Mounjaro/Wegovy with >5 stone/30kg to lose - thread 12!

[MooBaggage]

A supportive, idea-sharing thread for those with more than 5 stone/30kg to lose. We're a mixture of newbies, nearly theres, there and maintaining and we know what it's like to have what can seem like a mountain to climb - but we also know we can do it!

Nothing is off topic except referral codes 😊

Morning everybody, feeling better today but I’m not stepping on the scales yet. I was mostly sticking to healthy options at the conference lunch but there were also some deliciously looking picky bits that I couldn’t resist.

I’m going to share with you my tarka dhal recipe as it is absolutely delicious. Tomatoes are a vital ingredient but perhaps might be omitted/substituted?
I often tweak this recipe adding more spices, more garlic as now I don’t measure anything so the end result is always slightly different.

Tarka Dhal

• 200g red lentils
• 4 large tomatoes (skin peeled and chopped)
• 2 large garlic cloves
• 900g veg stock (I often use organic chicken stock)
• 2 small or 1 large onion chopped
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 2 tsp garam masala
• 4 small red chillies (or chilli flakes)
• 2 large or 3 small sweet potatoes cut into cubes
• handful of spinach (optional, I often go without it)
plenty of seasoning (this is important)
• juice of 1 small lemon

Sweat onion first (I use extra virgin oil), add tomatoes and spices and garlic.
Then lentils, cubed sweet potatoes and stock. I also add chopped carrot or two. Stir often but gently to prevent sticking to the bottom of the pan.
Cook gently. Turn it off and add spinach and lemon juice. I add extra olive oil at that point.
I eat it on its own hot or cold but if I serve it to DH then with rice/naan bread.

When still hot I put separate portions into sterilised jars and they keep well (uni DCs happy to take them😁).

This recipe is from some other mumsnetter, from a great thread 4 years ago about lunch ideas. Sadly I cannot find the thread or remember the name of the poster. But I’m forever grateful, this dhal is simple and delicious and I love it so much.
I usually have a small portion for lunch and it’s enough, as very filling and protein rich.

Thanks for the recipe @SecondCircuit I love dhal and shall definitely give this a go.

So I'm back to my original weight of 2 weeks ago, so feeling slightly more optimistic about life - although I've got a heavy-ish week (and then month) ahead, with a pub quiz tomorrow night, then 3 x weekends away in a row..! Life definitely gets in the way of being saintly, I find.... But - I know what to do and it's all in my control. Not sure why it's harder at the moment than it has been up until now, to keep the control - I don't have the food noise back as such, but am far more likely to eat a bit more and drink more. Will have to keep an eye and think about the goal of having a healthy BMI after a lifetime of not!

You can do it @MooBaggage !

I plateaued for about 10 days then lost 1lb a day for 3 days. I've now settled for a few days at the lower weight. That's 1stone 4 down since 5 March. I've got a big party to go to in July and I would love to drop another stone by then - there will be people I haven't seen for about a decade there, which is quite motivating!

@MoneyJo I'd love to have lost another stone by July - I hope to be almost there by then..! I'm going on holiday with my Mum at the end of September (a lovely cruise - am very lucky) and really really hope to have got rid of my final stone by then and be pretty much at goal weight, or at least have a healthy BMI. I think my ultimate ultimate aim is to hit a BMI of 23 - that will also be a nice round 9 stone loss in total - but let's see....

Will keep fingers crossed for your stone by July aim - we can do this thing..!! 💪💪💪

We certainly can!

Thanks for the recipe inspirations @SecondCircuit @alltablenochairs 💗

My NSV today was my dental hygienist appointment, which I credit Mounjaro with, so pleased with it 😁

In the just under 2 years since starting Mounjaro my gum pockets have gone from 3-7 mm (gum disease) to 1-2 mm (which is normal!) with just a couple still at 3 mm!

Hygienist was amazed at how much it has improved in the last year, says she very rarely sees such improvement. After years of appointments every 3 months with little progress, I now only need to go every 6-9 months!

A combination of Mounjaro ⭐ helping reduce inflammation, meaning I can properly, easily and quickly use interdental brushes (bigger ones too), alongside diet changes and hydration. Thinking back now, I can't remember the last time they bled brushing, or last time teeth were inflamed/swollen from something stuck under the gumline, and I no longer wake thinking something has died in my mouth overnight! Hopefully I will be able to keep my teeth for a bit longer! 😬

@WeAllHaveWings that's amazing! I love the non-weight loss successes/improvements lots of us have had - just makes the whole taking Mounjaro for life a no-brainer for me. No more plantar fasciitis and IBS is what I remind myself of every time I'm getting grumpy about my very slow weight loss - it really is worth it for the non-weight loss benefits alone!

Great NSV @WeAllHaveWings .

On the subject of additional benefits of MJ, interesting article in today’s Times. Not a medical journal source but still, quite insightful findings.
I can’t post a link, you may need to find the article yourself if of interest.

Images under review….

Well done @MooBaggage you can do this! I can’t imagine being just 1 stone off or aiming bmi 23!
I still have a bmi 32.

NSV: 4 people today said how much weight I lost recently (as in since Easter).
scales actually not down that much at last weigh in as static fit weeks then 1Kg off.
weigh in tomorrow 🤞🏻 a loss

my tummy has dive that jelly doughy sort of thing which I can tell means changing!

I got embarrassed when people kept mentioning my weight. I brushed it off & said no I hadn’t but been running more. Both kinda true.

Hello everyone!

@Reginaphalangeeeee - You are right and there's probably a third reason why a couple of friends and family have said I need to stop losing weight now, and that is how my weight loss makes them feel. I don't have far to go now and that is what I say when pressed, but I feel like I am having to justify why I am continuing when part of me wants to tell them to mind their own beeswax!

SW: 15st 5.5lb
CW: 9st 10.5lb
Loss: 79lb
Current BMI: 24.19
Target Weight 1: 12st 1lb (overweight BMI) - Achieved!
Target Weight 2: 10st 1lb (healthy BMI) - Achieved!
Target Weight 3: 9st 5.5lb (6st loss)
Final Target: 8st 8lb - 9st 1lb (I think...)

Well done @MooBaggage - you've got this! And whether you lose 10, 14 or 18 lbs by July - you will have succeeded. Everyone's journey is very individual; it's not just the numbers that we are doing this for, it's for our long term health and happiness and it's important to remember that when the scales betray us. Don't get me wrong, I feel great when the scales say a lower number, but I feel just as good when I catch my reflection in a shop window and realise my belly no longer sticks out, or when I put on a pair of size 10-12 trousers that fit like a glove. I think back to how I looked last August and I almost don't recognise that person anymore.

This board has given me so much support; I find myself reading your posts and nodding in agreement and recognising so much of myself in all of you.

Can't believe I am even doing this, but here are three photos (when they post):

The photo in the heart is from our holiday last August - I was approx 15.5st.

The full front photo is a progress one from around Xmas time (sent to the pharmacy for my next pen) and I was approx 12.5-13st.

The last one is from yesterday evening, taken by my husband when I wasn't looking and I was warming up my arse on the oil heater (we are replacing the central heating in the house and I was - always am lol - cold).

They're not posed, smiley photos - in fact they're awful photos - but they're very natural and hopefully you can see the difference...

Oh and my hands were in my back pockets because they were cold too 😂like I said, very much not posed photos 👀

Fabulous transformation @Bunnyjo ! What a difference in that last pic. You've done so well, you must feel hugely proud. and so close to goal now!

Really glad to hear you've got your mojo back a bit @MooBaggage

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis @Reginaphalangeeeee and hope you get treated and back to normal as much as possible soon.

I saw a 10 on the scales for the first time yesterday. 10st 13.75. I know I'm meant to be mostly maintaining but I'm still trying to give myself a decent buffer below my 11st 4 goal. I'm not quite in a maintainance mindset yet, I don't think. 😬

I met a friend for lunch in London yesterday and it was so nice to wear a colourful and fairly slim-fitted vest top in the sun, with some culottes, and feel positive and confident about how I looked. Also haven't seen friend in nearly a year and she was amazed (in a good way) and genuinely curious (again, in a good way) about what it's been like using WLI.

Amazing change @Bunnyjo

I've stepped my dose down from 15mg to 12.5mg this month with no appreciable difference. I might have had a bit more nausea but I've had a horridly stressful month so it may be that, who knows? (In the last month I've had my mother, an adult child and a little grandbaby all in different hospitals at the same time!)
I'm very envious of those of you have have managed under BMI 25 because I am firmly stuck at 26 but wonder if it's partly age and being post-menopause although I have always been quite "solid" so maybe it's just me. Having said that I feel pretty good where I am so, as long as I don't go up, I'm happy

@Bunnyjo those photos are ace! You look fantastic - look at those curves!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰 I love it when people post photos on this thread - really inspiring..!

A NSV for me today - I've been on a coach day trip and have done 21,100 steps! Including lots of going up and down steps - and am a bit tired, but not exhausted or sore or anything - in fact I feel invigorated and just really good 😊😊😊😊 I also loved that I wasn't the biggest person on the tour bus and I didn't spill out of my seat 😁

Still the same weight this morning, obvs, but am focussing on the fact that today proves I am definitely fitter and more able to keep going on long days 💪💪💪

@Bunnyjo I really love seeing photos on this thread. I ofcourse know you are all real & having real life journeys but seeing photos makes it more real some how and gives me hope.
Well done @MooBaggage you sound like back in the flow.

I am awaiting a surgery date for my skin still which I am finding hard as just want to be on the other side of recovery now. My running is going well and I will complete my CT5K this week- so proud of myself really as didn’t think I could. Just need to keep it up!

I think I look a different shape and weird that 4 completely separate people who have commented that I look like I lost weight in the last few weeks (will be wearing those trousers more often as apparently flattering). The reality is I have loss just 1Kg this month. Weigh in this morning I was sure would be a loss but STS 🤷‍♀️.

I went to M£S today to check out their bras as my big boob bravissimo one is loose now and not sure what size to buy. Normally 38J but even my smallest 38HH a bit loose… I can’t normally try in M£S as they rarely have more than H
there.
A 36H fitted me- I mean wow 🤩!
So something is happening, but just not on the scales sadly as I remain 95kg.

I have been on 10mg a while now so considering upping. I added a bit to my last 2 doses (11mg) and noticed a nice change-feeling really control of eating. So I put a prescription request for a 12.5 pen. I have x2 10’s to use first but it seems cheaper/effcient to go to 12.5 as only £30 more , so even if I fiddle with dosage I think worth it.
I have no more successful sign up referral money off with my supplier now (PM if interested). So not sure what to do next month as so expensive. Understand voucher sharing no longer a thing here and bit sad about it.

Just wanted to share a NSV for me… I did a 10 mile run this morning - and at a cracking (for me!) pace! Never in a million years did I ever think I’d get to this point. An encouraging post for those who think exercise isn’t for them. Choose something because you enjoy it and remember - something is better than nothing, and more is better than less. And keep going with what you love.

Guess what? I have a BMI of 24.8!!!!

I've been hovering at just above 25 for the past month, but am finally a "normal" weight. Time to set myself my next goal!

Wonderful!

Fantastic, @UnimaginableWindBird ! 👏🎉Healthy BMI is definitely one of the best milestones. I hope you're feeling properly pleased with yourself. 😁

That's a seriously impressive NSV @Questions1234 .

@UnimaginableWindBird CONGRATULATIONS!!! I love it when someone on the thread 'graduates' 😀 You must feel so good - enjoy today and knowing all the hard work has paid off!

@Questions1234 10 miles?! I was impressed when I thought you'd put 10K and then I read it again - amazing! I did a 10K once, many many years ago, and that was the last time I ever ran...!

I'm still on my stall here - week 3 and the scales are not for moving 🙄 Am trying not to get too down about it. This week I've upped the water again and reduced my coffees yesterday - I think my coffee consumption (and with it, lots of milk and half spoon sugar/sweetner) has got a bit out of control, so I'm reducing to 4 a day (which is quite traumatic for me!) and I'm back to eating from a side plate to reduce portions even more. Not sure what else I can do, and am slightly worried that my body is just saying no more and holding on to this last pesky stone.... BMI is 27.2 so I'd love to get it into the 26's by the end of May - keeping the faith...!

Keep going lovely losers - every time I think it must be impossible, I read that someone has managed to get there and am reminded it's doable 😃

Sympathy @MooBaggage . I’ve also been stalled for weeks. I cried on Saturday when I was 80.1 for the 3rd week. I’d actually gained weight at my last monthly meeting with the pharmacist.
But I am losing again, and today, unbelievably, I’m 78.9, exactly the same as my Dh!
Still about 8 kilos off a health bmi, my ultimate target, but even so. I have upped my water, so that may be the key.
Sadly I have another rib injury, think I may have cracked a rib, so swimming and walking are both quite painful. I’m going to cut 100 calories off my allowance to try and compensate.
i am a bit worried that maybe i need to be checked for osteoporosis. But I've always had noticeably dense bones (radiographers have commented), so I think it may be that they stick out now so are more vulnerable to injury!

Ooh just checked my bmi - it’s currently 27.2, and I need to lose 7 kilos to get to 24.9. Seems quite achievable.