Mounjaro Feb 2025 starters (thread 6!)…

[Mounjaroday]

Welcome one and all to our latest thread!

So much support and encouragement on here. Can’t wait to hear everyone’s continued achievements and NSVs.

Congratulations to everyone who has reached their goal and starting maintenance, and all the warriors still trekking on.

I still have a couple of stone to go. Feeling motivated and ready to go!

We can do this!

No longer feeling nauseous on 10mg, and weirdly don't seem to have very strong appetite suppression at all- very similar to 7.5 for now. Last night I ate two ice creams, because I wanted them, which is very unusual for me since being on the jabs to want that kind of excessive treat!

Not mean at all

my weight loss has stalled but I console myself that I would probably be much heavier by now had I not started on 27th February

Yep, that's my sedentary TDEE before a deficit 😭 so nutracheck only allows me 1200 calories a day which I just can't do. I feel rubbish when I go that low, even if I'm eating as nutritiously as possible.

Fitbit says I earn an extra 200-300 calories just through the day at work but obviously that can be wayyyy off. I have been eating those extra calories but my losses have slowed right down. I just need to find the energy and motivation to exercise more often and more consistently.

But I'm so tired ahhh 😓

@Zibb and anyone else, was just wondering if anyone has had a blood test while on MJ and if their iron levels had been affected?
Think i might request one as i'm getting terrible bruises that take ages to fade and also feel more tired than is usual.

Yes carbs give you energy literally. Shall PM you with a suggestion x

I'm also getting lots of bruises that take ages to fade, I just assumed it was because I have less padding now.
But looking at the other iron deficiency symptoms I've also noticed dizziness, headaches,and heart palpitations over the past few weeks. It might also be contributing to the horrible hair loss. Sometimes I feel like I can't breathe properly even when I'm just standing still but I thought it was just the heat at work getting to me. Interesting. Might have to make a GP appointment.

@Mounjaroday How is your week going? Are things getting any better?

I hate that these apps default to 1200, I think it's unrealistic for most people. I don't see how you can possibly live well on what is essentially 3 bare meals of 400 cals each. That's mere existence and it's grim.

I mentioned L Tyrosine earlier in the thread and I'm only onto in my second day taking it but it seems promising even this soon. The brain fog seems improved already and my mood, while it hasn't been a problem as such, feels lighter. I can say that the last two days have been the only days in a few weeks where I haven't had a mid-afternoon dip. I also suspect low iron which is a recurring thing for me so I found 'gentle iron' supplements as well and worked out a schedule:

First thing in the morning - L Tyrosine and Vitamin B Complex with added Vitamin C (this also includes Biotin).

Mid morning - iron

Before bed - combined calcium and vitamin D, collagen and antihistamine (to help with the injection rashes)

I'm hoping this combats brain fog and some low energy mainly, as well as hopefully ensuring the regrowth of my hair is decent. I never really considered supplements before Mounjaro but I think I should have probably looked into them more beforehand. You should definitely try the L Tyrosine.

Thanks. Love this supportive group 🤗

I’m getting there. Picking myself back up x

Good to hear. Be kind to yourself.

@usedtobeaylis couldn't agree more about the 1200 calorie guidance.

Ugh... Annoying week.

Jab 24 - 10th 5mg dose (although it was a bonus dose and it might have been a tad over)
Loss - 0.05kg so really another stay the same.
I have lost 1.2kg in 3 weeks, which although I don't want to lose weight too quickly, is rather a snails pace, so I'm going to move up to 6.25mg next week.

My walking is back to normal levels now I don't have to push my eldest around in a duggy buggy... I have had to stop doing body pump though because I have an ACJ injury from having to lift and move eldest into her duggy buggy before she died. It should only be for a week or so, but now worried about the impact of not doing weights and don't want to lose muscle and be all flabby. I had been working so hard to avoid this.

Also made a bit of a mess of things ordering my next pen. Ordered 7.5mg from one supplier, email stating it's pending for days on end and didn't hear anything. Read trust pilot reviews and it's full of people having to request money back through their banks because of unfulfilled orders. Not wanting to miss a dose, I ordered from a higher rated supplier who approved my order within an hour or so and it arrived the next morning. Took delivery, then an email finally came through to say my first order has been approved, although it doesn't seem to have dispatched yet, so now I will have 2 pens 🤦‍♀️ Assuming it's dispatched!! At least both were very competitively priced, and I won't be rushing to order my next pen as soon as I get back from my next holiday in a month.

@usedtobeaylis I'm definitely going to try the l tyrosine and a few other supplements.

My calories allowance only dropped down to 1200 once I hit about 82kg. When I first started out it was 2500 and I could earn about an extra 800 a day. I miss those days. The first 2 months I felt amazing, so much energy. Wish I could feel that good again.

Looking back at Fitbit data, in March my average daily calorie burn was 3200 and for June it was 2500.

Hopefully the supplements and the carb increase will help. Otherwise I might try having a couple of weeks eating at current weight maintenance and then cutting again.

Hi everyone! My plateau seem to be going but have been docs today fatigue, nausea, very lightheaded alot, done so much exercise since snowdon. Docs is giving me blood form but has said im not fueling my body enough for my excersice. So definately going eat little and often. Ive decided I want lose another half a stone by hopefully 25th august then I think im done and going start tapering off mj. I know I won't be classed as healthy bmi but im finally feeling happy with myself and accepting I will always have abit of belly amd that's ok.
Hope everyone is ok and doing alright

I feel really down today, which isn't really like me. Like really sad. I think I'm realising that while my weight was a big factor in a lot of things, it doesn't help in others. I feel I look old and saggy whereas with the extra 3 stone I think I looked a lot younger. The hair loss, the flat backside, there's just always something else I'm going to focus on and find myself lacking. I'm struggling with ageing as it is.

@usedtobeaylis wow that hit home for me. Not feeling great in my own skin especially my face which seems to be getting more wrinkles by the day...

I love your plan for recentreing back on who you are and what's important to you. Hope tomorrow is brighter for you.

@usedtobeaylis im sorry you feel this way. I have always had no bum used to be called a flat arse even as teenager( unfortunately). Just had big boobs which I used to love i do hate them now tho. It's honestly so hard isn't it. When I was a teenager till 19 I couldnt pinch an inch but still felt ugly, look.at pics back then now and think why did you not like yourself, you looked really good. I honestly feel it's so hard for any of us to accept ourselves with our insecuritys. And I'll be honest I still have them just not as strong. It has took me nearly a year to start thinking enough is enough amd there's no telling I might change my mind..so I can feel your down days. A few months ago I was looking at tummy ticks but in all honesty unless I won the lottery I ain't got 10 grand.
Hope it doesn't sound silly and I hope you start to feel better but I did have them thoughts too if fat I won't have loose skin

I dont know if this will help! Or seem bad but me as a teenager and honestly I felt ugly the whole time and like I wasn't good enough. And spent my whole life when I finally thought you should of known your worth trying to be that again. This is litterly the only pic of me being a teenager I have tbh.

Tonight I finally confessed to my DH.

It's not gone well, I'm wondering if I'm even going to have a DH by the morning. I knew he'd react badly but not quite like this. He won't talk to me and has took himself off to bed. I'm currently downstairs sobbing.

Mor sure if he's more upset I'm taking an "unsafe" drug or that I've lied/kept it from him for 6 months.

Oh how I wish I could turn the clock back 😭😭

Oh I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope that after some sleep you can both discuss everything calmly and he comes around.

Is he a facts and figures kind of person? If you arm yourself with studies and research would he be willing to read them and see that it is safe?
Hopefully he will understand why you felt the need to keep it private and you can work everything out.

Giving you a little hand hold xx

Exactly the same here. I will never ever be happy with how I look.

But I'm trying to look at it like this - I can get a nice bum once I'm at maintenance. The hair will grow back. The loose skin can be smoothed over with the nice clothes I couldn't wear at 116kg. My face isn't as plump and youthful looking but I'll have cheek bones and a jawline. I can jog and walk for miles, I don't have to check the weight limit on furniture. Most important of all I am soooo much healthier on the inside. I'm no longer heading towards a heart attack or diabetes or any other obesity related illness. Losing the weight has changed my life for the better in so many weighs.

Gotta give your body and your brain time to adjust to the changes too. I still get surprised seeing how different I look in photos (can't see the changes in the mirror though).

I've also decided that I'm not going to give a shit either. A work in progress but I'm getting there. I'm not going to give a shit if my tight gym clothes aren't flattering, I like wearing them. Nor will I care if my thighs jiggle when I'm walking. At least I'm walking. Those wrinkles have around my eyes now? Earned them through every smile and laugh. Saggy boobs? Fed 2 children! Just gonna reframe every negative thought as a positive.

@Zibb you worded it so much better than me. Hat off to you 😃

Morning my lovelies. You really are warriors. I’m so moved by these stories, and thank god for this thread.

I don’t think that it’s any coincidence that we are near 6 months into this journey and some stuff is coming up. A lot, or even all of the weight has been lost. We look different, we feel different, we’re confronting stuff that the weight isn’t hiding any more. It’s been hard work, we’re tired. Other people have views (I’m so sorry, @Marypoppinsisnosaint).

But fuck me, we’ve got this. This is just another stage to navigate. Our bodies are strong, they carry us, they deserve this care and long term investment that we are giving them. Be proud. Be kind to yourself. Nourish yourself. Come back here and feel the love from your sisters in arms!

I was at the gym this week (starting to kind of maybe perhaps enjoy it, slightly?) and I watched another 50’s woman do an assisted deadlift, and my god she looked so powerful and graceful, I told her so. Her face! She said no one had called her graceful in all her 57 years. But she was. I like to think we all have that within us, no matter how shit we feel.

PS @CoolLimeSheep you were smoking! And more importantly, you seem such a lovely person and a total kick ass!

Quick weigh in from me. Another (measly) pound off this week. Going up to 10mg tomorrow so will report back..

SW: 15.5
CW: 11.12
TL: 3.7
GW: 10.5

Morning all! I’m on a train, so apologies for any wobbly typing,

@CoolLimeSheep You were a stunning teenager. I imagine you’re a stunning adult too. But I understand the gap between reality and perception in our heads. And teenage years can be ever so hard. Hormones, cruel friendship groups, parents… My mother would “let me” borrow her clothes if I went out, but I never had nice things of my own. You can imagine what I might have looked like - she’s 5 ft 2 and rounded and I am 5ft 8 and was like a beanpole. And then there was the bad curly perm, because otherwise I looked “like I’d been dragged through a hedge backwards” - except I just had naturally curly hair that no one knew how to style or cut properly. I looked like I’d had an electric shock! And we carry all of this with us. I’m trying to keep hold of the adult me, who can and is making good choices about health, nutrition, clothes - and hair!

@Marypoppinsisnosaint I hope you’re ok this morning. That sounds hard. I guess he might just be worried about you and caught by surprise that there’s something you’ve been working on for these last months that he hasn’t been aware of or part of. I wonder if it would help to explain how you’ve needed to make space in your head to do this without pressure or scrutiny or judgement and that it’s ok to want to make changes for a happier and healthier future - with him, ideally!

I’ve just signed up for three months of personal trainer twice a week. Feeling a bit guilty about making that space for me. It feels self indulgent. But regaining ( or maybe finding!) a better level of fitness it’s important if I’m going to stay well for as many years as possible. I need to make this change now,

Glad to be part of such a supportive group that can weather the ups and downs.