Mounjaro 10st or more to lose - Thread 6

[Doggymummar]

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Oh brill, I'll take a look!

Thank you for the wedding anniversary good wishes.

It's funny. Last year I would have dreaded the promised hot weather, fully expecting to become a sweaty mess. I looked at the temperatures for next week and thought 'that will be nice'. My internal thermostat hasn't caught up with my weight loss yet.

I agree with @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne it's bloody nippy up here in my corner of Scotland. I've been trying to work from home with a blanket and a cardigan over a jumper. It's bloody August! Freezing. DW is in short sleeves working in her office with the window open. She's actually Scottish though so doesn't feel the cold, unlike me, softy Southerner.

@FatsiaJaponicaInTheGarden so glad you had a successful camping trip and no awkward conversations took place! I haven’t experienced a plateau so can’t really comment. I have no idea if I undereat, I don’t count calories and I find it makes me miserable (well, it did in the old days of restricted eating) but part of me wonders if I should just for a week or so to see how many I am consuming, it’s just the thought of having to weigh and count everything, but in the name of ‘science’ I might do it for a week to check. I also do IF two days a week, or OMAD so they are always low calorie days.

Welcome @Hottoffeesauce, I’m late 50s and also average 2lbs a week, isn’t it just brilliant 🤩

Thats brilliant news @Billybingbong, your next mini target sounds very achievable 🤞🏼

@AlicesMum2025 good news about the gym! I’ve started doing squats whilst cleaning my teeth 😂. The thought of a swimming cozzie used to made me go cold, but I paraded down the beach in all my saggy skin glory in Cornwall a few weeks ago and it felt so liberating. Shame we can’t all have a weekly group gym session together 😆

Ps - glorious weather in Norfolk today

I can't imagine OMAD. I am significantly, massively, hugely less hungry than pre MJ- I never snack and don't ever want to anymore, and my meal portions are half the size- but I do start feeling hungryish at lunch and dinner. I just can't fathom it!

Beautifully warm and sunny here in south London today! I went for my run early before it got too hot - I’m on week 8 of c25k now, it’s still bloody hard but I’m really enjoying it. Only one more week to go after this one!

Week 57 weigh in.

SW: 139kg (21st 12 lbs)
CW: 79.4kg (12st 7lbs), was 79.1kg (12st 6lbs)
GW: 73kg (11st 7lbs) sixth interim goal

Current pen: 10mg, 12 weeks on this dose.

A 300g gain this week, no idea why, not doing anything particularly different, other than having not done any running this last week. I am back into running this week and will keep that up, hopefully that will help with weight loss!

Congratulations @MummyInTheNecropolis on getting to week 8 of C25K, brilliant progress!

Loving all the exercise talk, very inspiring - I keep meaning to find a pilates class that I can get to, must sort that out!

I do get hungry, especially around midday but I’m used to that now. I guzzle fizzy water all day to keep the hunger pangs at bay! I do it on a Monday and Thursday, Mondays are easy for some reason but Thursdays take a lot of willpower. Before MJ I was over eating the day before a fast or OMAD day as I knew I was going to be hungry which sort of defeats the point 🤦🏽‍♀️ I don’t now thankfully!

Hi all, great to see youre all doing well.
I feel a bit low today, Ive been ill and taking lots of pain meds, and also Ive been hungrier this week, and Ive put on 4lbs.....4lbs!!! That's half of my total losses back on in one week. I'm hoping to feel well enough to start walking tomorrow, because I'm worried this is going to end up like the ozempic with barely any weight loss otherwise. Hopefully this next week will spur me back into motion

What dose are you on @TheBeesTrees?

It was my 2nd week of 5mg so I know not full suppression but I was doing reasonably well!

I find that when I take painkillers, my appetite is bigger.
Maybe that's all it is with you.
Also, on some days, I just feel hungrier than on others.

Hopefully it is just that! Thank you

Unofficial weigh today (official weigh is Sunday) and can see I've lost my 2lb I gained last week which makes me feel better.

Like I mentioned earlier in the week I've been hungry all week so tomorrow going to go up to 5mg. Or should I push through and accept some hunger is ok, and stick with the 3.75? It's week 12.

I think it's good to feel some hunger, I still do on 15mg. But if it's leading you to make unhealthy choices then it's time to move up I would think. I started when you went up every 4 weeks by default so never dealt with having a choice.

I found this week hard, I've not weighed but I've got bigger as my pyjamas won't go over my hips. I've not had a bowel movement this week, although I have just been so that doesn't help. It's been my first week of garden leave and I haven't enjoyed the lack of direction to be honest. I have a side hustle, selling secondhand clothing on eBay which I started off the back of weightloss so have spent a lot of time buying, washing ironing photography and listing items but now it feels like a chore not a side gig.

Food wise I've made awful choices, lived on chocolate bars and crisps which has made me feel 🤒.

I need to get this under control this next week before if becomes a new habit. Worrying about money means putting my nutritional needs down the line.

We are also going to see my extremely toxic mother soon, not seen her for nearly 5 years and that is making us both anxious.

Well, glad I got that lot off my chest oh wise ones 😉 have a great weekend.

Is it ok to join in, im wanting to lose around 9 stone in total really. I’m not quite halfway there.

I started at 19 stone 9 pounds and have lost 4 stone so far, still got around 4 stone 9 to go. BMI calculator says that will still make me overweight but I’d be happy there I think!

I’ve had a read through the earlier threads, it’s mad how many people are saying things I feel! I’ve got no one in real life who’s struggled with their weight like me, so I’m finding it really helpful!

SW (15 Feb 25): 19st 9lbs / BMI 44.4 (obese class 3)
CW: 15st 13lbs / BMI 36 (obese class 2)

Wk24 weigh in this morning (wk12 on 5mgs) … stayed the same. Pick up next pen today, stayed with 5mgs again. Weight loss definitely slowing now so will move up on next order.

I’ve lost 19% of my starting weight and averaging 2.2lbs loss per week.

Goal: healthy BMI (between 18.5 and 24.9 (8.3st-11st) for my height) - so 4st 13lbs to go to get to top of healthy range.

Wks 1-4 (2.5mg): -17lbs
Wks 5-8 (2.5mg): -6lbs
Wks 9-12 (2.5mg): -11lbs
Wks 13-16 (5mg): -7lbs
Wks 17-20 (5mg): - 4lbs
Wks 21-24 (5mg): - 7lbs
Total loss: 52lbs

I can’t say I actively went down the OMAD road, just kinda happened! I’ve never been one for breakfast but was quite a grazer while working from home. I’ve retired early this year so no longer sat at desk all day. I will eat something (always have yoghurts and fruit in) if I get hunger pangs, but will always have a big drink of water before hand incase my body is telling me I’m thirsty. If I’m still rumbling 15/20mins after the water then I’ll eat.

@PearlsPearl @Mum2Fergus

I've recently read up on the benefits of fasting. I encourage you to search Dr Jason Fung on YouTube. He's a surgeon who prescribes fasting to his diabetic patients who have been able to get off meds they have been on in years!

Long story short, the want for eating (at least for me) is the spike and drop in insulin. The question why is it that I want to snack after eating lunch /dinner but can go 12 hours + at night without eating and still not feel hungry at breakfast? Hormones.

So the idea is to keep the insulin low at all times with healthy food choices.

I never thought I'd be able to go OMAD but with the help of MJ reducing my appetite and adding an extra hour of fasting every few days I can now go 20 hours fast and eat whatever I can within a 4 hour window. The weight had plummeted. I find myself even getting to my 4 hour window and still not feeling hungry 😳

I've also become less reliant on MJ in the sense that after 7 days I don't feel the hunger back ,i don't feel the half life. This never happened before fasting.

I know everyone says they are hungry, but using MJ, drinking water/black tea or coffee to keep in your fast and adding on an extra hour of fasting so it's gradual you will get used to it and it's incredible!!!

I'm an addict to my milky (oat milk) coffee so could never survive on black coffee!

I can see the benefits but also I like food a lot (obviously!) and OMAD would make me miserable. But I'm happy for those it is working well for!

My absolute favourite thing about the mj is no more blood sugar spikes. I used to get bad headaches when I was hungry or feel a bit sick, grab something quick and sugary to feel better. That's totally gone now, physically I feel absolutely fine all of the time. Pre mj I literally could not go without snacking between meals as I'd feel rubbish. Now going from meal to meal is completely fine and easy.

@Doggymummar you've got a lot going on, it's no surprise your food has slipped. You can do it, just go back to basics for a while? High protein, high water, low snacks. You've got this.

@OneCoralCat welcome to the best thread on MN!

One of the things I really like about being on mounjaro is that it isnt a diet. It helps you take whatever approach works for you.

So many diets are full of rules. Most of which seem to be there to make sure the dieter breaks them at some point. That way, not losing weight becomes the dieters fault. Not that the diet itself doesn't work.

Me too, I always used to get the mid afternoon slump, and often fely dizzy & shaky so I had to have a sugary snack to bring me round. That has stopped completely, and its so freeing.

Ive never consciously done IF or OMAD, but I think my new natural eating pattern probably falls into this. I usually have my lunch around 1ish, dinner between 6-7pm, and nothing else. Nothing in-between, and no more late night snacking. Maybe 2 or 3 times a week, I end up not eating all day, and just have my evening meal. I'm eating so much less than I used to, but my new diet is packed with protein, fibre and all the good stuff, instead of the sugar & fat laden rubbish I used to shove down my throat.

Hello @OneCoralCat and welcome to the thread.

It looks like you're doing really well!

I AM WEARING A PAIR OF SHORTS!

THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

(reading rest of the posts I missed earlier. But GUYS! SHORTS! AMAZING!)