r/Mounjaro

MJ has been my friend for 8 weeks. But I have never got on the scales and am too anxious to do so. I know I will be dispappointed no matter what tbh.

My therapist discouraged me from weighing myself frequently (once a month was ok) as she knows I can be obsessive/compulsive.

Now I feel like a fraud. On my shotsy App I guess my weight and track it which makes me feel awful and makes getting in the scale even harder because I fear a massive upward revision.

My only guide has been my jeans, I've been able to get in my old ones with 36 inch waist and had started with 40.

Does anybody have the same issue? Did someone manage to overcome this? Happy if you share your experience.

Still have a ways to go, but wow I haven’t been out of the 200s in over 10 years! 30 lbs down since December. I was put on Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes and the weight loss is of course a plus! I’m making healthier eating choices, being more active, and slowly losing weight. As of last month I’m in remission and my blood work is completely normal and healthy. This medication really is a miracle, I feel like I’m gaining my confidence back and my life back.

Started on Ozempic and switched to Mounjaro doctor said it would be better. Mounjaro definitely was what really helped me shed the weight way faster.

This nearly brought me to tears. I look alive now, instead of bloated and waiting for the next health crisis. This is today vs almost exactly three years ago.

Fresh back from a Japan vacation (4lbs lighter, go figure) I knew I needed to get a new suit in case my job required me to brief the higher ups. Size 34 pants to go with the suit (my shoulders made the slim fit jackets a no-go). I have not worn a size 34 in my entire adult life (normally closer to the flip of those numbers).

20 months in (in fair disclosure, 16 months in on TRT), my cholesterol, blood pressure, inflammation, and, most importantly, my A1c are all down to amazing low numbers. Weight is down almost 45lbs, and bodyfat is down from 34% to 22-23%. Mounjaro saved my life and, as an added bonus, made me physically more attractive. Miracle drug.

Not done yet (gw 205, goal bf 18%) but this has been an amazing journey.

My Mounjaro journey! I'm so happy 😊 and proud of myself! ❤️

Hello everyone! I've gotten so much encouragement from this sub through this journey, and wanted to share my story and get some advice.

I was always a bigger kid - always the tallest, hit puberty very early. After I was about 12 I just stopped growing up and my 5'2 frame started growing out. I have PCOS, ADHD, and suffered with addiction while in college, getting up to around 250lbs. After I got married my husband worked with me to really improve my life - I got sober and through working out daily and meal prep I got down to 180-190 lbs. I was happy at this weight because I was working towards competitive powerlifting, and then I got pregnant with my first child. My health started to decline after I had her as I had many birth and post-natal complications. I was back around 265lbs when I got pregnant with my second child, and by the time I gave birth I was 315 lbs.

I started Ozempic in 2023 and felt terrible, and only lost about 20 lbs in 6 months. I stopped that for awhile and started mounjaro in December 2024 at 290 lbs (first picture). As of January 2026 I was at 225 and went for a plastics consult as I have lots of loose skin around my abdomen and was approved for partial OHIP insurance coverage of a tummy tuck and breast reduction. I am now sitting around 205 lbs (second picture) and my surgery is scheduled for May 19th, and my hope is by the end of the summer to be fully healed and around that 180-190lb mark where I was happy before. I am still lifting heavy 3-4 days per week and am a size 12, so the number on the scale and my BMI are not that important to me. I just feel so much healthier now, and my labs confirm this improvement!

My concern is that this is definitely a forever medication for me, and I need to be off of it for 3 weeks pre-op and 4 weeks post op. I worry that post op it will be harder to prepare healthy meals so I will be doing a lot of frozen meal prep, but would love any tips and tricks for deflecting the hunger that I know I will have. I was off for two weeks on vacation and woke up every morning RAVENOUS. I gained about 12 lbs on that trip, but after taking my shot and eating normally for 3 days I was back to my pre-vacation weight. Pre-op I will be tracking everything meticulously (I track very loosely now, just making sure I hit my fibre and protein goals) but post op I know I would be able to do and much physically and keep on top of tracking. Would love any tips or tricks others have used and thank you if you have read this far!!

Just really like seeing the evolution

I feel like this should be a Mounjaro ad…graph of weight loss with diet 2019-2024. Mounjaro started 8/2024. Difference, much? :)

I started my journey in November at SW 249 CW 195. I finally went shopping over the weekend and wowww! I went from a size 14/XL pants to a size 10/L. It made me happy because I felt like I wasn't progressing like I should be. Now I know EVERY loss counts !!!