Susan Garner shared how she lost 6st in weight without having to give up her love of tea
A self-proclaimed ‘tea obsessive’ who consumed 140 sugary brews weekly has shed six stone using Mounjaro – while maintaining her beloved habit. Susan Garner, 61, gulps down up to 20 cups of tea daily with four sugars in each, sometimes polishing off a 1kg bag of sugar within just three days.
Her compulsion caused her weight to balloon to 14st 12lbs, squeezing into size 20 clothing at her peak – leaving her feeling ‘mortified’ and too self-conscious to venture outdoors. In February 2025, Susan’s GP prescribed Mounjaro, beginning with a 2.5mg dose before gradually increasing to 7mg.
She has plummeted five dress sizes, now fitting into size 10 garments and weighing 9st despite maintaining her tea consumption – simply by switching sugar for artificial sweetener. Susan, who does not work due to health issues, from Sleaford, Lincolnshire, explained: “I was addicted to cups of tea and I’d go through an entire bag of sugar every three day – it’s the only thing I haven’t given up.
“It got to a point where I just hated what I saw in the mirror – I really wanted willpower to lose weight. I was very down, I always thought people would look at me and think ‘oh god, she’s fat’. Now, I have a new lease of life – but I’m still addicted to drinking tea.”
Susan’s initial weight loss attempt occurred in 2004, when she had gastric bypass surgery. She plummeted from 19st 8lbs and size 22 to 8st 8lbs and size eight. However, over time, her fondness for sweet cups of tea, biscuits, and crisps led to her regaining most of the weight.
Feeling down about her weight, Susan decided to bring it up with her GP during an asthma check-up in February 2025. She confessed: “I was always making excuses so I wouldn’t have to leave the house looking the way I did. I’d recently heard about weight loss injections and I mentioned them to my GP, just in case.
“She said she’d see if I fit the criteria for it – and a couple of weeks later, she told me I’d got it approved. I was just bursting inside – I thought ‘this is my new lease of life’. I didn’t have any expectations at all, I was just excited to see what would happen.”
Susan began with a low dose of 2.5mg – and did not notice any change in her appetite. However, when she stepped on the scales at the end of week one, she had shed 7lbs. In addition to taking Mounjaro, she also adopted the NHS-recommended lifestyle changes, which included walking 10,000 steps per day, drinking 2l of water and consuming five portions of fruit. She did not reduce her tea intake but swapped four sugars for four sweeteners per cup.
“The weight was absolutely falling off, and I felt on top of the world,” Susan exclaimed. “Everyone would see me and double-take – they’d say ‘god, I didn’t realise it was you’. That was really nice.”
In just eight months, Susan has achieved her dream of fitting into size 10 clothes, bidding farewell to what she calls “fat granny clothes” like loose tops and tunics. Now, she confidently rocks “tight” black jeans and feels a decade younger. Despite the drastic changes in her diet, Susan is relieved that she doesn’t have to completely give up tea – finding sweeteners to be a “great compromise”.
She shared: “I used to wear clothes for a woman my age – but I am a granny. Now, I feel like I can wear tight, black jeans – and I’m not worried about it. Mounjaro did really boost my confidence.”
Susan’s previous diet:
Breakfast: Two slices of white toast with jam, two cups of tea with four sugars each.
Snack: A whole packet of biscuits and a slice of cake, 18 cups of tea between breakfast and dinner.
Dinner: Bacon, a fried egg and chips.
After-dinner snack: Crisps and a chocolate bar.
Susan’s current diet:
Breakfast: Boiled egg with one slice of wholemeal toast, two cups of tea with four sweeteners and a splash of skimmed milk.
Snack: 18 cups of tea, each with four sweeteners and skimmed milk.
Dinner: Jacket potato with cheese, beans and salad.
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