Late April starters - thread 3

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We’ve filled another thread already, with fantastic support as most of us reach week 3 or 4 and think about pen 2! Thread 3 now as we enjoy the unexpected early summer and move into our second month of Mounjaro, lighter in both scales and mood.

Great losses @catchingzzzeds @Vixs13 @AbundanceofKatherines @Crunchymum @violetmondays @GeraniumRoseblush and anyone else I missed.
Congrats to everyone joining the 1st club! 🏆

I overslept this morning and didn't have time to jab or weigh before rushing out the door. If it had been a regular dose I would have done it quickly but as it was my first golden dose I didn't want to rush and risk messing it up so I will be doing it tomorrow. saturday is probably a better jab day for me anyway. I figured I'd just wait till tomorrow to weigh too.

I was a bit worried about delaying a day after yesterday's intense food noise but today has been fine, no noise or hunger at all. I think yesterday was just stress and letting myself get properly hungry. I think I was worried about not being in control if I started stress snacking so was avoiding food but then ended up accidentally ignoring genuine hunger signals and woke the food noise beast.

I got a bit of negativity today. Told a friend I was using MJ and she raised her eyebrows and said it was brave, given the risk , then later she said I was “ just” using the injections. I was quite robust and told her,that of course I had done the research, and that there was no just about it, I was being very careful and balanced in my diet and swimming 50 lengths a day. I didn’t get defensive, I don’t need to. I’ve got hope I can improve my health for the first time in years.

Well done @Zebracat

Good for you @Zebracat, i’ve told very few including a nurse friend who i thought would tell me off but she was actually really positive and said loads of other nurses are on it. I’ve switched from Med X to Pharmulous as they fo maintenance and 3rd pen was £20 cheaper at £150. Ordered the 7.5 mg but definitely will start at 5mg as still having really good suppressive and want to do this smoothly.

Morning all 😀.

Well, that’s my first month done. 5.5lbs lighter. Not amazing, but it’s something. 0.5mg doesn’t seem to be doing a lot (I’m now on my 2nd jab), so I will go up again next month.
Good news though. I’ve just tried on some summery outfits (the forecast is good today and I’m off to a big family get together) and outfits that were to tight two weeks ago, now fit! My DH says he can see my shape changing. Not sure if he’s just being kind, but it has given me a bit of a boost.

A flipping huge shout out to the one stone club 🏆. You are inspirational. And to my fellow plodders, ‘we can do this,’

Have a great weekend. X

End of week 6 for me so had a date with the scales this morning.
2lb off this week making 1 stone and 2lb in total. Im ok with that.
Jab 7 tonight.

Moan time! I failed at my golden dose! I ordered needles recommended on here, but when it came to injecting it hurt so much trying to put it in my skin I gave up! The needle seems thicker than the pen one I use. Luckily I had my 5mg pen waiting so just used that.

I weighed myself midweek and was thrilled a kg had come off, but then on proper weigh-in jab day it was back on, no weight lost this week 😭

So I'm plodding on, no inches lost either. 3kg since starting so not all bad. Let's see what this higher dose month brings.
I'm eating really healthy, loads of exercise, just unbelievable how much my body doesn't want to let go of this weight!

Don't be disheartened. You haven't gained fat. Weight fluctuates all the time, this is why I record my weight daily and take an average.
This week my weight has been 179lb at its lowest and 182.5 at its highest. My average is 181, which is 1.6 lower than last weeks average but if I weighed on the 182.5 day I'd have appeared to have lost nothing.

I know daily weighing isn't for everyone, but weekly weigh ins get me down more if it's the 'wrong' number. It's like my one shot and I blew it. I just treat my daily weigh ins as data.

I haven't tried the golden dose. I felt ready to move from 2.5 to 5 so didn't need to. I might consider it if I find I want to stay on 5 for a longer period of time, just from a cost saving perspective, but I'm still unsure about messing with syringes 😬

Morning everyone, congratulations on all of the progress and NSVs. I'm reassured to see that week 5/6 seems to be a tricky point for a few of us, though! I've had a measly 1lb loss this week, despite tracking absolutely everything, staying well within my cals and hitting my protein and fibre targets. Constipation remains an absolute nightmare though. It's really disheartening as I don't know what else I could be doing!
One NSV I've noticed this week is that I've been able to get dressed and everything fits (still in the same size as when I started, though) - I used to dread getting dressed on the weekend and finding everything too tight. It's freeing to be able to get dressed without having to rotate the same 3 outfits (and be able to sit down without my jeans cutting me in half!).
Anyway, onwards and upwards! Today is W6D1 and was my first 3.75mg dose out of my 5mg pen, hopefully it will give me a little boost!
SW - 13st 4lb
CW - 12st 1lb

SW 17.7
CW 16.1
WK6 -2lb

total loss 1st 6lb in 6 weeks - buzzing with that!!!
We go away 3 weeks today and I’d love to get the 2 stone off - 8lb in 3 weeks is doable I think!!!
Well done everyone on all your achievements this week!!! We’ve got this!!!!

@stripesdotsdashes keep going you can do this.
@pumpkin good advice.
@SassyLimeHelper a slow week for you but overall great losses
@BeachBodyAim brilliant losses, congrats.

Wow! @BeachBodyAim that’s a great loss 👏🏻

Amazing losses coming fast and thick this week for our gang, well done all!

Feels like it’s less about the week by week now already and just looking at the overall amounts. And don’t forget all the NSVs too!

I also think @PumpKim’s advice about taking daily weights and then an average of previous 7 days for each weigh in is a really good idea. Mine goes up and down a couple of lbs all week every week. Hormones/water retention/constipation all factor in so that will give a better picture.

Hi all, Happy weekend! I hope everyone is well 🙂

impromptu weigh day and I’ve lost 3lb this week 🥳

im 6 weeks in, with total weight loss of 1st 4lb, which is more progress than I ever imagined when I started this journey. I feel my shape has really changed, not just fat loss but I’m way less bloated as I’m eating less , no fizzy drinks, hardly any alcohol and eating mainly healthy foods… which I think is making my tummy flatter than it’s been in over a decade!

Last night I tried on one of my favourite T-shirts (vintage jaws tshirt stored lovingly for years as been too small but can’t bear to throw it out)

IT FITS !!!! This is honestly more meaningful to me than any number on the scale.

it’s amazing, but my new shape is also posing some issues-

I had to dress smart for work yesterday, and all of smart trousers now don’t fit me. I think maybe a whole size or size and a ‘half’ too big? And my shirts are also too big to look good (goodbye ample boobs, goodbye 🫠).

I had to cobble together an outfit to look vaguely smart, but felt like it was baggy and I felt a bit sloppy - not as sharp and smart as I needed to look.

I didn’t need smart work wear until a few years ago, so only have big sizes in these kind of clothes … whereas I’ve got a lifetimes worth of casual clothes in various sizes, and to be honest I’ve actually been squeezing into jeans and tops that are a size too small for a while now, so these things are now fitting properly.

So, my question is… Do I buy a few items of well fitting smart clothes for the coming month or so… knowing that I will (hopefully) lose more weight and size out of them… or do I just grit my teeth and wear my baggy smart clothes for now and wait until ‘goal weight’ .. whatever that may be.

I need to dress very smart for work 2 or 3 times a month. Think smart trousers,shirt / blouse, blazer … the female equivalent of a man being expected to wear a suit and tie and smart shoes kind of thing.

I can afford a few new things, but in a way it seems a bit pointless if they will only fit for a while. I’m worried I will love them and be sad when they are too big 🤣🤣🤣

what are others doing /thinking of doing when clothes are getting too baggy?

@SassyLimeHelper those NSV’s are brilliant and (in my opinion) have way more meaning than a number on the scale, which as others have said, can fluctuate wildly for so many reasons!

my scales didn’t budge when I was constipated, but clothes still got looser. Have you tried magnesium supplements ? It’s working well for me when taken daily, alongside loads of berries, plenty of water and in an ‘emergency’ (haven’t pooped in days and days type of situation) a glycerol suppository to get things moving again.

constipation is the biggest pain in my arse… literally 🙃

Congrats @Ricolettithat’s fantastic. Love the jaws tshirt NSV!

do you have any nice charity shops near you? I had said I wouldn’t buy any stuff in between sizes as I do have stuff I’m gradually shrinking back into already, but I went for a browse the other day and got some nice smart work tops and saw loads of nice barely worn blazers/suit jackets. Then you can re-donate when those ones get too big.

W5d6 and don’t know if I’m just bored or if I really want to eat as I’m hungry! Keep thinking of things that I ‘could’ eat - cakes, chocolates and biscuits.

My go to for anything was food - I now don’t know what to replace it with. Luckily I’m working this afternoon/evening so temptation with be out of reach.

I did 3.75mg this week but might do the full 5mg on Monday.

@wlinewbie0425 ooooh that’s a really good idea, thank you!!

I had also told myself I wouldn’t buy things in between sizes until at ‘goal weight’. But , I think needs must…

Yes, there are a few really nice charity shops not too far away from me, so I think I’ll have a browse. And re donating them if (when?) they get too big would help me feel better about buying in between sizes 🥳

Hi Everyone,

Two questions.

1. What day are you injecting? Why have you chosen that day?

1. What are you eating daily? I am definitely not getting enough protein.

@Nearlyhadenough I have major food suppression most days but get the same urge to snack. It’s not the same food noise as I used to get, more idle pondering about crisps than frantic cupboard scavenging. But it’s there. ‘Oh, I wonder if I fancy a biscuit?’

I think that it’s going to take time for my brain to unlearn the food seeking impulses I’ve had for so long (for ever, to be honest). I’m trying to do something else when I think about snacking, rather than snacking on a carrot… as I still think that’s ‘rewarding’ the urge to snack, in a way, even though it’s a healthy thing? Some things I’ve been doing (time allowing) are having a bath, writing a letter (I m a volunteer letter writer ) , playing with my dog (though he’s old and grumpy so not that into it) , a walk, a turn the radio/ a podcast on, come on mumsnet 😜, ring a friend, tidy or clean something (boring but good distraction) , watch TV, drink water (sometimes I’m actually thirsty not really hungry)…..

Im essentially trying to redirect my brain.

I have ADHD (newly diagnosed) and am learning more and more about dopamine seeking behaviours.

for me, buying and eating junk food was a really effective hit of dopamine … so I m looking for other ways that get that.

i still get the urge and think ‘ohh if I wanted I could go to Asda and buy a massive bag of flaming hot Cheetos’ .. even though I’ve got minimal appetite and likely would not actually want to eat them when it came down to it. It’s all in my mind!!! It’s a seek/reward itch I still want to scratch.

my friend was recently talking about this with me. She doesn’t overeat and is quite strict with her own diet. But she shops online a lot .. a lot! … like impulsively buying 2 pairs of shoes online if she wakes in the night and can’t get back to sleep. She thinks she does it for the dopamine hit. She’s trying to address this.

so , When she gets the urge, she will still go online and ‘shop’ , add things to her online basket , but then she will stop there without buying. She says this is nearly as good as buying it… as she still gets the dopamine hit / thrill of choosing things and imagining buying them. 🤷🏻‍♀️

im not sure if this rambling about dopamine helps you at all, but it’s been a really helpful and interesting way to explore my own relationship with food and especially snacking and why I do this/want to do this.

@Ricoletti that's such a great post - amazing loss! I was also having the same thoughts in terms of in-between clothes....I was thinking about maybe trying to see what I could find on Vinted?

I'm kicking myself a bit because about a year ago I resigned myself to the fact that I would never fit into a lot of my old clothes again, and got rid of loads of stuff. As it happens now, I might have got into some of it :( But I suppose that gives me an excuse to buy new clothes once I reach target and who's to say I would still even like those old clothes now. I do have a few pieces which I would be ecstatic to get back into, one being an All Saints leather biker jacket which I love but I haven't been able to wear since before covid and lots of summer/holiday bits and bobs that would be really useful to get back into.

@50lbstolose I was injecting in Tuesdays when I started, but have slowly shifted this to Sunday nights, as I have major appetite suppression and I like having a bit more flexibility/capacity to eat at weekends so I can eat out with family or have a nice Sunday dinner. Also if I do fancy a drink at weekends, I figure I’m less likely to have side effects from a drunk when MJ levels are lower in my system on a Friday night.

Im no poster girl for what to eat, I’m not even going to advise. I eat like a toddler now and I know I don’t eat enough protein, or enough calories in general, from day to day. I do try and drink a protein shake every few days, and a multivitamin and collagen every day to mitigate this a bit… not as good as a balanced diet but something.

Morning! This thread moves so fast I lose track of who I wanted to respond to 😅
W4d3. I did the first 3 weeks on 1.25mg and decided to go up a little (45 clicks of my 2.5 pen) as the suppression was going towards the end of the week. Well it's worse than before and I find the food noise creeping back. I've been strong and kept the low calories (my TDEE less 500 is 991kcal 😬). Its made it all a little harder this morning to see that the scales had not moved (I'm ignoring the +0.1kg) I think I will have to go to 2.5 next week if it doesn't improve. I totally feel your pain @stripesdotsdashes, but I'm sure it will go down if we just keep doing the right thing.
@ricoletti yay for the t shirt fitting! These are definitely more gratifying victories. I have a dress I love, I'm not sure whether I'll get down to that size but I'd love to wear it again. For your work clothes, I'd use Vinted. I often shopped for the next size when my favorite dresses got too tight 😅 There are lots of nice LK Bennett dresses on there and they would resell well too, so no guilty feeling when they need replacing with the next size down.
@pumpkin I also got given this advice from a personal trainer, the other option he gave me was to only weigh in once a month - I'm not patient enough for that 😅

@violetmondays oooh Vinted, another great idea, thanks 🙂

OMG I also have a too small allsaints leather biker jacket squirrelled away in my wardrobe. It’s been mocking me with its tiny little arm holes that I can’t get into for years now 🤣

Im now imagining us both at our healthy goal weights , swanning around in our well fitting beautiful biker jackets, like effortlessly cool twins 🤩