Starting at 312 lbs — logging my journey here

Keto + tirzepatide is the combination that finally worked for me. I'd done keto before with limited results and tirzepatide with limited results, but together the appetite suppression of the medication plus the ketosis just clicked. Down 28 lbs in 5 months. Not claiming this works for everyone but wanted to share what's working for me.

Definitely relate to the stacking effect — I'm around 55 down now and the only stretches where I stalled were when I let my food side of things slide. Logging from 312 like this is smart, five months from now you'll be glad you have the record.

That stacking effect is real - I stalled on keto alone for over a year and now I'm down 29 lbs since adding the shot. Funny how the food plan only finally stuck once the food noise went away. Curious if you notice anything different with energy levels doing both together.

Congrats on the 28. I'm a shade behind you at 27 down, and the same combo clicked for me too after each piece alone stalled me out. Would love to see that month 8 update.

The combo effect is real — I'm on oral sema and noticed the appetite quieting only clicked once I tightened up my food choices too. 28 in five months at 312 is solid, and honestly the steadier later pace is where I've kept losses off best (down 53 now). Keep logging, it's motivating to read.

Logging it from the start is smart, I wish I'd done that on Mounjaro instead of piecing my history together later. I'm around 50 down now and the lower carb shift is what got me moving again after months of slow going, so your combo theory tracks with what happened to me. Congrats on the 28, that first stretch feels huge.

The overlap question is real for me too — my first couple months on the combo were the fastest, then things leveled into a steadier 1-2 lbs a week around where you are now. Honestly the slower pace has been easier to keep up with than keto alone ever was, so I'd take it. 28 in five months is nothing to shrug at, keep the log going.

The stacking thing is wild, right? Keto alone never got me past 15 lbs lost before I'd drift, but adding tirzepatide is what finally pushed me past 50 down. Sounds like your timing between the two matters less than just having both lines pulling the same direction.

Stacking keto with the shot was the unlock for me too, sitting at 44 down now after years of going it alone. The quiet food noise really is the game changer. Month 8 check-in post please.

The stacking effect is real, same thing happened to me — low carb never stuck until the shot killed the food noise, and now I'm down 36. Month 8 update sounds like a good checkpoint, hope you post it.

Ugh I felt exactly the same way at that stage. I plan my meals around shot-day appetite changes now. Keep us posted!

That matches my curve too - I dropped fast the first couple months after adding the shot to keto, then it settled into a slower but way more sustainable pace. Down 48 now and honestly the steady weeks taught me more about eating than the big losses did. Keep logging, it's wild looking back at the early entries later.

Congrats on the 28 lbs, that combo clicked for me too after keto alone stalled out. I'm at 33 down and the biggest difference was accepting the slower weeks instead of panicking over them. Curious if your losses sped up or slowed once the ketosis appetite effect and the shot overlapped.

Halfway to your 28 with my own 14 so far, and the combo click you described matches what I felt around month two — appetite just went quiet in a way keto never managed alone. Curious whether your losses also front-loaded early and evened out, since mine did.

The combo effect is real for me too, I stalled hard on keto alone until Mounjaro quieted the food noise. 28 in 5 months is solid, and honestly steady like that beats fast drops that rebound. Congrats and keep logging, these threads are great to look back on.

The quieting effect hitting around month two is exactly when it happened for me too, at around 15 down now. Mine front-loaded hard early and slowed to a crawl after, which honestly made the slow stretch feel more like real eating changes than the meds doing everything.

Mine also front-loaded, big drops the first couple months then it settled into a slower grind around month three. Similar to you two, I'm 40 down now and honestly the slower stretch is where keto habits stuck. Sounds like we're all on the same curve.

28 in five months is solid, and it makes sense that keto plus the appetite quieting finally lined up for you. I'm on semaglutide and found the food noise dropping was what let me actually stick to my eating plan instead of white-knuckling it. Curious if the weight loss pace evens out for you once you're deeper in like it did for me down here in Richmond.

Funny how the pattern repeats across replies — mine also dropped fast early and then slowed to a crawl, but that slower stretch is where I've kept most of my 46 from sticking. Worth it just for the appetite going quiet like that. Glad the logging is working for you.

That combo clicking after each one alone is interesting — I never tried keto, but same experience of the shot alone doing less than expected until I tightened up my food choices. Down about 45 myself and yeah, expect month three or so to slow way down, seems to be the pattern for most of us. Don't panic when it does.