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 🥰

Well done on the steps! I have 2.4lbs to go and it is proving to be the hardest to shift so far!

Well done on the new jeans! I must be out of fashion as I never threw any skinnies away but my old size tens were bootcut flares anyway 😂

Well we all know it is not as simple as taking the drug...!😂 I agree once it is out it is out, but if you are able to trust who you tell it is a non-issue from my point of view.

Ooh I love the heat and it looks like it is around 26 at the moment. Probably not a bad thing as DH is on meds that mean he shouldn't really be in the sun...😫

Oh dear that doesn't sound decent at all 😂

I am an immac girl /or razor myself. I really don't like getting my bits out for a wax...!

Aww that sounds lovely too. I am not what you would call 'outdoorsy' though and if I can't plug a hairdryer in then that's a hard pass on me staying 😂

Well done on the whoosh! And getting to the 12's! Excellent result. And well done with the swimming costume NSV's!

@Cantbesure i totally get this. I’ve not told friends except one who commented on my loss and I know she struggles. I knew she wouldn’t judge and totally got why I wasn’t telling others in the group (some are PT instructors and size 8 so different people).

I have told friends just not people at work. And I didn’t intend to, but then I felt like I’ve misrepresented my weight loss journey to someone who is finding it hard to lose weight. But I really don’t want it widely known at work and so it feels like a risk. We worked on the same team 20 years ago but now just catch up in passing. I suppose there is plenty of information out there about WLIs if she had any interest. I just can’t shake the feeling I was disingenuous and she might have benefited from knowing how MJ has helped me.

I have told a couple of friends as they have been upset about their own weight loss efforts and wanted to try what I have been doing. I did tell them that I hadn't told anyone else.

Weighing/jabbing early this week as also often on holidays. Another pound off and my BMI starts with a 25 (25.9 but still!). Unbelievable really. I haven't been in the healthy weight range since before I was pregnant (and my son is 19!!). Fingers crossed we can all make it.

Am in awe of the pampering/grooming preparations taking place. Must make more effort on that front although I have booked a personal shopping appt for end of June.

Well done everyone.

I totally feel the same. A lady at work has lost more than 4st and commented on my loss. She asked what I’d been doing and I said calorie counting initially then sticking to those reduced portions. That’s true.

she’s used mj so I felt a bit like a liar but she’s loud and not subtle so I don’t trust her, plus she asked me in front of directors and I didn’t want them to know.

I'm actually a very very open person, generally, but I've avoided sharing that I'm on GLP-1 at work, too. I have, however, shared that this is the result of changing my cancer meds and working with an endocrinologist to address high insulin levels. That much is true. I've just not mentioned what the endocrinologist prescribed...😂

In my personal life I've been pretty open, at least with close friends. They are very supportive and happy that I'm happy. I know that one of us has mentioned me to another friend who I loosely know because she'd just started MJ, and another asked if it would be ok if she shared it with her mate who has PCOS and can't lose a single pound, no matter what she tries... So I think it's public knowledge now. But I'm ok with that.

On that note, I had one of my regular consultant appointments yesterday to discuss scan results (good news, all stable!). Neurosurgeon. Very posh, very proper, and very lovely guy in his 60s. And he hadn't seen me since October. He was full of compliments and curious about my GLP-1 experience. "You are looking so incredibly... erm... well in yourself!" LOL. Made a change from discussing cancer, anyway.

Just come back in to see how you are all getting on. Still no shift in weight for me since the 7lb came off in the first month or so and I can’t believe that’s it’s all crept back on again ( on 1600 cals per day ) I’ve got Thyroid issue and lipedema so I’ve admitted defeat. Problem is now I’m petrified of stopping entirely in case I pile it on even more, really worried I’ve messed around with my body for so long on diets etc now that I’m screwed.

@KentishMama hugest of congrats for stable scan news.

Sorry to hear that @anothercortisolqueen . Did you get to quite a high dose? I had heard some people don't respond very well. Can you concentrate on high quality food and exercise for a while to help you feel healthy even if not losing weight. It is so difficult.

After my month stall at around 11 stone I'm down to 10.8 all of a sudden and bmi of 26.3. Thank Mounjaro. A healthy weight is in sight and my final target of 9 stone is getting closer!

🥳 well done!

9 stone is my ‘off to university’ weight. That was 1990 😂

So sorry to read this. I know you have added health issues but before you this in the towel, you know your BMR? Mine is around 1340 so if I ate 1600 cals with no exercise per day I would gain 0.5lb per week. I really don’t think you’ve messed up or screwed up your body, it is understanding what your individual body needs. Let us know if we can help.

Lovely to hear about your stable results 🥰

Congratulations on a lb loss! No mean feat at this point in the journey.

Personal shopper you say? I think that may have been my life’s calling but I missed the boat 😂 Sounds heavenly though, make sure they dish out the champers whilst you admire your new physique!

Don’t feel guilty. As you say, there is plenty of information out there which enables anyone to make an informed choice. We’re all here having made that decision.

I am so sorry you're having this experience. That's hard. Have you had a chat to your prescriber about options and next steps?

Was the thyroid issue there before Mounjaro, or caused by it? I'm wondering if the hormonal disturbance from that issue basically counteracts the GLP-1, so if you treat the thyroid, would that help?

Weigh in today and I've lost 4.5lbs! After a month of losing just a pound a week I've had my biggest weekly loss since week 1.

I don't feel like I've done anything different this week, apart from my, ahem, clear out last Friday afternoon after the laxative muffins. I'm not questioning it though. I'm not questioning it though, I'm now in the 12's and now just over 4st lost.

@anothercortisolqueen have you spoken to your provider at all? I don't know much about lipedema but I'm sure I saw something saying mj wasn't effective against it even though it appears to be helpful with other types of inflammation.

Weighing in.
W29D7
SW: 19st 9lbs
CW:15st 12lbs
1st GW: 17st 13lbs
2nd GW 15st 4lbs
TL: 3st 11lb

Trying to stop my brain putting a just in front of 'just a pound' off this week, because it's still a pound!