April 2025 Mounjaro Starters - Thread 6!

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New thread for when number 5 is full and so I can link to it in good time!

Well done everyone for KOKO and the increasing exercise. I agree @Pepperwaggytailabout running being easier and I’m enjoying the odd sporadic 5k run now and then. 50k is v impressive 😮 . I won’t be doing this as my knees are a bit dodgy but good luck!

In case anyone is wondering how post MJ is working out - I’ve been off it for 6 weeks (unsure how much might still be in my system 🤷‍♀️) and have managed to maintain at 9.12/13 despite 2 holidays where, whilst I didn’t go mad food wise, there was def more of it + more alcohol so I’m pleased with that.

i do intermittent fasting (eat between 11am and 7pm) and pretty low carb naturally plus 10-15k steps a day and this seems to be working for now. Long may it continue 🤞🤞

I do have to force myself to remember the 💦 which I think is v important to continue.

@Pepperwaggytail I’m thinking about doing an ultra too!!!! I’ve got a marathon in September and then thinking about stepping up to a 50k trail race in early November. Apparently ultras are much nicer because everyone takes walking breaks and it’s all about the snacks!! Mine is actually net downhill though - yours sounds amazing.

It’s now been 9 days since my last 1.25mg jab and I’m not feeling like I want to jab again. I might wait until Sunday which would be two weeks or I might just not jab and see what happens. My weight is up 2lb but I think that’s a hangover from my 20 miler on Sunday - I’m not feeling crazy hunger and food was normal yesterday… I think I’m just going to see what happens. I’m getting a bit of ick around jabbing now - it’s hard to explain but just a bit of an aversion to doing it. I’ve still got pens in the fridge so we’ll see…

Happy one year Anniversary everyone!
Gosh I’d forgotten that it had been that long, just feels like a part of life now to not eat a share bag of chocolate to myself 3 x a week! but just shows how far we’ve come! Well done to all ❤️

@Pepperwaggytail that’s amazing! I tried c25k in 2025 but had to give up because of pain in my heel but actually I think I was just too heavy for my frame so you’ve inspired me to take it up again!

I love that ultras are all about snacks and the walking sections! 😂 I need to remind myself that I last ran properly 17 years ago 😳 I might be lighter but these legs are a little older and I’ve been stiff and sore since Sunday. My appetite has also increased..

I need to get some kind of training plan and not scare myself!

xx

Happy Mounjaversary everyone, great to hear all the updates. @Trinko sorry to hear you've been so unwell, sending my best wishes to you.

Here's my update: one year ago I was 17st 5lb and today I am 13st 12lb. So I've lost 3 and a half stone, which is around 20 per cent of my body weight. I look and feel like a different person and am now a size 14 or 16, down from a rather tight size 20.

I'm 5'10 so very tall, and I'm aiming to get down to 12st, maybe a bit lower depending on how I feel. I don't mind how long it takes; I know I'll get there eventually. I'm currently on 10mg and it's working well.

I've had a really daft but very pleasing NSV today: it's a lovely sunny day and I'm wearing a cotton dress. Previously I'd have worn bicycle shorts under it to stop my thighs chafing. Today I discovered that I have no need of the anti-chafing shorts because my thighs don't touch! I actually have a thigh gap, woo-hoo!

Congratulations @SusanSometimes that's a fabulous result in a year. I share your delight in not having to wear anti-chafing shorts, enjoy!

@McGingerNut @SusanSometimes let’s be honest no chafing during the summer months is the ultimate goal isn’t it! So proud of you both! Well done

Sorry that sounded so condescending, but honestly I read your messages and had a genuine smile! I know the chafing too well and had actually stopped buying dresses to wear out in the summer because of it

@Vipingviper you didn't sound condescending at all, don't worry!

Totally agree.

I’m also enjoying no chaffing this year! 😎

Sadly I’ve always been generously proportioned in the thigh and bum department. My thighs have touched ever since puberty, I’m obviously just shaped that way. Even as a slimmer student my jeans wore out at the seams at the tops of my legs before the knees or anywhere else.

with that and the fact I’m thinner but flabby now, I won’t be dispensing with the anti chafing shorts any time soon (or at all). And shorts still ride up to my crotch when I walk. Is annoying but I have a selection of skorts I wear in summer that do instead. And “chub rub” underwear wasn’t a thing when I was younger so I’m grateful for that choice now.

Nice to read the updates, well done to us all, and to the slow burners just keep on, we'll get there eventually.

My rate has slowed right down now to 0.8lb wk avg, although only lost 0.4lb in the last fortnight. I've been losing focus and eating a few hundred more calories than I should (I still track and weigh daily though) but kind of ok with it. I'm only a stone away from being 'normal' weight now at 10st 9lb and feeling pretty healthy.

Also, went a bit mad on Vinted and didn't check sizes properly so all sorts have been arriving from a size 6 to a 12, yet they all fit (some a bit too snugly) which is crazy but has been a real boost. The flesh is a bit less super soft and doughy than when I was losing faster, wrinkly in places but I'll worry about that in a year's time if it's still about. Just plan to keep on with things for now with a bit more effort for the summer holidays ahead. The first year of going abroad with a skinny slimmer, healthy body, it's quite exciting. And yes, I'll still be taking the chub rub shorts, just in case!