Ozempic and social life when not interested in eating/drinking?

[Anonymous]

(re-posting on diet & exercise forum)
As many are doing, and I assume many more will in the near future, I would love to try Ozempic or similar for a month or two to lose the pesky post-menopausal 10 lbs. But I am also intrigued by/wondering about what I have heard about how (while on drugs) you lose interest in food/ability to eat much; similar loss of interest in (much) alcohol. Which got me thinking- how does this otherwise affect your daily life/social life? The reason I struggle with the extra ten pounds is because I love food and I love a glass or two of wine or a couple of IPAs (with the food). So many of our (my husband's and my) social plans revolve around meeting up with friends for a drink/dinner; having friends over for a drink/dinner. It is fun! Fun conversation, great food, etc. What happens to your social life/daily life if you lose interest in these things?? (I think a month or so ago, the Atlantic had an article talking about people stopping the drugs before vacation so they could enjoy going out to eat . . . ). Very interested in folks' experience - what do you use to fill the time once no longer interested in food/drink planning meals/thinking about next outing?

[Anonymous]

This isn’t what you asked but I don’t think you should take Ozempic to lose 10 pounds.

[Anonymous]

No one takes Ozempic for a month or two to lose a pesky 10 pounds.

[Anonymous]

I have lot all interest in drinking. It's actually a good side effect, I think. I still go to events, I just have something non-alcoholic. It's no big deal. How much you lose interest in food varies, but it's not like you don't eat anything at all, you just eat less.

That said, I don't think it's necessarily a good option if you are only looking to lose 10 lbs. I'm pretty sure that doesn't put you into a qualifying BMI category.

[Anonymous]

*lost* all interest in drinking

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one takes Ozempic for a month or two to lose a pesky 10 pounds.

+1 Waste of time, will just come back when you stop the drug.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one takes Ozempic for a month or two to lose a pesky 10 pounds.

+1 Waste of time, will just come back when you stop the drug.

So then I can do it again a few months down the road if/when the 10lbs come back. There is no doubt in my mind that the drug will be widely used this way by many many people, very soon. It already is being used this way by celebrities (and Elon!) and rich white women. But I am interested into how you fill the time/mental space when you are no longer focused on planning next (tasty) meal. E.g., on vacation, when you are already talking about dinner plans when you are at lunch. But maybe that is just me (and explains the extra ten).

[Anonymous]

You find more productive ways to be social that don’t involve eating or drinking. Take up hiking. Get a kayak. Get a bike. Go running. Go to the spa on vacation.

Enjoy the sunshine (with skin protection). There will be a time when you are older that the only thing to enjoy will be sitting somewhere and eating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You find more productive ways to be social that don’t involve eating or drinking. Take up hiking. Get a kayak. Get a bike. Go running. Go to the spa on vacation.

Enjoy the sunshine (with skin protection). There will be a time when you are older that the only thing to enjoy will be sitting somewhere and eating.

Is this what people taking Ozempic, etc., have done? I am just curious about real/on the ground experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You find more productive ways to be social that don’t involve eating or drinking. Take up hiking. Get a kayak. Get a bike. Go running. Go to the spa on vacation.

Enjoy the sunshine (with skin protection). There will be a time when you are older that the only thing to enjoy will be sitting somewhere and eating.

Is this what people taking Ozempic, etc., have done? I am just curious about real/on the ground experience.

People on Ozempic are typically making major lifestyle changes. They're given the prescription not because of their weight but because they are diabetic or pre-diabetic. So, the drug comes with instructions to change eating habits (namely, to eat few carbohydrates) and increase cardiovascular exercise -- 150 minutes a week, minimum.

Typically, no good doctor will prescribe it to help a non-diabetic achieve 10 pounds of weight loss. And typically, a good doctor will want to see some evidence of weight loss BEFORE prescribing the drug as evidence you're doing the other things you need to do while on the medication to manage diabetes.

Because it is a diabetes drug. It's not a weight loss drug.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You find more productive ways to be social that don’t involve eating or drinking. Take up hiking. Get a kayak. Get a bike. Go running. Go to the spa on vacation.

Enjoy the sunshine (with skin protection). There will be a time when you are older that the only thing to enjoy will be sitting somewhere and eating.

Is this what people taking Ozempic, etc., have done? I am just curious about real/on the ground experience.

People on Ozempic are typically making major lifestyle changes. They're given the prescription not because of their weight but because they are diabetic or pre-diabetic. So, the drug comes with instructions to change eating habits (namely, to eat few carbohydrates) and increase cardiovascular exercise -- 150 minutes a week, minimum.

Typically, no good doctor will prescribe it to help a non-diabetic achieve 10 pounds of weight loss. And typically, a good doctor will want to see some evidence of weight loss BEFORE prescribing the drug as evidence you're doing the other things you need to do while on the medication to manage diabetes.

Because it is a diabetes drug. It's not a weight loss drug.

Yawn. We get it - you don't like the fact that very soon this drug (or similar, e.g., Wegovy) will be widely used for weight loss by the general (mildly overweight) population. Doesn't matter that you don't like it, you need to get over it/accept that it is already happening and the number of people so using it (for ten lb weight loss or weight maintenance) will continue to increase (as cost comes down/accessibility increases). And newsflash - this class of drugs is very easy to get in other countries (e.g., Mexico) where prescriptions are not required. Or you can get a "prescription" easily from online doc-in-a- box.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You find more productive ways to be social that don’t involve eating or drinking. Take up hiking. Get a kayak. Get a bike. Go running. Go to the spa on vacation.

Enjoy the sunshine (with skin protection). There will be a time when you are older that the only thing to enjoy will be sitting somewhere and eating.

Is this what people taking Ozempic, etc., have done? I am just curious about real/on the ground experience.

People on Ozempic are typically making major lifestyle changes. They're given the prescription not because of their weight but because they are diabetic or pre-diabetic. So, the drug comes with instructions to change eating habits (namely, to eat few carbohydrates) and increase cardiovascular exercise -- 150 minutes a week, minimum.

Typically, no good doctor will prescribe it to help a non-diabetic achieve 10 pounds of weight loss. And typically, a good doctor will want to see some evidence of weight loss BEFORE prescribing the drug as evidence you're doing the other things you need to do while on the medication to manage diabetes.

Because it is a diabetes drug. It's not a weight loss drug.

Sorry what? This is just factually wrong. The compound is indicated for obesity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one takes Ozempic for a month or two to lose a pesky 10 pounds.

+1 Waste of time, will just come back when you stop the drug.

And it won't be approved. I'm overweight, BMI 30, A1C pre-diabetic. Prior Authorizations are all denied. You must have Type 2 diabetes in order to be authorized (per my insurance, I know it's highly dependent). Even then you have to have tried metformin and other weight loss programs before you are approved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one takes Ozempic for a month or two to lose a pesky 10 pounds.

+1 Waste of time, will just come back when you stop the drug.

So then I can do it again a few months down the road if/when the 10lbs come back. There is no doubt in my mind that the drug will be widely used this way by many many people, very soon. It already is being used this way by celebrities (and Elon!) and rich white women. But I am interested into how you fill the time/mental space when you are no longer focused on planning next (tasty) meal. E.g., on vacation, when you are already talking about dinner plans when you are at lunch. But maybe that is just me (and explains the extra ten).

You still socialize just in other ways. Rich white women gossip more. But you can talk about books, go hiking, a concert etc. It frees up the space taken up by thinking about food. I love food and think about lunch at breakfast but i would be ok not worrying about it for a while and thibking about my garden or an art/remodeling project instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You find more productive ways to be social that don’t involve eating or drinking. Take up hiking. Get a kayak. Get a bike. Go running. Go to the spa on vacation.

Enjoy the sunshine (with skin protection). There will be a time when you are older that the only thing to enjoy will be sitting somewhere and eating.

Is this what people taking Ozempic, etc., have done? I am just curious about real/on the ground experience.

People on Ozempic are typically making major lifestyle changes. They're given the prescription not because of their weight but because they are diabetic or pre-diabetic. So, the drug comes with instructions to change eating habits (namely, to eat few carbohydrates) and increase cardiovascular exercise -- 150 minutes a week, minimum.

Typically, no good doctor will prescribe it to help a non-diabetic achieve 10 pounds of weight loss. And typically, a good doctor will want to see some evidence of weight loss BEFORE prescribing the drug as evidence you're doing the other things you need to do while on the medication to manage diabetes.

Because it is a diabetes drug. It's not a weight loss drug.

Sorry what? This is just factually wrong. The compound is indicated for obesity.

Secondarily. An 10 pounds overweight is not obese.