April 2025 Mounjaro Starters - Thread 5!

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Hope I’ve done this right, I’ve never started a thread before.

@qs90 hope you don’t mind me starting a new one for us but thread 4 was full and I don’t want to lose my crew!

@Doidontimmm how do you work out the calories thing? Xx

https://tdeecalculator.net/

I used this and then you take away 500 Cals to find the figure you will lose weight at. I rounded it up though by about 70 cals so it doesn’t have to be spot on.

@Doidontimmm thank you :)

My official weight for the week is 12st 0.2lb which is irritating as I really thought I’d be into a new category today. The scales were showing 1-2lb lower than this during the week but it always bounces back up by the time I officially record on Sundays for some reason! Anyway that’s 1.6lb off this week, and I still have an official 11st something to look forward to so that will do me.

@SeaDippingandLattes I find it helpful to look at an average over the week as well as the daily amount, like you I have higher suppression after jabbing then it tails off a bit. So I don’t worry if I am a wee bit lower in daily calories at the start of the week and a bit higher at the weekend (within reason! Couple of hundred either way, not zero to 3000 😂).

Wow - thanks for this. What a reality check. I am 58, sedentary, 68kg, BMI 27 and shocked I need to be 987 cals to lose - no wonder I am plateauing - even put on 2 kgs in passed fortnight. I am not spending all this money to put on weight/stay overweigt which will creep to obese in time.

It's an salutary lesson that we need to drop the cal intake as we drop weight. I have lost 15kg since April first which delight me but terrifies me that it will go back on if I dont adapt alone the way and keep an forensic eye on the cal criteria for loss and and maintenance. Yo-yoing is not an option for my general health at my age when I am pre-diabetic, hypothyroid, high BP, high cholesterol and increased riks of cancer, dementia and musculoskeletal issues. Need to strategy where I IF to a breakfast of 250 cals of protein and the carb free and then 750 high fibre evening meal. I need the scale - i cant be guestimating at this stage in my health recovery.

I wonder if the the TDEE calculator takes inot account calcories for UPF - as i thik they hve a lots to answer for in impacting metabolism and making life harder with cravings.

My results from the 'cutting' tab:

D.R. Miller Formula (1983) aim 57 kg
BMI Score: 27.0
Your BMI is 27.0, which means you are classified as Overweight…
Macronutrients

• Maintenance
• Cutting
• Bulking
• 30/35/35 means 30% protein, 35% fats, 35% carbs

These macronutrient values reflect your cutting calories of 987 calories per day, which is a 500 calorie per day deficit from your maintenance of 1,487 calories per day.

@SeaDippingandLattes if you are having a few more cals Fri/Sat maybe that’s why Sunday weigh ins are higher?

@Doidontimmm yes that’s a good point. I think I may have to step my game up and actually now consciously look at things rather than just trying to cut out the crap and eat in moderation 😂 as I would love to lose another 1stone7 :)

Urgh another week of staying the same.

Wk20
SW 16.6
CW 14.6

I've also just done the TDEE calculation & after taking the 500 calories away should be having 1360 calories. I did put sedentary because I don't do any real exercise but I walk my dog daily & am currently painting the outside of my house. Also gardening/ housework etc but wasn't sure if that really counted.

I haven't been counting calories as I did that for years & found it stressful & annoying but also don't want to sit at this weight when I still have a lot to lose.

I really don't think I'm over eating but will try to keep track this week. Just ordered 10mg for my next pen.

I think all of those count as exercise. MyFitnessPal lets you add calories to your total for various activities and gardening is definitely one of them although I find it hard to believe it’s the 300 calories/hour or so they suggest (unless you are doing full on double digging or something). I am not sure my bits of weeding, pruning and planting get anywhere near that 😂😂.

Quite a nice list here in case anyone shocked by their TDEE would find it helpful to see if they can add a bit based on things they do regularly:

www.health.harvard.edu/diet-and-weight-loss/calories-burned-in-30-minutes-for-people-of-three-different-weights

17 weeks and have finally lost 2 stone. Slow but still amazing (anyone else on a slow trajectory?).

SW 16st 9lbs
CW 14st 9lbs

Currently on 6.25mg (50 clicks of 7.5 pen) but might up to the full dose next week. I’ve been trying to reduce side effects (nothing too major but do tend to have a bad headache, little bit of nausea and tiredness whenever I increase my dose).

@Summerbay23lots of us with you in the slow lane, including me 😊. I’m about 23lb down in 18 weeks, so averaging 1.3lb/week.

Important to look at percentage of loss too! I’ve lost 42lbs since 11/4 but that is 19% body weight for me - for others it might be more or less! I needed to lose 33% to get down to a healthy BMI so I’m approaching 2/3rds of the way through my journey. It’s definitely slowed down and I’ve just gone up to 7.5mg but left 9 days between 1st and 2nd dose as I’m at a music festival next week and didn’t want to jab just before or during!

Suppression is super high and my tum feels a little washing machine-esque this morning so will see how 7.5mg goes over the next couple of days.

I kept a bunch of clothes from my uni days and just tried them all on. Holy smokes they fit. In a different way post kids but they fit and I am excited to wear them!

@ClimbingKilimounjaro mine is 17.2% currently and ideally need to lose 22%. So currently 77% of my way to ideal target! I love numbers 🤣

Im pleased that my holiday +1lb has been shed so need to focus on starting to lose again after a long plateau 😖

I need to take 12.5 from my 10 pen. Am I right in thinking it's normal dose + 15 clicks?

Just widened my circle of two people that know I'm doing mj to a friend who's thinking about it but v unsure. She had her gallbladder out years ago and is on HRT. I know nothing about how either of those things would impact MJ. Any knowledge out there? She has several stone to lose and has managed before but finding it harder with peri etc. Any advice or points to info appreciated.

All fine. I had my gall bladder out last Sept and have been on HRT for years. There are no contraindications - but I have had some breakthrough bleeding since starting MJ as the prog wasnt being absorbed sufficiently. I then had to have routine tests and its since been decided that I need the prog administered another way (IUD or vaginally) or double the dose. I have doubled the dose and its since stopped.

@knackredd thank you, I'll pass that on.

Wk (not sure maybe 20!)

SW: 13st 7
CW: 11st 2
GW: 10st 7

Total lost - 2st 5lb

Morning everyone. The scales were all over the place for me last week post holiday. I was even up as high as 11st 7 at one point. I injected my first 5mg dose on Friday but haven’t felt much difference from 3.75 mg. I’m still not hugely hungry throughout the day and quite snacky in the evenings. As long as I’m losing I’m ok with this - I know I’m going to have to control my evening snacking on my own at some point.

still not calorie counting but I am keeping a food diary. Really hoping I can get to goal without counting calories as I really struggle with it.

I finally dipped below my pre holiday weight this morning which is lovely and I’m getting very excited about seeing a ten on scales - I haven’t seen that since my daughter was a baby and she turns 14 soon!

I’m switching from MedExpress to Oushk and have my weight verification call tomorrow. How does this work, especially when you are already under the 30 BMI limit?

I had mine about a month ago. I used my phone and clicked through the link they sent me… then I showed them a pic of my passport, and me standing on the scales. Then they got me to stand in the doorway. It was quick and painless.

I do wonder if you might be expected to incorporate a height check now… I’m not sure how that works so sorry I can’t help with that bit!

Edited to add - my BMI was 26 at this point.

Thank you! Did you take the pic of you standing on the scales before hand or they asked you to do it on the call?

They asked me to do it on the call.

Anyone else with oushk? Did my call six weeks ago all fine - she confirmed I was still fat! But now I logged in to order next pen which I need by Monday and I have had to fill loads of extra details in. Feels a bit intrusive (like my ‘whys for weight loss’) - so I am not fat and am healthier 😂 I’ve done all the bits they want including a rather attractive couple of profile pics now uploaded (double chin shot and me on a scale 😂) but I can’t confirm my height so easily. Says GP letter or pharmacist letter signed etc what has everyone else done? I’m hoping that the extra photos of my fat will offset the need for this for now. I couldn’t even get a GP appointment last week for chronic thrush let alone to get a letter to say I’m fat 😳 husband suggested I take a photo of me in Tesco stood by the children’s measuring stick (which apparently puts me in age 15 clothes - and 5:7 I think). Xx

Hello Lovelies,
Anyone else feeling nausea with this hot weather? 🥵 I’m sure it makes me feel worse 🥺.
Im also feeling very tired at the moment - but doing loads of diy and gardening and probably not eating enough during the day.
My weight is fairly stable at the moment at 9.12 -10.1 and I’m happy to hover around there for now. I’m still taking 3.13mg every 5 days, but thinking I might start to drop down slightly. I’m also drinking a can of bud light (148 cals) most evenings! That lack of interest in alcohol has definitely lessened! 🤪