Anyone else at goal weight but can’t shake the feeling that it’s temporary?

[Eminybob]

After losing over 7 stone on mounjaro, I couldn’t be happier. I’m actually under my goal weight, loving being slim, feeling fit, fitting in whatever beautiful clothes I want.

I’m in the process of titrating down the doses, and am fully prepared to stay on the medication long term if need be when I find the right dose (still losing at current dose accidentally so know I can reduce down further)

But I can’t shake the feeling that this is just a temporary thing. That I’m still a fat person underneath and I’m destined to end up back as that person.
I’ve sent my fat clothes up to the loft rather than to the charity shop, and I feel that somehow I’m going to sabotage myself and it’ll all go tits up.

Anyone else feel this way? Is it just a side effect of being fat my whole life and struggling to get out of that mindset, or is it just that actually I’m probably kidding myself if I think I’ll be able to keep it off long term?

Maybe my brain will catch up with my body at some point, I don’t know.

Yes, I feel exactly the same. I'm not at goal weight yet but I totally understand what you're saying.

I think it will just take your brain a little while longer to catch up with your body, like you say.

Eventually you'll get to a point where you'll have been slim for long enough that your brain won't even think about how your previous body felt/behaved.

That's my theory anyway.

I know what you mean; I've not had such a dramatic weight loss as you but have lost nearly 20% of my body weight (BMI from 35 to 28 and I feel similar.

For me I know I am dependent on the meds to some degree. I know from past experience I won't be able to keep it off completely by myself. Part of me feels convinced that there's going to be a supply issue, or strict rules introduced, or horrible side effects discovered which means this is a temporary thing.

It feels too good to be true to find my off switch after all these years of struggle.

Glad I’m not the only one.

I think it’s just so alien, being this weight, this size, it feels unreal.

Hi OP, massive well done on your loss 👏👏👏

its a miracle, isn’t it ❤️

I know what you mean.
I’ve lost 4 stone so far - got 1 more to lose, which should take me from 39 BMI to 27.

i think that would suit me, even though still firmly in the overweight category. As a 56 year old woman, I want to keep a bit of squidge on me.

I’ve got rid of all my big clothes. I just can’t bear the thought of getting fat again. It terrifies me.

as long as Mounjaro and similar exist, I know it won’t happen but I’m keep everything crossed.

Yes. I’ve lost 26% and I’m surprised every morning when I wake up and see my own legs and remember. I have got rid of my largest clothes, though, to try to tie myself into committing to this new reality.

There have been a lot of feelings in this process, first admitting to myself how much I wanted to lose weight, then making myself do it, and now it turns out there are still a lot of feelings about being (almost) there and slimmer than I’ve been my whole adult life..

Yes I feel the same, it is a bit like when you first move house and you don't feel like you live in it...I am still trying to adjust to the new body that I am living in.

Yep! Totally get this! I’m just over 8 stone down and the smallest I have been since my teens. It’ll be a year next week on MJ. I still wake up every morning expecting to be back to my struggling, 17 stone self.

I have to admit I am TERRIFIED of the idea of maintenance and how to tackle it but I am more terrified of going back to what I used to be!

I got to 9st and stopped MJ.
I maintained on my own for 4 months but then my resilve just gave out

Back to old habits now and have gained 16lbs already :(

Yes I understand this. I’m down 35% of my body weight, and a BMI of just under 23. I’m in size 8s but my brain is still shocked when I put on an 8 or look in the mirror. I’ve just taken my first tapered dose and felt panic about it not working.

I have done my best to do this journey as healthily as I can with slow and steady losses, eating at least 1g of protein per kilo of weight, significantly upping my exercise, looking to decrease fat whilst increasing muscle. But I do worry about the ‘what ifs’.

sorry to hear that @WelcomeToTheBlackParade have you contacted your provider to see if you can start back on MJ?

Me too.
I've been at goal since January. And maintenance is easy...I use around 2.5 mg every 10 days or so
I just can't shake feelings it won't last

Some amazing losses, congratulations everyone.

I do live in constant fear of being cut off by my provider. It has happened once with Asda so I moved to Oushk with a bmi of 22, but have lost more weight since then (still within healthy range) so worry they will say no each time I re order.

I don’t think I am ready to go it alone.

I was with medexpress who stopped prescribing to me, I then went to numan for one final pen. I think numan would allow me but theyre too expensive.

I might call a few places and ask

@Eminybob
Try not to worry about Oushk as they've said they'll support down to bmi19 on long term maintenance as this is still within the healthy range, on a case by case basis. I've continued to lose on maintenance, I'm now bmi20 but I keep reducing dose so hoping to get balance right soon. In the meantime, I update them with my higher end average.

I've just been doing my exercises in the living room and my OH was impressed by my 2min plank. I responded 'not bad for an old, fat bird' and then remembered that I'm actually an old, thin bird 😅. It's gonna take months to get used to i think.

I moved to oushk when I was getting to a healthy BMI as I wanted flexibility for the maintenance period. They are quite flexible so I’d say they are worth a call to explain your situation. You can prove that you were eligible and have been taking WLIs. Fingers crossed you get something sorted. It’s a hard enough journey.

@Eminybob have a proper chat with them to reassure you. I am with Pharmulous and had a call with Dr Mel which was really reassuring and made me feel like we are a partnership and they want to help and support with no possibility of being arbitrarily cut off at any point. She said they would be checking weight/bmi etc on maintenance in case of a ‘oh IReally seems to dropping a bit low. Let’s give her a call and see how we can help’ type of idea.

OMG I do this too, make self deprecating comments about my size, then realise I’m not fat any more 🤣

The other day I said something along the lines of “do I look like I don’t like cake” and got an in return.

I’m feeling the other way. I’ve lost 5st 1lb and I’ve got another stone to go and feel very determinedly that I’ll never be fat again because of WLIs.

OMG I do this too, make self deprecating comments about my size, then realise I’m not fat any more

god yes, I really have to be mindful with the 'some people here clearly like their food' - I used to say things like that a lot, meaning myself. You get some odd looks if you're size XS