Good wellbeing
Hellooo… has anyone seen my ORGASM?
We’ve all heard about the miracle of weight-loss injections, but for Katie * , there’s been an unexpected side-effect
ILLUSTRATION: LISA SHEEHAN. *NAME HAS BEEN CHANGED. † MOUNJARO IS A PRESCRIPTION-ONLY MEDICATION APPROVED FOR TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AND WEIGHT LOSS AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IN ADULTS AGED 18 AND OVER WITH A BMI OF 30KG/M² OR MORE (OBESITY), AS WELL AS THOSE WITH A BMI BETWEEN 27-29.9KG/M² (OVERWEIGHT) WHO ALSO HAVE WEIGHT-RELATED HEALTH PROBLEM
Life is good. At last, I’m well over my divorce. My children are pretty much grown-up and at university. I’m dating the loveliest man. I’m lucky to be defying the threat of ageism by having a job that challenges me and makes me financially independent. But I weigh too much to be considered healthy and am tired of trying to live my life with the equivalent of a hefty three-year-old strapped to my back. Time to tackle it head-on.
When I last set my mind to getting healthier, it was nearly a decade ago. The combination of a supervised low-carb/high-protein diet and plenty of vigorous exercise led me to lose three stone within a year. So I blew the dust off the same diet plan and started it again. But nothing. Somehow, my postmenopausal metabolism refused to play ball. What had worked before wasn’t working now. And the intense exercise left me feeling more tired than energised. The cortisol it produces is not necessarily a friend to middle-aged women.