Mounjaro - 10 Stone or more to lose - Thread 14

[TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne]

Wow. Thirteen threads behind us and many friendships forged.........

We've even been turned into a Group Thread.

All are very welcome.

Loved reading you post @FatsiaJaponicaInTheGarden

Feels so much affinity as I started Jan 2025 at 136KG
You have done so much better than me as I am still 91-92kg
I would be happy with any number that begins in 70’s but not sure I can get there.
I too been a plateux over this heat time.
Hope the HRT improving things for you- I began 4 months ago too.

Body wise, I look so much better than I did, I don’t care.
My tummy is jelly, arms now flap and make a weird sound as I jog down stairs 😬 and legs ‘ripple’.
But I wear size 14-16 so who cares!
Facially I look 10years younger and the looser skins around my chin/jaw has really improved over the last 3-4 months.

I also bought a 15mg pen. I’m taking 11-11.5mg.
Bought a 12.5 from the family Chemist, it was a new style one 🙄. Got a 15mg one the other day from IQ doctor which was old style. I am currently using up last 10mg pen.
Not sure I can afford to buy multiple pens and worry about keeping regular purchase to ensure eligible for 15mg.

Keen to hear more about your multi-pen buy.

oh I wish it was easy like 1Kg a week like in the early days… it’s such a battle to keep losing, feeling guilty spending this money and yet just maintaining. I want changes I make to be sustainable which is why I refuse to go too drastic with diet and choices. I know I could improve aspects (less bread and carbs) but so worried about rebound I am trying to stay in realms of what feels sustainable.
Exercise been harder in this heat too ☀️

Good luck to all of you looser, hope the cooler weather coming sees us all a few bonus lbs off. I definitely need a win!

A bit dizzy but generally okay

Going to surgery for blood tests this morning.

I've got a GP APPT tomorrow. Apparently there are drugs like clopidogrel which do the same thing, but which do not cause massively swollen feet and ankles.

Weight this morning is 10st 2lb. However I have eaten absolutely nothing since Saturday am. So weight should be a lot less than that.

Feet' and ankles still hideously swollen.

BMI still telling me I'm overweight.

Do not look it or feel overweight though.

None of this makes sense.

Except the obvious thing that the clopidogrel is causing the swelling. Am still taking it because it's essential. But am not eating.

GP is very good and I'm sure he'll change the clopidogrel to something which does the same thing but which does not cause the swelling.

Have been checking my blood pressure regularly and it's normal.
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Husband is driving me to get lthe blood tests this morning and to do some errands round the village.

Am glad we're friends again.

Wish he'd ask for sex though

WLM has asked me to go go away for a night with him.

Have told him I'd like to so we're making plans.

Have made it clear that sex is NOT on the agenda though.

So we're looking for an Air B and B with two bedrooms.
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I absolutely trust him not to try to have sex with me unless I ask for it.

He's a nice man but I don't fancy him.

Yet.

100% agree. Remember though, everyone has a different experience, different journey and you are doing an incredible job. If I were to go right down to my ideal weight I would need to lose around 15 stone which feels so unachievable and just thinking about it makes me feel anxious and upset that I have allowed myself to get to this point. But then I remind myself that I am doing this my way and just making that change is a positive and will make a huge difference to my life.

Thank you for this ❤️
Thing is if I stayed where I was i'd be happy as im a size 16 and love being able to shop clothes in the high street. Just you wait @BritbirdUK I never thought id get to the 12 stones give yourself time and before you know it you'll be here too.

All the best on your weight loss journey is frigging hard but so rewarding with every NSV.

Wow Fatsia! What a great result!
We started at the same time (Jan 25) and at a similar weight (I was 132,5 kg) but you've lost so much more than I have (CW 94 kg).
This second year my weight loss has been really slow. I lost 30 kg in 2025 and only 8,5 kg these past 6 months. I only upped my dose recently from 5 mg to 7,5 mg and will see where that will take me.

@Reginaphalangeeeee Yet another Jan 25 130s kg starter! I'm also still in the 90s kg, so still obese (BMI 32) but like you I'm feeling great. The heat doesn't bother me any more than my slimmer colleagues. I can walk for hours - good for my upcoming city holidays. And I have improved all aspects of my health (bp, sleep apnoa, diabetes, skin condition etc.)
So I'm quite happy to continue losing weight at this slow rate.

FINALLY got the result about my gynae operation.

All good YAAAAAAY. NO CANCER.

Doctor sent the result to the village surgery weeks ago.

Twat didn't write and let me know, though.

Surgery also forgot to let me know.

FFS

That's so bad @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne
Any update on what happened to you in hospital? How are you doing now?

Will make official complaint tomorrow

Completely agree with this. With the large amounts to lose that all of us on this thread have/had, you’ve got to just take it one step at a time otherwise it is overwhelming. The difference I’ve found this time to every other diet is being confident that eventually I would get there despite how long it takes.

I started March 2025 and since then have lost over 13 stone so I have now hit my original goal of top of health BMI. I’ve now decided that I’d like to drop another stone and a half taking my BMI down to 21.1 and giving myself 7lbs ‘leeway’. I think my point is 15 stone is completely achievable, it’ll just take time. You’ve got this 😊.

NSV incoming!

I had a personal stylist session yesterday, originally booked to find something for my graduation on Friday, but I actually found a dress for that last week! So I just had a lot of fun trying lots of lovely clothes.

I have avoided tiered dresses and skirts since the last time a few years ago when I looked liked an ever-widening sofa.

Tried on a gorgeous tiered skirt and it looks lovely! Not like an ever-widening sofa. It was straight up and down. The cut is great and hides my still-present bumps.

For similar huge-arse reasons I have avoided jumpsuits. The last time I wore a jumpsuit I was 17-18. I tried some on.

Oh. My. God.

My new favourite thing! There’s a Whistles one I want so much. I’m waiting till I get paid. It’s utterly gorgeous, in a fabulous shade of red. AND it’s longer in the body so doesn’t cheese-wire me in half!

I looked tall and slim. Even my self-critical eye could see that.

AMAZING!

God, I love clothes shopping now! Just love it!

That's great @TragicMuse . I've recently discovered jumpsuits and I love them too. You're right, clothes shopping nowadays is so much more enjoyable (10st lost). It really does give me the motivation to keep going.

That’s great @TragicMuse! I did try a jumpsuit on a couple of weeks ago and I didn’t hate it but I think I’m just not a jumpsuit person 😅

My weigh in this morning was 101.5kg. We’re going away on Friday and when I started this journey I had hoped to be under 100kg by the holiday. I’m not far off though, so I’m still happy with that. A smidge over 46kg (7st 3.5lbs) down now.

NSV: realised today there has been a bag of crisps in the cabinet for days and they are not only untouched but I forgot they were there. Talk about unprecedented.

On the other hand, scale numbers are not moving (I know the heat and water retention aren't helping but still). And worse, haven't been able to go to gym or for long walks for days because some stupid fools thought it was a great idea to set the moors alight with fireworks, and now all of my area blanketed with nasty smoke and particles in the air, which don't mix with my asthma at all. I'm losing sleep, my eyes are swollen, my throat hurts, and I'm wheezy and have been pulling on my inhaler like it's a vape.

That’s a fantastic loss!!! I had to not weigh myself for a few weeks when I was hoovering around 100kg as hated being disappointed as it felt like a landmark. Went I did weight I knew I should be under and was delighted.
Now it set same thing -hanging around lower 90’s and It’s not budging so may stop weighing for a while.

Weigh in and jab day

SW 140kg BMI 54.7
CW 90.2kg BMI 35.2
GW 63kg BMI 24.6

14 stone 2lbs in old money. No change on last week. I feel like I need to get myself in hand again. Nothing drastic is going wrong, just possibly some small portion size creeps.

Had a big haircut yesterday - am hoping that will show on the scales today as nothing seems to be moving here (again). Might be related to ice-cream of course. But no point being miserable - I am 6 stones lighter.

Genuinely starting to wonder if I have a form of body dysmorphia. New gymshark gym shirt has arrived from Vinted. I opened it and thought ‘that’s ridiculous, surely it’s a child’s’, tried it on to make sure and it fits?! But then equally I look back at pictures now of when I felt slimmer after a previous diet (around 18st rather than top weight of 24+) and I look much bigger than I felt at the time. Anyone else relate?

Yes, I can relate. I’m my mind I am still ‘big’ most of the time. With occasional mirror reflections that look halfway decent. But I have a saggy and bulgy stomach. I simply do. It isn’t flat and while I know it’s not what it was it still feels quite substantial.

Then I go shopping and end up with a piece of clothing in a 10/12/14 and wonder how it’s ever going to fit. And then it fits.

it blows my mind!

So true, I think it must be very common after a huge weight loss. I think my belly is still huge, and sometimes look in the mirror and genuinely can't see a difference. But I'm 8st down, and wore a pair of size 14 trousers to work yesterday, down from size 28. I think sometimes it takes our brains a little longer to catch up with our bodies

I'm getting further from target not closer 😞 I have 2 weeks to get to target if I'm gonna reach it in 2 years. I don't think it will happen unfortunately.

I just hope I stabilise soon instead of increasing further.

I've got a holiday booked and need a couple of long dresses but I can't find any I like, sizing is too hit and miss to rely on vinted. Also would like new swimwear. My criteria for these items do not fit my budget for these items.

I think of the body dysmorphia may be to do the speed of weight loss. Most of us have probably lost the weight faster than in previous attempts without MJ and so it will take our brains longer to catch up.

Edited to add - for me I also think that part of the disconnect is due to the loose/wobbly skin/fat being easier to hide in clothes - when I look at myself without clothes on I can see that I still have plenty to lose and where it needs to go from, but in clothes it's all tucked in and contained - so clothes that seem that they will be too small actually fit because the excess is so wobbly and squishable.