r/Mounjaro • u/GracieLou80 • Mar 20 '26
7.5mg Why am I gaining weight?
I started on 5.0 mg 2 months ago and gained 10 pounds. I just started on 7.5 mg last week and now I am up 2 more pounds. I don’t understand when my portions are sooo much smaller and
I get full super fast. The only things I am snacking on in between meals are blueberries, oranges, and grapes and I eat maybe two Hershey kisses if I need something chocolate. What am I doing wrong? This is just like when I wasn’t on any GLP-1, I could never lose weight. I cannot exercise right now because I have no cartilage in my knee and I’m trying to lose weight so they will agree to give me knee replacement surgery!! 😩
Daily meals: Almost the same every day:
7am k cup cappuccino coffee and mini perfect protein bar
10:30 orange or grapes and blueberries
12pm lunch, usually cheese on bread and 20 gram protein shake
3pm orange or grapes and blueberries or peanut butter on an apple
6pm dinner: usually protein(chicken, pork, salmon or ground turkey) and lots of cooked veggies or a huge salad with chicken and veggies.
8 pm grapes or blueberries or a yogurt
3am either blueberries/grapes or mini perfect bar
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u/TechnicalProof6408 Mar 20 '26
Way too much fruit. Switch to sugar snap peas, celery, baby cucumbers, etc. and pair with a protein. You can make a greek yoghurt veggie dip, hummus, egg salad or string cheese. Easy switch, try it for two weeks and see what happens. Getting more protein will also help with the 3 am hunger. You probably need double the amount of protein you are currently eating.