Current Weight: 127kg (-3kg from start)
Energy Level: 8/10
Hunger Level: 1/10 (still very full from yesterday)
Sleep: 8 hours (solid night)
The Daily Weigh-In Trap
10:00 AM - Stepped on the scale naked (the most accurate way): 127kg. That’s 3kg down from my starting weight of 130kg in just three days.
I know, I know - I shouldn’t be weighing myself daily. Weight fluctuates with water retention, food timing, bathroom visits, sodium intake… the list goes on. But let’s be honest - when you’re seeing results like this, it’s hard to resist.
The smart approach is weekly weigh-ins, same day, same time, same conditions. But the dopamine hit from seeing that number drop? Yeah, I’m probably going to keep stepping on that scale daily, even though I know better.
Slept a solid 8 hours last night - one of the best sleeps I’ve had in weeks. Now it’s Sunday afternoon and I’m planning a proper siesta. There’s something to be said for the Spanish lifestyle of actually resting when your body needs it.
Working on side projects today instead of main client work. Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is switch contexts completely.
The YouTube Mistake
Today I learned an important lesson about eating with Mounjaro: you MUST pay attention.
2:00 PM - Greek chicken with vegetables (full KnowEats container). I was watching a YouTube video and just… kept eating. By the time I realized what happened, I had finished the entire meal and felt absolutely stuffed. Not pleasantly full - uncomfortably, “I’m going to explode” full.
This is the first time since starting that I’ve experienced the “too much” feeling. It wasn’t nausea, just extreme fullness with lots of burping and gas as my body processed more food than it wanted.
The Calorie Discovery
While procrastinating on fixing my blog’s Firebase domain issues (still can’t get it to connect properly), I actually read the KnowEats labels properly for the first time.
Here’s what I discovered: these meals aren’t 600 calories like I thought. They’re labeled per 100g, and each container is 450g.
Quick math: 120-180 calories per 100g × 4.5 = 540-810 calories per container.
So when I ate that full Greek chicken today, I consumed roughly 700-800 calories in one sitting. No wonder I felt like I was going to burst.
Recalculating Previous Days
This changes my calorie tracking:
- Day 1: Salmon (700cal) + tuna (150cal) = 850cal total
- Day 2: Lasagna in two halves (700cal) + tuna (150cal) = 850cal total
- Day 3: Greek chicken (700-800cal) = 700-800cal total
I’ve been eating more than I realized, which actually makes more sense. 600 calories would be quite extreme even with Mounjaro.
Tech Frustrations
Spent way too much time today trying to configure Firebase hosting with a custom domain. Sometimes the simple things in web development are the most frustrating. Ended up working on a side project instead - at least that was productive.
No main job today since it’s Sunday, but the remote work schedule means my weekends don’t always align with normal people anyway.
Key Takeaway
Mounjaro doesn’t make you immune to overeating - it just changes when you feel full. If you’re distracted and eating on autopilot, you can still push past those satiety signals and end up uncomfortable.
Tomorrow I’m implementing a new rule: no screens while eating. Just me, the food, and paying attention to what my body is telling me.
Evening Update: The Blog is Live!
8:00 PM - Success on two fronts today. First, I finally got Firebase working properly and officially launched the blog. There’s something deeply satisfying about solving a technical problem that’s been nagging at you all day.
Second, I had a handful of pistachios while playing Warzone with a friend. Not because I was hungry - more out of habit while gaming. It’s interesting how gaming creates these automatic behaviors around snacking.
Six hours have passed since lunch, and I’m still not experiencing real hunger. Just that familiar gaming-snack impulse, which is completely different from actual appetite.
Will I Eat Dinner?
As I write this evening update, I honestly don’t think I’ll have dinner tonight. If I do get genuinely hungry later, I’m thinking a can of tuna or a couple of boiled eggs - something light and protein-focused.
The contrast is remarkable: usually by 8 PM I’d be planning a full dinner, maybe ordering takeout, definitely thinking about food. Tonight? The thought of a substantial meal actually sounds unappealing.
The medication is working exactly as intended - I just need to listen better and use the tools available to understand what’s happening to my body.
Sometimes the best lessons come from mistakes. Today’s discomfort taught me more about mindful eating than any diet book ever could. Technology isn’t just my profession - it’s becoming part of my health journey too.