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

[Mounjaropen]

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 🥰

He is worried because you are a hottie now! Looking gorgeous after weight loss.

Cheeky git.

I would be biding my time for a petty revenge but that’s me.

and this is why we are friends. I’m a petty fucker. I’m a scorpio. We don’t forget. 😂

Once a part of the November 24 crew always part of the November 24 crew.

It doesn’t matter if you stay on MJ or swop to alternatives or go cold turkey, we have shared journeys ❤️

And we love having you back ❤️

glad things are improving with your DH.

I'll let you know what they say. I'm still on 7.5 mj so not a huge dose but also now I'm being forced to have a rethink also interested in wegovy's benefits to the heart. Plus oushk prices for it are right down so will save a bit too.

I’ve been on 5.0mg this week. No discernible difference in my appetite. Like @Goldleafcat i think I’m doing most of the heavy lifting tbh. My issue is the wine calling,..DH can’t drink for the next six weeks so that’ll make things easier as he won’t be reaching for the wine during the week. And I won’t feel the need to keep him company.

I hadn’t heard about wegovy’s heart benefits… do you have a link?

@Mounjaropen that explains it - I am a Capricorn.

Apparently….. both driven signs that put a lot into achieving targets and goals. Both signs like loyalty and in friendship, Capricorn's and Scorpio’s energies blend together naturally. They will support you and have your back.

In terms of a BFF dynamic, Capricorn and Scorpio know they can count on one another

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd188m73vn1o Here's one from the bbc and oushk has a comparison at https://www.oushkpharmacy.com/support-advice/switching-from-mounjaro-to-wegovy-what-you-need-to-know/. Worth checking out the revised prices too. £120-190 on oushk so you can make a decent saving compared to mj increased prices. Worth having a think!

I can't move for adverts on social media offering to switch me to Wegovy tbh....Evil Eye Willy may regret their price increase when everyone starts offering cheap cheap Wegovy! Might be a good option for maintenance actually with the slightly different ways they work.

Although I didn’t get on with wegovy last time. In my head I’m thinking mounjaro until December then take a break over Christmas and make the switch in the new year. See how my weight is by then.

Hello (very 😩) expensive death jabbers!
I ran away for a wee while.
I've had a scan of the thread to catch up & wow so many of you are doing amazingly 🎉🎉🎉

Huge congratulations on your marriage @Mounjaropen& best recovery wishes to Mr Mounjaropen (he's taken your name right?!😃) I can't be bothered with weddings but I'm a huge fan of marriage 🥰

I'm stuck with ONE (bonus) dose left & hoping my pharmacy (which is oos but protecting their new delivery for current customers) will be able to get me a pen next week, I'm so worried about not having a pen at all that it's stopping me worrying about the increased cost 😂

I'm 30kg down & have the same still to go so worries about maintenance are a long (long long) way away for me but I'm so interested to hear how you're all approaching it.

On the MedExpress page, it has detailed info about transitioning to wegovy and has an online chart to calculate what your dosage would be to avoid starting at lowest dose.

https://www.medexpress.co.uk/landing/weight-loss/price-explainer

Quote from page…..

You won’t need to start over
We’ll match you to a suitable Wegovy dose equivalent to your current Mounjaro dose, so your treatment continues without interruption.

I am going to stick with MJ until I lose another stone and a half. I will have enough ‘stock’ to do that and to start tritating down.

I do suspect Eli are also squeezing the market before hopefully cheaper tablets come out around 2027. They are really annoyed that lots are extracting a fifth dose and if they could change the pen design again they would. They changed it once to get rid of the hard twist approach but needle extraction has stumped them for now. Pharmacies don’t want to be left with unsold stock if prices go to high.

The pharmacist my private GP uses has allowed us to bulk order up to 3 pens so I have ordered 3x 7.5 as that is what I am currently using.

@lovealongbathThank you for the medexpress wegovy into, very useful.

@SerenePeer I think The Goonies may have been our inspiration!

@evilharpy @Mounjaropen Well if you insist!!

I'm a reasonably good-looking woman (if I dare say so myself... but modelled in my teens so suppose it's not objectively a lie), however, being obese, while men still took an interest, they probably treated me as someone you can mess around a little bit, etc.

In fact, probably what really pushed me over the edge to lose weight was that someone I was really into wasn't into me, even though we got on amazing, and I thought 'you know what, I'm going to have a huge glow-up, and you will have to see me daily and explain to your friends that it was you that turned me down'. So far, so childish, I know... But...

This summer I'm a sporty size 8-10 with a deep tan and lovely biceps... And, low and behold, every time I've been out dancing, the attractive single guy in the group singles me out and dances with me all night, tries to get my number etc... Funny they didn't do this when I was bigger, eh? But it has felt fun being out in Spain or Italy, and being that woman at the end of the night that the gorgeous Mediterranean guy that women are eyeing up is slow dancing with. It's also been really funny how previously I thought I should be looking at guys 10 years older, whereas now the guys that chat me up are younger than me and objectively very handsome.

Equally, guys from years ago, we're talking previous decade, are suddenly inviting me to things, say 'we should catch up' etc. This will all be off the back of my profile picture (head + shoulders), as generally I don't post on social media. Heck, I've even been chatted up by a lady!

I am quite amused by this... As I really thought that bigger women and curves were all the rage now, being a healthy weight would have no impact on my romantic life etc... But apparently 'shallo Hal' is still very much a thing...

You'll notice that I use the words 'funny' and 'amused' throughout the post as it makes me laugh more than anything. I almost feel like I'm one of those lizard people, where people treat me like I'm the best thing since sliced bread, and I get to go home, pull my mask off, release and evil laugh and go 'hahaha, tricked you, I'm not the skinny girl you thought I was' 😈

For me the actual benefits are still being able to do lots of sports without suffering and not gving it a 2nd thought, and embracing my passion for fashion more freely and confidently, as well as long-term health outlook and much better quality fuel for my body.

Aww go you! I love this! 🥰

Aww lovely to hear from you! Fingers crossed you get your situation resolved. 🤞

Hey guys. What a bloody week, eh?

After a few days of soul searching, I have decided I'll be sticking with Mounjaro for the foreseeable future. I'm loathe to give Lilly my money tbh, after this trick, but the impact upon my health has been revolutionary and I've decided that probably tips the balance. I'm very lucky in that my pay rise due September should cover most of the additional. I'll have to be a little more careful in terms of other spending (goodbye taxis and takeaway coffee) but it's doable if not ideal.

My plans for maintenance will probably have to change. I had made my peace with being on some form of Mounjaro for life but I don't think I could justify these prices indefinitely. So the plan is to stick on Mounjaro until the weight is fully gone and then for another year. Then I'll either titrate down or consider Wegovy for maintenance depending on what the situation is by that point.

What a pisser eh?

It's such a pisser. I've been tentatively looking at Wegovy for maintenance but will continue with Mounjaro until I get to goal/run out of pens! I have 3 in the fridge currently (1 in use) and 3 on order, so hopefully that should get me well into maintenance if I start making more of a conscious effort to do the heavy lifting myself.

Absolutely agree on your last point. I've kind of been coasting, eating far less and far healthier than before but not really making an active effort with exercise and water intake. Averaging about half a pound a week loss, which I was perfectly happy with at the current prices.

If there's any upside to this whole horrendous situation, it'll be that it's given me a kick up the arse on that front. I know that this is scant comfort to those who are now completely priced out though 😞

Guess who was very foolish and indulged in lots of crispy duck skin yesterday? And is now paying the price….

(it was so tasty! I’m a fool!)

(in other news, I definitely don’t need colonic irrigation)

Ooh crispy duck! I can’t remember when I last had that. Might have it as a special treat sometime if it can have that impact @Goldleafcat 😂

In happier news I have just got a load of emails from Oushk. One says we can push back the delivery dates and they will honour all the pricing of orders placed until 29 August. Thank god for that as going away next week and delivery was scheduled for the day before….

Yup Mrs CoastingMcCoastFace here 😂 Time to up my game definitely for that final push to goal. I've dusted off my treadmill and repositioned it by my desk to make those movement snacks almost unavoidable.