June 2025 starters- Mounjaro (thread 6)

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We are pretty much full on the other one!

“choose any indulgences mindfully over the next few weeks, I won't deny myself everything but I'm not wasting calories on anything that isn't amazing”
@healthjourney I think that sums up perfectly what we should all try to do, in my opinion

Yes! Thank you for this mantra.

@MissMogs@HappyWineDay I work with an online coach who uses "no crap cake" as one of her principles and I find it so helpful. The other mantra I like, especially at this time of year, is if something isn't a "fuck yes" then it's a "no". It's such a good thing to ask yourself to really choose instead of acting out of habit.

I completely agree, when Ive been out to eat I haven’t always chosen what I’d prefer if it’s silly calories. Still enjoyed the lower calorie options. Or I just eat a smaller portion of what I fancy

really happy today, finally lost 4 stone (and a bit more), 2 days late for my 6 months but still happy!

Hi everyone I am 1lb away from losing 3 stone! My average is 1.4lb a week which I am ok with as still on 5mg. I don’t have huge appetite suppressant so will be fine eating my Xmas dinner but as you have all said I am going to be sensible about chocolate etc. I am planning to jab as normal and hope to come out the other side having maintained not planning to lose! @Sogfree re your friend and wrinkles I think the only way to avoid this is to slow down the weight loss so your skin has time to adjust and moisturise like mad! I don’t think I am anymore wrinkly (59) but I am using a face oil and collagen powder and being religious about it! No idea if it actually makes a difference but makes me feel better!

How much water is everyone drinking? Advice, please. I plateaued for weeks then dropped five pounds today which seems weird (but I’m not about to complain) and I’m wondering how much my water intake had to do with it. Also I didn’t have a protein shake yesterday…?

this thread is so great; the Facebook Juniper community feels very curated and I don’t quite trust it.

@Maryb54 i try and drink 2 litres each day, plus a cup of tea or 2. Google whoosh effect, it’s something to do with fat leaving the fat cells but the cells filling with water instead as your body thinks you’ll still need them, then after a while your body releases the water and you get a whoosh weight loss

I hate it too. I've already told my mum not to mention it at Christmas Dinner, and my husband has reluctantly agreed to ask his mum too. He thinks I'm being weird about it, that it's nice for people to compliment me. And it is, if it's throwaway. But both mums go on and on and ON, and all I hear is, 'You really were extraordinarily fat before - like, monstrously! - but now you're more normal-sized and socially acceptable. Well done you, for being less of a fatty! You look soooooooo much better - god you looked really vile before, but you look LOVELY now there's less of you. Doesn't she look lovely....?'

Ugh.

Though having said that, I saw a client the other day I haven't seen in a while. She mouthed something to me in a busy office and I couldn't understand her, so asked her to repeat it. She mouthed again, still couldn't understand, so I apologised and said sorry, go again. 'HAVE YOU LOST WEIGHT OR IS IT CANCER?' Which really made me laugh. She followed it up with, you never know whether to compliment people or stay quiet/offer sympathy when they lose weight. Very true, Denise. Well done for being mindful.

I am plateauing again/entering another Bear Era. So fucking bored of being 16 stone something - yes, I am still a fatty. I get down to 16 stone 1 then go back up to 16 stone 5, over the course of a week, for the past 2 weeks. Nothing changes in what I'm eating, I'm maintaining a deficit, I know it must be water - meh.

But I am now back in size 16 clothes pretty consistently, and in fairness that was my mental first mini-target back in June - to be a size 16 by Christmas. So it's a win.

And I do also FEEL slimmer. My gym leggings are really baggy. My knickers are holding on with thoughts and prayers - though I'm refusing to buy more until I'm a 14, so I'm wearing size 22 pants atm. Fun times. Could probs do with new bras but again, holding off. I'm feeling pretty good about it all, in the round.

Not changing anything at Christmas. It's inevitable I'll eat more, but I don't plan to exceed my maintenance calories within that, and the idea of doing that doesn't stress me. If anything, I'm looking forward to a christmas without food noise.

I’ve just ordered from Numan (£229 for 15mg) as wanted a pen before they remove the golden dose, hoping it’s the last pen I’ll need of a high dose. Using 7.5mg so lasts longer still. I’ve got £100 off code (I also get £100 off if you use it) www.numan.com/refer/REF-NMW9ALD5

Ok, technical question here. I have sometimes asked a question of this group and got terrific, useful reponses. How am I able to respond to them? I can see how to thumbs up, which feels inadequate, and how to do another posting but not how to reply. Help, please!

Hi @CrinklecatDid you have to have a video call for your order to be accepted?

@RussianDoll76 i haven’t been accepted yet but had to upload 2 photos (no scales just mirror ones), photo of ID and photo of existing prescription or screenshot of previous order. Seemed very straightforward but I’ll keep you updated

@Maryb54 when you start typing your message put @ and then start typing their name and it should come up

Or if you want to embed their post, just press the “Quote” button under the post you want to reply to

Back to usual routine and 1lb of the holiday gain gone, which I'm happy with as we were out yesterday for our team lunch 😀
Just have to navigate my birthday this weekend and brunch with my son. Hope everyone has a fab weekend 😀

Thank you! Look, it’s working….

@RussianDoll76 order accepted. It does make me laugh that they just look at my photos and go “yep, fat enough”, thought I was looking good ha ha

I did try to order with your referral but they wanted a video call and I was reluctant to do it. I asked if I could send photos instead and they cancelled my order 😫

@RussianDoll76 oh how strange, did you have a gap in ordering? Or maybe you’re skinnier than me, I’m still obese (although only for another 9lb!!)

@Crinklecat no gap in ordering . I am still classed as overweight never had an issue before I think I would need to lose around a stone and a half to be on the healthy bmi category.

Numan send Royal Mail signed for, how annoying as it’ll probably be Saturday now and I won’t be in, then can’t collect from the delivery office until Monday! Would be much better leaving on the doorstep so I can collect a few hours later

So I’ve taken the plunge and ordered another 5mg pen - just so I can get the extra dose before they start distributing the new reduced liquid pens. I’ve told them that I’m wanting to titrate and they’ve said I should use a 5mg pen for one month before coming off completely. This is fine as I already have 1 x 7.5mg and 1 x 5mg pen in the fridge already. This should easily allow me use the 7.5mg pen to get to where I want to be plus some wriggle room. And then a month or so at 5 mg and then 2 months or so at 2.5mg. Hopefully that’ll work 🤞in easing me back to normality and lessen the food noise - which is what I’m worried about more than anything else.

Has anyone ordered extra needles for their pens which click on? I am thinking of doing lower doses from my 7.5mg pen after Xmas and saw these https://www.pharmacyprime.com/products/weight-loss-needles

or I could just buy some more golden dose needles I guess.

Jab Day now on my 3rd dose of 7.5mg and after battling between 10.10 - 10.13 for all those weeks I have been steadily losing again. 10 stone 5 lbs today 😊 I was praying to see 10. 7 for Christmas so I am really pleased with that ! Now going to jab again feeling a massive improvement at this dose hope it stays that way 🤞.

My pens always come with extra needles, usually 6-7. I assume it’s in case one bends or something.