June 2025 Starters - Mounjaro (thread 5)

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Heading into month three now!

I am definitely on a plateau too despite upping myself to 7.5mg
I am feeling anxious about maintenance. I ordered 4 pens just before the price hike. I still have 2 pens left, but who would prescribe to me after that? I am now just in the healthy BMI range. I doubt any prescriber would consider me!

@Tinybirdie - there are maintenance suppliers (Swift Doctor, Pharmulous, etc) who may take you on even if your BMI is healthy provided you can evidence that you have been using MJ. I first ordered from Swift when my BMI was 23 or 24 - they have been great so far!

Lurking from July, because no one posts there now, but just wanted to agree that Swift will offer maintenance with proof or previous prescriptions up to BMI 21. I stockpiled too and they just asked me to create an account and explain, with evidence of my remaining pens. I then just had to order with them when my last one ran out. They will even let me stop altogether now and start again (at 2.5mg) any time within 12 months as long as my BMI is above 21.

W24 and I'm 12st 0.2lb. That 0.2 is annoying me, I tried moving the scales and recalibrating them and breathing out but no. Very happy to be nearly starting with an 11 though.

Ohhh thanks ladies! That's so reassuring to read.

Wk 20 jab 21
SW 13st 9lbs
Cw 10stone 12 lbs
Gw 9stone 12 lbs

I have increased to 6.25mg after accidentally golden dosing without measuring last week so assume I had about that maybe a little less.
Better week last wk I lost 2lbs so finally a shift from the 11’s . No side effects and definite increase in suppression . Have remained around 1300 cals a day so I was obviously eating too much to lose at 1500 a day. Hoping for a good week this week.
Nsv . I got into a size 10 dress . I couldn’t breathe but it did up 😂.

I can’t believe it’s November ! I have realised I am noticing the good stuff in the supermarket now I haven’t had that since I started . Have had to stop myself purchasing “Christmas treats” .
I have been trying to pay more attention to the quality of food this week as more and more processed food has krept back in. I have discovered Fage which is so nice . I have eaten quite a bit of the strawberry flavoured one with some fresh strawberries higher in cals but still not as bad as the protein yogurt pots I’ve been eating for breakfast and far tastier . Also including more fruit as that’s dwindled.

How is everyone doing food wise ?? What are your low cal high protein favourites . Can’t hurt to ask it may help someone else out .
Have a good week June jabbers 😊

I eat a lot of Danone skyr. Usually with fresh fruit. It’s so thick and delicious and very high in protein.

Unwanted effect - I have neck wrinkles! Now the fat is disappearing, I have vertical (!) neck wrinkles right down the middle. So attractive! I’m early 40s!!

Like @RussianDoll76I am also struggling with Christmas treats everywhere. It’s a big eating season for me. I haven’t caved so far but I feel I’m being bombarded with ads everywhere and I’m so suggestible!

I had lost half a kilo but overnight it’s gone back on and then some! Who knows what’s happened there then. Jab day is Tuesday so really hope it goes again…

First time in over 20yrs that my BMI puts me in the healthy weight category! 🥳
I took the dog for a 2hour walk this morning then came home and fuelled up with plain yoghurt and a banana. Previous to starting this journey, I would have managed 40 minutes then opted for frothy coffee and a sticky pastry. This has 100% been life changing!

Wk 25 - SW 15st 2lb, lost 2.6 stone. This is the first time since I started I have put a pound on! I have lost every week even if only a few ounces! Trying not to get despondent. Still on 5mg and trying not to increase. I have definitely noticed a few bad habits creeping in. Like the odd croissant for breakfast if out for a coffee and I have noticed I can tolerate wine better and so I have had a bit more to drink. I have a small trip away this week with friends so won’t be able to be too strict! Wondering if maybe I should go to 6.25mg or not! I worry about increasing my dose and becoming too reliant! Any advice gratefully received!

@RussianDoll76 i have really enjoyed cherries! When I want a snack at night.

SunandMoor As another long term 5mg-er, I'm trying to be pragmatic about it. Long term I've got to work out how to live on a low cal/high protein diet without the jabs, so best start embedding the good practices in now when I'm on them and not ohysically hungry. So an occasional lone croissant is fine, the occasional single glass of wine is fine. At some point I've got to manage not to eat and drink everything out of good habits rather than fear of side effects from the jab.

It sounds so simple in practice - obviously I wouldn't have got 5 stone overweight if Id managed it before 😂😂

Anyone struggling with how they look? I’ve lost 3.5 stone so far and obviously look way better. Happy with how I’m looking in gym kit etc but whenever I try and dress up I feel fat? That didn’t bother me when I was bigger, maybe I knew I looked fat so no point in caring but now I look less fat I don’t want to look fat at all?! None of my clothes fit which isn’t helping

@ThisNeedsToWork - congratulations on your achievement!! I expect your dog is even more delighted with your loss than you if it means 2 hour walks!!

Good Evening. Dipping back in as I’ve decided to keep on a maintenance dose. I stopped almost 3 weeks ago and had been managing ok until this weekend when I have been suddenly much less controlled. I think my period is about to arrive, which has been a challenging point even on MJ. I’ve decide that I’d like to keep
maintenance going over the winter when it’s easier to overeat and move less and then stop again in a couple of months.

My old supplier subscribed immediately with zero checks - quite surprised really but grateful it was easy enough to sort.

While it makes sense on paper to wait until you have finished losing weight to buy new clothes, I do think there is something to be said for the confidence boost you can get from actual fitting clothes. You don't need to go wild but maybe get a couple of pieces you can dress up or down in the interim.

I agree with buying a few bits to fit the new you, I found it really uplifting. I got a few pairs of trousers on Vinted, and I love just slipping them on and doing them up. Although with the new sizing policy that went live on Vinted today, you might be better off on Ebay until its sorted out.

Edited to add, Sorry I am an interloper! I should be on the July thread, but the point still stands!

Thank you, yes I’ve decided I’ll get a couple of dresses, I’d already got new gym leggings and hoodies and feel better in those

I've been buying stuff on vinted throughout, sometimes literally buying identical items in a size down which i recommend as a cheap, low risk, low effort strategy. I make sure I have at least a couple of work outfits that fit and make me feel good and a couple of casual options.
I'm still struggling with body image and think I will even after I get to target but having nice outfits that fit does help

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I'm losing and gaining the same 3lbs which is fun. My next target is to lose a stone, so I'll be under 100kg. I don't weigh myself in kg, or think of myself in kg, but I'm borrowing it as a milestone because I can.

I therefore need my weight to stop dicking around.

I was off work last week and while I maintained v good control over calories from food, calories from booze went somewhat awry. I'd still be in deficit, but... So my current thinking is that the weight gain is inflammation.

This doesn't explain the previous weeks of going up and down 3lb, but I need a reason to prevent myself from going mad. ;-)

I'm being very very strict this week. At the moment, I'm going up and down between 16st 10 and 16st 13. By the end of this week, I am determined to be 16st 9. So at least I'll only be going up to 16st 12, right?

It is heartening to read so many of you are plateauing tbh. But also frustrating af for all of us.

I'm not feeling too daunted by Christmas though. Resisting Christmas snacks and not feeling at all interested/excited by the prospect of a house full of treats for everyone else. The food noise really has disappeared. SO WHY ISN'T THIS FUCKING 3lbs?

Sigh.

I love them too. I put them in the fridge in a bowl of water. They absorb some of the water which really adds to them. Give it a try with a few and see what you think, if you haven't done it before

Oh interesting will definitely try that!

I’m back to being constipated. Again! Every week it seems. Senokot not doing much. Any suggestions? Do people rate Nutrition Geeks stuff? Or am I being taken in my aggressive marketing?!

Nutrition geeks magnesium 3 in 1 is the only thing that works for me. I am usually one who thinks supplements are a load of rubbish, but this works!

Also don't pay full price for Nutrition Geeks, they always have offers on.