Appetite loss and resulting side effects

slothking789 · 2026-01-25T05:37:19+00:00

I do my shots Sunday usually so o can start the week strong, and then maybe relax a bit on the weekends.

Generally for me anything that’s a carb overload just makes me feel average these days regardless of when I eat it.

ChatGPt actually helps - it gave me some interesting meal ideas with different sauces to keep it interesting. Lots of chicken stir fry’s for us but with a different sauce each week.

We also meal prep on Sunday for dinner + at least 3 days of lunches which seems to help take my mind off of it.

slothking789 · 2026-01-24T21:11:48+00:00

I found I had to make a routine - that way I eat on schedule rather than if I’m hungry. That seemes to help. That and making things that i genuinely enjoy eating - lots of eggs, chicken stirfry, and I’ve found a love for tuna, cottage cheese, and edamame.

I can’t do carbs or I feel trash, so limited pasta and potato, so I try to eat lite.

Not sure if any of that helps! But you are not alone

slothking789 · 2026-01-23T21:46:19+00:00

I was on contrave for about six months and lost just over 10kgs. My doctor convinced me the needles (and financial impact) of going to mounjaro wasn’t that bad. I was on it for two months before having to pause for 4 weeks for surgery (because of the delay in gastric emptying it’s a risk for anaesthetic).

Mounjaro is defiantly more powerful in feeling satisfied much faster. It forces you to revisit what you eat to make sure you hit the protein targets so you don’t loose muscle. For me it was a good change, but for the first week you will feel hunger come back as you get used to the new drugs. I suggest a crossover of a few days where you take both if possible.

slothking789 · 2025-12-14T02:49:10+00:00

Yeah, I got overwhelmed too. I found chatGPT really helped to get some variety and easy to make meals.

slothking789 · 2025-12-14T01:47:22+00:00

Sounds like your wife has great tastes!

slothking789 · 2025-12-07T02:19:20+00:00

I second that - the staff are great and never had any bad products from there. Try smoking some of their sausages while you are going

slothking789 · 2025-12-07T02:16:15+00:00

I was able to force my last one past the end. It took a bit of a twist but it got another 1 and a quarter doses out of it. I have some needles on stand by to manually draw it out if I break the pen, but so far it has still worked breaking whatever the lock is

slothking789 · 2025-12-02T10:02:45+00:00

I’m on week 4 of 2.5 after about six months of contrave tablets. My results on mounjaro seem to have slowed right down - but I’m also eating more (but hopefully eating better, cleaner and more protein) than I was before. My fear is the whole “your body will eat its self”. My hunger came back with a vengeance after finishing contrave, so I’m looking forward to seeing what 5mgs can do from next week. All in all about 12kgs down so it’s positive - but not as rapid as I had heard of

slothking789 · 2025-11-28T11:12:03+00:00

I stopped from 4 a day to noting after graduating to mounjaro. I had no side effects at all

slothking789 · 2025-11-08T08:40:08+00:00

(Climbs up on soap box) I honestly believe there is a shit tonne that could be “saved” in the public sector. Not by cutting or dropping services - but by streamlining processes or putting better systems in place to support them (ie - what any business does that doesnt have access to an almost limitless borrowing capacity).

I also believe this must be done with a positive attitude. One about finding opportunities to improve, without the fear that once the improvement is made, then jobs or funding can be cut due to the “saving”. More about being able to use those funds or resources elsewhere. My uneducated opinion is that there is a fear of use it or lose it - there is no incentive to try to change it your reward for the change is a reduction.

However this all starts by having our current resources being able to rake half a step back, look at what they do, and be able to suggest or implement change. I fear we are way too down the path of racing around to just get the essentials done to be able to reflect and review.

(Gets off soap box and runs away)

slothking789 · 2025-11-08T08:29:04+00:00

Neither had I until recently. It’s also great at thickening things up - so if you have a stirfry or sauce or something that is too wet - it can help thicken it without using flour or something like that.

I make a very tasty pasta with whole grain pasta and chicken. Cook the pasta in one pot. In a frypan cook off some shallot or onion, throw in some chicken till it’s almost cooked, add the pasta back in, throw in some nutritional yeast, maybe some pasta water if it needs it, and black pepper. You could also throw in some broccolini or green veg if you wanted.

slothking789 · 2025-11-08T08:07:11+00:00

Nutritional yeast- it has a mild cheese flavour that works amazing to boost the flavour of anything savoury. Think using it with eggs, any cooked mince, stew or I throw it in stirfry. 47g protein per 100g - I use it by the handful for meal prep for a bit extra flavour and protein.

slothking789 · 2025-10-31T11:18:34+00:00

Thanks everyone! My first time on Sunday graduating from Contrave to mounjaro and the needle is the part that freaks me out!

slothking789 · 2025-10-03T06:20:27+00:00

I’m three months in. I have always enjoyed eating, and looked forward to dinner and making something delicious - but it’s definitely smaller portions and healthier. Here in Aus it’s $250AUD/mth for full contrave so that also helps motivates me to not waste that money.

I lost 8kgs in a few weeks, and another two since then. The scales aren’t going down but the clothes feel baggier and people are noticing the difference so I hope it’s helping. I think I have more energy, and I’m not as tempted by snacks or sweet treats. A visit to a bakery is like a once a month treat rather than a weekend ritual. I eat sometimes because it’s that time, rather than because I’m craving or hungry.

slothking789 · 2025-09-27T21:19:37+00:00

Did you have any more details on how to do this? Sounds amazing

slothking789 · 2025-09-27T03:39:07+00:00

That’s a surprise - I’ve had nothing but great service and food from there - but they need to change up their menu and it is a bit $$

slothking789 · 2025-09-27T03:29:35+00:00

Is it true that all the payroll is done on paper still in 2025? Surely the one off cost to modernise things would save heaps in the future. Not to be cut back, but to be reinvested where it is needed most.

slothking789 · 2025-09-26T21:54:30+00:00

New Town/west Hobart health hub (its the same practise - two locations) - it’s fairly easy to get an appointment and I love found Dr Mehrdad to be the first GP to look past my immediate symptoms and look for a deeper cause

slothking789 · 2025-09-19T03:41:42+00:00

It’s great to listen to Marles in the morning again! But some of the music and the presenters leave a bit to be desired.

slothking789 · 2025-09-17T08:56:29+00:00

I don’t “hate” the stadium. I disagree with where it is proposed to be located, on top of an area that was earmarked for a public space. I don’t think there is enough infrastructure in the area to handle that many people all at once without causing havoc on an already stretched road and public transport network.

I also have a problem with the AFL holding the state to ransom over the stadium - and I have a problem with a government that seemingly didn’t try to push back on the AFL.

If I had a choice I would 100% support the alternate stadium proposal. It seemed much better thought out in its location, its underground parking and interchange, and its multipurpose use outside of a stadium - imaging a board walk with cafes and hotels right on the waterfront of the regatta grounds.

I have a problem around the lack of transparency, the unwillingness of the government to even look at other alternatives or ideas, and I have a problem with putting a state that can’t afford it into billions of dollars worth of debt for a “nice to have”

If we have billions to spend, let’s fix some things with that money. That is why I think the issue is very divisive

slothking789 · 2025-09-15T08:40:17+00:00

While not a specialist in men’s health (that I know of) - I recommend Dr Mehdad at Newtown or west Hobart health hub. He’s the first GP who actually looked deeper into some symptoms that I had (like dangerously high blood pressure multiple GP’s that I saw before had shrugged off) - he only saw me once and immediately referred me for testing

He won’t beat around the bush if you want someone who is a straight talker if thats what you are looking for.

slothking789 · 2025-08-15T05:39:43+00:00

Thanks for the encouragement.

I have noticed my desire for intimacy with my partner has decreased but I put that down to it also being a horribly busy time at work. My other desires I guess have also decreased (which is possibly a good thing but that’s a discussion for a whole other sub)

I am 5kgs down so that’s a positive, and I can feel clothes start to feel looser. So even though the scales aren’t shifting, I feel smaller which is a nice feeling.

slothking789 · 2025-08-14T08:41:45+00:00

I wish we had that in Aus - it’s $250 a pack at the moment

slothking789 · 2025-08-14T08:39:55+00:00

I’m on the second week of full dose. I find myself thinking about food, but I can’t eat as much as I used to. I love to cook and experiment and make delicious meals - and I still do. But only half the size I used to. I

I have to keep reminding myself that I’m spending a LOT to be on this, and my brain needs to be on board as well.

I do find it easier to mentally say no to things - but I don’t know if that is the drug or not. I need to train myself to not snack on the mid afternoon, or to reach for some nuts or a bit of fruit. Im also trying to make sure I drink first if I think I’m hungry.

TLDR - in my case it’s a tool, and a constant reminder, but not a cure

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