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!

@MooBaggage , how has today been for you? How are you today?

Today wasn't the hottest it's been recently (past few weeks) but I really struggled with the heat today.

@HelenDenver that's brilliant! I too am mostly now one of those people - it's so weird, isn't it, to discover something treat-y in the fridge or cupboard and wonder how on earth you could have forgotten... 🤷‍♀️😬

@Onegramatatime Today I am mostly knackered! I've been to London for the day with my Mum - got her tickets to see the Queen's dresses at Buckingham Palace for Christmas. The timing then obvs wasn't great re: the cataract ops, but we had a good day - bloody hot in London though! Should sleep well tonight 😬💪💪💪

Hello @HumBumBum 😊👋

I'm worried if I switch to the Wegovy tablets, I'll lose all the additional benefits MJ has given me - getting rid of my plantar fasciitis and IBS. I'd hate to get those symptoms back, which must both be inflammation-related. I need to do some research on both drugs and what each do/don't do. Tricky..!

I cracked last night and have moved up to 15mg - I need to feel like I'm back in the zone and putting everything I can into it. 9lbs to go to hit the magical healthy BMI. Should be 3 months max, so I'm going to it and then hopefully will start titrating down, even though I'd like to lose another half a stone after that, it's not the be all and end all and I'd be happy to just maintain within a couple of lbs either way 🤞🤞🤞

Shotsy graph hopefully on the final stretch!

Welldone @MooBaggage , you are almost there.

Sounds like a lovely outing!

Yeah, it was quite hot today even with the cool breeze which is usually absent!

Just wanted to update to say I've reached my first goal weight! - weighed in at 12 stone 10.5 lbs this morning!

SW -15 stone
CW - 12 st 10.5 lbs
GW 1 - 12st 11lbs ( top of overweight bmi) - ACHIEVED!
GW 2- 10 st 9lbs (top of healthy)
GW 3 - 10 st (the weight I was when I got married 23 years ago!)

I've found that walking loads on top of the jabs is helping me, I'm trying to do 15-20k steps per day. Currently on 5mg.

Main NSV for me is that IBS & Reflux have disappeared. I could barely walk before MJ now I can walk fast uphill.

What I'm not so good at is the strength training. May try to start that now.

Great news on hitting goal on and on the improvements to tummy issues @taratill and on the walking too!!

I’m officially only 6lbs overweight! It’s going slowly now but I’m ok with that
SW Feb 2025: 15st 3lbs
CW: 10st 6lbs.
Next goal: 10st - top of healthy BMI
Not sure what my end goal is, probably somewhere between 9 and 9st 7

@eleanorwish yay!! Less than half a stone! That's brilliant - very nearly there 🥰💪💪💪

@taratill Congratulations!! That isna brilliant NSV too - my IBS has also gone and it's so liberating isn't it?

Your walking is very impressive - I need to up mine - do you have set walking routes? I need to create a local route that will keep me interested as I find walking so boring 🤦‍♀️

@MooBaggage It helps that I have dogs that need walking! I used to walk miles and miles and also ran, but then I had a serious ankle injury (broke in 4 places) and needed surgery and since then I've piled the pounds/ stones on.

The 6/12 months before MJ acid reflux symptoms were so bad that I couldn't walk at all, even 10 mins without severe reflux to the point of feeling or being sick. I was living on Gaviscon. MJ has been life saving for me.

Sorry I've gone into more detail than you asked but yes I have several routes ranging 10-15k steps. If it's wet or too hot I do loops around house and garden. I've now found that I don't like sitting still for long!

Next step is to buy some running shoes and to start slowly. I ran several half marathons before my injury. I'm now 50 so I'm not sure I have it in me now, but I'd like to give it ago.

@taratill that's amazing re: your reflux going - MJ really is life saving 💕

And it's never too late to start running again - you're a whippersnapper! I did a 10K once - never again! But I love my yoga and handweights so am looking forward to getting back to them in a few weeks when I'm allowed 🥰

Hello everyone, finally caught up. It's been a while 😊

Queen of the plateaus me. I think I am the slowest on this thread (been here from the start), but I am, at last, just 7 pounds away from my target - I have chosen the healthy end of BMI, as, aged 55, I am really not sure I can realistically be any slimmer than 10 stone 11.

SW (Sept 24): 18 stone 11 (263 pounds)
CW: 11 stone 4: (158 pounds)
GW: 10 stone 11 (151 pounds)

Never had suppression. Been on 15mg for a while now. No side effects. Luckily I have never experienced food noise.

I haven't been in the pool since my Mum died in November - I was swimming 3 times a week, so really must get back in the zone, but do move a lot more and finally doing a (very simple) arm routine, thanks to @MooBaggage speaking about weights, I finally got on board but only 2kg dumbells, but huge difference, so definitely working!

My eufy scales are saying unbelievable things (only this week) and I am aghast that I am normal in so many categories and I realise my body composition has changed so much. It is mind blowing. I have gained muscle and all sorts. I will gratefully take it. Never thought I'd see the day!

I still do strict keto - I think it is what got me to where I am - fill up on healthy fats and protein which seems to tick the box of fulness/suppression. On the odd occasion I eat carbs (refined carbs) it is like crack to me and I want to hoover up more. I have learned that if I want to keep slim, I will have to eat this way for life. Suits me fine. I think there are a lot more choices of stuff than there used to be - even a year ago. Now even food on the go is a lot easier - cooked chicken; prawns; boiled eggs in the supermarkets instead of the dreaded sandwich meal deals.

Maintenance wise I plan to get to target, then titrate down, but not there yet and likely will take a few months as weight loss slow these days - maybe about 3/4 pounds a month, if that.

Going to keep up now. This is the best thread ever and has got me through some tough times, so thank you lovely losers.

Great to hear your story @NewbieMJ and that all your markers are in a good place. I’m just about to do the 4th jab from my first one so I’m at the start of my journey :-)

Hope the return to swimming goes well

@HumBumBum The pharmacies don't seem particularly enthusiastic about Mounjaro users switching to Wegovy tablets, which, to me, is a bit of a red flag regarding how effective they think they will be for people already used to Mounjaro.

After reading how many Mounjaro users struggled when they switched to Wegovy following the price increase, I'd hold off and see how other Mounjaro users get on with the tablets and what doses they end up on before making a decision.

If you can make a 2.5mg or 5mg Mounjaro pen last around 8 weeks, it could work out cheaper.

Thanks @WeAllHaveWings I haven’t researched them at all, it’s just the price seems v attractive coming from MJ!

im thinking that when I reach goal, I won’t be able to go cold turkey but maybe I could take something less effective to maintain. Anyway, I’m not there yet, (time to buy another pen, hopefully still old-style!)

This is a bit odd - I couldn't weigh for a week as I was away from home. I ate out a lot but still tried to stick to my plan, and walked loads. I weighed myself on Thursday when I got home and was down 1lb, which I was quite pleased with.

I'm a daily weigher so I weighed yesterday and was down another pound. Great. But today I've just weighed again and am down another pound.

It's lovely but surely I can't have lost 2lb in two days? It's never happened before.

I'm a daily weigher and see fluctuations all the time. Dropping a pound a day, or (like Thursday to Friday this week) having a big jump overnight are not unusual for me.

I can usually explain it. Thursday's gain was because I had two cheeseburgers at a BBQ and never normally eat carbs/bread. So the gain is water due to carbs (and the heat). I will likely see lb or so off each day as that water weight goes. I recognise this isn't fat loss, it's more to do with the type of food I eat, rather than calories.

Interesting. I've not over eaten since getting back and have drunk plenty but haven't walked loads because of the heat. Anyway I'll take the new lower weight but won't panic if it's up a pound tomorrow.

My guess is that your healthy eating and walking caused fat loss last week, but that loss was not shown on the scales due to increased water weight (due to the heat). And youre now seeing last weeks fat loss, as the water weight comes off.

Thanks @AmberLime maybe that - although I was quite far north and it wasn't hot. Blooming hot when I came back though so maybe that slowed it all down.

Just checking in. I’ve been jabbing for 18 weeks and I’m losing about 1kg a week on average. Feels boring but sustainable. Recently increased my dose to 3.75 which helped with a bit of a stall. BP is firmly healthy which is a good se. Exercise continues which amazes me. No comments from anyone which sometimes feels preferable but sometimes it would be nice to have someone notice! I will grump either way.

SW 5/3 115.4
CW 11/7 98.1
1st target 111.5 - BMI under 40 26/3!
2nd target 105 - weight at 40yo 7/5!
3rd target <100 - double digits 13/6!
4th target 92 - weight after DC2 16 years ago

@NewbieMJ not as slow as me I promise!! Well done on your achievement!!

Two weeks back on track!! Thrilled that this week I have lost 1.9lbs.

So new weight of 12st 10.5lbs. I’d like to get back to my 12st 5.7lb low weight by August and then maybe see if I can get into the 11st mark by September some time?

Feeling the MJ benefits too - my dose is deffo a tiny touch too high when I eat well, I will definitely go back to 10 for a bit and see what that does.

Also, anyone finding the heat so much easier now they are thinner 😂😂 don’t get me wrong, a fan is required but I am not a total sweaty mess.

@SmallTreeDeepRoots it was about 4st loss before I was getting comments. I'm now at 7 1/2 stone loss and it's usually the first thing people comment in when they see me.