For the past two months, Xanthe* has engaged in a new Friday ritual. She waits until her husband leaves for work before going to the fridge, removing a Mounjaro syringe from the small case in which it is stashed at the back, and injects herself in the stomach or thigh, rotating the location each week to avoid any bruising as evidence. Already 21 pounds down, after years of failed weight-loss attempts, she is certain that the $200 per month is “the best money I’ve ever spent.”
Xanthe, 50, has chosen not to tell anyone because of the stigma she feels shrouds users of weight-loss shots. “I don’t want any comments, or anyone worrying about me or thinking that I might be doing something wrong,”says the web developer, who lives in London. “Everyone has an opinion.”
