A WOMAN who’s shed a staggering 32% of her bodyweight thanks to Mounjaro jabs has revealed which foods she steered clear of.
Tami, who is from Tandridge, UK, started her weight loss journey with the fat jab over a year ago and has now lost over five stone.
Before starting the injections, Tami once topped the scales at 16 stone 10 lbs – but since jumping on the fat jabs, which work by suppressing your appetite, she’s dropped to 11 stone 6 lbs.
Tami has been very vocal about her weight loss journey, sharing a lot of it online, including a list of foods she quickly learnt to avoid whilst on Mounjaro.
Spilling the beans on the popular foods she avoided, Tami revealed she didn’t consume complex carbs, such as spaghetti and toast.
“Bread made me feel quite sickly. I don’t know if it’s because it’s a complex carb but pasta, bread would make me feel quite nauseous,” she said in the video.
“I have it now, but in the beginning I definitely cut it down and incorporated it a little bit.”
Another item on the no-go list included meat, such as pork, steak and “anything that’s quite hard to digest”.
“With Mounjaro, it slows the digestion down, so it essentially sits in the gut and it’s sort of fermenting,” Tami warned her followers.
According to the TikToker, this enhanced the so-called “the sulphur burp”, which “have a foul, rotten egg smell due to the presence of hydrogen sulfide gas”, as per Medical News Today.
As well as being caused by gastrointestinal issues, sulphur burps can be a result of consuming too much legumes, dairy, poultry and other meat.
While Tami didn’t avoid these “entirely”, she had “smaller portions”.
Last but certainly not least – takeawayx, especially fatty and greasy foods, high in calories, saturated fat and sugar.
“I had my fair share of bad side effects with that. I will have a Chinese now no problem but certainly in the beginning it caused some side effects for me – the diarrhea, sickness.
“I am not saying this will happen to everybody – these are certainly things I avoided,” Tami emphasised.
Offering a helping hand to those also on the medication, Tami advised to stay hydrated and “focus on your fibre”, as Mounjaro “can give you constipation”.
Everything you need to know about fat jabs
Weight loss jabs are all the rage as studies and patient stories reveal they help people shed flab at almost unbelievable rates, as well as appearing to reduce the risk of serious diseases.
Wegovy – a modified version of type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic – and Mounjaro are the leading weight loss injections used in the UK.
Wegovy, real name semaglutide, has been used on the NHS for years while Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is a newer and more powerful addition to the market.
Mounjaro accounts for most private prescriptions for weight loss.
How do they work?
The jabs work by suppressing your appetite, making you eat less so your body burns fat for energy instead and you lose weight.
They do this my mimicking a hormone called GLP-1, which signals to the brain when the stomach is full, so the drugs are officially called GLP-1 receptor agonists.
They slow down digestion and increase insulin production, lowering blood sugar, which is why they were first developed to treat type 2 diabetes in which patients’ sugar levels are too high.
Can I get them?
NHS prescriptions of Wegovy is controlled through specialist weight loss clinics, while Mounjaro is available from GPs but only for the highest risk patients.
For Wegovy, a patient will typically have to have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, classifying them as medically obese, and also have a weight-related health condition such as high blood pressure. They will be expected to have tried diet and exercise already.
Mounjaro is available from NHS GPs for weight loss but only to a tiny group of patients, with the rollout starting with those with a BMI higher than 40 and with four weight-related health conditions.
Private prescribers offer the jabs, most commonly Mounjaro, to anyone who is obese (BMI of 30+) or overweight (BMI 25-30) with a weight-related health risk.
Private pharmacies have been rapped for handing them out too easily and video calls or face-to-face appointments are now mandatory to check a patient is being truthful about their size and health.
Are there any risks?
Yes – side effects are common but most are relatively mild.
Around half of people taking the drug experience gut issues, including sickness, bloating, acid reflux, constipation and diarrhoea.
Dr Sarah Jarvis, GP and clinical consultant at patient.info, said: “One of the more uncommon side effects is severe acute pancreatitis, which is extremely painful and happens to one in 500 people.”
Other uncommon side effects include altered taste, kidney problems, allergic reactions, gallbladder problems and hypoglycemia.
Evidence has so far been inconclusive about whether the injections are damaging to patients’ mental health.
Other Mounjaro users react
Since being posted on the platform, where Tami shares content under the username @cartcrushuk, the informative video has racked up a staggering 145k views.
Dozens flocked to comments, where many shared their experience with the popular jab.
One TikToker said: “I haven’t had bread or pasta for over 2 months. Surprisingly, I don’t miss them at all.”
“Fish is something that always works for me!! I’ve been on mounjaro for 7 weeks. And i have eaten fish the most,” another chimed in.
“I switched to sourdough. Much better than standard bread. That’s me personally. Others may be different,” someone else commented.
“You don’t need to avoid certain kinds of foods. just don’t eat them right before / after injections. you’ll be fine,” a fourth thought.
