Mark Fearon Make Your Mark

Mark Fearon Make Your Mark Transformation journey from morbidly obese to fit. Sharing what worked for me after 16 years of trying. Recovery. Discipline. Consistency. I had very mixed results.

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https://linktr.ee/markfearon� A lot of you have been with me since the start of my journey to lose 10 stone. But for those of you who don't know my story here is some background to this journey. It all began when I applied to be on the TV show Operation Transformation on RTE in 2010. I didn't make it as one of the leaders on the show but was given a role where I appeared a few times on the show. They were tracking my progress with the health team I was assigned with the HSE. I also had a diary cam to log how I was getting on. It was the perfect start for me. It got me to realise I had a big problem and had to tackle it. It is now 6 years later and unfortunately I am not where I had hoped I would be. I left the original group I had set up on Facebook to try lose the weight by myself. Getting down to 19 stone a couple of times but I ended up always putting the weight back on slowly. I then got desperate and started using fad diets like Atkins to lose weight quickly. This worked in the short term but I always put the weight back on and then some. I am restarting 3 stone lighter and now a non smoker for 3 years. (Down from a 30 a day habit!) So I am not starting from scratch. But it does feel my goal is a long way away from me. So I have returned to Facebook. I have moved over from my original group page which had almost 900 members. I was wary of people getting too many notifications through the group so thought this page would work better. So now I am ready to finish this journey once and for all. The support I get from everyone here on Facebook is such an amazing help. Thank you all so much for being part of this journey with me. Mark.

16 years in the making. Plenty of ups and downs along the way, and plenty of times I found myself right back at my heavi...
13/03/2026

16 years in the making. Plenty of ups and downs along the way, and plenty of times I found myself right back at my heaviest weight.

This time is different. I’m now at the maintenance stage of my journey, something I’ve never experienced before. I wish I’d gotten here sooner, but the main thing is that I’m here now.

This time I have support, and I’m continuing with that support as I learn to navigate this new stage of not trying to lose any more weight.

joineverwell.ie have been a really important part of this journey, especially now. They help make sure I don’t fall back into old patterns and slowly start slipping backwards. Everwell approach this from every angle. They support me with my medication, 1:1 coaching, nutrition advice, and I’m also working with a psychotherapist they referred me to so I can understand why weight had always been a struggle for me.

I only talk about them because I’ve benefited from their support so much.

The maintenance stage is going well so far. I’ll keep trying to get fitter and healthier, but honestly, I spent the last 16 years dreaming about being where I am today.

12/03/2026

I started Mounjaro to lose weight. That was the plan.
But somewhere along the way a lot more started to change.

My goals changed. My health became a priority. My routine got tighter. Exercise became normal. Sleep mattered more. Food changed. My lifestyle changed.
And the big one. My vision for my life changed.

It started as weight loss. It ended up being a full lifestyle reset.

11/03/2026

Interesting bit of research came out recently looking at GLP-1 weight loss medications and the results are worth knowing.

Researchers analysed data from 64 clinical trials involving almost 20,000 patients. What they found was that, on average, women lost more weight than men on GLP-1 medications. Women lost about 11% of their starting body weight, while men lost about 7%.
That doesn’t mean these medications don’t work for men. They absolutely do. The study actually showed they work well across different ages, races and starting weights.

Researchers think the difference could come down to things like hormones, body composition, or how the medication is processed in the body.

But the big takeaway is something I always say anyway. Everyone’s journey on these medications can look different. Different bodies, different responses, different timelines.

From my experience I had thought men seemed to lose weight quicker and in larger amounts. But no arguing this research of 20,000 people!

What are your thoughts on this?

Article found on www.medscape.com

Yesterday I talked about my first bad day on my Mounjaro journey. I've had 10 months of everything going to plan. But la...
11/03/2026

Yesterday I talked about my first bad day on my Mounjaro journey. I've had 10 months of everything going to plan. But last Sunday my old binge eating habits sneaked back in. It gave me a fright how easy it can happen.

But I'm not letting it knock me off course. In the past it would have. I would have decided whatever plan I was on was no longer working. That's the problem with any type of restrictive diet. They work until they don't. And they will all reach a time where you've had enough of them. And one bad day can start the process of undoing everything you have lost.

Not this time. I got back to it on Monday. I've kept my training going like it has. No changes. Just back to what I've been doing successfully the past 10 months.

Thats the best thing I've learnt on this journey. No extremes. This is for life. And for that to be true there has be acceptance of a bad day here or there.

This picture is from this morning at the gym. I've never felt fitter. So onwards we go 🙂

10/03/2026

On Sunday something happened that hasn’t happened once in my 10 month journey on Mounjaro. I had a day where I overate. Not just a little bit either. It ended up being over 5,000 calories. It wasn’t planned. It just happened. And to be honest, it scared me a bit.

It was a real reminder that even on the maximum dose of Mounjaro, I can’t ever become complacent with my food. The medication helps massively, but it doesn’t replace awareness, habits, or the work that still has to go on in the background.

The difference this time is what happened after. In the past, a day like that would have triggered a chain reaction. I would have convinced myself the plan had failed, eaten everything around me, and told myself it was fine because I’d start some new plan soon. This time that didn’t happen. I woke up the next day and got straight back on track. I’m having a great week now.

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned through this journey is that restriction doesn’t work long term. Completely banning foods only builds pressure. It’s OK to have the pizza or the chocolate. The key is moderation, not all or nothing.

So I’ll look at why this happened and learn from it. I actually have another session coming up with the psychotherapist I’ve been seeing about my weight, and I’m really looking forward to talking this through with her. Moments like this are exactly why having support around you is so important.

It’s great to share the wins on this journey, but it’s just as important to share the days that are a struggle too. That’s where a lot of the real progress happens.

09/03/2026

My Mounjaro training plan ever since I started taking the medication.

My typical week in the gym looks like this. Day 1 back. Day 2 chest. Day 3 legs. Day 4 shoulders. Day 5 arms. Day 6 cardio. On top of that I usually do two fitness classes as well.

That said, I don’t hit this every single week. Life outside the gym has to take priority sometimes and that is completely normal. Consistency over time matters far more than forcing a perfect week every week.

It’s also important to say that this level of training is not necessary for most people. Three gym sessions per week would be more than enough for the majority of people trying to lose weight and improve their health.

The gym itself also isn’t a requirement. It’s just one way to train. I personally enjoy it and it has helped me a lot, especially while losing weight, because resistance training gives your body a reason to keep the muscle you already have. When you’re losing weight the body doesn’t automatically know you want to keep that muscle. Training tells it to hold on to it.

Alongside that I make sure I eat around 2 grams of protein per kilogram of my goal body weight. That combination of resistance training and adequate protein has been key for me while losing weight.

But if the gym isn’t something you enjoy, that’s completely fine. Find a type of movement or sport you actually like. Walking, swimming, cycling, classes, team sports, anything. The most important thing is that it’s something you’ll stick with long term.

Just like with food, if you start something you hate you probably won’t keep it up. And if you don’t keep it up, you only get short term results. The goal is to build habits you can maintain for life.

08/03/2026

I have abs!! Who would have known?!? 🤣 I presumed they were always there but had no evidence of them 🤣 Mounjaro helping bring along so many body changes!!

07/03/2026

For most of my life I thought weight loss was about just seeing the number on the scale go down. What I’ve learned is that what really matters is what that weight is made up of.

Using Mounjaro as a tool has helped me get to where I am. All the negativity I had heard about Muscle loss had me worried. But I proved this to be all nonsense.

At my heaviest I was 27st 4lbs. I was carrying around 90kg of body fat. Today that number is about 10kg.

What surprised me even more is the muscle side of the equation. I had 43kg of skeletal muscle at my heaviest. Today that sits at about 49kg. So while losing a huge amount of weight, I gained muscle along the way.

The way I approached it was actually quite simple.
I aimed for around 2 grams of protein per goal body weight. I kept my calories in a deficit but not an extreme one. Enough to lose weight but still have the energy to train and stay active. I lifted weights regularly and I walked a lot. And one thing I never did was cut out any particular food group.
No magic. No extremes. Just consistency over a long period of time.

When you start looking beyond the scale and focus on body composition instead, the whole picture changes.

So don't listen to the fearmongering online. If you do Mounjaro the right way you can protect your muscle and if you wish actually gain some along the way.

06/03/2026

I just had my monthly check in with the Joineverwell.ie doctor. It was the first time we’ve spoken since I reached my weight loss target and moved into the maintenance stage of this journey.

It was good to sit down and talk through the plan for what comes next. For now I’m staying exactly where I am with the medication. I’ve lost weight before both with and without support like this, but the one thing I’ve never successfully done is maintain the loss long term. That’s the part I’m really focused on now. Over the next month we’ll see how things go and then decide whether it’s time to start reducing things down.

We also talked about training and nutrition, and I always leave those calls feeling clearer and more confident about the plan. Having proper medical support and guidance makes a huge difference. I know I’m in good hands and it helps me stay focused on building habits that will actually last.

I talk about Everwell openly because I know how much the support has helped me. If you’re on a similar journey and ever want to ask anything about my experience with them, feel free to reach out.

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