Seeing everyone get skinny on meds is making me feel fat now

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Anonymous wrote:Sigh. Practically no one on weight loss meds is getting "really skinny". You're lying, or, most probably, you don't realize you've gained quite a bit!

- size XS woman who definitely doesn't feel fat around anyone.

Oh I beg to differ. - np

Facts say otherwise.

I completely understand those who are truly benefitting and getting healthier through the use of these drugs in combination with a lot of hard work. But I happen to know dozens, truly dozens, of very well-off women who take Ozempic--not Wegovy, to lose what I believe people call "vanity pounds." These are women who were average size to begin with, or maybe a tad overweight and now are sickly thin. As I said, these are well-off women whose job is to look wealthy and look as good as possible for their husbands in order to stay wealthy. Also, do none of you watch the TV, the Real Housewives, follow entertainment news? Again, dozens and dozens of women in entertainment are shedding pounds unnecessarily with Ozempic.

I’ve gained 5-10 pounds over the last few years and just placed an order. [/quote

I went from a size 2/4 to a 6 and can't stand that many of my clothes don't fit me, so yes, I am thinking of trying it out, too.

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How do you just place an order when only needing/wanting to lose 10lbs?

I too have plenty of friends who have recently gone from pudgy for the last 20 years to thin- 10-20lbs less than they always were....hard to believe it was diet and exercise

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Anonymous wrote:Sigh. Practically no one on weight loss meds is getting "really skinny". You're lying, or, most probably, you don't realize you've gained quite a bit!

- size XS woman who definitely doesn't feel fat around anyone.

Oh I beg to differ. - np

Facts say otherwise.

I completely understand those who are truly benefitting and getting healthier through the use of these drugs in combination with a lot of hard work. But I happen to know dozens, truly dozens, of very well-off women who take Ozempic--not Wegovy, to lose what I believe people call "vanity pounds." These are women who were average size to begin with, or maybe a tad overweight and now are sickly thin. As I said, these are well-off women whose job is to look wealthy and look as good as possible for their husbands in order to stay wealthy. Also, do none of you watch the TV, the Real Housewives, follow entertainment news? Again, dozens and dozens of women in entertainment are shedding pounds unnecessarily with Ozempic.

I don't have dozens and dozens of friends on reality tv or that can afford $1500/month to pay for these medicines. You are insane, "everybody" is not taking them. You sound jealous and bitter.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh gosh. I hear you. I am absolutely dreading going home for the holidays. My 3 older silbings are all on weight loss meds and are skin & bones. I was always "the fit one," but with menopause I've gotten softer over the past couple of years. I am not overweight, but definitely not what I was. One sister shared how they were all laughing about finally being smaller than me. it hurts. And I'm jealous in an unexpected way. I am not remotely eligible for those drugs, nor do I have the spare budget for them but still ... it just feels bad.

Get over yourself. You have no idea how bad it feels to be "eligible for those drugs."

So it’s okay to be jerks to others because they once up a time felt bad about themselves?

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Huh. I've always been small, am a little bigger thanks to menopause, and I just do not feel this way about any of my friends taking weight loss meds. I'm happy for them because at our age health is everything and in every case the weight loss has been a huge help wih improving their health, whether the issue was just weight or unhealthy eating or the weight was making exercise harder. I don't find their weight loss threatening.

I think one thing that helps me is that I started lifting weights seriously a couple years ago so even though I've put on a little weight I feel like I'm in great shape. I just feel good about my body and it's not related to being small but to being strong and feeling fit. So I feel a kinship with my friends taking weight loss drugs -- we are all doing extra things to improve our health and well being as we hit middle age.

The other big thing for me is that I hardly drink at all anymore -- I'll have 1-2 drinks every couple months and that's it. I quit drinking for a different health reason (chronic migraine for which alcohol is a major trigger) but it has undoubtedly helped me in other ways including with weight. It was a bummer when I had to start skipping the post-dinner beer or wine out with friends but as I got used to it I stopped caring. And now it's not a sacrifice at all.

I just think if you are taking care of your own health and body then you won't have this resentment. I think you resent your friends because you know you could be taking better care of yourself but don't want too but they are no longer validating this approach by also giving up on their health. I would look to them for inspiration instead of being competitive.

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I’m normal BMI and want to lose 15lbs. My doctor was fine to give me wegovy. I know a lot of woman that are doing this. They are all wealthy but it is absolutely not unusual

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sigh. Practically no one on weight loss meds is getting "really skinny". You're lying, or, most probably, you don't realize you've gained quite a bit!

- size XS woman who definitely doesn't feel fat around anyone.

Oh I beg to differ. - np

Facts say otherwise.

I completely understand those who are truly benefitting and getting healthier through the use of these drugs in combination with a lot of hard work. But I happen to know dozens, truly dozens, of very well-off women who take Ozempic--not Wegovy, to lose what I believe people call "vanity pounds." These are women who were average size to begin with, or maybe a tad overweight and now are sickly thin. As I said, these are well-off women whose job is to look wealthy and look as good as possible for their husbands in order to stay wealthy. Also, do none of you watch the TV, the Real Housewives, follow entertainment news? Again, dozens and dozens of women in entertainment are shedding pounds unnecessarily with Ozempic.

Complete bs. You personally know 36 or more women who are not only doing this ridiculous thing but have disclosed it to you for some reason? Come on!!!

No. 25 though. That's dozens.

Completely pathetic bald faced lie. So gross and nasty.

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Serious question for those that think people should not use the drug for a loss of 10 pounds:

Person needs to lose 100 pounds and loses 90. Do they go off the drug at that point and do the rest "the hard way"?

Both persons need to lose 10.

FTR, I am the person above, on my last 10 of 110, actually. So it is not a theoretical.

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Last 10 of 110 is very different from Only Ten. Last 10 is hard to lose whereas Only Ten can be relatively easy if you have a good working metabolism. For context, I’ve been on Tirzepatide for four months and had to eat 1300 calories a day, 100-140 g of protein, exercise daily and watch my hydration and rest and fiber. I’ve dropped 30 out of 35 lbs and am now weight training to be sure I’m in great shape. It’s been a ton of work and I will have to do this for life to stay fit (but will up my calories for maintenance) My husband stopped eating sugar and started working out and eating healthy about 3 weeks ago and lost that stubborn 10 lbs and now his clothes are loose.
First and only 10 are much easier on a metabolically healthy person versus the last term of someone who has struggled against the disease of obesity.

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Anonymous wrote:Last 10 of 110 is very different from Only Ten. Last 10 is hard to lose whereas Only Ten can be relatively easy if you have a good working metabolism. For context, I’ve been on Tirzepatide for four months and had to eat 1300 calories a day, 100-140 g of protein, exercise daily and watch my hydration and rest and fiber. I’ve dropped 30 out of 35 lbs and am now weight training to be sure I’m in great shape. It’s been a ton of work and I will have to do this for life to stay fit (but will up my calories for maintenance) My husband stopped eating sugar and started working out and eating healthy about 3 weeks ago and lost that stubborn 10 lbs and now his clothes are loose.
First and only 10 are much easier on a metabolically healthy person versus the last term of someone who has struggled against the disease of obesity.

No, it is not true that losing the first and 10 is much easier. Your husband isn’t an appropriate comparator to you.

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The issue with the loss of 10 vanity pounds by so many people is that we are going backward. We are resetting this ideal for women that is super skinny and bony again. I know there are people here who are using it to no longer be obese, and that's the right thing to do. But now that celebrities and women all around are using it to get super skinny, as I said, it's changing the ideal. We are going back to that super skinny waif as the goal for how women should look. This isn't healthy.

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Anonymous wrote:Last 10 of 110 is very different from Only Ten. Last 10 is hard to lose whereas Only Ten can be relatively easy if you have a good working metabolism. For context, I’ve been on Tirzepatide for four months and had to eat 1300 calories a day, 100-140 g of protein, exercise daily and watch my hydration and rest and fiber. I’ve dropped 30 out of 35 lbs and am now weight training to be sure I’m in great shape. It’s been a ton of work and I will have to do this for life to stay fit (but will up my calories for maintenance) My husband stopped eating sugar and started working out and eating healthy about 3 weeks ago and lost that stubborn 10 lbs and now his clothes are loose.
First and only 10 are much easier on a metabolically healthy person versus the last term of someone who has struggled against the disease of obesity.

No, it is not true that losing the first and 10 is much easier. Your husband isn’t an appropriate comparator to you.

Then it’s friends of mine who lost 19. Either way this is my lived experience . You don’t get to tell me if it’s true. The only 10 is easier to lose than the last 10’of 110!!!

[Anonymous]

Op, lift some weights. It will give you definition strength and longevity and maybe help you appreciate your natural physique. Plus too thin isn’t attractive esp as you get older.

For me, I only know one person on the wl drugs. I’m so happy for her. She has lost a ton of weight, is much healthier and happier. I know she struggled before. That being said, I can also understand this can be a trigger if you have a history of disordered eating or body insecurity. My husband recently went on a health kick and lost 20# (180 to 160)by cutting down on alohol, carbs, sugar and working out daily. He looks great, (maybe almost too thin but he’s happy with it). While I’m happy for him, I also needed to tell him to stop talking about calories, weight, dieting etc in front of me all the time. (Also this is a man who cut out junk I never eat and lost 20# in 6 weeks so every menopausal woman would like to punch him!). I recognize that being around people who are overtly dieting and talking about it triggers me—-like maybe I need to start skipping meals and counting every calorie and undereating etc like I used to. I’m a perfectly healthy weight now and have struggled to feel okay with myself and with eating like a “normal” person (which is still quite careful most of the time). But this is a “me” problem. I can ask my spouse to respect that I have issues, I’m not mad at people doing what they want for themselves.

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Anonymous wrote:Last 10 of 110 is very different from Only Ten. Last 10 is hard to lose whereas Only Ten can be relatively easy if you have a good working metabolism. For context, I’ve been on Tirzepatide for four months and had to eat 1300 calories a day, 100-140 g of protein, exercise daily and watch my hydration and rest and fiber. I’ve dropped 30 out of 35 lbs and am now weight training to be sure I’m in great shape. It’s been a ton of work and I will have to do this for life to stay fit (but will up my calories for maintenance) My husband stopped eating sugar and started working out and eating healthy about 3 weeks ago and lost that stubborn 10 lbs and now his clothes are loose.
First and only 10 are much easier on a metabolically healthy person versus the last term of someone who has struggled against the disease of obesity.

No, it is not true that losing the first and 10 is much easier. Your husband isn’t an appropriate comparator to you.

Then it’s friends of mine who lost 19. Either way this is my lived experience . You don’t get to tell me if it’s true. The only 10 is easier to lose than the last 10’of 110!!!

Look it up, it’s not true. By the way, this is a public message board, yes we can disagree.

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Anonymous wrote:Last 10 of 110 is very different from Only Ten. Last 10 is hard to lose whereas Only Ten can be relatively easy if you have a good working metabolism. For context, I’ve been on Tirzepatide for four months and had to eat 1300 calories a day, 100-140 g of protein, exercise daily and watch my hydration and rest and fiber. I’ve dropped 30 out of 35 lbs and am now weight training to be sure I’m in great shape. It’s been a ton of work and I will have to do this for life to stay fit (but will up my calories for maintenance) My husband stopped eating sugar and started working out and eating healthy about 3 weeks ago and lost that stubborn 10 lbs and now his clothes are loose.
First and only 10 are much easier on a metabolically healthy person versus the last term of someone who has struggled against the disease of obesity.

No, it is not true that losing the first and 10 is much easier. Your husband isn’t an appropriate comparator to you.

Then it’s friends of mine who lost 19. Either way this is my lived experience . You don’t get to tell me if it’s true. The only 10 is easier to lose than the last 10’of 110!!!

Lady, you just started doing this - with the help of these drugs. You sound like someone who overemphasizes your effort and minimizes other people’s efforts.