BMI 25 have I got any chance of being allowed to buy weight loss injections?

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That’s my question really - would appreciate any advice. For context I am 43 yo mother of three with my youngest 3 yo. I weigh 75 kg and want to try to about 70 and I am struggling to shift the dial via fasting and exercise.

the Boots website says you have to be BMI 27 or 30’eithout conditions to be allowed to start but wondering anyone else has managed it with a slightly lower BMI?

fortunately for all us former obese people on tnem all the world health authorities disagree with you and I doubt any of them are beating a path to your door to hear your opinion.

irs sad for you.

lol,I’m sorry but I doubt anyone wants to read your post, but maybe you can give your credentials as otherwise you just come across as one of these jealous resentful posters who can’t get their hands on them and are furious others can.

@Didimum we get it, you’re against them so DONT USE IT. Allow adults with mental capacity to make decisions for themselves decide what to do with their money and bodies. Jeez, why are you so bothered?!

"Former obese people" is where your argument is let down here.

The WHO does not endorse GLPs for people living with a BMI of 25 and no co-morbidities. The WHO guidance is clear on treating obesity as a disease, not general weight management or marginal weight loss.

It's an opinion forum. Do you understand how they work?

Um yea it does, please keep up to date, the who has recommended for long term usage to maintain . The who does not set prescribing criteria, that’s individual countries health authorities, 😂

I took MJ for a year and am now BMI 25 and maintaining. One of the reasons I stopped is that I stopped losing weight, and I felt my body was just like, nope that’s it. Now I am focussed on body composition, gaining muscle and losing fat and it is working. I get body scanned regularly by a dietitian and last time I had increased muscle, less fat but weighed the same. I see a lot of posts on here about losing a bit of weight using GLPs even though your starting weight is in normal range. I feel quite strongly it’s unlikely to work well as you probably don’t have much excess fat to burn. Worse you will lose muscle and then not only look worse but ruin your metabolism.

You definitely can at a normal BMI from a private clinic but it's expensive. I looked into it because of the dementia protection evidence but it just seems too pricey and faffy.

The sooner the gatekeeping is over the better!

It’s a valid question though, you’re almost hysterical trying to stop a legit prescription, so it’s valid to ask the question, but I am assuming you will just respond that you’re in change of of the collective social responsibility.

Your entitled to your opinion, but stop spreading false information. The WHO has agreed that the injections can be used for long term maintenance. At least if your going to spout out on a public forum, know what your talking about.

I didn’t say you did, I was just talking generally with that point.

Why? Why do you think they can’t do as you do? Work out eat protein etc?

But this is also the weightloss injection section, your opinions are high level and general and not overly helpful to an OP seeking specific advice on their use.

I haven’t lost any muscle mass yet (I also track it at a local facility) I’ve actually gained slightly because I’ve upped my protein and strength training, despite losing 10lb. I’m not sure why you think people with a low BMI are less capable of building muscle mass but lose fat?

I genuinely don’t understand what you mean. I am not against anyone using WLI but trying to point out it might be a waste of money if you aren’t really that overweight. Of course anyone can workout etc. They work by suppressing appetite but when you get down to a normal weight your body has nothing excess to burn instead.

Good for you! I'm cutting at the moment and have only lost 2Kg of total body weight on this cycle. I'm 5'10" and just under 80Kg so my BMI is now 25 (although I find it pretty meaningless). I've been training for years and carry a lot of muscle. Peri threw me a bit of a curve ball and I did consider WLI to shift the central fat I developed but I'm used to manipulating my diet and exercise and was determined to shift it by myself.

I am responding to OP not you. Only trying to point out it might not work well for her and be a waste of money. When I got to bmi 27 and lower on MJ it was VERY hard to keep losing even with the drug.

Of formally obese people already treated with GLPs, due to obesity being a recurrent disease with high-risk of relapse.

Not people with a BMI of 25 who are looking for marginal weight reduction.

Stop (badly) rephrasing to make an argument that doesn't exist.

Please consult your thesaurus on 'hysterical' more appropriately.

OP said 'would appreciate any advice' – that includes people who have different advice to yours.

Not unless you are already on a maintenance plan having lost weight with injections.

That’s great! I was just trying to point WLI might not work well (and be an expensive waste of money) if your BMI is relatively normal. Even with MJ I found it very difficult to lose once my BMI hit 27. Like 1 kg/month. It was a bit excruciating and some weeks I even gained.

Good grief 🙄

Can’t you just eat a load of cakes? Then when you’re actually overweight you can get them? That’s what I’d do anyway