Mounjaro starters Nov ‘24 Thread 12 - The one where we pack all of the smaller size clothes into our holiday luggage 🥰

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Welcome to thread 12 fellow MN weight loss friends old and new!

Link to previous thread here

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5340601-mounjaropen-starters-nov-24-thread-11-the-one-where-we-have-no-chub-rub-and-are-wearing-all-the-shorts-as-we-head-into-june?page=40&reply=145390030

Feel free to lurk or post, absolutely no judgement here, just support and encouragement as we list old clothes on vinted, give thanks for MJ as we enjoy a far more comfortable Summer significantly lighter. We now wear ALL the damn shorts 💪🏻

Join us here to celebrate NSV’s, weight loss milestones, maintenance and our lowest stone brackets!

I’m on W35 D2 and on my fourth 7.5mg pen
F in my early 50’s
H 5’ 5.5”
SW 13st 11lb
CW 9st 10.6lbs
GW 9st 7lb
Total loss so far 56.4 lbs

We recommend the Shotsy app to monitor the amount of MJ in the system and pleasing graphs to look at…plus the MeThreeSixty body scan app to monitor inch loss for the weeks where weight loss is slow but you might have lost body fat etc. Both are free.

Feel free to swap recipes that might inspire anyone in a food rut, tips for managing side effects, exercise tips, tips for maintenance, titrating up or down and we love a wellness/supplements/beauty/ style chat too 🥰

OMG, thats absolutely magic. Thank you

24.6 is the magic number. I'm finally a healthy BMI and under 10 stone! 9.12.6. I can't believe it!!

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳👏👏👏👏

Congratulations!

Yay!!! Well done!! 💪🏻

Happy Friday death jabbers! It is roasting here today - summer has finally arrived in Scotland! What a joy it was to pull on a simple floaty shirt dress without worrying if my bosom or belly would pop the buttons off 😂 I originally put on a playsuit i wore last year in Florida but quickly discarded it - it's going on Vinted later. XXL and absolutely drowns me now! I felt so cute in it last year but it really highlighted how big I was (and how much denial I was in!). Praise all the deities for mounjaro and this corner of the Internet!

Happy Friday everyone! Quick update from me: I’m 1.2lbs down since this time last this week so 135.2lbs. My 2nd GW is 133lbs (9st 7lbs) so almost there. I’m considering if dropping below that nearer to 9st might improve my saggy skin situation or just make it worse? I don’t want to look ill but my theory is at that at some point autophagy must take over and start to tighten up the areas. Anyone got any thoughts? I’m about to start dry brushing next week on the advice of the RF specialist to improve skin elasticity so looking for a suitable brush. If anyone has any recommendations, do let me know!

At this rate, my daily skincare routine is gonna start going into hours rather than minutes 😂

Well done @DarkForces a great achievement

Sounding the healthy bmi klaxon 📣🔔📣🔔📣🔔

what pen level are you on? Think I need to go up one.

Goodness what a week we are all having, so many healthy BMIs popping up! Well done @DarkForces!

I've been having a shitty week side-effect wise (literally), it's been a few weeks since I had the bad runs but this week hasn't been great at all. It has impacted me being able to exercise and I had to cut a run short. I'm also still having suppression that's stronger than I would like and struggling to eat enough. I have one more 10mg pen in the fridge ready to start on Sunday and am really a bit behind in thinking what am I going to do about maintenance/switching provider, but I'm starting to think that I really need to start tapering down now to control the side effects even though I wouldn't mind losing a bit more.

Yesterday’s eating was good and dh and I went for an evening walk. Need to continue this today…

feeling optimistic and loving the hot weather (although the rest of mn hates the heat).

Love the NSV!

I’m loving this weather too. I’ve not braved going abroad since having DS yet so whenever we have a heatwave I’m totally here for it! (Despite having the complexion of Casper the Ghost 👻)

Finally hit 4 stone loss 🎉 it’s been slow going for the last 6 weeks or so, 1lb a week or sometimes nothing. Anyway finally there, can’t quite believe it! Feel like the old me again.

Welcome to the 4 stone club @memphismayhem

4 stone klaxon ringing 📣🔔📣🔔📣🔔

Morning all!

So lovely to hear of all the amazing achievements! Well done on the BMI victories!

I’ve managed to lose 3lbs this week. Wotsits and wine for dinner on Tuesday may have helped.

I am feeling a bit better in the tummy region. Off on holiday today (UK based) for a week. Same place we went last September, and had a lovely time. I was 4 stone heavier then which is quite strange to think about! I don’t feel hugely different in myself but I must be looking a bit different at least 🤭

I saw a lady at Pilates on Monday who I hadn’t seen in a few months. She told me I was looking really well (which I suspect is code word for ‘thinner’) but she also remarked at how much stronger I am too, which is really quite nice actually. So MJ hasn’t managed to ravage my muscles like the Daily Fail would have us all believe. I’ve actually improved my strength!

Enjoy the sun ☀️

I’ve been to my lovely GP today. They followed up on the question with the Gynae hub I raised about oral Progesterone and taking MJ. They kindly printed the advice they received and I’m sharing it with you here in case it is of some use to anyone else. We are very blessed with this surgery!

🥳🥳🥳🥳 Here’s to wearing genuine summer clothes and no shapewear 🥰

Is there a better feeling on a hot day than putting on a dress and not worrying about a cardy (to hide behind, although it was fooling no one) normal underwear rather than shorts to pull you in and stop the chub rub. Freedom!

I'm so close to being in the 11's. This week I'm at 12st.1. Inching ever closer.

I hope you feel better soon. Tapering down does sound sensible if you are feeling that unwell and if it is impacting your life to that degree.

💪 keep strong (and account of your calories 😂)

Dubai/Abu Dhabi/Oman is the best place to take young children. I know it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but it’s an Easy flight, fantastic healthcare (one of ours developed chicken pox on the day we arrived there 😱 but the hotel was wonderful reorganising staff/rooms etc) and everything is geared up for families out there. Strollers placed at the airport for you to use until you get your own one back, Kids included in all the restaurants, amazing staff who want mum and dad to have a rest too. It was my go to when the kids were little. Obviously very hot this time of year, but worth bearing in mind. Also a great place if you are not able bodied as everywhere is step free/lifts/wide doorways etc.

🥳🥳🥳🥳 4 Stone rosette for you! Amazing effort!

Well that’s a total NSV! Amazing. And enjoy your svelte self on your holiday! 🥰

🥳 we’re here for all of the new stone brackets! Keep going! 💪💪

Weighing in.
W36D7
SW: 19st 9lbs
CW:15st 3lbs
1st GW: 17st 13lbs
2nd GW 15st 4lbs
3rd GW: 13st 9lbs
TL: 4st 6lb
Second goal weight hit 🥳

I've set the next one as it'll put me back into Just Overweight plus it's 6 stone down. It's beyond depressing that I got myself to 6 stone above overweight but that's in the past now. Onwards and downwards.

Has anyone had any tummy pains while they've been on mounjaro? Mine has felt odd for a few days and I'm trying to talk myself off the ledge that it's pancreatitis or bowel cancer.

The body shop round brush is good for dry brushing.
Body shop no longer stock it but I have had a google and it’s selling new on eBay and Amazon