This was a great read, thank you. I'm on the jab too and I'm evangelical about it. 15kg down in 8 months and I have reverse my pre-diabetes, my mood/outlook has completely lightened, I now no longer need a knee replacement, and I am not quite so frightened of chairs with sides or airplane seats. Thoughts of food (when I'm next having it, what I'm having, where I'll get it from) - don't plague me any more. My brain feels 'normal' for the first time in 20 years. Quite simply: it is not just a weight loss jab.
The effects have plateaud quite significantly mind you (I fantasise about going up another dose with a DIY shot of 17 or 18?! Too scared to though). But I shall carry on as long as I can afford it, while my BMI is still high. It is the most positive, healthiest, smartest and kindest gift I've ever given to myself. You can keep your facials and flowers: the jab is my version of self-love!
Thank you for sharing this, Daisy. I've lost 41kg on Mounjaro and I'm still on it for now. I've hit a healthy weight, my BMI is in the healthy range (whatever use that is), my metabolic age is now my actual chronological age, not 8 years my senior, my stomach is flat, those jeans I bought and never wore fit, and the food noise that has plagued me my whole life is gone. I keep asking friends if this is what normal people feel like every day. I felt ashamed at first for taking it, but now I feel so bloody grateful for a drug that has altered my body so much that my health (both physical and mental) has improved immeasurably. I am a bit sick of the "you'll pile it all back on when you stop taking it" brigade, but I appear to have grown more able to shrug and ignore than before.
This was so interesting. It confirms my idea of what being thinner would be like, which I thought might be exaggerated but turns out that no, a lot of anxiety about the future is somehow and sometimes inexplicably linked to being fatter than one would like to be. So bizarre. But interesting. Thank you very much for sharing your experience so honestly.
Thank you for a very interesting realisation! Am I mentally lighter because I’m physically lighter? This has blown my mind. Also “my uninflamed self couldn’t care less” is iconic
Your post really resonated with me. I’ve been on Monjouro for 8 months and have lost 15 kg and 2 dress sizes. But I’ve also reduced my blood pressure to normal and relieved pressure on arthritic joints so I can walk all day.
The feeling of lightness is wonderful- to take hills and stairs in my stride, and not to feel tired and anxious.
Might also add, if I may, that I take a couple of daily Psyllium husk tablets and I start my morning with a shot of Symprove. Those really help with gut microbiome and general digestive health. I know that adds a fair bit to the Jab fund, but I've saved HUNDREDS by not having take-aways, buying excessive amounts of meat and posh cheese, or eating out so often, so swings'n'roundabouts right?!
I so identify with what you have shared, I’ve been trying to lose weight and keep it off for 50 years. Friends on this new medication say it stops ‘food noise’ and that’s what is transformative.
What a relief to hear everyone talking frankly and positively about these drugs! I lost 2 Stone over 4 months and stopped 4 months ago! Weight stable! It gave me time to breath! Stopped the food noise!! I’m 65!
Very helpful to hear the interview on Daily Beast with Joanna Coles. Friend to friend discussion with warmth and honesty. I too read your Times magazine article. I’m ten years older and managing my weight and health issues the old fashioned way. The only thing that keeps me from getting hold of it is the ongoing cost. And idea one has to keep taking it. Otherwise it sounds like a valuable solution.
I’m going to be 54 this summer. On my 49th birthday I weighed 15st 7lbs, on my 50th I weighed 11st 7lbs. Now heading towards my 54th I weigh 13st 7lb and I’m struggling to keep to this and lower on a ‘natural’ diet. Your article has really resonated not just about how being slimmer made you feel but about the food ‘noise’. That is exactly it. I am always thinking about what I can eat, when I can eat it, then feeling guilty and disappointed in myself if I break my diet rules. I did feel great having lost weight and resolved I’d never be big again. I feel I’ve failed myself but can’t find the motivation to try that hard again. I never thought I would consider the jab route. Having felt quite smug that I lost my weight on my own before so therefore I could do it again maybe it’s time to look at alternatives so I can return to feeling physically and mentally lighter. Thank you for such an honest article.
Well done to everyone for being open. For me, weight was just a small part of the burden—I’ve shed far more emotional baggage. The drug showed me that biochemistry was largely to blame, a perspective shift I’ll never unsee, and I’m deeply grateful for that.
Perhaps this is what some thin people struggle to grasp, never having felt the guilt and helplessness of obesity. I can see how acknowledging this might challenge their self-worth if they believe their weight is solely a result of their own effort. This is an instinctive reaction I have experienced when privilege is pointed out.
A lot resonated with me. I’ve lost 30kg in a year and have plateaued for four months. Like many, I wonder what’s next—besides enjoying all the activities I loved as a teenager again.
I have lost 24kg. 3 more to lose. I was obese all of my adult life and can now walk into H&M and everything fits! At age 59 its the best thing I have done for myself.
This was a great read, thank you. I'm on the jab too and I'm evangelical about it. 15kg down in 8 months and I have reverse my pre-diabetes, my mood/outlook has completely lightened, I now no longer need a knee replacement, and I am not quite so frightened of chairs with sides or airplane seats. Thoughts of food (when I'm next having it, what I'm having, where I'll get it from) - don't plague me any more. My brain feels 'normal' for the first time in 20 years. Quite simply: it is not just a weight loss jab.
The effects have plateaud quite significantly mind you (I fantasise about going up another dose with a DIY shot of 17 or 18?! Too scared to though). But I shall carry on as long as I can afford it, while my BMI is still high. It is the most positive, healthiest, smartest and kindest gift I've ever given to myself. You can keep your facials and flowers: the jab is my version of self-love!
I am so glad that you feel great after losing weight. No one should feel ashamed of doing something that makes you feel as well look better.
Thanks Sarah. Everyone needs to do their research. All I can share is my own experience.
Thank you for sharing this, Daisy. I've lost 41kg on Mounjaro and I'm still on it for now. I've hit a healthy weight, my BMI is in the healthy range (whatever use that is), my metabolic age is now my actual chronological age, not 8 years my senior, my stomach is flat, those jeans I bought and never wore fit, and the food noise that has plagued me my whole life is gone. I keep asking friends if this is what normal people feel like every day. I felt ashamed at first for taking it, but now I feel so bloody grateful for a drug that has altered my body so much that my health (both physical and mental) has improved immeasurably. I am a bit sick of the "you'll pile it all back on when you stop taking it" brigade, but I appear to have grown more able to shrug and ignore than before.
This was so interesting. It confirms my idea of what being thinner would be like, which I thought might be exaggerated but turns out that no, a lot of anxiety about the future is somehow and sometimes inexplicably linked to being fatter than one would like to be. So bizarre. But interesting. Thank you very much for sharing your experience so honestly.
I recommend listening to Doctor’s Kitchen podcast- I have learned so much from it
Thank you for a very interesting realisation! Am I mentally lighter because I’m physically lighter? This has blown my mind. Also “my uninflamed self couldn’t care less” is iconic
thanks Rachel - hope someone does some research into this. I think the idea that fat equals jolly is outdated
Your post really resonated with me. I’ve been on Monjouro for 8 months and have lost 15 kg and 2 dress sizes. But I’ve also reduced my blood pressure to normal and relieved pressure on arthritic joints so I can walk all day.
The feeling of lightness is wonderful- to take hills and stairs in my stride, and not to feel tired and anxious.
I got mine online from Juniper
Might also add, if I may, that I take a couple of daily Psyllium husk tablets and I start my morning with a shot of Symprove. Those really help with gut microbiome and general digestive health. I know that adds a fair bit to the Jab fund, but I've saved HUNDREDS by not having take-aways, buying excessive amounts of meat and posh cheese, or eating out so often, so swings'n'roundabouts right?!
I so identify with what you have shared, I’ve been trying to lose weight and keep it off for 50 years. Friends on this new medication say it stops ‘food noise’ and that’s what is transformative.
That's so true. Food becomes a pleasure not a compulsion
What a relief to hear everyone talking frankly and positively about these drugs! I lost 2 Stone over 4 months and stopped 4 months ago! Weight stable! It gave me time to breath! Stopped the food noise!! I’m 65!
As well as the food noise lessening - allowing me to focus on other things - my skeleton thanks me.
Very helpful to hear the interview on Daily Beast with Joanna Coles. Friend to friend discussion with warmth and honesty. I too read your Times magazine article. I’m ten years older and managing my weight and health issues the old fashioned way. The only thing that keeps me from getting hold of it is the ongoing cost. And idea one has to keep taking it. Otherwise it sounds like a valuable solution.
glad you enjoyed our conversation
I’m going to be 54 this summer. On my 49th birthday I weighed 15st 7lbs, on my 50th I weighed 11st 7lbs. Now heading towards my 54th I weigh 13st 7lb and I’m struggling to keep to this and lower on a ‘natural’ diet. Your article has really resonated not just about how being slimmer made you feel but about the food ‘noise’. That is exactly it. I am always thinking about what I can eat, when I can eat it, then feeling guilty and disappointed in myself if I break my diet rules. I did feel great having lost weight and resolved I’d never be big again. I feel I’ve failed myself but can’t find the motivation to try that hard again. I never thought I would consider the jab route. Having felt quite smug that I lost my weight on my own before so therefore I could do it again maybe it’s time to look at alternatives so I can return to feeling physically and mentally lighter. Thank you for such an honest article.
Well done to everyone for being open. For me, weight was just a small part of the burden—I’ve shed far more emotional baggage. The drug showed me that biochemistry was largely to blame, a perspective shift I’ll never unsee, and I’m deeply grateful for that.
Perhaps this is what some thin people struggle to grasp, never having felt the guilt and helplessness of obesity. I can see how acknowledging this might challenge their self-worth if they believe their weight is solely a result of their own effort. This is an instinctive reaction I have experienced when privilege is pointed out.
A lot resonated with me. I’ve lost 30kg in a year and have plateaued for four months. Like many, I wonder what’s next—besides enjoying all the activities I loved as a teenager again.
I have lost 24kg. 3 more to lose. I was obese all of my adult life and can now walk into H&M and everything fits! At age 59 its the best thing I have done for myself.