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

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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?

On medexpress it’s 149.99, but there’s £40 code off your first one. It stays that price as you go up a couple but eventually goes to £179 then £199. So expensive! I just ordered today so hopefully it works

Yes I have had to buy an entire wardrobe as my pants were falling down literally. I also had to pay to have my rings made smaller but I did it gradually, as it’s pointless changing anything until you are nearly at your target weight. My old clothes look like tents now.

Bras. I have big boobs and my bras are expensive. But now they’re all too big…..

Can I ask if anyone is going through Asda? Do you have to send photos every month? I’m just about to order my second pen and wondering if I need to find a moment where I’m alone in the house to get it sorted!

@Yetanotherusername2000 I have ordered with Asda several times, you don’t need to submit photos each time you order.

Why would you need to be alone in the house!

I was an emotional eater with a sweet tooth..I say WAS because I've totally changed and don't want to eat when I'm not hungry or any junk/ sweet food anymore. At all.

So I think it would help you with this very much

Have you found it has reduced your bra size considerably?

It’s cheaper to buy new bras than end up with s breast reduction because your back is hurting so much.,

smaller boob bras are cheaper though. I would LOVE to reduce my boobs, they are way too heavy, I'm a 36G and I have spinal issues. so that alone would be worth it

you can't get an NHS breast reduction unless you are a healthy weight.... presumably because your boobs can be reduced without surgery by loosing weight

Was a 36/38G before my diet, am a 34d now (and surprisingly not saggy!) I wore a bra 24/7 throughout my fat years and weight loss, though, due to fear of droopy boobs!

If you are long term very overweight or obese, with the periodic crash diet/fitness splurge/weight loss for a while with the inevitable regain, one thing I can likely guarantee:

You are not special.

Whatever emotional urges you have, however unusual you think your eating is, whatever ‘buts’ you’re putting in your way that mean this won’t work for you because of your particular challenges.. you’re probably wrong.

There are 1000s, if not millions, of us who have similar thoughts, responses and behaviours. People who have the same challenges as you, the reasons for eating, the food noise, whatever.

Mounjaro works on the way your brain processes and manages food responses.

It’s a tool that gives you space to experience what it’s like to NOT have a brain that works that way. To realise that’s it NOT your fault, that you’re not lazy, weak willed, broken and lesser.

To learn new habits, to get fitter, to have your system reset and start to process better.

I am nearly 4 stone down. Have one more to go, and will probably stay on a maintenance dose for a couple of years - maybe even forever.

I was a 42GG before and I’m now 38F after losing 17kg. I’ve lost 5” off my waist, 3” off my belly and 4” from my hips. My belly is a post C-section problem so will take longer but I’ve yet to do any proper exercise which I know would help.

I think they give worse stats to make you mitigate your expectations! When I put my goals in the juniper app in jan when I started they said it'd take until October to get to my goal - it's only March and im almost there, one stone to go.

I was an HH - don’t know what I am now but definitely still in expensive big boob bra territory!

Thank you I really needed to read this. I’m starting next week and apart from being nervous about side effects etc I’m just so scared of it not working- because then what? I’m out of options and still 4.5 stone overweight

Dont get disheartened when you start if you dont get this “omg food noise is gone i dont want to eat ive lost a stone in 5 days its a miracle” reaction. The first week i genuinely felt like id injected wrong or injected water. The second week it was a bit better i felt fuller faster, but it didnt start working for me fully until 5mg and now im 5.5st down. Its not immediate for everyone. But i dont know anyone who it hasnt worked for at all eventually

Thank you @LolaLouiseive saved your post in case I get the same lack of response at first. You’ll have stopped me feeling despair. Can I ask - did you stay on 5mg to lose the amazing loss you’ve had?

no, ive gone up to 10mg over the course of 6 months, when i first went to 10mg i had awful side effects so dropped back down to 7.5mg for a few extra weeks then went back to 10mg. Its def different for everyone, i wouldnt have been successful staying on the lower doses, it worked best for me at 7.5mg/10mg but it started working at 5mg for me.

@NinetyNineRedBalloonsGoBy

good luck. As @LolaLouisesays - it’s not instant for everyone, but it is very likely to work. It’s a tool to make lasting change, so even if it’s slow, it’s still good news. And it will help your health.

take it slowly, use the opportunity to eat well and stay hydrated. I wish you all the luck 🤞💕🤞

For anyone looking to start, recommend looking at this website for best prices. It updates the prices to save hunting around
https://monj.co.uk/mounjaro-price-comparison-by-monj/

The initial dose of 2.5mg is really just a starter, 2.5mg isnt a therapeutic dose.

Some people get strong suppression from the start, a lot don't. Some people have large weight loss at the start, a lot don't.

Mounjaro has given me the headspace to make better food choices. I wasn't a great snacker, I just ate massive portions at every meal. Now I dont. And I don't feel hard done by.

At the moment I am losing between 1 and 2 pounds every week. At this rate I will achieve my goal of healthy BMI by about summer of next year. That feels achievable. I have never felt that before.

Mounjaro is going to be long term if not permanent for me. I'm diabetic, it isnt curing it, it is helping me to manage it.

I have IBS and one of the side affects is constipation and because my IBS manifests it’s self as diarrhoea it’s helped / not made it worst. For me I can’t eat gluten and lots of fat as that triggers it so although that helps diet wise I used to treat myself with sweets which helped in gaining weight. I’m 4 stones down after 8 months and loosing it fairly steadily. Only recently have I had bad diarrhoea on my second pen of 10 mg and I’m going to reduce my dose to see if that helps. I went up the pens slowly with 2 months on 5 and 7.5 to help manage the symptoms .

Would say the same. So long as I’ve drunk plenty of water, I’ve kept the constipation at bay, but my IBS has been massively better. I think in part because you go off so many high carb/processed foods which (for me) were significant triggers - gluten especially. I rarely eat bread or pasta now because I’m just not bothered by it. Until these posts I’d actually forgotten that its plagued me for decades and I’ve had no issues for the last few years whilst on medication.