January 2025 Starters Thread 9!

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Time to check in losers!

I’ve been hiding away following the thread in the background for a few months now, just to say I’ve hit a few milestones today!

No 1: under 10stone! I am 9st 12 today and it feels like I’ve been lingering around the 10 stone mark for weeks, so really happy to finally see it!

No 2: longest run since starting mounjaro at 11 miles today! I was into distance running before but felt so weak for the longer distances when I started the jabs so this felt really good today.

I had a stockpile of pens because Med Express makes you order so early so haven’t had any new ones for a while now. I have one 5mg and one 7.5mg left - I’m not going to go up from 5mg now, and once these run out that will be me, regardless of weight.

But I still have a wee flabby belly bit at the front, it’s so annoying - the one place I really wanted to lose it from in the first place is looking like it will be the last to go 😂

@HeidiNotSoHeavy that is INCREDIBLE! Well done!

I've always wanted to do a pull up @HeidiNotSoHeavy Bravo!

@emmsyg seeing that end point number is a good feeling ☺️ congratulations, and on the 11 miler 👏👏

Hey all! I’m back with my post holiday weigh in and I’ve gained 0.6lbs which is mind boggling because I ate loads, drank cocktails, guzzled ice cream etc.

Will catch up and join in today

@HeidiNotSoHeavy a pull up!!!!! Out of the blue?? That's amazing. I have never been able to do that.
@emmsyg welcome back to the thread! What a wonderful set of goals met 😍
You and @HeidiNotSoHeavy are inspiring with your exercise
@UnderandOverwhelmed I have put the dose up this week too. I have been keen to keep it as low as possible but if its stopping working it's got to go up. My suppression is great today so hopefully made the right decision! Hope its working for you too?
Vinted is on my chores list today. @2025istheyeari @Zempy @HeidiNotSoHeavy @Polkadotdash I don't know if I will iron anything 🤣 hardly iron the clothes I wear 🤣 but I will get some more items on and if hhe don't sell Iin a month I will charity bag them.
I quite enjoy some of the bat 💩 exchanges! If you want it make a sensible offer, otherwise leave me alone! 😅

@HeidiNotSoHeavy well done, that’s amazing! Also one of my goals, but don’t think I have the upper body strength yet.

Jab #24 today - did 0.5ml of the bonus dose in my 5mg pen which is 4.16mg. So my first titrate down. I’m at 60.5kg this morning after a big family buffet yesterday and we’re off for a Father’s Day lunch later. Have a lovely Sunday all!

Fab work @HeidiNotSoHeavy, a pull-up is impressive! Also on my goals list (along with a proper press up and a handstand)

Scale's moving again this morning although I haven't noticed much difference yet from taking 10mg instead of 7.5mg this week. Getting close to a 3 stone loss now, just under 4 lbs to go. It'd be amazing to reach that goal before I go on holiday in a months' time so that's my new interim goal.

@MJalltheway iirc we started the same week at the same weight and are pretty much tracking (I am not a stalker I promise). I think you may have managed an extra lb on me now but it does feel good to see that 3 stone loss on the horizon. I am hoping to get there by the end of my current pen.

@HeidiNotSoHeavy that’s awesome re the pull-up! I life heavy as well and a pull-up is on my dream list, along with burpees and proper push ups, not on my knees.

One day…

Went out for a family meal last night. Intending on having a starter as my main. But I was really hungry when I got there and ordered a regular main course. No starter. Couldn’t even eat half of it, when will I learn my appetite is not as big as it was! The waitress was asking is it ok, is anything the matter with the food type thing and I had to just say honestly no, it’s lovely, I’m just really full!

Eyes bigger than my belly.

Life? Lift!

Welcome back @Jins that’s an amazing result from holiday excesses.

I finally got to 9:13 today. I could cry. I didn’t think it was possible but here I am. I can fit in some M and S size 10 trousers now. I don’t think my top half will ever be smaller than size 12 because of the boobs!

Well done to everyone reaching fab exercise goals. I don’t have any!!

Well done @Zempy. Excellent achievement

Amazing well done @Zempy

@Jins that is good going after a holiday! I hope you’ve had a lovely time.

I have done really crap this week, and the past few weeks I’ve been terrible with my food and water intake. I’ve been eating rubbish but not in huge amounts so I’ve gotten away with it - still losing but feel bad for it. Things like instant noodles and a fried egg for my tea because I just can’t be arsed. I am a bit burnt out generally and I am finding general life stuff tough and feel a bit bleughhhh.

ah yes! 👋 What dosage are you on?

Amazing @Zempy
sorry to hear @discov hopefully you’ll feel better soon. Often no rhyme or reason to lower moods and fed up ness imo it’s horrid though

Fabulous, @Zempy ! So amazing to reach the goals we didn't even consider realistic.

Congratulations @Zempy on the weight, is that your goal? What's your plan?

@HeidiNotSoHeavy I've always wanted to do a pullup. It was one of my goals but I tried the other day and the pain in my repaired rotator cuff was too much so I think I will have to remove that from my goal (for the immediate future anyway, I will continue to work on the weights and get all the muscles stronger). It's such a great goal and great to achieve it!

@Jins congratulations on the minimum weight loss

@DGonMJ I'm interested in your titration plan. I'm due my next jab tomorrow, the last 3 jabs were 2.5 but I did swap from Wednesdays to Mondays so it would have worked out to a bit more on one of the weeks. I definitely don't want to lose any more weight. Despite just losing a couple of pounds my size 8 jeans are loose (remember I'm very short!!). Crazy the difference that a couple of pounds makes at this weight/height. I also don't want to put any more. I'm thinking 2.5 for maybe another month and then perhaps slowly drop down to see what the lowest dose is I can get to and still get all the benefits (thyroid levels are in a pretty good place and I don't have any aches and pains).

Well done everyone else, sorry for not tagging, I got to my memory limit 🙈 waiting on ADHD diagnosis and interested to see how ADHD medication in the mix will change things up

I had to go down with my thyroxine dose, TSH was almost 0. So anybody else taking it, go get a blood test.

Phew. Just about caught up. Loads of congratulations due to so many as well.

The holiday was fab, hotel was amazing, food very good, swimming pool warm although I did most of my swimming in the area of sea they’d sectioned off. Nice to do a bit of open water swimming but I’m going to have to build strength up before I do much more.

Nice to be home though. I’ve jabbed 6.25mg today. It was going to be 5 but I just started a new 7.5mg pen and 6.25mg divides very well into it. I got on very well with 6.25 so let’s hope I still do. Maintenance call with Oushk on 23rd and I should be just above goal but actually I’d like to aim for 8.10 so don’t mind losing more during titration down.

@discov you sound how I feel. 10mg has just killed my desire to eat anything so I’m just having noodles or toast. I know it’s really not what I’m supposed to be doing. I’m feeling really sickly today and I said I would take charge of all the cooking to give my husband a day off (he does it all normally) but I feel so crap that all I’ve managed to do is make him a toasted tea cake. Not a contender for wife of the year!

Thanks lads. I would like to lose the pouches of fat left on my upper and lower stomach. I think maybe 9 stone 4 is my target now.

@discov I have felt like that a lot over the last 4/6 weeks. I have had some major heath worries to work through, an issue at work that has been tough, and stuff with both kids. It’s been super hard work and I’ve been lazy in that I’ve let the mj take the strain. My food quality has been mediocre at best and I’ve not exercised. Yes I’ve eaten in a deficit and carried on losing but I’ve not had good habits or set myself up for success well at all. Hopefully seeing light at the end of the tunnel so have been able to be a bit more focused.

sometimes life gets on top of us and you can’t do everything all at once. Do you have any chance of a break coming up?

@MJalltheway I’m click counting a 7.5 pen at the moment - just under the full dose now so about 7.2 (55 clicks).

I think the last two weeks have really showed me how hard it is going to be keeping the weight off once I'm done. Ive immediately slipped back into poor eating habits and using food as emotional support. I still have a long way to go so I'm annoyed with myself for getting blown off course so easily. I still haven't made it to 7.5mg yet and I've lost 60% of my target weight so I do have a significant way to go until I'm at the top dose. I feel a bit despondent right now though, I need to get losing again.

I can’t remember if you’re my MJ twin @UnderandOverwhelmed . I’ve also lost 60% to my first target. Still stalled here. Gained 1kg in fact since lowest recorded weight on 6th June.

I took 6.25mg today, dose increased from 5mg. Ok so far. New 5mg pen today I’m thinking of another two 6.25mg doses and then either take the last dose away with me with a syringe or not depending on side effects.

I’ve not flown with MJ, can I just put it in the hold in an insulated container? I haven’t told the kids/no intention of doing so so I would want it in my cabin bag/case.

Thanks @Polkadotdash@myladyjane I’m sorry you’re both feeling a similar way!

I’ve had a couple of stressful work weeks, autistic dd is struggling a with school at the minute which is using up all my emotional energy. She’s leaving primary this year and they are cramming in different trips and other stuff plus she’s got friends birthday parties over the next few weeks and it’s all a bit much for her. DH works 7 days a week as he has his day job then runs our hospitality business at the weekends so everything outside of that falls to me.

I could do with a holiday! Which won’t happen because we are skint. Sorry to moan.

DH said he will help me with a meal plan when he gets back tonight and I’ll do a big shop tomorrow which should help. I’ve not even had the energy to do that recently and keep just popping to the shop for ‘bits’ every few days. Those kind of shops where you spend 50 quid and don’t actually end up with anything to make a decent meal when you get home 😂