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The Hidden Costs of Weight Loss: Alternatives to Mounjaro

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i am astonished to learn that upwards of half a million Britons are paying up to £330 for their monthly fix of Mounjaro. Isn’t there a cheaper way to lose weight? Like jogging? It’s more than you’d spend to finance a car loan. Back in the day, I asked my doctor what was the most effective way to lose weight. He suggested the Atkins diet. So I bought the book. And it was the opposite of everything I’d previously been told about diets. Stuff yourself on fats. But don’t go anywhere near sugar, bread or potatoes. I tried it. And it worked. I lost 14 lb in the first 6 weeks. And I kept it off.

But I’ve noticed that as I’ve been getting older the weight has been creeping back, even though i’m trying to keep the same diet. Metabolism? Or just lack of exercise? But sometimes it’s just difficult to eat healthy. Where’d you go to find a good salad bar these days? I might join a Ramblers club. Just to get that extra bit of exercise. So today I’ve been to Millets and bought a pair of walking boots.

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Signs of Getting Old

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  1. When every time you make eye-contact with someone, they offer you their seat.
  2. When you celebrate every birthday with another tablet.
  3. When you eat less but put on weight. Like the 70’s rock band who decided to reform, looking like they’d just walked off a building site.

Things to Do When you are getting old.

  1. Make a will. It goes without saying.
  2. Make that extra effort to keep in touch with friends and family – especially the younger generation.
  3. Make a Living Will or Advance Direction, so you are in control of your own destiny, when it’s time to say goodbye.

Things not to do.

If you love your job and are at the top of your game, whatever you do, don’t retire, even if you’ve reached state pension age. Yes – take your company pension. You’ve worked for it and paid in to it. But don’t let it stop you working. And you don’t have to. Go freelance if you need to. You may also discover that your earning potential has never been higher. Because you will be getting your pension – PLUS – what you get working. And if you are past state retirement age, you won’t be paying any NI. What a great tax-break that is! So let someone else walk up and down a golf-course or kill time on a bowling green.