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 - nothing (lie in)

L- leftover sweet and sour chicken and a bit of rice from last night

T - spaghetti bolognese

Snacks - cup of tea and two shortbread biscuits, homemade gingerbread man (first time baking)

Drank a litre of water, squash, a can of cherry coke zero

E- 11,000 steps

Friday - wk 74, day 2, 5mg (maint wk24)
E: spin, Pilates, yoga
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon
L: Gorgonzola, black pepper thins, sweet chilli beetroot, an apple
S: apples, salt and pepper cashews
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water, g&ts

Yesterday - week 74, day 3, 5mg (maint wk24)
E: spin, 16k steps
B: whole grain rye toast, cream cheese, ALL the black pepper!!
L: Gorgonzola, sweet chilli thins, fig and balsamic beetroot, snack peppers, an apple
D: gochujang chicken mince, noodles, peppers, bok choi, an apple
S: apples, one salted caramel twix finger, 2 tiny red snack peppers whilst cooking (seem to have a passion for red peppers!)
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water, 2 glasses of white wine

Day 1, week 8, 5mg, 19lb down

B: protein granola, frozen raspberries and fat free greek yogurt, two coffees, one containing collagen

L: 3 heck chicken sausages, scrambled egg, a hash brown, heinz five beanz and a tiny slice of sourdough

D: roast lamb, roast potatoes, roast carrots, spiced red cabbage, cauliflower cheese and broccoli

1/2 an M&S gingerbread and white chocolate cookie may have also fallen in my mouth earlier. It was divine!

B: decaf black coffee

L: leftover lamb, lentil and black pudding hotpot, swede, parsnip, carrot and a few sprouts on the side. Protein yogurt with 2x kiwis

D: beef burrito with mince, beans, salsa, mayo, avocado, tomato, lettuce, cheese, pink pickled onions. Some coleslaw. Square of dark choc.

Two cups of tea, 2L water and some gardening

Wk 74, day 4, 5mg, (main wk 24)
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon, whole grain rye toast
L: lucky dip from fridge leftovers - little bit of chicken and bacon pasta with peas, an apple
D: chicken and chorizo lasagna, spinach, an apple
S: an apple, small handful of salt and pepper cashews
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water, glass of white wine, 2 proseccos

Feels like lunch and dinner were almost the same!! 😂

May be regretting yesterday’s chorizo this morning…

@IReallyNeedThisToWork hope you feeling better!

Week 8, day 4, 2.5mg

B - Overnight oat, chai seeds, fat free greek yogurt & berries. Coffee with collagen protein
L - Egg and tuna salad
D - Chicken breast to up protein, had late lunch
S - Protein yorgurt
E - 10k steps which includes run

1.5l of water with psyllium husk and 3 cups of coffee

B: piece of wholemeal sourdough toast with peanut butter

L: leftover mince with beans from yesterday’s burrito, scrambled eggs, salsa, pink pickled onions

D: roast chicken, roast potatoes, sprouts, swede, Yorkshire pudding, gravy

@jaelato1 thanks! Thankfully seems to have been short lived 🤦🏼‍♀️

Wk 74, day 5, 5mg (maint wk 24)
E: yoga, Pilates, pump (kind off - useless cover teacher!)
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon, whole grain rye toast
D: Gorgonzola and sweet chilli thins, fig and balsamic beetroot, an apple
S: an apple, vegan biscoff cookie
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water, yogi tea

Week 8, day 2, 5mg

B: two coffees, one containing collagen

L: M&S chunky minestrone soup and a toasted cheese sandwich, two clementines

D: leftover lamb, pepper and spinach burrito

Sn: protein chocolate milk

A few lemsips have also been drank throughout the day and gallons of squash

Maintenance wk 8 day 4 - 3.75mg

E: cycled to work

B: 0% Greek yog, pink lady, muesli

E: cycled home

L: 2 x slices Jason’s sourdough with PB fit peanut butter

E: Bodypump

D: Sweet potato and chickpea curry, white rice, mini naan, more Greek yog, mango chutney

S: Ruffle bar

@IReallyNeedThisToWork which thins do you have? DH has bought some nice cheese so I’d like a bit of crunch to have with it

@gimmemounjaro I love the Lidl ones! Sweet chilli are lovely but the rosemary and sea salt are also fab. Rarely have any of those though as DS eats them like crisps! 😂 Also love a good black pepper cracker.

It’s a revelation that I can eat cheese and biscuits and not instantly put on a stone!

Week 8, day 5, 2.5mg

B - Coffee with collagen protein. fat free greek yogurt and chai seed
L - vegetable scrambled egg
D - Salmon with veggies
S - one small pancake
E - 10k steps
1.5l of water with psyllium husk and 2 cups of coffee

B: slice of wholemeal sourdough toast with peanut butter

L: seedy crackers with cottage cheese, protein yogurt with a kiwi and a plum

S: handful of nuts, square of dark choc

D: chicken, mushroom and spinach curry, spoonful of brown rice, couple of almonds

i am adopting a new strategy of little and often (or littler and oftener anyway). So four meals instead of two.

Have got thins on my shopping list!

Maintenance week 9 day 5

E: 5k run

B: porridge with chia seeds, cocoa powder and pear (did you know cocoa powder has more fibre per 100g than chia seeds!!!)

E: cycled to work

S: skinny cappuccino

L: chickpea and sweet potato curry and mini naan

E: cycled home

D: udon noodles with a veg and peanut sauce, marinated tofu and 2 x bao buns with pickled cabbage and carrot (my husband made this - it took him a loooong time!)

S: 2 x m&ms, protein choc ice

Week 8, day 3, 5mg

B: collagen coffee (and an extra coffee)

L: vegetable soup and sourdough with cheese, a clementine

Sn: a quarter of kids’ leftover pizza

D: chicken tikka, half a portion of rice and 1/4 garlic naan, small amount of salad

Lots of squash, two teas and a pint of lime and soda.

@gimmemounjaro good luck with the new strategy 🤞 Seem to have lost any plot at all here! 😂

Wk 74, day 6, 5mg (maint wk 24)
E: spin, Pilates, pump
B: whole grain rye toast with cream cheese and smoked salmon (and all the black pepper!!)
L: leftover gochujang chicken, noodles, bok choi (an amount I probably would have binned in the past as it wouldn’t have been enough to save!!), an apple
S: apples, Lidl mini Twix dupes
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water, glass of prosecco, 2 glasses white wine

Weird day of very little interest in food other than the chocolate🤦🏼‍♀️

Week 8, day 6, 2.5mg

E - Wk 1 day 2 C25K
L - Coffee and protein smoothie
D - katsu chicken with rice
E - 5k steps
1.5l of water and 2 cups of coffee

B: Wholemeal sourdough toast with peanut butter

L: leftover chicken, mushroom and spinach curry, no rice. Protein yogurt with a kiwi and a plum

S: crackers and (rather too much) cheese

D: gammon, sprouts with black pudding, a fried egg

Week 8, day 4, 5mg

B: protein yogurt, two coffees, one containing collagen

L: sweetcorn hash, a clementine, bag of lentil crisps

D: chicken breast, leftover roast potatoes and carrots, broccoli, savoy cabbage and gravy.

Sn: an M&S gingerbread & white chocolate cookie - thank goodness these have now gone!

Wk 74, day 7, 5mg, (maintenance wk 24)
E: pilates
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon, whole grain rye
L: Gorgonzola, sweet chilli thins, sweet chilli beetroot, an apple
D: gochujang salmon, crushed new potatoes, broccoli, salt and pepper prawns, apple
S: appples, salt and pepper cashews, Lidl mini Twix
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water, 2 g&ts

B: (late, post haircut) egg salad sandwich from the bakers, their granary bread is amazeballs

L: protein yogurt with a kiwi and a plum

S: handful of nuts

D: chicken pilaf, square of dark choc

Week 8, day 5, 5mg

B: one collagen coffee, one normal coffee

L: slice of cheddar & jalapeño sourdough, some cucumber and olives, hummus and chicken breast, a peanut and chocolate protein bar

D: bacon & savoy cabbage pine nut pasta followed by a clementine

Will likely have a cuppa and a chocolate digestive this eve.

Week 8, day 7, 2.5mg
B - black coffee with collagen protein
L - Tuna salad
D - Korean BBQ Chicken
E - 10k steps
1.5l of water and 1 mug of coffee and 1 cup of peppermint tea