Lied to get a jab now friend is angry

[Cantkeepaname]

I don’t understand why my friend is annoyed at me as it doesn’t effect anyone else.. part of me thinks it’s jealousy but she’s not speaking to me because I told her how I managed to lose 1.5stone.
backstory- I lied to get an online prescription by saying I was about 1.5stone heavier than I was then when I needed to send photos I just made my scales say more to match the weight I submitted. Not exactly a difficult lie but it worked and I’ve had 2pens of mounjaro 2.5 and I’m now 8.5stone. I feel great, the size I want to be and no side effects so yes I feel smug that my lie worked and I lost the weight easy.
well my friend who has been trying to lose weight too but not via jabs is furious saying I should be ashamed of myself.
surely it doesn’t effect anyone else? I paid full price so can’t be blamed for stealing from the nhs

It’s your smuggery that’ll be annoying

this is what secrets were invented for girl

Yeh she should be happy for you if you are happy, but your smugness would annoy me and I’d have to end the friendship as it’d wind me up big time!

Ahhh, gotta love a Friday night Mumsnet AIBU.

I’m internally smug- from the outside I have kept it quiet. She only found out cos she was looking in my fridge. The reaction I got I thought she had found crack in there

Indeed. You sound like a crap friend.

I think well done, it’s your money, just don’t overdo it

Probably a touch of jealousy and your friend might see it as “cheating” but yeah…..no big deal. I suspect a lot of people do similar. I lost quite a bit of weight within the first few weeks of being on MJ and when I submitted my details in order to buy my next pen they were a bit difficult with me saying I’d lost too much too quickly, so after that I made sure to add a bit of weight on to keep the online pharmacy placated. No biggie.

Oh please. LOADS of people are doing this to get these jabs. I know the users on here are all avid rule followers but let’s not kid ourselves on.

You do sound smug. But people are very judgey about weight loss injections, so you're probably not being unreasonable.

If she only found out bc she stumbled across the meds in your fridge, then maybe she feels that you lied to her also?

You must be aware of the moralistic views people hold around taking certain medications and WL drugs in particular. Your friend probably feels you've cheated, and taken the easy and morally inferior route. While she's struggling to achieve her weight loss without the medication.
Perhaps it would be helpful to raise this out loud and acknowledge that while you have different opinions on WL drugs, you respect hers and hope it won't affect your friendship.

lying to get prescription medication is bloody stupid
Maybe its that rather than your annoying smugness she doesn't like?

I don't think it's great but why doesn't she just do the same? Is it that she can't afford it? But she's not wrong it could be unsafe.

I hope you're not just going to keep using it to lose more and more? I do worry it could trigger or excasserbates ED or body dysmorphia in some people.

You sound pretty smug on here so it probably came across when you told her too

How did you make the scales heavier????

Maybe she would like to use it but can not afford it?

Maybe she is worried about your health. There is a reason you have to be a certain weight, you should never have been on them. It’s quite dangerous what you have done. It’s not exactly a little white lie.

Not all the side effects are immediate, some could be months or years down the line.

It is pretty stupid to lie to get prescription medication and as ‘everybody is doing it’ the likely result will be the rule becoming harsher on everyone.

It was rather reckless of you to lie to get medicine that's only designed to be used under extreme circumstances. If i had a good friend i'd probably "tell her off" too.

When you say she was "furious", what exactly did she do or say? Was she just pissed with you for being a dick, or was she actually hurt that you lied to get meds, then kept it from her (until she made the discovery).

I used to work with inpatient anorexics when I was a student nurse. They used to load with water and put weights in their underwear.

Lying and cheating is never a good look OP. I’m Team Friend.

Well nobody likes or respects a fucking liar.

I love that you’re smug! I would be to! Luckily I don’t need the stuff. Your friend is just jealous. That’s worse than smug imo.