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Weight Loss

AmyLR94

Hi Wave tone1,

For the last 11 weeks I have been taking Mounjaro as my last chance to lose weight. It’s been going great and I have lost 10lb so far…but I have today’s dose and next weeks dose left and with the prices have gone up, I’m worried I can’t afford it anymore. Which has left me heartbroken as this was my last chance to become more slimmer and healthier.

I’ve tried slimming world, weight watchers, NHS weight management groups and coaching. All of them didn’t help me lose weight but this jab has, so now I’m unsure what to do.

I tried counting calories but I really don’t understand it and bored and frustrated. I’ve used apps and asked people but I still don’t understand.

So I’m unsure where to go from here and was wondering if there was any other women who are autistic and how they lose weight and stick to it? 

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  • Hello. 

    Sorry to hear how hard you have been working on your weight management journey.

    There used to be 4 Tiers of weight management services 

    From your description, I think you will have already experienced what are known as NHS "Tier 2" Weight Management programmes.

    I suspect a conversation with your GP would be necessary; to enable them to consider: whether or not your personal medical circumstances meet the criteria for their onward referral of you - to the Tier 3 NHS Weight Management services available in your area.

    Confusingly, what was previously known as "Tier 3" is now referred to as Specialised Weight Management Services (SWMS).

    The GP conversation would be necessary as; although Tier 1 & Tier 2 weight management services involve local authorities in the delivery of the services, SWMS (Tier 3 & Tier 4, as it was previously named) involve the Clinical Commissioning Groups within the NHS.

    We on the community forum here cannot diagnose, or give medical advice - so it does sound to me as though you consulting your GP about the likelihood / appropriateness of reaching the criteria for referral by the GP to the Specialised Weight Management Services (SWMS) - is the likely next step.

    SWMS: "empower, inform, and support patients, in a non-judgemental environment, to achieve sustainable weight loss, through a clinically lead multi-disciplinary service."

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  • Hello. 

    Sorry to hear how hard you have been working on your weight management journey.

    There used to be 4 Tiers of weight management services 

    From your description, I think you will have already experienced what are known as NHS "Tier 2" Weight Management programmes.

    I suspect a conversation with your GP would be necessary; to enable them to consider: whether or not your personal medical circumstances meet the criteria for their onward referral of you - to the Tier 3 NHS Weight Management services available in your area.

    Confusingly, what was previously known as "Tier 3" is now referred to as Specialised Weight Management Services (SWMS).

    The GP conversation would be necessary as; although Tier 1 & Tier 2 weight management services involve local authorities in the delivery of the services, SWMS (Tier 3 & Tier 4, as it was previously named) involve the Clinical Commissioning Groups within the NHS.

    We on the community forum here cannot diagnose, or give medical advice - so it does sound to me as though you consulting your GP about the likelihood / appropriateness of reaching the criteria for referral by the GP to the Specialised Weight Management Services (SWMS) - is the likely next step.

    SWMS: "empower, inform, and support patients, in a non-judgemental environment, to achieve sustainable weight loss, through a clinically lead multi-disciplinary service."

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