Scared of hitting a weight-loss limit

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Been on mounjaro since early February this year. Kicked off around 245 pounds, though technically 251 a month earlier, probably some holiday weight in there. Currently sitting at 7.5mg, down to 209. Running roughly 300 calories under maintenance. Still averaging close to two pounds weekly. Walking every day and about to start lifting to rebuild what's been lost. Genuinely life-altering so far, energy's up, thinking's clearer, told my spouse I feel over a decade younger. Still, a bit of nervousness creeping in. Been told this medication class typically produces around twenty percent total loss, putting me near fifty pounds, a mark that's getting closer by the week. That would still leave my bmi technically obese given height. Everyone's different of course, but genuinely curious whether anyone's pushed past that twenty percent mark. No rush here, forty seven and hoping for the 150s range by fifty. Any input from people who kept losing beyond that threshold?
 
Dealing with an autoimmune thyroid condition here. Started this medication three years back at 284 pounds. Lost 145 pounds total and have maintained that for over a year now. Peak dose reached was 10mg.
 
That specific percentage reflects the average weight loss recorded across a major clinical trial spanning 72 weeks. It doesn't indicate any inherent ceiling on how much weight this medication can help someone lose.
 
Most people see stronger results switching to the other medication since it's more potent overall. Made that switch personally and dropped another ten pounds afterward.
 
Over two years running this medication now. Lost 230 pounds total. Tracked everything meticulously every single day. Never once hit a genuine plateau either.
 
Because this medication is just a tool. Every bit of weight loss comes down to a calorie deficit. Winging it without tracking means eventually claiming a plateau exists when really a genuine deficit just never got created. Enough said.
 
Think I'm right there with you honestly. Started Mounjaro back in January, up to 10mg now, and I've ONLY managed 20 lbs this whole stretch. A1C's finally normal, small win there, though the scale isn't cooperating like it does for others I know. Two friends have both dropped close to 40 lbs in 3-4 months, meanwhile I'm sitting at 20 after 7?! Starting 12.5mg this Sunday, so we'll see if that's the missing piece. Fingers crossed. Really do think everybody reacts differently to these meds.
 
Not sure what your current eating plan looks like, but might be worth trying a very low carb approach too. My meals are almost entirely protein, and thanks to the appetite suppression I'm only taking in around 1100 calories daily. I'm pretty active as well and honestly have more energy than ever before. Three months into Mounjaro now, ran 2.5mg the first month and 5mg since. Five more pounds and I'll hit my target, then I'll drop back to 2.5mg for maintenance. Total loss over these three months sits at 50 pounds.
 
Moved up to 15mg and hit a plateau right away that lasted about six months. Then the loss picked back up, another 14% off my starting weight now, total loss sitting at 47%, and still slowly coming down. I'm already past what most people manage at this point, so mostly just seeing how much further Mounjaro can take me. Getting near a normal BMI range now too, which would put me at 50% total loss. Either way, I'd bump the dose if you're tolerating it well.
 
You've lost 22%, just about what trials show at the top doses. That doesnt mean no more loss ahead, but Mounjaro alone may have reached its ceiling for you. To move the needle you may need lifestyle changes, like healthier eating and better sleep.
 
Undereating and starving yourself are two different things, the second meaning calories below what your body can burn from fat stores. Eating too little on Mounjaro is entirely possible, and it leads to muscle loss, nutrient gaps, fatigue and so on. But the conservation mode idea, where fat burning halts below maintenance, is simply false. Losing fat takes a deficit, a sizable one for a reasonable pace, since a pound of fat holds about 3.5K calories. What matters is deficit size and whether you cover protein, micronutrients and some fiber. For me, maintenance was estimated at 3.5K to start and 3K now, given 5 weekly training days and 6ft height with somewhat better than average muscle. I wear 10 black bands on my wrist, each worth 150 calories, so 1500 a day, a 2000 calorie gap at first.
 
homey_noodle14 still doing that myself actually, currently on my second dose of 2.5mg mounjaro. was already doing intermittent fasting before this and lost a couple kg from that alone. ends up putting me around 1000-1200 calories a day without any hunger at all, mostly protein and vegetables. apparently that's pretty low given i'm at 107kg. i do some lifting, limited, plus frequent walks and hikes. hoping that keeps things from dipping too low overall.
 
Fox_BTW808 Been on mounjaro roughly two years, the compounded version for about one of those. Lower doses barely did anything, but once I hit 15mg it finally clicked and I was steadily dropping around two pounds a week. After about two years at that the appetite suppression faded off, so I bumped to 20mg and that's held steady since. I can already feel the how-do-you-get-that questions coming, lol, but I live in SEA now and just buy it directly.
 
switched from 2mg ozempic straight to 10mg mounjaro and felt basically nothing the first few weeks, then things shifted roughly thirty days in. overate slightly one day and boy did i feel it after. also ended up dropping weight fast even though blood sugar control was my actual goal, i was too wrapped up in that to even notice until i checked the scale and was genuinely shocked. figure higher amounts in that range would definitely make themselves known.
 
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