We lost a staggering 48 stone between us but THREE of us used Mounjaro – can you guess who?

THESE Sun readers have shed an impressive 46 STONE between them but can you spot who used so-called “skinny jabs” and who lost weight the natural way?

Injections such as Ozempic and Mounjaro work by suppressing appetite, helping users slim fast.

But experts say the results can lead to “Ozempic face” – a hollowed, gaunt look, with sagging skin and more prominent wrinkles.

Natural weight loss tends to be slower so may come with fewer dramatic facial changes and less sagging of the skin.

Here, we reveal before and after shots of our slimmers.

See if you can guess which transformations were jab-assisted, and which were not.

Before: 19st (size 22) Now: 11st (size 10)

MUM Natalie Strange, from Norwich, spent £250 a month on takeaways before she slimmed.

Natalie, 36 and 5ft 4in, says:

"I USED to hate to look in the mirror. Nothing fitted, and people said I looked bloated.

The words weren’t as harmful as the damage I was doing myself, though. I couldn’t help myself ordering kebabs or Chinese.

I was gorging on 3,000 calories a day. In March last year, I was 19st and a size 22. Doctors told me my life was on the line. My blood pressure was “dangerously high” and I was pre-diabetic, with high cholesterol.

I researched weight-loss medication, having tried Saxenda before and found the weight was coming off, but Mounjaro had better results.

Each week I injected Mounjaro, which I got privately for £200 a month. I ditched my daily morning pastry and a Big Mac for Greek yogurt with berries and chicken with veg. In a week, I’d lost 10lb, then quickly 2st and eventually eight. “Wow!” said my husband.

I hadn’t looked in a mirror in weeks but now I saw a new person. I joined yoga, strength and running classes. Long gone are Weight Watchers and Slimming World.

Skinny jabs offer a solution to people in a vicious cycle. Cutting takeaways funded my jabs – and I have money left over.

I spend that on hair, nails and a new wardrobe. I encourage anyone considering jabs to do it. It’s life-changing but also life-saving."

Before: 23st After: 12st

PRODUCTION car operator Sam Astley, age 31 and 5ft 11in, is a married dad of two from Crewe.

He was tired of being the “fat dad” so he shed 10st in just one year.

Sam says: "I’VE struggled with weight since childhood. Mum showed love through food. By my teens, I was between 16st and 18st.

At college and uni, takeaways and boozy nights pushed me to 26st. I gorged on kebabs and burgers. But I hated how I looked and felt.

To slim for graduation, I followed the juice-and-soup diet from the film Fat, Sick And Nearly Dead. I got to 10st 7lb in nine months. But working as a chef after uni, I piled on weight again, eating leftovers.

And when I met my wife, Rifu, I stopped worrying.

By the time our sons arrived, in 2018 and 2020, I was 20st-plus.

The wake-up came before my 30th, in 2023. I weighed nearly 23st, and a test said I had the heart of a 70-year-old. Mates joked it was “all downhill from here” but it hit a nerve. I had to change, for me and my sons.

I started the James Duncan Diet – under 800 calories a day, no sugar or refined foods – and lost 13lb in a week. I added healthy meals and began walking up to six miles a day.

By October, I joined a gym, then kept it up. I lost 1st a month and got to 12st. Now I eat balanced, home-cooked meals, stay active, walk loads and document it all online.

I’m energetic again. My sons joke about the “old, fat Dad” but I changed. Jabs are a quick fix but real, sustainable change comes from hard work."

Before: 16st 7lb/ size 22 After: 10st 7lb/ size 10

MUM Mel Llewellyn, 44 and 5ft 3in, from Dunstable, Beds, used to “judge” the fat people she saw until she piled on weight when her business and marriage crashed.

She says: "I NEVER had weight issues growing up, and was a size 8 even after having my daughter at 19. But that changed in 2012 as my marriage collapsed and the art gallery I’d built up folded.

It triggered a breakdown and I spent three months in a psychiatric unit. Anti-depressants and inactivity led to an 8st gain – I went in at 7st 11lb and left at 16st 4lb, a size 20-22. I felt broken.

Once I started to rebuild, I tried every diet but I’d lose a few stone then regain it. At the end of 2023, I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

The thought of blindness, heart disease and kidney failure terrified me. I reduced portions and lost 3st – but couldn’t get below 13st 10lb.

Then a friend who’d lost weight on Mounjaro told me to try jabs. I did, and within weeks I lost nearly 1st. My diabetes went into remission, I no longer craved carbs and six months later I was down by more than another 3st and back in my size 10 jeans.

Mounjaro costs £200 a month, and I worry how I’ll keep the weight off without it. But the change is worth it. I’m now a weight-loss coach and honest about using the jab but understand some prefer natural methods.

I used to judge overweight people. Now I know everyone’s journey will be different."

Before: 18st/size 20 Now: 10st 11lb/size 8

LAWYER Georgina Bailey, 32 and 5ft 7in, from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, went from being the “fat, funny friend” to an Instagram model after slimming.

She says: "I’VE struggled with weight for as long as I remember. At primary school, I was bullied with “Fatty-fatty-bum-bum” taunts and, to cope, became the funny, bubbly friend. But despite the friends, I felt unlovable and turned to food and drink.

At university, I tried diets. But in my final year, I gained 3st. Tests revealed an overactive thyroid – one of the rare cases where it caused weight gain. I was constantly hungry.

Takeaways, and sugary drinks became the norm. By my mid-twenties, I was nearly 18st, and size 20. Exercise was painful. Walking caused chafing and running bleeding.

I was humiliated by being refused a fairground ride or squeezing into a plane seat.

In summer 2023, I joined a gym. After I failed at three spin classes, a personal trainer named Jonny offered me a free session. He encouraged me to focus on weights, and I tracked everything with the MyFitnessPal app.

Soon I was lifting, walking 10,000 steps a day and making steady progress. When I finally finished a spin class, I cried in the changing room. By December, I’d lost 3st and joined a running club. I’ve since run a marathon and built a community of over 18,500 followers online.

I understand why people turn to fat loss jabs, but they don’t teach long-term habits. Lasting change only comes from within."

Before: 22st Now: 15st

AMBULANCE driver Karl Pearce, age 46 and 5ft 10in, from Norwich, says wife Sophie, 44, loves his new slimline body:

"AT 46, I never thought I’d be thin again. But in ten months I’ve lost 7st, and instead of a 4XL I’m now a size L.

I always had a big build but at 23 I had a motorbike accident, broke a leg and suffered a life-threatening blood clot. The recovery was long and I began comfort-eating. I’d scoff red meat, crisps, biscuits, sweets, and chug up to four litres of fizzy drinks a day.

I tried every diet – shakes, keto, Atkins – but was embarrassed to join weight-loss groups full of women.

By 2022, I’d hit 22st and would be breathless on stairs. Doctors warned I risked a heart attack. I tried for weight-loss jabs on the NHS but faced an 18-month wait. So from last August I paid £160 a month for Mounjaro on a private prescription.

I inject once a week. It costs less than I spent on takeaways and snacks, and I couldn’t believe how fast it worked. My cravings disappeared and I had more energy.

When I started at the gym in October, I could barely manage ten minutes’ walking. Now I run for half an hour, and completed a 10K.

Many men are afraid to discuss body image but I’ve shared my journey on TikTok and had messages. My missus loves the new me – our love life is on the up, and my confidence is  now sky-high"

Before: 17st 7lb/size 22 After: 10st/size 8

CARER Marv Young, age 51 and 5ft 1in, from Norbury, South London, ballooned after losing her brother and dad.

But before her 50th birthday, she lost nearly 8st. She says:

"GROWING up in a Caribbean family, food was our love. After my brother died when I was nine, eating became therapy.

I gained weight but stayed in denial, blaming “shrinking jeans”.

Life was good –  I had a career in HR, great friends and a close family. But when Dad died aged 62, I moved back in with Mum, and my eating spiralled. I’d binge on sweets.

I quit smoking in 2020 but was diagnosed with MS. The meds caused more weight gain and I was in pain. I feared ending up in a wheelchair.

At Christmas 2022, my god-daughter gave me a necklace – it didn’t fit. Something had to change. On January 1, 2023, I found the 1:1 Cambridge Weight Plan and a coach.

I swapped my usual meals for 200-calorie replacements and three litres of water a day. I went from 3,000 calories to 800 a day overnight, and stuck to it.

By summer, I’d dropped 4st and my MS symptoms had eased.

I turned 50 in a size 8 swimsuit in Jamaica. The necklace fitted that Christmas and my family cheered. I feel sexier and healthier than ever.I’m now a 1:1 consultant helping others.

Fat jabs? I’m glad they were not around then – they are a quick fix, not cure."