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Mounjaro if I really like drinking?

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Sulgari · 21/06/2026 22:15

I’m fat. I could get mounjaro

I am fit. I lift weights. Bloods ok so far

I’d like to do the jabs. But don’t want to lose
my joie de vivre

AIBU?

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soundsys · 21/06/2026 23:12

JaceLancs · 21/06/2026 22:29

Mounjaro made me want to drink less which was a bonus and helped me lose weight but I didn’t give up drinking or eating!

Same!

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Sulgari · 21/06/2026 23:10

I have so little to cheer me

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TheGlitterFairy · 21/06/2026 23:06

Sulgari · 21/06/2026 22:57

Exactly this!

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Yeah - I don’t know what the answer is tbh. A friend who is also v sociable has been on the MJ for a while - and though is still sociable to a degree, it’s not the same.

i suspect I should make a (more) concerted effort to low carb and fit more exercise in etc before heading down the medication route. Hard with a young family though.

OneLimePombear · 21/06/2026 23:00

My DH didn’t cut down his drinking, he’s been taking MJ for well over a year and has only lost the finest bit of weight. If he quit drink and MJ he’d be at least £600 per month better off and thinner.

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Sulgari · 21/06/2026 22:57

TheGlitterFairy · 21/06/2026 22:55

This is a great question. I’m considering the new weight pills coming out next month but also am very social - enjoy eating / drinking / going out / socialising. Worried that if I start the pills I will lose myself to them - I mean I do want to lose some of myself 🤣🤣 but not the fun parts!!

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Exactly this!

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Peony1985 · 21/06/2026 22:55

Alcohol is fattening but the process of turning it back into sugars is different.
Cut the carbs and the sugars.
MJ did take away a lot of the enjoyment of booze but you can always push through. It calms your mind too so you may not need to be the life and soul like you used to.

TheGlitterFairy · 21/06/2026 22:55

This is a great question. I’m considering the new weight pills coming out next month but also am very social - enjoy eating / drinking / going out / socialising. Worried that if I start the pills I will lose myself to them - I mean I do want to lose some of myself 🤣🤣 but not the fun parts!!

AnonymityAnonymity · 21/06/2026 22:49

DustOffAndMoveOn · 21/06/2026 22:32

1 bottle of wine a week is only 600 calories. It’s usually the type food that is consumed whilst drinking the wine or on the hangover day that creates weight gain.

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Only 600 calories? That's a lot to me.

I'm actively trying not to snack on unhealthy foods while I'm drinking my bottle of wine but i'm still putting on weight.
Of course there is the physical inactivity while i'm actually drinking, the lethargy and laziness the next day when I'm suffering the effects of the alcohol and the two days of missing my weight exercise regime to fit in the drinking and recovery.
So I think it's a combination of the calories and the negative effects on life style that are contributing to the weight gain.

Perhaps quitting alcohol might not help OP lose weight but weight loss is generally touted as one of the benefits of giving up alcohol in all the supportive information designed to help people quit drinking

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Sulgari · 21/06/2026 22:49

WhatWouldDianeLockhartDo · 21/06/2026 22:21

How fat? How old? I’m fat and only drink at weekends but have just been told I have a fatty liver. Don’t risk losing your vivre at the cost of your joie.

I think the jabs make you muggy for a bit. I’d seriously try for a month or two before trying them. That’s what I did. Now I know I can do it naturally. Currently just trying to get back in the e mindset 🫣

I’m 56 and 111kgs

I do a lot of weights and cardio,,but feel it’s out of hand

I am unhappy. Drinking makes me feel better

I worry how I’ll be.without it

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Sulgari · 21/06/2026 22:47

ColdAsAWitches · 21/06/2026 22:17

If you're drinking enough to not want to stop, maybe that's the problem. Stop drinking and see if you lose weight without needing the jabs.

I should probably do this

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DustOffAndMoveOn · 21/06/2026 22:32

AnonymityAnonymity · 21/06/2026 22:27

I stopped drinking for a year and the weight just fell off me.

I started drinking again a couple of months or so ago - one bottle of wine a week - and the weight is creeping back on.

Conclusion: if you cut out the alcohol you probably won't need weight loss jabs.

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1 bottle of wine a week is only 600 calories. It’s usually the type food that is consumed whilst drinking the wine or on the hangover day that creates weight gain.

JaceLancs · 21/06/2026 22:29

Mounjaro made me want to drink less which was a bonus and helped me lose weight but I didn’t give up drinking or eating!

AnonymityAnonymity · 21/06/2026 22:27

I stopped drinking for a year and the weight just fell off me.

I started drinking again a couple of months or so ago - one bottle of wine a week - and the weight is creeping back on.

Conclusion: if you cut out the alcohol you probably won't need weight loss jabs.

Ibi · 21/06/2026 22:23

The people I know don’t have any issue with drinking whilst on it.

WhatWouldDianeLockhartDo · 21/06/2026 22:21

How fat? How old? I’m fat and only drink at weekends but have just been told I have a fatty liver. Don’t risk losing your vivre at the cost of your joie.

I think the jabs make you muggy for a bit. I’d seriously try for a month or two before trying them. That’s what I did. Now I know I can do it naturally. Currently just trying to get back in the e mindset 🫣

ColdAsAWitches · 21/06/2026 22:17

If you're drinking enough to not want to stop, maybe that's the problem. Stop drinking and see if you lose weight without needing the jabs.