BMI of 27, no other conditions. Can I get it?

[ThatBeachLyfe]

Just that really. Anyone find a pharmacy/distributor where you can get Mounjaro just for weightloss, with a qualifying BMI but without any accompanying health issues.

No, not at present afaik.That is not a "qualifying BMI" without other conditions.

Certain ethnicities are eligible at BMI 27, as this is their threshold for obesity, rather than BMI 30.

No not at the moment

An important point that often gets missed does this apply OP?

No, no ethnicity issues that would likely apply. Can you lie about a health issue or does each pharmacy verify with your GP first, so if I don't have blood pressure issues for example, would they refuse to send it until my doctor confirms? Going to have mine checked today just in case but wondering if anyone's managed to circumvent checks...(i do realise how irresponsible and dangerous this sounds and that checks are there for a reason..)

(i do realise how irresponsible and dangerous this sounds and that checks are there for a reason..)

Then you also realise it would be dangerous and irresponsible for anyone here to answer your question about circumventing checks.

This.

Anyone replying suggesting where op can get it is basically encouraging people to side step the safety checks / guidelines.

Please don’t lie. It’s difficult enough to obtain for people who actually qualify.

27 is not so bad. Could you deal with it yourself another way to bring it down to 25?

I don't think you should lie because you shouldn't lie to get what you want

Why take a weight loss drug with a bmi of 27
you don’t need it

I went down this rabbit hole, OP. I had 27 BMI and I do have asthma but it’s pretty mild. I use a preventer inhaler after a chest cold, this time of year when pollen is bad, and when it first turns cold.

I found a place to prescribe to me, but I know the things I need to do naturally will make me healthier in the long term.

I hired a nutrition coach instead. I am overweight because I eat my feelings. I can clearly see that now. No matter how I lose 2 stone, I will regain it i don’t sort this out. At 27 BMI I am overweight, but my metabolism is not wrecked.

I love the idea that GLPs could take away the urge. But unless I take them forever it’s not the solution. So I do the very hard and tedious work of dieting and exercising and trying to feel my feelings (again).

The drugs will be there later if I need them, but I will delay.

Sorry I know you want to take them, and I know how hard it is to lose weight, but these are regulated medicines with serious side effects that can make people really ill, hence there is a cut off where the risks of being seriously overweight outweigh the risks of taking the medication, but for someone with a lower BMI the risks are considered too great.

Honestly why would you bother. You're two bmi points over a healthy one. I'd trade you my 36 hours of nausea every week from Mounjaro for an almost healthy bmi. You might be lucky and have no side effects, or you might not.

Great points already raised by everyone. Also to lose weight on WLI we still have to drastically cut our calories and change our lifestyle. Those who just cut volume of food and come off it without other changes, often regain it.
So it's not an easier option as people may think and the potential side effects of an injectable medication at a bmi of 27 is just not worth it.
Have you looked at Joe Wicks body coach? He posts free videos on YouTube to follow and has an app if you want to subscribe. I followed it and a calorie deficit pre WLI and lost 5lbs in 6 weeks but I was prediabetic and had inflammatory conditions so needed the aid of mounjaro for the food cravings and many symptoms I was experiencing.

I always find these threads really difficult to engage with, if I’m honest. Just to be absolutely clear—I would never condone lying or falsifying information to get prescription medication, and that’s certainly not what I’m suggesting with this post.

What I struggle with are the comments along the lines of "why would you even want weight loss injections?" or "just try this diet or that plan instead." I find that really disheartening. We know, both from research and personal experience, that dieting alone doesn’t work long-term for most people. If it did, the majority of us wouldn’t even be considering WLI in the first place.

Over a year ago, I was at a BMI of 27 and desperately trying to lose weight. My weight was impacting my health and how I felt day to day. I tried everything I could—but despite all my efforts, by the time August came, my BMI had increased to 30. Only then was I eligible for WLI.

I honestly wish I could have started earlier. Those extra months were filled with self-hatred, feelings of failure, and wondering what was wrong with me. I kept blaming myself when really, I was just up against a system and a biology that made sustained weight loss incredibly difficult.

As it turned out, WLI were surprisingly straightforward for me, and they worked very well. I’m now at a BMI of 20 and feel like the healthiest, most balanced version of myself I’ve ever been. More than that, I finally feel at peace in my own body—something I didn’t think was possible.

This isn’t about taking the “easy way out.” It’s about access to tools that actually help. And it’s about recognising that everyone’s journey is different. We need to make more space for compassion, nuance, and honesty when we talk about this.

I think it’s easier to understand people’s attitudes when you realise this is a prescription medication developed to address obesity. Not a weight loss tool for anyone who would like to lose weight.

People’s “journeys” are all different, but the base line is that if you’re not (yet) obese then this prescription medication is not available to you.

I agree, it's not for you if you don't qualify but I struggle with the lack of compassion for those struggling with their weight at albeit lower BMIs. The attitude seems to be: "Well you're not obese, just try harder to lose weight through traditional methods." As if it were that simple. I just think a bit of compassion would go a long way. I wasn't always obese, but a BMI of 25, soon became 27, and before I knew it 30 over a period of 5 years. I was definitely trying hard all those times to lose it via traditional methods, but guess what it didn't work.

I can see how it can be hard to have compassion for someone who isn’t obese, with a BMI of 27, if your BMI is 35, 40, 45 or 50 plus and has been for most/all of your adult life. At a BMI of 27 or less, when wanting to lose weight is about a feeling and a discontent rather than a direct health issue or direct negative impacts on your quality of life.

And, the large majority of posters have been factual and polite, occasionally a bit direct. I don’t find that to be desperately lacking compassion. The one poster suggesting another method is not lacking compassion, she’s mentioning something that worked for her, and what is one of the standard approaches for people who are not obese who would like to lose some weight. It’s going to be what a GP or similar would say if you asked about weight loss advice.

No advice but sympathies here. It is likely that trials will be done soon of the impact at lower BMIs and that the threshold will be lower in future. All the early indications are that the benefits far outweigh the risks even for people with normal BMIs, but the official trials need to be completed.

It does seem strange that people are so sanctimonous about these medicines, but on other threads people suggest that every woman over 45 should be on HRT whether they have menopause symptoms or not. Someone who has a BMI is overweight and so has symptoms of metabolic disease and it seems bizarre to say that they should wait until the disease progresses to treat it.

Have you had cholesterol checked? It will often be high if you're overweight, then you'd be eligible.

The BMI threshold is 30. You are so close to a healthy weight that you could get within a health BMI very quickly without medication. It's not designed for people who are just slightly overweight.

This is so eloquently put - I’ve been in exactly the same position. Worked so hard to lose weight only to find myself even heavier 2 yrs later until I finally hit the ‘magic’ BMI 30. I don’t know what the solution is but I have a lot of compassion for those who do not qualify but are still overweight and unhappy.

I don’t think a “solution” is needed. Everyone can access prescription medication for obesity, if they are or later become obese. It’s less risky and better for people’s health to manage their weight without prescription medication if they can. If they can’t, then that medication will become available to them.

@Willowy1982 very fair and balanced post.

If the drug is not safe for those with a so-called healthy BMI to start at that weight, it makes no sense why it can’t be started at the upper end of that (or just above it) (Obviously excluding those unlucky enough to suffer with eating disorders). The press is now full of articles about the other health benefits of the jabs, many people around us are drastically slimming before our eyes, celebrities and acquaintances alike, many of whom were not obese to begin with.

Fair enough, it’s not available and that’s that, but with this amount of noise around the medication, it’s to be expected people will ask these questions and be curious to try themselves.

In fairness to the the op though people who are no longer obese or even overweight are still taking them to maintain their weight. Should the WLI no longer be prescribed once a persons BMI is under 30 as they are no longer needed?