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March Starters 2025 Thread 7, where we are now all having advice from Janice, Janice can do one!

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TheSpoonyNavyReader · 16/08/2025 10:38

Welcome to thread 7.

Thank you for sticking around and making a little community of WL. This group makes me so happy that we are non judgmental and support each other.

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TheBossOfMe · 30/08/2025 15:10

So much wonderful progress to read about - amazing!

I can report on a couple of side effects as I titrate down that I wasn’t expecting.

I’ve stopped feeling cold and now have the opposite problem, am very warm all the time.

And I’ve had to stop taking psyllium husk because there is zero risk of constipation, quite the opposite.

I guess that’s my body readjusting as the levels of MJ in my system taper off.

TheSpoonyNavyReader · 30/08/2025 15:14

soupforbrains · 30/08/2025 10:18

So much good progress.

@TheSpoonyNavyReaderi has also hoped to be further along my journey Spoony. Though not because of TikTok. Just because the early losses seemed so easy and so huge. I’m just under half way through my expected MJ journey. (I allowed myself 13 months through until end of April to get to target) and I’m not that close to half way through my weight loss.

I think I’m targeting the biggest loss here though and I am still amazed and appt with how far I’ve come. Speaking of which, weigh in day today!

this week’s loss 5lbs!
SW 19st10
CW 16st5
GW 11st7

i am SO happy. I’ve spent a month ‘stuck’ at around 16st10, losing and gaining the same couple of lbs. Dipping down to 16st8 and then bobbing back up to 16st11. I am extremely relieved to see a new lowest weight on my scales and I really really hope this marks me finally breaking through this plateau!

Wow 5lbs loss is one week is amazing.

I definitely think taking MJ is a marathon not a sprint.

I have 4lbs to lose and then I will hit the 4 stone mark and I can not wait to celebrate

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Aboutmeabouttime · 30/08/2025 16:27

@TheBossOfMe interesting about not feeling cold… with the change in the weather I’m back to cold feet in bed again!

Fairfaxandflavor · 30/08/2025 16:42

Stayed same this week, OK with me, keep plodding, only another few pounds to 8 1/2, still under 9 so that's fine by me, split dosing now, also fine.
Cold feet are also creeping in, hot water bottle waiting in the wings, might treat myself to a new one, I've got one of those long ones with pockets for your hands, bloody brilliant.
Anyone got any ideas as to what they might be eating now the seasons are changing? I think we were lucky starting in March going into summer, with all the lovely fresh summer fruit and salads,
I don't eat bread and potatoes now, so I think it will be harder to eat without those things in the winter months, plus I find it easier to eat the same things every day, so changing it up will be hard for me. Might try a few slow cooker recipes in the next couple of weeks.

mumofmanydaughterofone · 30/08/2025 16:58

@soupforbrains - 5lb is incredible - well done
@lilymty congratulations! Love it when people have a target and then readjust because now the impossible seems possible!
I'm now at 157.4lb - 4lb to go till I'm below 11stone - that would be nigh on 30 years since I was 10 stone something.
I've got just over 10lbs to get to healthy weight and then I'd like to lose another 8 if I can which would put me at 9st 13.
Massive NSV today - did my measurements and in total I've lost nearly 30cm from my waist and my waist is now (just) less than half my height which should be a massive health benefit 🎉

MJ122025 · 30/08/2025 18:40

Laxido day +3
If youre thinking about taking this to help with constipation, don't... Try every other option first. That is all. 😔🫩

Fatmumslim01 · 30/08/2025 18:55

MJ122025 · 30/08/2025 18:40

Laxido day +3
If youre thinking about taking this to help with constipation, don't... Try every other option first. That is all. 😔🫩

Sounds like you are having a bad time of it @MJ122025 😱

I've just had a bit of a revelation about how much mj is changing my brain, we've just had a Chinese takeaway I was looking forward to it all day. Usually I would have got a meal and probably something like a soup and a seaweed on the side aswell as pre MJ I loved stuffing myself 😂. So tonight I just ordered the meal, had about 6 bites and I'm satisfied, actually a bit too full tbh, might go for a quick walk round the block as feeling uncomfortable. Amazing how it's changing us isn't it!

Imissgoldengrahams · 30/08/2025 19:12

MJ122025 · 30/08/2025 18:40

Laxido day +3
If youre thinking about taking this to help with constipation, don't... Try every other option first. That is all. 😔🫩

Sorry I haven't caught up, what happened?
I am constipated, I've tried most things that you can buy from Tesco but none of them work 🥲🥲🥲

MJ122025 · 30/08/2025 19:18

I've struggled since the start with constipation so I bought some Laxido. The dose is three sachets a day - I took two on Wednesday and it worked albeit pretty fierce. Then Thursday I went for a run and almost had an accident, Friday I ran again and wasn't so lucky. Today I didn't run but still two incidents. Plus an awful stomach gripe and constant burbling. Im going away tomorrow for a couple of days for my birthday and praying everything dries up. Sorry if TMI.

Someone on here suggested prune juice and someone else said kiwis. I would try that but I def wouldn't recommend Laxido. Have binned mine.

(The dose for impaction is 8 sachets at once. I can't imagine the devastation that would cause...)

Bipaloss · 30/08/2025 22:01

Someone posted in the main around loose bowels after stopping MJ is this what you saying , could explain why some people are still loosing after completely stopping?

i went up to 12.5 yesterday and this dose is so odd im having massive food noise but cannot eat , completely opposite to previous doses where I could eat small amounts . Don’t have the fullness but just cannot eat. Had headache this morning similar to 5mg and loose tummy like 7.5. Lost 1kg (2.2 lb) since yesterday which is post holiday water retention, please let 12.5 continue like this as it feels like when I went from 2.5 to 5 again as I still have 2 st to go before I want to tilter down

Bipaloss · 30/08/2025 22:02

Bipaloss · 30/08/2025 22:01

Someone posted in the main around loose bowels after stopping MJ is this what you saying , could explain why some people are still loosing after completely stopping?

i went up to 12.5 yesterday and this dose is so odd im having massive food noise but cannot eat , completely opposite to previous doses where I could eat small amounts . Don’t have the fullness but just cannot eat. Had headache this morning similar to 5mg and loose tummy like 7.5. Lost 1kg (2.2 lb) since yesterday which is post holiday water retention, please let 12.5 continue like this as it feels like when I went from 2.5 to 5 again as I still have 2 st to go before I want to tilter down

@TheBossOfMe I suppose to tag you

TheBossOfMe · 30/08/2025 22:35

@Bipaloss I think that is exactly why people carry on losing after stopping MJ. One of the ways it works is by slowing down digestive tract speed, so it makes sense that when it speeds up again you’re not absorbing as much. I definitely lost more than I wanted to and had to work to put more on again by upping calories and then I suspect as my body adjusts to no MJ and a normal gut speed I might have to reduce calories again. I’m definitely eating over my TDEE right now. It’s a bit of a learning curve because there isn’t that much out there about positive post MJ experiences.

Yellowsubmarine55 · 31/08/2025 07:52

Just a quick check in as I haven't posted for ages. Great to read some are nearly at their goal - well done all.

Drum roll...... I've lost 50 lbs. 🎊🎊🎊. Amazing and so proud of myself.

I'm not stopping either, still have about 1.5 or so stone to go until I get to 5 stone then I'll assess. I won't be taking this long term as I just don't want to. That'll be just above a normal BMI which is perfect for me.

Need to up exercise as the weeks I've walked loads I lose more.

PoundsLost · 31/08/2025 08:35

Exactly three stone lost today - having started 19th March.

It feels like I’m bouncing around the same few pounds but recording the daily weight does show a downward trend still.

2 more stone to go - maybe 1 and half.

Ingangoolie · 31/08/2025 08:51

@PoundsLost congratulations, and snap, 3st loss here today as well. Wouldn’t have believed a couple of years ago losing 3st in 5 months.

@TheBossOfMe interesting about the readjusting, it’ll take a while to get back to a new normal for sure.

Bipaloss · 31/08/2025 10:22

End of week 24 weigh in

sw 115kg /18.1 st
cw 94.3 kg / 14.85 st
gw 75 kg /12 st

1 lb down from 2 weeks ago (didn’t weigh last week, 3lb water weight down from return from hols on Friday)

Next mini goal 92 kg (that weight will take my BMI below 30 and loss above 50 lb mark)

total loss 20.7 kg / 45 lb
19% body weight lost

Cafog · 31/08/2025 12:33

Hi folks! I've been a lurker on this thread since the beginning but haven't posted! Was also a March starter and am 36lb down from 14st 6 to 11st 12 so far. Absolutely delighted and have had a fairly easy journey side effect wise up until now. I've titrated up slowly and have had 5 doses of 7.5mg but have found myself very very tired and fatigued easily. I'm taking a multivitamin and b12 (also hypothyroid) but it just does not seem to be lifting. Any ideas or experiences.

Also was bound to the toilet there for a full day, unsure if MJ side effects or a bug I'd picked up but it seems to have passed again.

Well done to everyone the stories have posts have been inspiring!

Buscake · 31/08/2025 23:22

Another March starter here suddenly almost at healthy bmi which I literally thought would never be possible for me. Needed some new joggers today as mine are too big - from XL before to small. I can’t get my head round it. After stalling for the last month I felt so stuck, but had a whoosh of a couple of kg down and the visual difference is surprising me. I look different all of a sudden. So weird isn’t it?

SW 96.1kg
CW 71.3kg
GW 65kg

GameOfJones · 01/09/2025 09:06

After my 3lb gain on holiday I've lost 1lb now I'm back at home. A little bit disappointed to be honest as I'd hoped it would come off more quickly since it went on quickly but I'm trying to give my head a wobble as I'm exactly 3st down since 7th March and am half a stone from goal which is amazing. I want to see those 10s again though!

SW: 14st

CW: 11st

GW: 10st 7lbs

I think it was @Fairfaxandflavor that asked about plans for meals as we head into colder months. I'm very dull and my plan is lots and lots of porridge, soup and slow cooker meals like bowls of three bean chilli. Fortunately I like all of those things. Anything hot eaten with a spoon from a bowl tends to feel like comfort food to me. I'll just be trying to lean more that way than my other comfort food of pie and chips 🤣

Fairfaxandflavor · 01/09/2025 11:59

@GameOfJones ,aah it's a bit crap when the scales go up a bit for sure, but keep with it, it'll come off just think how far you've come, you'll soon see your 10 7,and at least you have lovely holiday memories worth the little blip I'm sure.
As for winter eating, I'm defo a bit worried, mainly because I've got used to my diet as is, I know that things like porridge spike my blood sugars and I go reaching for snacks an hour later, so that's out. I don't eat till midday anyway and it's usually yogurt or eggs, OK I suppose, I can't touch beans in any form, really intolerant, I suppose it will have to be beef stews or chicken with lots of veg, and winter fruits, instead of all the lovely summer fruit. I've gone from being obsessed by food, cooking every night to I couldn't care less, it's just fuel I'm not bothered by that it's got the weight off, hopefully it will carry on, some say it's sad but honestly I don't want the obsession to come back, it's my husband that's suffered poor sod he's gone from lovely cooked dinners to help yourself to what's in the fridge lol. Tough shit he'll get over it, yesterday he asked me to make his favourite meat and potato pie, what a fuckin chore and it made me feel sick looking at it, it used to be my favourite lashed with hendos ugh I was repulsed.
Oh and he did a Janice while I was eating my salad 'don't go too far' you're looking a bit thin, needless to say say he got told to fooook off🤣, he doesn't even know I'm on mounjaro I've never told him I just know he'd be Mr judgemental,annoying git, I couldn't be arsed with the conversation 😂

GiveMeWordGames · 01/09/2025 12:12

Morning Marchers! I haven't updated for a bit so here we go.

Started March 24th. Early 50s, 5ft 8. Currently on 7.5.

SW 17st 4
CW 13st 10.5
GW 11-12st

So I'm just over 3.5 stone down and pretty happy.

@GameOfJones @Fairfaxandflavor I was pondering on another thread (the > 5st one) about wintery eating because I realised I've effectively been a MJ 'summer baby' (like most of us on this thread) and need to figure out what to do for lunch at home when cottage cheese on ryvita with some cherry toms doesn't hit the spot. I can't revert to pasta or veggie soup and a roll. I got some good suggestions, which I think (hope) I bookmarked or saved in some way.

TheBossOfMe · 01/09/2025 14:15

Weigh day today and scales still holding steady a couple of pounds below goal. Which is a miracle because I haven’t been holding back on food that much, last chance to feed the teenagers up before they return to boarding school gloop. We’ve been rushing around a lot over the last week getting all school stuff organised so I’ve probably burned through more calories than usual.

In spite of it being a very difficult summer looking after them all, I’m going to miss the noise and chaos!

I’m also wondering about how I adjust back to colder weather food, which is invariably more calorie dense than my summer rabbit food menu. I cook loads of curries, stews, roasts etc - will need to have a think about how to approach that. My food noise can continue to get dealt with by lots of recipe research!

Fairfaxandflavor · 01/09/2025 15:56

Well done @TheBossOfMe ,you are a star getting through your difficulties, hope you all get things a bit smoother going forward.

Sloelydoesit · 01/09/2025 20:40

I haven't posted for ages! But from an MJ perspective it's going well. I don't weigh myself but I've gone from a size 18-20 bottom half and a size 16-18 top half to a 14 bottom and almost a 12 on top (boobs are a bit big so can vary)
8 inches off my waist which is great.

MJ got boosted by a close bereavement - unexpected. Was horrid. Meant that appetite was even less.

So I'm stressed and sad but at least I'm moving towards a healthier me. Still got a way to go as I'm a short arse. I have plenty of jeans from skinnier days so it's going to be a winter of wearing those with jumpers. Looking forward to a new wardrobe next year.

It's great reading all your success stories. Much love and support to you all

Yellowsubmarine55 · 01/09/2025 20:48

@Sloelydoesit sorry for your loss, please take care of yourself 🤗