Mounjaro– truly a miracle weight loss medication

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This medication is so weird. I have not had bad side effects, but it is very strange to have so little appetite. Just not hungry, and when I think about eating even the things I usually really like, they just seem unappealing.

I am happy about the weight loss and health benefits, but I definitely would not want to take this med continuously for years and years: it takes away the joy of food! I mean: I've never been a binge eater and have always eaten healthily, but under normal circumstance I love food. I like going to the grocery store and thinking about things to cook; I like cooking; I like eating and sharing the pleasures of a good meal with others. Now I don't have that. It's sort of like waking up one day and no longer enjoying any music.

I like the idea of reverting to the lowest effective dose and maybe alternating weeks, or even months. I don't mind some periods in which I don't have an appetite, but I actually want food to be a pleasure at least sometimes!

Between this and having to take this forever to keep the weight off, I think I'll keep working on habit change instead. Yikes.

I have not had the same experience. I still very much enjoy food, just a lot less of it. In fact I feel even more free to enjoy food because it doesn’t stress me out or make me feel shame anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This medication is so weird. I have not had bad side effects, but it is very strange to have so little appetite. Just not hungry, and when I think about eating even the things I usually really like, they just seem unappealing.

I am happy about the weight loss and health benefits, but I definitely would not want to take this med continuously for years and years: it takes away the joy of food! I mean: I've never been a binge eater and have always eaten healthily, but under normal circumstance I love food. I like going to the grocery store and thinking about things to cook; I like cooking; I like eating and sharing the pleasures of a good meal with others. Now I don't have that. It's sort of like waking up one day and no longer enjoying any music.

I like the idea of reverting to the lowest effective dose and maybe alternating weeks, or even months. I don't mind some periods in which I don't have an appetite, but I actually want food to be a pleasure at least sometimes!

I actually feel the same way. I went to a very nice restaurant a few months ago while on this, and felt like I couldn't truly enjoy it or make it worth while. Sometimes it's depressing

But I've gone from 173 to 155 so far, so I know it's worth it.

Go to a restaurant with tasting menu! The slow small portions work very well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This medication is so weird. I have not had bad side effects, but it is very strange to have so little appetite. Just not hungry, and when I think about eating even the things I usually really like, they just seem unappealing.

I am happy about the weight loss and health benefits, but I definitely would not want to take this med continuously for years and years: it takes away the joy of food! I mean: I've never been a binge eater and have always eaten healthily, but under normal circumstance I love food. I like going to the grocery store and thinking about things to cook; I like cooking; I like eating and sharing the pleasures of a good meal with others. Now I don't have that. It's sort of like waking up one day and no longer enjoying any music.

I like the idea of reverting to the lowest effective dose and maybe alternating weeks, or even months. I don't mind some periods in which I don't have an appetite, but I actually want food to be a pleasure at least sometimes!

Between this and having to take this forever to keep the weight off, I think I'll keep working on habit change instead. Yikes.

Habit change is extremely unlikely to work long-term.

[Anonymous]

Op, I'm curious, is the weight loss due to eating less or are there other factors? What do you eat in a day now? I'm 5'2", 52 and find it very very hard to lose weight even on the usual 1200 calories. I also just tore a ligament so I'm currently unable to do the 3-5 miles/day and peloton I was doing previously. So frustrating....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, I'm curious, is the weight loss due to eating less or are there other factors? What do you eat in a day now? I'm 5'2", 52 and find it very very hard to lose weight even on the usual 1200 calories. I also just tore a ligament so I'm currently unable to do the 3-5 miles/day and peloton I was doing previously. So frustrating....

Apparently not just appetite reduction. It increases insulin, decreases glucogon, decreases glucose output from liver, increases glucose uptake in pancreas... google "tirzepatide" and you can read the studies.

I have also had many fewer migraines since starting Mounjaro and I know that for me, migraines are very linked to blood sugar fluctuations, so it sort of make sense.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy- a lot of doctors do not know about these, but for many people they are life-changing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy- a lot of doctors do not know about these, but for many people they are life-changing.

Everybody and their cat are going to be on these in the next two years. At least those who can afford it; they're not going generic any time soon. I'm kind of dreading how it will change our culture but it will be interesting. Being thin is going to be perfectly accessible to all who have the money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This medication is so weird. I have not had bad side effects, but it is very strange to have so little appetite. Just not hungry, and when I think about eating even the things I usually really like, they just seem unappealing.

I am happy about the weight loss and health benefits, but I definitely would not want to take this med continuously for years and years: it takes away the joy of food! I mean: I've never been a binge eater and have always eaten healthily, but under normal circumstance I love food. I like going to the grocery store and thinking about things to cook; I like cooking; I like eating and sharing the pleasures of a good meal with others. Now I don't have that. It's sort of like waking up one day and no longer enjoying any music.

I like the idea of reverting to the lowest effective dose and maybe alternating weeks, or even months. I don't mind some periods in which I don't have an appetite, but I actually want food to be a pleasure at least sometimes!

Between this and having to take this forever to keep the weight off, I think I'll keep working on habit change instead. Yikes.

I have not had the same experience. I still very much enjoy food, just a lot less of it. In fact I feel even more free to enjoy food because it doesn’t stress me out or make me feel shame anymore.

SAME! I’ve been on Ozempic (prediabetic, overweight) for 6 months. I couldn’t be happier. I eat whatever I want…just not a lot of it. The stress that I would feel from when I did Weight Watchers is gone. I’m down to a healthy BMI and love wearing new clothes & feeling good.

[Anonymous]

My doctor offered it to me 6 months ago, and I declined at 5'7" and 210lbs thinking I didn't need help. Well I am 10 pounds lighter now, which is great, but I'm losing steam. Your post OP is making me reconsider when I see him next week, since I still have far to go. (I am not diabetic, but have hypertension and heart disease).

[Anonymous]

I didn't lose any weight on Saxenda. It also wasn't covered and cost me $500 a month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't lose any weight on Saxenda. It also wasn't covered and cost me $500 a month.

How long were you on it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy- a lot of doctors do not know about these, but for many people they are life-changing.

Everybody and their cat are going to be on these in the next two years. At least those who can afford it; they're not going generic any time soon. I'm kind of dreading how it will change our culture but it will be interesting. Being thin is going to be perfectly accessible to all who have the money.

Idk, it sounds like the side effects for many are pretty intense.

[Anonymous]

My DR started me on this as I’m obese at 270lbs (52 BMI).

I’m finishing up my first month on Mounjaro (MJ) and I’m down 10 pounds.

The first month was weekly shots of the 2.5mg starting dose and I’m moving to 5mg (weekly for a month) and then 7.5mg (weekly for a month).

I’ve had no significant side effects and it’s amazing how my body feels. I don’t have raging hunger cues and I can eat and feel full after having a small/normal portion - that is totally new for me.

Most days I average about 1400 calories and I aim for 100g of protein.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: NP—I love Wegovy and Mounjaro. Im 50 and 5’2. The weight crept up to 157 and I was going to OTF 3x/week and eating relatively healthy. I wasn’t happy at my weight but it seemed that no matter what I did, the weight did not come off.

I’ve lost 30lbs over a year. I was on Wegovy for 8 months and then I changed jobs so it was no longer covered. It took a few months to get it all worked out but I started on Mounjaro about 7 weeks ago. The 2.5mg dose didn’t do anything. The 5mg did a little bit. I start 7.5mg next week.

My goal is the same as OP—to be in the middle of the healthy BMI range. I have another 8lbs to go. What I like about these meds is that the weight loss is easy. Not in the sense that it’s a fad diet where you drop a ton of weight quickly but in the sense that I wasn’t starving. For the last year I’ve been able to eat normal weight watches type portions and the weight comes off but I’m not trying to chew my arm off because I’m so hungry. I don’t have to say no to ice cream, cake, wine etc. I found that as I was consistently losing .5 -1.5lbs per week, I didn’t get frustrated and because I wasn’t miserable, I never felt like giving up.

This sounds like such a dream. I hope they study and approve it for slightly overweight people. Anyone know if they're working on it? I am in the "could stand to lose 10-15lbs" category so I don't think anyone will give it to me now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy- a lot of doctors do not know about these, but for many people they are life-changing.

Everybody and their cat are going to be on these in the next two years. At least those who can afford it; they're not going generic any time soon. I'm kind of dreading how it will change our culture but it will be interesting. Being thin is going to be perfectly accessible to all who have the money.

Idk, it sounds like the side effects for many are pretty intense.

Does it? Everyone who has taken it on this thread said side-effects were minor