To wonder how people afford weight loss injections?!

[Karmacharm]

So many people I know are doing Mounjaro or Ozempic. I’ve looked at the price online and even with the discount it’s still hugely expensive in this cost of living crisis.
I would love to do it but there’s no way I can afford it long term.

Sorry @chipsandpeas that wasnt aimed at you!

@Scammersarescum I read that comment as "not everyone is struggling" financially in the cost of living crisis...............

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Yes.
Portion sizes become tiny.

And it turns off the part of your brain that makes you obsess over food

It keeps you feeling full for ages.

I've lost 5st. Only 6st to go.
But this time, I'm going to get there.

why does everyone assume that people using weight loss injections are overweight because of eating junk and take-aways?

there are lots of reasons why people are overweight and as we are now well aware, even those without weight issues are using this drug?

Mine is costing around £170 a month (ASDA) and it’s worth every penny. It’s the best decision I ever made, but I’m not particularly struggling financially. My weight was starting to cause health issues and I’d lost my confidence. After dieting and seeing a trainer for over a year I’ve only managed to maintain a loss of around 5lbs. Five weeks into Mounjaro and I have already lost 1.5 stone which would have taken me forever to lose. I’m also saving money on takeaways and drinking, so it’s balancing out.

What does your fella eat if he’s a fell runner and cyclist? He can’t be fuelling himself on microwave meals/ oven chips and fish fingers?

You do know they meant financially, not everyone is struggling financially.

Not everyone is on a low income and struggling. I'm sure you know that. Also, from what I've read, they stop people feeling hungry so their food bill is reduced. Obviously it would be cheaper if they just didn't overeat in the first place but for some people with no will power, the injections work and are well worth the money.

the same could be asked of smokers, drinkers even some drug takers..

i take it, i also pay for a gym membership and a PT instructor twice a month.. i don't depend on them, i use them along side a healthy lifestyle and i'm overweight after being incapacitated following an accident.

This. Some people are just waiting for the opportunity to be outraged.

Mine are £180 for 4 weeks, and the weight is falling off me. I'm portion sizes are tiny now so they will be a saving on food. You're on low income so finding £180 a month isn't for everyone.

i didn't know you could get them from asda? i'll take a look a i use boots at the moment and its a bit pricey

Because lots of people are desperate and they can either afford it or go into debt to get them.

200 approx a month, soon save that by not eating!

Regarding cost, too - I've paid less than £500 and have lost two stone in three months, almost completely painlessly. I'm going to continue for a couple more stone, so maybe I'll have spent about £1000. If you'd asked me a while ago if I'd spend £1000 to be a healthy weight, I'd have grabbed the chance.

If someone has been overweight for 10 years and hovered at the same weight all that time, they are not over eating. They are just not managing to under eat either. People have all different reasons for being over weight, as well as the people with no will power. PS, I was one of the ones with no will power, but unfair to make sweeping statements.

Those of you that are eating hardly anything - does your body not to into starvation mode from so few calories? Or do you have to make sure you're eating a certain amount not to feel lethargic etc?

Maintaining obesity is a result consistent overeating.

Mines £140 a month, so £35 a week. I haven't bought any food for weeks as I am not hungry anymore. No wine. No takeaways, the small of coffee turns my stomach. I'm on a week off as switching from ozempic to Mounjaro and I'm starving. Today I have had a bagel, 2 lion bars and a packet of crisps which I would never have eaten previously. It saves a fortune on food.

I've never been into "if you eat too little your body will go into starvation mode". When westerners eat too little (unless they're anorexic) they are never at the point of starvation.

I think when people on here say "hardly anything" they are comparing it to what they normally ate.

We save nothing from me being on mounjaro so I'm with you here. We don't get takeaways anyway and I still buy and cook the same food - my binge foods were not expensive (mostly bread TBH and carbs) so reducing my portions makes almost zero difference to the cost of our food bill. Personally I afford it from my personal spends budget because it's more valuable to me than new clothes or whatever else I would spend it on. We aren't wealthy but have two incomes and do ok.

What are you eating that is making you fat? That will be the thing/s you don’t buy. You must drink something, do you spend it on branded pop, hot chocolate?

@Karmacharm do you know what your husband spends a month on fell running and cycling equipment and other costs? Just curious.

I can afford it because we are in a higher income bracket and I can prioritise what we spend money on. I can also, given the nature of my work, do some additional ad hoc work if I need to, to cover any additional expenditure.

People sometimes swap and change providers to get as many discounts as they can to make it cheaper.

I’m sure you will! Best of luck!

Those eating tiny portions now, do you find it impacts social events? I really love eating nice dinners with my husband -both cooking at home and going out for dinner. I’m not sure how I’d feel if I couldn’t do that anymore…