May 2025 Starters Thread 8. Happy One Year Anniversary To Us!!

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As promised a new thread for our Anniversary!

@ElsieJay what a lovely surprise! Your family sound super. ❤

That's so lovely @ElsieJay - what a beautiful surprise!

Really struggling this weekend - wanting to eat everything that's bad for me. I'm fighting it but it's insatiable! Very weird.

Hormones maybe? I'm due on next week 🤔

@SussexLass87 - I feel your pain !
I’ve been absolutely rubbish this holiday - and eaten absolute rubbish - surrounded by beautiful fresh fruit and salad veg , yet am eating ice cream, waffles, my own weight in crusty bread, biscuits etc etc.
Thank goodness for my pens stashed in the fridge at home .
Clearly I still cannot be trusted around food.

And I can’t even blame hormones …… 👵🏼

I’m pushing biscuits into my mouth like I’m a human sawmill, as I type. I think it’s an emotional response (if digestives can be an emotional response) to spending the day with my mother and sisters yesterday. I love them, but they are a bit angst-inducing, and in pre-Mounjaro days I would drive away from my mother’s and call in at the nearest garage to fill the car with sweets, crisps, cakes and biscuits which I would eat all the way home. I didn’t do that last night, but the digestives are almost definitely a reaction. Thank you for unwittingly drawing my attention to it - I’ve put the lid on the tin after typing this and will now put the tin back in the cupboard.

@ElsieJay - sounds like you’re having a wonderful time. Enjoy it!

Can I please add my 36lb to the pot? I started MJ on 1st May last year and came off it completely in November.

I’ve managed to maintain on my own since that time and have only had a gain of 2lb. It’s quite hard work though - I weigh daily and have a very similar diet to when I was in MJ.

I’m 63 and 5’2” and came off at BMI 24 as my husband thought I looked gaunt (true) and had lots of loose skin, on my arms and neck particularly.

Since that time my body has ‘settled’ and filled out a little. I use several supplements and daily collagen, plus lots of moisturiser all over.

Looking forward to wearing shorts this summer for the first time in years without feeling self-conscious.

I’ve lurked on this post since the start with the occasional contribution and it’s great to hear everyone’s stories, progress and support.

Awww what a lovely family you have @ElsieJay , hope you are basking at the wonderful job you’ve done raising them!

and new total of 1,342 thank you @ConfusedMiddleAger83 and @Gingefringe ! 1,342lbs!!!

Hello everyone! I've been following everyone's news but not contributing much since I reached target. Can I add my 45lbs to the grand total?

I've learnt something interesting recently, @ElsieJay . We still have a cycle, even after our periods have stopped. You can still blame the hormones!

I'm struggling quite a bit with maintenance. I just feel so hungry all the time. I'm starting to wonder whether my policy of storing pens at the top of my wardrobe in a south facing bedroom during a heatwave is actually the best. Perhaps I'm just injecting myself with fancy water. Who knows?!

@SutekhsEars - you’ve just made my day!
It’s too many hormones , and definitely not insufficient willpower …. 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks for the pep talks as always you lovely bunch!

Saw this in The Guardian today...is anyone making the change to Wegovy tablets?

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/06/wegovy-weight-loss-pill-on-sale-uk-high-street-online-pharmacies

1,387lbs!!! Thank you @SutekhsEars !!!

another side question, I’m going to rough monj.co.uk for my next pen for a good price but I’m getting bored of doing consultations to get to the end to say I’m not eligible, (I’ve lost my last box to prove I’ve had a previous description). Is it pointless, shall I just bite the bullet and pay my current provider the extra £50???

@HKG I've changed prescriber almost every time. I've mostly managed to get away with showing them an email or screenshot from an app. Is that not working any more? In recent months I've been photographing the box as soon as I received it.

I haven’t ordered any since 2025, but they wanted to see boxes and dates, to know that I had been taking them continuously and not golden dosing etc. I could wing it last time, but wouldn’t be able to now if I wanted to buy more.

If you can’t get them to sell you a higher dose pen perhaps buy two 2,5 pens from different suppliers and take both? I’ve been titrating down. I’ve gone from 12.5 to 6mg and haven’t noticed any difference- you might get away with dropping?

Thank you both! I’ve managed to order down a dose with a screenshot of previous order. Fingers crossed I’m like you @Gingercar and don’t feel the difference in going down a dose. It’s probably for the best anyway given I can’t be trusted to tirate down myself but I just want a few more lbs! 🤣🤣

Good morning, Class of May 2025 ! 👩🏻‍🎓

See our collective weight loss is a mere 377 guinea pigs away from matching @Gingercar ‘s horse. 🥳🥳

@HKG - huge thanks for all the maths, and coming up with the idea, amazing how well we’ve all done . 🍾🥂
Together we are stronger ! 💪
Thank goodness you’ve managed to get your order accepted.

@MyScaredCat - how are you doing now ?
Sending virtual 💐 and virtual 🫂.
Odd blue emoji ?? Supposed to be a hug .

@SussexLass87 - re the Wegovy pills, was offered them by my supplier but decided against, as they said may have more side effects of the (ahem! ) stomach kind.
Having had a couple of intestinal ops I thought I’d leave well alone .

Still in sunny Cyprus 😎😎.
Trying to cram all its attractions into the 5 days DS and his family are with us . I’m knackered !
They are off to the huge water park today.
DH and I are sleeping opting for something more age-appropriate.
Sleeping, probably !
All booked onto a boat trip tomorrow before their late evening flight ✈️.

Can’t believe that all being well, DH and myself will be home 🏡 this time next week .
The holiday has whizzed by - another sign of our advancing years I guess……
Just looked on the weather app and our part of the UK is actually hotter than here this week 🥵🥵.
Hope you’re all keeping well in the crazy temperatures. xxx

You don’t want to be like me, it doesn’t blummin what on me! Things are going better now I’m coming off it and ramping up the exercise. I’m reluctantly changing to low fat yogurt and cottage cheese for a couple of weeks to see if it helps this last stone if I cut a few calories. Not happy- it’s revolting!

I do want to be like you! You’ve lost loads! And you’re ramping up exercise which I want to do too. Have you found it easier now you’re on lower doses? I’m hoping that will be the case for me. I’ve never loved LOVED exercise but since the jabs I’m pretty low energy so hoping this will change to get the last stone off too!

We’ve lost very similar amounts- you’re my MJ twin

I’ve never lacked energy on the jabs. But it didn’t have much affect on me.. I’m enjoying being able to do the exercises and feeling fitter and stronger. It’s getting a bit addictive. I got a bit like that last time when I got to goal (30! years ago). I think it will be key for me to keep it off.

iInterestingly I feel a little bit fuller again on this dose. When I lost fast initially it was on 2.5 and 5 - perhaps I’m better on those! We’ll see. I’m quite looking forward to coming off and seeing how I do on my own (might be a nasty shock!).

I know! I’d like to yours on top of mine 🤣🤣🤣

I am here for every bit of the journey!

@Gingercar - I’ll be resuming on 2.5 as from Tuesday night .
Very much looking forward to it in one way , have been totally out of control and p’d off with myself .
OTOH, it’s been an amazing holiday and am not wanting it to end , except for being reunited with our dear old cat 🐈‍⬛ - and sleeping in our comfy bed again !

Hello lovely peeps, still plodding.

Hope everyone is well.

I'm struggling to stay in my preferred weight range at the moment. Too many opportunities to have 'just a little bit' of whatever is on offer. Jabbing today, but only 2.5 so I'm not sure how much help it is.
I'm not at all keen to go back to weighing everything I eat as I can easily become fixated on calories. Any suggestions for a middle way between counting every mouthful and having 'just a little bit' much too often, my wise and wonderful friends in my phone?