Mounjaro/Wegovy with > 5 stone/30kg to lose - thread 9!

[MooBaggage]

New thread for anyone with more than 5 stone/30kg to lose. All welcome, whichever part of the journey you're on.

We have kiwis, hammocks, weight loss charts, an unhealthy obsession with Vinted and enough water to sink several ships 😊

No discount codes please - there's a separate thread for those.

Checking in!

Well done on going down a BMI classification each @MooBaggage and @RobinEllacotStrike ! 🥳🎉 One of my favourite milestones!

Gift token for article (promoting a book) about food addiction in case it’s of interest.

The six signs you have a food addiction (and what to do about it)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/09eb62d7d9508c44

Checking in!

yes as longterm obese women there is much to unpick & re learn. I don't know if this is possible. I hope it is.

I know I have "truths" in my head from my childhood that I can't shake off. Usually statements my mother or father said to me that going internalised as 100% fact - even though I know these aren't true I cannot unpick them or move them on. So what to do about them?

@Gingercar that's great going! 😊💪👏

Well done @MooBaggage! I look forward to hitting that mark too a bit further out as I am shorter than you.

I have now lost 24kg which is the same weight as my 12 year old DS (yes, he is tiny - 0.4 centile for height and off the bottom of the chart for weight). Still quite alarming to look at him though and think that I was carrying thar around and that I still need to lose at least 1.5 x DS

Yes I'm very grateful for my height - it has meant I can get away with how I carry weight in the past - which of course isn't ideal, because then I think it's OK to be several stone overweight....

My secret goal in life has always been to be 'willowy' - I think I could be if I was what I should actually weigh - but let's see....! 😀

@RobinEllacotStrike When i think back I think my parents did inadvertently cause me damage when it comes to weight. It certainly wasn't from a negative intent as they were both wonderful parents, they just didn't know how to handle a fat kid. Lining me up at Weight Watchers when I was 11 probably wasn't the right way to go about it, and giving me different 'low fat' meals to my brothers.

Feeling very proud today, DD has come home with brilliant SATs results. We are in the final few days of the school year, so feeling a little frazzled because there are different activities, events and meetings every day which alongside working full time is a little difficult to manage.

Ah well, nearly there now and off on holiday next week.

I didn’t know about the less than 35 bmi thing, I am 34.2 so that’s exciting 🥰

It’s frightening when you look at it like that. I started off carrying the equivalent of two of my labrador around. Granted he’s a slim, fit type lab, but even so I’d struggle to pick him up and carry him very far.

Actually, on re-reading your post, that’s what he weighs - 24 kilos!

I think you accept that these “facts” are part of your history and might always be around. Expect them and acknowledge them when they come. But equally you recognise that you don’t have to accept them as true, or even if you can’t get past the “truth” of them, you don’t have to live your life by them. You can watch these thoughts come and go, whilst also being very conscious that you are really well-informed and self-aware now - and a grown up! - with different goals, and so you can make decisions in a different way and come to different conclusions. Examine your beliefs and your self talk and choose the stuff that helps.

I don’t know what you struggle with, but for example, someone might have a little moment of doubt when choosing full fat over low fat yogurt - so oh look, here comes that wariness of fat that I was taught over and over, no wonder I feel a bit uneasy. But things have moved on now and so have I, and I’m choosing to include fat in my diet because it’s tasty and good for me. I might feel a bit uncomfortable about that, but I need to do what I know is best for me now, not what other people thought was best for me decades ago. It feels like truth but I know it isn’t, so I’m going to buy it and enjoy it, and every time I do it’s yet another example of me taking control and living the life I want.

Or - I’m always going to be fat, or I’m greedy, or I have no self-control, or I’m stupid and lazy. All of these things we “know” about ourselves. You can understand and acknowledge where they come from, it’s really normal to think this stuff. But is it true? Is it useful? What else is true? What would you say if you heard a friend beating themselves up like this?

thank you @gimmemounjaro

@InfoSecInTheCity my parents were farly crap but they werent malicious.

But yes it was a different world. And who is to say we aren't inadvertently causing our own children similar "harms" even though we are trying very hard not to, trying very hard to do better.

I am getting really fed up of stuff from decades ago still hanging around and messing with my head. BE GONE!!

Thanks for the new thread @MooBaggage
Checking in with my stats
SW 111.1kg - 21/1/25
CW 99.1kg
Total loss = 12kg
Slowly but surely!

Thanks for the new thread! You lot are the only reason I visit MN these days. Hope everyone is feeling well and losing lots!

Hello all. Can I join? 4stone down 3 to go. But I'm BORED now 😂 it's been 8 months of the same meals and I need inspiration I might kark it if I have to eat another omelette.

Also, bit fed up of feeling sick for 3 days post injection.

Sigh

a few people have talked about how their childhood has effected them in terms of weight. Out of curiosity, my daughter is nearly 10 and is overweight. We try to encourage her to healthier choices but ultimately we have more significant issues with her (suspected autism with aggressive behaviour) that we are spending our efforts focused on that and essentially mentally parked worrying about her weight till we have made headway on the other issues. She does swimming/gymnastics etc and whilst overweight it is not really excessive yet but is getting worse. I talk about me being healthier and make sure she sees me doing more exercise but I don’t talk about loosing weight in front of her (about myself). It is something that we will need to work on with her soon as her diet is getting worse but it is so difficult with the autism side of things. I’d love to be able to approach it without scaring her for life.

Hello @TourangaLeila 😊👋

I hear you re: meals..! I've just had one of my standards - piece of salmon on spinach with some greek yoghurt.

Other favourites include grilled halloumi, or a chicken thigh (one of my favourites - I marinade them in soy sauce and honey), or anything freezer tea-y (free from chicken nuggets are my current favourite 😀). All on spinach with either blobs of greek yog, or light mayonnaise!

Breakfast is always a fruit smoothie - with lots of milled flaxseed, a few dates, greek yog and milk.

It does get very same-y though! I look forwards to the weekends, when I see dp (we don't live together) and we sometimes go out or have a takeaway. I'm learning not just eat enough to feel full - dp will usually demolish the rest 😁

@lifetheuniverseandeverything42 That's really tricky... I have 2 x ds's - one isn't biologically mine and is naturally slim - like his biological parents. The other is biologically mine and whilst he is currently slim (he's 22), his weight fluctuates much more than his brother and I know he will always lean towards putting weight on - you can just tell...

I feel for him, because genetically it seems inevitable 😔 My Dad and brother are obese and we all look so alike - and ds is a carbon copy too.

He keeps very well, is a gym bunny and is very tall, which helps. Since he's hit his older teenage years we have talked about it - he realises it might always be a bit of a battle for him to stay slim (which is what he wants), but he sees it and understands. Maybe these are conversations that will develop with your dd as she gets older. I think being honest about our bodies and patterns we become aware of can only be good - unlike when I was a child and was also marched off to Weightwatchers and made to feel ashamed of how quickly I grew 🙄

Checking in! Thanks for the new thread @MooBaggage

@lifetheuniverseandeverything42
Fwiw it sounds to me like you are doing all the right things. (I have autism and an autistic child who at one point ate only yogurt and banana for about a year - I was literally googling how many bananas would cause harm from an overdose of potassium.)

I think you have to pick your battles and fight them very gently and cautiously. Right now it sounds as though you have bigger things to worry about so I would continue to model good eating and exercise, keep encouraging her activities and try not to worry for now. It can be very lonely being autistic so the more she feels you are on her side in her struggles the better, and tackling what she’s eating, which might be a significant source of stress relief for her, might be really challenging and isolating if it affects your relationship. Just my 2p worth! If you are seeking assessment and she gets diagnosed, you might be able to access some advice on this.

I know they are all different but mine is 21 now and soooo much better, still has some non-negotiables but eats really well, lost some weight a couple of years ago, and is now really interested in health and fitness. For him it was going to uni that made the difference - that really strong drive to fit in socially overrode the sensory stuff around food. Plus probably the freedom to just eat without us noticing or it being a thing. And he discovered he liked a load of stuff he would never even try before, not for years. Not every aspect of uni was successful but that part definitely was!

I’m a big fan of using chat GPT to inspire me when it comes to meals. I dont love AI in general for lots of reasons but for this it can actually be really handy.

If you put in a prompt like this it will give you a 7 day plan, see screenshot of day 1 to give you an idea, you can be really detailed inyour likes and dislikes to get better results.

Design a 7 day meal plan including quantities and recipes to meet the following criteria:

each day should not exceed 1500 calories
comprise 3 x meals and 2 x snacks..

Macros - moderate low carb, moderate high protein and fibre
Allergies - Egg, nuts
Dislike (do not include as main component to any meal or snack) - avocado, cauliflower, fish, kidney beans, coconut milk, creamy sauces.
Likes - Mexican, Italian and Thai cuisine. Pork, beef, chicken breast, tenderstem broccoli, babycorn, red lentils, bell peppers, tomatoes. Highly seasoned food, strong savoury flavours especially spicy,

Im doing my second jab this evening and will weigh in the morning eeeek how has everyone been today

SW 19stone 4&1/2lbs
GW 9stone 10lbs

seems a long way off to me

I totally agree with your post @RobinEllacotStrike about how we see ourselves. I have been overweight since childhood and am now nearly 50. I know that I have lost 4.5stone and I can see the difference in the mirror but I still think of myself as obese and would automatically assume I am still the biggest in the room even though I am not now.
I’m still a couple of stone from maintenance but do find myself wondering if I will ever have a truly realistic view of myself.

@InfoSecInTheCity great idea! I will try that later.

@MooBaggage im pretty good at eating the same things, don't mind leftovers ect but crikey I am bored at the minute. The novelty has definitely worn off somewhat. Shaking it up is what's needed I think.

Currently the standard menu is:

Breakfast: weetabix and milk or Greek yoghurt and honey
Lunch: Wholemeal pitta bread or flatbread type thing stuffed with salad and low fat mozzarella or sliced chicken.
Dinner: Vegetable curry, Turkey chilli, chicken biryani, chicken "kebab" and salad, spaghetti bolognaise, chicken and rice and broccoli

I'm trying to feed family at the same time and not cook separate meals.