I’ve lost 7 stone on Mounjaro and plan to be on it for life. AMA

[LifeOfAShowGirl]

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MJ reduces at least as many risks as it increases and the risks that it increases also exist in the absence of MJ if one is obese. I have yet to meet an NHS doctor who doesn't think that MJ should be more widely available than it is, and that is because they understand both the dangers of obesity and the extreme level of its persistence for most people where willpower alone is relied on. I was very reluctant to take MJ partly because I don't have any of the additional metabolic disorders associated with obesity that the NICE guidelines require for a prescription, and it was my NHS GP who urged me to give MJ a go since I could afford it. I would like to think he'd have discouraged me if he thought the risks outweighed the benefits, particularly given the cost (which benefits him as an NHS GP not a bit).

We're in a very strange time where medical experts in metabolic disorders and obesity understand that obesity is driven by genetics and environment and is not something that can easily be cured by willpower alone, but where the general population still think fat people are lazy, self indulgent and/or don't understand about calories in/calories out. The general expectation is that fat people must lose weight, because being fat is lazy and self indulgent and greedy, but also that they must not be allowed to do it using drugs that make it easier, because that is lazy and self indulgent and greedy.

The only way i can describe it is it’s like my brain just shuts off. A feeling of peace comes over me.

I’ve not had any loose skin yet, but i still have a way to go!

See, I have always had a massive arse even at a normal BMI - please take it Mounjaro! I was a 90s teen and big arses were not desirable in the way they are for your generation 😂

My mum says this!!! I can’t even sit in a bath for as long as i used to, it’s like it’s just pure bone now 🤣

The post you’re responding to of mine doesn’t list health impacts it discusses fat storage.

But the side effects of the jabs are easily Googleable, I assume you’ve done that already.

Provide sources for your comments about fat storage then.

Like I said you can Google for those, the information is easily accessible.

I’m not the one making claims. If you’re going to make them, back them up.

Ah a bit of sealioning.

Good grief these replies 😂
Well done Op, you've done so well!
There are side effects to any medication, Obesity is a disease like any other. You don't see people stating the risks of taking sertraline for depression or steroid inhalers for asthma.

in my experience the people who re the loudest critics, who tell fat people to 'just eat less and move more' and pearl clutch/ gleefully talk about the 'risks' are all ugly thin people. Good looking or successful happy people don't seem to care, why would they? It's not a threat to them if pretty fat people lose weight and feel happier, they already have nice lives.

The people who I've seen loudly denouncing it are people whose life's work has been miserably counting calories so they can feel superior, and now that achievement has melted away. You can buy thinness now, cope!

I googled it and it said insulin has an impact. Sounds like a reason some people struggle to loose and keep of the weight without the WLI. You claim there is no reason.

No, just the basics of debates.

How do you feel about being on medication for life? I take medication on a longterm basis, likely will have to forever, and I hate it - i fully appreciate the benefits and am exceptionally grateful it exists but I really struggle with the thought of this being my whole life.

Congrats on your achievements!

Textbook.

I can’t see how I could ever go back. This medication has saved my life

If Mounjaro can get rid of my arse it is truly the wonder drug of all our lifetimes. I do not have that issue yet despite only being a few pounds from normal bmi again, nor did it go when I was 2 stone lighter in my 20s… still the arse persisted! Shall report back in due course. For now it’s just completely reversed my enormous perimenopausal middle and face fat and for that it’s priceless and I will stay on it forever if need be.

how do the injections actually reduce “food noise”?

Mounjaro hits 2 receptors in the brain. Ozempic hits 1 of these receptors. This change plus the slower transit of food through the system means people feel less hungry and respond differently to food when they have it.

I lost several stone on a well known slimming club in my 30s. I logged every single thing I ate and drank, worked out 6 days a week, and even then the lowest I could get to was over the top of the range the NHS considers acceptable for my height (I was very lean though and people were starting to tell me not to lose any more weight as I was starting to look gaunt). After a few years I could not keep up this level of vigilance and my weight went up.

The fact is that, without these medications, the level of vigilance needed for some people to control their weight is not sustainable. Know how I know? The number of skinny friends who told me 'you can just have one biscuit,surely,' or 'go on, treat yourself'. For some of us, it just does not work like that. These medications are a real game changer.

What OP has done is incredible. And will set her up for a much healthier life ahead. Its amazing to have things available that help people to do this.

Me too, and I’m mid 50s, I genuinely feel healthier than I have for decades, my blood tests show I’m healthier than I have been for decades, and I look better now than I have for decades,

I am more than happy to take this medication long term or till something better comes along and my gp supports that.

im on 5mg for maintenance, so as I take the fifth dose price is about 110 pounds a month, quite frankly I spent that on food and wine each month, however I’m fortunate enough this isn’t about cost for me, purely health.

one of my male friends has started on it as has my husband now, I noticed immediately when I saw my friend, he looked so much healthier, he wasn’t fat as such, just a big guy carrying some extra, but his weight made him eligible, so he will do it short term, to drop a couple of stone, my husband was carrying weight on his stomach, even in a month I can see how much better he looks, his face has slimmed down and his stomach is shrinking, he already looks great . The colour has come back into their faces, and they have so much energy.

so many people now seeing the results others are getting, how much healthier they are, and starting, and I’d guess a large percentage will stay on, it’s a life time treatment, approved for life time use, why would we give that up.

a tiny injection once a week, no big deal for most.

Are you reading OP's answers to your posts?

Your first post was about side effects and she responded explaining that for her the benefits outweigh the risks. She disagrees with your view. That doesn't mean she doesn't know about the side effects of the medication she's taking.

This is amazing, I’m so happy for you. I’ve never struggled with weight but I can tell how happy this has made you! Well done on finding what works for you, it’s brilliant 🤩

Massive congratulations @LifeOfAShowGirl . Your dedication and openness are inspiring.

Contrar to what some of the posters have been saying I was listening to an interview (on Diary of a CEO, I’ll try and find a link) with a dr who says that microdosing has been linked to very positive effects on long term brain activity and also heart health/blood pressure. The Dr had put her own mother on it as a microdose and reported less brain fog etc and effectively getting her elderly mother back.

For some reason there are a lot of naysayers and cynicism about these injections. I’m an ex marathoner and health nut and can’t understand where this attitude comes from! Surely we all want health for others? If someone is posting on a thread like this surely it’s because you care about these things??

@MaggieBsBoat I swear some people would be happier if I was shouting up heroin with a rusty needle than taking an evidence based drug for obesity. The Daily Mail would certainly have less inches dedicated to telling us that we're all going to sadly die or look ugly with our Ozempic faces (or cheekbones as I prefer to call them). You'd think that the thought that loved ones on average will increase healthy life years would be met with joy or at least knowing us fatties are self funding medications that will save the NHS a fortune would give some satisfaction. In the plus side, my eyes are well exercised rolling at some of the responses 😂

Yes micro dosing is meant to be amazing.

Honestly these drugs are going to change the world

You'd think that the thought that loved ones on average will increase healthy life years would be met with joy or at least knowing us fatties are self funding medications that will save the NHS a fortune would give some satisfaction.

Yes you'd think so but it appears you'd be wrong. I've come to the conclusion that some people want fat people to stay fat so they can feel superior.

Fantastic that you’ve lost so much body fat but surely a suppressed appetite is only part of the picture. So many people on weight loss drugs simply aren’t putting enough fuel into their bodies, and I imagine they’ll see the consequences of that when they’re older. It’s weight loss, but it’s not fitness.

What does your PT say about weight training on a reduced calorie intake? I can’t imagine being able to lift decent weights and train for a marathon if I wasn’t eating properly..! A healthy diet should be about balanced nutritional input, not just cutting the amount of food you put in your mouth.