Mounjaro and Me

Hello I've been away for Easter and decided I would let my hair down and give the healthy eating a break. I've eaten pretty much what I've wanted and most of it has been snacks and chocolate.  There's been the obligatory pasty (yes, I'm in Cornwall), fish and chips and ice cream.  But, despite what I said in my previous blog, about not having as much suppression as before, it turns out that I've just got used to how I feel about food.  What I mean is, I haven't eaten all of my Easter chocolate within a couple of days and when I've had snacks, for example crisps, I've only eaten a small amount rather than the whole bag.  Today I had a child's portion of fish and chips at the seaside but still only managed to eat half.  I had a Mr Whippy but gave most of it to a seagull (deliberately, he didn't swoop in and steal it). I had planned on having a few drinks whilst I was away but I really haven't wanted any. I bought a bottle of Nosecco, which ...

Hi all So my weight loss slowed this week to just half a pound.  I knew it would happen at some point but it still feels a bit like a failure. I need to get over it though, because there's going to be weeks when I lose nothing at all or may even gain.   We get absolutely obsessed with the scales but it's just one measurement in a varied journey.  If someone said to me, would you rather weigh 15 stone but feel healthy and fit into a size 12 or weigh 9 stone but still have a bad back and be a size 22, I'd choose the heavy option every time.  So why am I worried about what the scales say?  Years of conditioning is why.   Ever since I was about five or six, I've been brought up to be fixated with my weight but no one really says anything about your health; well, except my GP every time I had an appointment. My GP would put every ailment down to my weight, even things like warts!  But, now I'm older and wiser, I realise that most ailments are link...

 Hello I've really struggled with my appetite this week.  I've actually had a rumbling tummy at times and have been craving sugar.  It could all be in the mind because I've managed to lower my blood sugar but it's actually felt more like I'm using willpower alone.  I've definitely eaten more over the course of the week but it hasn't showed on the scales. Of course, it might catch up with me next week. The issues with diarrhoea, bloating, eggy burps and constipation have really diminished as the weeks have gone by, which is obviously good news, but I have been suffering with really cold hands and feet.  In fact, my feet are cold even when I'm active. I Googled whether this was a known side effect of the drug and it is.  It's something to do with low blood sugar levels that can cause narrowing of blood vessels which, in turn, affects vascular responses, leading to reduced blood flow to the extremities and a feeling of coldness. I think, in layman's...

Hi gang As I've mentioned before, part of the reason I decided to start using Mounjaro was because of a blood test I had before Christmas which showed that I was vitamin D deficient and prediabetic; both the symptom of being overweight.  My blood sugar score was 42 which is just over the normal range.  When I did my blood test for SheMed, they recorded my score at 45.  If I carried on the way I was, I probably would've developed type 2 diabetes within 5 years. As three months had passed, I booked a follow up test which I had a few days ago. I got my results today and the results are amazing. My vitamin D is now in the normal range and my blood sugar score is 34 meaning I'm no longer prediabetic. Go me! So, how did I manage to do it?  Well, losing over 10% of my body weight has obviously helped massively but cutting as much sugar out of my diet as possible is the biggest reason. Now I love hot sweet tea and I've tried so many times over the years to stop having sugar ...

How are you?  Good I hope. Whenever I do the third check in for each Kwik pen, I have to complete a questionnaire.  It asks whether I've had any side effects, what they are, how bad and other general health questions. Once the questionnaire is submitted, it's reviewed by a clinician who then decides whether I need additional support and prescribes the next dose.  As expected, I've been prescribed another 5mg and I'm perfectly happy with that. I've been mulling over whether I'm doing enough exercise.  Like lots of people who work full-time, it's difficult to fit exercise in every day.  I have a walking route that I take daily but it only takes about 20 minutes, which is obviously better than nothing, but I think I need to up the ante. I've considered joining a gym but I don't know whether I would actually go.  I've been a member of a few different gyms over the years but I'm particular about what I find comfortable. I don't like huge rooms...