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.
Category
Mindset & Willpower
The psychology of appetite — recognising the difference between hunger and wanting, and what's still a fight.
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.
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.