To consider Mounjaro?

[Itsanewyear26]

My BMI is 25.4. I’m 11.5 stone.

I used to be slimmer and maintained it for a long time, fluctuating between 10 stone 4 and 10 stone 8. If I got to the top of that range I’d pull back and the weight would shift. I was eating about 1200-1400 calories then.

Since DC2 (who is now 8), I haven’t lost all the weight and have rarely seen under 11 stone. I’m active with 10k steps most days, I do 30-45 minutes of aerobic exercise (mixture between running, HIIT classes or weight) 4 times a week as well.

I don’t drink often, and meals are 90% home cooked and healthy. Snacking and picking is my downfall, and the constant food noise. I’ll have breakfast and wait for lunch with no issues, and then some days (approximately 2 weeks out of 4, I’d say) the food noise from lunch onwards is constant. I end up snacking too much, just picking on anything. I don’t buy biscuits but anything that is in for the DC I will eat, or I’ll just find something or go and buy something (live in London so there are Little Waitrose every where I turn for a quick fix!).

I track my calories but I struggle to get by on 1500 a day. I feel hungry and dissatisfied constantly. I drink loads of water and other drinks to try and keep full.

I just can’t lose the weight. I only want to lose a stone, I know I’ll find it much easier to maintain if I could get to 10 stone 7. I’ve been trying for over 8 years. I’m sure it looks like I haven’t been trying hard as I’m hopeless and only last about a week. I find the idea of weekends with no treats depressing.

Is anyone else in a similar situation?

@wantmorenow Did you pick up any tips on reducing food noise? Any contributing causes like UPF's?

@Itsanewyear26 Not in your position as had several stone to lose but I have had good results on MJ. However, I took a break for 2 months and the food noise came straight back and I started to put weight back on. I didn't pile it on as I was ultra conscious this could become a yoyo thing . I've just started back on it as I still have several stone to lose and I work in a high stress environment which will change in a few months. That's my window but I think it will be really quite hard to maintain it as I'm just removing the noise, not curing the snacking habit.

So my recommendation would be to exhaust other options before signing up to what is an expensive habit.

It's an interesting read from a qualified Dr with a background in nutrition. Talks about how many people are currently overfed but under nourished and about how the drugs act, their side effects and non-weight related benefits found by researchers, then finally how to protect your metabolism and muscle mass if choosing to use them.

I've taken my first dose today. I've dithered for weeks (it's just been sitting in the fridge). If you've tried everything else then go for it.

If you don’t go down the WLI route then I seriously recommend just chatting to AI about your goal then getting it to coach you out of your snacking when you feel the urge. Not a panacea but I’ve managed to get down to BMI 23 after hovering around BMI 25-6 most of my adult life. It is a slog and not guarantee I’ll keep it up but I’m staying roughly within a 2-3lb range so far. I tell it what i eat every day and it gives me gentle nudges when I’m falling back into uncontrolled snacking. I agree that maintenance is way easier than shifting the excess weight and for that reason I’m sympathetic with the attraction to WLI. Being in calorie deficit sucks and you feel hungry whereas once you’ve reached your goal it’s about being sensible and listening to your appetite. Good luck