I recovered from booze & drug addiction then piled on 3 stone – Mounjaro was the only thing that helped
Plus, the dangers of the jab
SILVER BULLET I recovered from booze & drug addiction then piled on 3 stone – Mounjaro was the only thing that helped
CAT Sims has opened up about turning to Mounjaro after quitting booze and drugs lead her turning to food and piling on three stones.
Author and podcaster Cat, 43, from London, hailed the weight loss jab as 'rehab for food' and praised it for being a 'silver bullet.'
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Cat Sims has opened up about using Mounjaro after battling with 'food addiction'
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Cat with her husband Jimmy and their two daughter Billie and Bo
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Cat has previously opened up about battling an alcoholic and drug addiction - but managed to kick the habit of having a bottle of wine a night and taking cocaine regularly.
However, she then struggled with food.
Speaking on the podcast, Made by Mammas, she candidly shared that she is 'all or nothing' and food is a 'big issue for her.'
Cat, who is married to husband Jimmy and has two daughters, Billie and Bo, explained: 'I think actually that was probably my first addiction.
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'But for me, I'm sure there are people who can balance who can moderate. I do not have that gene.
'I've recently started Mounjaro, I've recently started the weight loss jabs.
'I was three stone heavier than I was when I gave up booze.
'I think people think if you give up booze you're going to lose a little weight.
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'I lost nothing. I just went straight into food and chocolate and sugar.'
She then explained how Mounjaro has helped her 'food addiction', and said: 'For me it's like rehab for food addiction.
I was depressed and exhausted before Mounjaro - I've lost 4 stone but have had FOUL side effects, including eggy burps
'You're locked down and while you're there you do all the work, so that when you come out of rehab you can do it on your own.
'And that's what Mounjaro is for me.'
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Cat shared how she feels like her food addiction is now gone thanks to the controversial weight loss jab.
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Cat Sims opened up on Made by Mammas: The Podcast
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Cat Sims has bravely spoken out about battling her booze addiction
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The mum-of-two has been sober since 26 November 2021
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She added: 'I have no cravings for the crappy food or the ultra processed stuff.
'It was always a difficult thing because with booze and alcohol I was always like I can just abstain, I don't have to have those things, but food, I can't just not eat.
'But now I think doing the work I'm doing while I'm on the injections has made me realise that I can abstain from the ultra processed stuff.
'There are side effects, as there are with any drug or medication or anything that you put into you that isn't naturally supposed to be, but for me, it's been a silver bullet in terms of helping me manage what is essentially a food addiction, you know, and also I'm perimenopausal.'
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Cat found that she had a 'habit of drinking to blackout'
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Cat thought she was 'living for the moment' by heading out for drinks
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Cat is now living a calm and peaceful sober life
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MOUNJARO TAKEOVER
Mounjaro injections are licensed for patients with type 2 diabetes and are administered every seven days.
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They are also available to assist those who are clinically obese (with a Body Mass Index of 30 or over).
The drugs, which have been widely regarded as 'fat jabs', can be prescribed by a practitioner - such as a doctor, nurse or a pharmacist-independent prescriber.
But increasingly, we are seeing more and more people buying them through online pharmacies, without sufficient checks.
Not only this, but recently, figures from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency revealed that fat jabs had been linked to 82 deaths across the UK.
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