Dd wants to get fat loss injection

@VoyOySaveloy you really can't eat junk food whilst on Mounjaro, I can't even face it in the slightest. Haven't eaten sweets, crisps, biscuits, chocolate, icecream, chips, takeaway, pizza etc etc in the 5 weeks I've been on it.

Respectfully, mounjaro hasn't taught you what foods to eat.
You could have just eaten the same junk food as usual on mounjaro, albeit in smaller quantities. I got zero nutritional advice on mounjaro.

I am old enough to know about UPFs, but wouldn't have been clued up on that kind of food at 19 when all my friends are eating burgers and chips.

She's 20. Unless she's asking you to pay for it then it's not your decision and you shouldn't be trying to tell her what to do.

Support her in making a decision about her body that she feels good about. Encourage her to explore the pros and cons thoroughly for herself but don't try to scare her out of it or shame her for it. Unless she directly asks your opinion, don't bring it up.

@Thegreatgiginthesky not being funny but I'm 0.6 off being morbidly obese, I don't care if a bit of muscle goes with the fat

Yes it does although it does depend on the speed of the weight loss. It is likely to be faster if you are taking a drug that curbs your appetite and if it is faster a higher % will be muscle.

Mounjaro

Way to be supportive, cheers

Actually there are evidenced biological processes that do prevent obese people from losing significant amounts of weight and which also predispose them to gain even more weight after they’ve lost a small amount. It’s not a case of not “wanting it” enough.

OP, was your DD overweight as a child/teenager? If so, it's going to be significantly harder for her to lose weight naturally than someone who reaches 18 a healthy weight and then piles on a few pounds in their 20s. Childhood weight issues are incredibly hard to sort out in adulthood.

I've heard good things about this treatment. It works, apparently. There may be side effects, but I'm not sure they're going to be worse than the health effects of carrying excess weight, self-esteem issues and (self-imposed often) social exclusion.

And the 'what do you learn?' crowd can take a hike. Obesity isn't a moral issue or a lifestyle failing. It's the result of a complex set of interacting factors, only some of which are within the patient's control.

The injections aren't "hard work with nasty side effects" for everyone, stop scaremongering. I've been on it 14 weeks and the worst I've had is some mild constipation which was handled by drinking a bit more water.

I won't say they're an "easy fix" but they make eating a calorie controlled diet incredibly easy for me, which I have never managed to maintain in the past.

Whatever happens, she should NOT buy it from anywhere that's not properly regulated. There are reports of fake ozempic being sold and causing serious illness- sometimes because the fake pens have insulin in them. There is a major shortage and people need to be very careful. If someone is selling it on facebook or from a beautician's it's illegal and probably fake.

Wow if only someone had thought of this before now the obesity crisis would be solved! You should write a book, you'd make millions. 👏🏻

She can exercise if she wants because there's brisk walking, home workouts, endless possibilities.

Does she buy lots of chocolate and crisps? Maybe she's comfort eating.

@Sunsetbeachhouse of course you can. But usually obese people have a mental health condition such as an eating disorder

The context to this is weight loss requires will power. If you are otherwise medically able then you have the ability to lose weight without injections. if this wasn't possible ppl with obesity wouldn't slim down ever without aid. You both have good points but ultimately it comes down to if you want to then you CAN lose weight with a calorie controlled (safe and healthy controlled) diet.

Support her to do proper research on this and make sure she gets a proper prescription from a legitimate pharmacy.
Her info will be checked by a doctor before being prescribed.

The many Mounjaro threads on here would be a great read for her. They're so supportive, which is a great help when all we get from those who don't know much about it is ridicule and scaremongering.

No there isn’t. No human got thyroid cancer in any of the big trials. It’s only been proven in animal studies. There obviously is a risk, but to say there is a ‘big risk’ is misleading

@Soontobe60 the worry about thyroid cancer comes from a study on mice where they were exposed to lifelong super high amounts of the drug. No evidence was found in the two main large human studies. The manufacturer has to mention it but the risk is not significant.

No, @letsjustdothis has a valid point.
https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-184168/mounjaro-subcutaneous/details

Op please speak to a health professional with your dd. They will need to discuss this with her, to see if this is the right option and I'm sure take note of medical history. There are pros and cons as with any mediation , and these need to be discussed with the correct health professional.

Doesn't that apply to all weight loss through diets though? Hence yo-yo dieting leading to weight increase long term

@CombatBarbie except, the whole point of the medication is that you don't want to and essentially can't overeat. You end up reducing calories easily because of a lack of hunger, a lack of a drive to binge on quick easy calories, and feeling fuller on much smaller portions.

She is 20! Not 12! Op can't impose family walks on her ffs.

How long has she been overweight?

Some people have tried for years to lose weight and just struggle.
This is a tool to help them.

But some people see this as an easy fix and a miracle cure, which is just isn’t.

If you are paying, I would tell her that you will only pay if she joins a gym/club and exercises 3 times a week and eats healthy, whole foods.

She needs to build healthy habits into her life because it’s not possible to stay on this medication long term.

If she really wants the medication and she’s serious about losing weight, then she’ll be willing to work hard to achieve the results.

Except it doesn’t work, actually.

Just another person who believes that a person with obesity is just a glutton who doesn’t try hard enough to lose weight.