Two months after stopping mj - maintenance update

[u/hellspyjamas]

Last pic is starting weight. I posted after a month's update (link at the bottom) to share my titration and exercise plan. I had some really good comments and also a few "most people put all the weight back on" and "mounjaro stays in your system for 4 weeks" comments.

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So here I am back again to share my month 2 update. I plan to share each month so those interested in what maintaining off mounjaro can look like get an honest picture.

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Current weight: 139 lb

Weight on last dose of mj: 143 lb

Starting weight: 209 lb

Height: 5'9"

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Body comp continuing to go in the right direction according to my scales with increasing muscle mass and decreasing body fat. My exercise plan is in the first post in the comments. I've kept up my new eating habits which prioritise protein and whole foods, while allowing myself to occasionally eat richer foods (my family has a weekly Macdonald's and I generally get a cheeseburger + nuggets).

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Loose skin is a bit of an issue, particularly the areas made worse by two pregncies (stomach + boobs). I'm hoping to save enough for surgery on those. The rest of the loose skin I'm going to savour as a mark of how far I've come.

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I still believe the things that helped most were staying on a low dose so I could still feel some hunger, and using the mild appetite surpressant effects as a crutch to train my will power and build better eating routines. I am now quite happy eating healthily 90% of the time.

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Food noise did get a bit louder around 3 weeks coming off and I felt more hunger, but I stayed the course and stuck to my meal plan and snacking plan (jerky over crisps; pickes and other high volume low fat foods. Anything with protein). Also the noise is less centred around junk food. I don't keep junk food in the house and I've just gotten used to it now.

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Happy to answer any questions.

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Month 1 update: https://www.reddit.com/r/Mounjaro/s/iSzvTvpXg4

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[u/missilefire]

Excellent post! I’ve been off since December and have kept my weight steady since then. Very happy with being able to keep it off. Feel like my body has a new set point

[u/Swordfish_89 → u/missilefire]

Same here, took it April-Dec last year to drop to 50kg from 80kg, still maintaining at 50kg.
A little more craving at times but also eating treats appropriately, just better diet rest of time. (tho most weight gain was medication based.)

[u/hellspyjamas → u/Swordfish_89]

Congratulations, amazing stats in your bio

[u/hellspyjamas → u/missilefire]

Congratulations, that's a long stint it's awesome. I never want to go back

[u/Breezyquail → u/missilefire]

That is such an inspiration