Woman who lost 5 stone on Mounjaro shares common mistake people make which saps all motivation-and stops results

Daily Mail​

20 hours ago

A woman who slimmed down five dress sizes while taking the 'King Kong' of weight loss jabs has revealed her top tips for those wanting to emulate her success.
Katie McCutcheon, from Glasgow, who lost over 5st in 9 months, said one of these hints was critical to remaining motivated while on the potent medication Mounjaro.
Sharing her tips in a TikTok clip —which has been viewed almost 200,000 times—Mrs McCutcheon said her biggest hint was for people on the drug to not fixate on a number on scale.
'If you are hyper-focused on a number on a scale you're probably going to be so obsessed with it that you won't be able to celebrate your non scale victories,' she said.
'Like going down a clothing size, or two, or three, or your health being so much better.'
The mother of-two, who stands a petite 5"3, said doing so will help you avoid a major pitfall that can kill your motivation to stick with the drug as well as dieting.
'It will be disheartening if you are comparing yourself to other people because it's your journey at the end of the day and no one else's,' she said.
Another of her tips to help patients on the drug lose weight was to ensure they were drinking enough water.
'Drink your three to four litres of water a day, if you don't you're probably going to see stalls...you're probably not going to lose (weight) as quickly,' she said.
Medics have also previously warned that not staying hydrated with any brand of weight loss jab could slow down progress.
Two of her other tips was to aim for a high protein diet and have healthy snacks dotted around the house and available on the go.
Mrs McCutcheon said she currently eats about 60g of protein per day, the equivalent of about two chicken breasts.
While not explaining why having a high protein diet was important, previous research has shown it can help dieters feel fuller for longer.
Some experts have also advised patients on weight loss jabs to up their protein intake to combat the muscle wastage that can occur while taking drugs like Mounjaro, Wegovy and Ozempic.
However, Mrs McCutcheon added that people opting for a high protein diet needed to be aware of the potential consequences.
'Please be aware that having a high protein diet you could end up with a side effect like constipation because you're not putting any fibre into your diet, so you need to supplement that in some way,' she said.
The 'plus-size content creator' also said she advised people to have high protein and low-calorie snacks dotted around to deal with Mounjaro hunger cravings.
'One minute I will be like "no, I can't eat a single thing, I am not hungry in any way shape or form" and then the hunger comes back like that in an instant', she said.
She said protein shakes and chicken satay skewers were good options to have on the go.
Mrs McCutcheon explained that by planning for snacking Mounjaro patients could ensure they were sticking to their diet and not opt for more calorific options.
'If you don't have something to satiate that hunger you might then end up snacking and you might not count for calories and you could go over your daily calorie deficit,' she said.
'We all know that with this medication you need to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight so keep some nice snacks dotted about.'
In the comments of her clip, Mrs McCutcheon explained she was on a 1,300 calorie deficit diet, where dieters consume fewer calories than they use in a day forcing the body to burn its fat reserves.
A 1,300 calorie deficit is 100 less than the NHS's recommended 1,400 for women on such diets.
Women are typically advised to only consume a maximum of 2,000 calories per day by the health service.
Mrs McCutcheon's final tip for people on the drug to maintain healthy habits, like calorie counting and staying hydrated, while using it.
'If you let those habits drop, like I've done two or three times during this journey, you're probably going to notice stalls,' she said.
'It's because you're not as focused on calorie counting any more.
'You might have a bad week or a bad couple of weeks, but that does not derail this journey.'
Social media users praised Mrs McCutcheon for her advice.
'I've just started my Mounjaro journey so loving all the tips thank you,' one wrote.
Mounjaro belongs to a class of weight loss drugs that mimic the actions of a hormone released by in the gut after eating called GLP-1 that suppress appetite and helps people slim down.
It has been dubbed the 'King Kong' of weight-loss injections due to its potency helping people lose a fifth of their body weight in 72 weeks.
An estimated 1.5million Britons and some 15 million patients in the US are now thought to be using weight-loss jabs.
Mounjaro has been available in some clinics in the NHS since March but, as last month, GPs are now also able to prescribe it.
While hailed as revolutionary for the fight against obesity GLP-1 medications, like any drug, do come with the risk of side effects, some potentially deadly.
Last month, the UK medicines regulator launched a probe into the safety of fat jabs after hundreds of users developed pancreatitis, a dangerous inflammation of the pancreas, leaving 10 dead.
Of the 10 fatalities, five were connected to Mounjaro.