In the interest of keeping the blog as low calories as possible I’m not going to sugarcoat things. A lot of people are waking up today in complete turmoil, all because a tyrannical dictator has had a paddy. The scary thing is, that overgrown man-child may prove to be the most effective political leader in history because people are terrified that his moronic ass has the big red button and we know he is dumb enough to press it, so rather than objecting to his crazy ideas and standing up to his fever-dream rants people just go along with it to avoid us all being blown to smithereens.
Rant over, for now, maybe…. We’ll see.
Anyone who knows anything about Mounjaro knows it is not a short-term fix. When you start taking it you are setting yourself up to be taking it for the foreseeable future. Yes, there are studies that show that people taking Mounjaro can lose over 20% of their body weight…. AFTER 72 WEEKS! It isn’t the sort of thing you take just to lose a few pounds to get beach ready. Also, when on Mounjaro you will likely gradually increase the dosage until you reach a dose that is suitable for you, and likewise when stopping Mounjaro you should gradually lower the dosage to ween yourself off of it and allow your body and metabolism to gradually return to normal. Taking Mounjaro long-term, or weening off of it gradually is no longer an option for a lot of people in the UK.
Personally, I know I am going to have 5 more doses of Mounjaro, and once they’re done, that’s it, I’ll be white-knuckling it because there is no way I am going to pay the costs involved to gradually ween myself off of it. I am also not going to switch to another skinny jab, such as WeGovy, because frankly if this is the sort of crap that is going to happen when the worlds most powerful sex criminal goes on a rant then I no longer feel comfortable with my weight loss and long term health being beholden to big pharma.
To be completely honest, I’m not entirely sure how I feel about the situation. On one hand, I’ve never been happy with spending the money that I have on a weight loss shortcut, but on the other hand, whether happy about it or not, I had committed to the process and had a rough idea of when I would stop, which would include a period of reducing the dose. I think the biggest issue I have is the decision has effectively been taken out of my hands, as has the safe option for getting off of the jab. Going cold turkey, or white-knuckling it, might sound like I’m just being a bloke about it, but it genuinely seems like the only option I have.
OK, we have a plan. I have 5 doses to go, the first of which is due tomorrow, so after 5 weeks I will be off of Mounjaro, at which point I can do the maths, figure out how much I lost and how much it cost to lose it. After that, the plan, the hope, is that I have got out of the bad habits and I am able to carry on without putting too much weight back on. And yes, “too much weight” is any weight. Time to up my exercise and calorie burn to allow for a slightly higher intake if my appetite comes roaring back. I just need to remember, people all throughout history have lost weight by exercising and eating right, sure it’s nice to have a helping hand, but that’s all it is. For me, Mounjaro is a luxury, not a necessity. Time to strip away the luxuries and get back to basics, in 5 weeks.
Aaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhh. This really isn’t the sort issue I was anticipating having to deal with when that buffoon got reelected.