Mounjaro 10st or more to lose - Thread 5

[TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne]

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I hate people commenting on my weight too and I don't want to share my personal struggles or otherwise with them. You are not alone!!

So, I've just started my 2nd 5mg pen. My weight loss has slowed, though, so I decided to try 75 clicks instead of 60 (I'll get the last dose out, which will include the 'golden dose' with a syringe). What I hadn't factored in, though, is the pen stopping after 60 clicks. Do I just need to jab twice; 1 at 60 clicks, then dial in an extra 15 clicks and 2nd jab?

Yes, that's exactly right @Quitepossibly

In a 5mg pen, this will give you 6.25mg of MJ.

(Why don't you just go for 7.5mg? That would be a total of 90 clicks).

The reasoning behind doing 6.25 is that I think I'll be able to get 4 doses out of my 5mg pen (inc golden dose). Unless my maths is very wrong I'd only get 3 doses (and then have a little left over) if I did 7.5 (90 clicks). I wish I'd bought a 7.5mg pen but had already ordered the 5mg before realising it no longer seemed as effective

Week 11 (end of 2nd 5mg pen) and first time I've not lost anything 🙈😬
Have tracked meticulously so am a little discouraged i cant lie! But am taking @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne advice and looking back at where I was this time last month and TRUSTING THE PROCESS 🙏🙏😅😅

Its hard when you have such a long way to go though isnt it?! I feel like ive lost a week?! But ive not put anything on at least I guess...

Just another 8.5stone to go! 😬😬

Ah okay. Yes, I see your logic.

@Elle771 like many others, mounjaro isnt my first weightloss rodeo. The last time I lost significant amounts of weight was on Lighter Life. Even on that I would have occasional weeks when I had nothing to show.

Something to do with fluid retention or slower digestive transit.

I’ve ended my week 11 200g up so I’m fuming! Going on holiday to the fish and chip capital of the world (North Yorkshire coast) for a week today so unlikely to get back on track for a couple of weeks I suspect. I must just keep repeating that it’s a long haul! Upped my dose this week to 4.25mg and will go back to 5mg when I get back from holidays.

5 stone off on the scales this morning!!!

Cant quite believe it! Started at 24,5 in Jan and that wasn’t my highest. It felt like an insurmountable problem that I’d never crack but feel pretty confident I’ll hit my 16 stone target now!!

God bless the GLP1 creators!

Morning all. I've not been around as much the past few weeks. Lots going on and life just seems to be getting in the way. I've spent the last couple of days trying to catch up on the last few pages, its wonderful to read everyones updates & nsv's. And great to see one or two new joiners have found their way to the most supportive thread on the internet.

So, week 16 for me, and another 1lb off. It seems to be slowing down for me at the moment, but I've been a bit lax with my tracking, so its no surprise. Im dropping dress sizes much quicker than I expected though. I started at size 26, and am currently 20/22, so happy days.

SW 22st 8lb
CW 19st 3lb
GW 11st 4lb

Have a great week everyone

Totally off topic, but if you end up in Filey, the Brown Rooms fish & chips are to die for. They are the best ones around, by a country mile 😍. Enjoy your hols, its a beautiful part of the country

First day at the festival and they weren't joking about the long walk from the camp to the stage! Took so long buuuuut I didn't stop just kept going (I might have complaints abit but that's coz I was getting a bit sweaty where my back pack was!)

3lb off this morning. Absolutely delighted as my period started yesterday which sometimes causes me to retain water. And this means I am eight stone down from my heaviest!!! Still seven to go I’m sorry to say but I’m over halfway there. Hurrah.

Into the next stone bracket too and SO CLOSE to getting my BMI under 40. Next week maybe, although I’ll be weighing a day early as going on holiday so who knows?

To those who haven’t lost, try not to be disheartened. There can be all sorts of reasons. Like a PP I did Lighter Life once and even on that (and I was very strict) didn’t lose sometimes. The scales will catch up.

Well done @Billybingbong that's great!

And fabulous news @afaloren to have lost 8st! Yay!

Week 20 and 3lb off bringing me to a total of 4st 6lb. It's 2 WI's till my 5 month anniversary. I wonder if 8lb in 2 weeks to get to my 5st is a bit over ambitious? 🤣

I wonder if 8lb in 2 weeks to get to my 5st is a bit over ambitious?

Aye, hen. A wee bit.
🤣

Hi Wibbs, I'm glad you found Meredith on YouTube. I picked her because she has many different seated workouts, not just one or two. I really wanted low impact as I have a bad knee and jumping will just aggravate it. She also had options for using different types of equipment, such as weights or resistance bands, so my investment was very minimal and I didn't have to buy multiple things. I got some bands from Amazon for less than £10, but I spotted the other day that Lidl had a set for £3 (just be aware they have light and strong resistance versions so check you're buying the one you want).

Also, I know this might sound strange, but many of the other workout videos the exercises weren't being done in time with the music. I was a very serious dancer in my youth and them not sticking to the beat of the music was so distracting for me that I had to switch off. I suppose they either film their workouts in silence and then put the music over the top in editing, or they use music when filming but due to copyright have to change it for posting. Anyway, this is probably just a me thing.

Week 56 weigh in from me, back from holiday, missed last week's weigh in and injected two days early that week.

SW: 139kg (21st 12 lbs)
CW: 79.1kg (12st 6lbs), was 81kg (12st 10lbs), 2 weeks ago.
GW: 73kg (11st 7lbs) sixth interim goal

Current pen: 10mg, 11 weeks on this dose.

Thrilled to have lost 4 pounds since my last weigh in two weeks ago!

I just caught up on the 181(!) posts since I last checked in earlier this week. Congrats to everyone on their losses, NSVs, or similar. Commiserations to those having a tough time, gains or similar. Stick with it and I'm sure your efforts will pay off.

Just wanted to update you about my impulsive decision to sign up for group personal training. I went for an intro session last night. There were two other people there and we were just given a few exercises to do so that the PT could get a baseline, work out if we needed any adjustments (such as for my bad knee), show us how the equipment worked and just had a general chat about it all. Turns out I'm pretty flexible, able to bend over and put my hands flat on the floor and I can touch the wall behind me if I lift my arms up straight over my head. I never knew! Silver lining to the things I am going to struggle with.

I have my first proper session at 7am Monday. I am NOT a morning person but that is the time that works best for my schedule, and fits with DH, so I'm going to have to learn to get up 2 hours earlier. It will mean not going to bed at midnight or 1am so that's going to be a big adjustment too.

I was very nervous for the session but knew I'd be OK once I got started. I surprised myself at how I did, the PT was lovely and they seem to be very accommodating. I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to Monday but I'll be there and I'll give it my best.

Hi @AlicesMum2025 I fully understand your turning the workout off because they weren't in time with the music. It's something I wouldn't cope with, either.

I go to a club once a week, where we drink a lot of tea, eat cakes and generally enjoy ourselves. The organiser also puts in some physical activity, but has zero sense of rhythm.

One week, she showed us an exercise in 4/4 time, but played music to accompany it in 3/4 time.

I had to leave the room.
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So jealous of your bendiness @AlicesMum2025! Even when I was a little kid my mum had to ask if I'd be allowed in to gym club as I have always had the flexibility of a sedentary octogenarian 😂

Afternoon ladies, I haven't posted in a while but plodding along nicely.

SW:144kg
CW:115kg!!!!

NSV - was able to go down the slides at soft play today without my huge hips slowing me down. I didn't know slides could be so fast! Really enjoying being able to keep up with my kids.

Might start my own thread on this but-
I've found the beauty of fasting! Honestly, it's changed my life. I'm using MJ to reduce my hunger and it's massively helped with my. Hypoglycemia, so I can wait until the afternoon to eat. All morning it's water and black coffee with splash of almond milk meaning I am purely a fat burning machine.

Only eating nutritious food, wholemeal versions of everything and zero snacks or sugar.

My weight has PLUMMETED!
This week alone, I'm down 5 lbs, my biggest loss since I started.
Where food noise would be coming back with a vengeance on day 6, my blood sugars are so balanced I actually contemplated waiting until day 8 to jab. Broken my sugar addition. Long may this continue! 🙏

I encourage you all to look into it. The science is fascinating.

I've been OMAd , fasting between 16 and 20 hours a day for decades and it has never helped me control my weight. It's great it's working for you. I think my metabolism is too fckd for anything much to work to be honest. The mj let's me lose a tiny bit each month, but now I'm unemployed I'm not gonna be able last much longer, perhaps till New Year if I'm lucky. I have a few pens in the fridge fortunately

Inspired by @AlicesMum2025 I have just tried the bendy exercises. All I can say is, its a good job I'm in the house on my own today, and only have the dog & cat to witness my burst of expletives when I nearly put my back out trying to touch my toes!! I'm so unflexible,I really should try some yoga or pilates or something.

On a plus note, ive just realised I can now stand quite comfortably with my feet together. I've always had that bigger person stance, with my lower legs kind of splayed out, if that makes sense.

Sorry, another long message from me. I just wanted to say thanks to everyone that gave me ideas of where to buy workout clothing. I think @Iwouldratherbesinging @PinkArt @katscamel @PearlsPearl @Janie934 @TheBeesTrees Sorry if I missed anyone.

I ended up getting a few cropped workout leggings from Matalan, Sainsbury's, Amazon and Next. I wanted multiple pairs because I've committed to three times a week and I don't want to have to wash and wear. I also thought that maybe I would end up preferring one brand more than the other, so if that happens at least I have other options. I decided to stick to workout leggings in case the everyday ones were see through when bending over or squatting.

It's been years since I bought proper clothes in a shop (not just joggers and t-shirts online) that I had no idea that these places sold plus sized clothes - they never used to.

Tops were more of a struggle because I'm currently two sizes smaller on my top than my bottom, and I'm really fussy about necklines, sleeves, polyester and belly coverage. Amazon ended up being the best bet with those.

I got two high impact sports bras from M&S and one by Elomi from Next. I was between band sizes so I opted for the tighter one knowing that soon I'll have lost more weight and they will be more comfortable - I've lost most of my weight so far from the top of my belly.

Last thing was trainers, and I decided to splash out on some Nike ones. My feet should be the only thing that stay the same size so I was happy to spend a bit more on those.

All in, excluding the trainers, I've spent about £200. Not cheap, and I'll have to make some sacrifices to afford the personal training, but it's an investment I'm willing to make to reach my goal.