STOP?! WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU STOP TAKING MOUNJARO? // MOUNJARO WEIGHT LOSS & ZEPBOUND WEIGHT LOSS //

[@natashamoses5905]

I’ve been off for 5 months and only gained 2 lbs . I lost 60 lbs on it. My bloodwork is phenomenal. I only get cravings or sugar weakness during my PMs time . God is so good . Thank you Elizabeth

[@CountessofShopping]

I love hearing this so much. This makes mu heart happy Natasha!!! I'm so grateful you shared ❤️❤️❤️

[@angelo3367]

Hello. Did you choose to stop or did your insurance coverage run out?

[@natashamoses5905]

@@angelo3367Hi I choose to stop because it worked by switching my thinking of food and cravings have subsided significantly. It’s been great and I prob need to gain some weight back lol . I fluctuate between 140-144 and that’s great considering I was at 230

[@stacibee224]

@natashamoses5905 That is wonderful! What maintenance tips do you have for those of us who will be coming off Zepbound (insurance won’t cover and I can’t continue paying $550/ month out of pocket 😔)??

[@Lu-LadyBug]

I wish I could stay on a maintenance dose the rest of my life. I do not ever want to gain the weight again!!!!!! This has saved me in so many ways.

[@mtgplnrlisa]

Thanks, as always, Elizabeth! So appreciate the work you put in to keep us informed in real time. ❤️👑

[@CountessofShopping]

Thank you so much for the kind words. So appreciated ❤️❤️❤️

[@annahoover5296]

mounjaro has totaly changd my life,diabeaties is under control,i have dropped 5 pants size,was in a 24 when i stsrted now in a 14.Elizabeth i look at myself and cant believe its me.Have had some people saying oh your taking a shot,well i am slso doing the work and you and i both know its not easy.You have taught me alot and i truly thank you so much.Bought the tape measure awhile back when you showed it,and have took collegen,fiber,and eat and drink my protene.Thank you love your vidios.❤❤

[@annahoover5296]

i wad worried about stopping mounjaro,but my doctor told me i would not be stopping,just going lower,i am a diabetic,Have been on mounjaro one year next monh.have lost 83lbs.weigh 162.she wants me down to 145.

[@judedeprey6831]

Good for you! I don’t know you, but I’m really proud of you!

[@dlugo24]

My doctor had me go from every week to every two weeks then every 3 then once a month to get off of it.

[@missladya5336]

Are you completely off now? If so for how long and have you maintained your weight loss?

[@charmed8997]

Are you a diabetic? I’m trying to find out if there’s any diabetics out there that dropped the medicine I just started in February I’m down to 158 now and my blood sugars are under control and I’m almost at a healthy BMI I want to try and get weaned off the medicine down and then totally completely off.

[@maanalsa]

I am one that was dropped. I started Mounjaro 9/15/22. I was pre diabetic with other metabolic issues. My ha1c came down to 4.7 and my liver enzymes were normal for the first time is years from my fatty liver. Ive lost 69 lbs. I only want to lose another 20 lbs but it's slow now lol. My insurance stopped covering in January 2024 and no exceptions only coverage is for type 2. I now pay out of pocket with the coupon for $550 a month. I will eventually use compound or peptide for my maintenance.

[@tammylove9579]

Same! Exact same issue. Started in May 2022 insurance dropped me in January 2023. I’ve lost 70 and am on maintenance on 15mg mounjaro every 10 days

[@maanalsa]

my insurance dropped me jan 2024. great job on your weight loss @@tammylove9579

[@balzoemg8415]

Won’t insurance cover Zepbound since it’s fda approved for weight loss?

[@tammylove9579]

@@balzoemg8415 only if your insurance will cover it. Not on my BCBS formulary list.

[@afrodite9801]

Great video Countess!

[@CountessofShopping]

Hi my beautiful Afrodite!!!! Sending so much love!

[@blanchematulich9995]

Mounjaro is prescribed for qualifying diabetics type 2. Zepbound for adults with obesity or with excess weight and weight-related medical problems

[@CountessofShopping]

Correct, FDA approval is the only difference as stated.

[@missladya5336]

Has anyone on here stopped the glp1 and maintained their weight loss after over 6 months?? So curious to know!

[@CountessofShopping]

For sure in the private group ❤️❤️

[@missladya5336]

@CountessofShopping still waiting for you to approve me to join!!!

[@maryanncricenti8968]

YOU LOOK FABULOUS ❤ YOUR OUR INSPIRATION THANK YOU!!!!

[@CountessofShopping]

Thank you Mary Ann!!! So grateful to be on this journey with you 🙏🙌

[@Ava-re7de]

@@CountessofShopping no doubt you are glowing. I’ve noticed it over the last week you’re getting prettier by the day.

[@debelleagency8899]

*Ashwagandha* would be great to maintain weight loss - because it's natural and removes inflammation from body. Please ask your Doctor - for those that want a natural alternative.

[@alexisg7360]

Hey Countess can you do an updated version of this? There has to be some kind of study that’s been done by now?? ❤ love all that you do !!! You’re amazing!

[@CountessofShopping]

YES! July 14 and Oct 31 videos...I think Oct 31 has most recent info w/ newest study/input

[@Ava-re7de]

‘Mr Freddie agrees’. Another LOL moment when I least expect it. 😀.

[@marymary1083]

😂😂 me too

[@megannemartinez7621]

❤️good information. I’m on 10mg Zepbound and have moved to shot every 10days. It is a struggle with food chatter after day 6 for me.

[@NE_11111]

My experience: after titrating slowly up to 15mg Mounjaro (prediabetic), I lost 65 pounds over 10 months. I stopped cold-turkey 2 weeks before an unrelated elective surgery because I started reading that it is best to be off it longer than initially recommended if you will get anesthesia. Boom. My sugar cravings came back fast …the food noice was LOUD and old habits were back fast. I gained 8 pounds in two weeks. I couldn’t wait to get past the surgery so I could start back on my 15 mg. MJ. Maybe it would have been different if I tapered down but it scared me to realize I may need this forever….. now hoping to get the 8 pounds back off and lose 10 more. I hope my body treats this as a re-set too! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@MrFifth-up9jz]

You look awesome, really enjoy your videos and all the information

[@rocknawe7336]

Thank you Countess. You rock! Was just today wondering this morning when Mounjaro might go generic. ~8 years - good to ponder!

[@CountessofShopping]

Thank you!!

[@pinkfix777]

Hi Elizabeth! So interesting albeit a bit scary to think about coming off eventually. I’m still at the relative beginning of my journey but I know that this med stops my addictive brain (my monkey mind) and unlike other addictions I will need to always eat food no matter if I’m on the meds or not. For me it’s not “habits” it’s physiological/chemical. While I’m on this I will work on the emotional and take this road with you all one day at a time. 🩵to you and Mr Freddie! -Kim and Banksy.

[@dawndevault2726]

Yeah - I pay out of pocket and when I am healthier the insurance company will benefit too. But my insurance is TRICARE, government insurance and they want me to take some type of Amphetamine first. Or something that interferes with my anxiety medication. It doesn’t matter that I did 20 years in the military and was promised free health care for life.

[@CountessofShopping]

First and foremost, I am so grateful for your service. 🙏🙌 Secondly, It angers me so much that military insurance has been so difficult with GLP-1 medications

[@maryanncricenti8968]

Just want to say thank you for the advice with bio care it’s been a great help and it’s delicious!!!! great advice!!!!

[@CountessofShopping]

Yeaaaaa! I'm so glad you enjoy it as much as I do! 🙌❤️

[@JohnsDeb]

Per my doctor you do not need to weaned off mounjaro. I’m going off by choice & surgery in a month. I’m eating healthier and I hope I don’t gain weight back

[@debbiefield8026]

That was one of the questions my doctor asked if thyroid cancer was in my family. She told me it was very rare.

[@MakelleBell]

I just want to know what that 1/3 did to not gain the weight.

[@blanchematulich9995]

Is your neck cream the same as your body cream for loose skin?

[@CountessofShopping]

It's different 🙌

[@karenschell9822]

Why do you hold the notepad up as if to show us, we can’t see anything on it, or at least I can not. Just curious?

[@janetwilson4339]

Yeah stop holding the notepad it’s kinda stupid

[@Lisa.Tammaro-333]

I always chuckle & say ‘gurrrrllll, ya know we can’t see that!’ Lol. I’ve tried & zoomed in, it’s too light to read. She could write secret messages on there for us! 😄

[@CountessofShopping]

Lisa, I'm going to start writing secret messages on it now 🤣

[@CountessofShopping]

@karen - I get distracted easily and it's a trick for me to reloop to stay on point. I show it for me, not anyone else ;-). Live on QVC, Amazon, iRobot, Pinterest, etc, I have no edits...it's a way to stay on point.

[@Joeiiskittles]

☀️🌻 today I’m going to lift some weights and do some yoga and cook some home made soup out of no where I’m getting weird appetite suppression that I haven’t had in the past few months

[@dawnwebb2231]

Barkbox link? I used to get it a long time ago, thought about getting it again :)

[@CountessofShopping]

Thank you Dawn! Just added to description. I can't put it directly in this comment or YT will hid my comment. But is in description for sale!

[@Lisa-e8m8u]

So I am stopping as of now due to just not getting what I need through a plant based diet without being so ill. I am plant based due to kidney disease under my nephrologist. I lost a considerable amount of weight been on it for about 11 months. I was told to add in calories very slowly and not to jump to eating 1450 calories right away. I was burning off half calories I was eating and only eating about 1100 . I would get home try to eat dinner but be too sick. Even protein shakes were making me ill. I took medication to control the nausea, didnt help. I was miserable for three months. Yes I lost weight but my quality of life was being affected. My A1C is normal and blood sugars are great. I am going to buy special measuring tupper wear to make sure that I am eating right. I ate carbs while I lost weight too :-) No sugar, no fried foods and no processed foods at all. Still got sick oh well. i truly love your videos

[@RenaBulmer]

When I started the first 6 months I had a $25 coupon n I lost 70 pounds in 10 months, then I started taking it every other week because of the cost and to maintain and stayed in the same weight size for about 3 months then it was every 3 weeks for two more months then I was having money issues and could not keep up with the cost so I got off, I was good for about two months before the weight started coming back and then since may I gained back 40 pounds and I don’t eat fast food or anything ridiculous but now I’m so depressed and trying to start back on so I took my first shot again last week

[@joebloggs1176]

Im getting this privately in the uk.

[@victoriachanel2493]

I need to start, i don't know where to begin

[@CountessofShopping]

Friend, I have 200 videos with pretty much every question addressed. You are in the right spot Victoria ❤️

[@donnasanford3970]

Zepbound coupon has been down over 3 weeks can’t reach my goal and can’t afford 1,200 monthly. I paid 550 after coupon , so game over I give up

[@CountessofShopping]

Make an appointment w/ Join Fridays (use code: QUEEN) and see if compounds (less expensive) is an option for you.

[@donnasanford3970]

@@CountessofShopping thank you!

[@jenf836]

You should have gotten a mew card or go on the website and fill out another coupon. Got mine last week

[@donnasanford3970]

@@jenf836 my pharmacy said the coupon on The Zepbound website will not work

[@donnasanford3970]

@@jenf836 someone hacked the Zepbound coupon Eli lily was allowing . Is it fixed ?

[@LeesOverSixtyMounjaro-te6pb]

I am switching (due to shortages) to Ozempic and wondering what will happen.

[@saralencho9802]

Mr Freddy is a handsome young boy. 🥰

[@missladya5336]

Is it 2/3 of people gain weight or everyone gains 2/3s of their weight back based on the study you're referencing? I've heard it both ways. Please verify and clarify.

[@amygrayntp]

"Nearly 20% of patients regained all the weight they had lost or more in the 12 months after stopping that drug, and another 26% regained more than a quarter of their original weight but were short of total regain. About 20% of patients essentially maintained their loss, meaning they didn't regain or lose more than a quarter of their weight. And more than 1 in 3 patients continued to lose weight in the 12 months after stopping the drug.'

[@EstelleLondon01]

Hello Doctor, Just been asked to stop at 10mg due high liver levels ALT 159 AST 114 I have reversed my HC1a from 56 to 42 and lost 2 stone Could I reduce the dose gradually or stop immediately?

[@nelic.2521]

Appreciate this video so much 🫶🏼

[@Rachelandmarley]

I’ve got no problem with the lifelong thought except it’s killing my wallet. Once your BMI gets below 27 and insurance won’t cover - the compounds are expensive. I’m spending $450 a month. And when the shortage is over and the compound pharmacies can’t make it-then what? Things I think about.

[@jenf836]

Wow. Never thought about when your bmi goes down what happens.

[@mamamcfreeman105]

It’s a lifelong choice for your insurance for some of us. My insurance won’t cover it for me now and I’m terrified.

[@mvue1794]

Yes. Me too. I am not sure what to do because the doctor has no plan in place but a cold turkey.

[@acraftymcmama4138]

I wanted to thank you Elizabeth for ALL of your helpful information. I just took my 4th 2.5mg injection…I’m a newbie!! I just ordered the Biocare & am looking forward to trying it. How often do you actually drink them? Like just on your 5-7th days when hunger creeps back in? Thanks again for all your info, inspiration & upbeat personality! It cheers me up on my down days!

[@annahoover5296]

hey Elzabeth.

[@WesTxNav]

What shortage are you talking about? I have been on Zepbound for almost 4 months and I have had no problem getting the med. At most when my doctor sends in the next up dosage it had taken 1 to 2 days to fill it. I have lost 30 lbs. so far with no side effects.

[@veranaranjo8419]

Is it true that to maintain the weight one will start taking zepbound every other week? Do you have any information about it?

[@CountessofShopping]

I don't be I'm not on maintenance yet... however, will be interviewing a doc on the topic.

[@terryjordan5715]

Dobt forget the statistics for regain for any type of significant weightloss. I think it is close to 90%.

[@CountessofShopping]

Terry, I'm so glad you said this!!! Such a good point, thank you!

[@ladyt4u66]

Then again what diet you get off and gain it back, that’s all diets.

[@megalosing5900]

Why wouldn’t I sacrifice 10 pounds to see if I could be 1/3? Like have a hard start the medicine again at 10 pounds gained.

[@CountessofShopping]

This is such a great point!!!! Thank you for writing this!

[@1prettyflower612]

My doctor just took me off of Mounjaro!! I am not a diabetic, but it was prescribed for me by my doctor before Zepbound came out. I have been having abdominal pain so she said I couldn’t take it anymore. I’ve lost 57 pounds so far and I’m so afraid of gaining it back! Tears are rolling down my cheeks right now.

[@SaleElSol8]

I'm having the same issue with 5. mg. And my Tsh, Hdl , and iron is low Did your doctor lower the dosage before taking you off the medication?

[@CountessofShopping]

I'm enveloping you in a big hugs and lots of prayers. Truly, great things are coming your way. Take the skillset you learned and apply it to this new season. 1/3 of ppl did not gain weight...and seemingly had a good experience afterwards. My friend, good things are coming for you ❤️❤️❤️

[@aclaus596]

My NP told me that I can take it up to 12 days but not 13. And I couldn’t take it on day 6. She told me that was from the manufacturer. I’d like to see them find out why 2/3 gained back. Is it genetic. Is it that they are going back to old habits. Or what. I don’t plan on being on this forever, I pray that I will be so in a habit of my new behavior that I don’t go back.

[@CountessofShopping]

That is a very good point as to WHY....genetics, habits....super interesting!

[@donnasanford3970]

Not me

[@stephaniemoreno2858]

Your face is so thin, you look amazing 🎉❤

[@erinhewitt1269]

I was wondering that when you loose that much weight, whaat did you do with your loose skin? I think all these company should stop paying all these doctors instead make it easy and cheaper for all consumers.

[@beckyb8686]

Thank you for your information. I appreciate it so very much. Just a thought….speak a bit slower

[@Lisa.Tammaro-333]

I have MS so I have much trouble following if speech on videos is ‘too fast’ (for me & how my brain processes what is being said). On each video there are settings (on my phone it is the cog wheel emoji ⚙️) if you click that go to ‘Playback Speed’. I almost always have to adjust it just a tad to .75 from Normal speed & that’s so much easier for me to process. It helps so much. My Dad gets so upset while watching videos, so I adjust it for him too & that it’s ok to adjust as needed. I also put Closed Captions as well. If still too fast (1 youtuber I follow I need to switch it to at least half speed!). Hope that helps! Elizabeth has so much info to give us, like she said, this is fascinating!!! I totally agree!! 😊

[@CountessofShopping]

Becky, Was just going to say what sweet Lisa said. You can slow me down in settings.l to your speed preferences ❤️🙌

[@CountessofShopping]

Lisa, Thank you so much!

[@jennydelacruz356]

👍🏾

[@lolac1ark]

21 minutes ? Too long for a simple answer.

[@charlottewilliams807]

I love it and need it all

[@marilynCrandall]

❤

[@KeishaLauren]

🫶🏾🫵🏾

[@Deborah4848]

🔬

[@Vict0reeaH]

Girl breathe 😂

[@CountessofShopping]

Nope! Too much good stuff going on ;-)

[@shannongillett7392]

🫗I went to Costco and finally bought a multi Vitamin and magnesium. Whew!

[@letty.alvarez]

❤