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Lied to get a jab now friend is angry

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Cantkeepaname · 13/02/2026 20:59

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

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50Balesofgrey · 14/02/2026 19:54

lljkk · 14/02/2026 19:46

2 kg/week or 2 kg/week. I read that BMI has to be > 30 to get the WLI.
OP said she inflated by 1.5 stone, so then I tried to work out what her start weight might have been (I came up with 70 kg).

Maybe someone good at math can work out how fast OP's weight loss was?

She may have lied. Liars do that.

OhcantthInkofaname · 14/02/2026 19:59

The hard part is keeping it off. You surely are aware of that.

godmum56 · 14/02/2026 20:02

Kepler22B · 14/02/2026 19:36

How tall are you, op? Is 8.5 stone still in the healthy range and have you had any past history with disordered eating?

Asking as it might explain some of your friends anger.

concerm maybe, anger Nope.

zzaaghd · 14/02/2026 20:02

50Balesofgrey · 14/02/2026 19:51

I don't agree that you can pick and choose the rules you stick to, and just lie to get your own way.

Honestly you sound like a child. You clearly have a chip on your shoulder about it, people don’t generally get viscerally angry about something that isn’t hurting anyone.

godmum56 · 14/02/2026 20:03

Rainbowalley · 14/02/2026 19:20

The problem is no one should be injecting themselves with a weight loss jab to lose one and a half stone when they were only 10 stone to start with there is no long-term studies on what side-effects there could possibly - there's already noise out there about gallbladder issues not to mention others i'd be furious at you lying to lose one and a half stone you really do need to take stock

why is it ok to be furious? Concerned sure but why furious?

godmum56 · 14/02/2026 20:04

50Balesofgrey · 14/02/2026 19:51

I don't agree that you can pick and choose the rules you stick to, and just lie to get your own way.

I lied about my date of birth to get Gina. Sorry not sorry.

Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala · 14/02/2026 20:11

i'd be furious at you lying to lose one and a half stone you really do need to take stock

Why furious? Who the fuck cares? Why would you be so offended by something that has nothing to do with you.

BeAmberZebra · 14/02/2026 20:18

Some of these responses are unhinged. It’s a white lie that enabled her to get a med she thought would benefit her life. She probably knows the side effects as they are now widely publicised and she may have done a cost benefit analysis based on her life and its challenges. I don’t understand why her friend and many posters seem so angry. People lie all the time for various reasons. To avoid hurting someone, dealing with absurd no sense rules and restrictions, to protect themselves and their families etc etc. Is there anywho can say hand on heart that they have never lied eg telling kids there are no biscuits left etc.

zzaaghd · 14/02/2026 20:18

Rainbowalley · 14/02/2026 19:20

The problem is no one should be injecting themselves with a weight loss jab to lose one and a half stone when they were only 10 stone to start with there is no long-term studies on what side-effects there could possibly - there's already noise out there about gallbladder issues not to mention others i'd be furious at you lying to lose one and a half stone you really do need to take stock

The gall bladder thing is unlikely to be an issue for OP given how little she has to lose. Losing 1.5stone in a 3 month window is not rapid weight loss. I’ve managed that myself at a healthy BMI with calorie counting.

Vitrolinsanity · 14/02/2026 20:21

I thought you were going to say you had used your friends photo 😀

wishingonastar101 · 14/02/2026 20:29

Well done you.
The people I know - including myself, who have cheated and got weight-loss drugs, have indeed lost a lot of weight without having to try... yay us!
I have a damaged colon, a friend has a herniated navel, another has had gallstones removed... yay!
Skinny feels so smug until you shit yourself.

wishingonastar101 · 14/02/2026 20:30

Oh and you put it all back on... plus some... yay! Skinny feels so good until you sell all your fat clothes then suddenly need them.

BlimeyOReillyO · 14/02/2026 20:31

wishingonastar101 · 14/02/2026 20:30

Oh and you put it all back on... plus some... yay! Skinny feels so good until you sell all your fat clothes then suddenly need them.

What a nasty snippy horrible comment! You sound so utterly awful!

Im sure OP would rather be overweight that have your personality!

BlimeyOReillyO · 14/02/2026 20:32

wishingonastar101 · 14/02/2026 20:29

Well done you.
The people I know - including myself, who have cheated and got weight-loss drugs, have indeed lost a lot of weight without having to try... yay us!
I have a damaged colon, a friend has a herniated navel, another has had gallstones removed... yay!
Skinny feels so smug until you shit yourself.

Crikey are you ok?

50Balesofgrey · 14/02/2026 20:33

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TheBlueKoala · 14/02/2026 20:34

maz99 · 14/02/2026 18:24

What makes you think that losing weight on GLP1s require no effort...? if only it was that simple.

You've just proven that you obviously don't know anything about how GLP1s actually work.

Oh ffs. Inject the wli and you lose appetite so eat less and lose weight. No effort whatsoever if you don't count doing the weekly injection as a big effort 🙄

wishingonastar101 · 14/02/2026 20:35

BlimeyOReillyO · 14/02/2026 20:32

Crikey are you ok?

I am physically better now not on weight-loss drugs - but will never be 'ok' - I have irreversible damage. I was on wegovy for 6 months.

These are crazy, crazy meds and we are taking them like paracetamol.
It's not ok.

zzaaghd · 14/02/2026 20:37

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Lol that’s not a very convincing attempt at not sounding angry 😂

ShowMeTheSea · 14/02/2026 20:41

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🤣🤣
Most convincing argument ever

50Balesofgrey · 14/02/2026 20:44

Angry would have been 'fuck off, you stupid cunt' 'Silly bint' is amused at stupidity, not angry.

zzaaghd · 14/02/2026 20:46

50Balesofgrey · 14/02/2026 20:44

Angry would have been 'fuck off, you stupid cunt' 'Silly bint' is amused at stupidity, not angry.

What ever you say honey. I hope you feel better now Smile

Minnie798 · 14/02/2026 20:50

PickledElectricity · 13/02/2026 21:29

Sorry is everyone missing the bit where OP was 10 stone and is now 8.5 stone?! Unless she's 4'10" she was a perfectly normal weight for her height.

Have you suffered from eating disorders in the past, @op ?

This. It's deeply concerning that someone who likely wasn't even overweight is being congratulated on this forum for using mounjaro.

Blondeshavemorefun · 14/02/2026 20:52

Guessing you are 5ft /5f1 and making self to 11.5s would put you in bmi 30/31 so obese - instead of 10s and 27/28 bmi

yes lying is wrong but it was prob the fact you are smug to your friend

BlimeyOReillyO · 14/02/2026 20:52

Minnie798 · 14/02/2026 20:50

This. It's deeply concerning that someone who likely wasn't even overweight is being congratulated on this forum for using mounjaro.

It’s deeply concerning that people can’t google and look at the NHS BMI app!

Minnie798 · 14/02/2026 20:55

BlimeyOReillyO · 14/02/2026 20:52

It’s deeply concerning that people can’t google and look at the NHS BMI app!

Did you miss the part where op actually stated that she did not qualify for this drug, so falsified her weight?? Clearly.