Mounjaro 10st or more to lose - Thread 5

[TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne]

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@mamabeeboo I'm not sure that she is a great friend to be honest.

Maybe she wants you to stay in your lane as the fat one of the group? Know your place?

@weegiemum you could always take a half dose from the 5mg pen if you’re still feeling high suppression and don’t want to move up.

I don’t currently live full time in the Hebrides but we are moving towards it. We did live there for 10 years and all our (now adult) dc were born there. We kept our home there when we moved to Glasgow and are now slowly spending more time there, planning to downsize here in the next few years then move “home”. Dd2 was sad tonight that she’s not been up for a year. To all our dc, it’s a special place!

I just ate 4 slices of smoked salmon I found in the fridge!!

Wow, we're currently in Yorkshire, and the temperatures were in the 30s today, I can't imagine having to put the heating on! You are in a beautiful area though, we've spent many a happy holiday up your neck of the woods over the years

Hello. I use one when I travel and seems to do okay. It doesn't stay fridge cold all the way to the US but it's definitely not warm. I haven't noticed any difference in suppression after travelling with it. I have also never been questioned about the pen or the needles in my hand luggage.

Happy travels!

I think this has a lot of truth in it.

How often is the fat friend a bit of a comparator in a group? 'I'm slimmer/fitter than FatFriend so I'm okay'. If FatFriend stops being fat that doesnt work which is unsettling.

It's too hot! 25.5 degrees in our house and only going to get hotter today. I hate this heat. Thank goodness I am over 80 lbs lighter than I was last year. I honestly don't think that I would have been able to cope. I have no idea why fat people are considered lazy - just being able to move around in this heat takes so much more effort if you are big.

This is a thing, @mamabeeboo. It tends to be the same friends who say stuff like, 'you've lost so much weight, but you really should stop now, you don't want to go too far, it's not healthy' etc etc. Your real friends will be your cheerleaders all the way, supporting you in YOUR goals, not what they think your goals should be. Most of mine have been great, but I can see the slither of discontent sliding in with a few - if I am no longer fat, then it takes away one of the things that made them feel better about themselves. Also, if I can do it, maybe it shows it wasn't that hard, and they had no reason to feel superior - I suspect this is why some people see MJ as 'cheating', so they still get to feel superior, because they maintain their weight and physiques through the gym and hard work and basically being better than us lazy, greedy fatties!

Bit of a reality check over the last few days, friends. I'm sure it's one you're all familiar with. I've now lost 3 stone 6lbs, and was feeling great - fitter, healthier, less yuck in general. I have a very fancy party to attend in London tonight, and was actually looking forward to choosing clothes for once - I have a wardrobe full of nice things I now technically fit into. Except of course that despite the weight loss, I'm still 18 stone 7 - not the slender nymph I was starting to feel like in my head! Plus my body shape has changed. My top half is looking good (apart from the awful flappy arms, but they can be hidden), but the bottom half...not great. It's like all my flab has rolled down my body and collected in my giant belly apron. There are literally handfuls of it, along with what one of you described brilliantly as a camel toe that goes all the way up to my belly button! Like a lot of us, jersey fabric used to be my friend, with all its stretch - but now it is very much the enemy with all its cling! So I spent a whole afternoon trying stuff on, taking photos of myself for clarity, and realising it all looked like crap. Ended up deciding on a safe bet Yours swing dress, leggings, and my trusty Doc Marten boots. I keep telling myself that this is a transitional stage, there is a long way and a lot of changes to go - I am still in my fat chrysalis and the butterfly has yet to emerge! But it still wasn't great, kind of burst my bubble if you know what I mean.

BUT - at least it definitely gave me lots of motivation to carry on! Don't know about you guys but I have a terrible track record of losing a decent chunk like this, starting to get compliments and feel better, than somehow getting so carried away with myself that I crash right off the wagon! That's definitely not going to happen this time. The belly apron will probably never entirely disappear, and I will probably forever have the horrible itch/rash/sore spots under it (sorry if that's TMI, I'm guessing you all know what I mean...), but it will reduce.

So, London tonight, then Spain on Thursday - wish me luck!

Oh @eibbed999 I so so relate. I compeltley flit between "wow I've lost so much and I feel slimmer" to " oh I'm still very obese".

And yes I think I posted a while ago about that very same thing - the feeling the fat had sort of dropped around my middle and was squishy so I had handfuls of it!!

So strange I could have written your post... (other than swanky party and trip - I'm not doing that! Enjoy!)

And yes love the reframing. We're emerging 😊😊

I've had a sneaky weigh and I've lost 20% of me so far 🎉.

I've had a play with chatgpt and if I continue losing like this (I know I might not) then I could be at the magical 100kg in September. Around there is also bmi 35 for me. September feels not too far away. It's really happening. It will get there.

I've read about this stuff happening but was always naive thinking "my friends are not like that, they are real friends". And realistically, if I wasn't on the weightloss kick, then I'd have agreed with her "yes haha I don't like exercise" and would have just taken it as banter as opposed to personally.

But being on the otherside, I'm starting to wonder.

I appreciate this thread so much because it's quite a lonely journey to be honest.

I hear you @eibbed999 . I'm a bit over 4 stone down now and last time I was 4 stone down it meant I'd hit a healthy BMI. This time I means I'm not far off hitting my starting weight last time.
In my head I've lost loads, so should be able to start wearing my thin clothes from last time, but obviously that isn't happening. I am however wearing my previous fat clothes that stopped fitting along the way!

I think a lot of how people react is subconscious/instinctive and often more to do with "their" stuff than to do with you. Weight is such an emotive topic/trigger.

Different issue - but my best friend wasnt able to have kids and actually pretty much avoided me when pregnant. She was still my best friend and I was sad she wasn't "there" for me but I got it. It was so very hard for her. And after the baby was a bit older were back to normal.

I know it's a compeltely different issue and never excuses people being rude but just we're hyperaware of weight things and if the rest of the friendships okay it might be okay?

Having said that im dreading a group holiday I do once a year (nct-esque) as I know they are judgy (not close friends) but they're good in other ways. I will need to go armed with A Plan of either not wanting to talk about it or quick and easy comments that won't actually dismiss the last 10years of hell of being morbidly obese and play into their hands..

It is so so tricky isn't it.

A shiny new thread and more interesting and thought provoking posts.
Thank you @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne @FatsiaJaponicaInTheGarden @mamabeeboo @eibbed999 and all.

@weegiemum - I prioritise the protein - people live well for years on carnivore (meat. fish and eggs) so I don't worry about the veggies, and rarely eat fruit now.
I'm eating a bit more fruit as peaches and strawberries etc are in season. I think it's slowed my weight loss.

I love that line - a transitional stage, and I’ll emerge as a butterfly - that’s exactly it @eibbed999, we must all be going through the same thoughts at the moment, I feel svelte like one moment (and I am compared to this time last year) and then like a giant the next even though I know that’s not true. I think this must just be natural thoughts as we come down the weights as I felt like this when hitting the 18s, 17s, 16s ect. Good luck for Spain!

wowzers @FatsiaJaponicaInTheGarden, you are definitely the shining chrysalis out of all of us, there has been such a change in you when I think back to the beginning threads, and here you are having lost a mahoosive 20% of your body weight.

I walked the length of the beach in my swimming cozzie yesterday, no one stopped, pointed or stared, I was soooooo self conscious, I was determined to have a swim but it was so cold and the waves a bit too high, but I was in up to my waist. Went to Rick Steins for dinner and had grilled fish with a green salad…. Who am I?

It would be totally freaky if you were also going to the same swanky party @FatsiaJaponicaInTheGarden - we could have an Obese Lady Meet Up! And I'm doing the same @PinkArt, wearing stuff that's kind of half way. I am finding the body shape changes quite challenging. Just went to the hairdesser and stared at myself in the mirror, poking disconsolately at my emerging jowls...I suppose perhaps it's something I (and I suspect a few of us) need to work on - being happy with our imperfections. We will always have them, and after years of self loathing it's not always an easy habit to break.

I'm sure the friendship issue will balance out @mamabeeboo - people often need time to adjust to new realities! It's just an interesting thing to be aware of isn't it?

I walked the length of the beach in my swimming cozzie yesterday, no one stopped, pointed or stared, I was soooooo self conscious, I was determined to have a swim but it was so cold and the waves a bit too high, but I was in up to my waist. Went to Rick Steins for dinner and had grilled fish with a green salad…. Who am I?

Love this @Iwouldratherbesinging - maybe you are emerging from your chrysalis!

So I normally only come on on a Thursday, as theats my shot/ weogh day. But I've had a sneaky midweek weigh today and after 7 and a half weeks.....I've lost my first stone!!!! So I thought I'd check my measurements, I've lost 8cm from waist and 3 from my hips.
Al last I feel like something is working

Good morning,thankyou for the new thread
I wore some white shorts today for the time in my adult life .
I have finally decided my legs do not need to be hidden
They still need to loose weight of them ,but they are my legs and anyone who doesn't like them , doesn't need to look at them .
I don't know what I was expecting going out in them ..but nothing happened..
Other than two ladies I know saying how lovely I looked .
So I'm looking at above the knee dresses now .....steady ...😊

Oh, and I also had my nose pierced yesterday! Going to grow old as disgracefully as I can

Oops I was still over in the old thread, just caught up. Some lovely stories here and some sadnesses too. I think we are all doing bloody marvellous, so there!

My husband uses Frio gel travel packs for both insulin and ozempic pens and they seem to work well. Plus you can use cold water in a sink whilst away to top them up if you don't have access to a fridge.

If you are diabetic then there's an option to order on the Frio website without paying VAT.

I got a packet of 4 little cold bags which work well…

@eibbed999 I too could have written your post. My belly seems to becoming less of an apron and more of a skirt. I have noticed that underneath and in the fold at the top of my thighs things are less itchy, sweaty and smelly though. Have a wonderful time at your party.

I’ve inadvertently kept a log in the last 10 years or so of myself getting fatter. Every time I started a diet I’d clock my weight in apple health, in 20/21 I managed to go from 21st 9 to 17st 13 over the space of about 8 months. Felt great (oh and socialising recommenced) so of course gained it all back and then some. Now finally back below that at 21st 2 but only after losing 3.5 stone on MJ.

Rinse and repeat for my whole adult life. The difference this time is the hope to be able to keep going which is where the inspiration on this post has been just amazing.