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Manchester Mum Drops From Size 22 to 12 With Mounjaro While Funding Injections on TikTok

The case shows weekly tirzepatide plus lifestyle change funded in part by TikTok earnings enables continued treatment under GP supervision.

Overview

  • Amy Carding began a prescribed weekly tirzepatide (Mounjaro) regimen in October 2024 and over 18 months lost 5st 8lb, moving from size 22 to size 12.
  • Her weight fell from a peak BMI of 44.8 to a BMI of 30.2, which the NHS classifies as obese, and she plans to remain on the medication following GP and pharmacist advice.
  • Carding credits the drug for reducing her appetite and credits diet changes plus about 15,000 steps a day for sustaining steady weekly losses.
  • She experienced nausea a few months into treatment and said Sea-Band acupressure bands helped relieve symptoms.
  • Carding uses TikTok to document weekly weigh-ins and what she eats, earning enough revenue to help cover roughly £300 a month for injections and underscoring how some people are privately funding GLP-1–class treatments.