Mounjaro 10st or more to lose - Thread 5

[TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne]

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Hello all! I’m on my way home to Scotland from Southampton after my cruise - will never be able to catch up on all the missed chat but I’ve had a skim of the most recent stuff.

Tomorrow morning will be the big moment re: how much I’ve gained on holiday. I am not optimistic: I feel like I’ve gained it all back. I definitely didn’t eat anything like as much as I have on previous cruises, so I am comforting myself with the thought that without the MJ any gain would have been even bigger.

I have really suffered this week with side effects though. I had an injection site reaction for the first time ever (itchy welt) and for most of the last week I’ve had diarrhoea (definitely not cruise noro as no other symptoms and it has been mostly in mornings rather than continuously.) I just feel a bit crap really. I think it is probably the rich food and alcohol and I’m hoping it settles down when I’m back to my normal routine.

I took my last jab of 5mg yesterday so I need to order a new pen ASAP. I am definitely sticking at 5mg and not moving up a
dose. Every week on 5mg I have swithered about reducing the dose to 3.75mg but so far I haven’t. As I’ve been on holiday for half of the month I feel like I’ve not had an accurate picture of how I’m coping with the 5mg, but side effects have been much worse all through than on 2.5mg.

The heat does play merry hell with the scales. It's difficult to work out what are real gains and losses and what aren't.

Strange thing today. Lunch was melon soup with bread. Nice lunch on a hot day. The strange thing was the bread. Pre mounjaro I would have eaten loads. Today I had the equivalent of a bread roll along with my soup. And it was quite enough.

Totally alien to me. I would see people talk about 'soup and a roll' and think it sounded mean and unsatisfying. I had it today and was totally satisfied. My mind is blown.

@Quitepossiblyapologies if this is financially prohibitive but I have a personal trainer who I see once a week at her private gym (ie it's not a gym open to the public). I've been going for about 5 years, even when I was bordering on 26st (I'm still 22st so still ginormous). I do mine with my mum as we split the cost but it's still around £20ish a week, each. We do strength and mobility training and it's tailored to my abilities. A good trainer (as mine is) knows what you need and when to push you. I can lift fairly hefty weights now and a lot of the stuff we do I can't do at home because of lack of equipment. I like to think it's helped me (along with several dog walks a day) and will even more going forward as I shrink.

I sometimes think people think weight is more prohibitive than in reality it is fitness wise, good trainers love people like us as they can see the difference they're making, training already fit people is a lot less fulfilling I would imagine.

I have finally found the time to catch up on the thread and it's so great to read all your posts. Whether you're writing about a loss, gain, NSV, side effect or life update, it's motivating and inspiring to me to see so many people taking control of their weight. And the elephant penis > elephant brain commentary = priceless!

I feel really conflicted about posting at the moment. I've been on MJ for 10 weeks and in that time I've lost more than average and I get worried that people are going to say that I'm losing too quickly, that all my hair is going to fall out and that I'm starving myself. I don't actually care that much about what people think because I know that I'm eating well (~700 kcal under my TDEE and >100g protein daily) but I just don't want to be on the receiving end of any negativity, which I know isn't logical since this is a public forum.

That said...I hit my first interim this goal this week and am over the moon. I can't quite believe that I'm doing this! I'm now under 20 stones and on the cusp of having a BMI in the 40s.

It's not all sunshine and roses though. My smart scales tell me that my metabolic age is 8 years more than my biological age, I'm losing some muscle mass and my level of visceral fat is not changing. This is what I really need to focus on. I did my first strength workout the other day (aiming to build muscle) but with the heat over the past few days I just can't bring myself to do another one yet.

Anyway, I'm going to lay out in the garden for a while. I've got my SPF50 on and the zero gravity lounger is calling me. I'll probably be asleep in 10 minutes!!!

Hi everyone…

I don’t seem to manage to follow the thread as well as I did the first and second one…. But it’s brilliant to see just how many people are doing well .

I have no idea what week I’m on 🤣

start date : 10 /1
start weight 315lb
start bmi. 52

current weight 254lb
current bmi. 42

next mini goal -250lb (4lb to go)

people have started noticing now which is great confidence boost

husband also on it , he has lost three stone.

I’m really feeling confident that I can get to 100lb loss by Christmas

lots of things day to day are easier

Before I go, I just wanted to share my first significant NSV this week.

The beaches in north Norfolk are all dune backed. At Wells, they have wooden steps built over the dunes and although it was always a bit strenuous to use the steps to get onto the beach, it was do-able. Getting off the beach however, you have to clamber halfway up the face of the dune to get to the bottom of the steps. That was such a Herculean effort. Well, this week, I did it much easier! My feet didn't sink as much, I didn't feel like I was huffing and puffing and not making any progress, and I only had to catch my breath once. Turns out that being 2.5 stones lighter makes physical tasks like that much easier! I was so happy.

@AlicesMum2025 I also lost loads more than most people to start with, 15lb in my first week, 8lb the next and so on.

It's slowed right down now. It started to slow down in the fourth month.

I've been losing weight for 18 months, and on MJ for a whole year.

I'm losing 3 to 4lb a month nowadays, but my shape has changed so much. I'm like a different person.

My NSV is something that's been happening for a good while.

On Saturdays, DH and I share the housework tasks. I always change the bed because I'm better at it.

It used to take me ages. I had to stop for a rest every minute or so. I got horribly out of breath.

But not now. I whizz through it like a young fit person.

@FourSeasonsTotalLandscaping welcome back from your cruise! Hope you enjoyed it! When I came back from holiday a month ago, I waited a few days before recording my weight so that salt/water/inflammation settled otherwise it's quite disheartening to think you gained more than you actually did. Draw a line under it. Fresh start tomorrow, or Monday.

@AlicesMum2025 I know what you mean. It's hard not to feel judged on the jabs. The only slightly good thing about being this weight is that even after losing 3 stone people only just start to notice so you might not have as many questions as you think about losing weight too fast. I've also noticed that slimmer people don't actually have a clue what one stone looks like in larger people. I told my friend yesterday I lost 4 stone and she must have thought I was lying because I still look the same 😂

Can we just have a moment here about those people who say it's "too hot to eat" 😂

Genuinely never felt like that in my life. If I lived on the sun I'd still be able to eat 😂

See also: "I'm struggling to eat even 500 calories, and I only had a micro dose of 1.25mg".

That absolutely never happened to me. I ate a lot less, yes. Always. But it was never a struggle to eat anything.

I never used to struggle when I ploughed through 2 litres of Mackies Ice Cream either

I think we need to remember it’s entirely normal to gain weight on holiday and not let worry stop us enjoying our holidays. One extra potion of paella will not make anyone gain 5lb, neither will an ice cream, or extra cocktails etc. Non overweight people will gain a few pounds then back to normal eating when they get home and lose that. That’s normal. We can do that! What I don’t want it to do is trigger my brain saying you’ve overeaten now, ruined your diet, might as well give up. But that isn’t happening now, I can indulge on a Friday night and back to dieting the next day. Thanks Mounjaro!

Although I’m not going on holiday, so I have no excuses. I have ruled that temperatures over 25C are worthy a Solero AND a mini Calippo 🤣. Still less calories than the Magnum I used to eat.

I’ve never understood being too… ‘stressed’, ‘happy’, ‘tired’, ‘hot’, ‘busy’ etc … to eat

or the one I really REALLY can’t understand - ‘I forgot to eat’
(I would be dead before I forgot to eat 🤣)

I'm afraid I am one of them! It comes from being so not a hot weather person though rather than one of the MN teeny tinies.

It's less too hot to eat, more too hot to cook for me, so I've been living on ready cooked flavoured chicken, houmous, dips and frittatas for the last two weeks!!

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne wifey is so happy about my ring. We were buzzing around this morning! How lovely that yours are waiting for you cos they're too big now, rather than too small.

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne yeah, I'm sure the losses will soon show down so I'm enjoying it while it lasts.

@mamabeeboo I can tell I've lost weight but I'm sure no one else can, and that's fine because I don't want people to comment on my body at all. My mum won't be able to help herself though, I'm sure, when it eventually becomes noticeable 🤣

If you think of it in percentage terms, a 1lb loss when you weigh 100 lbs is the same as a 2lb loss for someone that's 200 lbs. I'm over 200lbs so my average of 3.3lbs per week is proportional to my weight, but it's just that when stacked up against other people it seems like I'm losing too much, too fast. Like I say though, I'm sure it will slow down

I didn’t really have much of a chance to eat today! In actual food terms it’s under 400 calories. I didn’t forget and it’s not that it was too hot, I just kept missing the opportunities.

I drank gin instead. 😂

Because I haven't really changed shape, yet, I don't think my weight loss is really noticeable.

My calories were app5,e based yesterday. Yummy cider. Not had alcohol for a year or so and I managed half a bottle. Not a plastic bottle we drank in the park as kids, a glass one. And a feta and spinach pie. The heat does scupper my appetite. Doesn't help my weightloss though.

Morning everyone lost 4lbs with my first week of MJ, halfway through second week.

SW 19stone 4.5lbs
CE 19 stones .5lbs
Target weight 9 stone 12.5lbs

So in the name of research I ate a huge ribeye steak on Friday evening 🙄

now bearing in mind I got to 10mg, before I was in hospital, without any side effects and am currently back on 5mg again with no side effects

yesterday all day I had the sulphur burps and I woke up today with awful diarrhoea my conclusion is that for me they don’t just happen, I caused them by eating rich fatty food

take from that what you will but I’m thinking all these threads saying ‘I have been sick blah blah on a 2.5mg dose despite eating the perfect diet, so I’m giving up’ need to be told to fuck right off, of course it is the diet.

I eat well for something like 20 weeks without any side effects and BAM there they are when I eat the rich fatty stuff.

so rant over and back to the toilet I go 😱

I don't think it's the diet for me. I am desperate to stop the sulphur burps! I get them day 2/3 and sometimes 4 each week since being on 7.5.

I took upf (mostly) out of my diet 6months ago. I'm quite strict. This week I succumbed to half a pitta bread (most bread is upf) and I think is it. But I do have the odd upf something occasionally. I have discovered some pure juice type ice lollies that have been good in the heat - may not be height of health but 63 calories and pure ingredients so not breaking my upf rule!

I'm eating quite simply. - Greek yoghurt, either chia/flax or nuts and berries for breakfast... Oatcake and babybel or a banana for lunch and a small version of a homecooked meal (veg based I'm veggie) in the evening.

I'm not eating anything excessively fatty or processed. I do eat avocado, nuts etc but not all the time.

I know if anything I'm underesting when I do have a moment to check calories (I'm not particularly calorie counting at all - my whole thing has been about whole foods and don't want to end up weighing but I have just to see how much I'm eating in a day) and I think I'm not eating enough protein.

I have come through a lot of side effect ts but sulphur burps are a problem as I work with people. And family.

Currently I'm taking a peppermint oil capsule first thing and a windeze a bit later and rennes (not sure they help) and using peto bismol as a last resort. Thankfully it's only a few days a week and usually the weekend but it's tricky!

I'm not sure I'd appreciate being told to "fuck right off" on this thread myself (it's been a real source of support for me).

I've had a lot of side effects - constipation, diahrea at various stages, extreme fatigue ( I lost a day a week for the first couple of pens and I'm still weary n a Saturday now). It isn't "just" diet. Although I'm sure it triggers a lot of people. It's known common side effevts of the drug - I seem to be sensitive to these but given I was incredibly morbidly obese I've weighed it up and decided the side effects were less of an issue than being morbidly obese.

But it's been hard. It would have been easier with a wfh job and less fear of side effects.

And yet I know on the fb group I'm on for my pharmacy that some people are eating fish and chips with no problem, no side effects etc.

It isn't the same for everyone.

Yes I can eat anything without burps or nausea, meat, pizza, fish and chips etc. Definitely the drug’s side effects. I had immediate suppression on 2.5, so it can affect you even on low dose. I wish I had the same suppression now, it’s definitely worn off.

Sorry if you misunderstood, I meant thread starters not in this thread, I love this thread and absolutely think that we are all in this together in here

i guess I just have a low tolerance for people who after 3 days on the injections start threads saying they intend giving up, posted with the sole purpose of scaremongering and for some reason trying to put other people off