Jun 11 • General discussion
Are fasting and low carb a mistake on Mounjaro?
I think fasting and going low carb while using Mounjaro can sometimes be a mistake.
That does not mean either approach is automatically bad. Some people genuinely enjoy fasting and others feel better eating fewer carbs. But there is a difference between choosing an eating style that suits you and forcing yourself into another extreme diet because you believe you need to be as strict as possible.
Mounjaro already reduces hunger and food noise. For me, one of its biggest benefits is that it gives us the chance to move away from the approaches that repeatedly failed us before. We should not need to combine it with tiny calories, long periods without food, cutting out entire food groups or feeling guilty whenever we eat something we enjoy.
A lot of us have followed those plans before. We managed them for a few weeks or months and lost some weight. Then life happened, we could not maintain the restrictions and we eventually returned to our old habits.
That is how we risk wasting the opportunity Mounjaro gives us.
The goal should not be to lose as much weight as possible in the shortest amount of time. It should be to build a way of eating that still works when life gets busy, when we go out for dinner, when we have a holiday and when we eventually reduce or stop the medication.
Use this time to learn balance. Eat carbohydrates. Go out for meals. Have the pizza. Track your calories if it helps you stay aware of your intake. Then move on without guilt or panic.
The goal is not to become better at extreme dieting. It is to build something you can realistically continue long term.
I would be interested to hear everyone’s thoughts. Have you found yourself becoming more restrictive since starting Mounjaro or has it helped you finally move away from strict dieting?
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Are fasting and low carb a mistake on Mounjaro?
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