Mounjaro -10 stone or more to lose - Thread 12

[TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne]

Thread 12!

I'm actually fine. No more pain and the bleeding has stopped.

I love this! 30 years they've waited for their time and their time is NOW!

@TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne glad you're feeling good.

That story about your grandparents is really interesting - I always remember in Little a house On The Prairie how Pa refers to being able to still span Ma’s waist with his hands. And recently I read a threads thing about the books and how basically they were often close to starvation. Pa can do that with Ma because they have hardly anything to eat! They are often very very low on food and sustenance. It’s being presented as a good thing but it’s concerning in the context of a grown woman being so very thin that her waist is tiny enough to fit in a man’s hands.

And in the context of your grandparents, I suppose you have war/post-war rationing to consider for that level of thinness.

Between 1945 and 1954 average body weight fell. That’s mind-blowing to me.

The sheer lack of actual quantity of food to eat is extraordinary when you look at it.

She always wore an eighteen hour girdle and was probably married early1940s as my dad was born in 1948 and was the youngest child. She was a land girl in the war and they were wealthy so I don't think it was malnutrition or lack of money but was very proud of that small waist. I was listening to gone with the wind on R4 on Sunday and Scarlett was complaining after having her baby that her waist was "still 18 inches" and she couldn't show her face! That's a half waist these days for many people

I’m in a bit of a slump this week, it was my last day at work on Thursday due to the redundancy, I wasn’t able to tell colleagues of over 20 years that I was going until the Wednesday as I would be in breach of the signed agreement, we’re all remote now but had a surprise teams meeting with all these lovely people Thursday afternoon where I promptly cried my eyes out. I should be happy, I have a plan, I’m never going to have that ‘urgh, work tomorrow’ feeling on a Sunday, I’ve had a generous payout enabling me to draw down a salary for over a year yet I feel this loss. I’m sure this will pass and I’m just feeling a bit out of sorts.
One positive is that I haven’t turned to food! I received a nice John Lewis voucher as well so some retail therapy might cheer me up.

I weighed on Friday this week, am changing my official weigh day to a Friday and I’m 2 lbs down which puts me at 9 stone 11! And I’m officially now in a size 12 top and size 10 bottom 🥳

@Theringcycle I was the same, 12st at 12, 13st at 13 and so on, spent all my adult life between 16 and 21 stone, yet here I am. Never in a million years did I ever think this would be possible, I am in awe in what I’ve been able to achieve, but still waiting for my brain to catch up though!

Glad you’re ok @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne and also hope your husband’s cock drops off…

@Iwouldratherbesinging 9 stone!!! That's amazing, I can't even imagine getting that low, you must feel amazing! It's ok to have a little wobble about the redundancy - we are allowed to have more than one emotion about the same thing. And enjoy spending that voucher - you'll be spoilt for choice at JL - so many different options!

Hey everyone, not been here for a while but just checking in.

I've lost 2 stone 5 lbs now since starting in November and am only 1lb away from my first target (10% of body weight) so that feels surreal and good. No one has noticed, I don't look any different at all as I have at least ten stone to lose. Which is some ways is a relief as I really hate people commenting. Disappointingly I'm still in alot of pain with my knees/arthritis. But I still have alot of weight to lose so I guess that is why. So I just carry on and try to keep my head together.

I am still on 5 mg and I do feel less suppression than I've had at times, but I am still losing weight at a rate of 2.3lbs a week apparently so I don't feel inclined to try and speed it up unless I stop losing weight .

Partly because of money but mainly because this is going to be such a long haul anyway that I need to learn the skills to regulate my appetite myself or I'll just be fighting this battle forever. I feel like I need to understand that I'm eating like this forever rather now than thinking of it as a race that I race to finish. I've been having CBT every week to try and help me cope with the emotional aspect and the reemergence of disordered eating behaviours. My mental health has been stable - ish on weeks I lose. If I don't or stall I struggle. I have managed to mainly stop weighing daily though and have some more tools to try and stop myself spiralling if I stall or gain, so there is more control than in December when I was panicking alot.

I've also started going to the gym, which I'm not enjoying. It's a pretty difficult fitness focused environment to be in as a fat woman who doesn't like looking in the mirror. But there you go. I'll just keep at it.

@diggitydoo well done, it sounds like you are doing really well with overcoming several challenges. Keep fighting hard and you'll get there!

Well last week's gain has gone, along with quite a bit more!! So glad the MJ allowed me to get right back on track after my holiday 🥰. And suddenly jumped past 6 stone lost which I wasn't expecting this week! Next stop - to be under 100kg 🤞

SW 139.7kg

W1 -3.8
W2 -1.9
W3 -1.7
W4 -0.9
W5 -1.5
W6 no change
W7 -2.3
W8 -1.2
W9 -1.3
W10 -0.3
W11 -2.0
W12 -0.6
W13 +0.7
W14 -1.1
W15 -1.6
W16 -1.5
W17 -1.0
W18 -0.9
W19 -1.0
W20 -0.4
W21 -0.2
W22 -2.1
W23 +0.1
W24 +0.7 (Xmas)
W25 -1.9
W26 -0.7
W27 -1.8
W28 -1.3
W29 -2.3
W30 -0.6
W31 -1.3
W32 +1.1 (holiday)
W33 -3.2

CW 101.8kg, 38.9kg lost in 33 weeks

Good morning losers!

I think I’ve had a bit of a whoosh!

It’s my jabiversary tomorrow. A whole year. The results are good!

Week 52, 10mg

SW 19st 4lbs (Jan 2025, pre-MJ)
SW on MJ 18st 11.5lbs (1 Mar 2025)
CW 12st 10.25lbs
Change this week -3.25lbs
Total loss 91.75lbs/6st 7.75lb

I’m proud of myself. I haven’t been this shape and weight for decades. Probably not since my last bad breakup when I stopped eating in favour of crying. But this time round I’m not in a sad place, I do actually eat! Last night we had chippy FFS!

I choose to walk places. My joint pain is radically reduced. I look after my skin. My optimistic clothes hoarding from days long gone is entirely justified, thank God! I look great, on good-brain days even I can see that.

All versions of me, all sizes, are fab and wonderful, I am pretty bloody amazing actually. But this one is hard-won and she deserves love and appreciation. That’s what I am going to give myself today.

Keep on keeping on, good people, we have everything to lose and for once that’s to our benefit!

Wk53 weigh in this morning (wk21 on 7.5mgs) … and a nice wee 1lb off. But oh my, the food noises this week!! I think it might be time to go up a pen size. Will see how the next couple of weeks go.

SW (15 Feb 25): 19st 9lbs / BMI 44.4 (obese class 3)
CW: 13st 12lbs / BMI 31.3 (obese class 1)
GW: healthy BMI (between 18.5 and 24.9 (8.3st-11st) for my height) - 2st 12lbs to go to get to top of healthy range. Goal to reach that by my birthday in October.

I’ve lost 29% of my starting weight and averaging 1.5lbs loss per week over the 53 weeks.

Wks 1-4 (2.5mg): -17lbs
Wks 5-8 (2.5mg): -6lbs
Wks 9-12 (2.5mg): -11lbs
Wks 13-16 (5mg): -7lbs
Wks 17-20 (5mg): -4lbs
Wks 21-24 (5mg): -7lbs
Wks 25-28 (5mg): -7lbs
Wks 29-32 (5mg): -4lbs
Wks 33-36 (7.5mg): -5lbs
Wks 37-40 (7.5mg): -4lbs
Wks 41-44 (7.5mg): -0lbs
Wks 45-48 (7.5mg): -6lbs
Wks 49-52 (7.5mg): -2lbs
Wk53 (7.5mg): -1lb

Total loss: 81lbs (5st 11lbs)

I've had a 3lb whoosh after the 3lb gain, so today I'm back to 10st 10lb.

Nearly there........

@diggitydoo when it comes to the gym I personally find it easier to focus on strength rather than fitness. By focusing on how much weight you can lift compared to previous weeks you can really get a sense of improvement and achievement. The key is progressive overload (ie aim to increase weights and / or number of repetitions over time). Also if funds allow then I'd recommend having a few sessions with a personal trainer who can show you some exercises which will make you more confident in using the equipment.

Week 50 and another bloody stay the same, that's 3lb total in February which I'm a bit annoyed about to be honest 😡 Just taken the 5th dose of my 12.5mg pen (okay, so I might have taken over just over 0.7ml because of my annoyance!) and I have another 12.5mg pen in the fridge, ChatGPT convinced me I don't need to go up to a 15mg pen so let's hope I don't regret that decision!
Planning on a 100% week (to be fair, I'm pretty good about sticking to my calories usually but going to be extra precise) and we'll see what week 51 weigh in looks like.

I have too much weight left to lose to be slowing down now, nearer goal, sure, but not at 17 and a half stone!

OHMYGOD! OH. MY. GOD.

I just bought a denim dress in M&S. It’s not intended to be baggy/loose.

Tried the 16, fine.

But I was also taking a slightly long view for how long I want it to last. So…

Tried the 14. Also fine.

So then I threw caution to the wind!

Tried the 12. It fits! The 12. THE. TWELVE! There’s a gape between the buttons at the bust but that’s a standard boob-problem! A small safety pin will sort that for now.

It’s a fucking 12!

I don’t think I’ve worn a 12 ever!

I’m dizzy with excitement!

And it reminded me of something an ex-lover said years ago when he told me I had a narrow frame. I do. I’m not wide. And today I can wear something labelled 12.

Holy moly!

Started with a goal of 10 stone to lose
20th of Jan first jab
2.5mg of MJ has changed my life
may indeed have saved it
into my 3rd stone of Loss

What’s is your food intake like ?
calories and carbs

water intake

exercise

you will restart losing might just need a few tweaks to the diet and exercise

What excellent work @recruitretain onwards eh!

I eat 1600 per day, 140g protein minimum. I drink 4ltrs+ everyday.

I do Reformer once a week, strength training 4x week and walk 7hrs+ a week.

I’ve lost 8st2 in 11.5 months

Not sure there’s a lot of tweaking to be done unfortunately!

maybe drop the 1600 to 1200 and drop carbs to below 50 with no simple carbs for 6 weeks

and see if that kicks off the loss again

exercise early in morning before eating

my mate when from 26 to 16 stone the last 3 he had to lose was very har work

he fasted and dropped carbs and it kick started the loss again

@Fffreeeeezing stick at it.

Losing 3lb a month is fine. It's normal at this stage. You've lost a great deal of weight since you started. It isn't realistic to lose at the same rate now.

I understand how difficult this feels, but you need to reframe your mindset now. It took me over six months to lose my last two stone.

Your shape will be changing, too.

Don't get despondent. I know how you feel - but it'll happen for you.

BTW @Fffreeeeezing I'm fucking freezing today. Just awful.
I've got three jumpers on and I'm going to get the heated throw out of the cupboard in a minute.

Aarrgghhh

So cold

............ my mate went from 26 to 16 stone; the last 3 he had to lose was very hard work

Men lose weight at a different rate and in a different way to women.