I was spending £400-a-month on takeaways – now weight-loss jabs are helping me reach a big goal
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A SCOT has told how he went from spending hundreds of pounds on takeaways every month to using fat-busting jabs to improve his health.
Michael Monaghan, 40, gained weight during the Covid lockdowns gained over three stone while shielding during the pandemic.
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Michael Monaghan told how he spend hundreds each month of takeaways
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He went onto Mounjaro when nothing else helped him lose weight
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The Edinburgh man tried to shed the pounds but said nothing was working.
He decided to try Mounjaro jabs and said it will be helping him achieve a goal.
Michael booked a trip to Florida and wants to shed 18 stone by the time he steps off the plane in the Sunshine State.
He told Edinburgh Live: "The deciding factor was health. I was shielding during Covid and I gained a lot of weight.
"I think it was 3.5 stone I gained, and then I kept putting on weight because I kept eating. What can I say, I enjoy food. And I basically just decided to start Mounjaro because everything else failed.
'I was waiting for weight management for a year and a half on the NHS, I couldn't believe it.'
And he revealed he is actually saving cash after getting the jabs privately.
NHS patients in England are able to get fat-busting jabs like Mounjaro but it hasn't been rolled out in Scotland.
So Michael decided to take the cash he was spending on fast food and use it on the injections.
He added: "England have started doing Mounjaro on the NHS but it's not up here yet, they haven't decided how that's going to happen.
I've lost nearly 6 stone in 9 months on fat jabs - trolls call me 'lazy' & say it's the 'easy way out' but I don't care
'So I decided to pay for it privately out of my own pocket, I was spending £400 a month on takeaways. Just Eat, Uber Eats, whatever.
"If I take that money and put it into the jag, which is about £140 a month, I'm actually saving money. So that really changed my mindset."
And he has already seen some success from his weight loss journey, having shed two stone in just four weeks.
He is documenting his weight loss on a YouTube channel where he said he has been inundated with positive comments and support.
Michael has set a goal for his trip to the States, where he plans to visit Disneyworld in Orlando, and it comes with a big motivation.
He said: "I'm a big Disney fan, I'm an annual pass holder for Paris. I love the rides, and if I don't lose weight then I won't be able to do them all - it's a target.
"I've got asthma and sleep apnea, and I've been told if I lose a bit of weight I might be able to get rid of that.
'It was getting uncomfortable, and this was the time to make a change and that's exactly what we've done."
Mounjaro works as an appetite suppressant by helping the body produce more insulin. The jabs were initially developed to treat people with diabetes but have been marketed by the weight loss industry.
The jabs also reduce the amount of sugar produced by the liver. It also slows down the rate food is digested.
Mounjaro jabs were approved for the NHS in December.
They are available for patients needing to be treated for obesity. They can get the jabs if approved by their GP.
Some patients in Scotland can get them, but the criteria is different.
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