They’ve always been around in Hollywood, for me the issue is social media and the young guys that are smashing them in their teens and early twenties. They give a completely unrealistic expectation of male body image. My gym has a sharps box in the changing room, it’s not even something people are trying to hide anymore.
Yeah - Mounjaro. Never been a bad eater, but since starting to work from home a few years ago, the pounds have piled on. A combination of 2-3 meals a day and a couple of snacks throughout the day whilst being fairly sedentary has been my problem. With young kids that always need something (get ready for school, breakfast, taking/picking up from school, tea, homework, getting ready for bed etc) there's never a good time to spend time on myself. Now, breakfast pretty much no longer exists, I might have a light lunch (cereal or something) and we have an evening meal as a family but I pretty much have a kids portion of that. Started on them in October last year, lost 2 stone to date.
I was pretty much unaware of this stuff until now. £180 to £200 for a month's supply. I guess for some extreme / medical cases it might make sense and be justified. But otherwise, sorry, just makes me think yet again, what a ****ed up world we live in. Each to their own though, so long as you're not harming others. (Not getting into a debate thanks, just saying what I think).
Mounjaro specifically was originally developed to combat diabetes, by increasing insulin/lowering blood sugar levels, but it also has the side effect of reducing appetite. AFAIK it's now available on the NHS for those with a BMI over 30, or over 27 with certain other health conditions. For me, my hope is that it helps me change my eating habits - I've been in jobs where I could eat whatever I wanted and still not put any weight on (at one point I was eating 2x bacon sandwiches for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch and then a snack mid afternoon), because I was so active, when moving to office based work, and then eventually working from home, my diet reduced, but it lagged, so I put weight on and have always struggled to shift it all, so breaking that mental cycle of wanting 3x meals a day + snacks when I'm sitting in front of a laptop all day, is what I'm looking to get out of it.
Bit of a harsh judgement gfaw, I'm guessing you don't have weight issues. We have drugs for all sorts things now, why should obesity be left out? If it's deemed medically safe it might take a bit of pressure off the NHS and make people feel a bit better at the same time. What's wrong with making it a bit easier for people to feel better?
My main incentive for weight loss was a blood test showed I was a pre diabetic , been a bit overweight and eating unhealthy for years with the intention of doing something , but that was kick up the arse to get started properly .
My stepson (who is a big lad) tried them and got terrible side effects of vomiting and diarrhoea for about a week, before they slowly subsided. I don't think he continued with them.
I think we all have our addictions, booze, drugs, women, all of the above? I was addicted to junk food, literally had no off button when eating and I put on so much weight over a 4 year period. No matter how much I tried I just couldn’t stick to a diet, just didn’t have the will power and always gave in to cravings. I bought Wegovy from Asda online pharmacy and managed to lose 22kg within 7 months and got back down to a healthy weight. Being on it really helped me build good habits as I had zero cravings for the junk food anymore, or any food at all really. It just flicked the off switch on my food addiction and at the same time makes you feel full faster even with ‘healthy’ food. Sounds ridiculous but yeah it’s very much worth it depending on your situation.
I can see the appeal of appetite-suppressants like Ozempic/Wegovy as I sometimes do intermittent fasting, not necessarily to lose weight but because I become sluggish throughout the day after eating in the morning and afternoon. I do get hungry though if I don’t eat until 18:00 so not having those cravings would help if your aim is to be in a calorie deficit.
I had Salmonella once. Certainly lost weight rapidly but rather faster than I would have liked. Don't want it again.
I have diabetes and I have been prescribed them. In 7 weeks I have lost 5 kg (10 lbs). My step daughter started taking them and went from 90 kg to 57 kg. Unfortunately she had side effects and had to have her gall bladder removed! She still takes a small dose and she thinks it's worth it - she looks fantastic.
I was always 13 st from my teens to 40s and (if I say so myself) I looked fantastic I went self employed and sat at a desk working all the time and put weight on I tried going to gym but afterwards I was shattered I dont eat a lot but I dont get a lot of exercise My stepdaughter's husband weighs 28 kg and doesnt do any exercise Walking 50 yards and he's out of breath and he has to stop and recover In his case he overeats. I remember the first time we went to a KFC together - he got two chicken burger meals! If we go to a restaurant he gets the biggest meal he can find and also asks to eat any food other people dont want I feel ill just looking at his antics Once we went in a restaurant and I suggested sitting at a booth with fixed table and benches His wife suggested sitting at a table with loose chairs and said it's because 'you two are too big' - I bridled at that and went and sat at the booth and I fitted in with plenty of room spare I called him over to try it but he wouldnt! We eventually sat down and he proceeded to eat practically everything in sight. The amazing thing is that when he met my step daughter he was thin!
