Mounjaro 10st (or more) to lose Thread 9

[TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne]

We're all getting there.
Even if it's very slow now.

Welcome back to the thread regulars and hello to anyone who would like to join us.

I’m comfortably in my beloved inky blue Seasalt moleskins. They’re labelled 16. Most other 16s do not fit, these are an anomaly!! Well, the John Lewis cords are 16 and do up but the pockets then gape! So not comfortable yet.

I am so happy they’re back in my wardrobe, I love them so much!

Went to big Tesco at lunchtime and tried on lots of coats, all the 16/18 fitted, the 20/22 were too big! Didn't like any of them but never mind, that's not what I'm taking from this. Wish I could find some decent jumpers though, crew neck is really not a good look on me and they all seem to be those 😩

I hate high neck jumpers. So chokey and strangley on my neck. It’s V-neck all the way for me. Or boat or square.

AND why is everything hideously nylon?

100% agree with all of this! Why is it so difficult to get v necks, I'd even concede on a slash neck but no, they're all round necks and make my boobs look weird

I'm having a bad couple of days
The old urge to binge is back
I'm not able to deal with any kind of emotion,
and so I've always stuffed the feeling down with food .
I'm not going to binge ,
but it's leaving me at a loss for a coping mechanism
Anyone with autism,got any ideas ?
I really have to have something sorted out to help me cope well before I come of these WLI...or back to the start go I .
I'm starting counselling this week ...so lots of emotions I'm going to struggle to deal with without using food to help me

Yours clothing have v neck jumpers in
Approx £20 and acrylic
But be warned ..they seem to expand with wear .. and sizes are 18/20 or 22/24 .
Leaving me wearing 22/24 that looks absolutely massive on me ,but 18/20 to fitted for my liking.
Hate it when clothing companies bunch sizes together like that

I think our changed relationship with food is something we’ve all experienced and it is something to work through. I’ve had days where I’ve wished I could binge on food, not to enjoy the food but to feel different. I have slipped a couple of times, the first time I felt quite ill the following couple of days so know this is what will happen but still did it again a couple more times.

I didn’t grow bigger just through being weak-willed, but through having a complex relationship with food and using it as an outlet. Through using MJ, not only am I losing weight but I am starting to address this complex relationship as the MJ provides the support I need.

Hello, I have lurked on this thread for a few months but want some advice now please if possible, as I have got myself in a pickle! I started MJ mid August at 118kg and have lost a consistent 1kg a week so I am now around 103kg. I went up to 5mg at the very beginning of the half term and initially didn’t have any side effects, but due to being out and about I didn’t drink enough water at all over half term (stupid!) and ended up constipated. So on Saturday I took Lactolase, the lactolase worked but since then I have had the most awful and continuous trapped wind pain under my ribs and in my back, I can’t get comfortable in bed at night, I can’t bend over and breathing deeply hurts! I am taking buscopan and paracetamol, tried some yoga poses and drinking peppermint tea by the gallon but nothing is really helping. Does anyone have any tips (apart from sticking a pin in me so I burst?! 😁) I am a doctor avoider so I want to explore every other idea first!

@luvabellawilleatme I always find going somewhere you absolutely don't want to fart to be the most sure way of moving the trapped wind on ... Quiet meditation time at yoga, or church, or during a bra fitting, or parents evening, or oral sex ... You know the one place where you can't imagine it would be appropriate

Hmm, I am off to my daughter’s ballet class soon…….. I could try! 😂

That's true actually
And mj is definitely helping me not binge.
I guess old me would of eaten a whole tube of pringles today,new me didn't do.
Just took me by suprise,the binge feeling...it had been good while since I'd felt it

I’m very aware that I’ve replaced the dopamine hit of food with spending money on clothes and skincare/makeup. The end result is I am broke but I’ve got great skin!

Seriously though. I have tried to find other sources of comfort and reward which aren’t food and so far it’s face cream which is really working.

I didn't think I had replaced food with anything, but actually it's definitely browsing Vinted and finding lovely clothes that are a bargain. And planning outfits for various occasions, which I really haven't done since I was in my early 20s when I last cared about these things.

I still get the binge feeling now and again.
I do think it's normal, to an extent.

I do my best to tell myself how disappointed I'd be if the scales show a gain. Sometimes that works, and sometimes it doesn't.

I, too, seem to have a mild Vinted addiction now.

Definitely a vinted addiction here!
I’ve recently bought a couple of nice v neck jumpers in Primark and Next, but also have a search set on Vinted for v neck jumpers 🤣

@luvabellawilleatme pain from trapped wind isn’t very nice, I never drink enough over the weekend. Have you tried lying down and massaging your stomach in a clockwise position, it’s helped me in the past - doesn’t work every time though.

@Autumnflowers2 I’ve also felt that need to binge, it only seems to happen of an evening if I’m on my own. I try to navigate it by not eating my evening meal until later. I know that I physically couldn’t while taking MJ, but it does worry me about how to manage it when I’m no longer taking it, I’ve picked up knitting again to keep my hands busy.

Another Vinted addict here. Im currently searching for a nice festive top to wear on my works night out. It will be my first works do for five years, I've always made my excuses because I've been too self conscious to attend. I thought I had social anxiety, turns out I was just too fat 🙄

I've found just trying to distract myself from food if I want to eat something, e.g. I'll go do some tidying or read a book (this is easier said than done obviously). Sometimes I have a hot chocolate instead of food or if it's night I'll brush my teeth earlier so any food tastes awful after so it's not worth eating.

I have a funeral to attend at the end of the month - fortunately I have a black dress but I need a dark coat. My coat is bright turquoise. I tried on my old coat from last winter. It’s a 24. It looks ridiculous. Even my totally-not-fashionista husband said it was too big and looked visibly too big. I now wear an 18.

So now I need a black coat, fast. Vinted is my hunting ground. But man alive, why do people take such shit pictures and give no detail?

I want wool or mostly wool or wool and cashmere. And long. Not a pea coat or a reefer jacket, a long overcoat.

I’m glad I have such a huge choice but really. Sell it to me, please!

I sell and black is really hard to photograph. eBay is much better than Vinted. Have a look there. I don't have any coats in an 18 or I would try to help but you can ask for extra photos if you need them. I'm sorry for your loss and hope you find what you need.

Thanks @Doggymummar, and you’re right, it is hard to photograph. I was in such a mood after trawling Vinted for a good 90 minutes and seeing blurry pictures, one single picture from feet away, no label, no fabric composition, things like ‘I think it’s an 18’, thin jackets etc etc. I can be a right grumpy mare!

It is fascinating the weirdness of some of the listings on Vinted. Blurry, upside down pictures, messy backgrounds, no details on the listing at all. If you want to sell the thing, it takes moments to write a clear detailed description and do a check of the photos you’ve taken. I always want to know the material, so a readable picture of the clothes label is vital alongside putting it in the description.

I hope you find a suitable coat, @TragicMuse.

Photos of just a neckline is really random as well, but yes the weirdness of Vinted photography is mind blowing, especially when they have likes as well. Sorry for your loss @TragicMuse

Tuesday weigh day for me today, another 1lb off which puts me at 11 stone 5lbs, I’m just over a stone away from being in the ‘normal’ bmi range! I have 9 doses of mounjaro left and am hoping that will get me there before switching to Wegovy.

Thinking about maintaining a weight is quite scary stuff, we’ve gone from being morbidly obese, overwhelmed and terrified by the amount of weight to lose, frustration as we can’t lose it ‘overnight’, the elation when we’re actively losing, and then back to being scared again! All the emotions

Into the next stone bracket (just) at 16st 13.4lb 🎉

I cleared out my wardrobe at the weekend and got rid of LOADS of stuff. Now I have no idea what to replace it with though! I am kind of between and 20 and a 22 - I can do up trousers in a 20 but they are still a bit too small really. I don’t want to buy lots of stuff yet as I am hopefully still going to shrink a good bit!

SW: 144kg
CW:104kg

I can't believe 40kg have been lost. I'm genuinely shocked. I was looking at the 'drink more' advice and I have only ever drunk water/black coffee (esp during my fasting hours) and I'm honestly getting sick of it and have noticed recently my water intake going downhill. I actually started feeling thirsty over the weekend. And realistically if I was regularly drinking, I shouldn't be feeling thirsty.

I was considering having squash during my non-fasting hours but unsure of what that will do for my sugar levels/sweet tooth etc. I get nervous about something small like this throwing me off for the day. What do you all drink to keep your water intake up?

For the vinted lovers, I'm struggling to find something for a wedding I'm going to next week, if anyone can find something for me as a size 18!

I drink sugar free squash all the time, have never noticed it having any impact on sugar cravings etc.