Mounjaro 10 stone or more to lose - Thread 10

[TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne]

Well, some of us are new, some of us are nearly at our goal weight and the rest are still in the trenches.

Everyone is welcome here. This is a safe and supportive space for people with a lot of weight to lose.

174 bananas for me.

But some bananas are large.
And some are small.
I am failing to understand this banana thing.

Mine is 222 medium bananas 🍌

But yes @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne they could definitely have chosen a better measurement!

Thanks for your reply XX makes sense

Weighed in for the first time since 30 October and a new low is reached yippee. Only half a pound off, but I have lived on takeout and baileys for most of that time with my birthday and moving house. We still have no food or kitchen gadgets, ninja wok etc so have eaten a whole loaf and packet of butter this weekend. Will unpack the kitchen today and maybe have a homecooked meal, of at least a pie or ping dinner. I haveb12.4 lb to reach my first goal of and then reassess. Currently bmi 26.1 tantalisingly close to healthy.

Where as an elephant's penis....🤣

Agree with @Novjaro.

NSV, I had a message from the gym to say I have been 10 times. That means 300 minutes/5 hours of actual exercise. Wonders will never cease.

Ooh nearly there @Doggymummar

Well if elephants are like men, most of them will claim to have a much larger appendage than they actually turn out to possess.

Have had many a disappointing night in bed with men who have bigged themselves up, and who then turned out to be merely average.

😂

I’ve reluctantly decided to take a short break from the mounjaro having had a think about my endoscopy results and how the last few weeks have gone. The gastritis is now impacting me doing anything at all, the pain is most of every day and I need to get it under control and then regroup. Waiting for gastro clinic follow up and prescription from GP for the meds. I’ve been so worried about stopping the mounjaro at all but a few weeks off won’t undo the nearly 5 stone I’ve lost and currently I can barely eat anyway as everything seems to trigger the pain, so unlikely to over indulge over Christmas.

Frustrated that I’ve been so impacted by side effects and only half way to my goal before they became intolerable, but I always knew there was a risk etc.

Ugh!

I've had another whoosh, which I wasn't expecting at all.

I'm now 11st 4lb.
That's another 3lb down.
Very unusual for me.

I thoroughly recommend this business of only eating in a two-hour window.

I've done it for five days now, and stuck to 900 cals/day.

My BMI is now 28.

It was 50.4 when I started.

I would like a whoosh this week too - and I think I’ve earned it. Yesterday we spent most of the day at hospital with my mum (she’s ok, should be back out today) so I ate nothing during the day. Literally. Not even a fluffy polo from the depths of my bag!

I’d had half a bit of toast around 9am then we were just full on with 111, paramedics, hospital etc. I downed a cup of cold miso soup as we ran out the door to the ambulance, then there was nothing. Being Sunday none of the shops were open, no canteen or refreshment place. I took some water. Mum got some food, thankfully.

But by the time I got home it was 11pm and I inhaled some cheese on toast and hula hoops. Balm for the soul if not very vitamin-rich.

On the other hand, the 7.5mg jab is holding up nicely, I was suppressed enough to not chew the furniture but I also don’t feel nauseous. So it’s a better balance I think. And definitely a better option than the side-effects of 10mg.

Hopefully she’s home again today and we can get back to normal.

Don't take away the elephant penis from me @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne!!

Am staying with my mother for a couple of weeks and think this is going to be hard. She cried when she saw me as was so proud of how well I’ve done and well I looked. However since then, she has almost been sabotaging me and seems obsessed with food and what I am eating to the extent it makes me question everything.

She is constantly monitoring what I’m eating, and comparing what she is eating to what I am. Feels like a competition. I eat what I want but then she produces chocolate biscuits, or sweets and says, you must try one of these, and yes I know have my option to refuse but she badgers me to try stuff and practically sulks if I don’t.

I’ve been trying to eat what I would usually, but it feels like she is trying to dictate. I usually have one main meal and one or two snacks like a yoghurt for example, but she is criticising the main meal saying we’ve eaten too much and then bringing out snacks and chocolate. This makes me realise where some of my struggles with my relationship with food comes from, but is temporary and I can survive. I will see it as I will probably put a few pounds on, like the rest of the population over Christmas but it won’t be as much. No weigh-ins as away but will still be jabbing, wish me luck!

We so need a laughing emoji @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne 😊❤️ I love this corner of the Internet. Who knew that wli threads would lead to discussions about bananas and elephants penises...

@GnomeDePlume Well done that's fantastic!! 🎉🎉.

I was doing so well with an online from home fitness thing until I went fulltime and lost the plot a bit. It was fulltime plus stress and I know this needs to be different next term as I really miss the exercise. Wondering about fitting it back in but I'm in burnout and instead of sorting Xmas this morning have sat in bed playing an online game 😳.

@ConfusedMiddleAger83 So sorry you are in pain 😞. I don't know what happened - did the MJ cause the gastritis? However and whatever I really hope you feel better soon. Sick over Xmas is not fair. And no you won't gain 5stone overnight.... But it must all feel scary hope you get some answers and some freedom from pain soon x

@TragicMuse That sounds a very stressful day. I hope your mums alright.

Thinking of everyone over Xmas and difficult relatives. We only have one person on one day... But I feel I've dropped the ball a bit and not done anything special really for the kids as I'm so not fussed by food at the moment.

I think for the new year my focus is going to be opposite to some people here. I think I want to try and ensure I eat 3 x a day and go back to looking at protein and variety of veg. I really am not fussed by food at the moment and as a veggie am not eating meat.

I want to do strength exercises again and really want to eat for nutrition and health. I DO want to lose the last 3 stone and I know my weight loss is slowing down but I really am exhausted all the time (due to life) and worried about the muscle/bone issues as my mum has just had her hip done and has bad osteoarthritis.

But I am so so tired. I just want to sleep through today and I need to sort Xmas!!

I think I burnt out this term at work and then kept going and my body is not impressed. I'd never have been able to get this far this time last year but I've pushed too far and need to work out how to make my new job work for me I think.

Bloody fantastic @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne! I completely agree on the small window for eating. I’ve rarely eaten (beyond a splash of milk in coffee) outside of 7-9pm window this last couple of months and it’s been really impactful on keeping the weigh loss going.

@FatsiaJaponicaInTheGarden I’m assuming the Mounjaro has caused the Gastritis, yes. It started 3 months in and I’ve never had acid reflux or anything like this previously. They took some biopsies to test for H pylori bacteria that can also be a cause so will see how those come back but I’ve generally had a lot of gastric side effects from the off so it all becoming inflamed seems most likely. Yes really hoping it eases up for Christmas!

Is anyone (disappointedly) surprised at how easily they've slipped into normal christmas eating habits now that it's almost here? Ibhave family staying and today I've eaten christmas cake, Mince pies and kettle chips instead of a proper lunch plus Nutella on bagels for breakfast. Since they arrived I've had loads of chocolates, bread, biscuits etc. It's like everything about how I've been eating since Feb has gone completely out of the window and I'm really annoyed with myself but seem unable to rein it in. Also drinking a lot after not having been arsed about alcohol at all for months. Feel like I'm looking at a substantial gain and why am I not stopping it?!!

I'm not doing too badly at the moment. I'm a creature of habit (good or bad) so continuing with my normal food for now. DH is also being helpful by not pushing food at me.

Humm ,yes ,I can feel myself going that way
I think I'm going to have to bring my next jab a few days forward
Sadly no advice

Yep, me too. I'm not too fussed over alcohol but the snacks & nibbles and all the little extras are creeping back in. Since the start of my journey, I haven't snacked or eaten between meals at all, and while I'm not going crazy and eating anything like the rubbish I used to, I cant seem to stay away from the Pringles! It's shocked me how easy it is to slip back to those old habits.

I haven't completely fallen into bad habits yet, but I'm definitely having to make more of a conscious effort not to. Really worried about Christmas day and all the savoury nibbles because they are my downfall. As long as I can resist starting on them I'll be ok, but once I start there's no stopping me.

I’m really lucky I don’t particularly like Christmas food. My one indulgence is always the M&S honey roasted cashew nuts. I had a few earlier in December but didn’t feel the need to demolish the whole tub! I have a few more packets for over Christmas but they’ve been sat in the cupboard for over a week now I’m and I’ve not opened them 🥳

I can’t bear anything with cooked fruit in it so that rules out quite a lot too.