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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Maddy Mussen

‘They think it’s cheating’: Why people won't praise Mounjaro and Ozempic weight loss

When Sue Carrington dropped five stone in eight months, she knew people would take notice. She expected friends to have some questions or to be pleased that she was living a healthier life. Maybe she even hoped for a few compliments. But their responses were not always kind.

“I had one person tell me, ‘I don’t approve of what you’re doing, but I respect that it makes you happy,’” she says.

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