A woman who spent $800 a month on DoorDash has lost 300lbs after taking Mounjaro.

Joanna Higgenbottom, 60, had always struggled with her weight, with her first memory being her aunt calling her "fat Jodie"."

At her heaviest, Joanna was 490lbs and was a size 32 after years of daily takeout.

And after trying "every diet in the book" she went to her doctor, who recommended weight loss jab GLP-1."

Joanna said she noticed a change in two weeks, and now weighs 164 lbs and fits into a size 12 - and credits the injections alongside walking 21 miles a week - including 10k steps a day - and lifting weights twice a week.

Joanna, a medicare affiliate, from Columbia, North Carolina, said: "I would spend lots of money on fast food."

"Then DoorDash became an option, and I didn't even have to leave the house."

"I was able to stay at home and save the embarrassment of being looked at by people due to my size."

"I would order from DoorDash daily and spend around $600 to 800 a month."

Joanna said one of her earliest memories growing up was her aunt calling her "fat Jodie."

She said before her mother, Mary Jenkins, passed away at age 88, she had promised to lose weight.

Joanna said: "I became a caretaker for my mother; she struggled with weight later in life, and it bothered her that I was going through the same thing."

"It got to the point where I could not walk through the grocery store without having to stop and catch my breath."

"I made the promise to my mom before she passed that I would get my weight under control."

In June 2022, Joanna decided to go on a keto diet - a very low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet - and lost 250 lbs.

But sadly Joanna started to gain weight again and went up to 386.8 lbs.

A year later, on June 6, 2023, Joanna, a type 2 diabetic, was put on GLP-1 by her doctor.

Joanna said: "It was a last-ditch effort. I had tried everything."

"Nothing would work for me. I tried Weight Watchers, I tried Overeaters Anonymous, and nothing would work for me."

"I had always come back dependent on food."

Now weighing 164 lbs, Joanna has deleted the DoorDash apps and eats high-protein vegetarian meals - including tofu, cottage cheese, and eggs.

Joanna has slimmed down to a size 12 and says she now feels comfortable going clothes shopping.

She said: "I am so much more confident now. My daughter said this is the first time in her life that she has seen me so confident."

"For the first time in my life, I feel cute and confident — I have never felt this way."

"Before, I would hate going clothes shopping and buying clothes that would cover me up the most."

"Now I wake up ready to go. I am happy and ready to go."

Joanna said she is happy with her weight now, and that she doesn't want to become "obsessed" with losing weight."

As well as taking four GLP-1 injections a month - costing $500 - Joanna will work out most days.

Joanna said: "At first, I started going on 10-minute walks around the house."

"Now, on the weekend, I will walk around six miles, and I will try to walk two to three miles a day."

"I try to lift weights three times a week, too."

"I am happy with where I am, I don't want to get bigger, and I don't want to get to the point where I am obsessed with losing weight."

In July 2025, Joanna underwent skin removal surgery to remove 8 1/2lbs of excess skin.

She said this has allowed her to become much more confident in herself.

"My skin hang was so severe it hung so low, I had to tuck my skin into my underwear to even be able to go walking."

"It was so frustrating to lose all that weight and have a constant reminder of how big I used to be."

"Now I have the confidence to try new things, I went to an aerial workout class, and I would never have done that before now."

DIET BEFORE
Breakfast: McDonald's breakfast sandwich, hash brown, and Coca-Cola
Lunch: Chick-fil-A sandwich with fries and a Coca-Cola
Dinner: Spaghetti
Snacks: Chips, cookies, candy, chocolate
Drinks: fizzy drinks

DIET AFTER
Breakfast: Protein shake
Lunch: Salad with boiled eggs
Dinner: Cottage cheese with plant protein and salad
Snacks: No snacks
Drinks: Water