Is it the begining of the end for Weight loss injections?

This!
These drugs have been around for a long time.

I was on a low carb, 1200 calorie per day weight loss regime for two years with no actual weight loss. You wrongly assume that all people who are overweight have a shit diet and don’t do any exercise. That really isn’t the case. After 20 years of high cholesterol (even when I was a slim size 8), it took less than six weeks of Mounjaro to get it under control. I had Seborrheic Dermatitis so bad that my dermotologist said that it looked like I had been burned. Six years of hell with it and at some points, I don’t want to leave my house. Completely under control now thanks to Mounjaro. The plantar fasciitis that I had for three years, completely gone. My body wasn’t functioning properly and now it is, thanks to this drug.

It’s not over the counter though - it requires a prescription.

I genuinely wish I thought of this. I am extremely overweight but a couple of digits off the required number.

Handy tip.

@MyCatStoleSausages notice I said “legitimate”. Those people are illegally accessing POM. Individual pharmacies should be sanctioned if they can’t show they have robust processes for checking eligibility. There is not the capacity for physical pharmacies to check the height and weight of people in person and it does not have to be necessary to do that. It can be done remotely with sufficiently robust processes. That is not a reason to restrict access to medication for the vast majority who are legitimately accessing it.

Speaking personally, I would not have gone in person to be weighed and measured, and that would have been an unnecessary barrier to me accessing an appropriate mediation legitimately.

Who could ever have guessed this would turn into yet another thread of people asserting their moral superiority over those who use Mounjaro.

Again I don't think Im thin. However, I am absolutely sure that I am not obese.

I am thinner than a lot of people that I work with, I am thinner than a woman I know that plays sport at a high level.

I don't think BMI online calculators are accurate.

Again good for you, but let adults do what they choose for themselves, no one’ says YOU have to take it.

Aww thank you ☺️

My thoughts exactly. It’s going to be one of those where 5 to 10 years from now, it’s going to become apparent the long term effects on health, and they will be banned for none medical situations. I was thinking about doing it a couple of months ago, but the uncertainty of long term effects on my body/health put me off (I’m very risk adverse!). Same reason why I didn’t have the covid vaccine. The vaccine was thrown together in such a short time, that I just didn’t trust that it was safe long term.

Someone who is 28 stone is morbidly obese. A size 14 is obese for some people, it is for me and I’m the same height as you. I was obese at 21/2 stone overweight and I look bloody shocking in photos when I look back. I’m now a size 10 and I look much better, but I am far from skinny.

The problem is that there are so many morbidly obese people nowadays that many of those who are merely obese live in denial of how big they are because they see themselves as slim in comparison.

I think some people (you?) would love this to be the case.

Well committing to actual lifestyle change is surely better than injecting my self with substances that have not been looked at long term.

Can you people not actually read this post?!

Edit - apologies, I assumed if was sarcasm/facetious but on reading it again I’m not sure…

A blue Peter badge for you

So tell us about you….are you a fatty who is feeling under pressure as people become thinner around you or are you a thinny who is worried that they will no longer be able to feel superior around the fatties?!!

I didn't say I was thin. I said I don't think I am obese.

Obese is the highest weight range possible

A size 14 is not obese. Should I be in the same category as someone who is 28 stone?

Obesity is a medical condition.

People who aren't overweight shouldn't be taking it, but why should fat people not take it? Literally paying, THEMSELVES, to assist in fixing an issue that affects many health conditions they may have.

How the fuck is that cheating? Just admit, you resent it.

This isn't true though? I've only read a few threads on WLI here but there have been posters who have said they are 5'2" for instance instead of 5'6" so this pushes their bmi up to whatever is needed to get the drugs. That is lying to meet the criteria. In person prescribing would mean that people can be weighed/measured/monitored properly. Signs of eating disorders discovered faster etc. I don't see why anyone would have a problem with needing to go to in person clinics throughout their weight loss and it would make it safer for everyone which is a good thing.

I was obese at 2 1/2 stone overweight.

Yawn OP.

Another person who doesn't understand WLI and shows faux concern about the future of all wli takers.

People who make posts like this, I believe it's usually someone who's mate/family member has dropped a load of weight after wli's and has been getting positive attention and it pisses them off.

Always the green eyed monster lurking as they think it's 'cheating' and it really gets under their skin 😂.

Posts ALWAYS dressed up as concern.

Oh here we go 🙄resents those on WLI – get a grip - you mean the cheaters? who aren't taking it for medical reasons - jog on

A size 14-16 is big for someone of your height. Like many people, you have lost sight of what a healthy weight is.

I am also quite happy that the MHRA is more of an authority on what is appropriate than concerned posters on MN.

I have heard that if you don’t have diabetes then there could be some reactions from it but I don’t know what they might be. Research the meds before taking is probably the best bet.