*** Big Fat Weight Loss Thread ***

I started my 10mg dose on Saturday, my god it's hitting me hard, I'm so *******, Went for a few games of padel with the guys at lunch and I feel like i've been run over.

That said, results are good - gone from 106KG to 86KG, so 20KG lost - feel so much better and look good too.

Only problem is 10mg fatigue is hitting me hard, not sure how much of it I want to put myself through - sat in the office right now and I just want go curl up and go to sleep.
 
Felon said:
I started my 10mg dose on Saturday, my god it's hitting me hard, I'm so *******, Went for a few games of padel with the guys at lunch and I feel like i've been run over.

That said, results are good - gone from 106KG to 86KG, so 20KG lost - feel so much better and look good too.

Only problem is 10mg fatigue is hitting me hard, not sure how much of it I want to put myself through - sat in the office right now and I just want go curl up and go to sleep.
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Did you need to go up to 10mg? The number one advice I got from various people (and my GP) was that if a dose is working for me, don't go up. Only go up after 5mg if the food noise is back or if the weight loss stops for 2-3 weeks.
 
HACO said:
Did you need to go up to 10mg? The number one advice I got from various people (and my GP) was that if a dose is working for me, don't go up. Only go up after 5mg if the food noise is back or if the weight loss stops for 2-3 weeks.
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Tbh, I'm just following the plan prescribed to me, hopefully I'll adjust to it.
 
I bought some protein powder to help with cravings. I don't eat that many calories at work, about 300cal for breakfast, no more than 1000cal by lunch time and walk my 10km a day (which would add a 200-300 cal deficit easily). But sometimes I get bad cravings between meals and bought a box of crisps (24 packets) and was having a packet once a day and I finished the box...which would have added 5000cal into my body.

Now, replacing it with chocolate flavour protein powder added in my coffee, tested it at home and I don't need the 31g of powder as per serving it says (116cal), I am using like 10g with like 3 tea spoons' worth in 2 cups of coffee. So about 20g of powder total and about 18g of protein.

The hunger in around just before lunch and around 3pm has been much improved. Let's hope my maths work and not going to get fat lol
 
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HACO said:
Another week on Mounjaro, still on the starting 2.5mg dose. Food noise and appetite are more or less gone for me, although they do come back on the 5th and 6th day after my dose, hoping going up to 5mg will kill that bit off. Lost another 1kg this week.
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LeeUK said:
Been on 2.5mg Mounjaro since last Friday and the food noises have completely gone. I hope this works for me going forward.

Already have the 5mg lined up ready.

Starting weight 19st 7.
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2.5mg lost 1 stone in first month.

5mg lost half a stone in 2 weeks. For the whole 3rd week i haven't moved a single pound up or down :(
 
Raymond Lin said:
I bought some protein powder to help with cravings. I don't eat that many calories at work, about 300cal for breakfast, no more than 1000cal by lunch time and walk my 10km a day (which would add a 200-300 cal deficit easily). But sometimes I get bad cravings between meals and bought a box of crisps (24 packets) and was having a packet once a day and I finished the box...which would have added 5000cal into my body.

Now, replacing it with chocolate flavour protein powder added in my coffee, tested it at home and I don't need the 31g of powder as per serving it says (116cal), I am using like 10g with like 3 tea spoons' worth in 2 cups of coffee. So about 20g of powder total and about 18g of protein.

The hunger in around just before lunch and around 3pm has been much improved. Let's hope my maths work and not going to get fat lol
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Sounds like a good plan, i generally struggle to get enough protein in and switching to a Huel type drink for breakfast (and sometimes lunch) has been a massive boost on that front.

Never thought about it as a small addition to coffee if you get a decent flavour.
 
I've been having Huel black for lunch on the days i do the gym. I'm going to stop as i feel bloated for the rest of afternoon. Not just full, but bloated.

Protein boosts:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/JACK-LINKS...YHTQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1 £13 atm

Warrior or Grenade Protein bars - my lunch.

Tesco have some protein milk, haven't tried it yet, but could be good - mix with your protein shake for double the hit! https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/318183774

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08L74P562?th=1 - protein mix.
 
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ivrytwr3 said:
I've been having Huel black for lunch on the days i do the gym. I'm going to stop as i feel bloated for the rest of afternoon. Not just full, but bloated.

Protein boosts:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/JACK-LINKS...YHTQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1 £13 atm

Warrior or Grenade Protein bars - my lunch.

Tesco have some protein milk, haven't tried it yet, but could be good - mix with your protein shake for double the hit! https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/318183774

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08L74P562?th=1 - protein mix.
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Nice suggestions here. I think I might get hold of some jerky for snacking. Have been using Kvarg yoghurts for a while for an extra protein boost at lunch (or whenever). Pretty similar calorie per gram of protein to the jerky and I quite like a sweet treat.

Protein milk is really interesting. Apart from the cost, it doesn't seem like many downsides. Similar idea to the 0% Fage yoghurt I guess. Might give it a try as I don’t drink all that much milk (only with hot drinks).

I do however have almond milk in porridge in the morning. It’s not really anything more than almond flavoured water in terms of nutrition, but it seems to keep me fuller for longer than using cows milk of any description. The high protein milk might be worth a try, but also might just be worth adding a scoop of protein powder. Not something to worry too much about while I’m trying to run a deficit!
 
Martynt74 said:
Sounds like a good plan, i generally struggle to get enough protein in and switching to a Huel type drink for breakfast (and sometimes lunch) has been a massive boost on that front.

Never thought about it as a small addition to coffee if you get a decent flavour.
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My logic..

1 - I notice I am not getting that much protein. I haven't measured it but I don't eat protein for breakfast, and at lunch I get an average of 15g, today the tuna is 13g.
2 - I need something to hold off the hunger.
3 - By my maths, I am replacing the 200cal from crisps with about 80cal in the form of protein, which can only be a good thing.
4 - I don't want to get Huel, just looking for a hunger suppressant more than a meal replacement.

The Optimum Whey that i got in Rich Chocolate actually taste good, makes my coffee taste like a mocha. The reason I put it in my coffee is partly I don't want to get another "thing", that shaker thing and rather to keep to my routine. Not a separate additional thing on my desk. So I mix it with a little bit of cold milk and with a tea spoon i turn it into a paste which helps with minimising clumping (a technique you do in cooking with cornflour to make a slurry). Before adding more milk to the usual amount, then add the hot coffee (made in a french press) into it. The cold milk will lower the temperature so the protein isn't hit with boiling water (it wouldn't be after like 4 mins in the french press) and hitting the cold milk. In the end, there is no clumps at all, taste like a mocha.

Added bonus is that i don't even need to add sugar in my coffee because it's made it sweet enough!

I weighed myself today, first time in almost a year, pretty much the same, only 0.7kg more than last October.
 
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@Raymond Lin

If you are specifically looking for an appetite suppressant - weight loss jabs.

I'm not recommending them, but nearly 2m people in the UK are on them and i am seeing the benefits. It took me 7 months to lose a stone without the jabs, within 2 months of taking the jabs, i am down 2 stone.

The recent price hikes have priced the jabs out of the market for some people, put the new prices are not as high as the 170% we feared, there are also referral codes, discount codes etc that soften the blow a bit.

Again, not recommending, but may be worthwhile exploring? Once you get over the stigma of it's 'cheating' or worried what others may think, they are very good. Providing we don't find out these kill you in the next x amount of years, they will be the norm, much like vanity surgery, but with much better health benefits.

And the jabs do not make you lose weight, merely suppress your appetite and kill the 'food noise'. If you eat like you used to, you will not lose weight.

If you're interested, let me know and i can help with the prices.
 
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No, I don't want to take drugs. It's a way to get more protein and feeling less hungry. I don't want to start taking medication. I am not that far from my ideal weight. 1 stone would do it, I am currently at 82kg.
 
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alec said:
I'm puzzled by "huel this, protein shake that" approach
Just have couple boiled eggs, or a steak no side. Its a complete food and kills hunger better than anything
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I agree with you, but I eat a GOOD dinner already, very balanced.

It's the couple of hours between lunch and dinner that I get hungry. I don't after dinner (at 5pm to sleep). So I can't exactly eat a steak at lunch, and boil eggs, tried that but people at work complain about the smell lol

So this is only to stop myself being hungry for a couple of hours, that means....my logic is a little more protein in the morning. Not too much, merely like a maximum of 20g/100 calories worth of it, and compared to a packet of crisps, it has to be better. I am not replacing meals with protein shake, because I love food. I don't skip meals, I am tweaking things to make myself less hungry with the minimum of friction.

So the solution is 2 teaspoons of protein powder into my coffee and everything else stays the same. I wasn't really looking to add more protein to my diet, but rather a hunger suppressant, it's just that protein is a natural hunger suppressant and adding 20g a day is better than taking medication.
 
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Raymond Lin said:
No, I don't want to take drugs. It's a way to get more protein and feeling less hungry. I don't want to start taking medication. I am not that far from my ideal weight. 1 stone would do it, I am currently at 82kg.
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My view is this is a drug that is prescribed by the NHS - it's a proven weight loser and also offers:

Effective blood sugar control for type 2 diabetes and significant weight loss by reducing appetite and slowing stomach emptying. It also helps with related health issues, such as improving blood pressure and blood fat levels, supporting kidney health, and potentially improving heart health and reducing inflammation. The medication mimics GLP-1 and GIP hormones, enhancing insulin sensitivity.

As i say, there is still a stigma around this type of drug, hence why i am a 'secret jabber' :D

But only 1 stone to go, you'll smash that!
 
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Triathlon has changed my weight dramatically, I was a self confessed gym rat who had trained for muscle growth for years and years..I've been training tri since January, first IM 70.3 next sunday, I was overweight from a BMI perspective but physically fit and strong.

88.5kg down to 69kg since January (And not been attempting weight loss as a goal, performance based) - I know I will have lost a lot of muscle as well as fat, I feel great, but I do hate the look at times now :cry:

I've gone from chasing kg weight numbers to vo2 max and pace numbers!
 
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Defy Belief said:
Triathlon has changed my weight dramatically,
I've gone from chasing kg weight numbers to vo2 max and pace numbers!
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Huge transformation! Losing mass will be helping with your long distance performance. It made cycling easier for me! After lifting weights in the gym a lot and gaining strength, but never quite being happy with my shape (too much food in), I’m pleased to have shifted focus away from this and moving towards being leaner and aerobically fitter. I’m sure I’ll live longer with this approach.

@ivrytwr3 - GLP-1 agonists should be celebrated! They don’t provide a sustainable platform for healthy living in the long term, or improve fitness on their own, but they allow people who are overweight to reverse or minimise major comorbidity and perhaps start exercising where this would be impossible previously. It also takes the thought out of a calorie deficit to some extent.
 
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Huge transformation! Losing mass will be helping with your long distance performance. It made cycling easier for me! After lifting weights in the gym a lot and gaining strength, but never quite being happy with my shape (too much food in), I’m pleased to have shifted focus away from this and moving towards being leaner and aerobically fitter. I’m sure I’ll live longer with this approach.

@ivrytwr3 - GLP-1 agonists should be celebrated! They don’t provide a sustainable platform for healthy living in the long term, or improve fitness on their own, but they allow people who are overweight to reverse or minimise major comorbidity and perhaps start exercising where this would be impossible previously. It also takes the thought out of a calorie deficit to some extent.
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Yeah you're right, my pacing has increased a tonne in 9 months as has my endurance. I too am glad I shifted my focus to being leaner and aerobically fitter, I have a series of heart conditions in my family on the male side so I feel like a bit of a ticking time bomb at times, so it's that bit of extra motivation to kick around that little bit longer :)
 
ivrytwr3 said:
My view is this is a drug that is prescribed by the NHS - it's a proven weight loser and also offers:

Effective blood sugar control for type 2 diabetes and significant weight loss by reducing appetite and slowing stomach emptying. It also helps with related health issues, such as improving blood pressure and blood fat levels, supporting kidney health, and potentially improving heart health and reducing inflammation. The medication mimics GLP-1 and GIP hormones, enhancing insulin sensitivity.

As i say, there is still a stigma around this type of drug, hence why i am a 'secret jabber' :D

But only 1 stone to go, you'll smash that!
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I guess it depends on goals. My understanding is @Raymond Lin isn't actively trying to lose weight, just maintain and so looking for healthy ways to curb hunger pangs when they strike and replace crisps with better choices. I'm not sure the jabs would be a good replacement in that instance.
 
I am not desperate to lose more weight, I mean, I wouldn't mind a smaller belly so losing another stone will help but I am like 2 stone down from a couple of years ago without THAT much effort.

I can lose weight if I really want to but the main thing is I don't want to put on weight, and stopping myself from eating crisps is probably the main thing.
 
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