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!

B: decaf black coffee

L: turkey salad sandwich from a bakery, they have lovely granary bread that doesn’t send me straight to sleep (unlike most bread). Protein yogurt with raspberries

D: beef and olive casserole, cabbage with bacon, carrots, cauliflower. Peanut and chocolate protein bar

@cheekysausage123 I use this recipe but there are plenty of others if you don’t like this one!

Wk 68, day 1, 5mg, dose 7 (maintenance)
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon
L: smoked mackerel, cowboy caviar, an apple
D: gochujang chicken, rice, pak choy, an apple
Usual supplements, green tea, 3 litres of water

Thanks @IReallyNeedThisToWork🤌🏻

Oh and I had a Diet Coke this morning too! Forgot 😁

B: decaf black coffee

L: leftover beef casserole with peas and sweetcorn, seedy crackers with Gorgonzola

D: pasta with tomato and chilli sauce, Parmesan. 2x squares of dark choc.

Been losing over the last few days and I’m at the bottom of the Maintenance Zone of Acceptability so hopefully the pasta will mean I’m up a pound or so tomorrow

@gimmemounjaro I too seem to be only a pound away from the bottom of my zone yet feel I have been stuffing myself! Not overly drastic as bmi is still 21.9 but really cannot get my head around the possibility of dropping under 8 stone!!!

Wk 68, day 2, 5mg, dose 7 (maintenance)
B: scrambled egg etc
L/D: leftover gochujang chicken with noodles and Chinese leaf (my new fave meal!!), an apple, some weird meringue bar from my out of date snack box 🤷‍♀️
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water, a g&t and who only knows what else I may drink this evening! 😂

@IReallyNeedThisToWork I’m tempted to go a little lower, I do still get that little buzz from a loss and I wonder what it would be like to be a size 8 or whatever - but I have a bunch of nice clothes that fit and I’m quite saggy enough at BMI 22.4 😂

I’m finding it hard to eat enough too - I’ve lost 2.5lbs in the last 6 days eating pretty well, but hopefully it will even out as I reduce the dose a bit more. Currently on 6.7mg, hoping this bodes well for maintaining at something lower than that.

How do you do your gochujang chicken? We have a jar of gochujang paste in the fridge that needs eating up.

B: protein granola, fat free greek yogurt and frozen fruit, two coffees and half a measure of collagen

L: smashed avocado on toast with feta, poached egg and streaky bacon, soda water and lime, cup of tea

D: southern Indian chicken curry with basmati rice and a slither of naan bread

Two more cups of tea, lots of squash and water

@gimmemounjaro I made this but used chicken mince as it was what I had! Also used a Lidl hot honey mix instead of the honey and worked fine. Really yummy!! 😁

Ooh thanks, that looks lovely 🤩

Day 6, week one, 2.5mg

B: protein granola, fat free greek yogurt and frozen fruit, two coffees, one containing half a dose of collagen powder

L: ham and cheese open sourdough sandwich with chutney, bag of lentil crisps

Sn: protein yogurt

D: margarita pizza (aiming for two or three slices) and salad with peppers, leaves, olives and cucumber, tablespoon of mayo

Two teas, one peppermint tea, one can of pepsi max and lots of water

@gimmemounjaro What's the maintenance zone thing?

Oh it’s just my stupid way of referring to the weight range I am trying to stay within now I’m maintaining. Basically 150-159 lbs for me. I was expecting the difficult part to be staying below 159 but the other end is actually just as tricky 🫠

Pasta didn’t work - so trying cheese and chocolate today 😳

B: decaf black coffee

L: broccoli and Stilton soup, half a bar of Lindt milk choc, handful of cashews

D: prawn stir fry

@gimmemounjaro I love your term for the ‘zone’! 😁

Yesterday - week68, day 3, 5mg, dose 7 (maintenance!)
B: croissant
L: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, whole grain rye toast
D: cowboy caviar
S: (this is where it went pear shaped! 😂) cheese and onion crisps (don’t think I’ve had these for over a year!), Lidl choc hobnobs knockoffs (or these!)
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water, 2 glasses prosecco
Late nights out on Fridays are def having an effect on eating on Saturdays 😁

Week two, day one, Mounjaro 2.5mg

B: cheddar and marmite muffin split and toasted with two poached eggs, 25g light halloumi, half an avocado and chilli jam, two coffees and half a dose of collagen powder

L: slice of sourdough, butter and cheese

Sn: soreen apple bar, half a biscuit, 1/2 a bottle of protein shake

D: chicken breast, roasted bbq peppers, courgettes and onion and butterbeans with tenderstem broccoli

Two teas, lots of s/free squash

@cheekysausage123 how did week 1 go? All good??

Wk68, day 4, 5mg, dose 7 (maintenance)
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon
L: roast beef, roast potatoes, carrot (1/2!! Not sure how a pub thinks that’s ok! 😂), purple carrot, cavalo nero, cauliflower cheese, Yorkshire pud, gravy, ice cream
S: 6 dark choc cashews, a cold sausage
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 glasses white wine, 2 glasses prosecco

Oh your dinner sounds delightful - apart from lack of carrots @IReallyNeedThisToWork!

Down 3.8lb so I’m happy with that, thanks for asking. 🥳

Long day visiting DD at uni, 7hrs in the car 😰

Hence all food today came from Reading Services 😳

B: Decaf black coffee. Costa sausage bap (with brown sauce obvs).

L: M+S egg and tomato sandwich, crisps, flapjack

S: millionaires shortbread

D: M+S prawn sandwich, crisps, fudge bar

Feel a bit bunged up after all that bread -looking forward to some fruit and veg tomorrow. And will be interesting to see what a day like that does to the numbers on the scale, hopefully up a bit but not too much 🤔

Oh I forgot - there was also a cupcake as one of the flatmates had a birthday. Yum.

Sunday’s food -
Current dose 5mg
maintenance but at the top end of my zone of tolerance - wouldn’t mind dropping a few more lbs!

B: Cappucino, pink lady apple, Greek yog, granola

L: 3 small slices homemade pizza on wholemeal base (wholemeal got a resounding thumbs down across the board will go back to white flour next time!), pizza express dipping sauce, chopped salad with sweet chilli sauce

D: spicy halloumi rice and broccoli

S: 2 gummy bears, Lidl chocolate protein ice cream bar (I love these!)

B: decaf black coffee

L: chilli, protein yogurt with raspberries and kiwi

D: ham, coleslaw, a few chips. Apple with peanut butter

B - protein yogurt
S - almonds, yubi protein bar
L- hard boiled eggs sliced on toast with a scraping of mayo; skinny whip bar
D - chilli and brown rice
S - crumpet

Wk68, day 5, 5mg, dose 7, maintenance
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon
L: 2 sausages, cowboy caviar, an apple
D: Asian beef bowl, Chinese cabbage, rice, an apple
S: 2 apples
Usual supplements, green tea, 3 litres of water
Managed c25k week 7 run 1 without my AirPods today - full on mind over matter! 😫

Week 2, day 2, 2.5mg

B: protein granola, fat free greek yogurt & frozen fruit, two coffees and half a dose of collagen powder

L: leftover butter beans and roasted veg with 50g chicken, bag of lentil crisps and a protein yogurt

D: chicken and salad wrap, half a protein shake

Sn: half a protein bagel with 20g of ham on, big mouthful of brownie

Loads of water and two teas… Less carby day needed tomorrow me thinks.