Mounjaro Feb 2025 starters (thread 8!)

[Mounjaroday]

Roll up, roll up (if you can, you skinny Minnie’s!) to all the brave WL warriors still battling on and hanging on in there.

8 months in … welcome to thread 8! 🥰

This thread I pledge:
to do two exercise sessions per week.
(There I’ve said it. Better do it now, hadn’t I).

Goal:
Find an amazing dress to wear for an awards ceremony I am going to in November.

Anyone else got any particular targets?

Big love to you all x

Started Feb 2025 on Mounjaro having already lost 1 stone 10lb at Slimming World which then took me to 17st 8lbs and now I'm around 16 stone 2lbs. So 1 stone 6lbs on Mounjaro. And 3 stone 5lbs altogether.

Anod then changed to wegovy and this is my 6th dose and only lost another 2lbs. Not eating properly.

Hi weighed in gym im 10 stone 2 which strangely im happy about i freaked out at the scales this morning. I know that sounds odd but I dont feel I want to go below 10 and was thinking that i need stop the jab immediately. Enjoyed boxercise and was praised for weightloss but she did say your not going lose much more which I agree just want try tone what I can. Did speak about i struggle with balance on lunges etc and she said to do core classes unfortunately next 2 weeks there at times I cant do it but aim to do as soon as can. Alot of appointments.
Your all bloody fantastic and so proud of you all.
Sorry its late 😀

My largest recorded waist measurement is 51 inches 😱

Today my waist is 29 inches!

I never ever thought that would be possible. Honestly can't believe it.

Bloody hell, @Zibb, that’s teeny tiny!

[Rushes downstairs to grab tape measure. Jesus Christ! My waist is 32!! 🎉]

I’m hovering around 69kg and have stayed there for quite a few weeks now… but I really should push ON soon and get down to my magic number of 65kg. Couple of people have said I should “stop now” so not sure if that’s code for “you have Mounjaro face”. Ah well.

Massive plus: my hair is growing back! Are we all doing ok again with hair now?

All in all. I love being slim. I really really love it and so pleased we all started this journey!!

P.S. @CoolLimeSheep you look incredible.

Wow, @Zibb ! Well done.

Yes, @Mounjaroday my hair is growing back too and looking much thicker at the front again. Still losing a little but nowhere near as much as over the summer.

I love being thin too. Cheekbones especially!

Yes, mine is growing back too - although with my curls I've got an awful frizz halo going on at the moment as reward. Planning to buy some Colour Wow spray and see if it helps!

@Zibb thats awesome what an acheivement.
@Mounjaroday thank you and im not sure if hairs growing back or if im losing much more but im ok with it at moment and having my hair cut on 13th just a trim and tidy up 😊

You'll never guess what the scale said this morning. Back we go to 12.3 😅

My hair is growing back and as I have poker straight hair it looks insane. Just sticking straight up off the top of my head while all my other hair sticks straight down. Absolutely nothing I can except brazen it out 😆

Well done @Zibb - hard numbers like that are hard to argue with! Its amazing seeing everyone getting into really huge changes and realisations at this point.

So had bad news today my egg reserve is very low so cant have ivf they are willing to try a cycle of iui after ive been of wegovy a couple of months and had a scan check tubes make sure there ok and wont have another eptopic preety low today and will prob get menopause earlier than normal so if im quiet for abit just need take this in and small hope maybe iui will work as he works away alot. But keep going everyone your all bloody amazing

So sorry, @CoolLimeSheep. That sounds really hard. Hugs to you

If anyone has a code please PM me!

@CoolLimeSheep I'm so sorry, that's such difficult news. I have POI so kind of understand - sending hugs x

Thank you at 39 did not expect this nhs did fertility tests when I was 36 and they said your so young and diagnosed pcos which was mis diagnosed so kinda feel cheated no ive waited so long lose weight and go private 😞 xx

@CoolLimeSheep I'm sorry, that's a lot to be dealing with. Lots of hugs for you and take care of yourself x

So sorry @CoolLimeSheep that sounds really shit xx

Checking in again. I haven't been present much the last few weeks as I have had three weekends away in a row.

Last time I checked in I was frustrated at my plateau as I had been hovering around the 69s forever. Well, weigh in just now is at 67.75 so things are finally moving, albeit slowly.

I have reduced my dose to 6.75mg (from being on 7.5mg for just 4 weeks). No nasty side effects or problems. That's just all I had left at the end of one pen, and actually found that I was experiencing better appetite suppression than I had been, despite reducing the dose. I think it's more my body has reset and accepted this new size, so isn't screaming to be fattened up again after the famine.

At present my goal is 65kg, but I will see when I get there. I still feel like my lower belly sticks out too much and is saggy, but at this weight it doesn't take a lot of loss to see changes, especially as I am building muscle at the same time.

My measurements are slowly improving too. 39", 28.75", 37" and thighs are 20.5". I have always had chunky thighs, but they do look toned at least, rather than wobbly, so I am fine with that and I'm not too bothered if they don't slim down much more. My upper arms definitely need more work too, there is definite jiggle there, but it's shrinking.

@CoolLimeSheep sorry to hear your news. Hopefully the other options are feasibly to explore for you.

Glad you’ve broken the plateau, @PurpleCoo!

NSV from me. Went for a bra fitting today - the first since I started MJ. I literally had no clue what size I was, and had been getting by with poorly fitting bras off Vinted.

I’m now a 32FF, and have 3 lovely, pretty new bras!

W42 Day 1 - week 4 on 8.5mg
SW: 16st 5lb
CW: 11st 13lb
Loss this week: 1lb
Total loss: 4st 6lb

First official weigh-in under 12st. What a slog that has felt like through the 12s, even though it still works out at 1lb per week! The journey over this year still seems so surreal. How amazing have we all done?!

I'm aiming for 10st 5lbs which would be an overall loss of 6st. I don't doubt it's going to take a long time and some even harder work to get there but I feel quite relaxed about it. I never thought I would be even in the vicinity.

Awesome, @usedtobeaylis!

I know, it’s incredible, isn’t it? I measured my hips today - 37.5 inches. That’s 10 inches off. 10!!

@usedtobeaylis you did it woohoo! Even if it takes you a little longer its fine its took me a long while.
Im 10 stone 1 now 4lb under target been abit of a mess this weekend. Waiting for fertility clinic get in touch still up in air at moment till had my tube test make sure no more risk of another eptopic which ill prob ask to book in jan then know if its possible for iui. I do smoke aswell so jan im going try give up. I haven't jabbed as need be of wegovy 2 months but keep feeling should I jab till had my tube test as its not set in stone yet?
Have a good week everyone!

Well done, @usedtobeaylis . It’s amazing how good a leap into the next stone/kg/BMI category feels. I never used to understand why people set mini goals, but I do now!

Sending a hug, @CoolLimeSheep . Sounds like you’re going through some tough stuff. My own journey to having kids wasn’t straightforward and I has that tube test ages ago. Whatever is to come, you’re giving yourself the best chance by being a healthy weight.

I’m still at 64kg after a week of travel with work. Hoping to stay there or thereabouts this week. Just taken dose 2 of this last 5mg pen and will then try to move down to 2.5mg for a month after Christmas.

@WoolerOwl thank you!
I know im lucky as already have 4 healthy teens and some cant at all so I do feel selfish Just bloody hard knowing that it might never happen now and definately running out of time. But your right im healthy weight now. Good luck on your titrating down . Your smashing it and thans everyone for your support means alot 😍

@CoolLimeSheep You're not selfish, you can't help but grieve the fact that life isn't turning out the way you thought it would. When I got my diagnosis, I was 13 months postpartum with our second child, and we were starting to consider #3. All I can say is it really was a form of grief for this third baby that I always imagined I would have, and now never will. There's no point in comparing yourself to those who haven't been able to have kids at all because I highly doubt it will make you feel any better... you'll just feel awful AND ashamed of feeling that way too. I really hope that iui is a possibility for you.

Just got back after two weeks away, loving reading all the successes!

So I now haven't jabbed for four weeks, as wanted to eat on my trip away. The hunger came back very quickly and I didn't deny myself anything, stepped on the scales this morning and have gained 4kg.

Have jabbed again and am now looking to order another pen as I am very worried about what life will be like without it!

Catching up on all the messages properly now. Have lovely weeks all x

Has anyone taken their jag after eating? I'm so out of whack and had taken it on a couple of Mondays but I forgot this morning and I've just eaten my lunch. I don't know whether to take it now, tonight or in the morning! I normally take it first thing in the morning a few hours before I eat.