Winchester GP were truly humbled when one of our patients, unprompted, started sending in their weekly experiences of starting the weightloss medication Mounjaro. We think it’s an incredibly brave and generous thing to do, and so are delighted to share their updates verbatim here.

All comments below are the patient’s own and should not be construed as medical advice or a guarantee or promise as to results.

Week 4 - weight 99.2kg
I was right to be concerned about the festival. It was so hard to find food I wanted. I don't know if that's because of the Mounjaro or whether it's how much better I've been eating the last couple of years. Probably a mix of both. It wasn't the fault of the festival organizers, everyone else seemed happy enough. I just couldn't bare the idea of the greasy food.
But I didn't feel hungry so it was almost a blessing. I kept myself fed by eating the leftovers from my children’s meals for the first day. I had a crepe as a late breakfast on the second which saw me through for most of the day. My biggest meal was a pizza I shared and the biggest regret was a cheese toastie I bought for £9.50 which I had two bites off!
My biggest advice would be to buy the kids meals.
I was nervous that the people I was there with would ask why I wasn't eating but I don't think they noticed. I mentioned to one of them on one day that I didn't have much of an appetite ATM with some medication I'm on and they didn't ask any other questions.
We went away for a few days after the festival and I was thrilled to have more normal food. I ordered Moules Frites at a pub on the Tuesday (day 5 since taking my injection so I was slightly hungrier) which was heaven!
When I got home I stepped on the scales and was actually a little disappointed that I hadn't lost as much weight as I had in previous weeks. Of course I barated myself as I'm so grateful for what the injections have done for me so far.
And back to feeling apprehensive about upping my dose, I'll keep you updated…