If Serena Williams needed a GLP1, what hope do I have?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She’s getting paid to do this. I would not put this in your body if it wasn’t a last resort. Your body has changed and accept it with your ten pounds.

For reference, I am 5’2 and over 200lbs. I have been trying for years with diet, exercise and nutrition counseling before I recently started. I started for health reasons because I started having high blood pressure and sleep apnea. I still worry about long term effects of this but long terms effects of being morbidly obese were bad too. You don’t need it.

You were NOT morbidly obese. Why do people think someone who is normal obese is morbidly obese. There is a clinical definition of morbidly obese, and you are not it. You are Class 2 Obese with a 36.6 BMI. Class III (which is what we call people who are "morbidly obese" now is 40+. But also you should know that BMI has a lot of limitations and isn't the only thing people should be using as a "measure" of obesity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NGL- why struggle? I had gained maybe 10lbs in the past 2 years and it was driving me crazy. With RTO I just couldn’t stop eating at my desk. I weighed 132 (I’m 5’1) and easily lost 1lb a week and now weigh 115. I think tall people think 115 is underweight but I don’t look scrawny at all. I’m sure I could lose more and still look very healthy but I don’t want to. (Best friend is 5’0 and 105. She’s super healthy but no extra rolls which I still have).

I paid $350 for a 3 month supply and now it’s $200 ish a month. I save a ton on food and extra purchases of snacks. For sure at least $100. I had so much fun this summer at the beach and pools playing with my kids. I’m also rocking it at the gym now and can even run faster without excess weight.

Why struggle? because I don’t want to have to pay $100s the rest of my life. because I have the self control not to bring snacks to my desk (not actually that difficult) and to bring lunch to work. because I don’t want to be on a GLP forever. because I am pretty sure there will be long term side effects.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is there so much hate on GLP-1s? If someone wants to lose weight for vanity purposes or health purposes, why do people care? Yes, body acceptance and all that other crap…blah blah blah, but the reality is, most people want to be thin. I really don’t see the problem with her or anyone else taking these meds, regardless of their reasons (financial incentives, vanity issues, health, etc.).

Or to make money by duping pathetic middle aged women into thinking that with $500/month, they too could look like Serena Williams on a bad day.

-GLP-1 user under medical supervision due to obesity

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Anonymous wrote:You’re being ridiculous.

Tons of people maintain a normal weight.

Serena Williams is taking medication to lose weight because her husband invested in the company. She’s a paid spokesperson.

I don't know anyone who maintains a normal weight without a GLP.

I do. I rarely eat highly processed food. I’m eating takeout pizza tonight for a change but I can guarantee I’ll feel like crap later and for the next day or two. I am 50 and except for pregnancy, I have weighed with 5 pounds my entire adult life. Eat real food. It’s possible.

And you genuinely believe this is how everyone would be if they ate the same way you do? I also used to think like this - and I also eat hardly any highly processed food (and I NEVER eat takeout pizza!) and I regularly exercise and somehow, when peri hit, I started slowly gaining weight. I changed nothing but my body changed and I definitely weigh more than 5 pounds over my lowest weight. I’m not obese by any means but I can absolutely see how weight can change over time despite having great nutrition and lifestyle.

Look at how much you’re eating and how often. Most women eat multiple times per day and snack too. It’s too much and too frequently. Also, eating fat won’t make you fat. We grew up being fed (no pun intended) that line. Fat makes you feel full. Ditto for fiber.

Multiple times a day! How dare they.

Consider the primary effect of GLP1s is to scale back consumption of food, this isn’t really a come back.

So you need medication because you have no ability to control what you eat. Got it. Jesus, America is doomed.

Chill the f out. The exchange was on watching your diet v GLPs. I don’t actually think people should be taking medications for vanity weight. I also think many people just eat too much for their bodies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why is there so much hate on GLP-1s? If someone wants to lose weight for vanity purposes or health purposes, why do people care? Yes, body acceptance and all that other crap…blah blah blah, but the reality is, most people want to be thin. I really don’t see the problem with her or anyone else taking these meds, regardless of their reasons (financial incentives, vanity issues, health, etc.).

Really? And when the country is hit with a rash of health problems in 10-20 years tracing back to these drugs, will you feel the same ?

Good News! Ozempic has been on the market for diabetics for almost 10 years, so we should find out soon! But other related medication like Saxenda has been around much longer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NGL- why struggle? I had gained maybe 10lbs in the past 2 years and it was driving me crazy. With RTO I just couldn’t stop eating at my desk. I weighed 132 (I’m 5’1) and easily lost 1lb a week and now weigh 115. I think tall people think 115 is underweight but I don’t look scrawny at all. I’m sure I could lose more and still look very healthy but I don’t want to. (Best friend is 5’0 and 105. She’s super healthy but no extra rolls which I still have).

I paid $350 for a 3 month supply and now it’s $200 ish a month. I save a ton on food and extra purchases of snacks. For sure at least $100. I had so much fun this summer at the beach and pools playing with my kids. I’m also rocking it at the gym now and can even run faster without excess weight.

Why struggle? because I don’t want to have to pay $100s the rest of my life. because I have the self control not to bring snacks to my desk (not actually that difficult) and to bring lunch to work. because I don’t want to be on a GLP forever. because I am pretty sure there will be long term side effects.

Sounds like you made the decision you feel is right for you. Great! Other people are making different decisions after weighing pros and cons. Everyone has different needs and different levels of risk tolerance. Also, not everyone is a massive B like you

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why is there so much hate on GLP-1s? If someone wants to lose weight for vanity purposes or health purposes, why do people care? Yes, body acceptance and all that other crap…blah blah blah, but the reality is, most people want to be thin. I really don’t see the problem with her or anyone else taking these meds, regardless of their reasons (financial incentives, vanity issues, health, etc.).

Or to make money by duping pathetic middle aged women into thinking that with $500/month, they too could look like Serena Williams on a bad day.

-GLP-1 user under medical supervision due to obesity

+1. These are incredible drugs (and I am glad you can use them) but the misuse is bonkers. I suppose there was never really any way to prevent it though.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is there so much hate on GLP-1s? If someone wants to lose weight for vanity purposes or health purposes, why do people care? Yes, body acceptance and all that other crap…blah blah blah, but the reality is, most people want to be thin. I really don’t see the problem with her or anyone else taking these meds, regardless of their reasons (financial incentives, vanity issues, health, etc.).

Really? And when the country is hit with a rash of health problems in 10-20 years tracing back to these drugs, will you feel the same ?

Good News! Ozempic has been on the market for diabetics for almost 10 years, so we should find out soon! But other related medication like Saxenda has been around much longer.

Cool, but we’re talking about non-diabetics taking this drug.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NGL- why struggle? I had gained maybe 10lbs in the past 2 years and it was driving me crazy. With RTO I just couldn’t stop eating at my desk. I weighed 132 (I’m 5’1) and easily lost 1lb a week and now weigh 115. I think tall people think 115 is underweight but I don’t look scrawny at all. I’m sure I could lose more and still look very healthy but I don’t want to. (Best friend is 5’0 and 105. She’s super healthy but no extra rolls which I still have).

I paid $350 for a 3 month supply and now it’s $200 ish a month. I save a ton on food and extra purchases of snacks. For sure at least $100. I had so much fun this summer at the beach and pools playing with my kids. I’m also rocking it at the gym now and can even run faster without excess weight.

Why struggle? because I don’t want to have to pay $100s the rest of my life. because I have the self control not to bring snacks to my desk (not actually that difficult) and to bring lunch to work. because I don’t want to be on a GLP forever. because I am pretty sure there will be long term side effects.

Sounds like you made the decision you feel is right for you. Great! Other people are making different decisions after weighing pros and cons. Everyone has different needs and different levels of risk tolerance. Also, not everyone is a massive B like you

You sound hangry. I thought these drugs were supposed to help with that.

[Anonymous]

Aren’t these drugs for diabetics?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why is there so much hate on GLP-1s? If someone wants to lose weight for vanity purposes or health purposes, why do people care? Yes, body acceptance and all that other crap…blah blah blah, but the reality is, most people want to be thin. I really don’t see the problem with her or anyone else taking these meds, regardless of their reasons (financial incentives, vanity issues, health, etc.).

Really? And when the country is hit with a rash of health problems in 10-20 years tracing back to these drugs, will you feel the same ?

Oh man, this sounds like something anti-vaxxers say.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:She’s getting paid to do this. I would not put this in your body if it wasn’t a last resort. Your body has changed and accept it with your ten pounds.

For reference, I am 5’2 and over 200lbs. I have been trying for years with diet, exercise and nutrition counseling before I recently started. I started for health reasons because I started having high blood pressure and sleep apnea. I still worry about long term effects of this but long terms effects of being morbidly obese were bad too. You don’t need it.

You were NOT morbidly obese. Why do people think someone who is normal obese is morbidly obese. There is a clinical definition of morbidly obese, and you are not it. You are Class 2 Obese with a 36.6 BMI. Class III (which is what we call people who are "morbidly obese" now is 40+. But also you should know that BMI has a lot of limitations and isn't the only thing people should be using as a "measure" of obesity.

Um, I said over 200 lbs and didn’t put my exact starting weight. If you must know, it was 233 lbs. I didn’t think people were picking these posts apart with that much detail but go ahead and calculate that to see where it falls. My exact height is just under 5’2” so I rounded up a little on that too.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is there so much hate on GLP-1s? If someone wants to lose weight for vanity purposes or health purposes, why do people care? Yes, body acceptance and all that other crap…blah blah blah, but the reality is, most people want to be thin. I really don’t see the problem with her or anyone else taking these meds, regardless of their reasons (financial incentives, vanity issues, health, etc.).

Or to make money by duping pathetic middle aged women into thinking that with $500/month, they too could look like Serena Williams on a bad day.

-GLP-1 user under medical supervision due to obesity

+1. These are incredible drugs (and I am glad you can use them) but the misuse is bonkers. I suppose there was never really any way to prevent it though.

I still fail to see what the problem is with adults using these drugs to lose 10 pounds (if that’s what they’re aiming for). How is this different than a 25-year old deciding to get Botox? To each their own.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You’re being ridiculous.

Tons of people maintain a normal weight.

Serena Williams is taking medication to lose weight because her husband invested in the company. She’s a paid spokesperson.

I don't know anyone who maintains a normal weight without a GLP.

That’s insane. Every single adult in my family is a normal weight. About half my neighbors are too — though I have no idea if they take medication or not. Almost all my friends are a normal weight. It’s really not hard.

I’m not on a glp-1 but this is so tone deaf. I’m a “normal weight” (5’4”, 130 lbs, work out 5-6 days/week and walk 30 min/day). BUT I need to eat a very restricted diet to stay at this weight. I find it a daily challenge and would say that food brings me little pleasure because I never eat what I want.

I was thin (but always athletic) until age 40 or so, this metabolism change happened to me post having kids. It really opened my eyes to how naive I had been before that about it being “easy” to maintain my weight.

GLP makes you not want food, so it isn't a great way to help you "eat what you want". You want bulimia.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is there so much hate on GLP-1s? If someone wants to lose weight for vanity purposes or health purposes, why do people care? Yes, body acceptance and all that other crap…blah blah blah, but the reality is, most people want to be thin. I really don’t see the problem with her or anyone else taking these meds, regardless of their reasons (financial incentives, vanity issues, health, etc.).

Or to make money by duping pathetic middle aged women into thinking that with $500/month, they too could look like Serena Williams on a bad day.

-GLP-1 user under medical supervision due to obesity

+1. These are incredible drugs (and I am glad you can use them) but the misuse is bonkers. I suppose there was never really any way to prevent it though.

I still fail to see what the problem is with adults using these drugs to lose 10 pounds (if that’s what they’re aiming for). How is this different than a 25-year old deciding to get Botox? To each their own.

Both are disgusting.