Is Semi-G gonna cause inequity in appearances? The off label use of Ozempic ethical issue no one mentions

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Anonymous wrote:Semaglutide makes Baby Jesus cry. Those guilty of the sins of sloth and gluttony are escaping God's righteous punishment of weight gain. They are no better than those Jezebels who use birth control pills to escape the just consequences of their sinful behavior.

What are you talking about? You're making zero sense.

She's a drunk Catholic, I think.

[Anonymous]

Semaglutide! Looks like autocorrect needs to learn a new word!

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Anonymous wrote:My sister is on it. She is very wealthy, so the monthly OOP is nbd.

She still doesn't eat healthy food and doesn't work out. She eats absolute processed crap, just much less of it and she has lost ~ 50lbs, which is great for her confidence. But I think she'll just be skinny-fat now. I don't know how great that is for overall health?

Of course being skinny-fat is better for your health than being obese. Better for joints, heart, avoiding diabetes, and so on.

No, fit fat is better than skinny fat

+1, I would much rather be a size 10 but strong and healthy and able to go hiking or biking without instant fatigue, than be a size 2 and look better in a bikini but have no muscle mass or endurance.

I don't care if other people take Ozempic-- it's their body, do what they want. But for me the answer is always more about exercise than eating less. Eating healthier, yes, but exercise trumps dieting to me because the health benefits are broader than just losing weight.

Also I find the more active I am, the healthier I eat.

You can do both - eat less and exercise. I've lost 35 lbs on Ozempic and am now a size 8 and actually much more active without carrying the extra weight. I wasn't losing weight with just exercise and was also struggling with joint pain which was one of the main reasons I turned to Ozempic. The joint pain is gone and I have increased the speed and length of my runs.

Exactly. Most people, especially those who are very overweight, aren't going to lose weight by focusing on exercise. Diet is more important. The beauty of weight loss medications for overweight and obese people is that once the weight starts to come off, many of the barriers that keep them from being active - low energy, joint and other pain, embarrassment, etc. fall away. Realistically speaking, few people can tolerate constant hunger, restricted diet, and physical pain for long stretches, which is why losing weight is so difficult. If the medications ease hunger, quiet food noise, and produce results, it becomes easier to make better food choices and to move more.

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Anonymous wrote:Ozempic causes rage in white women

It sure seems to cause rage in those of you not taking it. Maybe worry about your own body and stop raging over other people’s?

Seriously. I’ve never seen so many furious white women in DCUM threads. They are unhinged with rage that people are getting thin by taking a shot.

Reminds me of the parents who think the world is going to hell because other parents are raising kids without spanking them. Their own parents hit them and, rather than just deal with the fact that this was unnecessary pain and suffering; they turn it into something good, actually. Rather than being happy that the world is improving and future generations might have things easier, they turn the hardship into a lost virtue.

Amen!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Semaglutide! Looks like autocorrect needs to learn a new word!

Summer glue tie is an A+ autocorrect, love it

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Anonymous wrote:Ozempic causes rage in white women

I think it's quite the opposite. All of the rage posts on here have been by those jealous of us who are finally losing weight and getting healthy. We are just laughing our asses off all the way to the store to buy new clothes every month.

I am dieting myself but doing so through nutrition counseling and exercise. I’m not losing as fast as ozempic people but I have lost 15 pounds in two months. I’m making much better food choices and snacking a lot less. I feel really motivated with this success. My friend on ozempic is still drinking alcohol and making poor food choices.

15 pounds in 2 months is very rapid weight loss. Just as fast or faster as people on Ozempic.

Not for me. I am someone who was very thin for the majority of my life. I only put on weight during pre-menopause and a stressful period in my life. I think I lost 4-5 pounds the first week in water weight. Since then it’s been 1-2 pounds per week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Semaglutide makes Baby Jesus cry. Those guilty of the sins of sloth and gluttony are escaping God's righteous punishment of weight gain. They are no better than those Jezebels who use birth control pills to escape the just consequences of their sinful behavior.

What are you talking about? You're making zero sense.

She's a drunk Catholic, I think.

Really? You think that was a sincere post rather than a parody of the pearl clutching happening on this thread? I despair.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Semaglutide makes Baby Jesus cry. Those guilty of the sins of sloth and gluttony are escaping God's righteous punishment of weight gain. They are no better than those Jezebels who use birth control pills to escape the just consequences of their sinful behavior.

What are you talking about? You're making zero sense.

She's a drunk Catholic, I think.

Really? You think that was a sincere post rather than a parody of the pearl clutching happening on this thread? I despair.

I thought it was funny and spot on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Semaglutide! Looks like autocorrect needs to learn a new word!

Summer glue tie is an A+ autocorrect, love it

+1. Same!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Semaglutide makes Baby Jesus cry. Those guilty of the sins of sloth and gluttony are escaping God's righteous punishment of weight gain. They are no better than those Jezebels who use birth control pills to escape the just consequences of their sinful behavior.

What are you talking about? You're making zero sense.

She's a drunk Catholic, I think.

Really? You think that was a sincere post rather than a parody of the pearl clutching happening on this thread? I despair.

Poe's Law: "Without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ozempic causes rage in white women

I think it's quite the opposite. All of the rage posts on here have been by those jealous of us who are finally losing weight and getting healthy. We are just laughing our asses off all the way to the store to buy new clothes every month.

I am dieting myself but doing so through nutrition counseling and exercise. I’m not losing as fast as ozempic people but I have lost 15 pounds in two months. I’m making much better food choices and snacking a lot less. I feel really motivated with this success. My friend on ozempic is still drinking alcohol and making poor food choices.

15 pounds in 2 months is very rapid weight loss. Just as fast or faster as people on Ozempic.

Not for me. I am someone who was very thin for the majority of my life. I only put on weight during pre-menopause and a stressful period in my life. I think I lost 4-5 pounds the first week in water weight. Since then it’s been 1-2 pounds per week.

Again, 2 pounds a week is rapid weight loss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My sister is on it. She is very wealthy, so the monthly OOP is nbd.

She still doesn't eat healthy food and doesn't work out. She eats absolute processed crap, just much less of it and she has lost ~ 50lbs, which is great for her confidence. But I think she'll just be skinny-fat now. I don't know how great that is for overall health?

Of course being skinny-fat is better for your health than being obese. Better for joints, heart, avoiding diabetes, and so on.

No, fit fat is better than skinny fat

+1, I would much rather be a size 10 but strong and healthy and able to go hiking or biking without instant fatigue, than be a size 2 and look better in a bikini but have no muscle mass or endurance.

I don't care if other people take Ozempic-- it's their body, do what they want. But for me the answer is always more about exercise than eating less. Eating healthier, yes, but exercise trumps dieting to me because the health benefits are broader than just losing weight.

Also I find the more active I am, the healthier I eat.

You can do both - eat less and exercise. I've lost 35 lbs on Ozempic and am now a size 8 and actually much more active without carrying the extra weight. I wasn't losing weight with just exercise and was also struggling with joint pain which was one of the main reasons I turned to Ozempic. The joint pain is gone and I have increased the speed and length of my runs.

Exactly. Most people, especially those who are very overweight, aren't going to lose weight by focusing on exercise. Diet is more important. The beauty of weight loss medications for overweight and obese people is that once the weight starts to come off, many of the barriers that keep them from being active - low energy, joint and other pain, embarrassment, etc. fall away. Realistically speaking, few people can tolerate constant hunger, restricted diet, and physical pain for long stretches, which is why losing weight is so difficult. If the medications ease hunger, quiet food noise, and produce results, it becomes easier to make better food choices and to move more.

If only there were a way to not feel embarrassed about having a body... Hmm. I wonder...

[Anonymous]

I have a family member that this drug is really helping. It's a start and a motivation to change. As others mentioned, being able to stop focusing on food, then move more easily--it's all extremely helpful.

I look at it like it was when Prozac was new. There was a lot of shaming about using it (or other SSRIs), and I also heard the same when my child took Ritalin for ADHD--listening to people talk about how ADHD is not even a real thing, etc. This was all 25-30 years ago and you don't hear thus anymore. I think it's the same for obesity. And since it's a health risk to be obese, let's solve it! Help people with this health problem.

If you can do it in another way, fine, but it is helping people and people need help. Yes, the world is full of unhealthy food surrounding us, but why wait for public policy or companies to change? Judge all you want, it doesn't matter to the person who's been thrown a lifeline and is no longer drowning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ozempic causes rage in white women

I think it's quite the opposite. All of the rage posts on here have been by those jealous of us who are finally losing weight and getting healthy. We are just laughing our asses off all the way to the store to buy new clothes every month.

I am dieting myself but doing so through nutrition counseling and exercise. I’m not losing as fast as ozempic people but I have lost 15 pounds in two months. I’m making much better food choices and snacking a lot less. I feel really motivated with this success. My friend on ozempic is still drinking alcohol and making poor food choices.

15 pounds in 2 months is very rapid weight loss. Just as fast or faster as people on Ozempic.

Not for me. I am someone who was very thin for the majority of my life. I only put on weight during pre-menopause and a stressful period in my life. I think I lost 4-5 pounds the first week in water weight. Since then it’s been 1-2 pounds per week.

Again, 2 pounds a week is rapid weight loss.

yes it absolutely is

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Phen phen

Semiglutide has been in use for 15 years. Presumably if there were some big side effects, they’d have begun to show themselves.

Phentermine is still in use, though Fenfluramine is not.