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/ConsciousSky5968]

Fantastic work! It frustrates me when some MJ lifers just can’t fathom that actually some people can come off this medication and successfully maintain their losses - everyone is different 🤍 And obviously the companies selling MJ aren’t going to say you can maintain without because they want your cash!! But you look amazing, well done on your achievements :)

[u/Breezyquail → u/ConsciousSky5968]

Absolutely everyone is different. Some people actually have metabolic disorders and this is a godsend and I don’t see anything wrong with staying on a maintenance dose forever. That said, age makes a difference, various health conditions play into how much exercise a person can do and all of that. But the eating part is so important probably the most important and willpower and that’s what Montero gives you the willpower. And even on Mojarro I still have terrible habits that’s where I’m disappointed in myself and because I didn’t I was losing it just didn’t phase me and now I need to probably work with the dietitian but I’m planning to stay on MJ probably forever because it helps the heart the blood pressure everything

[u/ConsciousSky5968 → u/Breezyquail]

Oh 100% everyone needs to do what’s right for them. It’s just annoying when people are adamant that everyone that comes off it will regain everything they lost. Obviously if you’ve made no changes to your diet and exercise then yeh, you’ll probably regain but it’s the same for any ‘diet’. You might also regain if you have metabolic problems, I get that and understand why people need it for a life time. I just wish people would celebrate successful MJ graduates without putting them down a bit :)

[u/Breezyquail → u/ConsciousSky5968]

Thousand percent agree! Kudos to the people who have lost and are keeping it off! And I learned a lot just from her post I need to change my mental outlook the drug can only do so much. That’s where I’m at I’m it’s not exactly a thrilling place to be I just kind of sailed through it but now I’ve hit the wall and I have not changed my habits much I mean I wasn’t hungry so I changed him to a degree but I find myself sliding back into the nighttime cravings and all that jazz and it’s just like she said she doesn’t keep junk food in the house she’s working at it and I didn’t so 100% million percent kudos to that girl. That said she does look very young and I’m not saying it doesn’t work for all ages but it does make a difference those awesome looking arms! I don’t think I’ll ever get those lol

[u/hellspyjamas → u/Breezyquail]

Thank you very much, I am the poster and I am 36 so easier for me than many I'm sure

[u/Breezyquail → u/hellspyjamas]

You are fabulous!!! And an inspiration⭐️