What I Ate Today on Mounjaro - back for round 3!

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With only a tiny bit of space left on the last thread, here’s a new one!

For accountability, inspiration and support, not judgement!

Thanks - what I ate yesterday to start the thread off!

B: Arla Protein yoghurt pouch
L: Homemade thick bacon and lentil soup and small loaf slice of white bread to dook in
D: 2 hot smoked salmon fillets, hard boiled egg, colourful salad, sweet chilli sauce

Snacks - Some roast chicken from fridge (probably around 1 thigh), mixed nuts
Drinks - 1.5L of water + 600ml clear protein with collagen powder

Thanks for the new thread @IReallyNeedThisToWork l’m checking in ready for tomorrow!

B: Strawberries and apple, latte

L: Bagel with avocado, cherry tomatoes and chicken

D: Chicken salad with feta

Snacks: A few tortillas with dip, 1 square chocolate

Drinks: Water, electrolytes, Coke Zero, iced latte, peppermint tea

Thanks @IReallyNeedThisToWork!
Yesterday was..
B - greek yogurt, chia seeds, walnuts
L - leftover noodles, chicken, veg, apple
D - odd one as we had a bit of drama so didn't eat till 10pm - 2 crumpet thins, peanut butter, yogurt and a couple of rich tea fingers

Today I had

Breakfast - Tesco fruit platter, which was grapes, melon and pineapple
Cup of coffee

Snack; Huel bar

Lunch: Huel protein shake

Dinner: baked beans on toast with a sprinkle of cheese

Drinks: water, coffee, tea and sugar free apple tango

W13 D4 5mg

Starving today!

B Bacon medallions, poached egg and tomatoes with wholemeal toast.

L Banana and an apple.

D Steak with mashed potatoes, a huge portion of broccoli and Diane sauce.

S Protein yoghurt (will have later).

Week 46, day 1, 10mg, dose 13
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon
D: coconut and coriander salmon, long stem broc, pear
S: raspberries, handful of cashews
Usual supplements, green tea, 3 litres of water, Diet Coke, elderflower and soda x 2, night time tea

B - satsuma
L - mango and coconut chicken mini fillets with leftover roast veg (peppers, onions, tomatoes, courgette)
D - shawarma style chicken fillet with pilau rice, salad, mini naan, raita and mango chutney

No snacks, over 4l of water, supplements, sparking flavoured water and a can of Pepsi max

Hi again all! Thanks for the new thread.

Week 9 - 5mg

B - black coffee

L - still wasn't hungry. Had a skinny iced latte from Costa because I was out in town.

D - prawn curry, broccoli, peppers, coriander and cauliflower rice.

Then it turned out I was still hungry and obviously playing catch up so I had my first proper dessert in two months. Two meringue nests, bit of cream, strawberries, raspberries and blueberries.

Other drinks: lemon iced tea, one slimline gin and tonic.

Breakfast - 1 wheat biscuit with oat milk, alpro blackberry yoghurt.

Lunch - kimchi fried rice with teriaki tofu (a green chef meal).

Dinner - 2 small slices of wholemeal bread, baked beans, sprinkle of vegan cheese, richmond meat free chicken.

Drinks/Snacks - alpro cranberry and raspberry yoghurt, apple, 2 tea and 2 coffee with oat milk, hot chocolate made with soya milk, blackcurrant clear vegan protein drink, water.

That come in at about 1500 calories, 35g fibre and 71g protein.

W13 D5 5mg

B Sultana bran and a banana.

L 3 clementines and some raspberries.

D Potato and leek soup with crusty bread.

S Protein yoghurt.

B: 2 x weetabix with strawberries and milk, coffee

L: Chicken salad

D: Few slices pizza (regretting it now, heartburn 😭)

Snacks: 2 x chocolate biscuits

Drinks: Water, electrolytes, coffee, tea

Week 46, day 2, 10mg, dose 13
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon
D: teriyaki salmon, salad
‘Kuchisabishii moment’ - cheese!
Usual supplements, 3 litres of water, green tea, cbd drink, glass of wine with dinner, night time tea (currently loving this!!)

Do you mind if I join - Week One, Day 1, 2.5mg

B - boiled egg, slice of toast
L - Melba toasts, anchovies, bell pepper
D - buffalo cauliflower, salad, tortilla wrap. Finger of fudge.

water, collagen, electrolytes, Heineken 0.0

Can I ask a genuine question please . The meal plans listed mostly are, if on a diet what you would eat and lose weight on. If a person can eat healthily like that and lose weight as a result , why would they need the injections?

Exactly what I was thinking! Maybe the mounjaro kills the hunger

Because none of us would be able to eat like this consistently, every day, for months on end without medication. Many of us (myself included) have tried hundreds of times over the years and maybe lost a stone or two which was quickly regained. Mounjaro reduces appetite, kills the food noise, stabilises insulin levels which curbs sugar cravings and allows us to eat like this consistently without feeling deprived. For those of us who have spent our entire lives obese, trying every diet out there (I first joined weight watchers when I was 12), this is truly life changing.

@Bbq1 and @NattyQuail . The injections don't directly make you lose weight per se. They suppress your appetite and stabilise your insulin as @MummyInTheNecropolis said. A side effect of that is that you tend to eat less, or make better food choices consistently and that's what makes you lose the weight. They are a GLP-1 hormonal medication. Amounts of this hormone vary between people so for some that have never struggled with their weight it seems obvious to say eat less and only eat when you're hungry. But for people that have been obese, we often are fighting constant food noise.

For me it has been a revelation. I'd done weight watchers, slimming world, paleo, slim fast, 5:2....you name it. I would inevitably lose some weight and then put it all back on or put on more.

I just hope to stay on Mounjaro long enough so that my good habits are ingrained so I can maintain this and not put the weight back on.

W1 D2 2.5mg

B - banana, frozen red fruits, chia, flax seeds, Greek yoghurt.
L - chicken breast, grapes.
D - small sweet potato with tuna mayo and roast kale. Finger of fudge.

Accidently hit my macros so might eat this combo forever!

B - nothing
L - warm halloumi salad (in a restaurant)
D - shawarma style chicken breast, pilau rice and salad with mango chutney

No snacks, loads of water, supplements, can of Pepsi max and a glass of rose prosecco

Week 46, day 3, 10mg, dose 13
L: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon
D: veg lasagne (aubergine instead of pasta), clementines
S: large handful of cashews
Usual supplements, 2 litres of water, enough green tea to sink a ship, CBD drink, 2 g&ts, night time tea

W13 D6 5mg

B Scrambled eggs and tomatoes on wholemeal toast.

L Nothing.

D Went out for Indian with friends who don’t know I’m on WLI so that was interesting! Had a small amount of chicken tikka masala with a good scoop of plain rice, a chunk off a naan bread, about 5 chips and a poppadom. Pushed it around my plate a lot and nobody seemed to notice I didn’t actually eat a huge amount of it 🤣

B: Weetabix with strawberries, milk and honey with a coffee

L: Reduced fat sausages on toast

D: Nando’s marinaded chicken, a few home made chips, salad and corn on the cob

Snacks: Shared some Victoria sponge whilst out at a garden centre

Drinks: Water, electrolytes, cappucino, one can of Corona, 2 x rose wine

Week 9 - 5mg

Brunch: two slices of bacon, two scrambled eggs, chilli sauce and a sprinkle of cheese in a protein wrap.

Dinner: steak, tenderstem broccoli, asparagus, peppercorn sauce and some oven chips.

Drinks: small glass of red wine, a can of pepsi max, water, black coffee

W13 D7 5mg

B Sultana bran and a banana.

L Ryvita with salmon Philadelphia and cucumber.

D Homemade pizza with pepperoni, pineapple and peppers.

S Protein yoghurt and raspberries.