Do you tell people you are on a GLP-1?

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Anonymous wrote:That’s the only context in which I would share, to help someone asking me for tips. But it has not come up in that way since only always-thin people have commented and asked. So no, I just lie and say it’s exercise and different food habits (I have lost very slowly and do exercise a lot).

My SIL took over the conversation at a family dinner recently bragging about how she's lost over 50lbs working with a personal trainer. At the end of the evening, after impressing and amazing everyone with all of this, she says to me "I'm also on the GSPs like you are." I said "Do you mean a GLP-1"? She said "Yes." She was (and still is) quite obese, so working with the personal trainer involved being able to walk to the end of the block and back. She still does not use the upstairs in her house because she can't use the stairs. In other words, don't picture her in a gym doing squats and lifting weights.

Yes, being able to walk to the end of the block was good progress for her. But FFS. The trainer probably had 2% at most to do with her weight loss. I'm not against GLP-1 weight loss, I've lost over 70lbs on Wegovy. But let's stop the lying. I'm not interested in discussing my weight with people, but I'm going to set boundaries like an adult rather than "just lie" as you put it.

You sound awful, PP. At least your SIL is trying to lose weight, but it sounds like you're not trying at all to lose your a-holery.

Yeah, sure, let’s all be liars.

Yet your sil did not lie and you wrote a whole essay about how terrible she is. She should have lied. Some people are not to be trusted with personal info.

I agree. The SIL is so obese that she struggles to walk down the block and go upstairs so she clearly needs the medication and admits it. So she's not even in the category of the "worst" users (those who lie and those who only need to lose vanity pounds) yet she is harshly judged. It reinforces that you will still be judged even if you 'just admit it" or whatever.

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Anonymous wrote:That’s the only context in which I would share, to help someone asking me for tips. But it has not come up in that way since only always-thin people have commented and asked. So no, I just lie and say it’s exercise and different food habits (I have lost very slowly and do exercise a lot).

My SIL took over the conversation at a family dinner recently bragging about how she's lost over 50lbs working with a personal trainer. At the end of the evening, after impressing and amazing everyone with all of this, she says to me "I'm also on the GSPs like you are." I said "Do you mean a GLP-1"? She said "Yes." She was (and still is) quite obese, so working with the personal trainer involved being able to walk to the end of the block and back. She still does not use the upstairs in her house because she can't use the stairs. In other words, don't picture her in a gym doing squats and lifting weights.

Yes, being able to walk to the end of the block was good progress for her. But FFS. The trainer probably had 2% at most to do with her weight loss. I'm not against GLP-1 weight loss, I've lost over 70lbs on Wegovy. But let's stop the lying. I'm not interested in discussing my weight with people, but I'm going to set boundaries like an adult rather than "just lie" as you put it.

You sound awful, PP. At least your SIL is trying to lose weight, but it sounds like you're not trying at all to lose your a-holery.

Yeah, sure, let’s all be liars.

Yet your sil did not lie and you wrote a whole essay about how terrible she is. She should have lied. Some people are not to be trusted with personal info.

She did lie. She told everyone at the table that she had lost all of the weight by working out with her personal trainer. She only told me about the medication because she knows I'm on a GLP1. She also told the trainer she can't afford to pay her full rate, and got big discount, even though she's got over $2M. So she's not a stranger to lies. But that's a separate thing.

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Anonymous wrote:That’s the only context in which I would share, to help someone asking me for tips. But it has not come up in that way since only always-thin people have commented and asked. So no, I just lie and say it’s exercise and different food habits (I have lost very slowly and do exercise a lot).

My SIL took over the conversation at a family dinner recently bragging about how she's lost over 50lbs working with a personal trainer. At the end of the evening, after impressing and amazing everyone with all of this, she says to me "I'm also on the GSPs like you are." I said "Do you mean a GLP-1"? She said "Yes." She was (and still is) quite obese, so working with the personal trainer involved being able to walk to the end of the block and back. She still does not use the upstairs in her house because she can't use the stairs. In other words, don't picture her in a gym doing squats and lifting weights.

Yes, being able to walk to the end of the block was good progress for her. But FFS. The trainer probably had 2% at most to do with her weight loss. I'm not against GLP-1 weight loss, I've lost over 70lbs on Wegovy. But let's stop the lying. I'm not interested in discussing my weight with people, but I'm going to set boundaries like an adult rather than "just lie" as you put it.

You sound awful, PP. At least your SIL is trying to lose weight, but it sounds like you're not trying at all to lose your a-holery.

Yeah, sure, let’s all be liars.

Yet your sil did not lie and you wrote a whole essay about how terrible she is. She should have lied. Some people are not to be trusted with personal info.

She did lie. She told everyone at the table that she had lost all of the weight by working out with her personal trainer. She only told me about the medication because she knows I'm on a GLP1. She also told the trainer she can't afford to pay her full rate, and got big discount, even though she's got over $2M. So she's not a stranger to lies. But that's a separate thing.

Ah, so you're jealous of her money.

[Anonymous]

Nope, haven't told a soul, lost 35 pounds and am still on a maintenance dose. Started a new job when I was most of the way through my weight loss journey, so my colleagues only know me as thin, works out a lot, and eats healthy

[Anonymous]

Did not tell anyone and I’m not sure anyone even noticed the weight loss. I was overweight but not obese, lost 30 pounds over 6 months and am now on a maintenance dosage.

I agree with PP that it sucks to hear someone say they just cleaned up their diet/are working out more without mention of medication because there were years where I obsessed about calories in/out and could not move the scale more than 5 pounds. I truly thought there was something wrong with me. My bloodwork showed that I was pre-diabetic and my internist suggested a GLP-1 so I gave it a try. That was the missing piece for me. So, if someone who is actively trying to lose weight asks me how I did it, I’ll be honest. Not trying to gate keep, but not advertising either.

[Anonymous]

I’ve lost 55 lbs on Zepbound and it’s very noticeable. My close friends and family, even extended family, all know. I’m an open person and don’t mind talking about it. Some are curious and have asked what it’s like, how it’s helped changed my eating and any side effects. I’ve completely changed my way of life with eating and exercise.

The people at work and acquaintances don’t but these are people I wouldn’t share any medication or personal info with. Our interactions are simple. Some have said “you look great!” I respond “thanks!” Some have asked if I was trying anything and I’ve said I’ve been eating healthy and exercising for the past year. We are not close and they are random coworkers.

[Anonymous]

I'm down 40lbs and up until this week nobody has mentioned my weight loss. Twice now, I've had friends say I look great. One of them I just thank you to, because I don't know her that well, but the other is a good friend who knows I'm on a GLP-1 and just said that while she's obviously known and seen that I'm losing weight, today was the first time she realized just how much it was.

[Anonymous]

I don't talk about my weight loss and if someone is rude enough to ask me point blank, I lie.

[Anonymous]

Would you ask someone about their mental health meds? How about their autoimmune meds? Acne meds?

[Anonymous]

I gave up alcohol and eating big at night. That taking glp-1 helps me do that is none of their business.
I also have cancer and don’t tell ppl that either.
Ppl should be very careful assuming they know what’s going on in others lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I neither "tell people" nor hide it. I don't generally discuss what medications I'm on, whether it's my atorvastatin or my Wegovy or my antidepressant.

When I've been asked a very pointed question about how I "did it," which fortunately has only happened a few times (I think three times? In over two years?) I've told them "I'm on weight loss medication." One person (who has always displayed poor social skills) continued to hound me about it with follow up questions and so I just said "I don't feel comfortable discussing my weight" and changed the subject and they finally dropped it.

It's very rude to ask someone about their weight. Unfortunately some people still do it. I have zero concern about the "stigma" you mention, but like I said above, I'm not interested in discussing it.

This. I have lost almost 40lbs since November. I haven't discussed the how with anyone except a few very close friends who are also on a GLP1 (sharing stories) or a good friend who was thinking about doing it and I shared my experience. Thankfully, no one else has asked about the how. But like people asking if twins run in my family (I have twins) I always said "the miracle of drugs!" (they were a result of infertility treatment.) I can't imagine people don't know/suspect how I did it given I have been heavy for 30y. A few people have said something along the lines of "you look good!" and I just say thanks and keep it moving.

[Anonymous]

I've been on it since October and I've lost 12 lbs. I definitely had/ have "less to lose" as I need to lose another 5 or so (I'm also very short). I've stayed on the Zepbound 2.5 dose. I've lost incredibly slowly and I've also been getting up in the pitch black to go to the gym several mornings a week. My husband knows and that's it. I've had a family member ask (along the lines of: "I hope you're not on a GLP-1...") and my hair dresser asked directly. My hair dressed asks about my weight every single time I see her and I've been going for five years. She asked if I was on a GLP-1 long before I was on a GLP-1 and before I lost any weight. I was always relatively thin until I had kids and put on about 15-20 lbs I couldnt seem to shake and I notice that since I put that weight on (and held onto it for 5 years), people LOVE to talk about my weight. Always asking if I've lost weight, commenting on my body, etc., even when I wasn't losing any weight. It's like they thought it would make me happy by asking if I had lost weight, even when I hadn't. Or they remembered me as much heavier? I dont know. But I don't want to feed into it. So now when people ask if I've lost weight, I just tell people I've been exercising more and eating less and it has taken me several months. And as I said, two people have pushed further to ask directly about GLP-1s.

[Anonymous]

I've been on a GLP-1 since July and have lost 40lbs. Literally nobody has asked me if I'm on a GLP-1. Two people have told me I look great, and that's it. I must just know more polite people than the rest of you.

[Anonymous]

I actually wonder why everyone isn’t on it. It’s just a miracle drug. So I think very positively about people on it. My dad’s type 2 diabetes was so bad that he had to use insulin (despite being normal weight, eating healthy). Since using it his A1C is better than ever and his blood pressure is incredible too. Actually all his stats are better. He’s lost 10lbs which puts him at the middle of his normal range.

[Anonymous]

You don’t have to tell people cause everyone already knows. At this particular moment in history if someone loses weight quickly and keeps it off it’s like 99% chance it was a glp1.