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I transformed in 6 Months on Mounjaro: The Honest Review (With Before & After Photos)
Patient story
Our summary
Gordon, who runs the FatOldClimber channel, reviews his first six months on Mounjaro (tirzepatide), starting with his first injection on November 11, 2024. He says he is not a doctor or pharmacist and that nothing in the video is advice. He explains that he had lost weight before with intermittent fasting, calorie counting, low-carb and carnivore diets but could not keep it off, and he names food noise as his main problem. He says the drug did not make him lose weight by itself. In his account it removed the constant urge to eat, and he describes noticing by day two that his food noise had gone.
One person's experience, in their words. Not medical advice.
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What else the video covers
He describes eating mostly two packaged supermarket meals, a pea and spinach soup and a shepherd's pie, within an 18:6 intermittent fasting pattern. On dosing, he says he used 2.5 mg for five weeks, 5 mg for three weeks, 7.5 mg for 12 weeks, then briefly 10 mg. He later settled on 7.5 mg every five days because he felt the effect fading by the end of a seven-day week. He also explains short dosing, which he says lets him draw smaller doses from a larger pen, and the so-called fifth or golden dose, which he says gives him 12 injections of 7.5 mg from a 15 mg pen.
Gordon reports losing 73 lb (33 kg), about 24% of his starting weight, with 12 inches off his waist, five trouser sizes and less knee pain. He says his climbing has improved and he managed a first pull-up. He plans to stay on 7.5 mg for about three more months, explore alternate day and extended fasting, and taper off later, though he says he does not know whether the weight will stay off. He says he would not recommend the drug to someone only slightly overweight and urges viewers to talk to a doctor.
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Takeaways
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- 2:00 Gordon says tirzepatide works on GLP-1 and GIP receptors and helps control appetite, but does not cause weight loss on its own.
- 9:05 He says his food noise disappeared by day two after the first injection and stayed away for most of the six months.
- 14:13 He reports dosing 2.5 mg for five weeks, 5 mg for three weeks, then 7.5 mg for 12 weeks before a brief move to 10 mg.
- 17:00 He explains short dosing and the fifth or golden dose as a way to get 12 injections of 7.5 mg from a 15 mg pen, and says he is comfortable using the pen for 12 weeks in the fridge.
- 20:30 He reports losing 73 lb (33 kg), 24% of his starting weight, plus 12 inches from his waist and relief from knee pain and swollen ankles.
- 24:25 He plans to stay on 7.5 mg for about three more months, try alternate day and extended fasting, and taper off later.
Key moments
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What the video says
As stated in the video, not checked by us. Doses and results are the speaker’s, not advice.
- Medication
- Mounjaro
- Doses mentioned
- 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 7.5 mg and 15 mg
- Point in the journey
- Month 6
- Side effects mentioned
- nausea and low appetite
- Who is speaking
- Patient
Questions this video answers
How much weight did Gordon lose in 6 months on Mounjaro?
He says he lost just over five stone, 73 lb (33 kg), which he puts at 24% of his starting weight. He reports 45 lb (20 kg) in the first three months and a further 28 lb in the next three.
What Mounjaro doses did he take over 6 months?
He says he took 2.5 mg for five weeks, 5 mg for three weeks and 7.5 mg for 12 weeks. He then moved briefly to 10 mg and now takes 7.5 mg every five days.
What is short dosing or the golden dose with a Mounjaro pen?
Gordon says short dosing means injecting only part of a full pen dose, so a 15 mg pen can give eight injections of 7.5 mg. He adds that leftover liquid after four full doses makes a fifth, or golden, dose, which he says gets him to 12 injections of 7.5 mg.
How does Gordon plan to come off Mounjaro?
He says he plans to taper by gradually lowering the amount and frequency rather than stopping suddenly. He does not expect to start for at least three months and says he does not know whether the weight will stay off.
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