My social week was lovely… but exhausting. One of those weeks where the diary is full, the conversations are great, and by the end of it you’re very ready for some quiet time.

My meal out was a bit disappointing — well, the food was. The service was wonderful, and the company of my fellow Trustees even more so. It’s always lovely to have the chance to chat properly and get to know everyone better.

I chose a sirloin steak with pepper sauce. It was… mhhhhh. Not great. The triple-fried chips, however, were excellent, so not a total loss!

My favourite meal this week was at home: a sticky turkey mince with baked sweet potato. Turkey mince can be dry, flavourless and frankly a bit uninspiring, but a recipe I found and adapted elevated it to a whole new level. Even better, one portion contains around 27g of protein, making it ideal for anyone using GLP-1 medication or following a high-protein way of eating.

This coming week is much quieter on the socialising front — and honestly, thank goodness. I don’t think I could cope with too much more excitement right now.

I’ve also reduced my Mounjaro dose to 5mg every five days, and I’ll see how that goes for a while. I’m very curious to see whether lowering the dose has any noticeable effect on food noise and appetite suppression. One of the advantages of this approach is the flexibility — if I need to, I can always take my next dose a little earlier.

In other (unexpectedly exciting!) news, the extreme thirst that’s plagued me since starting Mounjaro seven months ago has suddenly vanished. Very welcome news, especially at night, when the thirst had me drinking… then visiting the loo… then drinking again.

Weight this week: 56.8kg (about 8st 13lb)
Last week: 56.8kg (about 8st 13lb)
Weekly loss: 0
Goal weight: 57kg (+200g)

As I’m maintaining now, that’s a perfect result.

Quiet weeks, good food at home, fewer side effects — I’ll happily take that combination.