A woman who had to go cold turkey on Mounjaro after it shot up by £211-per-month has revealed the one thing she's done to keep the weight off.

Aimee Young, 38, lost 3st in eight months after taking the weight loss drug for just £99 as part of a women's health study in January 2025.



She dropped from 18st 10lb to 15st 10lb and was loving the effects before she was told her price would increase to £310-a-month in August 2025.



Choosing to stop the jabs Aimee is now eight weeks down the line post-Mounjaro and has maintained her weight loss through fasting in a calorie deficit.

She also coupled this with exercise like walking between work calls and in her free time - but has found others like her are struggling to adjust with the transition.



She has been sharing her daily habits online which helped maintain her own weight loss including drinking lots of water and having "preparation" when it comes to food."



Aimee, a senior learning consultant and coach from Orpington, Kent, said: "I've always been a curvy girl and generally I've never really been that bothered by it at all."



"I was looking a photos of myself over Christmas last year with my family and I was not happy with how I looked and thought I'd let my body positivity go too far."



"I was on Instagram and saw an advert for a women's health study about being on weight loss injections but it also involved having blood tests."



"To be honest all my time on the study with them was amazing and the reason I came off it after eight months was the price hike."



"That's why the cold turkey thing happened."



"They're not really tailoring aftercare."



"One thing I'm finding with clients and with people online is it's not that they don't have the motivation, they just don't have the tools and systems in place to do that."



"It's the person who controls the weight loss, the drug is just a tool."



"The main thing people need to realise in order to lose weight is you have to be calorie deficit and be moving your body."



"The main thing for me is fasting."



"You end up in a calorie deficit by missing a meal in morning but also it's levelling out your blood sugar and energy levels and getting your body in the right state for fat loss."



"A non-negotiable is moving my body more."



"I'm in an office based job sitting at a desk all day on calls so blocking out time to go on a walk or a long walk at the weekend is integral to my everyday life."



"When it comes to food it's all about preparation."



"I take some time out on a Sunday and say ‘what does your week look like? Are you travelling for work? Is it half term? How are you going to show up for yourself?"



Aimee had a positive experience on Mounjaro with "no food noise" and "great suppression" throughout."



In August 2025, she was told the price per month would be increased to £310 and given three options – pay the new price, switch to alternative jab Wegovy, or come off Mounjaro completely.



She said things changed when she came off the medication.



She said: "When you're on the medication you don't have to think about nutrition – you're supposed to and advised to but people don't."



"The number one thing is the food noise came back came back for me."



"There was a two week period where I thought, ‘oh my god I'm going to put 50lbs back on what am I going to do?'"



"That part of your brain switches back on and it needs time to level out."



"No one tells you that it's quite scary coming off Mounjaro and not being used to being hungry and waking up in the morning wanting to eat something"."



Aimee has also found exercise to be a "non-negotiable" in maintaining her weight loss and says people "have to think about how you're going to move your body"."



She said: "Since being six weeks off the drug I haven't put any weight on and I haven't lost weight."



"Typically from the stats people do put weight back on."



"It's about thinking how do I find the right calories and deficit, and the right movement so I'm losing weight again"."



Research conducted in Denmark and lead by Signe Sorensen Torekov from the University of Copenhagen showed people who combined four weekly workouts with the weight-loss drug liraglutide - called Saxenda - had lower body weight and less body fat a year after stopping treatment than those who used Saxenda alone.



Exercisers gained an average of 2.5kg compared to 6kg for non-exercisers.



Aimee said: "People are talking to me on Instagram saying, ‘I've got this much left I'm going to micro dose'."



"I get so many messages from people asking me for advice – I have to tell them I'm not a doctor."



"They are not getting what they need from providers of Mounjaro doing it privately."



"There is a real responsibility for providers to set up support and phasing for people when they come off Mounjaro to make sure they have the tips and tools to feel strong enough to tackle weight loss alone"."