It was part of a £420-a-week takeaway habit that was decimating Tammy’s bank balance as well as her health. At her heaviest the mum-of-two weighed 23st 10lbs, wore a size 32, and needed a walking stick to get around. I could have died and it was petrifying.”Tammy had previously tried to lose weight with Slimming World, the Keto diet and the Cambridge Diet Plan but with no luck. After eight stone with the gastric sleeve Tammy started using Mounjaro in August 2024 to lose an extra four stone, setting her back £150 a month for 12 months. Recent research in the United States found that people with gastric bands lose around half of their excess body weight.

Source: The Star January 10, 2026 18:49 UTC