Aimee May · @AimeeMayMJ
UK Mounjaro look-back — toward maintenance
Published
“The years are going to pass anyway.”
Chapters
Aimee’s look-back covers roughly nineteen months on branded Mounjaro in the UK — from needle fear on day one through clothing NSVs and into maintenance dose curiosity. If you’re wondering what a long, documented path can feel like — early stalls included — this one pairs well with her Q&A.
- Geography
- UK · weighs in stones
- Start
- Apr 2024 · branded Mounjaro
- Claimed change
- −80 lb (title framing)
- At filming
- ~82 weeks · maintenance curiosity
- Pair with
- Her Q&A on stigma & maintenance
Curious about a lower maintenance dose
Food noise quiet — and she’s watching what happens if she settles lower.
The years are going to pass anyway
What she says to anyone scared it will take too long.
Day one was terrifying
Needle fear and side-effect worry on the first shot.
Week six: accept the size you’re in
An early stall hit before holiday-clothes anxiety.
Three months in — grateful she started
About 30 lb down, with the early stall behind her.
Considering & day 1
She describes prior yo-yo patterns and a real fear of side effects and self-injection. Gym habits were already there; food still felt hard. Time passes whether you begin or wait — that was how she framed the choice.
First weeks & early stall
Week one moved faster for her than later weeks. By around week six she hit a no-loss stretch and holiday-clothes stress. She names that stall without pretending it wasn’t hard — accepting your current size for a trip isn’t the same as quitting.
Building toward maintenance
Around three months she marks a large early change and gratitude for having started. Later try-ons — scrubs, leggings, back rolls — become her non-scale proof. Near two years in, she’s in a maintenance mindset and curious about settling lower if food noise stays quiet — a question she takes to her own care team.
Questions for a clinician
- How should we think about early stalls versus true non-response?
- What maintenance or titration plan fits my labs and goals?
- How do geography and supply constraints change options for me?
Also in First months, Questions & stigma
This story belongs to Aimee May. Watch the full video on YouTube