u/Punner-the-Gr8

I'm 6'3", 59 yo man and I weighed 263 on June 10, 2026. I was convinced that I could lose the weight with protein, fiber, and exercise. And I was losing weight but still eating ice cream and cake and binging on chips like I'd always done.

I had scheduled my appointment with the telehealth doctor from BEWL but I still thought I might cancel and still go it on my own because my wife wasn't on board.

On July 12th, I went to dinner with some friends and we took this picture after dinner. When they sent me the picture I was so horrified and how bad I looked but I kept the appointment that I had for the very next day. On June 19th I took my first shot of 2.5 tirz compound. I weigh 246.4.

I did my 5th shot tonight. Going up to 3.0 on the doctor's advice.

I'm working very hard, listening to all the advice from Reddit - you've all been very helpful, and sticking to the program. I weighed in at 234.3, this morning - down 12.1 lbs since starting Tirz. I took another picture with the same shirt and the similar pair of pants on, tonight. I might keep doing this picture all the way down to 180, my goal.

We got a great spot in stands adjacent to the hill with a great view of the end zone.

These are my best 3 pics.

For those who celebrate.

I just gave myself my second dose of 2.5, last night. I've had some side effects but nothing brutal.

The real thing I noticed is that I don't feel tempted to eat the bad food that my wife buys. As close as 2 weeks ago I would have eaten most of this half gallon of ice cream that she bought for herself. It's been in there for over a week and I haven't even thought about it.

I'm sure part of it is a medicine but another part of it is mindset. I don't want to start over. I quit drinking you 32 years ago and there were steps along the way where I could have started drinking again but the main reason I didn't was because I didn't want to start counting back from day one again. Today is day 11,844 of sobriety.

Hoping I have the same success with this that I've had with drinking.

Just got back from the store. Spent a lot of money on fruits vegetables and things like you see here. I also have lots of fruits and vegetables, chicken, and a little ground beef. I already have ground turkey and ground chicken at home. I compiled my list from a lot of the recommendations on this sub and a number of videos I watched.

First Tirz shot tomorrow early evening.

I forget that I'm not allowed to talk about my wife's dementia with anyone, ever.

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She reminded me of that, this afternoon, when I accidentally revealed that I had been talking to someone I've known for 15 years and she has met many, many times.

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I tried to explain that this friend's Father-in-law had a similar issue and I only talked to her because she "gets it."

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Biiig mistake.

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My wife doesn't want anyone to know about her condition and is fine with me suffering in silence never allowed to talk about how this impacts me.

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All despite the fact that everyone (that matters) in my large family knows, as well as the people in my monthly caregivers support group, and my boss.

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I know this is just a part of dementia but sometimes I get very frustrated. If you read this, remember that i didn't tell you about it.

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Here's a picture of our dog as an offset to this downer post.