I want to get Mounjaro for a month, to lose 3/4 stone-1 stone. Am I mad?

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LionsManeforthebrain · 03/08/2026 10:10

I'm post meno, mid-fifties. I train hard in the gym. I try really hard to watch what I eat and i'm really healthy and knowledgeable about food and nutrition. And yet. The weight has crept up. I'm about 3/4 stone heavier than I want to be.

It depresses the hell out of me.

I thought I'd try Mounjaro for a month. Get a reset.

Am I wrong for doing this?

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AWomanOfWealthAndTaste · 06/08/2026 18:27

FlorenceLawrence · 03/08/2026 10:50

I wouldn't object to anyone trying MJ - I'm on it and it's changed my life. It's a fantastic tool for weight loss.
But it's a long-term treatment. Yes, you might lose a stone in the first month (I did!) but coming off it again after just one month means you are highly likely to put the weight back on pretty quickly.
I don't think it'll be the 'reset' you're looking for after one month - people often find their appetite comes back with vengeance when they stop. Tapering the dose off can be more helpful, but you will be on the lowest dose anyway.

Same. It just doesn't sound like a very practical plan.

TurquoiseDress · 07/08/2026 17:08

SnacklessWonder · 06/08/2026 15:47

Pretty much the same as @YeezyBreezy I used Mounjaro for four months and lost just under 3 stone in that time. Came completely off in December 2024 and am still half a stone lighter than when I stopped using it!

Total game-changer, I needed to lose the weight but I am short and have to eat under 1000 calories a day to lose weight. It's miserable and would have taken a year or two of a rigid diet. I'd never have done it.

I find maintaining easy - and far easier than losing weight!

This is why I’d looking to use it & lose a stone or so

Weight loss itself is so hard and feels nigh on impossible, even with restricting my daily calorie intake

Maintaining feels much more do-able, I just need help to get there in the first place!

Also being short (161cm) doesn’t help, a few extra kilos are very noticeable compared with a much taller person who can ‘carry’ it more easily

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