Woman Loses 84 Pounds with Mounjaro, Then discovers Unexpected Body Image Struggles
Aโข woman who lost โa significant amount of weight with โthe diabetes drug Mounjaro is speaking out โฃabout the surprising emotional โfallout, revealing she now โฃfeels “disgusting” despite achieving her weight loss goals. Lucy Davies,of theโค UK,documented โคher journey on TikTok,sharing that โคshe feels unhappier โwith her body now at a size 12 than she did at a size 22.
“I felt โขcozy six stone heavier than what โI โฃdid yesterday,” davies saeid in a video โposted to the platform.”And to be honest, it ruined the day for โคme.” She added bluntly, “I’ve never felt so disgusting in allโฃ my life.” โคDavies lost approximately six stone (84 pounds) while using Mounjaro, but the physical transformation hasn’t translatedโข toโฃ self-acceptance.The case highlights a growing awareness of the emotional โคandโ psychological challenges that can accompany rapid weight loss,even when desired. While medications like Mounjaro and ozempic have gained popularity for โฃtheir weight loss effects, experts and individuals โฃalike โare โemphasizing the importance of addressing the mentalโ health component of body transformation. โค
Davies realized she still โคhas “such a long way to go” in her journey to self-acceptance, despite the substantial weight loss. She also hadn’t anticipated the progress of excess skin, aโ common โฃconsequenceโ of significant weight reduction.โค
“as much as I hate theโข gym,I think it’s actually time to get in the โฃgym,” Davies said,adding she “felt like crap all day โyesterdayโ and I don’t want to continue feeling like that.”
Davies’ experience resonates with many othersโฃ whoโค have undergone significant weight loss. Comments on โขher TikTokโ video reveal a โขcommon struggle with bodyโข dysmorphia. โ”Mounjaro doesn’t do the mental work of body transformation,” one person wrote. Another โคcommented, โ”I’ve lost around 8/9 stone โฃover โ2/3 years and I still hate my โbody.No one talks about the body dysmorphia after weight loss.”
A TikTokker shared, “I still sit a cry on the floor. Body distortion doesn’t go whateverโ size you are.” Othersโฃ pointed โout โthe potential need for surgical โคintervention to address โคexcess skin, and the difficultyโ of the mind “catching up” with a changing body. “I was โขa size 24 and now โa size 8, andโข I’m strugglingโค withโ confidence,” one commenter wrote.
