I'm naturally chubby so I'm taking weight-loss drugs - but lying to my friends and husband about it because I'm addicted to their praise about my willpower and slim figure By FLORENCE GREEN Published: 01:29, 11 November 2024 | Updated: 01:38, 11 November 2024 e-mail View comments At dinner with my closest friend, conversation turns to weight-loss jabs, and quickly it becomes clear how strongly she disapproves of them. Ozempic and Mounjaro are 'cheating', she says, tucking into her lasagne. The Jabs and The Jab Nots are more divided than ever, with the latter strongly resenting the former for letting the side down and 'stealing slim privilege'.
Maybe people are just sick of struggling with their weight, I murmur – and she literally thumps the table in response. 'What's wrong with diet and exercise? What's wrong with willpower? It's what I do, and it's disgusting that people take the easy way out!' I am amazed at her fury, but I don't call her out. Instead, I pick at my food and then push the plate away.
She knows I've had a nasty stomach upset and still feel delicate. Except I haven't and I don't. The real reason I'm not hungry is because every week I inject myself with a dose of tirzepatide, otherwise known as Mounjaro – the 'King Kong of weight-loss injectables'.
I do go to the gym, and I am eating smaller portions. However, my weight loss has involved no effort whatsoever (file image) This instantly crushes my appetite so that I can barely bring myself to consume a sala.
