Weight Loss

Disclaimer: this is not medical advice.

I had never heard of this drug so I researched it on the internet and found that it promotes weight loss by stabilising blood sugar, slowing gastric emptying and promoting a feeling of fullness.

I was considerably overweight in my early 40s and got to my goal weight by changing my diet and experimenting a bit to find what worked for me. Diet & nutrition also became my special interest for a while and I researched it extensively.

I believe that a diet which does what Mounjaro does will exclude processed food & starchy carbs (to keep blood sugar low and stable), and include sufficient fibre and protein (to slow gastric emptying and promote a feeling of fullness) That was the sort of diet I used to lose weight.

At the start, allowed foods were meat, fish, eggs, nuts, cheese, yogurt, vegetarian meat alternatives, all vegetables, one portion of high fibre cereal per day, salad with a low sugar dressing such as vinaigrette, and most fruits (but not banana, pineapple, grapes or dried fruit, which are higher in sugars). Banned foods were: potatoes, rice, pasta, beans, all baked goods (like bread, crackers, cakes, biscuits) jam,, table sugar, (I used a natural sweetener in hot drinks/cereal) all processed foods such as pizza, ready meals, etc. I did not measure or weigh anything, just kept portions small. I would have bran cereal for breakfast, tuna/ham/cheese salad for lunch, two snacks of nuts / cheese chunks with cherry tomatoes or chopped fruit during the day, and dinner was meat, fish or an omelette with veg and a low sugar yogurt with fruit for dessert.

After the first few weeks I started to add back in occasional small portions of some of the foods I had stopped eating, such as beans or potato, but did a weekly weigh in to ensure that I was still gradually losing weight. After the first 2 weeks it's better to have a weight loss goal of 1-2lbs a week, as a slower weight loss is believed to be more successful in keeping weight off longer term. I don't have a problem with my weight now I'm in my sixties, but I still keep portions of high carb/processed foods small and I also eat little and often to keep my blood sugar stable.

This is just my story of what worked for me and there is no guarantee it will work for everyone, but you did ask how others lost weight. If you wanted to try what I did I would recommend you speak to your doctor first (which is what I did).

Disclaimer: this is not medical advice.

I had never heard of this drug so I researched it on the internet and found that it promotes weight loss by stabilising blood sugar, slowing gastric emptying and promoting a feeling of fullness.

I was considerably overweight in my early 40s and got to my goal weight by changing my diet and experimenting a bit to find what worked for me. Diet & nutrition also became my special interest for a while and I researched it extensively.

I believe that a diet which does what Mounjaro does will exclude processed food & starchy carbs (to keep blood sugar low and stable), and include sufficient fibre and protein (to slow gastric emptying and promote a feeling of fullness) That was the sort of diet I used to lose weight.

At the start, allowed foods were meat, fish, eggs, nuts, cheese, yogurt, vegetarian meat alternatives, all vegetables, one portion of high fibre cereal per day, salad with a low sugar dressing such as vinaigrette, and most fruits (but not banana, pineapple, grapes or dried fruit, which are higher in sugars). Banned foods were: potatoes, rice, pasta, beans, all baked goods (like bread, crackers, cakes, biscuits) jam,, table sugar, (I used a natural sweetener in hot drinks/cereal) all processed foods such as pizza, ready meals, etc. I did not measure or weigh anything, just kept portions small. I would have bran cereal for breakfast, tuna/ham/cheese salad for lunch, two snacks of nuts / cheese chunks with cherry tomatoes or chopped fruit during the day, and dinner was meat, fish or an omelette with veg and a low sugar yogurt with fruit for dessert.

After the first few weeks I started to add back in occasional small portions of some of the foods I had stopped eating, such as beans or potato, but did a weekly weigh in to ensure that I was still gradually losing weight. After the first 2 weeks it's better to have a weight loss goal of 1-2lbs a week, as a slower weight loss is believed to be more successful in keeping weight off longer term. I don't have a problem with my weight now I'm in my sixties, but I still keep portions of high carb/processed foods small and I also eat little and often to keep my blood sugar stable.

This is just my story of what worked for me and there is no guarantee it will work for everyone, but you did ask how others lost weight. If you wanted to try what I did I would recommend you speak to your doctor first (which is what I did).