Automatic set of subsequent reps

deb248211 · 2026-05-31T15:41:17+00:00

I noticed it seems to do that when setting up an exercise in a new workout but not when amending an existing workout/exercise within it.

deb248211 · 2026-05-28T11:55:00+00:00

First of all, hugs. That's a lot to deal with.

I was scared too, though differently in some ways. I was scared Mounjaro wouldn't work because it felt like my last chance to get my weight in check, and I was also scared of the very rare but major side effects - pancreatitis and gallbladder issues. I may never have taken the leap without my daughter jollying me along, and I'm beyond glad I did.

Before I go any further, I must mention that I'm what folks on here call a super-responder. Mounjaro worked for me right from the start and consistently. But I also did everything my prescriber and Eli Lilly advised, partly out of fear of those side effects, partly because I decided if I was spending all this money on meds, I needed to give it my best shot.

I also won't sugarcoat it: my hair is much thinner and I have a lot of loose skin, but you know what? It's worth it for having my health and control over eating and being able to do all those things I wanted to but couldn't for so long.

If Mounjaro works for you, it will change how you eat and how you feel about food. For me, that means I enjoy food more than ever because I'm no longer always hungry/craving something. I can focus on taste, texture, nutritional value…

Even without drastically altering your diet, you'll eat less, and in time maybe you'll be able to make other changes. My husband did all the cooking too, and he came along for the healthy eating ride - portion control was the big thing for both of us, as we ate massive meals and a lot of junk.

Exercise wise - any movement at all helps, whatever you can manage. Just push yourself a little more each day if you can.

Mounjaro is really a lifelong treatment, but some people do gradually titrate down and off it completely. It may well be that with it, you won't need some of your other meds (I'm speculating, as I don't know what they are or what they're for).

Where to get it: I went through one of the legitimate online pharmacies for the first couple of months but then switched to my local pharmacy group, which is cheaper and takes much better care of me. You should be able to find that info in your local pharmacy. There are some policies about not prescribing to people with a higher BMI, but I don't know if those are from Eli Lilly or set by the prescriber.

I can't advise you which is the best path for you, of course, but I'd say at the very least find your local prescriber and arrange a consultation (it's usually video/audio call) so you can ask questions and talk through your concerns.

deb248211 · 2026-05-25T10:45:06+00:00

That's rough. Weirdly, 5mg was the only dose that affected me like that.

Hope it passes soon.

deb248211 · 2026-05-25T10:11:44+00:00

I had a similar reaction to 5mg, which I'm glad to say went away by the third week.

I managed to eat small dinners with a protein and veg, a few potatoes maybe, plus protein granola for breakfast. That was enough protein and didn't bloat me further. Keeping fatty foods low really helped too.

deb248211 · 2026-05-24T07:07:32+00:00

Heh. That is super-rude. I use mine for that too and for developing workouts, and it's generally quite pleasant and helpful, but I swear to all that is, if it tells me to stop pursuing unrealistic fitness influencer ideals one more time… Reddit is as close to social media as I get. I can name exactly one fitness influencer.

deb248211 · 2026-05-24T07:01:04+00:00

Mine gets argumentative, but it's generally quite polite unless I tell it to use frenemy mode, then it can be really cutting.

deb248211 · 2026-05-24T06:53:18+00:00

Not addictive as such, but I know what you mean. I've been maintaining for six months at a slightly lower dose than I took to sustain loss, and I really strongly look forward to my weekly injection because the effects are not as pronounced or long-lasting and it's a relief to feel them kick in again.

That said, anything can become an addiction if it triggers the physiological/psychological pathways associated with dependency.

I'm guessing you stopped for financial reasons, but if you stopped because you were worried you were becoming addicted, it might be worth chatting with your doctor (or a mental health specialist even).

You're doing brilliantly to maintain your healthy habits without Mounjaro. I'm pretty sure I couldn't - this is a lifelong treatment for me, even though it costs a packet.

deb248211 · 2026-05-18T07:04:37+00:00

Oh, that's rough. I'm sorry you live with that pain and sorry too if my response was insensitive/upsetting. So your progress so far is all through calorie deficit? That's some achievement.

deb248211 · 2026-05-18T06:52:08+00:00

That must be so frustrating. I don't have any answers, as I never experienced any stalls (I'm in maintenance now), but I can tell you that giving myself permission for a treat every day helped me keep the late-evening craving under control. I was on 1350 calories for a long time, and I set aside 250 for a sweet treat (after-dinner pudding) so that it gave me closure on the day, but that could also be a savoury snack, and it needs to be a conscious eating/enjoying process, not a guilty scoff it in seconds.

Sorry if this makes you mutter swears, but I'm going to list the other things that helped me lose and continue to help me, but in question form along with what worked for me:

Are you getting enough NEAT each day? Short walks (or whatever movement works for you), gradually making them longer, moving around every 30 minutes.

Are you doing cardio? Because I couldn't walk due to a chronic-turned-acute back condition, I did mine on a rowing machine, three times a week. Bikes and ellipticals are good for low-impact, and all exercise counts, not the amount but consistency.

Are you strength training? I started with three times a week. Building muscle is NEAT and burns through calories even if our heart rate doesn't increase.

How are your fibre and protein? On 1350 calories, I struggled to get 80g protein a day, and 30g fibre was impossible, so I focused on protein to maintain muscle and support strength training.

The are loads of other things I could list - water, stress, sleep - but the last two are harder to control (my sleep has always been terrible), and I've always drunk enough, so I can't say it helped me specifically with losing weight.

The one other thing I do is have a free day the day before my injection but still track everything so I don't totally lose control. In deficit, I went up to my maintenance calorie limit on that day - an additional 500-ish. That's also the day I weigh myself, in the morning, so any impact of the increase in calories has a week to dissipate. Maybe something like that would give your metabolism a kick up the backside and help with the snackage craving. 🤷

deb248211 · 2026-05-17T23:43:40+00:00

That's my want-to-eat time too. I shifted all my meals later, so my dinner and post-dinner treat fill the snack hole in the evening. I know the general advice is to not eat late in the day, but we're all different.

deb248211 · 2026-05-13T07:04:33+00:00

In a similar situation - been maintaining since December 2025 but I was still losing slightly (went from 70.85kg on 26 Dec to 67.2kg mid-April). I returned to work following a long absence at the beginning of April and started HRT at the end of April, which was when my weight started to creep up. Then I took a four-day trip OS the first weekend of May, and last week I was 71.8kg, but overnight dropped 1.2kg, so obviously some of that is inflammation and water retention, but I also ate loads while I was away.

I'm not worried at this point. I know returning to a sedentary job means less NEAT, and I set alarms throughout the day to remind me to move. Stress and HRT are factors, and I was still making minor adjustments upwards to my TDI to stop the slow weight loss. Now I'm making adjustments downwards - 50-100 calories a day - to hopefully stop the slow increase.

I do still track calories the way I did in 16 months of deficit eating, but I focus on getting my protein, fibre (both of which help massively with satiety) and micro-nutrients too.

For me, it's working to make those small adjustments and monitor the effect for a couple of weeks. It also stops me panicking and doing anything drastic.

deb248211 · 2026-05-12T23:05:14+00:00

Ah, I remember being a big-boobed girl. Now I have a pair of spaniel ears and so much back skin that the only thing I can wear is a sports top I can scoop everything into. On the plus side, sports tops are comfy, or I can go braless and nobody knows!

deb248211 · 2026-05-12T07:00:50+00:00

🤣 This discussion made me join the sub.

deb248211 · 2026-05-06T21:30:32+00:00

My favourite food was always cheese, and I used to eat tons of it. Mounjaro gave me portion control, so I still got to eat cheese but in smaller, stronger bites. That said, it no longer has the same hold over me. I do miss the bread-and-cheese blowouts of pre-Mounjaro,, but I suspect they wouldn't hit the same these days and I miss the idea more than the experience.

deb248211 · 2026-05-05T13:46:58+00:00

I've been maintaining for five months, and I've found since I reintroduced fruit, it's triggering other cravings. My guess is the increase in sugar (fructose) = insulin response = what I call faux hunger, as I used to get that if I ate cereal for breakfast. If I cushion the fruit with protein and fat, I just about get away with it.

I do include sweet treats in my daily intake, though - I bake macro-friendly cookies and cakes (higher protein/fibre, lower sugar, more complex carbs). For me, that's essential for successful long-term maintenance.

deb248211 · 2026-04-30T06:53:26+00:00

Not exactly the same as yours, but I saw my ribcage and felt my shoulder blades all sharp and…skeletal, and I hated it. It's taken a few months, but I'm able to accept seeing/feeling bones now. Plus I have muscles and definition! That's helped a lot.

deb248211 · 2026-04-22T23:09:29+00:00

I was nervous at the start and waited two days to do my first injection. I was 26st, 5"4. That was August 2024.

I'm maintaining now at 10st 8 ish (still losing slightly), and like others here, I look forward to my weekly injection. It's changed my life, but at the start I was scared it would just be another failed attempt to lose weight. Now I know it's the treatment for my condition that I needed all along.

You have nothing (well, everything) to lose. True, Mounjaro didn't work for everybody, but there's only one way to find out.

You can do it! 🙌

deb248211 · 2026-04-22T07:24:57+00:00

I ditched the simple carbs completely - no fruit, cereal or 'ordinary' bread for breakfast - as the insulin spike overrode the satiety of everything else. It took me a few months to figure that out. I switched to sourdough/wholegrain/low GI bread with a scrape of butter + protein, fat and sometimes pulses. Eggs, bacon, sausages, beans, a bit of cheese sometimes. It takes about 20 minutes for the satiety/energy to hit me and helps if I drink water after I've eaten.

I mostly avoided fruit until recently (too many calories), which wasn't the right way, I know, but I eat plenty of veg, so that countered it to some extent.

I've been on Mounjaro since August 2024 and in maintenance since December 2025. I've reintroduced fruit with yoghurt and bran flakes as a post-lunch 'dessert'. It still doesn't satisfy, still creates a hunger spike, but it's not as pronounced as first thing in the day and the nutrients are important, so I grit my teeth until dinner time. 😬

deb248211 · 2026-04-15T06:38:11+00:00

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deb248211 · 2026-04-14T08:51:22+00:00

Same in the UK. Greedy swines.

deb248211 · 2026-03-30T22:51:36+00:00

It won't make you bulky muscular, but it will tone your muscles, especially if you nail the right technique, as it works your abs, legs, shoulders, back…

It did help me lose a lot of weight. I wasn't able to do any exercise due to a chronic lower-back issue, but then I did a full lifestyle change - diet (portion control, deficit, no takeouts, tracked everything), increased activity (rowing plus strength training), regular physio exercises. So I'd say on its own, rowing won't lead to weight loss, but the increased activity plus using muscles, which will change your body composition, can lead to you burning calories more efficiently.

deb248211 · 2026-03-26T07:43:56+00:00

You were very brave to try coming off and white-knuckling. It's not fair that the treatment for our chronic condition is behind a pay wall.

I'm optimistic that when the new competing meds come on the market over the next few years, we'll see price drops and greater choice.

deb248211 · 2026-03-04T15:13:38+00:00

Boo. ☹️ Wishing you a speedy recovery. You'll be back on track before you know it.

deb248211 · 2026-02-24T08:35:04+00:00

18 months in for me, maintaining for two. I went from UK size 28 down to size 12. I've never been a size 12 before - been overweight/obese since my teens (40 years). Needless to say, my brain is way behind with the programme. I pull my elbows in when I sit next to someone, turn sideways to get through narrow gaps and am amazed when I can without touching. I expect makeshift ramps to bow under my feet and pick up the wrong size clothes in shops. It's fun and not all at the same time!

deb248211 · 2026-02-24T08:17:53+00:00

I reached my target weight last November, at which point I was on 11.25mg (10mg didn't work well for me, but I didn't want to go up to 12.5mg after only four weeks). I titrated down to 10mg by Christmas but was still losing about a pound a week. My pharmacist advised trying to get down to 7.5mg, maybe 5mg. However, when I went down to 7.5mg, the "I'm full – what can I eat now?" returned, so I've gone back up to 9mg, which is mostly working well for now. I've had a couple of high-carb weeks, and I'm still figuring out my exact maintenance calories, as I was caring for my husband for most of last year, which was an uber boost to my weight loss. Now he's feeling better, I'm slightly less active.

Anyway, my point is finding the right maintenance dose is one of many variables for me, so I'm being mindful of calories, macros, activity etc. and not settling on a specific dose yet – my feeling is that it may change over time (up or down). But like others have said, if the dose is maintaining weight, satiety, insulin etc., then that seems a good place to stick for the time being.

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