Mounjaro/Wegovy with >5 stone/30kg to lose - thread 10!

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New thread for anyone with more than 5 stone/30kg to lose. All welcome, whichever part of the journey you are on.

We have newbies and those who have got to their targets and lots of us in between at various stages, all supporting each other along the way.

Kiwis and milled flaxseed are still the order of the day, along with water, posh scales, weight loss charts (thank you Infosec!), Vinted and even more water...

We're coping with the Mounjaro palavers and hoping that somehow, we will all still be able to carry on with this amazing journey which is working so well for most of us.

No discount codes please - there is a separate thread for that.

Dose is an interesting game for me, I’ve never gone above 10mg which is what I’m on at the moment, but I’m prescribed for diabetes so for me and my GP the dose is more about keeping my blood sugars under control than my eating.

So I might reduce but it would have to be done with lots of testing at the same time to make sure my sugar levels don’t go up as my dose goes down. MJ has allowed me to ditch insulin and metformin and has kept my levels in the normal range for the last year which the other meds weren’t doing so I’m hesitant to do anything that could change that.

Oh and as of today I am officially half the size I was, I’ve lost over 9 and a half stone from my highest weight gone from BMI 41 to 21.

Well done! What an achievement!

Amazing! Well done.

@InfoSecInTheCity That is just bloody amazing! What an achievement - massive congratulations 😍💪

@InfoSecInTheCity well done you that's a fantastic achievement!!

Wow! So many amazing achievements on this thread over there past few days! It's great to see how well you are all doing.

Hi everyone I’m after some advice. I’ve lost 54 lbs overall (39 since starting MJ in May). I’m on 6.25mg currently. I’ve gone from a size 22 to a 16 (yay for Vinted small I can say!). My neck is getting very crepey and I’ve been putting Nivea ‘Q10 on twice a day as recommended by people on here. It’s definitely helped a bit but at age 52 I acknowledge my skin won’t ping back as it would have a few years ago. Do you think a collagen supplement would be helpful? It would also help my hair too I think. I’ve been trying to research online and it’s confusion - marine or animal? Power or tablet? £16 or £60? Best brand?

Congratulations. Me too. What a feeling❤

Congratulations everyone, especially @InfoSecInTheCity . You are amazing!

@McGuyverTheCat I would recommend Nutrition Geeks Collagen powder. A few of us on here use it. I can tell the difference in days when I run out, so making a note not to run out.

Welcome back @alwaysscared That is a great update.

The nutrition geeks collagen really upset my stomach even in tiny quantities so I'm going to try marine this month.

I use this collagen - not sure if it makes a difference but I haven’t had any hair loss so far 🤞
And it’s palatable, I have it in my morning coffee quite happily

https://amzn.eu/d/a9RTnNR

I'm too erratic with taking the collagen - must make more of an effort.
I've got Marine collagen from Nutrigold - its a good brand but I've no idea if the collagen makes any difference. It has a very mild taste & I take it in water or add to smoothie. Another woman on this thread (sorry can't recall who it was) didn't like the taste though.

They have 50% off stock with a short expiry date at the moment

nutrigold.co.uk/marine-collagen.html?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21221983082&gbraid=0AAAAAC-vVh5hD6HfPGl9-mWeF7JivqKEt&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0NPGBhCDARIsAGAzpp0vPYt45U1AVeI12i6IgjHFGeYyBN9s5bsIBJkDRFiENZ3GVFOU2D4aAhvaEALw_wcB

I just realised that yesterday was my 6 month MJ anniversary! I really wish I could have hit a perfect 4 stone loss but 1.25lbs away from that isn't bad I suppose. So in celebration I'm daring to post a pic or two. "Then" isn't even before I started, it's 15th April, 3 weeks in after my second appointment when my pharmacist suggested doing photos. So I'd already lost about 10lb.

If they ever get approved by MN. 😐

Belly is looking much smaller in those newer pics @GiveMeWordGames you pure doing so well and looking fab!

Wow that is an amazing transformation @GiveMeWordGames 👏👏👏
You look very fit and athletic now 💪

Oooh @GiveMeWordGames look at that shape! That's a great difference already 😍

Aw, thank-you, you lovely lot! 😘I really needed to remind myself how far I've come because it's been a rather frustrating week, and I'm so glad I've got the photos to show me that.

Well done @GiveMeWordGames! Such a big difference in 6 months

That's an amazing difference @GiveMeWordGames , you're looking fabulous! Well done!

Well done @GiveMeWordGames . You look great.

What a difference @GiveMeWordGames you're looking fab!!

Happy Friday, you lovely losers.

Welcome back, @alwaysscared. It's lovely to see your name pop up and I'm so pleased for you that you have broken your stall. I hope your son is doing well.

You will be so glad that you took progress photos, @GiveMeWordGames! Well done on your loss so far. I hope you are galvanised for the days ahead.

Halving your size is incredible, @InfoSecInTheCity. Well done.

I've finally decided on my ultimate goal (it has only taken me 17 months to decide!). 12 stone 11lb would represent a nice round ten stone loss, would put me at a BMI of 24.5, and is five pounds away. I would like to get there by the end of October. I've been very surprised at how much suppression I'm still getting despite having titrated down to 5mg. I think I'll stay here for one more pen and then go down again to 2.5mg. Once I hit my goal weight my ongoing objective will be to get my body fat percentage into the twenties - it's currently 32%.

NSV - I'm in a pair of size 12 jeans this morning. I still get that dysmorphic moment of holding them up, thinking how small they look and that they will never fit. My brain is taking a while to catch up.

After hovering around a stone weight point (14), I have at last reached 13.13, so have lost 3.5 stone in 28 weeks.