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!

I work in stones and pounds but when I read your post I thought I would check what I am in kg. 99.79! Hang in there HelenD!

@Cheesecake53 like @MoneyJo I mostly think in st/lb so it's taken me a bit to realise your start weight is exactly what mine was. I think you're sightly shorter than me because of your BMI and your goal weight but, anyway, well done SW twin. Over a stone since late July is excellent!

And yay for under 100kg @MoneyJo .

@GiveMeWordGames I am 172cm or 5.6430446194 ft according to a website.

Yep, I'm 5ft 8 so that explains the BMI difference etc. Very close though!

Great, @GiveMeWordGames I don't know many women that are taller than me - all my friends are smaller.

I think there's actually quite a few of us on this thread who are 5ft 8!

Amongst my peers I'm used to being one of the tallest, but I think the younger generations have crept up in average height.

I'm almost 5ft8!

@MoneyJo woooHOoo

@GiveMeWordGames thaks that’s sounds very positive hopefully I’ll pluck up the courage after dropping my youngest to uni next Saturday. Can’t face the thought of a long journey if I do feel dicey

I'm 5'8" too! 👋😬

I agree re: the next generation being even taller than us lot. My ds1 has just started dating a girl who is 5'11" and he doesn't think it's at all unusual! Mind you, he's 6'4" so most people seem smaller to him!

I was 5'8" but after losing 54 kilos and nearly 500 hot yoga classes in 20 months, I am now 2cm taller so nearly 5'9".

Amazing really - it was the fancy weighing/height/BP etc machine that alerted me to my growth in height.

@RobinEllacotStrike That’s fascinating! What an awesome way to reduce your BMI!

yes that's an additional bonus!!!

@RobinEllacotStrike that is brilliant and I'm secretly hoping the same will happen for me. My official height is 5'8" but I think I have probably shrunk a bit over recent years - or at least my posture has made me not as upright. I keep 5'8" as my BMI height, and think already my posture is improving so I must be nearer to it than I was a couple of years ago! I'll keep telling myself that anyway, until I can be properly measured again....

Week 2 of walking 2 miles every day in September and it's ridiculous how I can already feel such a difference in my legs and fitness - makes me think (a) why does it take something like this to make me do it and (b) what an idiot I am going to be in October when I no doubt stop doing it.... I'm trying to get in the mindset of at least doing it every week day, as it's also been a welcome break from sitting at a desk and I am managing to find time each day so far. Only takes 40 mins at max and I feel sooooo much better!

I was hoping to make it into the 16 stones this week, but alas it was not to be. No loss at all in fact (though no gain either).

I started taking creatine last Monday, which I know can make you gain weight at first, so that may be the reason. I'm considering whether to persist with it or to pause for now and try again in a few weeks, or possibly drop to taking it every other day, because I think it's also causing me to feel quite bloated and gassy. I'd welcome advice from anyone who's already taking creatine.

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

W1 -2.5kg
W2 -2.4kg
W3 -1.3kg
W4 -0.9kg
7.1kg, 15.5 lbs on 4 weeks is great.
Very happy with the result. Next 4 weeks will be challenging with week away in the middle but I am going to try to keep up the focus. I hope the slow down has now occurred and I get good steady few month with 3 to 4 kg loss every 4 weeks. There are 15 weeks until Christmas, I would love to be under 80kg by then (-10kg) but 15 would be amazing. Honestly any steady movement in the right direction is win.

Reposting from my monthly support group. I hope I can keep 3 kg every 4 weeks pace every month until the end of the year.

Can I get some tips on handling holidays please. My goal is to remain on course, I am very early with a lot of weight to lose and I want to get my joy out of being in the sun and moving in the right direction. My husband is losing weight and not on medication so he I will be going out for meals with him.

I guess it depends on what kind of holiday you're going on. We had a holiday about 7 weeks into my MJ journey. We tend to walk a lot and swim so that helped. Then I focused on making good choices in the restaurants. Where possible I looked ahead at the menu and chose things that weren't carb heavy but would be tasty. I naturally do a 16:8 fast because I don't eat breakfast which I think also helped because I only had to think about lunch and dinner.

I posted on another group on here where I'm at with regard to restaurants so I'll post that here in case it helps.

This is what I posted this week on my month starters group:

We were out for a celebratory dinner last night at a Nepalese restaurant. I was a bit worried about finding a way to eat well but it all worked out. I chose a light starter of a couple of tiny momos, then had a curry with no carb. I had a spoonful of dal and finished off with an affogato while everyone else had full on deserts. The affogato had one ball of ice cream so wasn't too heavy. We do eat out fairly often (any chance for a celebration in our family!) and I am enjoying the challenge of managing my MJ appetite with choosing dishes. Plus I really enjoyed every mouthful.

I just wanted to post this because I know sometimes we see posts on this board about people worrying how MJ will affect their enjoyment of food and eating out.

@MiaN I am currently travelling and also had a holiday in August.

In August we were self catering so I did my own meals when I could and ate prawns, salmon, pre cooked lentils, eggs etc. When eating out I tried to have fish. Also, I kept tracking on Nutracheck (which has quite a lot of chain restaurant meals in it). I picked the nearest meal I could find or even a Gousto or Tesco finest that was quite close. I know it won’t be perfect but the act of recording it helps.

This time I am in hotels but - if you have a fridge - supermarket protein yoghurts, raspberries, nut mix etc can save you breakfast calories. I also bring foldable scales so that I am adding 10g of nut mix not 30g! But if you have a breakfast buffet, things like melon and hard boiled eggs are good.

If your hotel has a fitness room, that helps - and lots of walking if possible.

I haven’t had pudding when eating out and I haven’t missed it. I did have an icecream one day bought by a friend and I ate half of it (truly couldn’t manage more!) and binned the rest. Then I had half a tub of lentil salad and tomatoes for dinner from a supermarket as I was still full. Trying mostly to choose lower carb options and not eating pasta or pizza when out.

I am only about 12 weeks into my journey, a little ahead of you, but I think it’s about what you do consistently, not about a less than perfect day/week.

I am not expecting to lose on this trip - on my prior holiday I put on 0.15kg, but I lost that and more in a couple of days so was probably higher salt and water retention. My goal is to minimise any gain and get back on it when I am home.

@MiaN I’ve been on MJ for nearly 2 years and have been away on holiday and other travels several times. I usually find I lose a bit of extra weight, even though I enjoy the food. Walking or swimming lots helps - you’re almost always able to be more active than at home working. I avoid carby food but enjoy what I do eat. Carbs really seem to be my downfall, but an ice cream a day is apparently fine! So just choose carefully and enjoy yourself.

I've been on MJ for 19 months now and am known for having lots of holidays (which is outrageous, because there's always room for more!), so I've found that I usually put on 2 - 3lbs and then lose that the week I get back, which reassures me it wasn't fat that is going to stick around for ages.

I tend to drink more alcohol - although not as much as pre-MJ me and I eat more carbs, although again, not in excess. I suppose I eat like a normal person who isn't trying to lose weight! I enjoy my holiday and now I'm lighter, do tend to walk more, but am still incredibly lazy on beach-type holidays!

I would just enjoy yourself, trust that any weight gained will be lost pretty quickly when you get back into your usual routine - I think that's probably the key - to get back into a routine when you're back as quickly as possible, so that the holiday is just a holiday and doesn't become the new way of life!

@childfreebychoice I put creatine in my smoothies, but don't have one every day so am not very useful re: your query as I haven't noticed any change! I should probably have it more often and have heard the same as you, that it initially can cause weight gain. Hopefully others will have some advice.

You're kind of FAMOUS for those lovely holidays @MooBaggage 😁😂

I'm impressed with your walkies - I still can't manage to squeeze a walk around the block in.

Weigh in tomorrow after my second set of travels, fingers crossed! I have been back for a couple of days but wanted to weigh after “normal” eating had resumed (and lower salt/carb/retention levels!)