Pudding said that his wife, Lady Arabella Pudding had given him his first jab last Monday, charging across the kitchen with his lethal new Mounjaro spear pen - shouting "Geronimo!" before fiercely embedding it in his belly just west of the famous fluff-filled navel that has famously featured in several women's magazines.
Asked about his eating regime in the past seven days, Lord Pudding said, "For breakfast each day I have had a banana and an easy-peel orange along with my habitual pint of tea. For lunch, I have eaten - for example - small tins of mackerel in spicy tomato sauce along with a handful of kale cooked in the microwave. Evening meals have been pretty much as normal though I have kept a sensible eye on my portion sizes. Also, there have been no desserts and the only snacks I have had have been grapes and sugar-free liquorice gums."
He continued, "These are early days yet. I hope to lose around three stones with the assistance of Mounjaro but we will see how it goes."
Asked about how Mounjaro had affected him so far, Lord Pudding replied, "I have felt no ill effects. The drug has definitely reduced my food cravings and I simply have not missed my usual snacks - such as the occasional biscuit or bag of potato crisps. In seven days, I have not had a single slice of bread so it has been an auspicious start but as I say, we will see how it goes. Many other people have reported successful and significant weight loss within six months so I am hoping I can join them."
Lord Pudding was motivated to give much-publicised Mounjaro a try in order to help him in his ongoing battle with high blood pressure and the threat of becoming a Type 2 diabetic. "I am taking five different hypertension reduction pills and to a degree they have worked but losing weight would greatly benefit this campaign ," he smiled.
Meanwhile in the castle kitchen, Lady Arabella was cackling as she prepared his lordship's next dose of Mounjaro - the three inch stiletto needle catching the electric light like a diamond ring.
Congrats on your new Mounjaro injections. I've been on Ozempic for 5 years and have lost (and kept off) 40 pounds because of it. My diabetes A1C numbers are much better now as a result. And nice try, pulling people's legs about a 3 inch injection needle. Those pen needles are 4 mm, tops!
ReplyDeleteHaving lost the weight, I am surprised that you are still using Ozempic five years later Debra. Have you tried coming off it?
DeleteOnce you're on it, you're on it for life. Or you'll simply gain the weight back.
DeleteThat was not in my thinking when I made the decision to do this Debra. After three or four months, f I start to put the weight back on I can go back on Mounjaro at that point.
DeleteI wish you much success on this venture. It's a big challenge.
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith. Photos of you suggest that weight loss management is not something that you will ever need to consider.
Delete5 different hypertension pills? FIVE?? Well I certainly hope the Mounjaro helps with that as well as the weight loss. I didn't lose any weight over the winter, but didn't put any back on either, so the losing should continue as soon as the weather warms up for salad type meals. I cannot eat salads when the weather is cold.
ReplyDeleteYes - five! It's a cocktail that they keep changing. I wish there was only one pill or better still - none!
DeleteI take only one and one for high cholesterol.
DeleteYou are hilarious! Good luck on this journey. We're rooting for you.
ReplyDeleteI tried to "inject" some humour into this account Deb. Thanks.
DeleteThat's good that you're trying this. I listened to a radio show about these types of drugs and how much good they do with respect to reducing the risk of heart disease. The program actually convinced me they were a good idea, and I am not easily convinced:)
ReplyDeleteWell done Mr. Pudding.
There can be bad side effects for a small number of people but on balance I believe that health benefits are more likely.
DeleteThat's a significant weight loss in a short time.
ReplyDeleteHave you had a sleep test? When sleep is poor, it contributes to high blood pressure and weight gain.
Thank you for your kind consideration Kylie. I appreciate it. However, I sleep like Rip van Winkle. My high blood pressure is down to my age and carrying too much weight. Simple as that.
DeleteI've probably said it before, after finding out i have sleep apnea and treating it, I'm a sleep test evangelist!
DeleteGoodness! How can you survive without bread for so long? As for sugar-free liquorice gums, those are my idea of a nightmare.
ReplyDeleteI just don't feel any craving now. This morning I avoided the bananas because they were too unripe. Instead I forced myself to eat a boiled egg followed by an easy-peel orange.
DeleteIf I was the wife of Lord Pudding, I don't think I would be happy with the name Arabella.
ReplyDeleteA nice story, but not all nice for Lord Pudding.
I don't know if it just me or it is Australian, but I would say three stone, rather than stones. How many stone do you weigh? How many stones do you weigh? I would say the first, except I've generally forgotten stones now. There, I used the 's' there. It's a queer thing.
It's also a heterosexual thing Andrew!
DeleteIf you were the wife of Lord Pudding I would call you Lady Sheila... but if you will forgive me, it is not a notion I want in my head.
Very brave of you Mr P. I hope it works successfully with no ill effects.
ReplyDeleteNo more puddings??
I had some pudding after Sunday dinner - an Eve's pudding using apples from our garden... or were you talking about offspring?
DeleteI'm sure Nurse Pudding is nothing like your description. It's interesting how food cravings disappear on Mounjaro. Do you still feel hungry sometimes?
ReplyDeleteNot really Debbie. I have been eating a fairly normal evening meal because I know my body needs that - otherwise I I could go to bed on an empty stomach having had very little through the day.
DeleteI'm jealous, Neil. I would love to take Mounjaro but my insurance won't cover any of those drugs unless you're diabetic or pre diabetic, and I am neither. Sigh. Good luck to you, though!
ReplyDeleteI am not getting the Mounjaro on the NHS Jennifer. I had to pay for it - £160 for four weeks of injections - that's $210.
DeleteA month's worth of it out of pocket in the USA is $1200. Way too expensive for me!
DeleteI am not and never have been a nurse but needles are so fine these days - they don't hurt! I take one hypertension pill and that is all but I am intrigued by the mounjaro experiment but don't diet yourself out of existence.
ReplyDeleteThey are indeed tiny needles but as my wife was a nurse who gave thousands of injections in her career I feel happier with her doing it. Please do not worry - I am not about to disappear.
DeleteLady Arabella seems all too happy to jab!
ReplyDeleteTypical ex-nurse. Like Cruella Deville.
DeleteCongratulations to Lord Pudding on the weight loss. Hope it continues to work out well for you. I've never even heard of Mounjaro before.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a dance.
DeleteGood luck and good health to you.
ReplyDeleteThank you David. I appreciate that.
DeleteYou're giving it your best 'shot' to get back to good health! All the best in this journey.
ReplyDeleteThe pills alone were not really doing it.
DeleteBrave man. If it gets rid of the need for pills, it's worth undertaking.
ReplyDeleteEntirely getting rid of the pills would be quite a stretch I think Janice.
DeleteWell, welcome to the GLP-1 club! As I just told a friend, it is a life-changer. There is no doubt about it. After six months on Zepbound, I feel lighter in all ways. It is a sort of miracle. And no whining about the injection!
ReplyDeleteWhere is the GLP-1 club and do they sell cocktails? I wanna dance all night baby!
DeleteGood luck with your weight loss, Neil. Sounds like this is working for you.
ReplyDeleteA good start Ellen. Today, until my evening meal, I had only eaten two boiled eggs, four grapes and a small easy-peeler orange.
DeleteIt sounds like this is going well for you. Was it a decision you (perhaps advised by Mrs. Pudding) made on your own or was it suggested by your physician?
ReplyDeleteHope you made it over to see the suspended leaf.
Yes. I did come over to your place Kelly. The video made it all the more special. A simply beautiful sight.
DeleteP.S. I often struggle to leave comments on Word Press sites because of passwords, resetting etc.. It never seems to work smoothly for me I'm afraid.
Congrats on the weight loss! It will undoubtedly benefit your health. These drugs really are a game-changer for many people and society as a whole.
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