JENNI MURRAY: I have been using weight-loss jabs for seven months and I'm delighted with the results... but this is why they shouldn't be made more easily available
For seven months I've been taking the weight-loss drug Mounjaro. I've had no unpleasant side effects and have stopped hearing what's been described as 'food noise'.
So far I've lost 4st, bringing my weight down to a more comfortable 12 st. After years of struggling with rarely successful diets, it's been a revelation to find the fat falling off so easily.
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