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.

That's really great @PearlTeapot - only 1lb on when you aren't really able to eat well, and also that you seem to be getting better. Fingers crossed for the garden walks!

I am a bit pissed tho' as it's my birthday and my OMAD was a lemon drizzle cake and 4 old fashioned cocktails in a can

I missed this @Doggymummar

Happy Birthday for yesterday!!

And thanks for making me laugh over your very healthy OMAD.

🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊

Wk37 weigh in this morning (wk5 on 7.5mgs) … 1lb gone. Happy at that as had quite a munchy week and have been down on my water intake too. Stupid really, I know it will have a negative impact, but do it all the same 😞

I’ve lost 25% of my starting weight and averaging 1.9lbs loss per week over the 37 weeks.

SW (15 Feb 25): 19st 9lbs / BMI 44.4 (obese class 3)
CW: 14st 10lbs / BMI 33.2 (obese class 1)
GW: healthy BMI (between 18.5 and 24.9 (8.3st-11st) for my height) - 3st 10lbs to go to get to top of healthy range.

Wks 1-4 (2.5mg): -17lbs
Wks 5-8 (2.5mg): -6lbs
Wks 9-12 (2.5mg): -11lbs
Wks 13-16 (5mg): -7lbs
Wks 17-20 (5mg): -4lbs
Wks 21-24 (5mg): -7lbs
Wks 25-28 (5mg): -7lbs
Wks 29-32 (5mg): -4lbs
Wks33-36 (7.5mg): -5lbs
Wk37 (7.5mg): -1lb

Total loss: 69lbs (4st 13lbs)

I went over my calories yesterday for the first time since starting MJ, only by about 60, but still over. I'd been at work all day (12.5hour shift) and really fancied a frozen pizza I'd bought the day before as it looked really good. I was right - it was delicious, but I really should have stopped at half! I ate slowly and mindfully, and after half I was satisfied and really didn't need the rest, but I stupidly left it sitting on the sofa next to me and it was just too tempting and my old psychology took over. I regretted it partly because I really didn't feel well when I went to bed, and partly because I know I didn't need to eat it, but at least it shouldn't impact my loss too badly.

It did prove to me that I still need to keep my head in the game regardless of the MJ - I know I could increase my dose to prevent things like that but I'd rather keep needing a bit of willpower, and also avoid too many bad side effects - this is going to be a long journey and I don't want to feel like crap for that long - I imagine people on shorter journeys can put up with the side effects as they know it will only be for a few months but it's different for us.

Just sending you lots of love and strength @PearlTeapot. Even this will pass, seriously impressed that you’re still managing to think about weight loss.

Thank you. And happy birthday belatedly to @Doggymummar how did you spend your day?

What lovely updates everyone! Great progress!

You’re doing so well @PearlTeapot I know it’s sod all to do with me but I’m so proud and impressed with your continued support for yourself. You’re remarkable, remember that.

Happy birthday @Doggymummar! Cocktails and cake are a winning combo!

And @RenegadeKeeblerElf frankly, I find pizza pretty much irresistible! And it’s a good lesson to me to only cook what I need/want right then. I hope you don’t feel unwell today.

I went out with himself last night. We were at a gig and I did a fair bit of dancing! I stood up the whole time. This is amazing, in recent years I’ve had to go to the back and sit on the floor, unable to stand for long and certainly not without pain and exhaustion.

I danced and had a great time! And I’m not even knackered today!

I feel like a new person when I notice it in things like that. Bloody wonderful!

I'm fine today actually, I had a lovely lie in (DH brought me a cup of tea in bed which massively reduced my motivation to get up!) and haven't actually eaten anything yet - I guess the big dinner from last night has helped me not be hungry this morning. I weighed this morning and I was actually slightly down from yesterday, but I find that a big day of eating doesn't show on the scales until the second day after so I may get more of an impact tomorrow, but hopefully a day of intermittent fasting/low calories today will help balance it out

Thank you, I never drink on Mj but yesterday I fancied it. Have been very unproductive today mind!

I was up and out early. Had a full English went to waitrose to buy some steak for dinner but I wasn't hungry after breakfast so had half a lemon drizzle cake and cocktails. Watched Nonnas had a massive cry and went to bed.

@Doggymummar a very happy belated birthday 🎉 🎂 and lemon cake sounds delightful

A sort of NSV: I slipped on the stairs and ended up coming down hard on one foot. The NSV is that, being six stone lighter, I have done no real damage. My foot is a bit sore but nothing worse.

One of my big fears was falling, that I would injure myself badly because of my weight.

As Im more sporadic now I realise I miss so much!

Happy birthday @Doggymummar

@GnomeDePlume Thats so interesting (I'm glad you're okay) falling was on of my really big fears too. I remember a while ago I remember noticing I was walking down stairs one foot at a time rather than bringing both feet to each step and I also remember thinking "I used to worry about slipping here" when I got out the bath but can't pinpoint when those changes happened. I DO remember in my new job in September sitting on the floor and thinking that the old me this would have had people checking I was okay/could get up and now I just can!

I forgot to weigh in Friday. I'm 14st8 today (which seems incredible) I'm 101 pounds down since I started.

I reduced down to 8 a little while ago and I think I wi stick here for as long as I can.

So much of my weight is on my stomach. It feels like a foreign object attached and competly disproportionate in size to the rest of me now.

My work is still crazy but exciting and some things getting sorted. I need to get more sleep. Most people in this new role didn't know the "before" me. And several new people are starting now. At my weight I'm obviously overweight, but don't stand out in the way I used to. I so relate to the "being normal" or the " not standing out" goal.

Oh and following the clothes trail of thought...

I ordered a seasalt coat in 16 from Vinted as it was £30 not £180... And it does up! Ideally I'd have the 18 but it was the 16 on offer and as it does up it does okay.. Undone it looks fine. It's miles away from the same coat I have in 26-28 from. Last winter!

I know seasalt is generous. I have some 18 leggings in yours but I think I'm probably a 16-18 top and a 20 bottom.

Its so exciting feeling I'm towards the other end of the toilet roll analogy from the beginning of the year.

I know it will slow down. I've got 1.5stone to get to "overweight" which would be amazing.

Oh I've moved to Pharmulous and they were brilliant. All very straight forward. I ticked they could video call if they wanted but no call needed (must still look fat!) and they go off your previous prescription but it has to be within 6weeks.

So I will have to work out some dose management/slightly stockpile and then hopefully use this when I work down this time next year??

Having a nightmare with checqup
Joined with them to take wegovy...and paid for and received a pen ..but didn't use it ,it's sat in my fridge unopened
Changed my mind after reading negative stories about it
Spoke to checqup and they agreed to provide mounjaro at the next pen .
Checked on my account this morning and they have charged me for wegovy pen and they are currently seeing if they can stop it being dispatched.
A month a go I was approved for monjroro with them ,but they have just sent another wegovy pen ...I can't afford to pay another £325 for a monjouro pen ,now on top of the £200 they have just taken out of my account for wegovy.
Not happy

To up date ,they have emailed to say they have stopped delivery and will refund my money in 5 days .
Then they said they can send out 5 mg pen of monjroro today
Except I'm on 15 mg of monjroro which I sent them photos of 5 weeks a go .
They are not inspiring confidence in me
I've messaged 3 times saying I need 15 mg ,and no reply yet

@FatsiaJaponicaInTheGarden
Size 16 coat! That's wild, I can't imagine being that slim. I love sea salt clothes, looking forward to getting into their size 24's next. One day hopefully I'll be buying a size 16 as well.
@Autumnflowers2
How frustrating, we really need the ordering of our jabs to be the easy bit. Dieting is hard enough!

Very excited, have come on here to celebrate 50lb loss today! Honestly, I'm dancing around I'm so happy. Still have masses to lose but 50lb's feels like a milestone and every milestone should be celebrated!
Still on 2.5mg as I'm too nervous to move to the 5mg incase of increased heartburn. But, it's clearly working so not too bothered

Nearly sorted out ..
To be honest it's probably my fault,as I expect I confused them by buying wegovy,and then changing my mind .
Fingers crossed nearly sorted.

That's brilliant well done ,you just must be thrilled
And you've lost that on the lower doses that's great and financially great 😃

Gosh hope your ok x

Hi again everyone - another weigh in day for me means another four weeks have passed - it's going so quickly!

Here we are in November, still all turning up for ourselves - and I thank you all for sharing your experiences, highs and lows on this thread - it remains a huge source of support to me.

Not as much loss for me this past four weeks as I've seen, which in previous times would have started me spiralling. But this month I've seen my clothes size become the smallest it's ever been as an adult. I started this year squeezing into size 28 clothes and have just had to buy a pile of size 16 basics to ensure I can remain decent! Every time I'm folding clothes or getting dressed I can't comprehend that clothes of this size will fit me, yet they do!

Weigh in this morning at the end of pen 11:

SW: 136.6kg
GW: 62.6kg

Pen 1 (2.5mg): Down 10.1kg
Pen 2 (5mg): Down 6kg
Pen 3 (5mg): Down 5.1kg
Pen 4 (5mg): Down 4.8kg
Pen 5 (5mg): Down 4kg
Pen 6 (5mg): Down 5kg
Pen 7 (5mg): Down 4.5kg
Pen 8 (5mg): Down 3.1kg
Pen 9 (5mg): Down 3.1kg
Pen 10 (5mg): Down 5.5kg
Pen 11 (5mg): Down 1.8kg

CW: 83.6kg

Pen 12 started this morning - it's another 5mg one - am thinking about increasing to 7.5mg for my next pen but going to see how the next couple of weeks go.

I bought a new winter coat, and in my current "there is no way 16's will REALLY fit me" mind set I bought an 18 and it's much too big (Regatta Orla Keily one). But at least I will be able to easily layer underneath it I guess! I literally needed it the next day, so didn't have time to order another and return this one. Guess I need to keep an eye out for a replacement on Vinted.

Is it weird that I am genuinely quite hacked off by what Vinted have done to the women's size categories?? I enjoyed casually scrolling through the main page of Vinted, which used to show me things in my current size and preferred brands as I'd set my Personalisation settings. Now everything in that feed is the wrong size and there's nothing I can do to make it correct 😢 It's a small thing I used to enjoy that's been trashed. And Vinted are doubling down on saying it's an improvement!

@SilenceInside it seems that Vinted have started to realise that they've made a serious mistake with regard to the new sizing.

Even the BBC have reported on it. I think that Vinted will be obliged to backtrack.

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