Mounjaro starters Nov '24 Thread 13 - The one where we are lucky to end our best Summer in years thinner and more comfortable in our own skin

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Welcome to thread lucky number 13!

Link to the old thread here

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5365725-mounjaro-starters-nov-24-thread-12-the-one-where-we-pack-all-of-the-smaller-size-clothes-into-our-holiday-luggage?page=40

Feel free to lurk or post, absolutely no judgement here, just support and encouragement as we list old clothes on vinted, give thanks for MJ as we have had the BEST Summer in years as we are all significantly lighter.

Join us here to celebrate NSV’s, weight loss milestones, maintenance and our lowest stone brackets!

I’m on W42 D1 and on w2 of my first titrating down pen of 5.0mg

F in my early 50’s
H 5’ 5.5”
SW 13st 11lb
CW 9st 6.0lbs
GW 9st 0lb
Total loss so far 61.0 lbs

We recommend the Shotsy app to monitor the amount of MJ in the system and pleasing graphs to look at…plus the MeThreeSixty body scan app to monitor inch loss for the weeks where weight loss is slow but you might have lost body fat etc. Both are free.

Feel free to swap recipes that might inspire anyone in a food rut, tips for managing side effects, exercise tips, tips for maintenance, titrating up or down and we love a wellness/supplements/beauty/ style chat too 🥰

A peal of double klaxons ringing for @SerenePeer What a fantastic duo of achievements. 4 stone is phenomenal, and a new number on the scales gives a wonderful feeling. Hooray and well done.
Really sorry to hear about your impending visit to the dentist, I think that sort of thing deserves a bravery award, providing you don't bite the dentist by mistake!

Thanks @goldleafcat the tooth fairy godmother was looking out for me today and nobbled the computers, so they had to cancel my appointment at the last minute!! I wanted to hug the reception when she told me!

Of course, it's just delaying the work but I really didn't have time to sit and have pain inflicted on me for 50 minutes this morning!

But do get that absess seen soon @goldleafcat - teeth have a terrible habit of getting worse at the most inconvenient times (bank holidays, Sundays etc etc)

@magnoliatreepetals that did make me chuckle 😃 I wonder if it's a common fear of dentists, being bitten by patients? 😂

Weighing in day...

SW16.5
CW 11.2
TWL 5st 3lb
BMI 23.7

Week 1 of aiming to maintain.
still on 12.5mg, but dosage was 8 days apart.
Lost 1lb, despite eating out 3 times and life getting in the way of some of my planned exercise.
The next dose will be 9 days apart.

I was/am quite nervy about spreading out the doses as I definitely feel the MJ lightening on day 6/7 onwards. However having lost a lb gives me the confidence to stick with the plan and continue to spread the doses further apart.
We are hoping to go on holiday in a couple of weeks, so being a few lb's below my chosen target is nice, as it will give me a small cushion to relax and enjoy some treats if I want.

Off now to catch up on some exercise!
Happy Jabbing everyone!

Well done @SerenePeer!

🥳 congratulations! 🙌

How fantastic! we all need to hear everyone’s success’ post MJ 🥰

Good morning folks!

Weekly weigh in on 4.4mg dose
week 42
SW 18st 4.3lbs
CW 14st 4.8lbs
2.5lb loss this week
total loss so far 3 stone 13.5lbs
I have lost 22% of my starting weight
SBMI 43
CBMI 34.4
steps are way down this week 57845, 😩

Had an unexpected phone call from my Dr Surgery nurse practitioner.
She explained that she was phoning to discuss how I was getting on with MJ and if taking it was affecting how my other meds are working. HRT and Thyroxine. She suggested that my meds may need reviewed as evidence is suggesting that the higher the dose of MJ you are taking, you may need to up the dose of other meds too.
I confessed that I was not taking it as recommended as I have been micro dosing and although on week 41, I still had not reached the 5mg dose yet, and as I am increasing my MJ dose by 0.1mg a fortnight it would be another 12 weeks before I was taking 5mg.
She didn’t comment on me micro dosing, but praised me for the weight loss and suggested that no need to review my meds just yet and keep up the good work.

Well done for everyone who has achieved a Klaxon this week.
We can do this 💪

Well done! Amazing result 🙌💪

My step count is likely to go down this week given that DH seems to have broken the treadmill this morning…😩😭

Well done! Amazing that you’re still losing and maintaining 💪💪💪

😂 have you ever read the post on a classic thread where it was ‘embarrassing things you’ve done’ and a poster admitted that once at the dentist when the dentist had his finger in her mouth he said ’ suction’ and she thought he was talking to her so she sucked his finger. She said she didn’t know who was more surprised 😂😂😂 still makes me laugh now.

Oh no! When I had a full smile makeover during lockdown I had to have 3 root canals in 48 hours… the first one set off another tooth and when trying to diagnose the second offending tooth the dentist couldn’t be sure which tooth was playing up so did both as a precaution. It was pretty awful so I do sympathise. I only got relief by holding water in my mouth, and for some reason I didn’t think about spitting it out and swallowed it…so by the time I got to the dentist and sat in the chair, I had to keep going to the loo every 5 mins 😂

Huge congratulations! A double Klaxon day! 🥳🥳

Ooh I love a 30 plants a week menu plan. My fave salad at the moment is one inspired by my big fat Greek holiday and involves charred baby courgettes. Pink grapefruit, rocket with crumbled white Stilton infused with mango and ginger crumbled over the top. It’s delish.

Love an avocado on toast! I like the addition of smoked salmon or grilled bacon on top 🥰

Good lord, I now have a vision of you being some sort of breathy Marilyn Munroe siren at work 😂

Glad the potato incident passed you by!

1lb to go until the 9’s is fantastic! Well done you!

Keep going, 7lbs to go is an amazing achievement 💪

I see your 2005 and raise you to 2003 😂 the satisfaction was even better 22 years later 🥰

🥳🥳🥳 welcome to the 9’s! It’s not Disneyland that’s the happiest place on earth, it’s here 😂

Ooh what a NSV, although not good for your wallet 😂

🥳🥳🙌
Huge congratulations!

so good, I’ve said it twice apparently 😂

OMG, PML🤣

I've had a bit of a weird week. Firstly, having taken the same 7.5mg maintenance dose on Sunday that I've been on for 12 weeks now, same time, same way, I had a really nauseous day on Monday - worst yet on MJ. No other odd things going on to suggest sickness bug or something. Still a bit funny on Tuesday, OK yesterday although super hungry (had done lots of exercise though) and today hungry too. Feels like everything is having a funny wobble, but we'll see what happens next week.

Couple of lovely NSVs though:

Had a blood test as part of annual hypertension review and lots of stats, particularly cholesterol, much improved since before MJ. Now below statins level. Red blood cells looking a bit low which mirrors low haemoglobin picked up when last went to give blood, so I might need to start supplementing iron.

Treated myself to a new Garmin watch for my birthday and since my exercise is up again. It's now collected enough data to tell me my fitness age is 49 - 4yrs younger than I actually am - soooo happy with that. It has set me a target of getting to 46 and BMI 21.8 which is where I set my target before - welcome extra encouragement to stick where I am.

Sorry to hear that you’re feeling under the weather! But those health improvements are fantastic aren’t they? Congratulations 🥳

I think I’m correct in saying that iron is more easily absorbed if you take with vitamin C at the same time? And don’t forget to make sure that your fibre intake is sufficient as it does have the added side-effect of constipation.😩