Mounjaro people, advice please

I’m thrilled for you! what a relief

so happy he’s supportive, that will really help you.

You really shouldn’t be ashamed of taking Mounjaro. It’s just a tool to help you achieve a healthy weight. You’re not fat because you’re bad or have no willpower, you’re overweight because of a combination of lifestyle, hormones, environment ect ect. Like any other tool it can be misused and some people get on better with it than others, but the data shows that serious side effects are rare. Like any diet you’ll be much healthier long term and have more chance of keeping the weight off if you change lifestyle and eat healthier rather than just rely on it to eat less of the normal stuff.

I’d encourage you to tell your partner not least because I’m against hiding £1000 or so of expenses from a partner, but if you really don’t want to then yes you will be able to eat normal meals. You’ll get full quicker so prioritise high protein and fibre and reduce carbs. As others have said that would hardly be a surprising choice on any diet.

As much as I find it concerning when you can’t tell a partner or hesitate to, I think being on a diet does explain change in eating patterns, and I never had an issue in restaurants, I ordered light food, like seafood and a salad, so was able to consume it all, and watched what I ate in the day before hand.

I did tell my DF but if I hadn’t he wouldn’t have noticed other than the weight loss and lift in mood . No side effects I am just drinking much more water and eating smaller portions at mealtimes not snacking. I jab on a Sunday as it can wear off towards the end of the week. So if I socialise at the weekend I may have a little more give. Working well . Started very end of June and I have lost just under 3 stone so slow and steady. No shame needed and when you start it you will see that . Good luck op

You don’t eat normally. I serve myself very small portions so at home it’s not do bad. Eating out though it’s obvious. I can’t finish half a plate. Just tell him you’re doing it. I lost 4stone and feel amazing

If you don't live together it will be ok.
I didn't tell mine for ages. I inject on a Tuesday and normally by Friday/Saturday can enjoy some wine and food fairly normally albeit just want less than before.

I did tell him in the end and he was of course fine about it and understood why I hadn't shared it earlier. I think it would be difficult not to tell a partner you live with but some people don't.

I’ve always exercised regularly and was walking 20k steps a day and was still obese until I started MJ.

You can easily find a way of concealing it in the fridge if needs be, it’s not a massive sticking point. But better if you are able to discuss it with him. Good luck with it, and do join one of the month support threads when you get started. There will probably be a December starters thread that might work for your timings.

You have to keep it in the fridge so chances are he’d see it anyway?

I didn’t tell my DP for the first week (I’m only on my third week) and he didn’t notice but then I told him as it felt too big not to tell him.

Firstly, you shouldn't feel ashamed. I've been there so I understand why you do but obesity is a disease and it's really not your fault.
Secondly, you're an adult. It's not up to your DH what medication you take. He may be trying to be helpful but really he's not. MJ is a prescription medication which treats a disease.
For me, it was life changing (I've lost 5 1/2 stone now and have been eating healty for over a year - not something that would ever have happened without it. I finally understand that being overweight wasn't a lifestyle choice and it wasn't my fault. With my GLP1 regulated properly I can lose weight like other non-fat people who don't have this hormone of of sync.
Yes, there are side effects. They have those for the asthma meds I need to take. Nobody ever counsels me against taking those even though the long term effects of inhaled steroids are well known. There are also long term side effects to the PPI I've been taking for years and now don't have to take anymore since I've lost weight.
Try it and see for yourself. If you get side effects you can deal with them. Probably you won't or they'll be mild. Almost certainly, you'll lose weight and feel a lot better about yourself.

I’ve lost 5.5 stones and no side effects. I feel like a new me. So much more confidence. Discuss pros and cons with your partner in order for him to see both sides. I think you would find it hard to hide it from him as you have to store in fridge before use and also it’s deceitful and could damage your relationship if he found out you kept it from him.
I kept it to myself for a long time then told people and they were very supportive.

Actually you’re in the majority, 80 percent of people have no side effects, I think just people are more likely to post if they do.

What point are you making? It's very clear that on a society-wide level, people aren't going to put in lots of effort into eating less and moving more (leaving aside the debate as to how effective that is in the long term, and all the ways in which it's not that simple for many people for financial, time-related and other reasons). Years of public health campaigns about healthy eating and exercise, etc., had no impact on rising obesity rates. There is now a way to safely lose weight that has great results. Whether you think it's better to do it the hard way is immaterial, because you can't make people do what you think they should do.

You get the two aren’t mufualiy exclusive right? You can exercise and use the drugs, many do, I myself gym about six days a week. So can you explain what point you’re trying to make.

im sure its not you think all fat people are lazy and greedy? Right?

It would be a shame if your partner's beliefs about obesity medication was enough to put you off taking the opportunity to try them and see if they can help you with your weight loss. So, tell him, or don't tell him, but either way make the decision about your health without factoring his beliefs into that decision.

If you can, I would tell him. If he's kind, calm and supportive then he surely should be able to listen to your reasoning and be rational about it. It seems like a lot of people ignore or don't realise the ongoing risks to health from being obese, and so don't factor those into their thought processes. Perhaps your partner has fallen into that logic error.

And for a lot of people that’s not possible and even if they did the weight doesn’t just come off.

Exercise has never helped me lose much weight. It helps me maintain but not lose.

Oh yes, I really do.
NGL I've been frustrated at how long it has taken me comppared to others, and I didn't budget for the cost of buying monthly injections for 18 months and still counting!! I still have another stone to lose to reach a healthy BMI so will continue.
But my body was so unbelievably resistant to ever losing weight using 'traditional' methods (years of SW, WW etc. with no weight loss success) and now 18 months to lose 4 stone even with top dose MJ, that it has led me to believe I genuinely suffer from some sort of genetic fat disorder where my body lays down huge levels of fat stores and fights hard against any action taken to try and lose this fat. I have no clue what type of medical condition that is, but I truly believe I have a metabolic disorder of some kind. I'd actually like to offer myself up for medical research to find out why my body stores so much fat and battles so fiercely against losing it!!
Anyhow well done on your super fast weight loss, you've achieved so much in a short time, and I'm glad you're feeling great!🤗

Don’t even engage with debate with people like @arcticpandas. They’re uneducated about the causes or the medical science around obesity and embarrass themselves by showing it.

Of course. People only get overweight because they are lazy and stupid. 🙄

No, obviously you would need to go regularly for it to work😅

Joining a gym doesn’t = weight loss, though.

I’ve been a member of a gym since last January. I’ve managed to go about eight times. I just can’t fit it in, and even if I could it wouldn’t enable me to stay on a diet the way the WLI do. Joining a gym is really not some sort of magic solution.

OP I have stayed on 5mg, haven’t told anyone as they won’t understand it / I don’t want to go in to details - I run, I eat healthy (cooked from scratch) food, I’ve got several marathons under my belt but every few years I get to obese before going back down to ‘fighting weight’. I have zero impulse control with food, even though I don’t start eating until after 4pm, if there’s nothing in the house and I get the urge I’ll go on a crazy cook-a-thon to make something. I do not do takeaway or greasy food or beige food.

Food noise is a terrible thing to get control of.

I keep mine in a paper bag and zip lock in the back of the top shelf of the fridge - kids think it’s my teeth whitening stuff. I had some side effects but they settled after about 4 weeks I think. I didn’t jump straight from 2.5 to 5mg, I eased up gently by counting clicks on the pen. I kind of wish I’d stayed on 2.5mg for longer as it worked with controlling the food noise. Don’t get pushed to increasing the dose if you don’t need it. I think I have to stay on it long term as I always lose control of the food noise eventually. I view it in the same way as some people need to take statins or other long term health medication. It’s bloody amazing. For me it’s purely about controlling the food noise. Although I’ve recently been told I’m ‘classic’ for women’s adhd so I’m going to investigate that. Maybe that explains my lack of impulse control, who knows.

Anyway - I think there are many valid reasons to tell the people around you or not. Society is very opinionated and not shy about telling us why we are right or wrong to chose our path.

You make the decision that’s best for you.

Op, 80 percent of people have no side effects. And if you were dieting would you be eating normally? Or would you change your eating habits for the diet?

I do think some of the side effects are down to what people consume, eat a clean, low fat, low carb, low sugar diet. Lots of proteins, meat, fish, seafood, eggs, and vegetables, salad, ensure you eat 1g of protein per 1kg of body weight, to lose fat and not muscle, drink 3 litres of water a day,

I’ve been on about 18 months, maintaining for the last 7 or so, on a low 5mg dose, I feel fantastic and never had any side effects, other than mild nausea when I moved to 5mg,

however I’d address your partners ignorance with him, and there is nothing to be ashamed of in gaining weight, people can see you, they know you’re overweight or obese. Consider your partner doesn’t want you to lose the weight as he’s worried you might leave him then, or other men find you more attractive. If he was a good guy he’d want you to be healthy and support you.