I don't understand weight loss injections. I have questions

[nevertuesday]

Google tells me that people loose 10% of their body weight over a year. so if you started at 100kg, you would be 90kg after a whole year!! that is not good weight loss at all. definitely not worth, what it costs

but people loose significantly more than that, don't they?? certainly people on social media have definitely lost more than 10% and in a shorter space of time

2nd question from a place of considering trying it because I have mobility issues and it would really be beneficial to not be over weight. but, I don't particularly eat loads and loads. I have a sweet tooth and I emotionally eat, I'm not eating because I am hungry. so am I correct in thinking that it probably wouldn't help me much?

Its for obesity.

Is the person who is slightly overweight, obese?

In the USA, I think the regulations are different so its used for people who are just overweight as well.

It’s a bit different for me because I’m prescribed by NHS due to T2 diabetes. In the 6 months I’ve been on it, I’ve gone from BMI 35 to BMI 25 but more importantly, I’ve gone from being on insulin twice a day and max dose of Metformin, with an A1C level of 11% which is double what it would need to be to classify as diabetic, to just being on MJ, no insulin, no metformin and an A1C of 5.7% which puts me in diabetes remission.

I will probably be on MJ very long term, I will titrate down to lower doses, with regular HbA1C blood tests to make sure sugar is staying controlled on lower doses and we’ll just have to see how it works out over time. It’s a hell of a lot better being on 1 injection a week than 2 a day and the weight loss has been amazing.

I am an emotional and binge eater and fwiw I have had no binges since I started in September and only one or two ‘mindless’ moments of reaching for chocolate but it ended up as one piece not the whole bar. I echo what everyone is saying about food noise and helping to reorientate towards better choices. I can only ever have one glass of wine now. It have to watch my intake and am now maintaining at a BMI of 24 down from 31. The best bit for me and DH is I don’t snore any more !

There are some companies that will prescribe for maintenance I'm with one of them. I don't want to name names incase it's seen as advertisement but they will help you to maintain a healthy weight. other's just cut you off at 25bmi

this.

Appetite suppression is a side effect of the physiological purpose of the medication.

Many people think it’s ‘just’ an appetite suppressant but it’s far more than that. And it does help regulate non-hunger eating by reducing or eliminating food noise/emotional drivers in many people.

I’ve lost 20kg since mid-October and my BMI has gone from 39 to 33.

I’ll continue for another 10kg-ish then work out what long-term maintenance dose suits me.

Both. Less appetite and food noise gone. Mounjaro.

I’ve lost 25% of my body weight in 5 months, gone from 16st to 12st.
BMI started at 35 and as of this morning it’s 26.3.
Due to insulin resistant PCOS I suspect I will need this long term, it isn’t a case of just resetting - I lack the hormones naturally and this has given me what I didn’t know I always needed.
Feeling so much lighter and healthier in every way.

I’ve been on mj for 7 months and I’ve lost 22%

I rarely eat sweet things now but can happily sit beside others wolfing down puddings with no desire whatsoever to join them.

Are you meant to wear clothes in the photos?! I’ve been sending underwear shots ffs 😂😂😂
oh well, at least it’s a true representation I guess!!

I’ve lost 38% and was looking at the stats last night and it was something like 20% expected loss on 10mg (I didn’t go above that). I’ve gone from bmi 40 to 24, although I’ve suddenly started putting weight back on this week :(

@TheChosenTwo😂😂 maybe I should start doing this to ensure I keep getting prescribed. I rolled my top up on the last photo I sent to make sure I still looked fat 🫢

I've just been put on it for diabetes, I'm hoping this will help me. I'm also waiting to go on a shake and soup diet as well, so with the injections and this diet, it will help lose the weight. I started it on Tuesday, and the hunger noise has decreased already.

Not read the full thread, looked into it myself and from what I can gather is that a lot of people lose a significant amount of weight but a large number regain weight once they stop the injections, so on average it's about 14% weightloss if you factor in weight gain afterwards.

But, that's an average and there's always going to be people that don't regain any or much weight, whilst some people might regain everything.

I think the idea is to use the benefit of the reduced appetite and food noise to break bad habits and your body has adjusted to eating when hungry or stopping when full. So that when you stop the injections and your hunger fully comes back, then you don't resort to previous eating habits.

You’re not supposed to come off it but stay on 2.5 dose.

I’m not trained in science but I suppose you could think of obesity in the same way as alcoholism. An alcoholic is still an alcoholic even if she hasn’t had a glass of wine or a pint since 2006.

I'm prescribed mounjaro for diabetes, likely for life. But that is fine, I am on other medications for life (non weight related conditions) so a weekly tiny injection which I barely feel is neither here nor there.

I went from 135kg to 90kg, so a third of my total body weight, in seven months. I’m now off mounjaro and continuing to lose on intermittent fasting.

I totally lost interest in all food. But had terrible sickness and diarrhoea. I didn't lose weight. I had of GP for diabetic control. I also tried tablet form but couldn't tolerate those either.

oh, that would be amazing. thank you that is kind!

that is incredible, you must be so happy

so, I am currently having my hair done and afterwards, I am going to Greggs to get a steak bake. I have no choice in this decision, even though I am not particularly hungry. will MJ give me the choice to not get it?

also I can very easily eat 2 sharing bags on minstrels and not feel even slightly sick. will MJ help me to stop doing this?

when people say that they have a lot to loose, what do they mean? I have about 35kg to loose, is that alot?

@nevertuesdaywhat you’ve seen from your internet searching is inaccurate. The recent clinical trials for Mounjaro showed that participants lost an average of around 26% of their starting weight over 84 to 88 weeks (https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tirzepatide-demonstrated-significant-and-superior-weight-loss)

Clearly that’s also an average. The range of weight loss was quite wide, with some only losing a little of their starting weight and some losing >50%

I’ve been taking Mounjaro for about 9 months now and have lost around 34% of my starting weight.

There is an aspect of personal choice and good decision making involved that you need to take responsibility for.

You do have a choice right now as to whether you walk into Greggs, ask for a steak bake, pay for it and eat it. It feels hard, there is huge temptation, but you have a choice.

Does the MJ make it easier, yes it does for me. Last night I was in Sainsburys, they had the new Lindt Dubai chocolate bar. I stood, I looked, I wondered if it’s as good as people say, I considered buying it. I decided not to and was ok with that decision. I didn’t dwell on it or obsess over it for the rest of the evening, I don’t regret not getting it. But I could have bought it, could have eaten it, probably could have eaten the whole thing until I felt sick, the MJ wouldn’t have stopped me from being able to do that.

@nevertuesday people sharing discount codes are doing it so that they can get a significant discount too, as well as being kind. There is a whole section on MN for weight loss discount codes, here: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight-loss-promo-codes

If it works as it has with me then the urge to go to Greggs won't exist in the first place never mind getting as far as dreaming about steak bakes.

If someone offers you a Minstrel you probably won't bother taking any or at the most you'll have one and think that's nice but it's enough now.

Yes it will stop you needing that Greggs and two packets of minstrels. I have absolutely no problem in staying away from unhealthy foods now. I just don’t think about food all day any longer, I just eat at meal times when I know I have to, to fuel my body.
I’ve lost 6 stone since last May on MJ which looks like it is about 38 kg. I could never have achieved this without it.
I’m off to take another 3 sacks of clothes to the charity shop shortly. Delighted that they’re now all hanging off me.
MJ has completely changed my life. I feel 10 years younger. I thought my aches and pains were age but no it was all my weight.
If I have to stay on it for life it would be worth every single penny.