount is going to be a bit of trial and error.

I was saying in the maintenance thread earlier that I think my brain needs time to adjust to my new size too. I keep buying a size larger bottoms and then being surprised when they are too big. It’s like I just can’t accept my actual size yet. Do you think there could be an element of that at play?

Afternoon everyone,

Weekly weigh in on 2.5 dose..

jab number 25
SW 18st 4
CW 15 stone 5.9lbs
1 lb loss this week
total loss so far 2 stone 12lbs
I have lost 16 % of my starting weight

SBMI 43
CBMI 36.9

Achievements this week ….
my steps this week are 67877 steps.

Well done to everyone on the great losses and to those that have reached maintenance stage, we can do this 💪

Well done getting to maintenance! I don’t know if there’s an element of acceptance about my size at play, I don’t think so. I just wanted to loose the fat on my back before giving up. You might be right about it being more a case of needing exercise to tone but I’ll give it a few more weeks until my current pen runs out and see.

@lovealongbath that’s an incredible amount of steps! Can’t believe how well you’re doing by sticking the 2.5mg - amazing 🎉

Oh that's great to hear! Very reassuring they've been sensible.

Fingers crossed for you! Hope all goes well!

I found that my metabolic age met my actual age as soon as I was in a healthy BMI. No idea if that will work for you but here's hoping. I agree it is a downer tho!

Ooh that's interesting, I've got my call with them when I am back from holiday. Congrats on getting to maintenance tho, what an achievement!

I've found I no longer want to snack on nuts. I used to love a bowl of shelled pistachios, now they make me feel ill. So weird.

I agree with this - my BMR is waaaay lower than I had ever realised. It is so easy to be going over that level still thinking that you have been 'good'. Mine is 1340ish at the moment. Even if I add on exercise for the day (realistically whatever the treadmill says it is only really around 350 extra) is still means I need to eat 1650-1700 to only stand still. I need to create a deficit across the week of 3,500 just to lose 1lb so 7,000 to lose 2lbs. Have a look at your macros and be honest with the total calorie intake (easy to forget the hidden calories in a 'bit' of crumble or one flapjack on top of your day's food.

9st 11 is my next milestone - that would get me my 4 stone trophy. I'd love to be there so huge congratulations from me!

Yep - I no longer fancy a bag of crisps either. Definitely agree that is wild!
Dates on the other hand I am bloody loving 😂

I thinking the same today - I haven't really 'fancied' any Cadbury's product for ages. Also a new phenomenon!

Cereal is an absolute calorie killer so cutting that out will make a massive difference to your macros and daily intake.

I'm also surprised by my lack of interest in Easter Eggs - I am back to my childhood self of only having treats like chocolate once a week.

100% this is the case. I am in size 10 knickers at the moment which I am still constantly surprised by. No more hungry bum pants 😂

Great results there, and a fantastic step count! And all on 2.5mg - amazing!

Definitely some weights there will eliminate the back fat - mine has definitely reduced with my weight training.

That’s extremely encouraging! Well done in the size 10 knickers! 😊

I’m not on anything currently, the flexi plan allows me to go back on the 2.5 as and when I want to, no questions asked, I pay a £15 a month retainer which feels like a good insurance arrangement for now to see how I settle/manage/maintain going forwards