AIBU not to lend my sister money for weight loss injections?

[ListenToHer]

My sister has been overweight on and off for about 15 years. She has had times where she eats healthily, exercises and loses weight but then gives up and puts it all back on and more.

She would like to try weight loss injections which I was supportive of when she mentioned, but she has asked if I can lend her some money for them. Looking online this seems to be about £100-£300 per month. She says she could afford about £50 per month but no more.

My husband and I have always said we wouldn’t lend money to anyone again after it causing problems previously and we’d rather not lend her this. My husband thinks she should either save up for a while so she can pay for it or go back to healthy eating and exercise. I also worry that if she has to stay on it for life that we’ll be stuck paying.

AIBU not to help her?

eta, to anyone who has used it, are you staying on it for life? If so, is that a lowere dose so therefore would cost on the lower side?

Thank you, I know, I’ve told her that. We also have a home gym that I’ve offered her to use with me or on her own but she’s just really struggling with how she feels about herself.

It’s a very odd set up, to be responsible for paying long term for someone else’s medical treatment. What if you have a change of circumstance and no longer want to pay for it? It puts you in a potentially very difficult position and makes your sister beholden to you in a way. It’s not something that is appropriate unless you really do know that around £150 to £250 a month is going to be petty cash to you for several years to come. And even then, it could put strain on your relationship.

Maybe it would be a consideration if your sister was very morbidly obese and unable to move, work, had an imminent health issue or similar and so was in a much more crisis situation.

I will look into the wegovy pills and maybe suggest those. I haven’t seen much about them.

She has two years to start making the changes to her diet and activity levels that she will need when she starts WLI anyway. Start checking what her daily calorie intake is, look for alternatives to the snacks she eats, cut out alcohol and takeaways especially if she has daily coffees for example. They aren't miracle fat burners, she will need to eat healthily or they won't help her.

Don't pay for them. If she works out how much she spends on junk now she probably will be able to afford another £50 to £100.

Trying the wegovy pill is an excellent shout - she could see how she copes on them for a year before switching to something else when she has more funds

And it’s hard working out and a massive ball ache lots effort to motivate self
I openly admit it’s Much easier to inject yourself with a magic dose each week (esp if someone else is paying for it! )

Has anyone here tried the wegovy pills and found they work?

Wegovy pills are only £60 ish for the first month with a new customer discount at the first dose level. You’d need to change pharmacy each month to keep getting new customer discounts to keep the cost down to £70 to £90. The price goes up with the dose, for example the highest dose of 25mg is around £130 with a new customer discount or £157 without a discount.

Tell her your disposable income is tied up in investments for your pension / children.

She is a CF to even be asking.

Yes, quite a few threads on them too.

I have lost 10kg in 12 weeks.

I think @yourSUGAMAMA has a point. You have to estimate based on the higher rate.

I was quoting another poster.

Well done to you! I will have a look at those threads thank you.

Thankyou for saying this @ListenToHer!

Ag sorry duck xx

Thank you, best to mentally prepare yourself for needing the higher dose, especially if you have a bit more weight to lose than others

The prices are astronomical aren't they, bloody companies.

Yes. On the list and they are very good. And free postage

Will it impact your lifestyle in anyway ?

It’s medicine Market place

https://www.medicinemarketplace.com/

Exactly! That’s my whole point. Why tell someone they will most likely need to pay £300 a month when lots of people don’t have to??

Please don’t argue about it. I’d rather know what the potential cost could be even if it’s less for some people.

You may have to be on the higher dose for a while, but certainly not forever for most people- do research, read the WLI boards etc.

Because ime lots of people do need to stay on the higher dose.

It's okay that the thread provides differing viewpoints, that's what it's for.

Thank you! X

It doesn’t need to immediately impact OP’s lifestyle for it to be problematic.

Giving a monthly amount quickly becomes an expectation and OP can better spend that money investing for her future or the future of her children if she has them.