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Personal non scale win for me. The movie theater concession chairs were always a squeeze and once they came up with me. Went back yesterday after starting Mounjaro and they're not a problem anymore.

Great to hear about the long-term wins! My nutritionist wants me eating more carbs even though I usually avoid simple ones. Doing my best to balance healthy eating with what they recommend.

Down 68 kilograms, 150 pounds. Now at 66 kilograms about 145 pounds. Had to lose myself to find myself.

When I had surgery my doctor was straight with me about real expectations. He said most people don't actually lose all the weight and keep it off long term. According to him a good outcome is losing about 75 percent of your excess weight, and you should plan on gaining some back around the 5...

Lucky you found something that works at a smaller amount. I'm on the private script version and nothing clicked until I got to 12.5. Everyone's wiring is different when it comes to how meds land.

Did you track intake? How often did you train and what was your routine? How has food changed for you mentally on Mounjaro - any reduction in cravings? Either way, amazing work on the loss, you should feel proud.

Any time I go from eating at maintenance into a deficit, my sleep gets rough for a couple days, then stabilizes. The medication hits different but that calorie deficit piece is real regardless.

46 pounds down is incredible! Life-altering stuff. Seriously well done.