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Just get mounjaro!

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Pinklightning · 17/03/2026 08:04

The more threads I read, the more and more posters seem to respond with “just get mounjaro” for posters wanting to lose as little as 10 lbs to get within a healthy BMI. More traditional methods of weight loss appear to be out of fashion and as though you’d be foolish to do it the perceived hard way when you can just inject a drug.
I was reading a thread where a poster had a BMI of just over 25 who was told to just get WLIs. What happened to them being for those who are obese?
Is this the way things are going now? Gained a few pounds over Christmas or on holiday? Just inject and don’t worry about it!
Anybody going against the grain of weight loss injections is often accused of being jealous. It’s a bit cult like on some threads as though WLI are the only valid way to lose weight and you’d be foolish to try any other way because “diets don’t work” and just adopting a healthier diet and lifestyle is laughable; a fool’s game and you’ll end up fat again. Well, yes, if you go back to your old habits, just like any method of weight loss.

Just a bit of a rant really on this sunny Tuesday!

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Blogswife · 17/03/2026 08:24

How can you “ just get Mounjaro “ with a BMI of 25 ?
Do they lie on their application? Isn’t that dangerous (I thought your GP had to be informed ?
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Im within healthy BMI but upper end and would love to lose a few pounds . Trying hard but nothing shifting so guess i’m stuck with it as I understood MJ isn’t an option for people like me ?

CaptainCorelli · 17/03/2026 08:22

MJ hasn’t been revolutionary for me so I have no particular skin in the game, but I mostly see posters criticising those who take it who weren’t obese to start with. And of course all the naysayers who jump on it being a lazy option.

Pinklightning · 17/03/2026 08:20

bignewprinz · 17/03/2026 08:12

It's been a life changing drug for so many people, it's understandable they recommend it.

The more cult-like aspect seems to be the people who are anti MJ, with no skin in the game but furious regardless.

Why would anyone be furious about them? I’ve not seen any evidence of that. Some posters have expressed concerns because as a weight loss drug they are new. Yes, they’ve been used for a long time for diabetes but this a new use so I can understand people saying the long term effects are not known when used for weight loss instead of diabetes. I think they will have other uses in time. Some posters have said it helps their ADHD symptoms for example.

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bignewprinz · 17/03/2026 08:12

It's been a life changing drug for so many people, it's understandable they recommend it.

The more cult-like aspect seems to be the people who are anti MJ, with no skin in the game but furious regardless.

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