Mounjaro 10st (or more) to lose Thread 8

[TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne]

We're getting there.
Slowly and surely, we're losing weight.

Come and join us if you have a significant amount of weight to lose.

Welcome back to all thread regulars.

@mamabeeboo you don’t owe anyone ‘truth’ about your body. Not a single one of them. It’s your own information and what you choose to say or withhold is absolutely up to you.

100% this.

We know that we are judged for being overweight.

There's no reason for us also to be judged for our becoming slim.

11st 12lb today
BMI 29.8 (down from 50.2)

8st 4lb lost.
It's taken from January 2024 to get to this point.

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne hello weight twin 👋👏 looking great!

I’m back into normal today. There are sweets in the office and I am not bothered by them!

We don’t have lots of snacks at home and mostly I can leave them, even crisps which I ADORE! So fortunately this is a work thing and someone else can eat them!

@Autumnflowers2 I was thinking about what you said.

We spend our lives being told that thin is the answer. To all life’s woes. And problems. And medical Issues. The doctors are constantly at it.

“I have a bad chest”
”have you tried losing weight?”
I have a sore knee”
”have you tried losing weight?”
”no but I injured it like this”
”lose weight. That’ll fix it”
”I feel depressed”
”have you tried losing weight?”
”I feel very unhappy”
”have you tried losing weight?”

And on and on. It’s endless. You go in to get your hand examined they tell you to lose weight.

It’s classic treating what they see and not what they hear. And what that does is centre the weight not the issue so that we end up in that spiral of “if I was thin my life would be perfect”.

It’s tough, because really, we are who we are. I’m still insecure and needy. I still worry I’m not loved. I still am that person, in whatever body I have. Being thinner never stopped me from worrying that I’m not good enough. It probably never will.

All this to say, your CBT is working on one part of you and the MJ is working alongside that. I know you know this! It’s a whole-you-solution! And that’s what you’re doing. Slowly but surely.

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne Thank you, both of you. This has made me feel so much better. I'm glad there's a thread where people understand 💚

Hi!
Yes, I noticed that you and I were the same weight!
Are you going to post a picture?

I went to a school reunion - I’d not seen any of them since we were 14 so no one there had any idea of what my body has been like over the years! No judgement that I’d gained or lost, none of that. I only realised afterwards and it was quite a moment! It was really liberating.

Ah, I might be brave and do a picture later. I did think of it when I got to 10st down. I still have the t-shirt I took my first pictures in for my first prescription, so I can do a direct comparison between then and now.

Woooohooo @SilenceInside 10 stone!! 💖😍💖😍

@SilenceInside 10 stone is just incredible!!!!

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne 8 stone gone, fantastic! Those pics look great.

You both must be smiling all day 😀

6s in 6mths is amazing. Well done

Ok, so, progress photos. I find it very difficult to look at the start picture let alone edit the damn thing! But here it is.

You look fabulous @SilenceInside!

AMAZING @SilenceInside wow!

@SilenceInside wow, you look bloody amazing!

Thanks! I am very happy with what I look like in clothes, everything underneath is a bit saggy atm without the support of clothing. I have crepey bingo wings, my boobs are a bit deflated and my tummy is overhanging to some degree. My tummy is also very loose and ‘flappy’ for want of a better description. I also have crepey bits on my top inner thighs. But, I am approaching 50, I’ve had two (ginormous) babies, so I think it’s not too bad. I live in hope that it will improve with time as well. And only my partner has to witness it and he doesn’t seem to mind somehow!

Your totally right
That's it exactly
I guess I find the CBT very difficult and I'm annoyed with myself that I still need it ,after loosing weight .
Negativity about being large ,it's like a dripping tap.
I guess like a sponge I've soaked it up ,and believed it's caused all my problems

I've not read the full thread, but Silence you look amazing 😍 🤩 the hotel.had a mirror so I took a pic, can't edit as I amothe train home but I was pleased with how I looked. Another lady was on MJ and asked me how.maintenance was going had to tell her I'm still trying to lose she was surprised

@SilenceInside I am shocked! You should be so incredibly proud of yourself!!! Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉

I've not read the full thread, but Silence you look amazing 😍 🤩 the hotel.had a mirror so I took a pic, can't edit as I amothe train home but I was pleased with how I looked. Another lady was on MJ and asked me how.maintenance was going had to tell her I'm still trying to lose she was surprised I don't think the train is going to upload my picture

Wow @SilenceInside you look amazing and that’s inspired me so much! You must feel like a different woman.

@mamabeeboo fraud you definitely are not! I say I’ve lost weight by 5:2 fasting, I don’t mention MJ for fear of judgement, and yes it is freeing. We are all still working hard on MJ, you hold your head high girl!

@SilenceInside you’re in the 10 stone off club, that’s incredible and inspiring 🎉

@EverybodysALebowski that kitchen roll analogy is real and I’m going through it at the moment, you’ll get there, it creeps up on you all of a sudden. You’re doing so well 🎉

@Doggymummar I’m looking forward to seeing your photo too.

Thanks again to everyone for your kind words, it is truly appreciated.

I found it a really interesting read. I sometimes feel like I'm 'all of the above' when it comes to weigh and food chat.
I was very fussy - and stubborn - as a kid and my mum was smart enough not to turn food into a battle ground, because I'd have sat there all night before I ate something I didn't want. I was a heathy weight, and also quite muscular looking back at some photos. I also had extraordinary self control as a young kid - I'd happily ration out one Quality Street a day if I got a little box for Christmas.
For me it all changed with puberty. I stopped growing up rapidly and started growing curves at a similar rate. And around the same time developed some really unhealthy sugary food habits, including a lot of secret eating. Despite my mum telling me I needed to lose weight, I think with hindsight I was probably slap bang in the middle of the healthy range though.
As an adult I've ranged from a BMI of 23ish to 43. When I was younger I yoyoed pretty easily either way. The last decade everything went haywire after my gallbladder was removed, which I now think was potentially insulin resistance, and at some point I gave up and figured if I was gaining when in calorie defecit then I might as well just eat all the chocolate.
So I've been utterly disinterested in eating. Had disordered eating. Had periods of very healthy eating. Had periods of terrible eating. Had periods of very healthy and terrible eating all at once. As a result it's so interesting to hear what someone who's had an unrocked boat with food feels like.