Mounjaro - Late September Starters, Round 3

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Calling everyone to a new thread as we've only got about 20 slots left on the last one. I hope I've included everyone!!

@10storeylovesong
@Allmyfavouritepeople
@AnybodyAnywhere
@AussieMum135
@Bellyblueboy
@boxoftoads
@ChubbyMcChubfest
@Cocoaone
@CountingSleepySheep
@Darkfloods
@Diarygirlqueen
@discomongoose
@DJL19
@FelicityBeedle
@flobbynomore
@Floofypuppy
@HappyShortFuse
@HippityHoppityhoo
@holycow1
@Jabberwokie
@JustPassingByToo
@JustWalkingTheDogs
@KitsyWitsy
@lespameo
@Letitgoagain
@Marble02031
@morbidcuriosity
@Mydoghealsmyheart
@NoRealPersonInvolved
@ohdearwhatnow12
@Ozgirl76
@Pashazade
@peonym
@RandomID
@Rm2018
@Snapespeare
@Sunbeamturtle
@TheCatterall
@Theredjellybean
@Tipster100
@WeeklyJab
@Witchyandtwitchy

Can’t believe we are seven months in and on round 3!

I am trying to get to settle into maintenance. I have taken up swimming to try and tone up and am trying to increase my calories in a healthy way. I have hit goal before so many times - one the motivation of losing goes I get bored and before I know it the weight is back up😩.

Back down to 5mg - Hoping I can still control the hunger.

Well done to you for your hard work and determination. I wish you well as you strive for maintenance. I’ve had an almost 3 week break without Mounjaro and found the food noise returned very quickly and strongly. I expected to have put on about half a stone in weight as my appetite increased and I was constantly snacking. However I haven’t put on anything which is incredible and I’m back on the 10mg dose. It does worry me what the maintenance phase will be like for me when I’ve seen how easy it is to revert to old, destructive habits.

Thanks for the new thread. I've lost 2 and a half stone now. I've stayed on a low dose, still on 5mg. Weight loss has stalled for the last month or so, but I am reluctant to move up the dose as I only want to lose another 8lb to be in the middle of the "healthy weight" range. I've not had any side effects to speak of and have loved the feeling of being on Mounjaro - so liberating! I would happily stay on it forever. I'm with Oushk because I know they do maintenance, but I haven't investigated that properly yet. Hope there's something realistic and safe out there for us - I know I can't do this on my own with just willpower (have lost and gained again several times before).

Hello there!

Im down 18kg now from 73kg and a size 16 to 55kg and a size 10. Just bought my first size 10 jeans for about 30 years!
Im at my goal weight now and feel great. I’m sticking to 2.5 dose and every week I increase by one day. Food noise has come back a little but easy to ignore and I’m still full after a small/medium portion.
Wish I had done this 20 years ago!

Now 3.5 stone down. Think I’m aiming for another stone, but still on 5mg. Will be curious to see what my food noise is like when I come off, I’ve had a few days where I’ve succumbed to chocolate a bit more over Easter but I’m hoping that was because I had it in the house!

Glad to see you all over here on the new thread. Seeing all of your summaries for how far you've come is so inspiring. I am so proud of our litle group and what we've achieved.

End of week 31 (can you believe it?!). 1.5lbs lost, for 67.5lbs total.

April has been a sloooow month and so far I've only lost 2.6lbs in the month - much reduced over previous ones. I also still have a way to go for my initial goal (another 30lbs) so I am here for the long haul yet.

HOWEVER, I feel so darn good about myself compared to a year ago that I simply cannot be disappointed. Even if I never lose another lb and maintain even this loss, I will still always be grateful for what MJ has done for me. It sounds cliche but I swear I'd really forgotten who I was under all that shame of weight. As the fat reduces, the old me comes further and further out of her obesity shell and it's so bloody liberating!

lovely to see that things are progressing well for everyone.

I’ve stayed on 10mg for a few months now and I am taking longer between doses - sometimes 10 days or so.

Some emotional eating/snacking (biscuits) has returned but it’s not as bad as previous and due to a high stress situation with my eldest (sectioned for 3 years now and I am in the middle of a big legal process to get him the long term support he needs).

to counter this I have made new rules - biscuits can’t follow me to the snack pits (bed or office) and I can only take 4 at a time with a brew. The pack is lasting better - 3 or 4 days as opposed to the old me - 3 packs in one night. I also have other snacks to hand ready to go (celery and carrots chopped and in a box in the fridge).

I have lost 64lbs so far but happy it’s slowed down (3lb off in April) as I’m doing more gym, swimming and home workouts to tone up.

I have quite a bit of loose skin in underarms, upper inner thighs and a little bit on my stomach - this is the main reason I’m not upping the meds or wanting a faster weight loss anymore. Slow and steady now. I want to lose about another 1st after getting to my first target (that was to lose 4 stones).

still lucky in no real side effects. Some mild nausea occasionally due to oils or spice (or pastry). Some injection site itching/swelling/bruising (well a red patch for up to 10 days after).

started at 19st 4lb. Size 22/20 (I’m 5ft 11”).

now 14st 11lb size 14 top and 16 bottom.

I’ve got a bag of fitted clothes out of the loft that I haven’t been able to wear in 8 years in some cases. They all fit now or are too big :)

lots to go on vinted and lots being donated. It feels amazing.

I’ve spent years hiding in shapeless clothing and I feel like me again. I am taking more pride in my appearance, drinking more water to help my skin (and weight loss) and more just happier all round.

As for bedroom antics (tmi but I’m just so happy!) - I have so much more vavavoom. My partner has always made me feel loved and sexy but this last few years as the back fat developed and more fat in my pubic region I just felt awful and lost all sex drive. Not anymore. :)

I won’t be taking a maintenance dose as I can’t afford it and the personal trainer and some of the new hobbies I’ve picked up - paddle boarding, wild water swimming (the gadgets get me!), gym membership x 2 (one has a nice pool but crap gym and one has no pool but 24hr access) plus a subscription to Glow with Jo. I now love exercise and keep busy.

im so glad I joined you on this journey with mounjaro.

I am day two back on 5mg and am getting side effects, and stronger appetite suppression than on 7.5mg!

I wasn’t expecting that. Had ‘stomach issues’ today after eating a normal sized meal and having a glass of wine. Also haven’t felt hungry at all today.

Checking in. Tried on a bunch of clothes that have been sitting in my wardrobe for years yesterday and did a cull on the basis of just because it fits, doesn't mean it suits me. The rush of expensive things I'd bought on the basis that they'd fit one day, finally actually fitting and being a little on the large side in some cases.

I had a glass of wine with dinner last night. It was enough. Not the bottle I would have tucked away before all this started.

I am finding the clothes expensive!

I am now a size ten (possibly size 8 but I won’t buy any clothes in that size) - the last time I was a size ten was 15 years ago. The clothes have either been given away, thrown out or are very out of style.

i have had to buy everything - underwear, work clothes, casual clothes, coats, pjs, a swimming costume. Some of my shoes are even too big now!

it is hard to rebuild an entire wardrobe - and I have the constant fear that the weight will pile back on

Now obsessed with vinted and bootsales. Have got a couple of excellent new with tags bits at very reasonable better than 70% off prices and concentrating my efforts on classic pieces. I don't quite have the courage to go down a size just yet, but will review that when I get into the 12's.

Hello again all, its been a while. I am now 16/17 pounds down since September and weighing in at 10 stone 6. Its been a hell of a journey but its been life changing.

I am struggling at the moment though. I am on 10mg and my loss has been less than 1 pound a week since Christmas. I am sticking to under 1500 calories a day. I have a BMI of 29 for my height, I am still technically overweight.

Sometimes the supression is very real and food is making me feel dreadful but I have had the most vivid dreams in the last few days about food. Think Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, the Pasta & Pizza version 😂 I am really missing cooking a long three course dinner and scoffing some wine. The reality is I think I would be green in the face just buying the ingredients.

Its just eating for fuel now, not for fun and I dont half miss it. I have also had a full wardrobe rebuy, bras have gone from 34F to 34C, shoes are too big and pyjamas are falling down when I wear them. I am getting a lot of things tailored where I can to save on buying again.

I have been selling my stuff on Vinted and also buying lots to replace it - 3 sizes down, 3 stone weightloss. It's amazing

Gone up to 7.5 today and oh boy I haven’t missed the level of nausea you get with a step up, been on 5mg for ages!

Oh same. I’m wondering if I should take a step down again as 1g is really putting me off food.

@boxoftoadsI’m aware it should ease off once I’m through the first 24 hours……..

It does, it peaks after 24 hours I think and starts to get better after that ❤️

1.5 this week. CW 13.5.3. Lord it feels slow now. I know it isn't, but it feels like I've been doing this forever.

I was checking my logs, and I’ve realised I’ve lost nearly a quarter of my body mass. That’s a hard statistic to wrap my head around.

Just done this and so have I! 26% insane !

I'm still happy on maintenance dosing.
My appetite is more noticeable and definitely back to drinking but not anywhere near as much.
I'm steady between 62 and 64 kgs and a size 10, or 8 in some clothes.
I'm so thrilled with it, myself, my body... despite having some crepey loose old lady skin in places.
The wardrobe rebuild however is still hard...my brain can't catch up...I also think subconsciously I don't think I deserve it which is stopping me .
But like others on here...lots of vinted!
And why are my shoes suddenly too big?

Losing weight from your feet is such a strange thing, mine was the first to go, think I dropped by maybe half a size with the first stone off, although possible it was water retention rather than fat but still……fortunately I hadn’t got rid of the lovely boots that were a little tight! 😁

Hi all
I’m still not quite at target, but only 1.4lbs to go and this week and last I’ve dropped down doses slightly (from 3.5 to 3mg). I’ve got my maintenance call this week

Definitely feeling more normal at this dose, and get hungrier and can snack more - it feels like I’m eating loads more tbh, but averaging about 1400 calories a day over the week, so I need to try and up that slightly once I’m at proper maintenance. I’m hoping the hair loss will start to reverse as I get more calories!

People keep calling me skinny and saying I’m wasting away (not in a mean way, I don’t think) which I find uncomfortable. I’m size 12, sometimes a 10 on top, with a bmi of 23.6 - it’s not like I’m tiny. But I have lost over 30% of my body weight from my highest, so it must just be the comparison to what I looked like before I guess

I think as it becomes really noticeable people comment out of concern perhaps. Not saying it’s right or they shouldn’t judge but yeah. I discussed with another friend who is now at goal that I felt she should stop or run the risk of looking gaunt (she used the word haggard) so I’m very aware of that. Although the only friend who’s known I was on MJ from the start said to me yesterday “Jesus woman you’ve lost some weight” and she’s been seeing me weekly!

End of week 32, 3.5lbs lost for 71lbs total.

Which means 2 things happened this week:

1. I have now lost FIVE STONES - which is mind boggling to me; and
2. I am now just fat! Not obese, just a fatty. That's even more mind boggling. I looked back and it's been 20 years since I last weighed this weight.

I thought things had really slowed up as April seems like such a slow losing month - but I've had a bit of a WHOOSH this week so maybe it's just coming more in stages than the early days?

What is the strangest thing is this combination of feeling like I'm myself again and yet also feeling like my body is a stranger to me. Not in a bad way, necessarily, it's just that I am constantly amazed at how it looks or moves or feels at this weight. Everything seems new to me.