Mounjaro/Wegovy with more than 5 stone/30kg to lose - thread 13!

[MooBaggage]

Thread 13 and we're still going strong! Everyone welcome 😊

We have kiwis, yoga, smart scales and hammocks and there is always room for new advice, top tips and whatever's on our minds!

Welcome to the newbies, this place is a great source of advice, and sharing highs and lows - these ladies know more about my weight loss than even my DH does!

My story - I started in September last year and have gone from a size 18-20 to a size 6-8. It took me about 6 months to lose 5 stone, and in the next 5 months I lost just over 2 stone more.

For those who plan to lose a bit more than just being within healthy BMI, be careful replacing all your wardrobe too quickly - I was a small size 12 when I hit 24.9, and I have dropped slightly more than 2 dress sizes since then. I didn't fully appreciate that losing 1st at my heaviest would have less of an effect on my dress size than losing 1st when at a healthy BMI. I cannot remember the PP that used the kitchen roll analogy on one of these threads, but it is very true - removing 5 sheets when it is at it's biggest has little effect on it's overall size, but removing the same number of sheets when it is nearly empty has a huge effect. It's the same with weight loss.

Congrats, @MoneyJo, a new 'big' number on the scales is the best feeling! @MooBaggage, you are so close now!

SW: 15st 5.5lb
CW: 8st 4lb
Loss: 99.5lb
Current BMI: 20.5
Target Weight 1: 12st 1lb (overweight BMI) - Achieved!
Target Weight 2: 10st 1lb (healthy BMI) - Achieved!
Target Weight 3: 9st 5.5lb (6st loss) - Achieved!
Final Target: 8st 8lb - 9st 1lb - Achieved!

I didn't weight myself for a fortnight hoping my weight loss would settle down (i.e. stop!) and I have managed to lose another 2.5lb. I am on 5mg every 14 days; I will see how I feel when it comes to the next dose, but dropping to 2.5 seems a logical move right now.

I have to admit the thought of losing 7st at the start of this was unthinkable, I just wanted to register a weight in the healthy BMI range. Now I am 0.5lb away from losing a total of 100lb - let's be honest, my attempts at maintaining thus far mean I will probably hit that by the time I weigh myself next.

In terms of maintenance, I am eating well - lots of protein, fruit and veg, and balanced carbs, but if I fancy some of a chippy dinner or a packet of fruit pastilles, like last night, then I eat that too. I am still going to the gym 3-4 times a week, so I feel like I am doing all the right things. I have mentioned my struggles with maintenance and how hard I am finding it, but I am still in the healthy BMI range with a bit of wiggle room before I need to worry more. As such, I am going to continue as I am in the hope the scales stop registering a loss soon.

@Lozza09 I think you’re doing really well! Slow and steady wins the race. People say the super quick losers are losing more muscle. So you are losing at a healthy and sustainable pace!

Weigh in today and I am at 92.7kg. My mini target was 92kg by 4 September so it’s all good. I was this weight over 16 years ago and I’m feeling very good. Need to buy some clothes and particularly bras - only my sports bras are functional right now. But I hate shopping and also need to wait for schools (and pref. uni as well) to go back. I would order online but I have no idea where to start with sizing, so will go and try stuff on. I’m approaching 4 stone loss territory (in 24 weeks) and it would be nice for someone to comment, but it’s a touchy subject and if folks have noticed, I totally get why no one says anything. But still…

I am near as dammit half way to top of healthy BMI after 24 weeks. So I’m assuming with weight-loss “half life” it’ll be at least 48 weeks to get there. So maybe I’ll be healthy BMI Sept 2027? Who knows, but it feels more possible than ever before which is absolute gold to me.

Thank you, I think I’m losing around 1-1.5lbs a week now. I’m on 10mg but considering moving up.

I forgot to post my weight yesterday. I lost 0.5kg. But I I had a birthday last week and on two days was too unwell to cook so succumbed to order take away. But I managed to go out twice, but managed just a few steps each time, but I hope to do more steps next week!

Happy birthday @Cheesecake53 ! And I hope you're feeling better now ❤️

I'm in London off work for a couple of days with friends - we're seeing Abba Voyage tonight 😬 So all bets are off for me this week, as we went out last night for a fantastic meal which might also have involved cocktails 🙈

But on the upside, I no longer am the friend in the group that is knackered and fed up with walking around - we did about 13,000 steps yesterday and I was completely fine - so different to previous me! Tonight it's a mile walk each way to/from the venue and old me would have been dreading the walk and suggesting we get a taxi. Today I'm looking forward to the leg stretch 😮😬

@MooBaggage thank you! I wish you a great time in London!

NSV - a hoodie that was tight last time we were in hoodie weather now fits better on the arms and chest :)

Hi everyone. I'm just checking in with a quick update. After last week's disappointing 1lb gain, I was really pleased to lose 3lb this week. I also had a colleague notice I've lost weight, which was a nice feeling!

There's nothing major that should get in my way this week so I'm hoping for another 2lb off by next Monday.

Start date: 15 June 2026
Starting weight: 18st 7lb
Current weight: 17st 4lb
Loss so far: 1 stone 3lb
Initial target weight: 12st 6lb

WooHoo great for you @childfreebychoice onwards and downwards!

Yay, mid week weigh in and I have broken the 10kg loss (10.4 in total to be precise)

I haven’t been this weight since September 2023 🙂 - I went on some meds in April 2023 which contributed to weight gain, though my BMI was over 30 before then anyway.

I didn’t have my fancy scales back then but I’m pretty sure my body metrics are better than 3 years ago at the same weight, cos I’ve been a regular at the gym since June 2023.

Got some holiday coming up so will try to
make good choices and keep losing!

How was ABBA Voyage @MooBaggage ? 🎵

Excellent effort @HelenDenver !!

Abba Voyage was amazing! Took me a few minutes to get into it, but then found myself up and singing and dancing - just a brilliant feel good show if you like a good boogie 😬

Aww that sounds fab 💃

Fantastic! Well done!

Having spent about 6 months going up and down the same 4lbs (after having lost 5stone) I am now losing again and 12 stone 12 hooray! Still at least a couple of stone left to go but it feels great! I switched to having full fat greek yoghurt and fruit for breakfast, and maybe that made a difference.

Onwards and downwards all

xx

Wonderful @AnneinEdinburgh! 6 months is a long time!

Does the new breakfast means you increased you calories?

I’ve been maintaining at 9st 7lb for nearly 3 months now. Staying on 5.6 for a few more months and then planning to slowly titrate down, although the thought is terrifying! I’ve lost 9 stone and never want to see any of it back!

Got back from holiday 4 days ago and I’m pleased to report that I drank all the wine and ate all the local delicacies (smaller portions but still) and although I came back 5lbs heavier than I left, I have lost 3 so I’m back to my maintenance weight now.
I’d overheard 2 of my slim friends chatting about how they’d lost a few pounds before going on holiday so they had a buffer - so I thought I’d try it and lost a couple of extra pounds in the week before going away. I think this might be a ‘naturally’ slim persons secret! I’d certainly never tried it before 🤣
I’ve decided this is a new tool in my armoury against regaining weight so I’m going to lose a a bit extra before Xmas/birthdays/all holidays from now on. Hopefully it will make any weight gain easier to lose afterwards.

Quick update form me
SW 97
W1 (-2.5kg)
W2 (-2.4kg)
CW 92.1
GW-TBD

I am enjoying fairly easy ride first few weeks, while it lasts. I have been hitting over 100g of protein and over 25g of fibre daily, walking at least 10 000 steps and doing 5/10 minutes weights every morning - just basic lifts for now. No major side effects, if I eat in deficit consistently I will be tired and I am. One day constipation and I need to keep on top of it as it didn't feel good.

Mentally I am preparing for slower pound or two a week loss but I will try to shoot for 1kg weekly for the first few month, in that golden first 12 weeks. I have trip in two weeks, I will be very happy if I see bellow 90kg before that.

@MiaN you're doing brilliantly! Sounds like you're really in the zone 🥰💪 I love that you know what you're doing and have a plan for the first few months - I could with finding some of that early focus again!

I think mentally I've slid into maintenance mode - but 5lbs too early! So many people are advising/telling me I must be done because I do now look slim, that it's kind of got in my head. I think because the weight I'm still carrying is just on my boobs and tummy, everything else does look slim/thin, so my frame is now visibly very small, except for the middle bit!

I've only lost 1lb in August so far - will hopefully shift one more lb by next Monday, but this will be the slowest month by far - mainly down to me eating and drinking more so it's not a huge mystery!

So, at BMI 25.7 I'm unsure what to do - keep titrating down very slowly and either lose very slowly over the next 6 months to get to BMI 24.9, and/or essentially maintain now? Or focus in, grit my teeth and do everything I can to lose this last bit of weight?

@nailslikeknives sounds like a great holiday 🥰🥰🥰

My original plan was lose 7lbs under my target, so I had wriggle room to go up a bit, but that's currently 12lb away, which feels a million miles away 🤦‍♀️ But I do like the pre-holiday loss idea - one for future holidays me 😁🤞🤞

@AnneinEdinburgh well done, really glad you're losing again! And good work @HelenDenver and @childfreebychoice as well.

@nailslikeknives I like your thinking. 😁

@MiaN you really do sound very much on top of things and clear headed and you've had an excellent first two weeks!

@MooBaggage that's so frustrating. I'd be tempted to keep trying with the last bit of weight, if only to have that maintenance buffer. I also think that one the weather properly cools down (it's just muggy as hell where I am now 🙄) things will get easier.

I keep trying on "modern" jeans with mixed results. This time it was palazzo style in M&S. Once again a 12 fit perfectly but other than that, my god, they looked dreadful. 🤣 I'm tall with long legs and somehow these things made me look like I'd been chopped off at the knees. The NSV is (stick with me here) that I happily blamed the jeans and sent a pic to OH confidently laughing about how daft they were. Whereas once I would have slunk out the fitting room embarrassed and sad about my body.

That is a great NSV @GiveMeWordGames

Well done @MiaN brilliant start!

I like the pre-holiday loss idea too. I am keeping that tip in my back pocket to use in the future against holiday trips and upcoming Christmas! Gosh.. i said it.

@MooBaggage , get out of the 'maintaining' zone. Get rid of the final lbs. One final push. But my view is totally biased. Because I am in similar boat as you.
But it's okay to take breaks from watching and counting every morsel that passes through our lips. Trying to get to being healthy from being unhealthy (grossly obese in my case) is hard work - mentally. It gets very tiring.
I have taken breaks here and there, and when i haven't been on breaks my weight loss has stalled here and there.

I am on the last few pounds. I have about 700g to lose. Maybe 1 kg if i want to give myself a bigger buffer. I have kind of been maintaining the past few weeks but have realised that i don't feel comfortable to stop here. I don't want to feel like i couldn't do it so i just stopped. But more importantly, i want to be at a weight were i have a bit of a buffer. Where i can take steps to halt any weight gain without panicking i am tipping into 'clothes too tight' territory.

I am excited to soon be maintaining. I know it's not easy but trying to lose weight is hardwork.

OK, OK - will keep going..! Thanks @Onegramatatime and @GiveMeWordGames - I know you're right....

@Onegramatatime Your sentence re: not wanting clothes to get into the too-tight zone made me realise that's partly why I'm feeling pretty ambivalent at the moment - all my clothes are size 14 now and they all fit really well, so I think this is where I will be forever now and these are my clothes, finally, for more than a few months at a time (thank god for Vinted!). I can't ever imagine needing size 12 clothes, so I've kind of arrived at my final destination, if that makes sense? After 2 years of knowing/hoping my clothes would be too big within x months, my current clothes are settling into the wardrobe without a thought of me thinking well I need to start looking for the next size down for Autumn/Winter.

Eugh. Will keep going and try to lose this final pesky 5lbs...!!

Ive been very quietly lurking in the background as still on a microscopically slow journey.

Im not asking for medical advice, more if anyone has thoughts or experience. Im off on a 3 week holiday and I cant take my pen with me - i can't store it safely where im going. Don't want to say where or why i cant store it just in case anyone in real life is here and figures out who I am (only 2 people know im on MJ and i want to keep it that way!).

Im currently on 12.5mg and trying to figure out whether to drop to maybe a 5mg dose for the one before I go or just to take my usual 12.5mg and then nothing for 3 weeks. Feels like thats a big drop and worried about being really hungry! Also dont know whether to tell the provider (im hopping around for discounts) or just not use the pen for 3 weeks and have a stockpile. But if I have an open pen it'll then definitely be over the 30 days (which I dont mind going over by a week or 2 but this could be loads more). Arghhhhhh