What I Ate Today on Mounjaro - still accountable thread 4!

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Still here for thread 4! A place to record what you’re eating, get ideas, chat about food and stay accountable. New starters, long timers and those in maintenance all welcome.

Sharing and support not judgement!

Wk 76, day 5, 5mg (maint wk 26)
E: yoga, Pilates, spin
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon, whole grain rye toast
L: piri piri smoked mackerel fillet, cowboy caviar, an apple
D: Stilton and thins, sweet chilli beetroot, an apple
S: apple, honey roast peanuts and cashews
Usual supplements, green tea, 3 litres of water, yogi tea

Oh my gosh - I’ve eaten so much today! Period due on wed.. maybe that’s it. Maintenance and at the lower end of my target weight range so ok I guess. 2.5mg

S: salted caramel soren bar

E: 30 mins bodypump then cycled to work

S: skinny Cappucino

B: 0% Greek yog, frozen fruit, fast800 beetroot brownie, Americano with coconut milk

L: beetroot and lentil pasta with smashed butter beans and peas and mozzarella

S: Naked bar

E: cycled home in pouring rain!

D: butter bean, onion and sun-dried tomato casserole with 2 small slices crusty bread and butter

S: golden kiwi, few chocolate chips, square dark chocolate and 4 m&ms

I feel like I’ve eaten loads today too 🙈

B: slice of sourdough toast with peanut butter

S: handful of nuts

L: leftover stroganoff, protein yogurt with blackberries and a kiwi

S: a few almonds and a square of dark choc

D: shepherds pie, peas. Couple of crackers with some Red Leicester. More almonds.

Week 10, day two, 5mg
B: protein yogurt, one collagen coffee, one normal coffee
L: mixed bean soup and a roll with ham in
Sn: bag of lentil crisps and a clementine
D: homemade beef chilli, basmati rice and grating of reduced fat cheddar on top
Sn: small bowl of rice krispies
E: an hour of netball games

Feels like lots of food here also!

week1, day 4:
b: Greek yog, seeds & berries
l: half a sausage (mistake!) ½ protein wrap with sliced turkey, mayo & kimchi
d: tiny bowl salmon & spinach pasta with cottage cheese, about 10 tubes of pasta .. am stuffed!
s: fruit yog/ cashews - likely a little choc later as have a craving!
e: Lower body weights sesh 40 mins, 1 hr dog walk
i remain astonished at how easy it is to eat less & well!

Wk 76, day 6, 5mg (maint wk 26)
E: spin, Pilates, yoga, pump
B: whole grain rye toast, cream cheese
L: smoked mackerel fillet, cowboy caviar, an apple
D: fast800 butter chicken, rice, baby corn, spinach, an apple
S: an apple
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water, 2 x 0%g&ts, 0% spiced rum

Have fairly loud booze noise today so back to the 0% stuff of my early MJ days🤦🏼‍♀️

@IReallyNeedThisToWork i love alcohol free beer - I think it’s great you are happy enough with the 0% stuff.

Lots of food today again but lots of cardio too…

B: chocolate, chia, peanut butter and pear porridge

E: 10.5k run

S: protein coffee

E: cycled to work

S: Americano with coconut milk and banana

L: lentil and beetroot pasta with smashed butter beans and peas

E: cycled home

D: breaded fish, peas and sweetcorn, homemade potato wedges, tartare sauce

S: kiwi, few dark chocolate chips, 4 m&ms, square dark choc

Rest day tomorrow - I wonder if I’ll struggle to eat less…

@Incognitoburrito88 one heck of a run!! I actually really like the 0% rum and gin and it makes me realise I am all about taste not simply the buzz. I am relieved I have noticed it creeping back in (Christmas events and more time spent with new man!) and am able to ease off. Now I just need someone to make a decent low or no red and white wine…

Wk 76, day 7, 5mg (maint wk 26)
E: yoga (new vinyasa flow class I am LOVING!), Pilates
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon
L: small pack of sushi, apple
D: Vietnamese caramelised pork mince, rice noodles, peppers, broccoli, an apple
S: rather too many honey roast cashews, raspberry porridge bar, an apple
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water

Wk1 day5: 2.5mg
Noticed appetite creeping back in today…
E: half hour HIIT bootcamp & 40 min dog walk
B: deliciously Ella cereal bar
L: protein wrap with ham & kimchi (ate in 2 sittings)
D: naked turkey fajitas (with no wrap) sour cream & avo
S: 2 jelly babies/ slice of turkey/ slice of ham/ 2 quality st!

@IReallyNeedThisToWork Yup - in 4 pregnancies I have never found a decent wine substitute- you are packing in an impressive amount of exercise too!

Rest day today…

S: Cappucino

B: Greek yog, pear, muesli

L: butter bean and onion stew with slice of sourdough, Americano with coconut milk

D: mushroom massaman with small amount of white rice and mini naan, dollop of Greek yogurt

S: kiwi, few dark chocolate chips, 4 m&ms

E: 15k steps (had to walk to my nail appointment!)

Wk 77, day 1, 5.8mg (maint wk 27)
Have taken an extra 0.1ml this week so as not to waste any of my pen and will do the same next week. I’m hoping it shuts up the booze noise over the coming festive period…
E: day in France = 20,138 steps
B: slice of whole grain rye toast with cream cheese
L: green lentil, saveloy and lardon salad, pike dumpling quenelle in a lobster sauce with potatoes, cheese, mouthful of caramelised bread pudding
S: a croissant, an apple
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water, 2 glasses red wine with lunch

Just got into bed on 21,229 steps which hopefully burns off some of my very rich lunch!

@IReallyNeedThisToWork your lunch made my mouth water!

S: 1/2 banana

E: 5k run then cycle to work

B: other half banana, Greek yog, muesli

L: left over quorn butter chicken, sugar snap peas, mini naan, Americano with coconut milk

E: cycled home

D: homemade roast veg sauce and pasta, mozzarella, olives, bit of homemade chocolate roulade a friend brought round (it was delicious)

Ended the day on 18k steps but some were during my run!

Friday - wk 77, day 2, 5.8mg (maint wk 27)
E: spin, Pilates, yoga
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon
D: coconut and coriander salmon, long stem broccoli
S: apple, honey roast cashews

Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water, 2 g&ts, several glasses of white wine

Yesterday - wk 77, day 3, 5.8mg (maint wk 27)
E: spin
B: eggs benedict
D: cheese on toast
S: apples
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water, g&ts, wine

@IReallyNeedThisToWork can I ask how many calories are you consuming? I’m a newbie & felt fine on 900-1000.. then forced myself to up that to 1300 following concerns I wasn’t eating enough but have ended up feeling really sick. My tdee says I need almost 1600 to lose, the thought of forcing that down is 🤢 The food noise has certainly gone but this process has still got my head in a spin!!! Also you’re doing lots of exercise.. is the weight still dropping off you? Really appreciate any advice on getting the balance right to ensure steady safe loss, from an experienced user! Tia

Here’s yesterday

Maintenance week 10 (maybe) 2.5mg

B: 2 slices Jason’s sourdough with butter and marmite

S: 2 gummy sweets

E: 10 mile run (took 2 energy gels on the way round)

S: electrolytes

L: white bap, 2 x fried eggs, mozzarella, mushrooms, sugar snap peas

S: homemade gingerbread

D: paella, salad, 2 bits garlic bread

S: alcohol free beer, couple of handfuls of sweet popcorn and 2 handfuls of pretzels

Still at the bottom of my maintenance weight range and struggling to balance guilt of eating with needing to fuel my body as my long runs increase - maintenance is hard!

Hi @cobblers00 to be honest, I don’t have a clue! I don’t really count calories and haven’t throughout the entire process. I’ve had the odd run of a few days of tracking and then find I start to lose the will to live and have to stop 😂 In the losing phase, I was probably eating between 800-1200 calories a day depending on appetite. I am only 5ft tall and 58 years old and have found that TDEE calculations are completely pointless for me! I am 6 months into maintenance and have had to come down to 5mg to stop losing as I struggled on anything higher than that.

I am indeed very active (generally, until I have heavy weekends and end up being a Sunday sloth!) and aim to eat enough to keep my energy levels up.

Many of my meals are from the Fast800 programme so I have a general idea that I am eating enough and very healthily. I aim to be guided by how I feel and the scales. If I put on weight, I trim my intake for a few days. I had to deliberately slow down the losing process along the way as I had some weeks when I was dropping 5-6 lbs which I knew wasn’t overly healthy!

Feel free to ask any questions you have in here. There are several of us long timers in maintenance now and have a vast amount of experience to share if we can help in any way.

Wk 77, day 4, 5.8mg (maint wk 27)
E: rest day
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon
D: roast chicken, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pud, leeks in cream, cauli cheese, peas, broccoli, an apple
S: 3 choc chip cookies, handful of Sensations chicken and thyme crisps

Usual supplements, green tea, 3 litres of water, 2 glasses red wine with dinner

Wk 77, day 5, 5.8mg (maint wk 27)
E: yoga, Pilates, body pump
B: scrambled egg, feta, asparagus, smoked salmon, whole grain rye toast
L: seeded roll with ham and salad (first sandwich since starting MJ!!), an apple
D: leftover roast chicken and bubble, an apple
S: apple, handful of crisps, a hobnob
Usual supplements, green tea, 2 litres of water, glass of wine with dinner

Oh, and a spoonful of Biscoff spread!

Yum! Can’t have that in the house!!!

yesterday…

S: 1/2 banana
E: 5k run
B: chocolate and chia porridge with pear and PB fit powder, sprinkle of shaved coconut
E: cycle to work
L: smoked salmon fillet with broccoli and sugar snap peas, Americano with coconut milk
S: nakd bar
E: cycle home
D: veggie chilli with small scoop rice, spinach, Greek yog and sprinkle cheddar
S: 1 piece of Turkish delight, golden kiwi, few choc chips, square dark choc

Week 11, day 3, 5mg, 21.8lb down

B: two coffees, one containing collagen, protein yogurt
L: coronation turkey jacket potato with salad - whilst out
D: leftover turkey, sprout and pancetta egg fried rice, two clementines and an oreo mini ice cream

@Incognitoburrito88 probably won’t be there long as DS is home alone! 😂

Wk 77, day 6, 5.8mg (maint wk 27)
E: 3k run (knee not overly happy but will have to persevere or find a gym!)
B: whole grain rye toast with cream cheese
L: easyJet bacon roll, Twirl
S: carrot ‘salad’ (it’s a meze of fried carrot and garlic in yoghurt - YUM!), shrimp casserole, spoonful of rice, few chips, bread
S: bowl of crisps
Usual supplements, green tea, tea, 2 litres of water, 3 beers, compulsory airport glass of champagne
Travel day and am now back in Turkey!! 🎉

Yesterday

E: Bodypump + cycled to and from work

S: protein coffee

B: weetabix, Greek yog, 1/2 banana, few berries, PB fit powder , Americano with coconut milk

L: veggie chilli with rice, spinach and mozzarella

D: aubergine curry with prawns, poppadom, Greek yog, mango chutney and rice (didn’t realise husband was making this when I packed my lunch!!)

S: kiwi, apple. Few chocolate chips, 2 mini jelly sweets while I decorated a birthday cake!!