What’s one thing that has made all the difference on your MedExpress weight loss journey? Chance to win a £200 voucher!

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Everyone’s weight loss journey is different, and with so much noise out there about weight loss treatments, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, confused or even a bit misinformed. That’s why we’re looking for honest, real-life experiences from those of you using MedExpress who can help the rest of the community who are considering it or help those struggling to hit their own weight loss milestones.

We want to hear what has made a difference for you, and what advice you would give to those considering a medicated weight loss journey? Maybe it was figuring out the right time of day to take your medication, discovering a food routine that helped curb cravings, or finding motivation in your weekly progress. Maybe it was the community support from other Mumsnetters experiencing a similar weight loss journey? And if you're new to medicated weight loss or considering it, what would you most like to know?

Everyone who shares their experience on this thread by 17 July will be entered into a prize draw to win a £200 voucher (T&Cs apply).

Change needs to be sustainable over time and not for a quick fix. Drinking more water, moving more in the daytime, eating smaller portions and still having tasty food is really important.

Drinking water - up to 6 glasses a day, and now my body is used to it, and buying ninja portable smoothie maker and protein powder - a banana and protein smoothie with oat milk really sees me through the morning (I use vanilla diet protein powder)

For me it was concentrating on protein in my daily diet - cutting the carbs and loosing the 'food noise' which stopped the cravings and the horrible guilt after you've given in.

Using Manjaro has really helped with the food noise, I think when I understood how taking this affected by body, slowing down the digestion of food, and how to change by diet - forever - to keep the weight off long term, it was a change in mindset.
I have had always slow losses - putting this down to peri, which makes all of the effort to eat less, up the fibre and protein harder when the gains are less, but I think forums and listening to others makes the journey easier to bear.

For me it was understanding calories and macro and TDEE. I could spend more of my time refining meal plans to get the right balance without all the food noise and pressure.

When I understood my own metabolism - loosing a pound a week, or less, and not to compare those who were dropping 3 or 4 pounds a week, having slow losses is hard to keep your momentum in healthier and lower calorie diets, but when you see a loss, and your distant goal is getting nearer, you will get there in the end.

I am on the 2.5 weekly dose of manjaro and combined with my fitbit to get 10,000 steps a day has made a difference - the weight loss has only been 10 pounds in 3 months, but my body looks very different in terms of how clothes fit, I also drink 6 glasses of water throughout the day and focus on protein.
Being a slow looser for all the effort can be hard, so I am part of the February manjaro group on Mumsnet - I don't post, but reading the comments on fellow jabbers has been the thing which keeps be going when I feel it's pointless.

I think for me it was being able to think less about hunger and food in general because I no longer had the constant ‘food noise’ going on. It meant that while of course I was losing weight because I was eating less, I was able to think more about food that was doing good things for my body and not just what I fancied in the moment. Previously I had always been an emotional eater and I didn’t realise how much that was doing to me mentally as well as physically. Now I don’t do that I feel calmer and more able to deal with challenges in a positive way.

I also prioritise drinking water a lot more than I did and realised quickly how much better I feel when I am well hydrated. I haven’t touched alcohol since starting mounjaro and don’t miss it at all!

Food wise I focus on protein and fibre and am learning so much about the ‘right’ foods and how to nourish my body long term. I find when I focus on the nutrients of what I’m eating I’m far less inclined to seek out treat foods. I eat far more natural and fresh now.

The fact you can phone and speak to a human. I have been with MedExpress for most of my weight loss journey, over a year now and in fact I’m now an affiliate. Choosing MedExpress is a no brainer for me.

After many years or many diets, despite the claims of ‘you won’t feel deprived’ I had resigned myself to being overweight, getting more overweight and anything that comes with this. I DID always feel deprived on diets, not immediately but at some point my brain (and mouth) would clamour for something specific - never healthy - and I would go for it. Like a Labrador. I had no sense of whenI was full and would be thinking of the next 1, 2, 3 meals whilst I was eating the current one.

A week into Mounjaro from Medexpress and I realised my food preoccupation had stopped. I could absolutely tell when I was getting full - and act on it! The urges for takeaway, if they do appear, die down without effort, and whatever I eat is in much smaller portions.

I also find myself naturally wanting the crisp, crunchy fresh foods and have no desires for stodgy, nutrient bereft things.

All of this combined has led to weight loss (I’m on holiday, no access to scales, but also the same calm and mindful approach to food) and I feel more energetic so am moving more and I feel good! Mounjaro is giving me the nudge to be able to build good habits, and puts me in charge of food and not the other way around.

The loss or preoccupation with food and your next meal, seeing your fridge with greek yoghurt, salad, chicken and fish - before it was sugary yoghurts, processed foods and fizzy drinks.
I eat well, drink lots of water and feel in control - when I never have before.

The one thing was therapy, learning why, learning strategies, learning alternatives to obsessive thoughts on the wrong food choices, and learning what helps with the weightloss alongside the medication which helps me feel fuller for longer, and lowering the food noise, and more importantly learning how to to eat the right things in the right portions, I want to complete the programme get to goal and use my therapy to keep it off.

I started by eating intuitively. Mounjaro actually allowed me to eat only when hungry, and to turn down food when full for the first time in my life.

I'm 5 stone down with another 5 or so to go, and since losing half a stone in my first week it has felt achievable instead of overwhelming.

My advice is learn how the meds can help you first. Don't switch to a crazy, unsustainable diet and lifestyle change that will make you miserable and which you can't live with forever. Now is the time to make sensible changes for the long term. Learn how to look after yourself.

Not everyone gets the satiety that I do, so I'm also now learning how to eat in the right way for my health for the long term.

I've just started calorie counting because I've hit a bit of a plateau, so the intuitive eating is less effective so it's time to change how I manage this.

Mounjaro is a process and a tool not a magical cure. You still have to put in the effort, put in the work and focus on what you want to achieve!

Mounjaro is a life changer for me. First time in my life I haven't had food noise or the urge to overeat. I feel I eat a lot healthier now also and drink more water. I'm aiming for a total lifestyle change so it's sustainable. There are also so many support groups out there for people going through your experience, which is ace.

Just being able to refuse food is huge and see that weight loss is possible ( slowly). That itself is motivating

Protein! It makes such a difference. I start my day with a protein shake and it sustains me until lunchtime. I used to skip breakfast but now realise that I need fuel to help my journey to weight loss.

Definitely loading on protein, it helps me feel full (as the MJ does).

I've been a MedExpress customer since November. However, I have a complex medical history, so I'm not relying on MedExpress for medical advice. I have a private endocrinologist for that. On the two occasions where I asked MedExpress for advice, it was clear that they just gave me pre-written, generic answers. They were fine, but not appropriate for me.

For me the biggest realisation has been that how I feel now is normal for some people. I don't have to think about food all day. I can calmly decide what and when to eat. I have headspace to make healthy choices.

My endocrinologist has been clear that I will likely be on some form of GLP1 for the rest of my life. I wish pharmacies like MedExpress also communicated this clearly. I see a lot of people on forums who think they can just use Mounjaro to lose the weight and then stop, which really is not realistic at all.

It was a revelation that I didn’t need to calorie count to lose weight. I followed the broad principles in the Why We Eat Too Much book (dr Andrew Jenkinson) and cut out most wheat, sugar and upfs. Mounjaro has made this way of eating so much easier as I simply don’t crave bread or chocolate.

Mounjaro helped me learn what my body needs, rather than what I thought I wanted. More unexpectedly, it made me actually want what my body needs!

I think the realisation that although I physically can still eat large meals on Mounjaro, it will definitely make me feel nauseous afterwards. It’s been like a retraining of my brain to want to eat smaller portions and not as frequently. I am hopeful that this will carry on once I come off the jabs after I’ve reached my goal weight.

What's helped is the realisation a few weeks in - thanks to a friend's advice - that I can stop the food noise by doing keto. Much cheaper!

Having been on Mounjarno since Nov I've lost 5 stone - the lack of food noise has been transformational

tip tips :

water water water ! always have a bottle on the go

planning never go anywhere without a plan for meal so don't buy high calorie convenience meal. I keep a protein bar in my bag in case of emergency

i've started gentle exercise aquafit and light weights to try and tone a bit

I'm on MedExpress after weeks of research and reading the inspiring threads on MN, so I went into this with my eyes wide open, I learned how to take my weekly injections, what food noise is, and how loosing weight can be so much easier without food noise thoughts in my head, I can eat one sweet from a box - rather than eating the full box in a day - the list goes on.
If you can afford, I would say absolutely yes - it's a health game changer

If you're on the fence, do you research, then absolutely GO FOR IT! 💪 For me it has been absolutely life changing!

Top tip: find a Mumsnet thread specifically for your fellow month starters, e.g. June 2025 starters and you'll more than likely get a supportive group who are experiencing the same journey as you.

My own group has been nothing short of marvellous 😂 Amongst many topics we have covered:

• lowest prices
• exercise tips
• are you a 'secret jabber'
• skincare
• scales and non-scale victories
• the delight of being lighter in hot weather!
• motivational tips
• high protein recipes
• constipation/diarrhoea 🙈
• the joys of newly emerging clavicles/hip bones 😂

Despite being overweight since a child, I've successfully lost 4 stone over 8 months and am currently only ONE POUND OFF A HEALTHY BMI 😲

Absolutely life changing in terms of self-esteem, confidence, etc. So to all the newbies - best of luck with your individual journey of becoming a slimmer, healthier, happier you 😊 x