70 lbs Down in 7 Months on Mounjaro — My Honest Update

Quick context for new viewers: I started this channel as a 55-year-old, 5XL rider whose relationship with his couch was the longest and most stable of his life. Riding a motorcycle at my size made every practical thing harder — gear, mounting, endurance — so about eight months before this video, I started a weight-loss journey with Mounjaro as its foundation. The first update reported 24 lbs lost in two months. This is the second update, and the number got serious.

The Numbers

Seven months in: 70 lbs down. I feel like a different person on and off the bike. The plan from here: lose another 10, hold the line, and add weight training to fill the space all that fat vacated.

But the number that actually matters isn't on the scale. I had taken blood pressure medication every day for thirty years. Two months before this video, my doctors halved the dose. A week before it, they told me to stop entirely and just monitor. A full week without any medication: stable around 125/80.

Some of the problems we file under old age are actually filed under weight. Deal with them now, or they compound into something far less negotiable later.

The Honest Drawbacks

Number one is financial: nothing in my wardrobe fits. I'm refusing to buy new clothes until the weight stabilises, which means I'm currently a man held together by drawstrings and optimism.

Number two is domestic. When a husband of thirty years suddenly loses 70 lbs and mentions needing new clothes, a wife develops theories. Mine moved from her standard scrutiny to what I can only describe as nanoscopic surveillance. (The video also includes my friend Brian's infamous dating formula for men over 50 — divide your age by two, add seven — which I share strictly as comedy reporting from a road trip to Calgary, and which is precisely why the surveillance exists.)

The Open Question

The real test isn't losing weight on Mounjaro — it's what happens after stopping. Do I hold steady, or drift back to my old ways? That's the next episode in this series, filmed after withdrawal. The honest answer is I didn't know either.

One important note: this is one rider's personal experience, not medical advice — Mounjaro is prescription medication, so talk to your own doctor about whether anything here applies to you. And if the motivation angle helps: every pound lost made riding at 55 measurably easier.

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