Mounjaro and no gym?

Hong Kong Yanpep International
I rode that same climb on Mounjaro—each bump held for 4-5 weeks then faded. What actually helped was pushing protein way up. Went from 90g to 160g daily and the cravings between meals just kind of... stopped. Same dose, totally different result. What's your protein looking like?
 
Skipped the gym entirely for the first 4 months and still kept most of my muscle by hitting 10K steps a day plus 100g protein. Bodyweight squats and pushups three times a week was enough — DEXA at month 6 showed only ~2 lb lean mass loss. Not gym-pretty but not skinny-fat either.
 
I get this concern a lot. The honest answer for me has been: yes you can lose without the gym, but you'll lose muscle along with the fat unless you protein-load really aggressively. I do bare-minimum bodyweight stuff (push-ups, squats from a chair) plus 110g protein/day and it's been enough to keep most of the muscle. Not gym levels but not embarrassing either.
 
The protein piece is underrated. Light lifting while the appetite window is working for you shifts the composition of what you lose - more fat, less muscle. Three days a week is enough to see a real difference.
 
You definitely can! Even a free online workout video at home counts, done that plenty when the weather's bad. Not a gym person myself so I walk, still logging three miles daily. Those online videos are genuinely such a great resource!
 
Oh, wanted to add that exercise is completely off the table for me too. Because of that, aiming to lose weight as gradually as possible, hoping it reduces the odds of losing muscle along the way.
 
Is that free entirely, or just discounted through your supplemental insurance? Also heard there's a separate program aimed at seniors that doesn't grant full access to everything. Just going off what I've heard though. There's a gym chain here that offers something like it.
 
Resistance bands work great at home and can mimic a lot of standard gym machine exercises. Plenty of workout tutorials exist online covering this too.
 
On my third week now, so just speaking from my own limited experience here. Starting a workout routine can feel rough if you're not used to it, so ease in gradually and prioritize hitting your daily steps. Any movement beats none at all. Been keeping that mindset myself.
 
Same active compound as the diabetes brand, works on both GLP-1 and GIP receptors. Plenty of people report losing more with fewer side effects on it. Just did my third dose at 5mg yesterday, no side effects at all. Not even mild nausea. Also haven't lost any weight yet.
 
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