Trying the new Community groups feature for a maintenance focussed thread for our Mounjaro/Wegovy with >5 stone/30kg to lose alumni 👩🎓
All Mounjaro/Wegovy with >5 stone/30kg to lose posters and lurkers who enjoyed the supportive weight loss thread welcome whether you have graduated to maintenance already or getting close and pondering what happens next!
I expect this thread will be much quieter than our main Mounjaro/Wegovy with >5 stone/30kg to lose thread (which has been running for almost 2 years now!) as it feels intensity drops when in maintenance, but it would be great to keep in touch with everyone now and again and how we are all getting on post-weight loss and what we find works / doesn't work.
I'll start the thread with Mumsnet maintenance posts most repeated practical maintenance advice gathered by asking CoPilot to look at the board -
🚫 Don’t stop abruptly – taper your dose and/or slowly space injections; stopping suddenly often means hunger and regain
🎯 Aim for the lowest dose that keeps food noise calm, not zero at all costs
🍽️ Expect appetite to return – hunger is normal in maintenance, not a personal failure
🔄 Don’t jump from dieting straight to “normal eating” – a slow reverse diet (adding food gradually) helps weight stay off
🍗 Keep protein‑first habits and the smaller portions you learned while losing
🏥 Check your provider supports maintenance (some stop prescribing below certain BMIs)
📏 Allow a weight “zone” (±2–5 lb) rather than chasing one exact number
🧠 Weigh less often – watch trends, not single‑day/week blips
🚶♀️💪 Walk regularly; add gentle strength if you can – movement supports stability and confidence
💭 Expect maintenance to feel mentally harder than loss – less scale feedback doesn’t mean you aren’t succeeding 💛
(Hope this works in the Mumsnet Community Group feature!)