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 hope so, Broon, maybe if sales are affected. They must be, as I cannot find items that I would be interested in. All my searches for 14s come back with 10s and 12s at the moment. Almost every single item shown.

I just want singe size categories, they can label them S/M/L whatever they want, as long as I can filter by a single numeric size.

Not unexpectedly, I’ve been in a back and forth with medicine marketplace. I ordered a 5 and they wanted to give me a 2.5 because it’s been more than 6 weeks. I explained I stock piled and they wanted to see photos (which I don’t have) and then I said I’d had a break and taken less out of a 7.5 pen (which is true). The pharmacist gave me a lecture about the 30 days then issued the pen. Phew!

Oh this makes sense, I got 2 pairs of jeans recently that were completely the wrong size…I wondered what was going on.

Let’s hope they change it!

Can someone tell me I’ve done/ am doing the right thing please?

I have gone through all my clothes today and have put at least 80% of them into bin liners for the charity shop (and a pile for Vinted). I went through every item one by one, the gigantic ones were an easy decision, the summer ones, a bit more difficult but I don’t want to be fitting into them next summer so in they went. Then were the ones that either do fit or will fit, they all went in because I just don’t like them!

So I am left with enough clothing to get by for now but I’m going to have to start replacing stuff soon, the many pairs of size 24 black leggings that I’ve been living in for quite some time are getting more towards being baggy and wide legged rather than ‘legging like’

Annoyingly my 2 pairs of lovely soft Halara wide legged jeans that are less than 2 months old are now bordering on unwearable, I ordered the next size down and they are absolutely tiny, absolutely no chance of them fitting (yet)

Someone reassure me that being this ruthless is a good thing and I won’t regret getting rid of the fat clothes 🙏

@Fffreeeeezing I haven't regretted it yet! I find it quite freeing. I've had more than one round of doing it as well, as I've moved down the sizes. I have put some summer stuff away, but I think when I get it out next year it will be too big, but I will assess it then rather than now.

@Fffreeeeezing you've definitely done the right thing.
I ruthlessly jettisoned all my clothes as they became too large.

If I discarded something which I liked, I frequently found it in a smaller size on Vinted. If the smaller size didn't fit, I knew that it would soon. 🤣

I've got two coats at the moment which are a bit too small, but they'll fit me next winter.

@Fffreeeeezing I say let them go happily! Every item I have said goodbye to I’ve been so happy to do so.

(also scared. What if I regain. Etc. But feel the fear and do it anyway!)

it’s freedom from clothes we only wore because they fit rather than what we’d like. ❤️

...... it’s freedom from clothes we only wore because they fit rather than what we’d like

Well said! That is so true @PearlTeapot

Morning losers!!

Week 37, 10mg

SW 19st 4lbs (Jan 2025, pre-MJ)
SW on MJ 18st 11.5lbs (1 Mar 2025)
CW 14st 0.5lbs
Loss this week 1.5lbs
Total loss 73.5lbs

A whisker away from being in the 13s! I haven’t been there since mid-2013…

At my choir last night one person said ‘how much have you lost?’ In front of everyone. Unexpected! So I said ‘nearly 5 and a half stone’. Then someone else asked how and I just decided to be up front about it. It was fine. Unexpected, but fine. There was a question about whether I have to stay on it always or not but nothing sneery or judgey or unkind. It was ok. Ideally it wouldn’t have unfolded quite like that, but it was ok.

Onwards and downwards friends!

Losers I have news! I am allowed to go outside for a walk now! I just went for a 10 min brisk walk with my coffee and it was lovely and I'll have a proper walk this afternoon. It's with a member of staff but I'm going to put my headphones on and listen to a podcast and just breathe in that outside air after over a month of being stuck in my room.

Hoping this will help my weight too as I gained a pound last week but mostly happy about it for my mental health. The grounds are pretty here so it's nice to walk around.

Only slight flaw is that I have no trainers or a coat- I came here in crocs and pjs!- but DW is posting me some down today so I'll have them in a few days.

PS does anyone know how many more 2.5s I'll be able to get out of this 5 pen please? Nobody's mentioned that I've used the pen 4 times yet, I'm obviously not telling them. I have no idea how many I've used from this pen.

The new 5mg pen arrives today too.

Thanks.

That's great and has got to be a big boost to you dopamine levels. I've just finished my 15mg pen and I've used it for 7 weeks with no ill effects. Just starting one of the ones I bought in the August madness so I will try to get 8 weeks out of these giving me six months of treatment at no further cost.

I cut out the pattern for a new pair of trousers last night. Starting point is a Simplicity size 28 but I need to grade down to a size 24 at the hips otherwise I will have a saggy bottom.

Out of interest I compared my measurements with Next sizing where the equivalents are 24 and 20 respectively.

@PearlTeapot it looks like you'd get another two doses of 30 clicks, as it looks like there's just over a full dose left. Really glad you've been able to get outside for a walk.

They're making you chuck out the golden dose, aren't they - that's a shame and such a waste.

If they haven't noticed that you've so far taken (you say) 4 x 2.5mg doses out of a 5mg pen, then they clearly don't understand how the pen works. But that's irrelevant 🤣

It looks to me like you've had 5 x 2.5mg doses from that pen, not four.

Anyway...... it looks to me like there are another 3 x 2.5mg doses left in the pen. You must have had 5 x 2.5mg doses already.

I'm so glad they are letting you go outside. That's such an important milestone. ♥️

You’re making such great progress @PearlTeapot. Literally every step you’re moving forward. Enjoy the fresh air and Vitamin D

Delighted to be having a bit of a whoosh, at last. Had been stuck and not losing for a few weeks, despite sticking to good eating and other lifestyle changes. Went on a (difficult and tiring) work trip where I indulged food- and drink-wise, and then caught a hideous coughing etc bug. Now, a few days later, I'm losing again, despite being back to exactly the same habits and intake as previously. Go figure. Bodies are mysterious.

SO annoyed at the stupid Vinted sizing change as I do need to add a new size of trousers to my closet (I'm swimming in some of my old favourites) but it's absolutely impossible to find the sizes I need as everything is all messed up. And I have a bunch of nice stuff to list but am holding off in case they change back. Grrrrr.

Agreed absolutely hate the new Vinted. It’s saving me money for now though by not shopping!

Pattern sizing Vs shop sizing has always been supremely annoying!

Would you ever think about making your own block? I did a class to do that and ended up with a pair of trousers that were just right! It used the Winifred Aldrich book which looks daunting but eventually makes sense…

https://amzn.eu/d/j4Jj0x2

Yeah, that is a plus I guess! And will stop me from all those 'it's just 4 quid' purchases that aren't that cheap once shipping kicks in and that rarely turn out as good as they look.

Morning losers, hope you're having a fabulous week so far.

Started 25 Jan 2025
SW: 144kg, size 28
CW: 102kg, size 18 (and generous 16s)

My interim goal was to be at double digits before the end of the year 😏

My NSV is that I have become a lot more friendlier to people 😂 I think it comes with confidence and generally a mental health improvement.

I had 2 people just this morning saying I look good, and I have lost loads of weight. So I think we are officially in the toilet roll era where every kg will start to be noticeable now. In response to people's comments, I'm replying positively "yes I feel good, trying to set a good example to the kids, blah blah" and once the conversation is moved away from the 'how' I feel like I don't have to lie about jabbing or not. I think people just want to talk about it to acknowledge it.

I've started to wear my running clothes to the school drop off, and as soon as I say bye at the school gates, I start running. And it removes the dead time of coming home, getting changed, talking myself out of it, getting side tracked by housework etc.

I feel like such a different person honestly. I think back and I remember telling some friends at aged 8, that I sometimes shared clothes with my mum (we were both size 14) and got so many confused looks, I thought it was normal! Or having my school uniform specially tailored and my dad complaining about the price. And all the other small little things that have happened that chipped away at my confidence over the years, like being the coat hanger at Thorpe Park, dare I get turned away from a ride.

I'M BACK BABY!!!!!! 👏👏👏

(Dear God, please let me be able to maintain my goal weight. Amen.)

I have used a pattern block to make a dress for DD. Loved the process. Hugely satisfying.

Funnily enough I have those books (there are ones for women's, men's and children's clothes) in my Christmas wish list. Unsubtle hints have been dropped.

I have given up trying to understand clothes sizing. I am now just happy to be able to buy patterns from a 'normal' supplier rather than having to source specialist plus size patterns.

I just got the email from pharmacy4u that my first pen is on the way. So looks like I'll be joining this thread! Hello everyone. eeeeeeeek

Bloody hell this is all a bit surreal and emotional. I usually don't weigh myself as I find it far too difficult to do without triggering panic and self loathing, so that was very difficult weighing and video myself. How awful. Been in tears on and off for days about this.

SW 24st 3 pounds
Target - fuck knows , have no idea whether this will actually work. can't really think about this

I've never been less than 14 stone by memory in my adult life. and that was with alot of effort (weight watchers) and wasn't a great experience as I hated all the attention it got me. I've never been slim. I remember being 11 stone at 11 years old, 12 stone at 12 ... I've always been fat. I've learnt to live with it and bury the self loathing, ignore the fat phobia, just handle it all by putting it in a scary box that I never open.

But now I'm 51 and am pre diabetic and have a knee injury that isn't healing and canna really walk very far and I'm scared shitless of the rest of my life being about pain and illness. so I have to try.

but I can feel the panic rising and I'm really really scared . and being really really honest

I’ve been trawling through my wardrobe over the last couple of days looking for stuff I can wear, lots of stuff is now too big or if it does fit it was bought so long ago I would no longer wear it.
I thought I would go shopping to see what is what, so headed to M&S thinking they sell sizes 24 and 22 as I think I’ll be somewhere in this range as I have some 24s in trousers from Next that are getting loose. Unfortunately the M&S I went to only seems to stock up to size 18 for most items with a few size 20s. I couldn’t even buy some new knickers.

I did ask why the range of sizes was so narrow and was told I could order online, I pointed out this was more expensive and I wanted to try stuff on as I didn’t know what size to order. I just wanted to feel normal and it really annoys me that shops treat larger women in this way especially when the sizing of clothes is so inconsistent these days. I used to love spending time shopping for clothes and going for lunch to make a day of it, but honestly where is there to buy stuff in a shop where you can try it on rather than order online these days?

Hello and welcome @diggitydoo

It'll work! I think we all wondered if it would, but all of us have lost several stone so far.

I've lost 8st 6lb and never believed it would happen.