re: On Mounjaro for two months, my take ****New Update pg 11 w photo****

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My plan is to get there and then stay there with good diet and exercise. When I would try to get in shape, I’d try my hardest, damn near extreme dieting and workout for six months, just to lose 20lbs.

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I've said my piece on this drug, why I'm conflicted, etc.

If it's helping you, god bless. It's the same thing I say to my sister. But the harsh reality is if you went on this drug because you couldn't lose weight with diet and exercise, when you go off there's a good bet that weight is coming back.

I honestly hope I am wrong about that and people actually did just need the kickstart. I really don't believe I am wrong.

You're eating less because the drug is preventing the mechanisms that prompt you to eat. Once that goes away, you're going to eat again. This isn't about discipline. This is about the fact that the drug is allowing you to bypass the crucial step in the weight loss process, which is understanding why you want to eat and doing the emotional work to get past it. If you haven't put in the work, I'd be willing to bet you're going to start eating like shite again.

I'm not saying this to be a dick. I'm saying it because I feel bad for all of the people who are getting on this drug, who can't afford to stay on it long-term, who will boomerang back up to obesity.

Again, I don't care enough about you to sugar coat it. As a matter of fact, I like you as a poster and TD member, your threads are generally very cool. I just think people have a rude awakening coming, some of them my friends and family I'd really like to see keep off the weight.

Edit to add -- Also, there definitely are side effects to this drug. They are not common, but they do happen. Whether your comfortable with that risk is a conversation between yourself and your doctor.