Mounjaropen Starters Nov ‘24 Thread 11 - The one where we have no chub rub and are wearing ALL the shorts as we head into June 🥳

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Link to last thread here

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5319727-mounjaro-starters-nov-24-thread-10-the-one-where-we-are-very-nearly-beach-body-ready?page=40&reply=144487572

Welcome to thread 11 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 throw away the tent dresses, have no chub rub and wear ALL the damn shorts as we head towards Summer Holiday Season. 🙌

Join us here to celebrate NSV’s, weight loss milestones and generally mutually admire our new svelte frames!

I’m on W29 D5 and on my third 7.5mg pen
F in my early 50’s
H 5’ 5.5”
SW 13st 11lb
CW 10st 1.8lbs
GW 9st 13.9 (maybe 9st 7lb if I can)
Total loss so far 51.2 lbs

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 wellness/supplements/beauty/ style chat too 🥰

One thought, @MounjNewb is that if we keep on putting ON weight we also have to buy new clothes, but maybe not as many as a re-sized complete wardrobe overhaul requires!

You could think about selling your old clothes on Vinted.
Having sized down, I filled up 2 large bin bags full of larger clothes to go to the charity shop. DD suggested selling them on Vinted but I just didn't have the time or brain space (I thought), and said she could keep any money she made if she wanted to sell them.
In less than 3 weeks she had made over £300. The only cost was brown paper to wrap the clothes in. (I realised that If I had done it, I would have paid for 2 MJ pens!).
It's a really good easy system: Upload photographs of the clothes & give a full description. However much you sell the clothes for, you get. The buyer pays the Vinted commission and postage. You get sent an email with a postage label/QR code. Drop off the parcel at a shop/post office/parcel locker, and it goes to the buyers collection point.

I do agree, feeling fitter, slimmer and happier is incredibly precious.

Ahh but then you are a chap. Chaps don’t tend to hold onto clothes for 20+ yrs in the hope they’ll one day fit again 😂 With the exception of a couple of new bikinis, a Zara short suit, a tennis skirt, some new undies and my very fancy blouse, all my clothes and shoes have been free from my own wardrobe… NSV, My instagram looks like I have an entirely new wardrobe by virtue of the fact it wasn’t around 20 years ago 😆

But frankly I’d pay any amount to feel this happy right now..! 🥰

I’m definitely doing to do this when I get back. I still lust after the gold self portrait dress that is not in the sale…😭 any tips as to what sells gratefully received!

Well done! I’m definitely in a plateau but then again I’m having ALL of the Greek wine right now 😂

Enjoy the wanky London salads! Glad you are feeling better 🥰

I'm having a bit of trouble feeling optimistic about MJ today. The weight loss is lovely but I have just thrown up what I ate at 4pm yesterday and have lost the whole morning to feeling ill (though I did go to the gym).

Oh no! Was it what you ate? I had a pizza here the other night and let’s just say it proved to be a ‘system unblocker’ 😂💩 I think my cheese tolerance is low these days…

Loving all these positive vibes 😍 Well done everyone 😊

Pleased to report that after my month long stall and subsequent upping to 7.5mg I'm losing again and back on track - whehey!

Weighed in today at 9st 8 lbs, so only 6lbs to go before I'm actually at a healthy weight. I've been concentrating so hard on losing (and have only just allowed myself to accept that this is actually bloody working!) that I've not really thought about maintenance yet.

Better get onto that soon - which is exciting and scary in equal measures

...but it's not my new wardrobe spend......

happy mid week fellow death jabbers. Very jealous of those of you enjoying wine and sunshine right now.

I had an injection fail for the first time yesterday. At the site there was a big red hard lump. Apparently this means injected into the skin and not the fat. Not sure if this is going to impact on the efficacy. I hope not. I had decided to do another 10mg rather than come down a dose in the hope of getting to 110lbs as a lovely round number and dropping me into the lower stone bracket. But today I’ve weighed at 113.5 which is a bit annoying. I’ve stayed within my calorie deficit, only had 2 glasses of wine over the weekend and have really been focused on exercise. I can rationalise the increase (ate late after exercise, water retention, inflammation etc) but it’s still hard to see the number going up (and taking me away from target). So much of this journey is in our head isn’t it?

I am loving all the exercise though. I’m getting good value from my gym membership. I joined a new running club last night and did over 7k followed by a lovely stretch class at the gym. Netball tonight (not thru the gym). Swimming tomorrow. HIIT class and spa on Saturday. probably a solo run at some point or parkrun. It feels good to be moving.

🤣
where has the MN laugh response gone too?

With you on the wardrobe spend. I don’t have anything from my next size down lurking anywhere. Three new dresses arrived yesterday, they all fit, so happy, two more are on order.
Not buying jeans for another 10-15kg, figure I’ll manage without for the summer. I tried the waist adjuster buttons but they didn’t do too well.

If you are thinking of selling on vinted, some great tips in a DT article.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/how-to-win-at-vinted/

Has anyone had experiences with MedExpress after reaching BMI 25? Do they cut you off right away, or is there a maintenance dose situation?

The website seems to imply they cut you off at 25?

@LindtCurvesI think they cut you off at 23.5. I left for oushk when I was getting towards a healthy BMI.

cant I really felt the "journey is in our head"!! I hope the lump is dissipating & not uncomfortable.

Jay you could put elastic the the back waistband - won't make a big difference but will get rid of the low back gap!

link to MedExpress maintenance plan….

https://support.medexpress.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/20358615023261-What-happens-when-I-reach-a-healthy-weight-BMI-23-5

I have an announcement to make.

📣📣📣 4 stone club member! 📣📣📣

SW. 15 stone 12lb / 100.7kg
CW. 11 stone 12lb / 75kg

Total loss 4 stone/ 25.4kg / 56 lb / 56 Guinea pigs (or a boring air conditioning unit)

Another 5 lbs and I will finally be overweight.

Skipping round the kitchen this morning 😇

Bloody annoyed that that the 😂 has gone. Maybe it’s only there for premium customers. Will have to use lots of 👍🏻 instead

I had a look in Site Stuff and it seems it was removed because some people use it sarcastically to troll other posters 🙄

Feeling much better this morning!

🥳🥳🥳 congratulations!🥂

If you want an entertaining read, look at the thread about it 😂

New dresses! 🥰

Huge congratulations 🥰🥰🥰