Why are you not taking WLI?

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First of all I do not look down on WLI. In fact I possibly regret not going on them as my weight loss has been very very slow (50 pounds in 18 months). With plenty of step backs after holidays, Christmas etc. I must have lost the same 7 pounds at least three times.

But I chose not to go on them as I have had horrific gallstones ever since my last pregnancy and just could not risk it after they finally went away.

My cravings have definitely reduced since I have made diet and lifestyle changes. Was living off and craving pasta before my weight loss journey. And now I can definitely take it or leave it.

Just curious to hear why you didn’t go down the WLI route?

Same and also I have gastro issues whereby stomach empties too slowly which has unpleasant side effects similar to WLI and so even if I do heal up, I can’t bring myself to put myself through all that again!

Perversely because I don't want to lose my interest in food! I'm not overweight through binge eating, it's just a case of really enjoying nicely prepared food and drinks. I'd hate to not be eating while others around me are.

Also, I'm an emetophobe and cannot bear to feel nauseous.

Also I have no gall bladder.

Is having no gallbladder a contradiction?

Never say never but for now, I'm too worried about side effects and the fact you lose weight too fast which makes it harder to sustain it long term without going on them permanently

No.

I have 2 friends who have been very ill on them which puts me off.

This is what my brother said as well (gp). Lots of problems with the eyes but it isn't spoken about in the media.

I don't trust them. Like vaping, the side effects will start coming out the woodwork in 10 years' time.

Also, the cost is probably prohibitive for me.

All drugs have side effects or potential side effects. I don’t think we know yet the long term side effects.
I also don’t see it as a long term solution.

Cost and side affects. I've managed to get from 22st to 18.5st by myself but it's taken 6 years and I've lost the same half a stone several times.

Hair loss. I’ve always had fine/thin hair and I can’t afford to lose more. I’ve seen it mentioned as a side effect and a friend of mine on WLI had notable hair loss. She was lucky that she fab thick hair before so still looks good.

I did for six months, then the price doubled and I can’t afford them. It sucks.

Don’t want to be tied into a long term medication or the financial obligation for maintenance.

Plus right now I’m breastfeeding so I couldn’t take it anyway.

I’m steadily losing my pregnancy weight naturally at the moment just by increasing my step count and reducing my snack count!

Permanent eye issues are a very rare side effect.

Your eye consultants opinion is an opinion in a field they are not specialists in. My nieces consultant (endocrinologist), and one of the GP's in my Dr's surgery is on Mounjaro.

It is all about looking at the bigger picture, not a rare side effect/specialist area in isolation, and balancing the risks. If you are slightly overweight/borderline obese, it might not be worth the risk of medicalising weight loss (either through injections or surgery). If you are severely obese which will limit and shorten your life, or have weight related health conditions and have not been able to lose weight other ways they are worth considering.

Cost, mostly. But that little voice that says another bit of food won't hurt will return louder than ever if I stopped. So I haven't started. I also gave certain long-term issues which counter-indicate using them.

I’ve lost 7st/45 kg making lifestyle changes so didn’t see the need.

I don’t have £150 - £200 to spare every month. I recently had an almost fatal bile duct obstruction. My friend has been on them and has had awful diarrhoea with them. And as I’ve previously lost 5 stone in a year, before WLI were available, I know it’s possible for me to lose weight without by doing exactly what I did last time. Yeah, it will be harder, but also without side effects, crucially, free.

Ive seen lots of people losing weight quickly but as soon as they stop taking/jabbing the drug they put it all back on again. One of my friends friends hair is falling out but she would rather be thin and bald!

Everyone is different- each to their own etc. but for me its a no.

I’m in MJ and I have lost slowly by changing my habits. I’m often wonder what people think WLI do, they don’t melt fat, you can use them to support a healthy diet. I realise lots of people don’t and just chase suppressiion to lose as much as they can as fast as they can, but you can definitely just use it as a crutch to support slow loss with healthy eating.

I didn't see the point paying for something which I could do for free

I've read about lots of worrying side effects

I like to have the freedom to eat junk food ie over christmas if I want

I don't feel so bad at the extra pounds put on over xmas since I didn't pay to lose them

My eating is tied to emotions/stress/comfort and none of those things will be fixed by WL drugs

They don't stop you putting it back on once you stop

The human body is a complex system which has worked fine for millions of years. Obesity is a new problem brought on my UPF and overeating. I don't want to mess up a system which has worked for years (for humans) when it still works fine (without humans making stupid decisions)

I want to lose weight and I am doing so (lost 3 stone last year but put some back on over xmas) however I have more important things to do with my money. I retired early at 51 and need my money to live frugually. I value my freedom (from work) over paying for weight loss

1. Unknown potential long term side affects
2. Cost
3. Putting weight back on (as with any quick weight loss option) - but particularly in reference to points 1 and 2

Same, not seen anyone drop weight beyond the usual few lbs here and there, it’s just been the same as always for me and I’m out and about everywhere and know a lot of people.

I lost all my weight years ago but if I was overweight again I wouldn’t take them due to hearing how they’ve affected people online. People collapsing with kidney pain, toilet issues, low mood.

Because I’m thin

I was just below the weight criteria when I started intermittent fasting. I started to lose weight and almost a year later, I’ve lost all the weight I needed to!

It is a relief because I’ve not got the additional cost of the injections and I don’t have to worry about how to come off or continued cost. I joined an expensive gym which I still go to regularly and I still really love. That’s probably half the price of the injections though!

My plan was to use WLI’s if my diet failed.

When I was losing a lot of weight for medical reasons a few years ago, WLIs weren’t available. But even if they had been, I would have avoided them, mainly because they are too new to know about all the long term side-effects. Instead, I had to reset my whole relationship with food over a long period of time - two years - and engage fully with permanent lifestyle changes including exercise, sleep and alcohol consumption. Once I reached my target, I found it quite difficult at first to maintain, and dropped a few extra pounds before stabilising at a weight I have now maintained for some years. Recent reports have suggested that people who lose weight quickly on WLIs don’t manage to make the long term changes, and are likely to regain much of the weight lost, which I can’t afford to do for health reasons.