So how does mounjaro actually work ?

[Hundredthmillionthdiet]

Hi

I've ordered mounjaro. Bit of an impulse ' fuck it i need to get back on track ' buy. Lost in region of 3 stone through diet and exercise (need to lose 4 more) and since my holiday, havnt been able to get back on track or 'in the zone'.

How does mounjaro actually work ? Does it help you lose more weight or does it just help with cravings ? I really struggle with sugar cravings and cant stop once ove started.

I feel like this is something you should probably have read through before ordering.... who did you order with? They will have a page on their website explaining what the mechanism is.

For example, this is from the Asda Online ordering page:

"Mounjaro is a prescription-only treatment for weight loss and type 2 diabetes. It comes as a weekly self-injectable pen and contains the active ingredient tirzepatide. It works by suppressing appetite, making you feel less hungry.
Mounjaro mimics hormones that naturally occur in the gut after eating, called incretins. Incretins have many functions, such as:
slowing down the emptying of the stomach
sending signals to your brain that you’re full after eating
increasing insulin levels

These combined effects help people feel full after a meal by signalling to the parts of the brain responsible for appetite, making it easier to eat less."

Hey,

Yes i have researched it in the past but wanted to try do it on my own. So the impulse buy is me finally giving in i suppose.

I know youve still to eat healthy, follow a carolie controlled diet but just wondering if the effects of the medication make you lose more than say if you were to follow the exact same diet but didnt take the medication ? If that makes sense ?

No it doesn't make you lose more weight than if you had the same diet without it. It makes it very much more likely that you will stick to a calorie controlled diet for the length of time needed to go from the obese category to a healthy weight. You don't feel as hungry, so you don't feel like you're constantly depriving yourself and fighting against constant hunger pangs. I don't know about anyone else, but for me it's made me completely uninterested in sweet things, fatty things or very processed carby things.

Thats what i need. The best diet ive ever had was when i was pregnant. Just turned be off sweet food. Every time i looked at a chicken nugget from mcdonalds all i thought was 'yuk. Thats too sweet' no idea why . Wish the sweet food aversion stayed after lo was born 🙃

It decreases appetite and also balances blood sugar so in theory it should decrease sugar cravings if it is genuine cravings and not just "fancy something nice'.

That’s not true it does make you loose more weight than if you are the same number of calories. It works to reduce hunger and the way you digest food.

no it doesn't. It reduces hunger so you eat less, and slows digestion so you feel fuller and eat less. It doesn't add some extra element to your digestion that makes you lose more weight than if you weren't on it and ate exactly the same calories. It just helps you eat fewer calories.

It does work. I lost about 10lb on it in 3 weeks. I stopped after week 3, though, as I felt horrendous on it. But yes, it stops the cravings and food noise!

Anyone know what clazz88 said ?