June 2025 starters- Mounjaro (thread 6)

[FoxRedPuppy]

We are pretty much full on the other one!

I’ve ordered a (final!) 10mg pen from Medicine Marketplace and happy to report it’s not the new style and so has the 5th dose. It was 7 weeks since I last ordered but they approved it. That gives me 5 pens to use.

Hi everyone not been on in a while. I have now lost 3stone 6lbs and have a stone to get to my healthy BMI. I was at a plateau for about 6 weeks so I increased to 7.5mg and it does seem to have slowly kick started and I am losing about half a pound a week so it’s slow going. I am worried about coming off like many of you. I have seen that weight watchers do a maintenance type group which I may look into. I have taken up golf as now only work part time and I am really enjoying it and it’s good exercise and I feel like I am learning something new! Much more enjoyable than the gym for me! Good luck! Nearly a year for me!

I just went to take my jab and I already had to use the golden dose. 1 10mg and 1 15mg pen left and given I’ve not lost anything in over a month and wanted to lose another stone, and then stay on to maintain. I’ve ordered another pen, but had a realisation how expensive it is. Another £260 to potentially stay the same weight, I really hope it’s the old pen not the new ones! This will be my last

I’m on 2.5mg now so it’s much cheaper at £140 a time. Are you planning on titrating down or just stopping cold turkey.

Hey folks. Still maintaining here. Post holiday I bust out my contingency 2.5 pen to level back out again because I could feel bad habits creeping back. I hadn’t gained really, maybe only a pound or two. I’ve maintained without for most of the last 6 months. I think I’m pretty much done and going it alone for good after this pen.

The absolute best thing about MJ for me is that it seems to cure me of bloating and stomach issues. Without it I seem to bloat up and return to a fart monster (as my kids would call me 😆) but, I cannot cope with the flatness of mood or sleep disruption long term.

sorry to hear about the plateauing- I wonder whether there’s anything you can do that triggers a weight loss reset?!

@FoxRedPuppy definitely titrating down but to keep costs down I’ll still use the 15mg pen as cheaper per mg. Also had a panic that I won’t be at goal which is why I ordered the 15 pen. Although feeling more positive today. Im definitely putting less effort in and drinking more so it’s my own fault. I think being comfortable at this weight isn’t helping. I’m wearing a 12/14 and people constantly telling me how great I’m looking (not in a boasting way but they’re used to me being 5 stone heavier!). Boyfriend also points out my bones sticking out my ribs and hips all the time. I just think an extra stone will get me where I want to be so need to focus

Week 2 of 7.5mg (down from 10mg) and feeling good. I’m dosing out of a 10mg pen because I didn’t want to take the plunge and be stuck with a 7.5mg if it was no good for me.

Over the last 4-8 weeks my weight has been fluctuating between 69.5 - 71kg, but very slowly trending downwards (maybe 0.5kg a month).

I have not posted for ages but I’m a healthy weight!!! 144lbs or 10 stone 4lb on the scales this morning which is a BMI of 24.7 for me. It’s been a long old slog to lose about 2 stone and it’s costing a fortune but I’m so happy! I’m on 10mg and I am going to stay on that to hopefully get to my stretch goal weight of 133lbs (9 1/2 stone, bmi 22 something).

I cannot believe the difference in my mindset now I’ve hit a healthy weight. I actually want to look after myself instead of punishing myself or letting everything go out of the window and doing what I want. I’m so sad I’ve never thought my body was truly worth looking after until I hit healthy weight, I think there is a lot to unpick still.

About 6 weeks ago I hit (more or less) goal so decided to start to titrate down. I'd been on 10mg for a few months, so went down to 8mg for a few weeks. And I put about 4lbs back on! Scared me to death so I went back up to 10mg.
I've just got back from a week in Mallorca and I'm delighted to say I hadn't put any weight on and a week later I'm back at goal. Phew!
So I can start again at 8mg to see how I get on this time - I just need to be more mindful. I expect to take 6 months to get right down to a point where I feel I can stop.
I've been buying 15mg pens and making them last a bit longer by using needles and taking 10mg from them. I know this isn't for everyone, but the cost per dose is much better value this way compared to a 10mg pen. (I still order monthly so I've built up a bit of a pen stock).
I started at 16st2lb and I'm now 11st8lb. I can't tell you how fab it feels to be in a 32" waist trouser instead of 40"

Well done to those of you who've reached goal or are close. 🎉👏

After weeks and weeks feeling stuck, I'm back on track again, and I'm slowly but surely losing, which is a relief. I saw a big number go down on the scales this morning (it settled at bigger number.01, but I saw the smaller number)
I'm thrilled.

But still a way to go.

I'd hoped to get to goal in a year, but i won't make that. But hopefully by the end of the summer or in the autumn 🤞🏻

New pen arrived today and it’s the old style!! Woo! Meaning taking 10mg from 15mg pen I’m getting 7.5 weeks from it rather than 6 (£35 a week rather than £43). All helps

On my morning run today, I saw a regular early walker I used to see a lot of mornings last year. I haven't seen him since October.

As I ran past him this morning, he asked where my other half was. I told him I never ran with him. He said "I didn't mean that, I mean the other half of you" and moved his hands down the sides of his body.

I thanked him for the compliment.

Made me smile a lot that a random stranger noticed the slimming down 😁

My Evri delivery man commented on my weight loss and said he’d seen be running. It creeped me out! I don’t want people to comment, especially basically strangers!

We'd said good morning and smiled to each other 3 times a week over several weeks last year, so I was ok with it.

Funny how different we all are, isn't it?

My hairdresser exclaimed how thin I was looking, I see her every 3 months and haven’t lost any more since Christmas. I can only think it was because I was wearing a shirt coat, not one that comes to my knees, and a more fitting jumper not an oversized hoody. She then wanted to talk about weight loss in the middle of the salon. I didn’t mention I lost the last 2.5 stone on the jabs, because it was in my village and I didn’t want the gossip!

I get that @ihavetocookagain

I was happy for the comment whilst running, as I hope that he thought that I'd lost the weight whilst running 😁

I don’t even want friends or work colleagues that I’ve known for a decade commenting! A few best friends is fine. Although I still find that awkward.

I held an event at my cafe today and a customer, who hadn’t been for a few months, said she thought I’d got a helper, she didn’t twig that it was me at first because I’ve lost so much weight.

I hate people commenting. Very very much.

Hi all , I’m finding comments made are usually ooh you’ve lost a lot of weight haven’t you , I hope you’re not going to lose anymore . 😂
I am still slightly overweight by a few lbs according to my bmi . I’m a shorty. Now I am 9stone 8 lbs so total loss of 4st 1 lbs . 1 lb to reach final target weight but I’m not bothered been maintaining for past month or so. Have lost a couple of lbs as work is now very physical so thinking it gave me a kickstart . I’m taking 5mg once a week for maintenance so far as going on the lower dose was too soon for me. Hoping to go another month on 5mg then drop to 3.75mg .
I wish maintenance was as straightforward as starting the jabs. Mentally definitely in a better place movement helping massively but water is slipping !! Hoping warmer weather will help there . Have had a heavy food and drink few days as I have a big birthday next wk of the half century variety 🫣. Scales showing no movement so out again today feeling guilt free in a very pretty dress I bought in a size 12 a few months ago sadly it fitted more like an 8 . Tried it on this morning and it fits comfortably so today I’m feeling a little older but much happier and a tiny bit excited for my day ahead. ☺️

happy birthday @RussianDoll76

im also happy with comments about my weight, I’ve lost nearly 1/3 of my weight so would expect it to be noticeable. Despite not losing anything in the last month people are saying i look smaller and I think it might be because I’ve started running so maybe my shape is changing

It's weird the commenting thing, there are times when I hate it being mentioned and other times when I'm weirdly disappointed if it isn't. Depends who it is I suppose.

Anyway, I am still a couple of weeks short of my 1 year MJ anniversary, but I did just pass the 3 year anniversary of me Joining The Gym and Getting a Grip, and I am 6 stone and 5 sizes down. Very pleased with myself. My trainer brought me flowers at my class on Friday and had a picture on her phone from my first class ready to show me the difference. Yikes, I'm glad I didn't see it when she took it!

People are commenting a bit, most avoid outright saying “you’ve lost so much weight!” and instead saying “you look great!” - although I know that at 34kg difference they are definitely thinking of the weight loss!

The thing I find weird is the increase in comments from people that I see every couple of months, they didn’t really notice early on (when I think the biggest changes were occurring!) but now they comment every time they see me when not much has changed. I guess some of that is now that I’m wearing clothes that fit, instead of clothes that are way too big. And maybe their mental image of me is catching up with reality.

I logged my jab on Shotsy yesterday, and realised I’m only 3 weeks away from my mounjaro-versary 🎉

I’m at 11 months today. Would have been nice to hit a healthy BMI in a year, but things have definitely slowed down and that doesn’t look likely sadly.

So where are we all at now, as we approach our MJ-versaries?

SW: 104.5kg
CW: 63kg
GW: 55kg

total loss so far: 41.5kg = 6.5 stone!!

If you’d told me a year ago that I’d be sitting here now, having lost that much weight, I wouldn’t have believed you!

Started at size 20-22. Now size 14. Still wearing some 16s comfortably, but also have bought the odd 12.

I imagine we’ve all tried all the pharmacies on Monj by now to save money, but if anyone hasn’t used Numan yet and wants to save £100, I have a referral link. Send me a pm!

Hi, I can't believe it's coming up to a year! I'm now 11 stone 9 ish. I started at 15 10, my biggest ever was 16 2.

My BMI is around 23/24 so top end of healthy.

I'm wearing small and size 10 tops. Size 12 on the bottom. I feel if I lose much more I'll be too small yet I'm only just a healthy BMI. Maybe I'm so used to being big I've lost perspective.

I went on holiday last week and wore a swimsuit every day. It felt great, however I kept thinking I was big. I checked my reflection constantly. Had to reassure myself that I'm wearing a size 12 swimsuit, I'm not big. So odd!

While on holiday I ate 3 meals a day (AI) more than normal but still mindful. Ice cream, cocktails, pastries at breakfast and i lost half a pound 🤔😂

I love shopping for clothes now, I can just choose whatever I want and that feels so great. I'm spending way too much though!

I've been on 7.5 for a long while now. Still strong suppression and I've never felt the need to increase.

I am pretty much maintaining rather than losing. I feel as though I'm at the final stage and won't lose any more. I'm good with that so need to consider maintenance. Which scares me...