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This is Exciting. I am working on the first Cruise To Lose group cruise plan.

My goal with Cruise To Lose is simple: to teach everything I’ve learned about what actually works — and what absolutely doesn’t — after years of struggling with Yo‑Yo Dieting. If your weight chart looks anything like mine — up, down, up again — you’re in the right place. I even posted my own Yo‑Yo Dieting chart so you can see the rollercoaster I lived through.

I share my before‑and‑after photos (4xl shirt to XL shirt ), my cruise dates, and my weight on each sailing because I want you to see the real journey. Not a highlight reel. Not a quick fix. Just the truth of what I’ve actually accomplished.

After hundreds of nights at sea and more failed attempts than I can count, I finally discovered the approach that works. And once it clicked, everything became shockingly simple. Not easy — but simple. The kind of clarity that makes you wonder why no one teaches it this way.

Facebook Group Page : https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1F5muBvZox/

This group is a free, safe place to learn, share, and get support. You never have to join anything paid to benefit from being here.

And just so you know: this works for real people, not athletes or fitness pros. If you’ve struggled with Yo‑Yo Dieting… this is for you. If you have mobility limits… this is for you. If you’re starting from zero… this is for you. If you’ve failed a hundred times… this is still for you. My approach adapts to your life, your body, and your pace.

If you want to dive deeper, I also have hundreds of videos on my YouTube channel showing everything I’ve learned, every mistake, every breakthrough, and the exact tools I used:

https://www.youtube.com/@TransformedAtSea

I’m also officially booked on Norwegian Jewel for three back‑to‑back cruises: July 30–Aug 6 Aug 6–Aug 13 Aug 13–Aug 20

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My Yo-Yo Dieting till I finally figured it out

This is Exciting. I am working on the first Cruise To Lose group cruise plan.

My goal with Cruise To Lose is simple: to teach everything I’ve learned about what actually works — and what absolutely doesn’t — after years of struggling with Yo‑Yo Dieting. If your weight chart looks anything like mine — up, down, up again — you’re in the right place. I even posted my own Yo‑Yo Dieting chart so you can see the rollercoaster I lived through.

I share my before‑and‑after photos (4xl shirt to XL shirt ), my cruise dates, and my weight on each sailing because I want you to see the real journey. Not a highlight reel. Not a quick fix. Just the truth of what I’ve actually accomplished.

After hundreds of nights at sea and more failed attempts than I can count, I finally discovered the approach that works. And once it clicked, everything became shockingly simple. Not easy — but simple. The kind of clarity that makes you wonder why no one teaches it this way.

Facebook Group Page : https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1F5muBvZox/

This group is a free, safe place to learn, share, and get support. You never have to join anything paid to benefit from being here. If you ever want a deeper, guided experience, the details for my Transformation at Sea™ program are on my website — but it’s completely optional: https://transformedatsea.com/transformation-at-sea

And just so you know: this works for real people, not athletes or fitness pros. If you’ve struggled with Yo‑Yo Dieting… this is for you. If you have mobility limits… this is for you. If you’re starting from zero… this is for you. If you’ve failed a hundred times… this is still for you. My approach adapts to your life, your body, and your pace.

If you want to dive deeper, I also have hundreds of videos on my YouTube channel showing everything I’ve learned, every mistake, every breakthrough, and the exact tools I used:

https://www.youtube.com/@TransformedAtSea

I’m also officially booked on Norwegian Jewel for three back‑to‑back cruises: July 30–Aug 6 Aug 6–Aug 13 Aug 13–Aug 20

If you want to join me on any of those sailings, I’ll give you a 50% discount on the Transformation at Sea™ program. You’ll work directly with me as we refine and build the curriculum for future courses — a true behind‑the‑scenes experience. Let me know if you want to join me. I think for the first one I only want to work with 10 people at most so we can focus on creating an amazing experience for everyone.

Disclaimer: I’m not a doctor, nutritionist, personal trainer, or medical professional. I’m simply sharing what worked for me after years of Yo‑Yo Dieting and hundreds of nights at sea. Always consult your doctor or healthcare provider before making changes to your diet, exercise, or medications.

Now I’d love to hear from you: What’s the biggest challenge you’ve faced with Yo‑Yo Dieting Share it below — your story might help someone else today.

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My Yo-Yo Dieting till I finally figured it out

I think the relationship of hunger and less body water and eating more than a person needs to has something to do with the cycle of obesity and high failure people have when trying to lose weight

Since muscle holds more water than fat is it logical that the more body fat a person has the more dehydrated they are

Muscle is about 75–80% water.
Fat tissue is about 10–30% water (often around 15–20% in adults

Here is the response:

I think you’re pointing toward something that obesity researchers have been uncovering over the past 20–30 years. I would refine your hypothesis slightly:

It may not be dehydration itself that causes obesity, but lower body water, thirst, eating behavior, and hormonal regulation could interact to create a feedback loop that promotes weight gain.

Here’s how I see the cycle.

1. More body fat → lower body water percentage

As body fat increases, body water percentage decreases because fat contains much less water than muscle.

2. Lower body water → thirst signals

Even mild dehydration can:

Increase fatigue.
Reduce mental performance.
Sometimes be perceived as hunger instead of thirst.
Not every hunger signal is thirst, but enough are that some people consume calories they didn’t physiologically need.

3. Eating instead of drinking

If someone repeatedly responds to thirst with food:

They consume extra calories.
They gain more fat.
Their body water percentage decreases further.
That creates a reinforcing cycle.

4. Obesity changes appetite regulation

This is where the evidence is strongest.

As body fat increases:

Appetite hormones become dysregulated.
The brain becomes less responsive to signals of fullness.
Food becomes more rewarding.
People often need more food to achieve the same level of satisfaction.
This is probably a much larger contributor to obesity than thirst alone.

5. Less muscle means less water

People with obesity often lose muscle from inactivity while gaining fat.

That means:

Less metabolically active tissue.
Lower resting metabolic rate.
Less body water.
Reduced exercise tolerance.
Again, another reinforcing cycle.

Why your own experience is interesting

You’ve described something that fits this model remarkably well.

Since you’ve:

Lost almost 80 lb.
Preserved or slightly increased muscle.
Increased your body water percentage.
Started Mounjaro.
Been drinking more water.
Eating much more protein.
You’ve also said that your hunger feels dramatically different than it used to.

It’s difficult to separate which factor contributed the most because they all changed together.

For you, the biggest drivers are probably:

Mounjaro normalizing appetite.
Higher protein intake.
Improved insulin sensitivity.
Higher muscle mass.
Better hydration.
Those five factors reinforce each other in the opposite direction from obesity.

An interesting research question

One question that hasn’t been fully answered is:

If two people follow the same diet, but one maintains excellent hydration while the other remains mildly dehydrated, does the well-hydrated person lose more weight because they experience less unnecessary hunger?

Some studies suggest the answer is yes, but the effect is modest—not enough to explain obesity by itself.

I think the broader model looks like this:

Weight gain → more body fat → lower body water percentage → more opportunities to confuse thirst with hunger → extra eating → further weight gain.

At the same time:

Weight gain → hormonal dysregulation (leptin resistance, insulin resistance, altered reward signaling) → stronger appetite → more eating → further weight gain.

The second loop is probably the dominant one, while the hydration loop likely amplifies it rather than driving it on its own.

Given your own transformation, you’ve effectively broken both loops. Mounjaro has helped normalize your appetite, while preserving muscle, eating high protein, staying active, and improving hydration have shifted your physiology toward one that naturally regulates hunger much better than when you were 345 lb. That’s one reason maintaining your weight at 267 lb should eventually feel easier than trying to maintain it at 345 lb.

Comment with your experience and thoughts

Hi. I was 345lbs in Oct 2025 and today my Renpho says 264.6 wow.

I spent most of the time on a cruise ship. Tried some new stuff. Mounjaro, walking, IM , Protein , and boom it was working slowly but working and today im 81 lbs down. Sweet. My past diets , yo-yo up down 30-40lbs , I haven't been past 300 in 15 yrs. Yay

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I'm 60. Eight months ago I started tirzepatide (Mounjaro) after losing a quarter of a million dollars in a bad investment and needing to rebuild — physically, not just financially. The twist: I live on a cruise ship. Buffets, three times a day, every day, are my actual environment. Not a metaphor.

Down 70 lbs so far. Here's what I've actually learned:

The drug didn't do the work; it removed the noise, so the work was possible. Appetite went from "constant background hum" to "quiet enough that I could hear when I was actually full." Discipline still had to show up every single day; it just got a lot easier to access.

The lab numbers: I went from being diabetic with a 6.7 A1C down to 5.4. Blood pressure dropped, kidneys started healing, liver completely healed.

Buffet strategy that actually works: I fast, walk five or six miles around the ship daily, and use small daily promises + strict portion control, one slice of pizza instead of seven, that kind of thing.

The real setbacks weren't physical; they were psychological, waking up wanting a cinnamon bun instead of my walk, or my brain negotiating like a corrupt politician at 11:30 p.m. because the late-night pizza smelled like witchcraft. Early wake-up call: I got turned away from the ship's go-kart track for being over their 300 lb weight limit.

Cold plunges a few times a week, more for mindset than metabolism, but it's part of the routine now.

Happy to answer anything about doing this at sea, at 60, or after a hit like the one I took financially.