The £10 Burger
A posh burger van, a venison burger I didn't finish, and the difference between stopping because I'm full and stopping because I just don't like it enough.
Author
Paul
Author · 18 posts
Twelve Kilos Less Person
Crossing BMI 30, and working out that I'm now carrying around more weight less than when I started than my actual work backpack weighs.
A Monday Dinner
Not finishing the beans - a trivial-sounding moment that was actually the old instinct losing an argument.
My Dogs Eat Better Than I Do
Two previous Rotties, both called Roxy - neither would touch raw food, but one treated even cooked food like a suspect and the other would eat anything - and what that taught me about eating because it's there.
I'm Learning, Not Cured
What Mounjaro has and hasn't done for my relationship with food, and why the biggest change isn't the number on the scales.
The BBQ Lunch
Stopping halfway through a halloumi wrap and fries, and losing interest in finishing it just because I paid for it.
The Numbers So Far
Starting weight, current weight, and why I'm still not chasing a target.
The Sunday Dinner Problem
My wife pointed out I go for the good stuff first at Sunday dinner - which makes leaving food behind now a much harder argument than it sounds.
I've Always Eaten the Food
A flashback to 2020, when COVID took away my sense of taste completely and I still finished the whole Sunday dinner - a reminder of what my relationship with food actually was.
Thirty Clicks
After the 5mg experience, I stretched a 5mg pen into eight weeks of 2.5mg doses using the click count instead of buying a dedicated pen - the maths, the manufacturer's objection, and a financially tempting idea I'm not going to pretend didn't cross my mind.
The £50 Rack-of-Lamb Experiment
A restaurant meal where being full finally won the argument against finishing the plate.
The Backpack Test
A more visceral way of feeling the weight I've lost than a number on the scales: it's now more than the backpack I cycle to work with.
Two Roast Potatoes
A ridiculous but genuine example of wanting food and choosing not to eat it anyway.
Then 5mg Happened
What the dose increase to 5mg did to my digestive system, and why I dropped back to 2.5mg.
Recognising the Battle Doesn't Mean Winning It
Mounjaro changed the physical side of eating. It didn't install willpower - it just showed me how much of it I'd been using all along.
Physical Hunger and Mental Hunger
Mounjaro made physical hunger quieter, but my brain never got the memo.
I Like Food
I have not become someone who treats food as fuel - I just started noticing that finishing a plate and being hungry are two different questions.
I Didn't Start With a Target Weight
Why I never set myself a number to hit on Mounjaro, and what I actually want instead.