A MUM who slimmed down five dress sizes thanks to Mounjaro has shared her top tips for those wanting to shed weight with fat jabs.
Katie McCutcheon, from, , who lost over 5st in just nine months, said one of these tips was critical to remaining motivated while on .
Mounjaro, which is known as the King Kong of jabs, is.
It is said to suppress the , making people feel fuller for longer.
Such injections are licensed for patients withand to assist those who are clinically obese – with aof 30 or over.
One jab is administered each week but the duration is dependent on a person’s weight.
Sharing her tips in a TikTokclip, the Scottish mum 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 you’re probably going to be so obsessed with it that you won’t be able to celebrate your non scale victories,”; she advised.
”;Like going down a clothing size, or two, or three, or your health being so much better.”;
The mother of-two explained that doing so will help you avoid a pitfall that can kill your motivation to stick with the drug, as well as .
”;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 top tips to help others shed the weight was to ensure they’re hydrated and .
”;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.
Two of her other tips were to consume and have dotted around the house and available when you’re on the go.
The mum, who posts under the username @whatkatie.didnext, said she currently eats about 60g of protein per day, the equivalent of about two chicken breasts.
However,Katie also warned that people following 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 dotted around to deal with 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.
The mother said and chicken satay skewers were good options to have on the go.
In her video, Katie explained that by planning snacks Mounjaro patients could ensure they were sticking to their diet and not go for more calorific options that could slow down the weight loss process.
”;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 deficit,”; she warned.
”;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, the stunner explained she was on a 1,300 calorie deficit diet, where you consume fewer calories than you 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.
Katie’s final tip for people on the drug was to , such as calorie counting and staying hydrated, while using the medication.
”;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.”;
Be aware of the dangers
While hailed as revolutionary for the fight against obesityGLP-1 medications, like any drug, do come with the risk of side effects, some potentially deadly.
Experts andNHSmedics have shared a stern warning about the dangers of taking such medications without a prescription.
Following the death of a man from Burton upon Trent, Staffs, who died after taking Mounjaro, his family are now
