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My honest journey on Mounjaro (and everything in between)
Eight Stone Lighter on Mounjaro… and Somehow My Husband Got the Compliments! 😂💕
Losing 8 stone on Mounjaro changed more than my weight! From family meals to holidays and weekends, here's how our everyday life has changed. ...more
Weekly Updates
October 24, 2026•11 min read
Mounjaro, Comfort Eating and the Day I Didn't Want Chocolate. Now THAT Was Unexpected! 🍫😂
I never imagined I'd stand in front of a pantry full of chocolate and not want any. Mounjaro changed my appetite, but what happened to my comfort eating was something I really wasn't prepared for. 🍫❤... ...more
Weekly Updates
October 16, 2026•12 min read
Eight Stone Down on Mounjaro! Your Questions, My Answers, and a Few Things I've Learned Along the Way 😂💕
I've lost over 8 stone on Mounjaro! Answering your questions about what I eat, counting calories, doses, private costs, side effects and my goal weight. ...more
Weekly Updates
October 09, 2026•15 min read
Mounjaro, Menopause and HRT at 52. Because Apparently Losing Eight Stone Wasn't Enough! 🥵😂
My experience of taking Mounjaro and starting HRT at 52. From night sweats and brain fog to weight-loss plateaus, here's what changed. ...more
Weekly Updates
October 02, 2026•13 min read
Eight Stone Down, Still Living With Lymphoedema. And Yes, I Finally Bought the Boots! 🥾
I've lost over 8 stone on Mounjaro, but I still have lymphoedema. Here's how weight loss has changed my swelling, mobility and everyday life. ...more
Weekly Updates
September 25, 2026•11 min read
I’ve Lost 8 Stone. EIGHT STONE. Also, Apparently I’m Menopausal Now. 🤦♀️
Well. This is slightly bonkers. When I started Mounjaro in October 2024, I weighed 19 stone 13.6 lbs. I was so close to 20 stone that frankly we might as well call it 20. Nobody needs us splitting hai... ...more
Weekly Updates
July 24, 2026•8 min read
🌸 Hormones, Hot Flushes & a Half-Eaten Starter
Right. Let's just get the elephant in the room out of the way, shall we? This week was rough. 😅 And before anyone starts — no, it wasn't Mounjaro. Mounjaro has been behaving itself perfectly, thank y... ...more
Weekly Updates
March 24, 2026•5 min read
🌸Weeks 70 & 71: Grief, Grace & a Very Productive Mole
Sometimes life just… takes over, doesn't it? Not in a dramatic, one-big-thing kind of way. More like a slow accumulation of everything at once — grief, exhaustion, illness, chaos in the garden (more o... ...more
Weekly Updates
March 17, 2026•6 min read
Eight Stone Lighter on Mounjaro… and Somehow My Husband Got the Compliments! 😂💕
Losing 8 stone on Mounjaro changed more than my weight! From family meals to holidays and weekends, here's how our everyday life has changed. ...more
Weekly Updates
October 24, 2026•11 min read
Mounjaro, Comfort Eating and the Day I Didn't Want Chocolate. Now THAT Was Unexpected! 🍫😂
I never imagined I'd stand in front of a pantry full of chocolate and not want any. Mounjaro changed my appetite, but what happened to my comfort eating was something I really wasn't prepared for. 🍫❤... ...more
Weekly Updates
October 16, 2026•12 min read
Eight Stone Down on Mounjaro! Your Questions, My Answers, and a Few Things I've Learned Along the Way 😂💕
I've lost over 8 stone on Mounjaro! Answering your questions about what I eat, counting calories, doses, private costs, side effects and my goal weight. ...more
Weekly Updates
October 09, 2026•15 min read
Mounjaro, Menopause and HRT at 52. Because Apparently Losing Eight Stone Wasn't Enough! 🥵😂
My experience of taking Mounjaro and starting HRT at 52. From night sweats and brain fog to weight-loss plateaus, here's what changed. ...more
Weekly Updates
October 02, 2026•13 min read
Eight Stone Down, Still Living With Lymphoedema. And Yes, I Finally Bought the Boots! 🥾
I've lost over 8 stone on Mounjaro, but I still have lymphoedema. Here's how weight loss has changed my swelling, mobility and everyday life. ...more
Weekly Updates
September 25, 2026•11 min read
I’ve Lost 8 Stone. EIGHT STONE. Also, Apparently I’m Menopausal Now. 🤦♀️
Well. This is slightly bonkers. When I started Mounjaro in October 2024, I weighed 19 stone 13.6 lbs. I was so close to 20 stone that frankly we might as well call it 20. Nobody needs us splitting hai... ...more
Weekly Updates
July 24, 2026•8 min read
The
"I'm Doing This" Challenge
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feels doable (because it is)
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