May 2025 Starters Thread 6 - We’re all totes protes now ✌️

[FlorenceNightshade]

As requested a protein and fibre filled shiny new thread for us!!

Congratulations to everyone - losers, stickers and gainers. We're all trying so we deserve a pat on the back.

In other news . . Having lost 3 stone my body seems to have reached one of those sticking points. It's over 20% of my original body weight but as it still makes me obese I'm not happy to stay here! I need to lose another 20 lbs to be in the middle of an overweight BMI. At my advanced age that would suit me perfectly.

I've just gone up to a 6ml jab in the hope of eliminating the odd extra from my intake. Wish me luck please! And feel free to offer any advice.

Checking in as it’s been a while since I posted. I’m also having a bit of an autumn slump but trying to remind myself how far I have come. I’ve lost 3.5 stone which is fantastic and am finally feeling a bit thinner and noticing it in my clothes, alas that is only a third of what I need to lose so this will be a long road for me. I finally got back to 5mg last week after creeping up 0.25 at a time after horrendous side effects on the first attempt. The weight loss has really stalled this last month so was contemplating continuing on up gradually but then out of nowhere had horrendous up all night diarrhea on Sat night and then again on Tuesday, out of nowhere. No idea what triggered it, I have been eating really clean.

On the plus side it’s kicked started my weight loss, hoping it’s not all just water and will go back on again though!

i am trying to have a reset, need to focus on protein again and exercise. I did a walking work out thing this morning and still feel like i’m glowing from it.

Good to read how you are all doing, off to carry on reading back.

How are you getting on with splitting the dose @VashtaNerada ? Is it any easier?

@DBatteryBand - agree with you about the quality of fabric nowadays . My wardrobe declutter unearthed two pairs of black trousers, one from M & S and the others are Wallis . Both superior quality -wise to the M &S and Next trousers I wore last winter, so am having them altered. Size is fine but shape needs remodelling ( if possible , I’m not a sewer ).
@BerfyTigot - hang in there, as you say it’s in the right direction. I’m averaging about 1.5lbs per week and am convinced it’s tougher as we get older.
@ConfusedMiddleAger83 - I used the last on my 2.5 pen this morning and have a 5mg waiting in the fridge . Pretty sure I’m going to eke it out to six doses, as doubling the amount makes me very nervous !
Yes, how are you doing , @VashtaNerada ?

I think it may be working! Haven’t been sick this week at all. But suppression has also gone down so I need to find the right balance.

@VashtaNerada great news! And better to have to titrate up than to be ill and have to titrate down. Im currently on 2mg every 5 days - i play with the dose and the numbers of days to find the sweet spot of good enough suppression but no or v little side effects.

it’s my bday next week… lets see if i can lose 1.4kg in a week so i can say bye bye for ever to the 80kg and say hello to 79.9kg…

Fingers crossed for you @Tostaky and happy birthday for next week.

@VashtaNerada I agree it's probably better to have less suppression but not be sick. I found creating a graph of the amount of drug in my body helped - in the early days I could recognise that I got hungry as soon as it fell below 2mg.

Morning all, been a bit quiet but I have some amazing news - back from my holidays yesterday i decided I wouldn’t get weighed until I had ‘dropped the kids off at the pool’ so I got weighed this morning 😂. Well I have lost 1/4 of a pound! Yes ! A week on an all inclusive holiday in the sun and I have lost a quarter of a pound and hit a new mini goal!

I’m so happy I can’t put it into words, my DH was so impressed he ordered me to get another pen as he said you don’t want to come off them just before Christmas love, so I did and was very relieved. I’m due to hit goal just before Christmas and then I was going to come off the jabs because ££ obviously 🙄.

NSVs on holiday were numerous but included, one pair or size 14 shorts had got too big before I wore them so they were hanging! I still had to wear them cos I only took 3 pairs and one pair was size 16 and I only wore them once they were riddiculous, loved having my pics taken especially full length lol, enjoyed wearing my cossie round the pool and being not a fatty bum bum. Even didn’t care that the top of my legs looked a bit like a popped balloon.

i ate everything I wanted but found I was eating very small quantities, I had dessert after lunch and dinner, but again small amounts, I tried to have protein and mainly veg or salad but if I fancied chips I had a few. I had some sweets / snacks but small portions.

i feel so happy right now 🥰🥰🥰

@PinkScot I loved everything about that! What a wonderful update. Giggled at the use of 'fatty bum bum', not heard that in ages.

Well done @PinkScotwhat a fantastic holiday!

lol that’s my username 😂 and yes I still have a fat a$$😂

@PinkScot - what a lovely heartwarming update ! Makes all the hard work , side effects etc worth it . Had a giggle at you not minding full length photos now - my mantra is “ Waist up only , hang on let me turn sideways “ !
And shout out to your DH for encouraging you to get another pen ( he did say he was paying, didn’t he ? !!! ) 🤣
@VashtaNerada - great to hear things have improved for you , makes sense to keep tweaking until the balance is right for you.
@tostaky - wave 👋 from a fellow October birthday girl , hope you have a fab day ! 🎂

Been kitten-sitting for DS and his partner this morning and succumbed to a few quite a lot of Biscoffi biscuits that were in a glass jar on their kitchen table. Feeling a bit queasy now, and very cross with myself . 🙄

@PinkScot thats amazing!! Fabulous update & achievement!!! Well done!!! I’m away the week after next and will hope for similar!!! 🤪

@ElsieJay i hear you & feel your pain & frustration!!

after a really controlled & “on plan” few days I found the wrong thing at the wrong time in a cupboard & had a chocolate fest! Afterwards I was really like why did I do that!!! I don’t know how those of you that regularly wfh do it!!

I only did a few hours here this afternoon because had to do emergency run home as my new MJ pens were delivered a day early & after putting a horrific amount of money on the credit card I couldn’t cope with the thought of them sitting in the porch!!!!

I’d got a full comic reel going through my head of someone following the DDP van to steal Mounjaro & make a fortune playing through my head on a loop 🙈😂

thankfully all was well & the MJ was there!!!

have come to bed now as am full & tired & cranky 🤭

I was just as paranoid when I was waiting for my bundle to arrive, and the higher dose pens I’ve bought since at £200+. Money I can barely afford spend. It always amazes me they happily let £500 parcels be left on doorsteps.

@ElsieJaythanks for the bday wishes. Happy birthday to you too! 🥳

i@Seahorsesplendour i remember an old movie where thieves posted their stolen money in separate envelopes to their destination. They were saying that they were leaving the job to the most homest men:the posties!
posties dont know they are handling gold! 😅

i had some kind of negative nsv today: i wore a dress all day for the first time in ages. I felt so confident all day and i was so. Busy too that i did not notice the HORRIBLE thigh rub the tights gave me! Ive just had a shower and i am all red and raw…. I would have hoped that by now i wouldnt have to wear shorts to protect my thighs… but it looks like i do. 😩
in bed now which a headache AND a neck ache blah

Hello all. Realised I haven't been on this thread for ages!

I am about to finish my penultimate pen and unbelievably, well to me, my current weight is now 9.3lbs.

My last pen, nestling in the fridge, will be my last one as I never planned to stay on MJ this long and I really need to stop using it as a crutch. Plus the expense of course!

Tried on a pair of size 12 jeans last weekend and finally recognised the fact I am now thin ish...not flexing as my daughter terms it, but its hard to come to terms with my thinner body if that makes sense?

Spent 4 nights away with friends last week and restricted myself to two glasses of wine on the first and last night but was horribly sick on both occasions @to the point I wasn't sure I was going to make it through the airport on the return journey! For me booze and MJ just don't mix well.

Morning all

I'm on my period this week and for the first time ever didn't want any chocolate...Very strange! I was up last week before I was due on which was galling.

Just weighed and I'm down 6lbs this week - the effect our periods have on our bodies is just mind blowing sometimes.

Got the youngest DC's birthday party this weekend - so I'll need to make myself a salad to eat whilst a bunch of 10 year olds scoff on nuggets and pizzas! And might have a small slice of birthday cake?!

I'm stuck at 190. Not necessarily the end of the world, rather get stuck at the halfway point than the start I suppose!

Happy Friday to one and all .

Wow, @SussexLass87 , that was a whoosh and a half , 6 pounds off , amazing. I wouldn’t be tempted by the chicken nuggets but couldn’t resist the birthday cake . At least you can have a slice with a clear conscience after that loss ….. 🍰
@Sallycinnamum - good to hear from you. Size 12 jeans , you star ⭐️! The alcohol / MJ mix seems to be grim for a lot of us. I had a couple of birthday proseccos last week (flutes, not bottles 😜) with no repercussions, but maybe was just lucky?
@tostaky - have you tried Lanacane gel , it might help with the thigh issue. Enjoy your birthday 🥳.
@Seahorsesplendour Thank goodness your precious parcel was safe , it’s so annoying when delivery dates get switched. A lot of money sat on your doorstep 💰

Apologies for the outbreak of emojis !

Quick “weigh and go” at WW this morning, as DH champing at the bit to go fishing and he needed the car.
Lost a measly half a pound , my lowest result ever, but this past week has also been my most carb-heavy one ( the Curse of the Biscoffis - sounds a bit Godfatherish ) so not surprising. Wednesday will be my first 3.75 jab, so hopefully that’ll help.
“Whoosh “much needed - kick up the bum ditto …..
Onwards and downwards !

I’ve been MIA for a few weeks, busy with work and annual leave and honestly got a bit obsessed with my daily weigh ins so had a bit of a break from it all!!

Ive actually had two further jabs since I last posted, both 3.75mg but I moved up the second one by a few days. I told myself it was because I was going away for a few days but really I wasn’t happy with the number on the scale! No side effects from doing this, but won’t be doing that again! I’m focussing more on how I feel, energy levels etc and going to leave off logging my weight every day for a wee while.

So I jabbed Thursday 9th Oct and again Tuesday 14th. Been away for a few days, back last night.

Today I am 0.4kg away from the final goal I set myself (mid point of a healthy BMI that’s literally the only reason for that quite random figure of 67.4kg!)

SW 92.9kg BMI 30
CW 67.8kg BMI 21.9

Total loss 25.1kg or 55lbs nearly 4 stone!! 27% of myself gone. 23 jabs completed since I started in May.

Id convinced myself that the MJ wasn’t working and jabbed early but really should have just trusted the process and remembered that the scale will go up and down and there are other measures of success in this game!

I also read some great advice on other threads about the sheer volume of calories you’d need to consume in a few days for the fluctuations to be actual fat gained! Yeah I’ve been on holiday but no I didn’t have 10k cals at the breakfast buffet!!!

Maybe it’s jitters because I am so close to my goal and maintaining but been an interesting few weeks! It’s my birthday tomorrow and going to enjoy myself with the usual limitations that I have learned are actually ok! I can have some fizz, I can eat a bit of whatever I want and I will still get my steps in, go for a birthday run and be active while I celebrate!

As always so much good advice being shared here and I’m inspired having read through what I’ve missed, so much to celebrate and I love how we build each other up too!

Onwards and downwards beautiful people ✌️

Happy birthday for tomorrow Florence!

@FlorenceNightshade - another October birthday girl ! Hope you have a fab day , and congratulations on being so close to your final goal . Enjoy the fizz ! 🥂🍾🎂

@ElsieJay Congrats on the loss...but half a pound is such an irritating amount! Especially when you've worked hard, it never feels like it matches all your effort.

The whoosh is entirely down to my period... I'm so huge and bloated every month. Something that MJ has had zero impact on... I'd half hoped it would help them but nope!

Absolutely going to have some cake tomorrow 😄😄