Sick of people on weight loss jabs saying you still have to “put in the work” with wl jabs

What’s a “mummy makeover”?

Wouldn’t you have a mummy makeover after losing the weight first?

I’m sick of people with your attitude tbh.

i don’t gaf how anyone improves their health, not sure why you do?

Have to say I agree with you . As a perimenopausal woman post 50 I have to work really hard to keep my weight where I want it . Losing even a couple of pounds is really hard work - strength training , calorie counting , maxing protein intake , other exercise Pilates , walking , yoga . It takes time , effort , discipline and commitment. So yes I do think the jabs are an easier option ! But I’d never be eligible as it’s just a few pounds that I have to work so hard at .

So what though? Nobody is giving you a medal. I can afford it, I’ll be healthier for it, why wouldn’t I do it a way that has a greater chance of success?
I’m doing it for me, I’ve lost weight the old fashioned way and put it back on and now I’m doing it this way. I honestly am mystified anyone gives a shit.

Agree OP, I find it annoying when people try to take credit for what a drug is making significantly easier. If they have to "put the work in" then why can't they just put the work in without the drug and lose it naturally? Oh yes, because it SO much harder.

I kind of agree. I've lost six stone on them, and it was way easier than any other form of weight loss I've tried in the past, but you know what? I do still feel like eating chocolate and crisps and stuff every day, and I still have to fight it every day. I've still had the occasional binge even, so it certainly hasn't turned off all the food noise for me, but it's obvious done something!

Very brave, OP.
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And no, I don't know a thing about them.

Yes I’ve put in work but honestly like the OP said I feel like the WLI does the majority of the work for me. I already ate pretty well but had issues with calorific snacks/ eating too much. By not feeling hungry I don’t snack anywhere near as much and my portions are much better which meant the weight easily dropped off.

From what you describe of yourself, you’ve already put in the hard work but without the benefit of not having a crazy appetite with it.

People stall losing weight on weight loss jabs because they still manage to shove food in. They can be incredibly sick which makes it unpleasant.

Plus, unless you want to be on them forever, what people are saying is you’ve got to get the right routine of food and exercise in place so that you don’t massively revert once

I think that’s what people are saying. But yes, you are right. Fundamentally, the urge to eat is taken away.

It probably would help you with that last 20. Massively. I had to come off them because they made me feel so ill. I will never touch them again.

OP, you just sound bitter and resentful that you can't afford the jabs.

Yet I still go to the gym 4 days a week, still count calories, still make sure I’m hitting my macros and make sure I’m eating in a deficit and find time at the weekend to make sure I’m exercising

That is 100% not my experience. I eat all types of food from healthy to Chinese, Indian takeaway, kebabs. No food has made me ill. But I don't crave them. Actually, I generally don't even think about them. I have chocolate orange in my fridge. It's been there since August. Never in the history of me pre-mj would that have been there even 2 days later.

I dunno but the pancreas is not to be fucked with. That’s my view on WLI.

That, and I think there is a lot of defensiveness from users who don’t like to be seen as taking a short cut.

You’re not even on them and you’re telling me how it feels?

it sounds like you’re just jealous really - perhaps instead of having a “mummy makeover” 🤢 you should give a whirl then judge it

Which ones? I've done Mounjaro and Wegovy and that is categorically NOT how they work.

@Plind I'm sorry you're feeling annoyed about this. I've lost about 5 stone on the aforementioned jabs. I have been overweight for 20 years, and morbidly obese for at least 4. I just cannot lose on my own. Without the jabs, my every waking moment is spent thinking of food. What I can eat, when I can eat, how I can maximise my calories and still feel both full and happy about what I'm eating. I would constantly be falling off the wagon when I stalled or plateaued because of this - hence why it was always one step forward, two steps back. With the jabs, I still eat crisps and chocolate on occasion, but it is on occasion, and not just when I'm bored, sad, or having an entire family bag to myself while watching tv.

(I'm not trying to make excuses btw, I recognise this is entirely my fault - but that doesn't mean I can overcome it alone. Folk seem a lot more forgiving when it's drug or cigarette or alcohol addiction that someone is actively trying to overcome).

If it's similar for you, then the jabs might work. But then, if you've only got 20lbs to lose, then you're probably within sight of a healthy BMI I would have thought? You may not be approved.

Jesus! That is properly dangerous @alqggapwbnch ! You shouldn't share meds like that

I’m on WLI and today I’m tired and stressed and I just ate two packets of crisps one after the other so I’m in the “not magic” camp

As a mounjaro user, I actually agree with you @Plind. This is the easiest weightloss journey I've ever experienced!

Have I changed my eating habits? Yes. Do I move more? Also yes. But the voodoo magic that is Mounjaro means I don't actually want to eat the chocolate, crisps and other calorie laden food. I choose to eat salad... I mean that's not actually me! I'd never just choose salad. I'm also counting calories, but again it's not an effort to do it.

So while you have to make changes to lose weight, I do believe there is something in the medication that totally changes your brain function around food and exercise to promote healthier choices.

Ha it does make me laugh when people say they need to put in work for them, they won’t change your habits without effort sure, but my friend went on them and she lost all the weight (and some) in months, she will say herself no effort! (That said she is happy to eat healthily, but it just stopped her binging crap) She gave me a low dose pen when she was weaning off and despite being healthy BMI and it not really changing my eating habits much (low dose) I still lost 7lb in a month (I think I actually lost 10lb by the time I finished eeking it out around 6-7 weeks).

I’d love to be able to buy it when I need to drop a few lbs! People are so shaming about it, but it’s fine when celebs do it.

I'd say that there is no single version of 'the work' here. Some people its controlling food noise, others getting active, others tackling emotional eating, others stopping eating too large portions, and still others having to negotiate others expectations of them. WL injections can help with some of these but not all, and the won't help everyone consistently

The injections are doing the hard bit for you. Ie stopping you from wanting to shovel large amounts of unhealthy food in your gob

I’m assuming you got fat by putting unhealthy food in your gob!

The injections don’t stop you wanting to eat unhealthy, they suppress your appetite so you feel fuller sooner, so your not eating excessively with balanced and nutritious meals, you still have to work hard to lose the weight, the injections don’t do that for you.

People have been on the injections and not lost anything because the misconception is that the jabs will do the work, news flash it doesn’t!

I'm sorry your finding your weight loss journey difficult but don't bash others because your failing to lose the weight for your difficulties around food!

So, this clearly varies by person, BUT for me (75 lb down, maintaining that weight for a year, at least a stone lower than I ever thought possible for me) I did NO work on WLI.
When I was dieting, I thought constantly about food, battled feeling hunger, and often ended up binge eating. If there was "bad" food in the house, I would think about it constantly and often end up eating the whole packet until I felt sick. It was deeply unhealthy and never successful in the long run.
On WLI, I did not count calories, just ate (protein first, but nothing much different beyond that) what I felt like, stopping when I felt I didn't want more. I lost consistently and have maintained.
Maybe my case is unusual? But there is a reason that people (like me) who have struggled with diets for years are now losing weight like they never did before.