June 2025 Starters - Mounjaro (thread 5)

[Focusispower]

Heading into month three now!

I was doing much better mentally when I wasn't weighing myself. For the first 10 or so weeks I just trusted the process, then a medical thing meant I had to weigh myself, and now I keep weighing myself and having feelings about the numbers... If I'm not losing, I'm frustrated. If I am losing, I'm happy. If I'm losing too fast, I'm worried. I was doing much better when the weight loss was happening to me quietly to itself.

Looking in the mirror a lot does the same thing. Whether it's our reflection or a number on a scale, you stop seeing what's gone and start seeing what's still there. The memory of how disgusting my stomach was has gone, so all I'm left with is the fact that my stomach is still gross.

We are so hard on ourselves. I'm just going to try and get my head down and have a good day, as part of a good week, as part of a good month, a day at a time. Any glimpses of the bigger picture - where I've been, how far I have to go - are counter-productive. The initial high has worn off and I think this is where the real work starts, but that's OK. I just need to never look it in the eye. Just sideways glances every now and then... ;-)

Thank you! I'm pretty happy where I am, but technically still 'overweight' according to bmi. I think if I lost another 7lb it would bring me into the healthy bmi range ,but I'm not going to stress it too much.

I just want to give it a go myself now that I've lost what I needed to. The side effects mainly the mental health/anxiety side of it was killing me so am looking forward to see if the cloud lifts with the mj leaving my system!

You’re spot on there. When I look in the mirror I don’t see someone who has lost almost 3 stone, I just see a fat wobbly belly that still has a long way to go - despite people saying how fantastic I look.
Easy to say, but we should be kinder to ourselves.

@DontMowMyMeadow why not try 3mg?

@HappyWineDay thank you 🙏. That would be the obvious solution.

Did I mention the brain fog?

Just an update ( not sure anyone reads my posts though )

Weight is now 10stone 12lbs , but seems to be very slow despite me sticking to 1000 calories most days. Have done a few more for a couple of days to see if that would help but it didnt.

So far i have lost just over two stone, but still got two more to go .
Like others i cant see where its gone from either .
I can get in some smaller clothes though .

I am losing roughly 1 pound a week , so feels like forever to get to the other 2 stone.
I did cock up the golden dose as i thought i had and got nothing from it, i am sure all the liquid just dribbled out the needle and not into me, plus the needle bent ( twice i have done it and twice the needle bent and had the same thing )
So i did a dose last night .
Second month on 7.5 , but not sure whether to do a few more clicks on it as it doesnt seem to be doing much .
Was thinking of doing the 7.5 , then doing another few clicks to go to 8.5 .

Just the loss feels so slow now .
I was losing 2lb a week at first , still a lot less than many others though .

My next dose is back to Saturday as usual.
Looks like i may end up going to 10 soon after all

@Catladyof7 it is tough seeing the losses slow down but unfortunately it's part of successfully losing weight. It just doesn't take as many calories to move our bodies now compared to when we were 2 stone heavier so our TDEE is reduced. If you are using mfp or similar to track I would recommend checking the entries for some of the things you eat most often. I've seen loads that are wrong, either calories too low or mixing up raw and cooked weights for example.
My only advice is patience but I totally get it's hard. I just keep telling myself that it isn't going to happen any faster if I give up!

I have got all that , with my height i can only have 1000-1200 a day most as i need 500 deficit.
I count all the calories every day and check them all .
I never go over .
I cant eat less than 1000 or it will make me ill .
I check every item for calories before i cook or eat it.
Just seems so slow .

Not had that much suppression either

Another lb off making a total of 1st 11lb since June 24th.

@Catladyof7 it’s normal that it slows down a bit. I am on the May thread as well as here, and a lot of us are experiencing a slower weight loss now. As long as it’s going the right way it’s all good, even if it’s frustrating (especially as the price went up!)

@Librariesrule snap!

@Catladyof7 10st 12lb is not a huge weight - maybe it’s harder because there’s less to go at now. I guess BMI is key - at that weight my BMI was around 25. I am at goal but have found the last half a stone has crawled off - and it really has been slow - but it has come off nonetheless, the downward trajectory has been consistent.

Are you eating enough?!! And high protein? Building muscle mass?

@Catladyof7 sorry to hear you're struggling with this.
Congratulations on losing 2 stone. That's a huge amount of fat. It's the equivalent of 31 standard blocks of butter.
It is so frustrating when there is still a long way to go, but don't lose sight of what you have achieved so far.
Forgive me if I am wrong, but you sound as if you are very frustrated and stressed out by the process at the moment.
I wondered if upping the amount of exercise you do might help, both in terms of weight loss and helping you unwind a bit? I don't know what your situation is regarding the possibility of exercising?
Just a walk of any length (with added sunshine this week!) can really help with mood.

No idea to be honest , i am 69 .
I eat a fair amount of protein .
I started off at 13 stone and i have a heart problem and was getting out of breath walking and going up and down stairs .
I am still in the overweight BMI as i am only 5ft 1 inches tall .
I dont get up early , i dont do breakfast as i dont like most breakfast things.
I occasionally have a protein bar in the afternoon and a good meal at night .
I hate any type of yogurt and milky drinks .
I have plenty of salad stuff and lean meat / chicken in .
Plus plenty of vegetables .
I get enough exercise going up and down stairs, housework , ironing, gardening and more .

Thanks, have been a little stressed as i have a sick cat , not too bad , but been back and forwards to the vet a few times .
Yes, its is huge really, and i do have some NSV too.
I went to the vet today and i went in one of only two pair of jeans that fit me ( others all now far too big , two pair i am aiming for next a size down )
These were a 14 and when i got out the car they were falling down from my waist .
When i got home i could get them off still fastened up 🤣🤣

A few weeks ago i couldnt fasten them up

I live on my own so dont really have much support or help with anything and i guess i occasionally get a little fed up .

I've been on MJ for 3 months as of today and I'm 14.2kg (just over 2 stone) down, BMI has gone from 35 to 29.5 which I'm very happy with.

I have remained on a low dose (2.94) and aim to stay there for as long as I can. I'm definitely getting much less suppression than I was, but I think that's better in the long run. I've been a yoyo dieter all my adult life and I can always lose the weight - it's keeping it off that I fail at. So, my thinking is that if I can use the MJ as a tool to help me get there, but keep it at as low a dose as possible, then I'll have a better chance of maintenance - even if that dose mean staying on a microdose for the long term.

@Catladyof7 I understand your frustration, but 2 stone is amazing! Also it's natural for weight loss to slow as your BMI comes down and I find that being stressed makes my body hold on to weight. I bet you'll have a whoosh soon if you hang in there.

A very quick update after losing and gaining the same few pounds and losing 3lbs this month I have upped to 3.75 and it has given a kick start again I have lost a lb in 3 days . I am not complaining as the 3lb loss this month has shown the most body change. So I am not so worried regarding numbers . I also feel slowly losing is going to help me long term with maintaining. Just sharing in case it helps anyone who’s in the same boat . 😁

My GP has invited me on some weight loss management thing. I don't know whether to go or keep managing myself?

I was 1point into the pre diabetic range and was offered the opportunity to go on the diabetes prevention course, so I thought what the heck and did. It’s actually been really good. It’s run by dietitians, who will discuss how to eat well and increase exercise. Initially it was every fortnight and then monthly. And they record your weight and exercise every time, which keeps you focused. You don’t have to follow everything they suggest. I think it’s a good tool. And they are pro injection too.

W18D1 only a 0.1kg weight loss this week but for the first time the scales said:

SW 12 Stone 2
CW 10 Stone 7
GW 10 Stone 7

WOOP WOOP! I mean, the second time I weighed it said 10 stone 8 but nearly there and that’s after a naughty week of eating and drinking three nights and my period started yesterday so I hoping next week I’ll be firmly at 10 stone 7.

This is an important number for me as it’s the lightest I’ve been in my adult life which I reached after breastfeeding my second child for a year and being off work and not going out. Weight started to go on (and off sometimes) slowly over the next 8 years.

I am really pleased where I’ve got to but thinking I might try and reach nearer to my aspirational goal weight of 10 stone 2 over the next two months. I’ve definitely been hungry on 5mg so don’t know whether to try a month on splitting a 7.5mg one to 6mg doses. I’d then want to stay on a dose over December to make sure I don’t go straight back to unhealthy snacking.

I saw a friend on Monday who I haven’t seen since June and she immediately asked if I’d lost weight and my jeans are feeling a bit loose so celebrating the wins today even if I had a bad week on technicalities!

@BadgerFace that's awesome, well done 🥳

Well done everyone on weights!
Nothing lost for me this week. I think I need to go up in dose but I still struggle with constipation so really wary of a dose change.

I think I have hit the limit on 5mg and can feel the bad habits and cravings coming back (as well as stalling for around 3 weeks now).

Bit gutted as hoped to stay on 5mg until my stock was depleted and moving up to 7.5mg means the pens I have left won't stretch as far now (I was taking 5mg from 7.5 pen and have 3 of them). Had the price increase not hit I would have moved up to 7.5 already but I've been desperately trying to last, but its pointless if its not working isn't it.

So for next jab I'm going to move up and hopefully that kicks me back into gear.

So I think I thought I could be clever and adjust my dosing from 5mg every 7 days to 2.5mg every 4 days which kept my suppression up above what I thought was my lower effective MJ level. The idea being I could adjust my day for dosing and also to see if the 2.5mg every 4 days was as effective as 5mg every 7days as per glp1plotter! I also needed to adjust days for a future holiday, so this seemed ideal. Since my first 2.5mg dose I have had such bad food noise, I walk into the kitchen and am immediately checking the cupboards for “nice” food! So I’m re-adjusting to go back to 5mg per week and hope I haven’t messed up, and now need an even higher dose! I think if I had gone from 2.5mg every week to 2.5mg every 4 days, then it would have worked, but adjusting after weeks on 5mg hasn’t worked for me. Well you live and learn and if it doesn’t go well you gain weight!!