Devastated by weight.

[Confused007]

I weighed myself today for the first time in ages and was devastated to realise I am 1st 3lbs heavier than I thought that I was. I am a larger person anyway, if I had to guess I would have said I was around 16st (which is what I was the last time I weighed) so this was a massive shock. I guess I just don’t know where to go from here. I have developed some joint pain and found walking a bit harder in the last few months and although I knew it was down to being overweight I also had convinced myself that at least part of it was due to getting older and creeping towards 40. I need to lose weight, and in theory I know that means eating less and moving more… but I have never ever been able to stick to that. If you have successfully lost a significant amount of weight, what are your best tips? How did you stick to it long term? I honestly
cant even put into words how awful I feel right now.

Mounjaro

A lot of us are on obesity injections, myself I was prediabetic and tried solid exercise and diet but it was slow and difficult with being out if the house 11hrs on a work day 5 days a week then coming home at 6.30pm to exercise. It exhausted me, I did lose 5lbs in 6 weeks but I was working out 4-5 times a week and had no time for anything else.
Mounjaro has been a life saver as it has resolved my ibs, blood sugar symptoms and I've lost 3 stones through diet alone in 9 months, I have no sagging skin etc as I lost slowly, I'm now a normal bmi at 10st.
Best advice I can give is to start that if you can afford it look on www.monj.co.uk and diet wise increase your protein, lower your carbs and drink lots of water.

I'm losing about 1lb per week and have lost 3 st 2 lbs since September. The Hairy Bikers' dieters' books, the NHS Weight Loss app and three visits per week to the gym plus a few walks and going up and down the stairs has done the trick. But also Brennan's 60 calories per slice wholemeal or multi grain bread. And my partner needed and wanted to lose weight too. It's very much easier if you've got someone to share the experience - and the food of course.
You think you'll never be able to do it, but you will. I was 15st 3 lbs and now I'm 12 st 1 lbs. I don't have a target weight, I just want to be normal sized again, say a 14. Good luck to you, don't lose heart!

I hurt my knee and was referred to Slimming World by my physio through the NHS. I can honestly say I was never hungry, although you have to be prepared to plan meals and spend time preparing food from fresh. It was perhaps easier for me as I am on my own but the weight just kept coming off, a pound or two a week. Like you I was horrified by how heavy I had got. However, after a year and a half, I am now at target and so far so good about keeping it off.

If you can afford them and meet the prescribing criteria (which you do on weight, assuming no contraindications) then I agree that obesity injections would be something that could likely help you. I was 22st this time last year, and I’m now 12st 13lbs as a result of being on the injections for a year. Genuinely changed my life.

Thanks everyone. I have looked at mounjaro and had dismissed it as too expensive, but with how I feel right now it might be something I can sacrifice and make it manageable. Does it really make that much of a difference?

Mounjaro.

I’m the same and about the same weight as you. No way can we afford weight loss meds. I asked my gp if I was eligible on the nhs because I have high cholesterol and high bp but he said I needed to be type 2 diabetic for it.

The sacrifice is easy, you will see a difference in your food/takeaway bills! It has made a 6 stone difference for me so far. I used to pretend my pain and lack of ability was due to age, it wasn’t. To quote Boris Johnson ‘my friends, I was too fat’ - I have never been so active as I am now. It’s changed my life. If you are unsure I would recommend going into it with a ‘just one pen’ POV make no commitment to yourself and if you get on on and see the benefits you will absolutely find the money

Yes it really can make that much of a difference. I have been obese for nearly all my adult life, and now I am not. I have never managed to diet for as long as this and as successfully as this before.

It is important to say though, that they don't work for everyone, and there can be side effects, as it is a prescription medication of course. But the risks of side effects can be weighed up against the benefits to your health and wellbeing from losing weight.

Mounjaro - similar starting weight to yourself, OP and down 4 stone in 10 months.

Another vote for Mounjaro. 4.5 stone off and stayed off for a year. You can do this! As for not being able to afford it, think about what you're spending now on alcohol, soft drinks, sweets, crisps, takeaways, food in cafes and meals out in restaurants. I'm better off financially on it than off it.

Another one here who’s on Mounjaro. I haven’t been so healthy for years. I’ve lost 22kgs but more importantly my cholestrol and blood sugar are now normal and in August I’ll probably be taken off my BP medication.

I’ve lost 23kg so far this year through calorie counting and going for walks. I’ve had a number of failed attempts, but my reflux issues really escalated and I know it’s made worse by excess weight (I do have a hiatus hernia but the symptoms were less when I was normal weight) and I didn’t want to be constantly taking PPIs so guess that’s given me the push to stick to it this time. At least so far!
Years ago I had already lost 30kg the same way, and as you can tell put 40kg back on after due to life’s stresses (after a few years of maintaining) so I know I can do it that way, even though it’s obviously hard at times.

Op I thought about the costs of Mounjaro aswell but pre Mounjaro I was eating 1-2 takeaways per week costing me at least £50 a week. That’s £200 per month. On Mounjaro I barely buy takeaways so it actually works out.

What does a day/week of eating look like for you?

Another on Mounjaro. Literally life saving for me.

A typical week will include usually a takeaway at some point, I work long hours mon-thurs and am really bad at taking lunch with me so end up snacking at my desk all day 🙈 dinners are good, I’m a great cook and love food so cook from scratch and batch cook on my days off to make week nights easier! I also tend to not have breakfast, I’m constantly tired and don’t sleep well so regularly sacrifice breakfast to get more sleep! All in all I am a sensible mature woman on every other aspect of my life… and despite knowing exactly how to lose weight (at least in theory) I am my own worst enemy! I am lucky enough to not have any underlying health conditions caused by my weight (yet!) other than some general aches and pains and struggling with walking… I think today has been a big wake up call for me. I am off tomorrow as it’s my birthday… I am going to look at my budget and see if I can try to work in the mounjaro and give it a go

I'm on wegovy...it costs me about £100 a month...but I am saving money on food and honestly even though I'm not well off I reckon £25 a week is a small price to pay. It's been so good for me...you still have to make sensible choices but it makes it a million times easier. My cravings are diminished, I feel fuller quicker and food doesn't give me a high any more...I also have lost my sweet tooth.

Yes and the cost is offset by less food and many no longer have alcohol cravings too. My supermarket food shop went from £150 a month to £85. I then saved from not having breakfast and snacks at work approx £10-20 a week and very rarely eat out, maybe 3 meals in 9 months. if I go to macds I only get 1 burger instead of a meal and gone from weekly to every 2-3 months so another £5 a week.
If you break it down its only around 30-45 a week and if you use the bonus dose for another week, it's even cheaper.
Look at www.monj.co.uk

Happy birthday 🎂 🥳

Have a look at signing up for Slimpod and read why we eat (too much) by Dr Andrew Jenkinson, Ultra-processed people by Chris Can Tullenken and Spoon-fed by Tim Spector.

I wouldn’t bank on necessarily saving money because you’re eating less. I certainly don’t! I still have a great appetite on MJ, but thankfully it helps my willpower to choose good, healthy foods. But I’m spending a fortune on salad, veg, seeds, fruit and Greek yogurt! Healthy food costs more than chocolate! However I really think it’s great and I’m losing well on it. I am totally skint, but scraping the money together for MJ because the results are priceless.

@Confused007 im at the start of my journey here but im going more lower carb, more water, lower sugar. I walk about 20k steps a day. Many friends are on WLI but there can be side effects, they have a lot of hair loss, nausea etc. However the weight does come off quickly.