Have ordered Mounjaro….to tell, or not to tell…?

[Glitterkitten24]

I have ordered my very first pen today.

I have told my husband, but am otherwise conflicted about telling people what I am doing. Did you tell people openly? Only if they asked? Did you keep it secret?

i can’t articulate why I feel a bit self conscious about telling people, maybe because it feels like ‘cheating’ even though that isn’t a logical response.
would love to hear what you did!

I regret telling people. It spread like a wildfire and all my friends know now. I bet I am a topic of many conversations 😅. Some of the people are very judgy and I am sure they do not approve.

I told dh and my adult dd. No one else will know.

I think people will assume. I am surprised at how many women in our small company are using it, and they all have friends who are too.

I’ve told my best friend, sister and husband. Don’t think I’ll tell anyone else. If I am ever directly asked I will probably be honest though.

I've told noone. It's private for me, nothing to do with anyone else. I'm pretty private anyway.

I started off just telling my mum and sister and best friend.
Then I told another friend and a couple of work friends.
I haven’t told the rest of my group of friends (there’s 6 of us, 2 know and 3 don’t) as two of them I feel would be judgemental. These two being the ones who have never been overweight and have time to go to the gym and walk the dog miles each day and frown upon people who ‘make excuses’ (I’m a single parent up at 5:30am and don’t often sit down till 9pm) so I’ll just wait until they notice. I’ve lost a stone so far and saw one of those who don’t know on Friday but she didn’t say anything x

The fact that you're asking about this issue here makes me think you're probably surrounded by some judgey nosy-rosies. If you don't feel a strong desire to share this news with people, then I'd keep it between you and your husband. The last thing you need is someone trying to shoot down your efforts. If you think they might (or might tell others, who might) then why give them any ammunition. Good luck with it!

I'm the same told everyone but that's because I feel I've done something positive about my health and it could help someone else. Ignore the judgemental ones. May be good to let close family know in case of side effects etc

I think it's up to you, some people I'm sure will assume or guess. I'm currently surrounded by friends/family & work colleagues who have all lost a lot of weight in quite a short period of time, some are open about it & some are quiet. I don't think it's any of my business

I've just told one person so far, as I felt someone else should know for safety.
I've said from the start that once I'd lost enough weight that people noticed it, that I would have no problem letting them know. It just felt a bit too 'hey guys, I'm about to lose weight' to announce it at the start. It was potentially setting me up for failure if it didn't work, or for every conversation this year to be about 'my weight loss journey'.
If you're not sure I'd keep it in the vault for now and see if you feel happier talking about it down the line. You can't unsay it once it's said.

I’m not a believer in talking about whatever diet / health regime you are on (it is dull) so no.

I've only told DH and 1 friend. I'm normally very open but want to keep this to myself. I don't want the scrutiny about something i find difficult and I don't want anyone else's opinion on the topic of my weight or diet choices

I told my h but only because if I didn’t feel great or wanted to eat very little - he knew why - as it happens I’ve lost 6lbs in 3 weeks which is nothing amazing despite fairly strict calorie controlled diet - so he wouldn’t have noticed anyway - and have felt crap at least 2 to 3 days a week - it’s not an instant melt away the fat miracle for many - it requires a strict mindset still or your body reacts with huge suppression of not wanting to eat etc - I was eating well before this and around 1600 cals a day - I think it’s best to tell anyone close

I have lost 20 pounds since the end of January, I work with the same people 4 days a week and not one has even mentioned it. You don’t need to discuss it, no one will even ask <bitter>

Im an oversharer. Its been great for credit on Medexpress. Ive had over £300 in credit. I have lost 15% body weight in 4 months. 100kg down to 85kg. I am tall so its fairly noticeable now.
Amazing how many people are on it that you dont know about until they say!

I’ve told lots of people because 1) I’m confident about my decision and don’t mind being gossiped about and 2) I’m a blabbermouth.

An effect I didn’t foresee is that about 1/3 of the friends and relatives I tell immediately start taking it.

I’m 12 months in and told one friend (who’s also on it and recommended it to me). I don’t regret it. Too much stigma associated with it thanks to the media. I needed to focus on my diet without distractions and upset. I say upset as some of the popular opinion ranges from cheating to stealing meds from diabetics and I just can’t be bothered to explain myself. Why should I have to? I’ve lost 5st and worked very hard at my diet and making healthy choices. Good luck on your journey.

I've told no one. Not even my husband.

You don't have to tell anyone. Nowadays when someone loses weight everybody assumes the person is on the jabs. It's when people are denying it that it's cringeworthy instead of just saying "sure, it works wonders". If you're not ashamed then nobody will react, it's so common. You don't have to tell anyone but when people notice ask you you just have to confirm.

I told one woman and she then wouldn’t stop asking me about it even though I came off it through feeling sick as a dog (and told her as much)

It's because people have learnt not to comment on bodies for the better and for the worse. If you want people to feel free to say something you have to be the one to instigate the conversation telling people you lost weight so they feel free to comment. Your work mates are very polite in not starting to comment without prompting because another person might feel offended by comments on her body.

I've told everyone! Loads of people are on it, you know.

The shame and guilt is, in my view, misplaced. I understand our culture has lately piled a lot of judgment on to hunger, but this is irrational. Taking Mounjaro might help you see how irrational it is. Once you stop being hungry it's so clear that it's not a moral act, just as right now you are not being "good" by not eating 700 chicken legs. You're not bravely resisting 700 chicken legs, are you? It's nothing to do, in fact, with your character. It's just that you don't want to eat that many.

Mounjaro doesn't make you have more willpower to resist hunger. It makes you less hungry. In fact, in general, that's all that's going on with fatness (excepting people with mental illness). We've read so much into it, so much, but is this warranted? I'm not so sure, myself. (Unpopular opinion number 17 of mine! 😂)

I only told closest friend I tried it and was very sick. Wish I hadn't bothered telling. I should really learn to keep my mouth shut!

Do you normally tell people when you start a new medication? I suspect not so why is this any different? I haven't even told my DH.

Didn’t tell anyone for months , then it came out that 2 of my friends were doing it so I admitted .. trouble is they think I’ve just started but I’m actually 6 months in!
iv been more open recently as people have started to comment about my weight loss