People shaming/gossiping over those in their circle taking ozempic?

[Anonymous]

Why do people do this? In my group of friends (upper middle class) there’s a few that constantly gossip or talk about those that lost weight using ozempic. It’s their favorite topic. I find it so rude. Why do you care? Especially because many of these people actually look a lot healthier and more fit now. Especially if you’re heavy, why the hate towards people who choose to lose the weight?

[Anonymous]

And the reason I mentioned upper middle class is because many did use it for somewhat cosmetic reasons- going from a 12/14 to a size 4.

[Anonymous]

I am happy to share my ongoing GLP-1 experience with friends. They are welcome to say what they like behind my back but I’m not the least bit ashamed of my decision or weight loss and I feel no need to hide that I use meds.

[Anonymous]

No one is gossiping about weight loss drugs. Diet pills or shots are not scandalous, they are expensive. No one cares if people get botox or fillers either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And the reason I mentioned upper middle class is because many did use it for somewhat cosmetic reasons- going from a 12/14 to a size 4.

I will never be an Ozempic user, but I just want to note that such weight loss is necessary for HEALTH reasons: to avoid or improve diabetes, reduce significant cardiovascular risks, improve joint health and general quality of life.

Even though a lot of overweight and obese people might focus primarily on current appearance because future health risks aren't on their radar, the reality is that they're improving their health by losing weight. Now are these medications without risk? Of course not, they need to be closely supervised, and we're currently in giant real life experiment as to how people manage when they taper off their meds.

I don't care who gossips about who, but I just want to push back on the "cosmetic" reason you mentioned. It's so much more than that.

[Anonymous]

The people that gossip about it are probably the ones whose self-worth is tied up in being hot. They feel threatened by other women that they previously felt superior to becoming more attractive.

[Anonymous]

I don’t have friends like that. Shrink your circle.

My friends are happy for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am happy to share my ongoing GLP-1 experience with friends. They are welcome to say what they like behind my back but I’m not the least bit ashamed of my decision or weight loss and I feel no need to hide that I use meds.

Noticeable weight loss for me coincided with a surprise divorce, so people have plenty to talk about behind my back. The weight loss is the least interesting part and I have told close friends. I'm not ashamed. I was way more ashamed that things were so visibly and obviously off the rails. I don't feel obligated to make a wider announcement. Nobody blasts out that they just got botox or a tummy tuck.

[Anonymous]

It's fine if a GLP1 helped you lose weight. But it is the easy way. If it bothers you to hear that, then that's on you. We all need help sometimes, but there's also nothing wrong with admitting you needed assistance. If you're going to enjoy someone commenting on your weightloss or how thin you look, then you also need to accept that people are going to wonder how you did it. These 2 things go together. If you feel shame about how you lost the weight, then that's your issue to reconcile.

[Anonymous]

I don't know, but it keeps happening to me at work -- people saying very nasty things about a woman who has been open about being on it. They are saying she looks terrible. She does look terrible, but it is because her life is in a shambles, not because she is losing weight on a GLP1.

I'm on Wegovy myself and I have lost 55 lbs so I assume people are talking about me, lol, but not to my face.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's fine if a GLP1 helped you lose weight. But it is the easy way. If it bothers you to hear that, then that's on you. We all need help sometimes, but there's also nothing wrong with admitting you needed assistance. If you're going to enjoy someone commenting on your weightloss or how thin you look, then you also need to accept that people are going to wonder how you did it. These 2 things go together. If you feel shame about how you lost the weight, then that's your issue to reconcile.

Lol, I'm on it and it doesn't "bother" me to hear that, it just sounds ridiculous.

No one would call what I've been through -- for over a year now -- on Wegovy "the easy way." The side effects can be hellish. But the long term effects of obesity are as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do people do this? In my group of friends (upper middle class) there’s a few that constantly gossip or talk about those that lost weight using ozempic. It’s their favorite topic. I find it so rude. Why do you care? Especially because many of these people actually look a lot healthier and more fit now. Especially if you’re heavy, why the hate towards people who choose to lose the weight?

I mean, you chose the friends you have. So this is a reflection on you. It's certainly not normal behavior.

[Anonymous]

It's very rude. They probably think their routine of cigarettes and anorexia is better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The people that gossip about it are probably the ones whose self-worth is tied up in being hot. They feel threatened by other women that they previously felt superior to becoming more attractive.

This. Women who gossip are small-minded and not worth your time. I avoid them; I learned that lesson in middle school.

If weight loss drugs have helped you lose weight, free your mind from obsessing over food and your weight, and gain confidence, then they've done their job. Enjoy it and find friends who celebrate your successes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And the reason I mentioned upper middle class is because many did use it for somewhat cosmetic reasons- going from a 12/14 to a size 4.

I have never seen more than 1 or 2 UMC 12/14s. Is this in the South?