I have also regained exactly 6 lbs (after losing 60 on Ozempic) but I think that happened because I stopped weight training. My personal trainer went away in April and still has not returned (she is trying to sell her late grandma's house and the sale still has not closed) and without her, all I do is cardio and flexibiity. But at the current weight, I have been for several months, maintaining it on Mounjaro. My insurance covers only a low dose of Mounjaro and refuses to cover more, which is probably why I am at a plateau. What dose of Ozempic is your husband on?

I do not think tabulating point is a sustainable practice for the reasons you underscore.

Learning to eat high protein is sustainable though because you learn what a good enough portion looks like and you do not need to weigh, track, tabulate, or record.

I pile up one protein source on another, and in particular combine plant and animal sources. Say, this morning I had farmers' cheese (a super high protein dairy source) with walnuts and hemp seeds. It is also very filling.

Eating high fiber helps with the feeling of fullness, too.

All of those methods: Ozempic which slows gastric emptying in the beginning of treatment, high protein, high fiber, plentiful liquids allow one to stay sated for longer.

In addition, high protein and especially high fiber are implicated in better longevity. So it really is a win-win proposition, achieving or maintaining weight loss and advancing longer term goals.

I hope your husband breaks through with Ozempic. I did not start losing weight on it until several months into treatment.