Mounjaro -10 stone or more to lose - Thread 11

[TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne]

Thread 11?

How did we get to this point?

Ah well. We're doing so well. Do join us.

Agree and my apologies

I'm still doing OMAD, I haven't lost weight again last week but I know I'm within calories and last time this happened a few weeks later I lost 2kg.

I've lost 11 stone so far so I'll just continue what I'm doing.

On a different note: my son has been taken to hospital.
He's my youngest child (although he's 30).
I spent most of yesterday in our local A & E with him because he suddenly can't feel or use his legs.

It's very worrying. They think he has a spinal cord lesion of some kind, and last night he was moved a hundred miles away to the hospital in Paisley.

As you may remember, we live in a small village in Argyll.

A very kind friend is driving DD and me to see him today. It takes three hours to get there.

Of course, this is a time when my stupid husband would have been useful.........

@RenegadeKeeblerElf weight loss/gain definitely isn’t linear. That’s what I was thinking a few minutes ago. I’ve been going up/down 250g over the last few weeks followed by 1.5kg loss since Thursday (I weigh daily). Similar calories, similar food and similar exercise. But sometimes just shifted and caused the sudden swoosh. Most likely water etc but I would love to know what that was 😄

Eating 800 calories a day consistently for 9 months and not only remaining significantly obese, but not losing a pound in that time is blatant bollocks. We ALL know it, it's just not considered kind or supportive to say.

We're fat on this thread, not universally thick or gullible. Wild, ridiculous claims from those in serious denial should absolutely be called out.

Really sorry to hear this
Must be such a worry for you xx

Sorry to jump in as I should be on the 5+ stone thread rather than this one, but I’m new to WLI this month and am enjoying reading all the posts as they’re very informative and motivating (hello all).

recruittrain, I’m sorry to say, but you were being very patronising. Our bodies all work in different ways.

Last year I went low calorie for a month. Didn’t lose a thing. Tracked calories, noted it all down. Exercised daily. I’m in peri menopause and on HRT, which led to my weight gain in the last couple of years, and also makes it incredibly difficult to lose.

This month I started MJ. Did exactly the same as I did last year - I still have my notebooks from last time. I’ve dropped over a stone so far, the WLI being the only difference. I had one week with 0lb loss - the week I was due my period. Hormones have a massive impact on weight, and cannot be underestimated or dismissed.

Every time my husband cuts out food he loses weight. It’s not the same for me but thankfully he lives with me, sees what I eat and is understanding and supportive.

So sorry @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne , that must be so distressing - and being dependent on others for transport even more so. I haven't driven for over a year due to an injury (and being a giant wuss!) and I really feel it. Living in a remote area makes it all so much worse. Hope he either gets sorted or can move somewhere closer soon.

Spats and brand new spam posters aside, it is an interesting issue, the difference between male and female weight loss patterns - I also know men who lose in a very different way, with a far more logical correlation between calories in/pounds lost than with women. One of my friends and her husband were on the same diet, ate identical food, and while he immediately had large and sustained losses, she was on the same roller-coaster we're all familiar with. All the usual suspects I suppose - cycles, hormones, plus he hadn't had any history of crash dieting and she'd been doing it since puberty.

Makes a negative difference when someone has spent their whole life dieting and gaining,compared to someone who starts a weight loss program for the first time in mid life
Not comparing like with like ...in my experience anyway

You're quite right.
It makes a big difference.

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne I'm sorry to hear that, it sounds very scary. I hope you manage to get there soon, and your son makes a swift recovery.

@Doggymummar Ignore the negativity my lovely, it's not worth engaging with 💕

@recruitretain I genuinely believe that while your comments were incredibly inaccurate and misinformed, they were made without malice. But please, read the room, and know when to stop.

And broadly, to anyone posting on here with the intention of derailing or trouble causing, shame on you. This is the single most helpful, supportive and friendly thread on MN. We are fiercly protective of our safe space, and if you want to troll or cause trouble, then kindly sod off and do it elsewhere. You will not be welcomed here.

Happy Saturday everybody. The sun is shining here, I have the morning to myself, so I'm going to grab the dogs and go for a lovely long walk on the beach. Have a great day, whatever your plans x

Well, I weigh 68kg today, which was round about my goal
10st 11lb.

(It still puts me in the overweight category though aarrgghhh - BMI is bollocks)

Total loss is 9st 5lb. It's taken two years and one month to get to this point.

I dread to think what it's cost but it's been worth it.

Keep plugging on, everyone!
It may be slow but it's going to happen.

I think I'll carry on and aim for a round 10st off. My autistic brain likes the sound of that - and maybe I'll reach what the chart thinks is a healthy weight.

That’s amazing progress @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne! I’m so sorry to hear about your son. I hope he gets better soon. It must be very scary, especially as he’s now so far away.

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne sorry to hear about your son. I'm sure he'll be glad to see you. I hope it turns out it's nothing too serious.

I’m away from home this week, clearing my in laws house for sale as they died last year. I’ve done 15-22k steps every day for a week including my workout, I’ve been eating around 1200 calories, everything aches and I’ve not lost a thing! It can be dispiriting but I expect either I’ve shifted some of the weight to muscle, or my muscles are retaining water in reaction. Have to give myself a good talking to but logically I know it’ll drop, just later on.

My DH has been doing his usual January crash diet and lost about 5kg seemingly overnight, I was quite envious for a bit but told myself off! I still see him dealing with the evening cravings MJ has basically eliminated for me and wouldn’t swap.

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne I hope your son is ok. I am stuck in this house in the far north of Scotland for a couple of weeks and the isolation is challenging, hope your ex DH is at least helping with his son?

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne thank goodness for your wonderful friend who will drive you to see your DS. I hope the hospital staff are able to figure out what’s going on and what the way forwards is.

This thread moves on too fast! 😄 So many interesting topics to read and comment on! I just wanted to add something on the subject of “binge” eating / going off-piste and eating above daily calories as this been on my mind. There was a couple of messages a few pages ago.

I’ve been quite good so far (5 months in). Whilst I’m tracking my daily calories in/out, I’m more interested in the weekly averages. Therefore, quite early on, I allowed myself one relaxed day when I eat what I want. I think it was @PearlTeapot who, at the time, was saying that she has calorie counting free Sundays, and I decided to take this approach too. (I still count the calories, but I don’t cap them)

What I’ve noticed is that if my “calorie-counting-free” day consists of carbs and wine, I’m really hungry over the next 2-3 days until my body recovers from this hangover. If my higher calorie intake comes from healthier options, I’m back on track the next day. This probably explains how I got overweight in the first place: my diet was very carb-heavy and hunger always returned.

For someone else this might be self-explanatory, but my eyes have only opened over the last few months. Because of the food diary, I can now look back and better understand why my body (and brain) might feel different during the week.

Next thing on my list is to work out the additives. My guilty pleasure has been Aldi’s chocolate and caramel protein mousses. They’re so nice, but have a very poor rating on the Yuka app as they contain too many additives.

So sorry to hear that,very worrying. I can appreciate you not wanting to go in the car for three hours with your stbexh but could be lend you the car if he's not going?

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Sending lots of love ❤️ @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne

Sorry to hear that @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne , I hope they can get him sorted as quickly as possible 🤞

Also sorry to everyone that's struggling at the minute. Weigh in terrifies me because a gain or a maintain feels crushing to me, so long plateaus are just horrific..but please be proud that you're still bloody going and still showing up for yourselves 💪
The set point theory scares me too. As an adult I've yoyo-d between 206 - 293lbs, but most of that time I've spent at exactly 245lbs at different times, so I'm scared that's the weight my body wants to be.

Weigh day and jab for me today, I've not calorie counted this week but I've been skipping breakfast (does that count as fasting? I'm stressing about all the old claims about how important breakfast is!) and trying extra hard to prioritise protein and fiber and water (and low carbing). Dropped just over 3lbs this week which was such a relief:

Highest weight: 293lbs (Nov 2020 pre-MJ)
SW on MJ 253lbs (13 Nov 2025)
CW 227.3lbs/16 stone 3lbs
GW: 10 stone/140lbs ish

Had to recalculate my goal weight, need to lose about a stone more than I thought..D'oh!

A small NSV, my dad took a photo of me and my son this week, I forgot about it til he sent it to me. When I opened it I didn't recognise myself at first, because my face wasn't so bloated. I'm in a bit of shock because I'm now the lightest I've been since 2013 (can't get my head around that, it seems so long ago), and I'm so used to seeing my big round moon face in pictures.

Sorry that was long, thinking out loud and also I think this 'journey' is bringing up a lot of buried feelings and memories about my weight and making my head spin a lot. Is anyone else finding that?

Sending good vibes to everyone for this week.

Thinking of you and your son @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne

Week 46 and 1lb off bringing my loss to 7st 13lb so far. Next week will be the big 8st though.......maybe, who knows!

Still keeping up with my 5 strength training workouts a week which is some kind of miracle for a notoriously lazy cow like me plus a lot of dog walking.
I have been regretting some of my life choices this week when I've been out walking in the cold/dark/wind/rain (must be easier owning a dog when you're married/not single, I have to do all the bloody walks!).
On the plus side, being single means no one needs to see my arse which is massively sagging now (along side other parts obvs) I look okay clothed but without them 🫣

I hope February brings good things to us all now horrible January is done.

Fun fact, during one past diet attempt, on Cambridge diet I think (liquid meal replacement diet for those of lucky enough to have not gone through the Lighter Life/Cambridge era), I put on a 1lb 2 weeks in a row despite consuming less than 500kcal a day 🤷🏼‍♀️. The female body is a mystery.......

@EnterSandfan I was thinking similar about missing breakfast - if you call it skipping a meal then it's disordered eating/unhealthy, but if you call it intermittent fasting then it's suddenly scientific and healthy! Just goes to show how messed up the whole diet/healthy eating culture is these days, and why we all struggle so much to know what's best.