Unpopular opinion: weight loss drugs are for everyone!

[Anonymous]

I'm taking them and I've never been overweight. But I've spent a lifetime dieting, counting calories, and being hungry all in the pursuit of staying slim. It's a constant battle. And judging by the hundreds of pages of posts on this "diet and exercise" board, it's a battle many of us share.

I started weight loss drugs wanting to drop a few vanity pounds. The pounds melted off quickly, but the biggest benefit has been that the food obsession, the calorie counting, the guilt around eating, the hunger...it's all gone. I was watching my daughter's golf tournament recently alongside another mom, who'd purchased a grilled cheese for her kid. The kid said she no longer wanted it, so the mom opened the box and started nibbling it. "I shouldn't be having this..." she murmured. "But I had an apple for breakfast today, and we're walking 18 holes...so I'm treating myself. I really do need to lose ten pounds though...but we've got a few months before summer..."

And I thought, God, we women are all the same. Constantly battling with ourselves about what we should eat and the consequences of everything we eat on our weight. Fighting off hunger. Considering deprivation to be a triumph.

Since I started the meds, I am just eating to nourish myself and that's it. It is so awesome and revolutionary for me, after spending 30 years (ever since about age 13) thinking about food and its impact on my weight. Of course, on the meds, I remain interested in eating well and I am eating well. In fact, I'm eating healthier than I ever have, because my desire for processed junk food is gone. It is absolutely crazy that this med has changed my thinking entirely. I am exercising with joy, I'm eating balanced meals, and I am fighting absolutely not at ALL with myself anymore about what I'm going to eat or what I'm going to try not to eat.

As I said, I've always been slim anyway...but not without a whole lot of torture, self-hate, hunger and obsession. I definitely could have become obese except that being thin was always super important to me, so I was willing to torture myself to achieve that - willing to fight every damn day against cravings and hunger. I decided to take the meds because I was tired of fighting. And now I am just so happy. I don't have to fight anymore.

[Anonymous]

I totally agree with you. I had more weight to lose and high blood pressure, but everything you said is true for me as well. The mental piece is life changing. Now eating much better, exercising more, enjoying food. We are on the cusp of a revolution related to these medications.

[Anonymous]

I agree OP. They should be available for every woman in peri-menopause. I still enjoy eating but I don't constantly think about it all day long.

[Anonymous]

Agree. Everyone should have these drugs if they have a weight problem.

[Anonymous]

You have posted so many times. Do you always need validation? A therapist may help you more than these drugs.

[Anonymous]

I'm on Zepbound and it is life changing mentally. Before, I'd be eating breakfast and thinking about what I would eat for lunch/dinner. I would think about food constantly.It was like a light bulb in my brain that was on too bright and the medicine dimmed it to a normal level

[Anonymous]

I completely agree. I am overweight but not obese, and my entire life even when thin I was obsessed with food, weight, body image, dieting. Now on GLP-1s I am not even thinking about either in a unhealthy way at all and I am losing weight. It has freed up so much head space for other aspects of my life. To me it's like telling a person with ADHD they should just sort it out with better habits and therapy, when there is a medical solution to the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree OP. They should be available for every woman in peri-menopause. I still enjoy eating but I don't constantly think about it all day long.

No, the really unpopular opinion is that so many excuses here are just about lack of discipline and it’s very sad for our population that you need pharmaceuticals rather than implementing and maintaining good habits


You think saying everyone should get weight loss drugs is unpopular? Look around, it’s an echo chamber.

[Anonymous]

I think these are great drugs if they work for you without side effects.

I was alarmed by the weight loss on my face, the occasional cramping in my internal organs and the difficulty to poop.

Once I realized that they are paralysing the cillia in my intestines, I did not want to continue.

And my gut has not yet recovered, 3 years after stopping these meds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm taking them and I've never been overweight. But I've spent a lifetime dieting, counting calories, and being hungry all in the pursuit of staying slim. It's a constant battle. And judging by the hundreds of pages of posts on this "diet and exercise" board, it's a battle many of us share.

I started weight loss drugs wanting to drop a few vanity pounds. The pounds melted off quickly, but the biggest benefit has been that the food obsession, the calorie counting, the guilt around eating, the hunger...it's all gone. I was watching my daughter's golf tournament recently alongside another mom, who'd purchased a grilled cheese for her kid. The kid said she no longer wanted it, so the mom opened the box and started nibbling it. "I shouldn't be having this..." she murmured. "But I had an apple for breakfast today, and we're walking 18 holes...so I'm treating myself. I really do need to lose ten pounds though...but we've got a few months before summer..."

And I thought, God, we women are all the same. Constantly battling with ourselves about what we should eat and the consequences of everything we eat on our weight. Fighting off hunger. Considering deprivation to be a triumph.

Since I started the meds, I am just eating to nourish myself and that's it. It is so awesome and revolutionary for me, after spending 30 years (ever since about age 13) thinking about food and its impact on my weight. Of course, on the meds, I remain interested in eating well and I am eating well. In fact, I'm eating healthier than I ever have, because my desire for processed junk food is gone. It is absolutely crazy that this med has changed my thinking entirely. I am exercising with joy, I'm eating balanced meals, and I am fighting absolutely not at ALL with myself anymore about what I'm going to eat or what I'm going to try not to eat.

As I said, I've always been slim anyway...but not without a whole lot of torture, self-hate, hunger and obsession. I definitely could have become obese except that being thin was always super important to me, so I was willing to torture myself to achieve that - willing to fight every damn day against cravings and hunger. I decided to take the meds because I was tired of fighting. And now I am just so happy. I don't have to fight anymore.

After all that, you don’t understand that eating just an apple breakfast will leave you famished and unable to resist the leftover grilled cheese? So lame.

[Anonymous]

I cant get over OP dragging an adult human for eating an apple for breakfast and then nibbling on a sandwich for lunch. What did OP eat? Air and smug vibes?

I really don't think these drugs are appropriate for anyone who experiences hunger. I think about food a lot, and eat a lot, and my weight holds steady around 118 pounds, which is what I weighed in high school (I'm just more active and eat better food now). I'm not going to go on these drugs just so I can eat as little as possible, be the smallest size possible, and never feel hungry again. For someone who had an ED, that does not sound healthy at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think these are great drugs if they work for you without side effects.

I was alarmed by the weight loss on my face, the occasional cramping in my internal organs and the difficulty to poop.

Once I realized that they are paralysing the cillia in my intestines, I did not want to continue.

And my gut has not yet recovered, 3 years after stopping these meds.

Yeah, the side effects have been horrific for me. I started out with a BMI of 36, so have stayed on them. But anyone spouting this "for everyone!" crap, like these drugs are candy, should get a bit more educated before they toss around what is basically medical advice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I cant get over OP dragging an adult human for eating an apple for breakfast and then nibbling on a sandwich for lunch. What did OP eat? Air and smug vibes?

I really don't think these drugs are appropriate for anyone who experiences hunger. I think about food a lot, and eat a lot, and my weight holds steady around 118 pounds, which is what I weighed in high school (I'm just more active and eat better food now). I'm not going to go on these drugs just so I can eat as little as possible, be the smallest size possible, and never feel hungry again. For someone who had an ED, that does not sound healthy at all.

And they went up for seconds on the smug vibes. And had a dessert of desperate need for attention leading to posts on the internet.

[Anonymous]

I agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I cant get over OP dragging an adult human for eating an apple for breakfast and then nibbling on a sandwich for lunch. What did OP eat? Air and smug vibes?

I really don't think these drugs are appropriate for anyone who experiences hunger. I think about food a lot, and eat a lot, and my weight holds steady around 118 pounds, which is what I weighed in high school (I'm just more active and eat better food now). I'm not going to go on these drugs just so I can eat as little as possible, be the smallest size possible, and never feel hungry again. For someone who had an ED, that does not sound healthy at all.

I wasn't dragging her for eating anything. I was simply observing that she was expressing guilt over what she was eating, and felt the need to justify it by saying she only ate fruit for breakfast and would be walking 10,000 steps on the golf course. This is exactly the kind of self-torture and mental war I engaged in for decades. I can eat grilled cheese now and not freak out about it, feel bad about it...or really feel anything about it. It's freaking awesome. I LOVE THESE MEDS! Not smug, only happy.