I know men on the drug as well, and their reaction is so different. Many tell everyone and they don’t have the same shame. I can’t imagine any of them getting upset with anyone calling it the easy or lazy way out. Most I know would say: damn straight. Instead, here, we have posters who are so sensitive that they just swear at other posters. |
Any not everyone loses on these meds. It isn’t guaranteed. Some people complain about not responding and they inevitably aren’t tracking calories. The people I know who have lost a good amount count calories and do exercise (though eating is the more important part). |
Why do you care if it’s anything? You’re thin and happy right? This is none of your business!!!! |
Again, why do you want ***other people*** to work harder than is strictly necessary to lose weight? Why do you comment at all on other people’s medicine decisions? As an aside, this is an endocrine drug that manipulates gastric hormones secreted in the intestines. Not sure why you’re bringing TikTok psycho babble into it. |
This is a discussion board. Why are you here if you don’t want to discuss? Just to stomp out view points you are too sensitive to hear? The topic is in the title of the thread, no surprises here. |
As I stated repeatedly, I take these drugs. I know how they work first hand. You are not on these drugs. You have no idea how they impact people. You aren’t here to learn or discuss. You are here to shit on people for sport. Why do you feel the need to do that? |
Look at your language. No one is sh*tting on you. That is your own sensitivity speaking. There is only one side swearing at the other. |
Doesn't that a prove the opposite? That it's not just cico, but actually also something also that affects metabolism or burn rate? |
Your gaslighting is not working on me. I see you for who you truly are. A miserable, bitter person who needs to lash out at people to make herself feel better. |
+10000 So much projection from that one. She'll find out soon that she may be sinny, but is still miserable, angry, and insecure. The meds help people lose weight - but they don't undo the undelying brain brokenness. |
No gaslighting and lashing out. You folks are the ones swearing at posters. |
DP - do you not see the irony of your post? This certainly adds credence to the comments above that point out your lack of self-awareness, and even the ones that invoke the likelihood of Dunning Kruger |
I know you get a jolt when you wish for people to fail, but I’m not the one calling people lazy for taking a step towards getting healthy. I’m not the one who desperate to tear people down when they have done absolutely nothing to me. You’re doing that. |
Loving the picture of you two standing around the party gossiping about people you don’t know, agreeing with each other’s mean-spirited observations, |
Sincere answer. Between 1000 and 1400 cal a day or so; the nutritionist my doctor had me see told me I have to track and make sure I don't dip below 900. When medication messes up your metabolism, your metabolic rate can go way down -- and you can eat what would be a weight-loss daily calorie budget for the average person and still gain weight. That's the thing -- how do you define "over eating"? I think people look at obese persons and picture them stuffing themselves with twinkies or something, and that simply isn't always the case. I can eat significantly less than other people who are literally on a diet, and still gain weight. The other wrinkle in this is that some medications will affect hormones in such a way that a 300lb person's brain is sending out hormone's that tell the body it is starving, which makes it virtually impossible to not overeat. People will just say "They have no discipline, they have no willpower, just don't eat the cake at the birthday party..." but current obesity science will tell you that that is almost like telling some people not to breathe. The people who don't have this problem can never understand it (or at least most never will, anyway -- some of the scientists studying obesity do). Obesity is a disease; things are happening in the body that are maladaptive. Like with an autoimmune disorder where the immune system is confused and attacking your body ... with obesity the body can get confused and think it is dangerously thin and try to handle that hormonally when it is in fact obese. It is a very hard thing, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. But people who don't understand really need to stop pushing their judgment. Well, people need to stop pushing judgment at other people in general, but that's a battle never to be won with education. Hopefully this one will be. Because stigma and judgment is awful. |