Mounjaro October starters - Thread 8!

[HansHolbein]

Carry on losers!

@Histoscientist Someone said to me the other day that I'm tiny now.... they are defo lying!! I am not even close to 'Tiny'.
A nearly 3 hour commute each day is very long! I WFH mostly but when I go in the office its 40 mins each way which I think is long enough.

It feels like my jab took a couple of days to kick in but I'm good today, back to where I was before Cornwall, hoping to make it a half a lb loss this week if I keep going for my official weigh in on sat.
We are going out for a roast dinner on Sunday for a friends 40th. I would prefer it if we didn't have to go out for food but we really couldn't say no to this friend!

Still debating joining a gym! My work will pay for it but still ha ha

Boob shrinkage. I've just remeasured for new bras, from 38GG to 34DD. It was the one thing is was worried about, always had good boobs but with the new bras they feel cute and perky. Without a bra they are a little flatter but nowhere near as saggy as I was expecting. I just bought some cheap supermarket bras to get by, still hoping to lose another stone ish.

Lots to catch up on!

@Histoscientist My Mounniversary is on the 15th. Amazing progress pictures! Can definitely tell the 2.5lb difference. Sorry I can't remember, are you still pre-diabetic or has this been reversed?

@Nighttimeistherightime Good Lord what a transformation, well done!

@OrlandointheWilderness Wow! Love your photos. Best of luck with the marathon, really lovely.

@Mincepieinthesky Lovely to hear from you!

@Fizzleawayyy1 Agree; truly amazing. I am so proud of us all. We've got our lives back. Your pictures are nuts - in a good way! Like a different person! The side by side photos are just... wow. Enjoy the roast on Sunday. It's definitely roast dinner weather now!

@fourquenelles Fab update from you, thank you. Looks like Wegovy could still be an option, then. Love a charity shop!

@EVK 9 weeks of maintenance is fucking nuts! Really happy for you. Lots of wisdom in your post, thank you.

@DeltaAlphaDelta79 Hope that bottle of red was delicious! I love red wine. Keep plugging away at it, we are all here for you.

@HappyNewt What a beautiful figure you have! I often think of you when I leave my house. We have a pond near our front door with lots of cute little happy newts! I think I saw two shagging during the week, weird. You look truly incredible, you must feel so free.

@LumionaMoonsplash Also have major boob shrinkage! I've gone from a 42E to a 32C/D - crazy! Had a bra fitting at John Lewis a couple of months ago, recommend it.

I've dropped a bit more weight, so need to work on that. Been having lots of full fat milk, cheese, and nuts. To be honest, I'm so scared of being fat again. I can't go back there, so I do keep things tightly under control. I have 1 dose of 7.5 left, then on to 5mg. Also been lucky and had no side effects, apart from being cold!

@recklessgran Hope you're ok!

@lapuf How are things with you?

@HansHolbein lovely to hear from you and that you are maintaining well. Dropping further shows you have the skills to manage for the future but maybe allow yourself a few treats? I know the feeling. I was away 4 days with work, free breakfast, lunch and dinner and eating with others so felt pressure to order full meals, tapas was a sharing course too but I didn't gain anything, I weighed in at the lightest I had ever weighed. I think with all the walking every day that helped. I actually managed to eat decent amounts too.
I haven't had any bloods done so don't know if I'm still prediabetic but all my high sugar symptoms have gone and high BP, not had any ear tinnitus or whooshing for a very long time, don't get hangry or shaky if I don't eat a long time etc, don't constantly crave carbs or feel hungry all the time, which I used to when I was prediabetic.so
Yesterday was the first time since December that I've felt unwell, picked up a GI bug so was off work but I used to pick up infections every few months! In 2022 I had 7 infections in 6 months! So I'm a lot healthier with the weight loss.
I'm also tapering down as the doses are too strong, currently at 7.5mg down from 15mg highest, I believe this is because I'm more insulin sensitive now rather than resistant with the weight loss. I don't crave carbs either. I barely have treats and I'm on my period but I'm not eating junk or have cravings, miracle! it's just 2 meals a day and often having a protein shake for breakfast or just a coffee. It's working well as I keep my cals for my evening meal and well within target.
Lost another half a lb Friday so now I'm bmi 23.5 9st 6.9lbs, getting there!
@Fizzleawayyy1 what dress size are you? I'm getting comments saying I'm tiny and to stop losing weight too but I'd say tiny means 6-8 to me. It's different to everyone though so maybe tiny means something else like 10-12 to them?
I'm 10-12, getting more into 10s now and need to sew in my12s-14s. I'm lucky to have a sewing machine, it's saved a lot of my newer clothes and I've just adjusted them. Did some knitwear and jeans last weekend that were massive. Look and fit much better now. I also did a fair shop only in primark for some clothes, some for work and some casual, sent over £100 but got a good mix of clothes esp autumn winter. Most had to get XS or XXS as their sizes are too big!

Hello lovely people, happy to read all your updates and the before and after pictures. A lot has happened in a year and I can’t quite believe this is it.
My one year anniversary would have been the 5th of oct and I still made a note of it as it was the beginning of this change. I’ve been off the jabs now for almost 8 months (it’ll be 8 months on the 14th) and I’m maintaining well and sitting at 8lbs less than my last MJ weight.
Glad I started last October and this kick started this change as now I keep making the right choices with food and exercise cos I don’t ever want to get back to where I used to be.
Hopefully looking forwards to being a year Jab free with no weight gain as that seemed impossible last year but 8 months on, I’m glad of how well it’s all been going.

Morning all

Week 51
SW 17'10
CW 13'0

4th week of my last 10mg pen (and jabs full stop) and I've dropped the two pounds I have been struggling with the last couple of weeks. I have the bonus dose to go, so I am unlikely to hit my target of 12 and a half stone by the end of my jabs, but I have 2 weeks to lose and get under 13 which I will be happy with.

I am slightly shocked by the loss this week, as the suppression has barely been there and I have been quite snack-ish but I am obviously happy with the loss!

@DeltaAlphaDelta79 are you completely stopping the jabs? Will you be going cold turkey?
SW 13st 1lbs bmi 32.4
CW 9st 6.5lbs bmi 23.5
I'm currently tapering down. From 15mg to 7.5mg but I was maintaining on that as didnt lose for 2.5 weeks until I did 8.5mg a week and 2 days ago and lost 1.5lbs since, but 2 days ago decided to try split dosing to avoid highs, did 5mg and I'm hungrier and eating more, had 1400 yesterday, my maintenance is 1520 and deficit is 1020! so will jab the rest 3.5mg today then maybe try split 6 and 2.5, because I have way more energy and less nausea this way.
How is everyone else getting on? Is anyone else messing with their doses? 🙈

@Histoscientist Yes just stopping completely. I was going to taper down, but the 15 was not having much effect after the first couple of months, and I am not sure the 10 has been much better. With the added issues of the price increase and supply issues I have just decided to stop.

@Histoscientist Im firmly in a 10 for top and bottoms but 8s fit my top half, not my bottom half yet.

I also thing a size 6 is what I would class as tiny, I just roll my eyes when they say it.

I only lost a few oz this weekend at weigh in and then yesterday we went for a roast for a friends birthday. Food was lovely but I still feel full now from it! I'm working away this week so diet will all go to shit again come Thursday!
I dont have much on in November So im really hoping to see a few lbs drop then. I would love a stone by Christmas but I think realistically with all the events I have going on I will only do half a stone.😑

@Tohaveandtohold Thats fab that you are 8lbs lower after 8 months on!

@DeltaAlphaDelta79 How do you feel about continuing without MJ? I dont know how I would feel coming off MJ at the moment.

@Fizzleawayyy1 I am nervous to be honest, as I lost a similar amount of weight before on slimming world, and put it all back on. But I am hoping that experience will help me going forwards once I finish MJ.

But to honest, I am not getting the suppression I have been before and no side effects so I am not sure if it the MJ that is keeping my weight off, or my own change in eating habits. Will have to see how it goes in a few months. I have a mental limit of 13 and a half stone as my maximum weight, so if I find myself creeping towards it I will try and will power my weight back down but it's all an unknown at the moment.

@Fizzleawayyy1 you have done really well to lose everything you have and you look amazing, so don't worry if the last stone takes time. I have 3 family birthdays incl my own in December let alone Xmas and New years so I'm screwed lol I did really well last Xmas, just had roast dinner and a healthier homemade low fat cheesecake that tasted crap lol but only 1000 calories!
You must be taller than me. At 5ft 3" and 10st 7 I was a full size 12 and bmi 26 where you look quite slim and toned!

I've lost 1.5lbs since my last photo 10 days ago and it's definitely mainly coming off my waist and pure fat loss according to my scales, so I'm happy with that. I think I might stop at 9st but it's hard to know what I'll look like until I get there which is why I keep changing my target.
I think I'll stay on a lower dose until after Xmas, maybe spring then try coming off. Depends how wegovy makes me feel! Been off work since Friday with a gastro bug, really strong stomach pains, strong nausea, diarrhoea, temperature, no appetite and headache for 2 days eugh! Then yesterday evening my appetite came back full force with recovering and this morning my tummy keeps grumbling and ive had a croissant and coffee! 5mg is definitely not enough to keep me on enough calories to lose, I had 1400 yesterday instead of 1100 max!
@DeltaAlphaDelta79 you are brave to come off cold turkey from 10mg especially with xmas coming up! Wegovy is approx £100 cheaper from Oushk, if you wanted to do that you can look at www.igovy.co.uk for prices. I just paid £135 for 1.7ng wegovy from Oushk.

Thanks @Histoscientist It is brave for sure, but I never intended to go on for as long as I did, I did think I would lose more weight more quickly but I am happy with the loss I have had and will just have to see how I go.

I don't at this time want to swap to Wegovy, I just need a break from it now to be honest, but it's good that there is an option for me in the future if I need it.

@Histoscientist I'm 5'7 so taller then you. I think last xmas I ended up staying the same for xmas week. I didn't drink though.

I hope you feel better soon! Its rotten being under the weather.
Iv had about 500 calories today so far!

I have a conference this week, then im home for a week, then another work conference, We also have a housewarming party at the end of the month which will be full of champagne and nibbles. God help me.
Except my work xmas party, Harry potter studio tours, the theatre x 2, I dont have anything in December (except xmas) 😅. My birthday is right after new year too and my husbands already booked for us to go for a roast somewhere.

I'm the same, until I get to the weight I'm saying I wont know if I'm going to stop! I'm saying 9st 7lbs but when I'm there I may change my mind!

@DeltaAlphaDelta79 You got this, you have done so well and if you feel like you haven't had much suppression recently then going it alone may not be much difference... like you say, you always have wegovy as a back up too down the line.

@Fizzleawayyy1 wow so many work conferences! It does sound really interesting compared to going to one work place!
Yeh 4" is a lot taller than me, so that will make a big difference in body shape, size and bmi.
I love the Harry Potter studios, I've been twice and would love to go again. I love London and have been about 7 times and to a lot of theatre and musicals like Lion King twice@, Wicked twice, phantom of the opera, the Michael Jackson one thriller??, Rocky Horror show, Charlie and the Chocolate factory and Cats, but not been to many places incl abroad since covid, just went to some cities upto a few hours drive away like York and Manchester and to beaches and countryside like the Lake District and North Yorkshire moors. I've been to a lot of yoga retreats the last few years, on my own too which I've really enjoyed!
Well at least you won't get bored the next few months with everything going on. Enjoy!

@Histoscientist The subject of the work conferences is very very dull, I just manage the actual events so luckily I dont have to sit and listen.
Iv been to the studios twice before and Iv seen lion king & wicked in london, been to a few of their museums too. We did winter wonderland in london last year too.
I'm actually planning to go in the half term with the kids for a day out, my daughter wants to go in the new jellycat harrods pop up airplane thing.

You must be a lot further north then I am, I'm in the south so closer to devon, wales, cornwall so I always go that way when doing UK breaks.

I had a really good day yesterday calorie wise! need to keep it up so I actually lose something this week.

It's my year-iversary today!!! It was such a huge, huge decision to go onto mj. Last chance saloon and all that. I was desperate enough that even the thought of losing a stone or two would've been a win. The same as all of us, I expect

And here I am : just over 5 stone down from day 1!!! I simply cannot believe it. It's been a lot of effort, consciously changing what I eat, actually doing some sort of exercise - I even have little, very little, defined biceps!!!

It's been life changing

@Histoscientist You sound a lot like me, 2 meals a day. Not interested in treats or snacks. Also helps that our kitchen/fridge is 'dead' as my son calls it. That's code for no UPF! Lovely BMI - are you close to goal? I've never messed with the doses as in splitting or microdosing, but I do the leftover liquid and at times have injected every 5 days. Glad the weight is starting to come off your waist; sometimes you have to drop a bit extra if you have tummy. Annoying, but it is worth it. Hope you're feeling better now - lots around at the moment. So many people I know have had covid! I don't have any plans to stop MJ, I know exactly what will happen if I do. Plus, it's treating my PCOS and crippling anxiety.

@Tohaveandtohold Lovely update from you - 8 months on is just fantastic! I just can't believe how much all of our lives have changed. I really didn't think it was possible. What do you do about treats/snacks? What does your eating look like day to day?

@DeltaAlphaDelta79 2lbs, woo! How do you feel about stopping? Have you got a plan in place? I also found 15mg so weird. Sometimes it felt like I hadn't injected anything, then the next day it was like a had eaten a roast dinner!

@Fizzleawayyy1 You've done amazingly well considering all the work-eating-related activities you get up to! Knuckle down in November and I'm sure you'll see results. Then we just have to get through December, lol!

@Carridoesntlivehereanymore Lovely to hear from you! Congratulations on your anniversary! I'm so happy and proud of us all. Are you still taking MJ?

@Bluenose1966 are you ok?

Thinking of everyone on the thread as we are all hitting our 1 year. It's been lovely doing this with you all. I am a completely different person, not just physically. It's so nice to show up in the world just as I am, free of shame of how I look. Which is also sad, in a way. I'm not exactly happy about giving my money to this company after what they did, but at least we have other options in the pipeline, costs will come down etc... and then I will dump them lol.

In other news, my husband has hidden the scales. He is not happy. I am, according to him, too thin and is concerned. My boss also said the same thing to me which is a bit embarrassing. The window cleaner said to my husband 'Is she ok?' I understand that to mean I look very thin - I took that as a compliment. I've never been thin, or the thinnest - I've always had to be the fat one, the odd one out, the one people are glad they are not. Now I get to be the thinnest.

Maybe I am too thin? I guess I am but I am biased. My tailbone is a bit sore. Last time I checked my weight, I was a bit under 8st. I like how I look, I don't really want to put any weight on, love being able to wear what I want etc. I have got a bit obsessive over it over the past couple of months, weighing every day, trying to control it a bit. Not sure where I am going with this. I'm just so scared of going back to that fat place. Being fat ruined my life, to be honest. You see on here how much people hate fat people, they really do. I'm trying to eat more, but then I worry that if I eat too much, the next day I will wake up and I'm back where I started - which I know is bullshit.

I had a good day of eating yesterday, now today I feel like I should rein it in to make up for it. My husband is weighing me once a week but I am not allowed to see the weight, probably a good thing. Not sure how I let go of this? It's a bit intense? This has been going on for a few months but didn't know how to bring it up with you all. It's a bit messy. This also sounds attention-seeky, sorry. Bit like, just eat less and move more, surely it's as simple as eat more and move less? I don't know.

@HansHolbein I feel what you’re saying and I really can’t help with how to let go of that feeling because I feel the same as well. Initially it was fear because I was off the jab and don’t want to get back to being obese so even though when I stopped the jab, I said I didn’t want to lose anymore, every time the scale goes down, I feel so happy. I’m weight training so the scale can go up with muscle growth but at the same time, I don’t want it to 🤷 .
I think you just need to try not to swap one extreme with the other. Like you don’t want to be obese but you don’t want to be under weight either, maybe reduce your dose to a place where you no longer lose weight and can still eat and enjoy food.
I only weigh weekly because I feel that’s the good balance for me so I feel if you’re checking once a week it’s still okay.

@HansHolbein Thanks. Yes, I'm on a 5mg dose and don't plan on losing any more. I wasn't expecting the crepeyness; that has curtailed further losses. I hate my crepey upper arms and stomach above my tummy button and wherever else, oh and my lack of boobs. Ideally I'd take the resistant bit of lower stomach fat and redistribute it to boobs, above my tummy button and arms...!! These areas probably aren't as bad if anyone else noticed them as they are to me. I probably need to do more exercise, as well as put a little weight on - I think I'm at the point in the toilet roll analogy that little losses are having really noticable effects. The bit I should gain is currently my buffer tho

Not coming off mj anytime soon but I'd like to very gradually move down to a small maintenance dose and look at coming off longer term. Whilst still having a restart option on the background.

@HansHolbein Im going to be more mindful of what I eat and quantities, plus am already doing more exercise. I'm nervous as I have lost gained this amount before but this time I am lot more aware of food than when I lost on SW, so I am relying on willpower more this time 😬

@HansHolbein now you mention it, my mental health has been so much better too, especially my anxiety. I've not had any IBS symptoms either. I'm certain my prediabetes is resolved, not been tested but my symptoms have all gone.
I'm bmi 23.4 9st 5.8lbs right now, it's OK but I really need to be under 23 or I'm still classed as overweight. I feel OK with my body but still feel I could lose a few to give myself a buffer. I want to get to 9st ideally even if it takes time. My tummy is almost flat now and is tiny, just needed that extra fat off and a lower bmi, like you've said previously, and I'm chuffed about that.

Though ive lost so much hair,I have bald areas on the sides of my head, which are currently hidden when I wear my hair down but when I've washed it and drying it, it looks terrible. I'm convinced it's MJ as I'm eating a lot of protein, had 91g yesterday, I've taken collagen well over a year, taking high strength vitamins and liquid iron daily and even have days amd 2 weeks of higher calories to test it but still losing lots of hair. It's probably just a side effect for me so I do want to come off it but I've just started this 10mg pen then have another in fridge and 1.7mg wegovy coming Saturday, to see if it's better for hair loss and energy.

Aw your husband sounds lovely and caring, sounds like he is concerned. Have you taken photos of yourself because it's hard to tell in the mirror what size we really are. I still look a lot fatter in the mirror compared to my photos. What is your bmi now? I guess for me I'd want to stop at a stage when I wasn't weak due to low muscles and strength or lost my curves. I still have decent upper body strength, so I'm fine to carry on for now.
It is difficult for others to empathise, I believe they just aren't used to seeing slim people so think it is abnormal or wrong. I understand about the obsession, I also weigh myself daily. I think its control and fear of going back to the way we were. I would be gutted if I gained. How do we go forward with this mindset? Ideally we would easily maintain and not have to worry about it. But it's never that easy, especially without meds.

Oh! My tailbone is sore too! I think it somehow 'moved' when I gave birth and is out ot place slightly. It's way more noticeable (to me, in terms of soreness) now I've lost weight.

Hi Hansholbien and all,
sorry for being missing in action. It’s my one year Anniversary this week, this time last year when I started I was wishing my life away as couldn’t wait to start losing the weight.

@HansHolbein - it doesn’t seem like attention seeking at all and I admire your honesty and hope you’re ok.
Are you happy at your weight or are you trying to lose more? If you do want to lose more then maybe you should listen to your husband who sounds like one of the good guys.. Just something we should all keep an eye especially if like me you can be a bit of an obsessive personality. Please don’t take that as a criticism as it genuinely isn’t. I also think an issue is that people aren’t used to us being slim and takes them time to
accept the new us, so that could be a factor.
Not sure what the answer is as I hate to see the scales go up as well, even though in theory I give myself a weight cushion of a couple of pounds. I suppose we should all try to be concentrating on health and longevity and being a healthy weight is definitely a factor, but at same time have to be careful we don’t go too far the other way. I daren’t lose any more weight as have enough Crepey skin as it is but would love to be more toned up as I definitely have a saggy ass.

Week 34 of maintenance
SW 12st 2lb
GW 9st 7lb (cushion 9st 2lb - 9st 7lb)
CW 9st 4.6lb. Don’t know why but my wedding ring has recently started to slip off.
Still Strength training twice a week and 3/4 mile walks most days.
I am still maintaining on 2.5mg per week. Have no kitchen at moment so instead of succumbing to takeaways I have been making the most disgusting meals (according to my son) Tonight was chicken and M&S Mexican bean cook in the packet rice (and he was right it was disgusting)🤮 .

Happy October anniversary all, it’s been one hell of a year.

Morning everyone

Ive had lots of catching up to do. You’re all doing great. @HansHolbein thank you for sharing, I’m sure we can all identify with the fear of putting weight back on and also the highs that come from losing. It’s truly a wonderful feeling to happy in your body. Happy needs to be healthy too though so it’s wonderful you have such good support around you. You didn’t mention your start weight, CW and GW or your current BMI - I guess if you’re comfortably within a healthy range for height then all is well but if you’re finding yourself wanting to drop below it then maybe it’s time adjust your goals. As @Bluenose1966 said I think, what matters once you’re in a healthy range is strength and fitness. It’s so easy to become a slave to the scales and the numbers - I know I’m trying to find my happy place and not allow myself to start feeling down if I move up a few pounds within my buffer zone. Once you’re where you’d like to be (a healthy BMI) that’s the balance of maintenance- it’s a new phase and takes some adjusting to - so be gentle on yourself and hold onto what matters most for you. @Tohaveandtohold your rocking it and my inspiration for staying on course now I’m maintaining without MJ - I hear so many people talking about how people who’ve lost weight on MJ will put it all back on once they stop taking it. But I think to myself - not true - we’ve spent time creating new thinking, emotional responses and routines around food - yes we have to adjust to no food suppression but also we are used to responding positively to feeling full and have had time to consider the effects of overeating.
i for one realise that in many ways my diet has also been good (it’s now even better) and I do t eat refined carbs or UPF’s these days but what I continue to need mindfulness around is my tendency to overeat! I can eat huge amounts of very healthy food!! So that’s my current learning curve. I have an aversion to counting calories - mainly cause when you prep and cook your own food it’s such a ball (remember hairy ball sacks!🤣) ache! But, as someone advised me to do a few pages back it’s a great way to reign in my eating.
im remaining within 8.7-810 but would ideally like this to be 8.5 - 8.8. I don’t know why that matters really (again it’s the obsession with numbers in the scales - and the fear factor) but those extra 2lbs are a bit too close to 9stone and I don’t want to get there. So, my mission over next couple of weeks is to get back to 8.7lbs again. I keep thinking about the ‘set point’ theory and think I need to be here for a few years at least before my body and mind truly understand that this is an ok weight and over eating isn’t necessary. Until then, mindfulness all the way!!
@Histoscientist sorry to hear about your hair loss - I know how distressing that can feel. Having had chemo and lost all
mine - when menopause hit mine started falling out and it s now so think it frightened me for while! I’ve made my peace with it now. Could it also be menopause or aren’t you in that wonderful stage of life yet?!🤣keep taking the collagen- I do, I think it helps a little with condition of hair but not regrowth particularly, unfortunately. I’ve been taking for well over a year religiously along with iron, vitamins etc.
@Fizzleawayyy1 you look fab and a perfect size to me and your hair is gorgeous- could we have some please 🤣 @DeltaAlphaDelta79 you go for it, sounds like your in the right headspace for it and you can definitely do you - we have @Tohaveandtohold to inspire us and we are all here for support. Sometimes for a moment I think I would like the buffer of being on MJ (it sure makes portion control so much easier for me) but then I remind myself that for me doing it alone, eventually was always my ultimate aim (I was always too paranoid about health implications as I’m sure you all remember!!) and I just tell myself how well I’m doing and to keep going. It’s different and takes adjusting to but it’s totally doable. MJ was always meant to be a tool for me to get me into a place where I could manage on my own without a daunting huge mountain to climb ! We’ve done that thanks to MJ and now it’s up to us. 🙌 @Bluenose1966 maintaining on 2.5mgs is great - I only ever went up to 5mgs but found 2.5 mgs really helpful for a long while. I’m sure with a little more of that you might feel ready to go it alone too.
Im so proud of us all and hope that @recklessgran is doing well and feeling better too - would love to hear from you if you’re still checking in here xx

Happy anniversary all 🩷