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.

I think you will struggle to find straight answers because there simply aren't any at the moment. The drug is too young, the studies too narrow, and nobody really knows. Also, bear in mind even on here - one thread in one corner of Mumsnet - how many different stories you have read. We have all had similar issues (obesity) and we have all taken similar routes (every diet under the sun, ending up here on Mounjaro). If there were 'straight answers' @Springflowers2 then we would all be following exactly the same path - but of course we're not, as you know from everyone here sharing their stories. It seems to be a drug/journey that is unique to each individual. That applies to the initial loss and relationship with the drug, and I suspect it will also apply to maintaining the loss. We'll all be different, and none of the studies so far will capture that - especially not AI, which can be a useful tool but really not to be relied on!

I'm with @TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne - I have accepted that I will probably be on this for life. I will try and reach my target, then titrate down and see how low I can get without reversing the progress. The one person I know IRL who has reached target - approx 18 months ago - micro-doses once a week and that seems to keep her steady. She has regained a few pound, but nothing extreme and is still within her target range. She has not piled all the weight back on like the scare stories say, and is now spending a minimal amount on Mounjaro because she needs so little. But that is just one person's experience - yours could be totally different. Mine will be too. I think we're pioneers here, and at this stage we probably know as much as AI does!

Good afternoon losers!

Nice to see you back @OvertiredandConfused!

Week 63, 12.5mg

SW 19st 4lbs (Jan 2025, pre-MJ)
SW on MJ 18st 11.5lbs (1 Mar 2025)
CW 12st 1lbs
Change this week -0.5lbs
Total loss 101lbs/7st 3lb

It has been a real roller-coaster of a week, culminating in a ridiculous amount of sugary stuff yesterday. I wonder if it’s related to the day of boozing last Saturday?!

It would be amazing to see 11 on the scale, it’s felt very far away and unachievable this week.

Anyway, I brought my injection forward and did it last night but at 10mg and feel more in control of things.

Onwards and downwards.

I'm glad you're back @OvertiredandConfused
Good luck with the restart.

@Springflowers2
I'm fully expecting a tablet form of this medication to arrive in a couple of years.

There is also retatrutide, the latest injectable GLP1, which will hit the shelves next year sometime.

I think we're all playing this by ear. There will be developments.
Mounjaro isn't going to be the end product.

And eventually, there will be generic forms available, which will bring the prices down.

I'm just really confused and can't seem to find answers to my questions.and I really appreciate all the help on here from everyone.
But maybe no one knows the answers because it's such a new drug for obesity.
I can't get on board with having to stay on it for life
I feel immense guilt that I'm using family money on myself,just to control my weight.
I don't work.im a carer for two adult DC with disabilities..so that just adds to the guilt I'm not providing for family financially,yet taking money out of the pot for myself.
Maybe .. definitely I'd feel different if I was earning
So my plan was always to try to get of the meds asap

I think the thing to remember is that everyone is going to have ups and downs and our worth as humans isn’t dictated by the number of the scale. Everyone on here is on a journey we’d rather not be on and I think we will forever need to have an awareness of what can happen. You are all so supportive it makes my heart happy!

I’m on the move again: -3lbs this week, which takes me to 12st 4lbs. Tiny bit short of a total loss of 7st, which I’m hoping to get to next week.

After spending most of April yo-yoing within a few pounds, I went back to basics. Started weighing my food again to be more accurate with my portions. I think I had started underestimating my calories. I also upped my protein intake. Exercise remained pretty much the same, so something is working again.

One challenge this week was chocolate. My daughter bought a Cadbury’s & More chocolate bar with Biscoff. After one bite, she decided it was too sweet for her so I was left with it. And it’s sweet, but it is so lovely. I split it into 3-square chunks, bagged them up (someone did this with Easter eggs, thanks for the idea!) and those have been my treats this week. 3 squares and 153 cals per day. Had to have a good chat with myself not to demolish the whole bar at once, but I made it! Willpower in training 😅

I'm on the waiting list for that one reta ..
Fingers crossed it's cheaper

I've got two doses left of 15 mg
I can split them ,make them last a month and then come of
Or take them as normal and carry on buy another pen and make the decision when things are easier at home
Or buy another pen but drop down to 12 mg ,bit cheaper,and it might not make much difference as I didn't notice much going from 12 to 15 ,then slowly try to reduce to come of by Christmas or something
I really should of thought about this when I went on it

You're thinking about it now, that's okay - don't be so harsh to yourself! You are a carer, you are important. You need to stick around and do that very important job for as long as possible, and not being obese will mean you can be a better version of yourself - so it's not anything to feel guilty about. It's that 'put the oxygen mask on yourself before you can help others' thing.

Yes ,thankyou , totally agree .
Just need to figure it out xx

Hi all! Got a bag of clothes down to try on and over half of them fit. I’m thrilled to have lots of clothes for warm weather (if it ever arrives) without having to spend money. Well done optimistic past self.

Also some very seasonally inappropriate jumpers

Annoyingly they all need an iron. I’ve cleared out some too-big things from the wardrobe too.

Welcome back @OvertiredandConfused how's your recovery been? Best thing I ever did was have my gallbladder whipped out. Good luck getting back on it.

How's everyone's weekend going? I can start going outside for fresh air now once a day which has been nice, I've been eating my lunch outside when it's not raining. Apparently meant to be a heat wave in London next week, we'll see. I should really try and walk around the gardens rather than just sit outside but I have very low energy and enthusiasm. But after a month it's nice to get out of my room.

Have told DW not to post me any more care packages full of junk! I try and keep it to one snack a day a day plus a bag of dried mango. Yes I still have that obsession. I'm not going to buy anymore when this lot is eaten as it's just so calorific but I love it so much! Discovered Morrisons ones are very soft and chewy.

That's nicE @PearlsTeapot it must be nice to have a bit of freedom after the month. Enjoy it as you say if only it stop raining

The NSV roller-coaster rolls on! I always have linen trousers for summer, and for years relied on Sainsbury but they just haven’t got nice ones this year. I’ve been scouring shop websites for weeks!

Anyway, I went to H&M. Linen blend, £22.99 a pair.

I tried large based on their size chart but they were far too baggy on the bum. Not slouchy just ‘they’re too big’ baggy.

AAAAAAND I BOUGHT MEDIUM!

Success!

I am also obsessed with Dôen blouses at the moment. They’re insanely expensive, even second-hand. H&M had some little tops in a similar vein - trying them on was a bit down-to-earth-with-a-bump! They were a little small in the bust but mainly they did not suit me. Maybe it’s age? Maybe it’s style?

And this is A THING! I’m in a style transitional phase. I don’t know what I want as my style. Or how I want to present myself to the world. Or how to find it.

Am I a cute little lacy blouse person? Can I carry it off at 61? Does it suit who I am or want to be?

Phew. I’m going to need another consultation at John Lewis!

Meanwhile, black linen trouser and white vest/cami/cropped shirt will do the job while I look for myself…

So yesterday I wasn't at all hungry (and was busy) all morning and then home at 3pm when suddenly ravenous and inhaled half a bag of tortillas which I knew at the time I should not have bought but was doing mexican supper and thought a handful would be fine. Then enchilada dinner but failed to make my plate half salad and half enchilada. And then 3 hours of indigestion. These were the mistakes I made 12 months ago and I am cross that the slippery slope is so close to the straight and narrow path and I can so easily allow myself to be led astray (by myself). Growl.

@Missingducks (and anyone else who's given in to temptation)

I bought an enormous bag of chocolate raisins, thinking they'd last me ages, but they didn't.

Because I ate them all in one go.
🤣

I ate a 450ml tub of raspberry ripple in two strings yesterday. I went cold turkey for a while but it's too delicious.

Sittings, not strings

Finally I've made a decision
I'm seeing it through to the bitter end .I've come this far ,
I'm not giving up now and risking weight gain.
It's not ideal spending family money..but without me at home ,my husband would have to be home instead of earning money.
So I've ordered a new 15 pen ..I've not moved companies..I can only stress about one thing at a time ..that's for another time .
Feel happier I've made a decision 😊
ADHD meds are stressing me as well .. currently not sure they are for me .
But that's also a decision for another day

Sorry but you really need to change your mindset and dump the guilt. You are a carer for your adult DC, so you aren't wasting family money. You're investing it in your health so you can be around for them for as long as possible.

I'm also not working and use my small disability pension to pay for mine. DH has to cover all other family costs. I refuse to feel guilty. My whole family benefit from me being on it, not just me.

Well done, honey.
You're doing the right thing.

Your whole family needs you to be healthy. You know perfectly well that if you stopped the MJ you'd pile on the weight again. So all the money you've spent would have been wasted.

Keep at it. Little by little, you're getting there.

Now if I could just lose my last pound I'd be jumping for joy

Dropped four pounds in the last week since moving up on the wegovy. The suppression is much better then it has been on MJ for the last year or so. I like the total suppression and I have that. No alcohol. No snacks and no ice cream 7 til the weekend so much better. Hopefully I can get down to below 25 and keep going. Original goal was 100lbs then 9.5 stone which I don't think is realistic at my age now so will see how we go.

So pleased for you @Doggymummar - that must be such a relief! Amazing all the different ways we are finding to get where we want to go.

Well done @Springflowers2 - oxygen mask time! You can't look after anybody else if you don't look after yourself. Mums in particular tend to overlook themselves and their importance, but without us many families would collapse. So you are as much of a priority as everyone else.