Mounjaro starters Nov ‘24 Thread 15 - the one where we wear ALL of the party dresses and are happily in ALL of the festive photos 🎄🥳

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Welcome to thread 15!
Link to our last thread here:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-injections/5415910-mounjaro-starters-nov-24-thread-14-the-one-where-for-the-first-time-all-of-our-winter-coats-do-up?page=40

Feel free to lurk or post, absolutely no judgement here, just support and encouragement as we hurtle towards Christmas proudly wearing Crimbo jumpers without fear of looking enormous, look for slinky party dresses on vinted and for the first time, willingly take part in ALL of the festive photos🥰

Join us here to celebrate NSV’s, weight loss milestones, maintenance and new stone brackets!
I’m on W55 D2 and on w6 (and final dose) of 3.75mg before moving onto 2.5mg.
F in my early 50’s
H 5’ 5.5”
SW 13st 11lb
CW 9st 6.8lbs
GW 9st 0lb
Total loss so far 61.0 lbs (at 9st 6.0)
We recommend the Shotsy app to monitor the amount of MJ in the system and pleasing graphs to look at…plus the MeThreeSixty body scan app to monitor inch loss for the weeks where weight loss is slow but you might have lost body fat etc. Both are free.
Feel free to swap recipes that might inspire anyone in a food rut, tips for managing side effects, exercise tips, tips for maintenance, titrating up or down and we love a wellness/supplements/beauty/ style chat too 🤗

Glad it’s not just me with the weird hair. Not that I’m wishing weird hair on anyone.

I’m hoping to start reformer Pilates but prob should get a bit fitter first.
I can imagine me seizing up!

I am now back swimming. So Pilates (once Mat and one Barre) twice a week, running twice a week and now adding a swim session. As my weight has fallen my fitness levels have taken off and hopefully my wobbly bits will not be as wobbly once I have toned up. I am fitter now than I was in my early 40s 💪🏻

Not sure about a Mega Former as I haven’t done Reformer yet. I am always worried that I will fall off the kit 😂

Weekly update, 1.5 lb off

Here is overhead photos of my hair and topper on.

(might take time to upload as admin need to approve)

Wow that’s amazing. Such a difference.

wow! Gorgeous hair colour 😍

well done on the loss too!

My friend had a catastrophic arm injury caused by someone falling off their reformer and taking her out off hers…so you are right to be cautious! I only had the confidence to go to Lagree after a year and a bit of consistent Pvolving and even then I found it really hard. Keep going with your activity levels - an amazing achievement to be fitter now than in your forties isn’t it?

You just need to really have great core strength- concentrate on that first. 💪🏻

Oh that is a dispiriting response from your DH. Congratulations on getting back into the dress - amazing!

Threaten to LTB @flametrees 😂. Cheek of it!

Honestly don’t feel you need to tone up first. I started it in February (at 15 ish stone) and despite now being just over 10 stone, I’m still flabtastic. If I waited till I tone up I think I’ll be dead before I start anything. And the reformer is the exact thing that will help with that. I’m still quite rubbish at it but my balance and core strength has improved loads since starting and the beauty of reformer (if you have a good instructor) is that it is flexible in the different levels of expertise and you can rest when you need to. Don’t wait, just do it 😍

I fell once - into the springs. I had a nasty bruise for about a week but then all good 🙄😅

Well done on all the exercise that’s awesome! I love your hair topper too - gorgeous colour and it looks 100% natural.

I’ve had regrowth since starting minoxidil (it’s rescued my eyebrows which were in a hell of a state!) but I think to see even more improvement I may need to increase my dose. I can be the guinea pig for us all 🐹

Weighing in.

W64D7
SW: 19st 9lbs
CW:13st 06lbs
1st GW: 17st 13lbs
2nd GW 15st 4lbs
3rd GW: 13st 9lbs
4th GW: 11st 4lbs
TL: 6st 03lb

FML a one pound gain?! That's just rude. Right, onwards and downwards for the coming week, but after I've belatedly got my free birthday bakery item from Gails!

@PinkArt 1lb is probably water retention! Go drink loads and eat a bunch of fibre, it will go. 😁

And happy birthday! 🎉

@flametrees I’m sure you look amazing in your wedding dress! Congrats on all your progress.

@lovealongbath Your hair colour is gorgeous - love that shade of auburn. And the topper is very natural! How easy is it to put on/style?

Friday fashion interlude!

Anyone else watching Traitors? I’m obsessed with Claudia’s clothes, despite being a very different shape & colouring. I am now following her stylist on Insta and drooling all over all those small British heritage & niche brands.

Now I want some black & white penny loafers, and tan brogues, and stompy flat knee boots, and fingerless gloves, and a goddamned CAPE.

Love The Traitors! Sinead McKeefry is a fantastic stylist. CW was a fellow parent at one of the DC schools, she is very low key and lovely.

I dug a cape and a caped dress out from the back of the wardrobe this time last year and wore them on a weekend break to Loch Lomond.. I felt very Traitor-y 🤣

Ooh what did you choose from Gail’s?

Sorry about the pound. It is indeed rude 😡

I agree. Just do it is my new mantra. It does help if your core is not a massive wobbly jelly like mine was in before times though!

Well that behaviour and lack of encouragement deserves at least one new outfit @flametrees - gone on, buy something gorgeous with zero guilt!

Help skinny stylish women in my phone! I've only just realised I need a dress for a function in early Feb 😱 It's a dinner at a conference being held at the Hilton in Paddington...dress code is annoyingly vague 'dress to be yourself/night out' wtf?! I feel like sequins would be too much? Thinking I'll just hire something from HURR - what does one wear to a do in February? Help please! I reckon im now a size 10 as the Queens of Archive dress i rented in a medium/size 12 back in early December was a tad on the big size....what style should I go for? (Long legs, droopy norks, upper arms toning up nicely but still a bit self-consciuous of the bingo wings)

Very easy, it clips in.

With heat I changed to a side parting , and had it cut to blend into my layers.

I dont watch the traitors but am utterly obsessed with CW! Have bought chunky black leather boots to wear with leggings, a flouncy blouse and a black tuxedo jacket 👌

What a gorgeous match for your hair!! Looks totally natural. What a win!