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I have been on Mounjaro since it came out, and its worked great for me.

My family literally is larger than average. My great grandfather and all his children each weighed over 350 pounds. My great uncle, Elmer “Big Bones” Remmer, (the black sheep of the family and part of the California mob) was the person about whom the mob term “whale” was coined.

While I was never that large, I weighed more than 200 pounds in the 9th grade, and ultimately maxed out at about 260. Like all but one of my siblings, I developed diabetes and sleep apnea as an adult. I had a heart issue requiring a stent from stress when my now-ex wife first cheated on, and then left me.

My doctor put me first on Ozempic, and then on Mounjaro when it came out. On Mounjaro, I lost about 35 pounds over the first 9 months, plateaued for a while, then recently lost about another 10 pounds. At 65, my A1C is good, I feel much better with the weight off, and haven’t had any further heart issues.

All with no side effects that I have noticed. So its been literally a lifesaver for me.

I’m not telling anyone what to take or what not to take, I’m saying beware of studies claiming fantastic new uses of any particular drug, especially if the studies are paid for by the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture the drug in question.

Diabetes runs in my family as well and I have sleep apnea, in June I had open heart surgery to repair my aortic valve that was deformed since birth due to hereditary reasons, besides the valve repair, I had to have a portion of my aorta repaired due to an aneurysm and ultimately had a pacemaker implanted.

The single best thing that I did in recovery was cardiac rehab which is basically supervised exercise and diet counseling, after cardiac rehab which consisted of 24 one-hour sessions, I joined the YMCA and continued working out.

I realized the harder I worked out the better I felt and the more weight I lost, it is a positive feedback loop. It also relieved a lot of anxiety that my heart was actually working better than before and would hold up under stress.

I now workout 3 times a week at the gym and walk 5 miles 3 times a week, all since my surgery.

Since June I’ve lost 30 pounds via exercise and diet changes, I gave up drinking alcohol and made a few other changes.

Two significant things about my health I learned in the hospital after surgery was my A1C levels showed no sign I was prediabetic or would ever become prediabetic and my coronary arteries were clean, and my cholesterol levels were all in the good range.

I’m not anti-drug, but drugs are a short cut for many in America when lifestyle and diet changes would produce better results for far less money, but it requires work and dedication to change, which is really difficult.

I have similar issues, but height and a mesomorph.

I’m either 6’10” or 6’11 depending on what time of day I get measured. I am no bean pole, but built like my peasant ancestors. Hit 300 lbs at 14% body fat, which, for reference, is visible ab muscles and no love handles on me. Can see veins in my arms and shoulders. I try to stay below 300, but that is downright skinny on me.

Work out a lot. Lots of walking, weights, and country dancing. Plus I’m a rancher.

My doctor repeatedly warns me that dudes my size just die. The human heart is made for people who are below 6 feet, on matter how you are born. Not a lot of difference between me and a fat slob, according to how my heart sees it.

I have young children so I do everything I can to take care of my heart. May do this.