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 find that when I have a big eating day there is a 24hr lag before it shows on the scales, so it may be the same for a fast/low cal day. Fingers crossed you get a big whoosh tomorrow!

Thanks Elf! I bloody hope so! Not that it was massive effort, I really could not be arsed eating yesterday! But y’know! If I’m doing it at least make it count!!

Abso-bloody-lutely!!

I am blooming freezing @WafflingDreamer! Wearing woolly hats outside already and everything 😂

I find exactly the same.

@Janie934 I love your NSVs, well done you! I have also had a very squished and unhappy time in an MRI machine and it's a nice realisation to know it wont be an issue for me next time. Yay for that, for you and for me. I hope you hit your ten stone target- you sound like you've done absolutely incredible. Happy for you.

I'm sick of being cold, too.
It doesn't seem to matter how many jumpers and cardigans I wear.

I'm not enjoying seeing the smart meter every day.

I knew my hair loss was becoming a thing but I've been in blissful denial to the giant piles every time because I've always had tons of thick hair and always lost loads of hair every time I brush my hair (poor DW is forever despairing at the robots hoover. normal hoover and shower drain!!). But my friend plaited my hair today and erm WHERE IS MY HAIR?! I have two tiny rats tails hanging either side of my head! I used to have fat braids!!

I'm getting it all chopped off when I leave ready for my 40th anyway.

@Lds1 this is a great post. As we know the scales aren't black and white - consider water, sleep, stress, hormones etc.

Would you be interested in going to a 24 hour fast, just for one day? So instead of eating at 5.30pm, don't. And eat breakfast first thing the next day. But absolutely nothing the rest of the time (water and black coffee like you have been doing)
Perhaps do this on a high suppression day? Do you think you could manage that? I'll admit I haven't done a fast that long before.

Studies have shown fasting to increase metabolism, so it might help.

If that fails, the next thing to try is a eat whatever you want day. Just for the aim of making the scales move, in any direction.

I don't have that this year, just normal person cold. I still live in my heated poncho but it does warm me now rather being constantly freezing 🥶

Another kilo off, and I am so glad I moved to 3.75mg from 2.5 - I can really see the difference in my losses, they are much more consistent now at around 1kg/week (the change was at week 14). I've done a lot more exercise this week (3 runs and two swims, planning another swim today if I can get out of bed!).

SW 139.7kg

W1 -3.8
W2 -1.9
W3 -1.7
W4 -0.9
W5 -1.5
W6 no change
W7 -2.3
W8 -1.2
W9 -1.3
W10 -0.3
W11 -2.0
W12 -0.6
W13 +0.7
W14 -1.1
W15 -1.6
W16 -1.5
W17 -1.0
W18 -0.9
W19 -1.0

CW 115.8kg, 23.9kg lost in 19 weeks.

Wk39 weigh in this morning (wk7 on 7.5mgs) … another 1lb. Slowly but steadily getting there.

I’ve lost 26% of my starting weight and averaging 1.8lbs loss per week over the 39 weeks.

SW (15 Feb 25): 19st 9lbs / BMI 44.4 (obese class 3)
CW: 14st 8lbs / BMI 33.1 (obese class 1)
GW: healthy BMI (between 18.5 and 24.9 (8.3st-11st) for my height) - 3st 8lbs 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
Wk38: (7.5mg): -1lb
Wk39: (7.5mg): -1lb

Total loss: 71lbs (5st 1lb)

Week 36 and a 3lb loss for me this week

SW: 25st 9lbs
CW: 18st 12lbs
GW: 12st 12lbs (first interim goal)

BMI 43.9..... edging closer to that under 40 number (started 59.7)

Total loss since March 6st 11lbs, only 3lb til I hit 7st and just 5lb til I reach 100lbs gone!

Did my second Reformer class this week and see a PT once a week for strength and weight training (this one isn't new, been going for about 5yrs) plus my daily 1hr+ dog walks (my minutes per km have now nearly halved in the last few months so I'm doing a lot longer distances), and yet I swear people still look at me and think fat and lazy 😡

oh and I've still only had 3 people comment on the loss (in total since March!), a woman at doggy daycare and 2 people I see once in a blue moon dog walking. Yet I'm down from a size 24 ish to an 18 (ish) and some of my clothes are literally falling off me. I genuinely don't care, just think it's weird!

I recognise this. For the first 6m I lost consistently, nowhere near the rate that some seem to on here, but I lost about half a stone each month for six months. In the second six months it has slowed down massively. I often gain or stay the same, and usually have a small gain followed by a decent loss. I started in September last year and in the 8m since March I’ve only lost 9lbs. It’s really depressing and I’m contemplating coming off it as it’s such a lot of money for a pound a month loss.

It is difficult, isn’t it? I am still losing weight but slower and there are ups and downs now. I’m on 7.5mg and really don’t want to have to go to a higher dose due to the cost. I am sticking with it as it is still working but not quite as easy as before. Initially I was losing a stone every 6 weeks but now it is about every 8/9 weeks, which is still good going just not what I was experiencing. What dose are you on?

Friends, I have jeans!!! Well, boot cut jeggings to be precise. In a size 18. And I know I'm not skinny by real world standards, but I DO look like a normal human. Feeling good!

@eibbed999 witwoo, you look amazing, how fabulous. I've been looking for something similar, can I ask where from?

They're JD Williams, bought from Next online. These are an 18 Long cos I'm quite tall. Pretty comfy too.

Looking good @eibbed999!

You look fantastic, well done!

I did up my coat to watch a sports fixture today - no-one has ever seen that coat done up (me included). And that has made up for the scales not yet showing that I have lost the 12 stones I would like to lose (should have lost at the end of the first pen if life had been fair).

I’m on 15mg!

I could understand it if I was close to target but I’m still miles and miles away. 4 stone gone but I’m 5”10 and BMI is still over 39 so I have many many stones to go

Friends, I am really struggling with food.

I don’t want to eat, well, anything really. I just cannot be bothered. And since I cook for the family, I do that and then when it’s time to dish up I just don’t want it. I don’t feel very hungry, but most it’s just that I can’t be bothered with it all.

It’s not new-pen thing, I’m on my second 10mg.

I don’t know what to do really. It’s weird and a bit unsettling.

yours, not-eating-the-veg-chilli-I’ve-just-cooked.

I suppose all I can offer is...this too shall pass! We have so many ups and downs during this whole bloody thing.

Send help.
I've discovered Flake ice cream.