GPL-1 for a little bit of weight loss (10-15 pounds)

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

My prescriber is a small woman, she has no weight to lose or worry about maintaining, and she takes a GLP-1 once a month because she believes in the studies showing the long-term benefits in staving off dementia.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

lol.

You have no idea…

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

My prescriber is a small woman, she has no weight to lose or worry about maintaining, and she takes a GLP-1 once a month because she believes in the studies showing the long-term benefits in staving off dementia.

Wow, the world really has gone nuts hasn’t it. Hint: there are no studies that show normal weight people who take a GLP1 once a month stave off dementia.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

My prescriber is a small woman, she has no weight to lose or worry about maintaining, and she takes a GLP-1 once a month because she believes in the studies showing the long-term benefits in staving off dementia.

Wow, the world really has gone nuts hasn’t it. Hint: there are no studies that show normal weight people who take a GLP1 once a month stave off dementia.

Honest question not mean to be snarky, why are you so anti GLP-1s? What's your personal beef with it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

I'm a smallish woman on the lowest dose and I had pretty strong side effects the first few weeks. I wouldn't call them the "most harmful" ones though, but not sure what the PP is referring to specifically. Each week they drastically improved and around week 5-6 is when what I had experienced the first few weeks mostly went away.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

Thanks, OP. I had mild nausea the first few days but since then, no side effects. No constipation, nothing. I, too, have read about additional benefits of these meds, including reduced inflammation and depression relief. I do think these meds bring out a lot of feelings in women, maybe especially in those who take care of themselves and are slim. Because these meds are helping others achieve the same, and that in turn makes being slim, fit and healthy more common. Right now, being slim and healthy means you're in the minority of people, it gives you so many advantages in life. People treat you better and life in general is happier. If being slim becomes more of the norm instead of the exception, the special privileges that come with it might wane. I think that pisses skinny women off. Look how people who don't take and aren't considering taking GLP-1s come, without fail, into these threads to say the most awful things. Wishing death, wishing ER visits and impacted colons. And we're just here sharing information and experiences. As I said, this is the meanest board on DCUM. The topic of weight is a touchy one for many women, clearly.

I treat everyone with respect, fat and thin. When I said I'm fat phobic, I meant that I have always severely berated myself, felt disgusted at my reflection, really just felt embarrassed to be me when I weigh more than I want to. I acknowledge that this is disordered thinking. I have struggled with it for most of my life, and I think many women share this struggle. This med has been miraculous for me because it's allowed me to control my eating without effort, without an internal fight all the time. I no longer feel passionate about food and eating. I still enjoy it, but it's not my focus. I eat for nutrition on this med, instead of giving into cravings, binging, restricting. I really don't ever want to return to the way I was living before, which was in an exhausting cycle of binging, restricting, and general self-disgust for not being able to control myself. Everything in my life feels better after 3 months on a GLP-1. I'm at my ideal weight, my skin is radiant, I'm sleeping better, I'm in a happier mood, I'm more focused. It has been an all-around wonderful experience for me and I am grateful.

is your idea weight underweight? And what will you do when the meds stop working and your appetite comes back but much stronger? And when you get osteoporosis due to muscle loss?

I'd say my ideal weight is 127 at 5'7 which is BMI of just under 20. Not underweight. I hope that if I taper down the dose and hunger returns, I'll feel motivated by how good I feel/look and that will help me maintain my healthier habits. Remember, I have never been overweight and at many times in my life I've been this slim without meds. I know what I need to do. I was just in a bad cycle of not being able to control my eating. I don't think I've lost muscle. When I started the meds, the spa counseled me about eating protein and strength training. I've upped my attendance at the gym from 3/week to 6 classes per week of strength because I didn't want to lose muscle.

That said, I am definitely scared to stop the meds. I love how I feel on them. I feel peaceful, relaxed, and in control. I'm afraid if I stop, I'll be back to feeling like I'm fighting a daily battle. And that's why I may take them forever.

A slim person taking GLPs to be at a BMI below 20. Absolutely disgusting. You feel shame for promoting disordered eating to the world.

Man you have a vendetta! You don't need to be the gatekeeper. There is no shortage of these drugs. Make the decision that is right for YOU and stay in your lane. This country has a huge obesity epidemic.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

Thanks, OP. I had mild nausea the first few days but since then, no side effects. No constipation, nothing. I, too, have read about additional benefits of these meds, including reduced inflammation and depression relief. I do think these meds bring out a lot of feelings in women, maybe especially in those who take care of themselves and are slim. Because these meds are helping others achieve the same, and that in turn makes being slim, fit and healthy more common. Right now, being slim and healthy means you're in the minority of people, it gives you so many advantages in life. People treat you better and life in general is happier. If being slim becomes more of the norm instead of the exception, the special privileges that come with it might wane. I think that pisses skinny women off. Look how people who don't take and aren't considering taking GLP-1s come, without fail, into these threads to say the most awful things. Wishing death, wishing ER visits and impacted colons. And we're just here sharing information and experiences. As I said, this is the meanest board on DCUM. The topic of weight is a touchy one for many women, clearly.

I treat everyone with respect, fat and thin. When I said I'm fat phobic, I meant that I have always severely berated myself, felt disgusted at my reflection, really just felt embarrassed to be me when I weigh more than I want to. I acknowledge that this is disordered thinking. I have struggled with it for most of my life, and I think many women share this struggle. This med has been miraculous for me because it's allowed me to control my eating without effort, without an internal fight all the time. I no longer feel passionate about food and eating. I still enjoy it, but it's not my focus. I eat for nutrition on this med, instead of giving into cravings, binging, restricting. I really don't ever want to return to the way I was living before, which was in an exhausting cycle of binging, restricting, and general self-disgust for not being able to control myself. Everything in my life feels better after 3 months on a GLP-1. I'm at my ideal weight, my skin is radiant, I'm sleeping better, I'm in a happier mood, I'm more focused. It has been an all-around wonderful experience for me and I am grateful.

is your idea weight underweight? And what will you do when the meds stop working and your appetite comes back but much stronger? And when you get osteoporosis due to muscle loss?

I'd say my ideal weight is 127 at 5'7 which is BMI of just under 20. Not underweight. I hope that if I taper down the dose and hunger returns, I'll feel motivated by how good I feel/look and that will help me maintain my healthier habits. Remember, I have never been overweight and at many times in my life I've been this slim without meds. I know what I need to do. I was just in a bad cycle of not being able to control my eating. I don't think I've lost muscle. When I started the meds, the spa counseled me about eating protein and strength training. I've upped my attendance at the gym from 3/week to 6 classes per week of strength because I didn't want to lose muscle.

That said, I am definitely scared to stop the meds. I love how I feel on them. I feel peaceful, relaxed, and in control. I'm afraid if I stop, I'll be back to feeling like I'm fighting a daily battle. And that's why I may take them forever.

A slim person taking GLPs to be at a BMI below 20. Absolutely disgusting. You feel shame for promoting disordered eating to the world.

Man you have a vendetta! You don't need to be the gatekeeper. There is no shortage of these drugs. Make the decision that is right for YOU and stay in your lane. This country has a huge obesity epidemic.

I have never once said an ill word about a person who meets the clinical indications for taking this drug. I am not talking about obese and/or diabetic individuals. I am talking all to you bragging about your eating disorders over this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

My prescriber is a small woman, she has no weight to lose or worry about maintaining, and she takes a GLP-1 once a month because she believes in the studies showing the long-term benefits in staving off dementia.

Wow, the world really has gone nuts hasn’t it. Hint: there are no studies that show normal weight people who take a GLP1 once a month stave off dementia.

Honest question not mean to be snarky, why are you so anti GLP-1s? What's your personal beef with it?

What’s my personal beef with people with eating disorders using fake health claims to justify what they do? Is that really the question?

By the way, I am far from the only one commenting strongly on this topic.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

Thanks, OP. I had mild nausea the first few days but since then, no side effects. No constipation, nothing. I, too, have read about additional benefits of these meds, including reduced inflammation and depression relief. I do think these meds bring out a lot of feelings in women, maybe especially in those who take care of themselves and are slim. Because these meds are helping others achieve the same, and that in turn makes being slim, fit and healthy more common. Right now, being slim and healthy means you're in the minority of people, it gives you so many advantages in life. People treat you better and life in general is happier. If being slim becomes more of the norm instead of the exception, the special privileges that come with it might wane. I think that pisses skinny women off. Look how people who don't take and aren't considering taking GLP-1s come, without fail, into these threads to say the most awful things. Wishing death, wishing ER visits and impacted colons. And we're just here sharing information and experiences. As I said, this is the meanest board on DCUM. The topic of weight is a touchy one for many women, clearly.

I treat everyone with respect, fat and thin. When I said I'm fat phobic, I meant that I have always severely berated myself, felt disgusted at my reflection, really just felt embarrassed to be me when I weigh more than I want to. I acknowledge that this is disordered thinking. I have struggled with it for most of my life, and I think many women share this struggle. This med has been miraculous for me because it's allowed me to control my eating without effort, without an internal fight all the time. I no longer feel passionate about food and eating. I still enjoy it, but it's not my focus. I eat for nutrition on this med, instead of giving into cravings, binging, restricting. I really don't ever want to return to the way I was living before, which was in an exhausting cycle of binging, restricting, and general self-disgust for not being able to control myself. Everything in my life feels better after 3 months on a GLP-1. I'm at my ideal weight, my skin is radiant, I'm sleeping better, I'm in a happier mood, I'm more focused. It has been an all-around wonderful experience for me and I am grateful.

is your idea weight underweight? And what will you do when the meds stop working and your appetite comes back but much stronger? And when you get osteoporosis due to muscle loss?

I'd say my ideal weight is 127 at 5'7 which is BMI of just under 20. Not underweight. I hope that if I taper down the dose and hunger returns, I'll feel motivated by how good I feel/look and that will help me maintain my healthier habits. Remember, I have never been overweight and at many times in my life I've been this slim without meds. I know what I need to do. I was just in a bad cycle of not being able to control my eating. I don't think I've lost muscle. When I started the meds, the spa counseled me about eating protein and strength training. I've upped my attendance at the gym from 3/week to 6 classes per week of strength because I didn't want to lose muscle.

That said, I am definitely scared to stop the meds. I love how I feel on them. I feel peaceful, relaxed, and in control. I'm afraid if I stop, I'll be back to feeling like I'm fighting a daily battle. And that's why I may take them forever.

A slim person taking GLPs to be at a BMI below 20. Absolutely disgusting. You feel shame for promoting disordered eating to the world.

Man you have a vendetta! You don't need to be the gatekeeper. There is no shortage of these drugs. Make the decision that is right for YOU and stay in your lane. This country has a huge obesity epidemic.

I have never once said an ill word about a person who meets the clinical indications for taking this drug. I am not talking about obese and/or diabetic individuals. I am talking all to you bragging about your eating disorders over this thread.

The issue is that many of us have fought for years to stay thin or "just 20 lbs overweight". We could have let it slide and then nobody would have a beef with it. Again, it's not any of your business. The one person is saying it has made them less disordered in their thoughts about food, which I totally understand, but you aren't open to hearing it.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

Thanks, OP. I had mild nausea the first few days but since then, no side effects. No constipation, nothing. I, too, have read about additional benefits of these meds, including reduced inflammation and depression relief. I do think these meds bring out a lot of feelings in women, maybe especially in those who take care of themselves and are slim. Because these meds are helping others achieve the same, and that in turn makes being slim, fit and healthy more common. Right now, being slim and healthy means you're in the minority of people, it gives you so many advantages in life. People treat you better and life in general is happier. If being slim becomes more of the norm instead of the exception, the special privileges that come with it might wane. I think that pisses skinny women off. Look how people who don't take and aren't considering taking GLP-1s come, without fail, into these threads to say the most awful things. Wishing death, wishing ER visits and impacted colons. And we're just here sharing information and experiences. As I said, this is the meanest board on DCUM. The topic of weight is a touchy one for many women, clearly.

I treat everyone with respect, fat and thin. When I said I'm fat phobic, I meant that I have always severely berated myself, felt disgusted at my reflection, really just felt embarrassed to be me when I weigh more than I want to. I acknowledge that this is disordered thinking. I have struggled with it for most of my life, and I think many women share this struggle. This med has been miraculous for me because it's allowed me to control my eating without effort, without an internal fight all the time. I no longer feel passionate about food and eating. I still enjoy it, but it's not my focus. I eat for nutrition on this med, instead of giving into cravings, binging, restricting. I really don't ever want to return to the way I was living before, which was in an exhausting cycle of binging, restricting, and general self-disgust for not being able to control myself. Everything in my life feels better after 3 months on a GLP-1. I'm at my ideal weight, my skin is radiant, I'm sleeping better, I'm in a happier mood, I'm more focused. It has been an all-around wonderful experience for me and I am grateful.

is your idea weight underweight? And what will you do when the meds stop working and your appetite comes back but much stronger? And when you get osteoporosis due to muscle loss?

I'd say my ideal weight is 127 at 5'7 which is BMI of just under 20. Not underweight. I hope that if I taper down the dose and hunger returns, I'll feel motivated by how good I feel/look and that will help me maintain my healthier habits. Remember, I have never been overweight and at many times in my life I've been this slim without meds. I know what I need to do. I was just in a bad cycle of not being able to control my eating. I don't think I've lost muscle. When I started the meds, the spa counseled me about eating protein and strength training. I've upped my attendance at the gym from 3/week to 6 classes per week of strength because I didn't want to lose muscle.

That said, I am definitely scared to stop the meds. I love how I feel on them. I feel peaceful, relaxed, and in control. I'm afraid if I stop, I'll be back to feeling like I'm fighting a daily battle. And that's why I may take them forever.

A slim person taking GLPs to be at a BMI below 20. Absolutely disgusting. You feel shame for promoting disordered eating to the world.

Man you have a vendetta! You don't need to be the gatekeeper. There is no shortage of these drugs. Make the decision that is right for YOU and stay in your lane. This country has a huge obesity epidemic.

I have never once said an ill word about a person who meets the clinical indications for taking this drug. I am not talking about obese and/or diabetic individuals. I am talking all to you bragging about your eating disorders over this thread.

The issue is that many of us have fought for years to stay thin or "just 20 lbs overweight". We could have let it slide and then nobody would have a beef with it. Again, it's not any of your business. The one person is saying it has made them less disordered in their thoughts about food, which I totally understand, but you aren't open to hearing it.

Welcome to the internet - if you post on it, randoms like me get to comment, that’s how this place works.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

My prescriber is a small woman, she has no weight to lose or worry about maintaining, and she takes a GLP-1 once a month because she believes in the studies showing the long-term benefits in staving off dementia.

Wow, the world really has gone nuts hasn’t it. Hint: there are no studies that show normal weight people who take a GLP1 once a month stave off dementia.

Honest question not mean to be snarky, why are you so anti GLP-1s? What's your personal beef with it?

What’s my personal beef with people with eating disorders using fake health claims to justify what they do? Is that really the question?

By the way, I am far from the only one commenting strongly on this topic.

Yes, that's exactly the question. I could see you feeling sorry for people you think have eating disorders using this method to lose more weight. Or perhaps being worried for them. But instead you seem personally angry at them. You're acting like the choice to take a GLP-1 when not obese is a personal affront to you. Is there a reason?

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

Thanks, OP. I had mild nausea the first few days but since then, no side effects. No constipation, nothing. I, too, have read about additional benefits of these meds, including reduced inflammation and depression relief. I do think these meds bring out a lot of feelings in women, maybe especially in those who take care of themselves and are slim. Because these meds are helping others achieve the same, and that in turn makes being slim, fit and healthy more common. Right now, being slim and healthy means you're in the minority of people, it gives you so many advantages in life. People treat you better and life in general is happier. If being slim becomes more of the norm instead of the exception, the special privileges that come with it might wane. I think that pisses skinny women off. Look how people who don't take and aren't considering taking GLP-1s come, without fail, into these threads to say the most awful things. Wishing death, wishing ER visits and impacted colons. And we're just here sharing information and experiences. As I said, this is the meanest board on DCUM. The topic of weight is a touchy one for many women, clearly.

I treat everyone with respect, fat and thin. When I said I'm fat phobic, I meant that I have always severely berated myself, felt disgusted at my reflection, really just felt embarrassed to be me when I weigh more than I want to. I acknowledge that this is disordered thinking. I have struggled with it for most of my life, and I think many women share this struggle. This med has been miraculous for me because it's allowed me to control my eating without effort, without an internal fight all the time. I no longer feel passionate about food and eating. I still enjoy it, but it's not my focus. I eat for nutrition on this med, instead of giving into cravings, binging, restricting. I really don't ever want to return to the way I was living before, which was in an exhausting cycle of binging, restricting, and general self-disgust for not being able to control myself. Everything in my life feels better after 3 months on a GLP-1. I'm at my ideal weight, my skin is radiant, I'm sleeping better, I'm in a happier mood, I'm more focused. It has been an all-around wonderful experience for me and I am grateful.

is your idea weight underweight? And what will you do when the meds stop working and your appetite comes back but much stronger? And when you get osteoporosis due to muscle loss?

I'd say my ideal weight is 127 at 5'7 which is BMI of just under 20. Not underweight. I hope that if I taper down the dose and hunger returns, I'll feel motivated by how good I feel/look and that will help me maintain my healthier habits. Remember, I have never been overweight and at many times in my life I've been this slim without meds. I know what I need to do. I was just in a bad cycle of not being able to control my eating. I don't think I've lost muscle. When I started the meds, the spa counseled me about eating protein and strength training. I've upped my attendance at the gym from 3/week to 6 classes per week of strength because I didn't want to lose muscle.

That said, I am definitely scared to stop the meds. I love how I feel on them. I feel peaceful, relaxed, and in control. I'm afraid if I stop, I'll be back to feeling like I'm fighting a daily battle. And that's why I may take them forever.

A slim person taking GLPs to be at a BMI below 20. Absolutely disgusting. You feel shame for promoting disordered eating to the world.

Man you have a vendetta! You don't need to be the gatekeeper. There is no shortage of these drugs. Make the decision that is right for YOU and stay in your lane. This country has a huge obesity epidemic.

I have never once said an ill word about a person who meets the clinical indications for taking this drug. I am not talking about obese and/or diabetic individuals. I am talking all to you bragging about your eating disorders over this thread.

The issue is that many of us have fought for years to stay thin or "just 20 lbs overweight". We could have let it slide and then nobody would have a beef with it. Again, it's not any of your business. The one person is saying it has made them less disordered in their thoughts about food, which I totally understand, but you aren't open to hearing it.

+ 1. There are a few people here with very strong feelings about other people’s choices and easily throw the words anorexia, disorder eating, insane and “just hope she dies”. It makes this sub-forum one of the most rude and aggressive.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

Thanks, OP. I had mild nausea the first few days but since then, no side effects. No constipation, nothing. I, too, have read about additional benefits of these meds, including reduced inflammation and depression relief. I do think these meds bring out a lot of feelings in women, maybe especially in those who take care of themselves and are slim. Because these meds are helping others achieve the same, and that in turn makes being slim, fit and healthy more common. Right now, being slim and healthy means you're in the minority of people, it gives you so many advantages in life. People treat you better and life in general is happier. If being slim becomes more of the norm instead of the exception, the special privileges that come with it might wane. I think that pisses skinny women off. Look how people who don't take and aren't considering taking GLP-1s come, without fail, into these threads to say the most awful things. Wishing death, wishing ER visits and impacted colons. And we're just here sharing information and experiences. As I said, this is the meanest board on DCUM. The topic of weight is a touchy one for many women, clearly.

I treat everyone with respect, fat and thin. When I said I'm fat phobic, I meant that I have always severely berated myself, felt disgusted at my reflection, really just felt embarrassed to be me when I weigh more than I want to. I acknowledge that this is disordered thinking. I have struggled with it for most of my life, and I think many women share this struggle. This med has been miraculous for me because it's allowed me to control my eating without effort, without an internal fight all the time. I no longer feel passionate about food and eating. I still enjoy it, but it's not my focus. I eat for nutrition on this med, instead of giving into cravings, binging, restricting. I really don't ever want to return to the way I was living before, which was in an exhausting cycle of binging, restricting, and general self-disgust for not being able to control myself. Everything in my life feels better after 3 months on a GLP-1. I'm at my ideal weight, my skin is radiant, I'm sleeping better, I'm in a happier mood, I'm more focused. It has been an all-around wonderful experience for me and I am grateful.

The “jealousy” argument makes no sense to me - I don’t struggle to maintain weight, but I’m certainly not the only one here. It feels like so much wishful thinking from women who take the meds, which is of course your right! But there’s such a strong desire in some people like you to think that others think “jeez now I won’t be special because she is thin.” That’s like a 2000s era romcom mentality to me, I’ve never heard anyone express any thoughts like that.

People have always been awful based on different prejudices we recognize as wrong, and until the 1970s at the absolute earliest, it was a real outlier to be heavy. But there were classist and racist and several otherizing, nasty classifications in play. This kind of use of this kind of drug is innately classist to me, so only poorer people will be stigmatized for failing to be successful enough to afford thinness. And that’s not your problem to solve, totally get it. It just sits wrong, like the worst off of us will get an enhancement, an aggravating factor to the shame. Again - not your fault. And if there are other health applications like autoimmune or dementia prevention (? No idea) elements, great. There’s just complexity around this, and I don’t think anyone should expect people to be all rah rah over privileged people microdosing, and the absence of rah rah isn’t “ooh you’re so jelly that I’m a size 23 in Mother!” I mean, come on.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

My prescriber is a small woman, she has no weight to lose or worry about maintaining, and she takes a GLP-1 once a month because she believes in the studies showing the long-term benefits in staving off dementia.

Wow, the world really has gone nuts hasn’t it. Hint: there are no studies that show normal weight people who take a GLP1 once a month stave off dementia.

Honest question not mean to be snarky, why are you so anti GLP-1s? What's your personal beef with it?

What’s my personal beef with people with eating disorders using fake health claims to justify what they do? Is that really the question?

By the way, I am far from the only one commenting strongly on this topic.

Yes, that's exactly the question. I could see you feeling sorry for people you think have eating disorders using this method to lose more weight. Or perhaps being worried for them. But instead you seem personally angry at them. You're acting like the choice to take a GLP-1 when not obese is a personal affront to you. Is there a reason?

I don’t want my daughters to live in a world where eating disorders are normalized. Personally I have stated this multiple times. Again, I am far from the only one commenting.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - I am in exactly the same boat you are in. On the smallest dose, I can’t imagine that the most harmful side effects even happen. And my doc is telling me that they are finding these meds to be beneficial in other ways, for example to help with autoimmune diseases.

Thanks, OP. I had mild nausea the first few days but since then, no side effects. No constipation, nothing. I, too, have read about additional benefits of these meds, including reduced inflammation and depression relief. I do think these meds bring out a lot of feelings in women, maybe especially in those who take care of themselves and are slim. Because these meds are helping others achieve the same, and that in turn makes being slim, fit and healthy more common. Right now, being slim and healthy means you're in the minority of people, it gives you so many advantages in life. People treat you better and life in general is happier. If being slim becomes more of the norm instead of the exception, the special privileges that come with it might wane. I think that pisses skinny women off. Look how people who don't take and aren't considering taking GLP-1s come, without fail, into these threads to say the most awful things. Wishing death, wishing ER visits and impacted colons. And we're just here sharing information and experiences. As I said, this is the meanest board on DCUM. The topic of weight is a touchy one for many women, clearly.

I treat everyone with respect, fat and thin. When I said I'm fat phobic, I meant that I have always severely berated myself, felt disgusted at my reflection, really just felt embarrassed to be me when I weigh more than I want to. I acknowledge that this is disordered thinking. I have struggled with it for most of my life, and I think many women share this struggle. This med has been miraculous for me because it's allowed me to control my eating without effort, without an internal fight all the time. I no longer feel passionate about food and eating. I still enjoy it, but it's not my focus. I eat for nutrition on this med, instead of giving into cravings, binging, restricting. I really don't ever want to return to the way I was living before, which was in an exhausting cycle of binging, restricting, and general self-disgust for not being able to control myself. Everything in my life feels better after 3 months on a GLP-1. I'm at my ideal weight, my skin is radiant, I'm sleeping better, I'm in a happier mood, I'm more focused. It has been an all-around wonderful experience for me and I am grateful.

is your idea weight underweight? And what will you do when the meds stop working and your appetite comes back but much stronger? And when you get osteoporosis due to muscle loss?

I'd say my ideal weight is 127 at 5'7 which is BMI of just under 20. Not underweight. I hope that if I taper down the dose and hunger returns, I'll feel motivated by how good I feel/look and that will help me maintain my healthier habits. Remember, I have never been overweight and at many times in my life I've been this slim without meds. I know what I need to do. I was just in a bad cycle of not being able to control my eating. I don't think I've lost muscle. When I started the meds, the spa counseled me about eating protein and strength training. I've upped my attendance at the gym from 3/week to 6 classes per week of strength because I didn't want to lose muscle.

That said, I am definitely scared to stop the meds. I love how I feel on them. I feel peaceful, relaxed, and in control. I'm afraid if I stop, I'll be back to feeling like I'm fighting a daily battle. And that's why I may take them forever.

A slim person taking GLPs to be at a BMI below 20. Absolutely disgusting. You feel shame for promoting disordered eating to the world.

Man you have a vendetta! You don't need to be the gatekeeper. There is no shortage of these drugs. Make the decision that is right for YOU and stay in your lane. This country has a huge obesity epidemic.

I have never once said an ill word about a person who meets the clinical indications for taking this drug. I am not talking about obese and/or diabetic individuals. I am talking all to you bragging about your eating disorders over this thread.

Who's bragging? Nobody. Just sharing experience, as the OP requested. Maybe you consider sharing stats bragging - that's probably it - and it really shows the seductiveness of thin. Someone simply states their height and weight and you call it bragging, I guess because you deem that low BMI to be desirable and thus bragworthy. It's seems silly that you give a pass to obese people taking this drug to lose weight but not to a normal weight person taking it so that it's not such a mental and physical struggle to stay healthy and slim. I watched the Oprah special about GLP-1s and she said, "All this time I thought skinny people had more willpower than I did. But now I realize, ya'll just weren't thinking about FOOD." My response to that is, as a thin person, all I ever did was think about food. When am I going to eat, what will I eat, how many calories will I allow myself, will I give in and smash an entire pint of Ben and Jerry's? And if I do, I'll starve myself the next day to make up for it. It was exhausting. And I did this for a solid 30+ years. In the last few years, with the birth of my last child and the entry to perimenopause, I just felt like I couldn't fight anymore. I gained 15 pounds during Covid and despite trying for years to lose it, I couldn't. I felt so disgusted by myself, every day. I actually feel bad for how much time I wasted obsessing about food, hating myself, fighting with myself. For the first time in my adult life, I feel a peace around food. I recognize that the way I was living was unhealthy and disordered. GLP-1s have healed me. Why hate me for that?

(I don't actually care; I find your rage entertaining, so carry on, and I'll keep eagerly checking for your unhinged responses. )