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Scottish woman, 41, says \u2018obesity is a disease\u2019 she she felt like \u2018food had control\u2019 over her brain\"WomanWoman who lost over 6st in weight describes the transformation(Image: Cover Images)<\/p>\n

A Scottish woman who shed over six stone in weight after hitting rock bottom has revealed she was initially so ashamed of using Mounjaro she kept it secret.<\/p>\n

Mounjaro is a prescription-only treatment for weight loss, it\u2019s also prescribed for type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n

Marianne Bell, 41, was grieving the death of her father, she felt emotionally and physically exhausted when she decided her life had to change.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cI\u2019ve tried everything – every diet, every quick fix, even a gastric balloon. When I started Mounjaro, I felt ashamed. I didn\u2019t want people to think I\u2019d cheated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marianne was scared she\u2019d fail again, so the 41-year-old turned to Mounjaro as a medical aid.<\/p>\n

\"MarianneMarianne Bell before the weight loss transformation(Image: Cover Images)<\/p>\n

She\u2019s now lost 6st 3lb (40kg), dropping from 15st (96kg) to 8st 7lb and she no longer stays silent about how she did it.<\/p>\n

Marianne has said she views fat loss drugs like Mounjaro as medical treatments, not vanity tools.<\/p>\n

She pointed out that people are not shamed for using insulin or inhalers, she questioned \u201cwhy should this be different?\u201d Adding that \u201cthe stigma is what keeps people stuck\u201d.<\/p>\n

Marianne explained that this \u201cisn\u2019t the easy way out\u201d. Mounjaro is \u201cjust one tool\u201d and you \u201cstill have to show up, do the work, and heal from the inside out\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cYou don\u2019t owe anyone an explanation. You\u2019re allowed to do this quietly. You\u2019re allowed to get help. Don\u2019t let shame keep you from freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MarianneMarianne Bell documents her life and weight loss journey on TikTok(Image: Cover Images)<\/p>\n

Marianne, who\u2019s from West Lothian, Scotland, said Mounjaro has \u201ccompletely transformed\u201d her life – and her relationship with food, including the obsessing over \u201cfood noise\u201d.<\/p>\n

She described a constant internal radio, bugging her with questions such as \u201cwhat will I eat next? Should I eat that? What\u2019s wrong with me?\u201d<\/p>\n

She explained that she felt as though food had control over my brain and it was exhausting for her.<\/p>\n

Mounjaro, she said, didn\u2019t just help with appetite, the prescription also quieted the chaos in her head.<\/p>\n

She added that her real transformation was deeper than diet – and this was a welcome side effect of Mounjaro.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cFor the first time, I had space to think about things that mattered. I could feel hunger and fullness again instead of guilt and chaos.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest shift wasn\u2019t physical, it was emotional. I’ve learned to love my body, even with imperfections. I\u2019ve stopped apologising for taking up space.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MarianneMarianne Bell, 41, was initially so ashamed of using Mounjaro she kept it secret(Image: Cover Images)<\/p>\n

Marianne felt overwhelmed with grief at her dad’s funeral, she’d lost weight but would eat to numb the sadness.<\/p>\n

She explained: \u201cThat used to be a trigger. I\u2019d eat to numb. But I didn\u2019t. I let myself feel it. That was a breakthrough. I proved to myself I could face pain without food.\u201d<\/p>\n

She is now in the maintenance phase and, while fearing weight will creep back on, has worked to control her anxieties.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t do this for anyone else. I did it for me,\u201d she said. She has not been \u201crelying on willpower alone\u201d.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cMounjaro gave me the breathing space to build the habits, routines, and emotional tools that keep me going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marianne documents her life on TikTok @\u200cmariannewellness <\/a>where she has built a supportive community.<\/p>\n

She discusses feelings of self worth and the struggles she has faced and got through. She says the messages she receives from followers on TikTok often bring her to tears.<\/p>\n

And while she spends her day working in financial services, the rest of her time is used to coach other women to escape cycles of emotional eating and self-sabotage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been drawn to coaching and mentoring,\u201d she said. \u201cBut it was through my own journey that I found my real purpose. I want to help women feel at home in their bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen message me saying, \u2018I thought I was the only one who felt this way.\u2019 We\u2019ve been made to believe we\u2019re weak if we need help but that\u2019s a lie. Obesity is a disease, not a failure of character.\u201d<\/p>\n