Yesterday was my 7th Mounjaro injection and the “official Monday morning weigh-in” showed that I have lost 5.5 kgs in six weeks. So that’s good. I mean, I was hoping to lose about 3-4 kilos a month so I am more or less “on schedule”, with a couple more weeks to go until the end of August.

I know that with most weight-loss it’s normal to lose more quickly at the beginning and then to start to plateau a bit. I mostly want to get down to the required weight for my knee surgery, which is another 6 kilos. Of course, more would be better, but when I hit that target they will at least put me on the surgery waiting list.

I haven’t been dieting or calorie counting (god forbid) but I have been tweaking my daily eating routine a bit. And I’ve basically halved my wine intake, which makes a big difference too. BUT… and this is very important, at least for me… there are no “forbidden foods”, I eat whatever I feel like, make sure I’m getting plenty of veg, and eat either very little or nothing in the evenings. And I’ve been doing my cardio chair workouts every day. I think that has also made a difference.

As a result… well, when you are as overweight as I am a six-kilo loss isn’t obvious to the casual observer but I can see some differences here and there. And between being a bit lighter and having built up a bit more muscle strength (those chair workouts are not easy!) today I was actually able to go out for a walk using just one crutch. Not a hobble, a WALK. It felt so fucking liberating. And yes, the knee still hurt quite a bit and I was exhausted when I got home, but it was doable. Which actually hasn’t been possible since August 2024. So, feeling cautiously optimistic.