Anonymous wrote:I have been on Tirzepatide for a few months and I lost 25 pounds pretty quickly. I started at 210 and I have been plateaued at 185 for a few months. I'm currently on a 5.5 dose and I'm planning on going up and I know that will likely mean I will eat very little again. I started out by eating the foods I normally do, just in much smaller portions. I want to use this time with less food noise and hunger to reshape my eating habits. I eat a lot of home cooked meals and while I do love veggies (go to the farmer's market every week and buy and eat lots and lots of vegetables), I also love meat and cheese, sugar, and snacks. I need to cut down on those. Has anyone done this and have any tips on foods to eat?

Anonymous wrote:OP, I’m not on a glp-1 nor a health professional, but my advice is to start by cutting out the sugar and snacks entirely.

For meats, stick to lean meats (chicken breast, fish). And occasional dairy products (yogurt- good; a lot of cheese, not good).

Basically, keep to 3 meals a day, no snacks. For your meals build your plates with vegetables as the primary, and smaller portions of lean protein and carbs. I make sure I’m getting enough fiber, too, but not sure how a glp-1 impacts that.

Here’s an example of what I eat in a day:

breakfast- plain yogurt with fruit and some nuts and seeds mixed in; or, 2 scrambled eggs with spinach and tomatoes, with a piece of Dave’s thin sliced multi seed bread toasted

lunch- turkey sandwich on sourdough or Dave’s thin sliced bread with baby carrots and cucumbers on the side; or, a big salad with whatever veggies are on hand plus hard boiled eggs or tuna or leftover chicken, and maybe some pistacios or small anount of cheese tossed in

dinner - sheet pan roasted salmon, broccoli and potatoes; or, turkey and bean chili with 1/2 cup rice

If I am hungry for an afternoon snack mid meal, I have a 100 cal pack of low sodium almonds and an apple, or almond butter on an apple, or hummus and veggies. If I want dessert, I have a yasso bar (I do this only once a week or so).

Anonymous wrote:I am not really hungry, maybe once a day, so I plan my meals - usually yogurt for breakfast, a salad at lunch, then just edamame at dinner. Then I can get my five veg and protein every day. I don’t do meat, cheese, eggs, because they are emptier calories and cause side effects. Too heavy.

Anonymous wrote:I am not really hungry, maybe once a day, so I plan my meals - usually yogurt for breakfast, a salad at lunch, then just edamame at dinner. Then I can get my five veg and protein every day. I don’t do meat, cheese, eggs, because they are emptier calories and cause side effects. Too heavy.

Anonymous wrote:I am not really hungry, maybe once a day, so I plan my meals - usually yogurt for breakfast, a salad at lunch, then just edamame at dinner. Then I can get my five veg and protein every day. I don’t do meat, cheese, eggs, because they are emptier calories and cause side effects. Too heavy.