Late April ‘25 starters - thread 4

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Hi everyone -time for thread 4 as we close in on 2 months on our journey!

Congrats @Scouseblokethats amazing!

On a health note I was moaning to my sister about having a tummy and not feeling that different in shape in the cusp of 2stone down. Apparently you lose a lot of fat from around your organs first. Which is annoying because you don’t see the results but v important!

Also funny story. I was pretty hungry yesterday and was thinking bloody hell 5mg is barely working (I jab Wednesday) I need to go up a dose. Then I remembered that I had moved to Saturday the week before as work was so hectic and had lots of meals out and was meant to jab thurs this week to then go back to weds next week. I’d totally forgotten to jab so no wonder suppression was waning!

SW 17.7
CW 15.5
WK 12 loss 1lb

Ordered pen 4 this week and I’ve taken the plunge and ordered the 5mg for the first time! This last week I feel the food noise has crept in occasionally - I don’t like it!!!!!!! I’ve got 1 dose left in my 2.5mg pen plus the golden dose so I think I’m going to try 3.75mg this week!!
I’ve been very lucky on the SE on the 2.5mg so I’m abit nervous about moving up!!!
Well done everyone on your losses and NSV - we are all smashing this!!!!
My work trousers have gone very baggy so I tried a pair I brought 4 years ago (still had the tags on them) that I couldn’t fasten and they fit perfectly!!! I felt fantastic!!!

Wow this is really brilliant! Well done mate, what a gift to your health 🥳

I can’t work out if I’m having high suppression this week or if the heat and current difficult circumstances are just making me not want to eat! I don’t feel hungry but I am not eating enough at all.

me and my mam are nursing my grandma at home, she is at the end of her life.

so, really chaotic eating times as we are taking turns being awake, and nurses are running in and out. High emotions knocking my desire to eat. Trying to eat at least one ‘meal’ a day but mainly surviving on little bites/snacks through the day when I realise I feel feint as haven’t eaten in hours.

Haven’t weighed this week and honestly I’m just not focused on WL at the moment. I imagine when I do weigh I will have either lost loads or gained due to the lack of healthy eating. We had crisps and a glass of wine for our tea last night !

Any suggestions for what I can quickly prepare and eat would be welcome- my brain isn’t working at the moment to think of anything, and I can’t commit to cooking anything, so I’m just eating a ryvita with Cheese spread whenever I remember or get chance .

sorry to be gloomy on such a sunny day.

Hi everyone, just catching up on the thread.

Fantastic NSV @Scousebloke what a result!

End of Week 10 for me and I've socked it to my judgy scales by reverting to my pre-holiday weight. Ha, take that judgy scales!

So I'm back to a stone loss after 10 weeks - the speed of loss compared to many is frustrating but a loss is a loss. I've upped my dose to 3.25mg now to try to accelerate weight loss as tbh I'm getting diet fatigue and as long as SEs don't appear this week, I'll try more next week.

@Ricoletti sorry to hear you've got so much to deal with - if you eat dairy, a small tub of cottage cheese with fruit or veg is a quick protein-rich snack. And boiled eggs if you can stomach them.

@Ricoletti 💐💐such a tough situation , but a wonderful privilege to be with your Mum and Grandma at the end of her life. Ryvita and cheese doesn’t sound too bad. How about nuts rather than crisps and very high quality fruit, stuff like peaches and mangoes. And run out to M& S and get some of their easy ready meals. just shove some on. You may not remember to eat, so set a timer, because it is important that you and your Mum get the nutrients you need to carry on.
if you think of it as looking after your Mum, it may help you see that it is vital. I hope it is a peaceful end❤️.

93.2 today so I have lost 1.1 kilo. I’m happy with that given it was my birthday and all. I’ve got a creeping suspicion that I need a new pen but haven’t got one. I haven’t been brave enough to do the golden dose, but I may have to because it might be easier to source a syringe than a pen. My provider is supposed to prompt me to order a new pen, but it doesn’t seem to happen and last month was a bit of a palava . I’d better look.

Phew, panic over.

@Ricoletti thoughts are with you at this difficult time 🥺
Just a thought but have you got a Subway near you? They do salad bowls - I think you can get them delivered via one or more of the delivery companies (just eat,uber eats etc) Also a few of the carvery’s offer a collection/delivery service - pile up the veg and meat!

@Ricoletti sorry to hear about your nan, sending hugs ❤️

@Scousebloke thats amazing, fantastic NSV!

Thanks everyone,

good ideas thanks all, my brain just couldn’t think of what to eat! - I’ve sent out for some olives, eggs , nuts cheese and nice fruit.

And I’ve set a timer 🙂

@Ricoletti sending love and strength, very tough time for you x

Good luck moving up in dose @PoisonIvy89

Sorry to hear about your grandma @Ricoletti 💐

Well done on all the losses @Zebracat and @GeraniumRoseblush (those are the only 2 names I remember, sorry)

Great losses @Scousebloke @BeachBodyAim @Zebracat

@Ricoletti I'm so sorry about your grandma, sending love to you and your family ❤

Thank you @Coventree @dozywelshbird 😘

Jab day today. Number 11 and have moved up to 3.75mg

And weigh in day. Lost 1.5lbs this week which brings my total to 27.1lbs.
I hit my first mini goal to get under 250, current weight 249.9.
I also bought (and wore and they fit!) smaller underwear this week.

🤐And I also ate too many lindor balls and was awake all night with indigestion because eating them wasn't bad enough I had to eat them at midnight and omg do you know how many calories are in every ball yikes I ate five that's a lie it was seven ugh I haven given the rest of the box away I cannot be trusted with lindor

No one can be trusted with Lindor.

Sorry to hear about your grandma @Ricoletti- glad you managed to organise some nice food to keep your strength up.

Well done on the work trousers @BeachBodyAimand the 2stone @Scouseblokeand being back to pre holiday weight @GeraniumRoseblush losses and new underwear @PoisonIvy89and your loss@Zebracat- if you are worried about the new pen coming in time no harm getting a syringe as a back up plan even if you decide against it. (It really is much easier than it sounds).

I’ve eaten what feels like a tonne of delicious food in the last couple of days due to a trip and a couple of meals out (with people who don’t know about the Mj) but was pleasantly surprised how well I managed - might be a gain or maintain week for me though!

@PoisonIvy89 Lindor always give me indigestion if I have more than a couple which is very tempting indeed!

@Ricoletti sorry about your grandma, sending hugs.

Hi everyone good to catch up. Great nsv @Scousebloke I’m hoping my numbers in a few weeks are as good!
@Ricoletti sounds like a difficult time for you but glad to hear you have some food sorted now xx hopefully you’ll be able to cherish these days with her xx

I’m back from holidays and period has arrived so I’m currently the same weight as I was when I last weighed 3 weeks ago! Will see if I get a wee whoosh this week and at least have a pound or two down for this month but doubtful, I enjoyed my holiday but the snacking on nuts and crisps etc snuck back in. Had a bbq tonight with friends and overate and dealing with indigestion for my gluttony!!
Jabbed on Friday golden dose of 3.75 ready to go up to 5mg next Friday. Bit of an expensive month to stay the same but given me a kick up the bum to get back on track and hopefully 5mg helps that.
to everyone else well done on all the great results, feel like my progress is slower than many on here, Iv lost just over 1.5 stone and another 2 to go , almost half way there! Hope everyone surviving in the heat and enjoys the remaining sunshine!

Hi everyone, checking in at the end of week 11. Great to see everyones scale and non-scale victories - especially those where weight loss is having such significant health benefits.
It's been a mega busy week for me and I've managed to get more steps and time outdoors in than I usually do, which I feel great about.
I've had my period this week and still managed a 3.5lb loss, taking me to 2 stone lost in total - this seems to be the first time that my period hasnt affected my loss. Hoping to keep chipping away before my holiday in 2 weeks time.
I treated myself to a lovely pair of jeans this week as a treat for hitting the 2 stone milestone and hoping to splurge on a few nice holiday bits before I go away too, as all of my shorts are too big now.
Onwards and downwards!

Ugh. Weigh in day today and haven't lost anything so that's one pound in three weeks. And then had to kill three hours in town before picking up my son and have just eaten sausage and chips in a greasy spoon for no reason 😕

I'm going from 3mg to 3.5mg later today so maybe that will give me the arse kick I need.

Sorry to hear about your grandma @Ricoletti and hope things progress as peacefully as they can ❤️. I was going to suggest ready meals as a short term solution but sounds like you’re on it.

Oh no @PoisonIvy89! Hope all lindor-related issues have now passed and the evil temptation has been removed from your sight.

@SweetChilliGirl it feels like there’s a few people having mini plateaus around over the last couple of weeks (think mine’s passed now)…hope it breaks and you get a whoosh next week.

Loving the new clothes vibes going on - I bought a size 14 dress yesterday (admittedly a very roomy, swooshy one) but I was in size 20s, contemplating needing size 22s just before Easter…that’s madness!

Fingers crossed for a happy, healthy week for us all. Keep going, we’ve so got this!

@Ricoletti sorry to hear about your Grandma.

Official weigh today, 1.9lb down, 20.2lb in total. I saw my Auntie for the first time since starting and she noticed I'd lost weight 🎉 she's the first person to comment. Told her I was using mounjaro and she was supportive 🥰

I’m done.
Had an awful night of sulphur burps and vomiting. Same as last time, it seems to be any bready carbs do not agree with me and my slower digestion/constipation, so a bread roll yesterday and some pizza the day before has pushed me over the edge. I’ve been sticking to my calorie limit on Nutracheck so I’ve not even been going crazy on food.
Holiday at end of this week and I can’t do this when I’m away. So the Mounjaro has to go, and I need to stick with my food tracking and exercise to keep the weight loss momentum going.
I know the Mounjaro will be hanging around my system for a while so will just need to be careful with food.
I’ll report back after my holiday on how it’s going - hope everyone else can keep the weight loss and NSV’s going!

Bless you @Ricoletti sending lots of love to you and your mum at this difficult time ❤️

Just had my next pen delivered and it's warm (they were meant to deliver yesterday but I was already on a train out for the day when I got the delivery slot)

So now I imagine I have a battle on my hands to get my pen replaced. I also need it for Friday!!

Can anyone tell me how many clicks is 3.75mg? Have been on 5mg the last 6 weeks, but after having no SE have now had terrible nausea for the last two weeks so thought I would drop down a bit.