Fat jabs have turned me from 22st binge-eater into a sex machine having 6-HOUR romps… what happened when I came off them
AT her lowest moment, Lizz Adair was eating herself into an "early grave" at 22 stone, scoffing takeaways for dinner followed up by a family-sized Galaxy bar or trifle.
The mum-of-two's libido was shot and sex with her partner - on the few occasions a year it even happened - was "quick and emotionless".
Fast-forward today and Lizz, can barely stay out of the bedroom, enjoying six-hour sex marathons thanks to weight loss jabs that have transformed her life.
The 42-year-old, from Middleton-On-The Wolds, Yorkshire, lost more than five stone on Saxenda, a prescription slimming aid, and bagged herself a hot toyboy in the process after splitting from her partner.
She then lost a further 6 stone by exercising - both in and out of the bedroom - with her personal trainer fiancé Jack Atherton, 33.
Lizz, a pet food company owner who shed 11st 7lbs in total, exclusively tells Fabulous: “I don’t have time to think about food anymore, I’m usually thinking about sex - much better for the waistline!”
She adds: “Losing weight has made a massive difference to my sex drive. I’m way more confident in the bedroom and love wearing sexy lingerie.
“I'm finally not scared to show myself off, even with the lights on! It’s definitely a result of the weight loss jabs.
"I’d done a thousand diets before and never lost weight. I wouldn’t be in this position now if I hadn’t used them, I’d still be eating myself into an early grave.”
Lizz says her problem with her weight began in 2000 when, aged 18, she moved to Hull from Market Weighton to live with her new fiancé, Tom*.
Feeling isolated, she began to comfort eat and in three years put on nine stone, going from a svelte size 10 to a size 20.
She says: “I’d skip breakfast, have a baguette and crisps for lunch, then snack on buns and more crisps, before scoffing takeaways in the evening, then I’d finish it all off with a family-sized Galaxy bar.
"By the time I was 21 I had put on 9 stone - going up to 18 stone and a size 20.
“I tried going on diets, but could never stick to them. I was so ashamed, I’d drive to the next village to go to the supermarket for fear of bumping into anybody I knew.”
By March 2022, Lizz weighed 22 stone and was a size 28.
Sex three times a year
Lizz followed the 5:2 intermittent fasting plan to drop down to a size 18 and 17st 7lbs for her wedding in October 2014.
She was thrilled when she fell pregnant with her daughter in August 2015, but after the birth she returned to her old habits.
She says: “I went back to my old ways and the weight started piling on again. My eating got worse and I would eat full packs of fondant fancies and family size trifles.”
Lizz says her weight impacted her libido so much that having sex just three times a year became the norm.
She says: “Depressed, I stopped socialising and my sex drive dwindled.
“Being embarrassed about my body size meant sex was off the table, and when it did happen it was quick and emotionless.
"I resigned myself to thinking this was the way it would always be. It was like something switched off inside me."
Turning point
In December 2021, just six months after they welcomed a son, Lizz and Tom decided to break up.
While the split was amicable, it gave Lizz the boost she needed to sort her weight out once and for all.
In March 2022, Lizz bought Saxenda, a weight loss drug, for £150 a month from Boots with a private prescription. She filled out a form online and having a BMI higher than 27 meant she met the criteria.
She says: "At that time it was only available on the NHS to women who were waiting for bariatric surgery or you had to go on a waiting list, but I decided I couldn't wait any longer.
"I'd already tried dieting and exercise, and heard about the jabs from a mate who got them privately and lost eight stone.
"I was nervous because I'm frightened of needles and the cost seemed a lot, but I just thought, 'I'm going to go for it'.”
More than one in ten women are currently taking slimming jabs in the UK, according to research by Juniper, a weight loss service.
Nearly a quarter of Brits would use weight-loss jabs if provided for free by the NHS, with a further seven per cent willing to pay £180–£200 monthly, an IPSOS study found.
Lizz says: "The injections suppressed my appetite so I also avoided junk food and started going to the gym three times a week.
"The jabs helped me break the cycle and get out of the binge eating mentality.
“It was easily affordable when I was no longer spending the money on junk food and takeaways."
Lizz lost over a stone in the first four weeks and in six months had shed a staggering five stone. She was injecting herself once a day and spent £900 in total.
At 18 stone and a size 18, Lizz felt confident enough to hit the dating scene and signed up to Tinder.
Thousands of Tinder matches
She says: “Just looking for a bit of fun, I uploaded photos from a recent trip to Ibiza and I described myself as a 'BBL' - a big beautiful lady.
“I was terrified no one would fancy me, so I couldn’t believe it when I had 1,000 matches in over a week!
“I was chatting to a few guys but after a couple of weeks I matched with personal trainer Jack Atherton, then 30 - nine years my junior.”
Lizz says she instantly fell for Jack and they chatted on the app for three weeks before meeting for their first date in York.
She says: “Jack’s body was amazing. He was ripped! We had great chats and I loved his cheeky banter. Our first kiss was incredible.”
Sex in hotel rooms
The pair weren’t concerned about the age gap and sparks flew in the bedroom.
Lizz says: “We had so much sexual chemistry. We’d meet up for sex in hotel rooms.
“In the beginning I was still embarrassed about my body but being with a man with such a young, hot body was such a turn on.
“I still couldn’t believe he fancied me though, even when he reassured me.”
I still couldn’t believe he fancied me though, even when he reassured me
She added: “I felt insecure when we were out, worried people would wonder what he was doing with me.
“But within two months, we were inseparable. My family and friends were thrilled, and my kids grew to love him.”
Jack encouraged Lizz to come off the weight loss jabs in December 2022, largely because of cost, and created a personal training plan for her to follow.
Lizz, who lost a further 6st 7lbs, says: “Over a year, I lost the rest of the weight by eating meals such as an omelette and salad for lunch, and chicken with vegetables for dinner, as well as hitting the gym three times a week.
“Friends didn’t recognise me and I felt like a new person.”
By January 2024, Lizz was a slim size 10 and weighed 10st 8lbs.
And as her waistline shrank, her sex drive soared.
She says: “Now, we have sex around five times a week but my sex drive is so high, I’d have it three times a day if I could!
“We take our time with foreplay and role play, and can spend around six hours on a session sometimes and I have outfits to spice things up.”
She adds: “It’s no wonder I stay fit and slim when I have a sex life like this - it’s such a good workout.”
Everything you need to know about fat jabs
Weight loss jabs are a hot media topic at the moment, with hundreds of success stories from people who shed the pounds.
In March 2023, the NHS announced it would make Wegovy, a drug made by Danish firm Novo Nordisk, available on prescription to thousands of obese Brits.
It contains the drug semaglutide, which is said to have helped reality star Kim Kardashian and X boss Elon Musk lose weight.
Wegovy, which helped a third of people reduce their weight by 20 per cent in trials, is now available from pharmacies like Boots.
How do they work?
The jabs work by suppressing your appetite, making you eat less and therefore lose weight.
To do this, semaglutide mimics the role of a natural hormone, called GLP-1.
GLP-1 is part of the signalling pathway that tells your body you have eaten, and prepares it to use the energy that comes from your food.
London GP and founder of wellgoodwellbeing.com, Dr Zoe Watson, said: “Your body naturally produces an appetite regulating hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1.
“These jabs work by regulating your appetite, which can lead to eating fewer calories and losing weight.”
Aren’t they diabetes drugs?
Semaglutide, the active drug in Wegovy, was originally sold under the name Ozempic specifically for diabetes patients.
But people started noticing it helped suppress their appetites, stopping them eating as much and helping them shed the pounds.
Novo Nordisk then developed Wegovy, which contains the same chemical but at higher doses specifically to aid weight loss.
Wegovy is not prescribed for diabetes patients.
Can I get them?
Wegovy is offered on prescription to obese adults given specialist weight loss treatment.
The NHS currently also offers a similar drug called Saxenda, or liraglutide.
Both are only available throught specialist weight management services, which means you have to be referred to clinics led by experts.
GPs can’t prescribe them on their own, Dr Watson said.
The jabs have to be taken as part of an overall programme to help with lifestyle changes and psychological support to get the best effect from the medication prescribed.
Are there any risks?
Like all medicines, the jabs do not come without side effects.
Around half of people taking the drug experience gut issues, including sickness, bloating, acid reflux, constipation and diarrhoea.
Dr Sarah Jarvis, GP and clinical consultant at patient.info, said: “One of the more uncommon side effects is severe acute pancreatitis, which is extremely painful and happens to one in 500 people.”
Other uncommon side effects include altered taste, kidney problems, allergic reactions, gallbladder problems and hypoglycemia.
What other options are there?
Mounjaro (brand name for tirzepatide) also came onto the market in early 2024.
Like Wegovy, tirzepatide stems from a drug originally designed to treat diabetes.
The weekly injection helped overweight people drop more than two stone in 18 months.
It is available to order with a prescription online from pharmacies including Superdrug and LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor.
It works in a similar way to Wegovy and Saxenda, but is more effective.
Dr Mitra Dutt from LloydsPharmacy says: “Based on clinical trials, 96 per cent of people were able to lose more than five per cent of their body fat using Mounjaro. In similar trials, 84 per cent of people lost more than five per cent of their body weight on Wegovy, and 60 per cent on Saxenda.
“Mounjaro works by activating two hormonal receptors (GIP and GLP-1), which enhance insulin production, improve insulin sensitivity, and work to decrease food intake."
Jack proposed in December 2024 and the pair are now planning their wedding for May next year.
Lizz says: “I am a completely different person to the one I was back then.
“I feel sad I wasted so many years hiding away, but I’m happier than ever. I’ll never go back to being over 22st and hating myself for how I look.”
Jack said: "I am incredibly proud of Lizz and all that she has achieved with her weight loss.
"I have benefited from Lizz's increase in confidence and I couldn't ask for anything more than a wonderful fiancée who is everything I could want, is super hot and an amazing lover."
*Name has been changed
