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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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Mounjaropen · 01/07/2025 21:51

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 🥰

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SerenePeer · 16/08/2025 21:11

Goldleafcat · 16/08/2025 16:55

What a cheeky sod! I hate it how people feel they can tell people what they should be doing with their bodies. He sounds incredibly rude.

Painfully thin. Has he forgotten the 90s?

You keep on doing you 🥰

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I forgot! He offered us a cup of tea and when I said 'no thank you' he quipped back "it's not fattening you know!" 🙄😤 FFS.

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Goldleafcat · 16/08/2025 16:56

I’ve just remembered something that made me smirk. When I was at uni someone from our course (business) had done an industrial work placement at Eli Lilly for a year. He did bang on about it quite a bit. My friend and I (being incredible mature, naturally) nicknamed it Evil Eye Willy.

Evil Eye Willy reminds me of The Goonies!! 😂

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 06:51

Good morning all, Nurse Mounjaropen back in action.. 😂 it’s been a long few days with DH not feeling too good. Hopefully on the mend now but the last few days have mainly involved me prepping all of the healthy foods whilst watching shite action movies on telly with him (not a terrible life!) Gonna catch up with all of your news now…

Weight wise I’m stuck at 132.0lbs, but given I had the mother of all boozy weekends last week, I’ll take that!

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 06:57

jay55 · 14/08/2025 23:25

I didn’t get on with it at all. Made me super sick. So it would be a last resort for me. I’d happily go back to saxsanda if it was readily available again.

I’ve 20kg to go which could take me almost another year. Which is an eye watering cost. I can afford it, (and can’t afford not to), as long as my current work contract is renewed, but the rainy day fund won’t be growing.

I’ve not tracked what I’ve spent so far, mostly as I think it is offset by less takeaway/eating out/cocktails. I just think the news has brought it into focus, how much more I’ll need to spend.

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Sorry to hear about your OZ reaction. My neighbour had the same with saxenda. I think it is trial and error to find what suits your body.

I bet overall you are probably at a zero sum situation with cost if you factor in your takeaway spend etc - I know we spend significantly less on wine, crisps, ice creams, chocolate in our house because I just don’t have it in the house anymore. I can’t recall the last time I had a sneaky McD’s/KFC because it’s the last thing I fancy these days. Every fiver adds up over time!

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 06:59

Pumpkinforever · 15/08/2025 10:31

Well I will definitely be taking 5th dose. I have also put in an order for extra needles. Part of me suspects the fifth dose, which many use, may also be behind the price increase. Eli Lilley want to maximise profits in the short term before tablets hit the streets with their lower costs and prices.

I will have enough pens I reckon to shift the last stone and a half and to start coming down. I hope that 2.5/5mg will be my maintenance dose and that maybe pharmacies/manufacturer will allow some form of microdosing in the UK.

I realise that am fortunate as I can afford it, however I dont like the feeling that we are being ripped off. A cash cow to be milked. It will a shame if WLIs just became an option for those with sufficient disposable income leaving obesity as a problem encountered by those on lower incomes.

But in other happier news …..

guess who has just joined the 5 stone club 😇😌🤭

just off to the klaxon cupboard 😂😂😂😂😂

I agree with your sentiments entirely.

But woah! A 5 stone loss? Incredible. So happy for you! Amazing job 🥳🙌👏

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 07:02

Novjaro · 15/08/2025 01:40

It’s all a big shit show isn’t it, this potential price hike stuff? I still have about 5 stone to go I’m lucky I can afford higher prices but it’s not the point is it?

When you factor in how much we’ve collectively saved the NHS too it’s even more galling. The easiest thing seems to be to put some weight back on to push my BMI over 40 again and try to get it from the GP! So annoying. Stupid orange twat.

Keep going. I think this is a last hurrah by Eli Lilli because they have a 5 year patent window on the drug and tablets are on their way in the not too distant future.. shame bloody Trump isn’t on it - or maybe he is but wants it to be cheaper in the US…🤷‍♀️

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 07:09

PinkArt · 15/08/2025 11:40

Weighing in.

W41D7
SW: 19st 9lbs
CW:15st 0lbs
1st GW: 17st 13lbs
2nd GW 15st 4lbs
3rd GW: 13st 9lbs
TL: 4st 9lb

Tiny bit miffed with this official weigh in as I'd nudged into the 14s during the week but I'll get back there next week. I had unbelievable constipation most of the week so was hoping I'd lose a couple of stone when that cleared - alas it was not meant to be!

Also miffed about the price increase news but I think, selfishly, I won't be as badly hit by some. I'm back down to 2.5 already thanks to my abdominal weirdnesses and have panic ordered a 5 this week.

Keep going! You are doing so well!

I made a delicious dal this week and that cleared the pipes for sure 😂 Lentils are also a great source of protein.

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 07:11

evilharpy · 15/08/2025 11:47

I went to order from Swift Doctor who I ordered from last time, as they have a maintenance option, but they have suspended order still next week due to stock issues. I'll order another 10mg from Medexpress I guess and I have two more 10s in the fridge but after that I was going to start titrating down to eventually stop. Not sure now what to do. I'm not overly bothered about losing any more but wanted to maintain for a bit before reducing and stopping.

I feel the same. Almost like I’ve been forced into a quicker maintenance plan than I wanted…

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 07:21

evilharpy · 15/08/2025 14:32

Woooo @Pumpkinforever delighted to hear that klaxon for you!

I am also celebrating today - I have had to buy my favourite Tu barrel jeans in yet another size and this time it's an 8!!! It's vanity sizing at its best and I am most definitely not a genuine size 8, but it is a very nice feeling to see a single digit size on the label. I have had these jeans in every size from a 16 downwards (although the 16 was too big even when I bought them so never actually wore those), they are the best jeans ever.

aww I love this update! 🥰

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 07:21

DarkForces · 15/08/2025 14:44

I'm now a mere half stone from my gw although expecting to put on this week as we're on holiday. My mj is in a cool bag as typically it's a new pen and blooming hot today!

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Have a fab holiday!

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 07:24

MyRootinTootinBaby · 15/08/2025 14:59

Argh, I just don’t know what to do.

I did my last jab before my holiday and I was planning to see how I got on now that I’m home. I’ve still got 2st to lose, but I was going to test out going cold turkey and jump back on the jabs if I struggled.

Now, I don’t know if I should order some more pens and just go back on it to definitely lose some more, or to stick the cold turkey out and hope that I can carry on. It’s so rubbish that they’re doing this.

I’d have pens bought at a cheaper rate in the fridge with 2 stone to go.

Have a fab break though!

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 07:25

TeenLifeMum · 15/08/2025 17:59

Great to see the losses in this thread! I’m “maintaining” but currently on holiday in Greece with the family all inclusive. Eating fairly sensibly - fruit or eggs for breakfast and one plate at lunch and dinner - not piled high. The chocolate and banana scoops of ice cream may be my downfall (flavours remind me of German school trips in 1994 and 1995 and happy times.

cocktails only have a couple of calories don’t they? 😆🙈 last night I had a Disaronno on ice and they don’t seem to do measures. It was half a cup of liqueur! I didn’t manage it all. Also drinking water a lot. Just wish my 17yo would join in drinking - she’s terrible at staying hydrated and with my low blood pressure she ends up fainting (in Orlando the fire service are also the emergency medics so we had 11 fire men all looking after her - she was mortified).

Have a fab break!

11firemen? Bloody hell!

i love an amaretto, so cheers to that!

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 07:29

LindtCurves · 15/08/2025 18:05

I'd say order the jabs, you can keep them in the fridge for quite a while, and not to encourage the black market, but reading on here, if you choose not to use them, I'm sure someone will take them off your hands!

As PP said, in general, if you're wealthy, everything is possible for you, and if you aren't, you gradually get priced out of everything... Off topic but travelling this summer, I've noticed such a big difference in the appearance of wealthy and poor people around 60, e.g. some wealthy Americans looking so fit and well at an advanced age. This is yet another example why that is.

I'm lucky in that my health & beauty budget per month is rather ridiculous, but at the incoming prices, I'm not sure I'd have started my weight loss journey and finally had a summer where I was living life to the fullest, hiking up big hills without breaking a sweat, jumping into the sea in a swimsuit without even thinking about it, and dancing the night away with gorgeous men.

Being a healthy weight with no regular overheating, mood swings, out of breath issues and experiencing life like this has been totally lifechanging, and it's yet another way society taxes the poorest. We know obesity is way more of a problem in the poorest communities than Kensington & Chelsea and it's ridiculous that people IN OTHER COUNTRIES are being priced out because 'the orange one feels like everyone should pay as much as Americans'.

Why has society accepted the 'medicine for profit' notion so willingly?

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So happy to read how you feel this summer 🥰. I agree with you - so happy I started when I did, not sure I’d have started at the higher prices either, and I also have a healthy budget for beauty.

Dancing the night away with gorgeous men though.. we need to hear more about that! 👀

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 07:31

10lbs to go is so do-able! Rooting for you here! 💪

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 07:33

random223 · 16/08/2025 08:59

Hello All. Just wondering how people managed to order 3 pens from Oushk? I have managed to book an order (they were running out of delivery slots) but it would only let me check out 1 pen? Any tips? Thx

I just adjusted the box with the quantity in of the same pen (5mg) from 1 to 3. Then checked out.

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evilharpy · 17/08/2025 07:49

Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 07:29

So happy to read how you feel this summer 🥰. I agree with you - so happy I started when I did, not sure I’d have started at the higher prices either, and I also have a healthy budget for beauty.

Dancing the night away with gorgeous men though.. we need to hear more about that! 👀

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Hard agree. Bang out of order to post this without giving details Grin @LindtCurves tell us more!

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 08:18

Goldleafcat · 16/08/2025 09:27

Thank you!

I’m not quite sure what shape I am these days. I have wide hips and a tummy that is very reluctantly going down… did the alternative BMI waist to height measurement and it was 0.57 - still pretty pants!

Does anyone else get annoyed with their smart scales? I weighed myself a couple of times this morning and was 11 stone 11.6 (very slight loss of 0.8lbs) and then when I connected them to my phone they suddenly changed to 11 stone 12.4! Back to where I was. I’ve noticed this happening before. It’s like when they connect to your phone they think ‘oh they can’t have lost that much since yesterday’ etc. 🤬😂

I knows it’s teeny amounts but every gram helps! 🤦‍♀️

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I take my phone in the bathroom if I weigh myself and the Renpho ones do catch all weigh ins even in you as not connected to the app at that very moment. You can also delete the ones you don’t want recorded 😉

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 08:23

MagnoliaTreePetals · 16/08/2025 09:32

5 Stone @Pumpkinforever ! fabulous..... Many congratulations. I think that's 70lb or 140 slabs of butter, all gone! amazing!

You've got this @jay55 , Keep going (KBO), and you will see that new number on the scales. It can be really frustrating when a target is tantalisingly close but things have stalled. (I'm 1.5 lb off 5 stone and have been for a couple of weeks.....)

Goodness me @TeenLifeMum . I also have a very low BP, but my poor DD has real issues with it and faints at the drop of a hat. Much worse when she was in her teens. we used to have to almost force water and salt down her when on holiday! She did find dextrose helpful when she felt faint, a tip we found from the PoTS UK society. 11 firemen sounds entertaining!

On the topic of price rise hikes, I am slightly biting my knuckles. DD is now late 20's, has an underlying medical condition and put on a lot of weight over the past 3 years. She is now stable medically and last month asked if I would help her finance Mounjaro. I said yes...... and now we have these price hikes! I simply can not change my mind. It seems my savings are going to dwindle to nothing, but I reckon that I can't take it with me and her health and happiness are more important than my nest egg.

Aww you sound like a lovely Mum! Hope your DD gets on well with it.

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 08:25

Pumpkinforever · 16/08/2025 11:07

I ordered 3 after this price shit hit the fan. However yesterday Oushk reduced the number to two.

I did mine as three separate orders but commented on each order that it was part of the three package thing. You could try that as I think a few people have done that.

Oushk have said they will be getting more stock.

Lots of pharmacies doing different things. I checked Pharmulous who I have used in the past and they are not take any more MJ orders at the moment. Other pharmacies are not taking new patients who want above 10mg.

I think it will calm down but a dreadful couple of weeks for MJ users and chemists. I feel very sorry for those online pharmacies who have clearly invested in their businesses eg websites, storage, extra staff, customer support etc. It’s now clear if Wegovy will go way.

If only a British firm could have been a the forefront of weight loss drug development but hindsight is a wonderful thing

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I’ve not had any alteration to my prescription but I’m expecting it…🤞

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 08:30

SerenePeer · 16/08/2025 12:34

And so it begins....I must finally be at a weight/size society deems to be 'small' because my FIL grilled me on my weight loss this morning, telling me I was looking painfully thin and was I absolutely sure I wasn't ill 🤦‍♀️ I responded by telling him that no, i wasnt ill, yes I'm absolutely sure and it was just because I used to be painfully fat!

He stopped short of telling me not to lose any more weight but I'm sure that will be next!

Well on the one hand, great you are noticeably ‘looking well’ I guess… on the other hand, it is very rude to make a comment about a woman’s weight! Hope you’re ok. I’ve had this “don’t lose any more will you?” Comment from people who don’t even really know me. Just rude. 🤬

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 08:31

SerenePeer · 16/08/2025 21:11

I forgot! He offered us a cup of tea and when I said 'no thank you' he quipped back "it's not fattening you know!" 🙄😤 FFS.

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DarkForces · 17/08/2025 08:43

I'm thinking about switching to wegovy as the prices have come right down. I've got my maintenance call next month so will ask about how best to transfer as I'm not sure what strength to go for. My main concern is obviously whether I'll be allowed to post here though? 😜

Goldleafcat · 17/08/2025 09:37

DarkForces · 17/08/2025 08:43

I'm thinking about switching to wegovy as the prices have come right down. I've got my maintenance call next month so will ask about how best to transfer as I'm not sure what strength to go for. My main concern is obviously whether I'll be allowed to post here though? 😜

Let us know how you get on. I wonder if they’d want people transferring over to start on the lowest dose and work up? As we won’t be used to the medicine… feels a bit frustrating though… I’ve been wondering whether I should move over to Wegovy or just stick with MJ and gradually reduce and phase it out. Worried I won’t be able to maintain the loss long term though.

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 09:55

DarkForces · 17/08/2025 08:43

I'm thinking about switching to wegovy as the prices have come right down. I've got my maintenance call next month so will ask about how best to transfer as I'm not sure what strength to go for. My main concern is obviously whether I'll be allowed to post here though? 😜

Ahh you don’t get rid of us that easily 😂 Nice try though. You are stuck with us I’m afraid. Post away 🥰

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Mounjaropen · 17/08/2025 10:00

Goldleafcat · 17/08/2025 09:37

Let us know how you get on. I wonder if they’d want people transferring over to start on the lowest dose and work up? As we won’t be used to the medicine… feels a bit frustrating though… I’ve been wondering whether I should move over to Wegovy or just stick with MJ and gradually reduce and phase it out. Worried I won’t be able to maintain the loss long term though.

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You can do this. You’ve all the data and know what to do. You know how much food you really need to fuel your body. It’s about meal planning /food prep and understanding why you choose the foods you do when not on MJ. You already know you are doing 70% of the heavy lifting because you said do upthread…! 💪. You’ve undoubtedly got the remaining 30% in you. Pin the picture of yourself in the jumpsuit somewhere. You looked and sounded so happy when you shared that photo of yourself. That feeling is better than a bag of walkers/cadbury’s any day. 😉

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