“The Food Stopped Being My Narcotic”
A story of losing 12kg with Mounjaro
We’re sharing real stories from Glapp users who are losing weight on GLP-1 medications. When people talk honestly about what’s hard, what actually helps, and the things no one usually says out loud, it reminds others they’re not alone.
Glapp: First things first—introduce yourself!
I am Asmi, I’m a resident physician hailing from India. I love poetry. I write in my free time. And oh, I love cats! This is what I adore when I’m not thinking about weight loss.
Glapp: How much weight have you lost on GLP-1, and over what period?
About 12 kilos down over 15 weeks. I weighed in at 115 kg around October 20th? And yesterday I was at 102.5 kg.
Glapp: What was your “I’m done with this” moment? Walk me through the specific day or experience that made you finally say, “I need to try GLP-1.”
It’s funny and tragic, but the real push came when a patient ignored my fatty-liver advice because she figured I needed it more than she did. Hard to argue with her, honestly. Then there was the acanthosis and my neck slowly disappearing into my shoulders. None of it was dramatic on its own, but together it was a clear message: I couldn’t keep pretending this was fine.
Glapp: Before you started, were you more nervous or excited - and what were you actually worried about?
I was (and still am) super worried about gallstones and pancreatitis. Also I’ve had IBS-D to begin with, which made it all the more scary to start another drug that would further affect the motility of my gut.
Glapp: Tell me about the first time you realized the Mounjaro was actually working. What changed first - your appetite, your energy, how your clothes fit, or something else entirely?
2 days after my first dose? I had this zen mode calm gut with 0 food noise, and mental clarity like never before. I gained weight in the first place because my IBS-D made staying active a nightmare. You can’t exactly go for a run when your gut is running its own schedule. And with the constant diarrhoea and water loss, I kept reaching for juice and sugar just to get quick energy, which obviously backfired and added more weight.
My mornings eventually became about actual walks instead of bathroom trips and a soundtrack of gurgling. It’s a different kind of peace for me. Yes, the visual slimming, numbers on the scale and other victories are there but nothing compares with the mental clarity and calm gut I’ve had lately.
Glapp: Everyone talks about food noise. What did that sound like for you before GLP-1, and what does silence feel like now? Could you give a real example?
Literally breathing quietly and thinking of food used to be my situation all the time. All the time, except maybe when I was genuinely occupied with something serious like an emergency procedure or perhaps counselling a patient or when I’d sleep. I didn’t even know that there was a word called food noise. I assumed it was just my intractable cravings and relentless longing for food.
Only when it calmed down finally was when I realised how much of a weight I’d been carrying all the time in my head.
Glapp: How did Glapp fit into your routine and what was your favourite feature?
Firstly I had no idea they had dedicated apps for people on GLP/GIP since it’s still very new in India. Mounjaro was approved less than a year ago here, so most of us are still naive and uninformed. I found out more about these apps only on Reddit, but to my horror most of those were paid or weren’t available in India. It was only after 2 weeks of starting Mounjaro that I discovered Glapp GLP-1.
The best part is comprehensive yet relevant stats. Especially the mood and food noise stats. And the weekly reports. I could retrospectively track my patterns in adverse effects and fluctuations in weight and mood, much better with the weekly reports. I share the data with my endocrinologist which makes it easy for her too.
Glapp: What’s something you can do now - physically, socially, or emotionally - that you couldn’t do six months ago? I want the specific, personal stuff that doesn’t fit neatly into “before and after” photos.
Being confident in my own skin. I hold my head up cause the guilt of all this weight I’ve been carrying has finally started to mellow down. I would feel so ashamed of myself and I stopped socialising because I felt uncomfortable in my own skin. I felt constantly judged. It felt like I was helpless and I deserved to be shamed. It felt like I might have to live with all this and there was no way out of this.
Emotionally I’ve learnt to accept myself better now. The whole journey has been more about my attitude and evolving perspective of how I look at my body more than it has been about weightloss and how I look.
Glapp: Let’s be honest: What’s been the hardest part that no one warned you about?
Technically it has to be nausea but then everybody warned me about it. So I’d say it is my relationship with food. Food doesn’t hit the same way like before. No dopamine kicking in, no sugar highs. It’s as if my body doesn’t recognise sugar anymore.
I never saw this coming cause sugar has had a narcotic effect on me. I’d crave, have withdrawals and also depend highly upon it for my daily mood swings. All of a sudden it stopped being that narcotic and started feeling more like a garnish. So not having that dopamine surge with (sugary) food made it slightly apathetic for me at one point cause nothing would give me that kick?
Glapp: Have you noticed people treating you differently and how does that make you feel? The good, the complicated, and the stuff that’s hard to talk about.
Well, people don’t come to me with their fake friendly advice on how to be healthier and random weightloss hacks and tips.
I feel free. I don’t care if they don’t come and ask me if I’ve lost weight or if I’ve gotten skinny. I love how I’m not a subject of conversation anymore. It’s liberating.
Track your GLP-1 journey with Glapp
A free companion app for semaglutide and tirzepatide that helps you understand your body’s response — week by week.
- Track weight, mood, and food noise
- Get weekly progress reports
- Share data with your doctor
