Mounjaro saved my life

[lostinthememory]

I'm only really posting this here because I don't have anyone else I can say this to, and I'm so happy, because for all intents and purposes everyone around me saw me as the happy fat friend who was a joker and a laugh, and nobody really knew how much I hated my weight and my body.

Last January I was 23 stone, miserable, squeezing myself into size 22-24 clothes when I was a size 28, but I didn't want to admit that to myself. my BMI was 52.5, I couldn't walk for long periods of time, I was in my mid-20s and I had completely given up on life.

This morning, I am 17 stone 3.6, my BMI is 39.8 (I know, it's still high, but I'm actually on the scale and I'm out of the morbidly obese category!!!), and I feel so much better. I was anxious, depressed, I felt like I was living my life in a black hole, surrounded by fog and unable to see the point in anything.

I lost about a stone before I started Mounjaro in May. I'd given up, I thought surgery was my only option and to be honest I would have never gone through with that.

But I'm here, a year on, happier than I've ever been and finally seeing myself become the person I knew I could be.

Same here! I finally feel normal. I was over 15 stone and now I'm under 12. The difference has been incredible.

Congratulations OP! That's fantastic weight loss and I'm so pleased you r feeling happier! :)

People rarely notice the sadness we hide when we paste on a smile! But they will notice when you start glowing with a genuine smile :)

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I read this with hope! Did you get privately or nhs? I’ve asked gp for referral I’m hoping that this time next year I will be feeling like you!! Im so glad it’s worked for you and thanks for sharing! ❤

@lostinthememory it's brilliant, glad you can come here to talk about it. I've got a similar story, was 22st at the start of July last year also kidding myself that I was wearing size 22-24 clothes. In reality it was all stretch and oversized things and I was really several sizes bigger. I'm now about 15st 5lbs and similarly feel happy and positive about the future. Such a big difference psychologically isn't it?

Posts like this makes we well up. As a woman in her 50s who has struggled with obesity for decades I am so pleased there is finally something out there to support young women (and men) like youself and change your future.

Well done one your losses and keep going. 🥹❤️

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Thank you everyone!! I feel amazing. By the end of the year I hope to be around 13 stone and then go from there

Well done OP!
I feel similarly about MJ, 50lbs and three sizes down so far, 4 months or so left to go I think. The best decision I ever made.

Well done. This is what the naysayers don't understand. For the morbidly obese, the choices were so limited before. It has enabled me to take the next steps in my road to recovery from abuse. I'm now happier and fitter than I have been for over 20 years. Still got 25 kg to go, but I know I can do it. Positivity is the gift that MJ gives.

@Seahorsesplendour for me, it's a private prescription from an online provider. My GP gets notified and that's all the involvement they have. It's very very uncommon for it to be prescribed on the NHS for weight loss.

This is exactly it.

It wasn't just eating too much. Obviously that was the biggest factor. But I was so depressed I couldn't make good food choices. I was too anxious to go out for a walk or to the gym. I hated everything and I didn't care about how I was living, because I was depressed.

@lostinthememory hi your doing great keep going there's always someone on here to chat to don't be shy ☺️

I pay privately x

Well done everyone 👏 we made the best choice when we choose to put ourselves and our health first ❤️ I'm now in overweight 29.5 bmi instead of obese. No more clicky knees, breathlessness going up stairs or walking, no more aching muscles. Yesterday I did a yoga session and found it a lot easier than I used to when I last did one 3 months ago

Congratulations Op 🎉 What a great achievement!

I know how you feel.. always been obese and now I'm getting towards a healthy weight..

And to go into a normal shop and not have to look for the biggest size clothes then not get anything cos they don't go up big enough..

Well done on your journey so far, and keep going.. if you have no one to talk to in real life about things make sure you keep coming back here, most on these threads are so nice.. I'm on the August thread as started then and seeing the same names and motivation that gives is a blessing..

Yes to the knees. I can go up (and down) in one go, no pauses, no handrails, no breathlessness. My achilles is finally starting to heal after three years.

I really love going to the gym, which has been a total surprise and revelation. I had always loathed it, but I really miss it if I can't go.

I have much more oomph. Is this how regular sized people are? It's amazing!! I don't know why I didn't know this before. 😅

Congrats op. As it takes effort to do this, to make the decision, to stick to healthy eating, to go on a difficult journey, when you feel depressed and sad. And you’re achieving it.

I feel the same, my weight was lower than you. at 15 stone, but I had health issues, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, high cholesterol , and am now 2 and a half stone lighter and my bp is reducing, my sleep apnea is gone and my cholesterol is healthy. I still have another 2 stone to go to target. But there is no doubt my health has hugely improved,

Yes it is, I'd forgotten about how much energy I had as it's been pre covid when I weighed less! Thought it was old age..

So lovely to read all these positive experiences.

I was 16st at the end of September and BMI 33. I’m now 14st and BMI 28. Another 2st to go.

Feel so much better already, my clothes fit more comfortably and I’m enjoying my dog walks so much more. Hoping this summer to be able to wear nicer clothes and not be sweaty mess!!

Congratulations. I've been on it for 3 months and it's really life changing. I finally see a way in which I can be a healthy weight.

Well done OP that's brilliant! Both myself and my sister are / were on it. She's at the beginning of her journey. This April will be two years since I started it , with a few months off it due to supply chain issues in the middle of this time.

I'm somehow now magically at goal weight ! I've rejoined slimming world as I've been off mj since June and the pounds were creeping back on .

It's helping retrain me again to make healthy choices ( which is a HELL of a lot easier when you are slim )
I think this must be how naturally slim people's minds work . The freedom from food noise is liberating.

Keep on it OP I too was a size 28 and am now size 6 ( I'm very short ) and right in the middle of my healthy BMI for my height . It's hard maintaining but I feel so good about myself . I will never allow myself to get to that size again .
Congrats again op on your journey !!

A size 6!!! Amazing!!

I'm hopeful that now I'm crossing the 5 stone barrier it'll start really dropping off me. I just plod on each day with my 10k steps, gym trips and getting my fruit and veg in and hoping for the best

This is brilliant, well done.

My favourite bit so far of my own Monjaro weight loss journey is when I just put something on without worrying whether it 'hides the fat'. I wear it and I look and feel good. I used to be so envious of people who could just throw on a t shirt and jeans and look good, chic even, and I feel like I'm getting there.

Don't get me wrong, I have weight left to lose but with Monjaro, you know its absolutely achievable and likely to actually happen (unlike all the other failed attempts!)