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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are these threads in "diet and exercise" when they have nothing to do with either? Move it to health, or maybe beauty. 
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Were you born stupid or just dropped on your head as a baby or something?[/quote]

Maybe you should exercise for weight loss, since you clearly have a lot of pent up anger?
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That isn’t anger, toots. That’s putting someone in their place. Big difference. [/quote]

Oh sweetheart, the drugs may help you get the weight off, but at some point you're going to have to address the underlying issues that caused you to get obese in the first place. Those aren't going to go away just because you lost some lbs with drugs.

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Not very pleasant, but true.[/quote]

? The underlying issue for most obese people is insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. The Ozempic does address the underlying issues. That’s why they work so well. [/quote]

It's more complicated that IR and metabolics.  I'm taking semaglutide and my mental difference is boggling - I'm assuming because I'm finally reacting to insulin as a normal person does.  But once I stop, if I don't relearn some behaviors, I won't keep the weight off.  Food is so complicated.  The pp might be coarse and making comments out of hatred rather than from a helpful place, but they're not totally wrong.  I need to figure out why my brain wants the warm hug from a bag of potato chips and address it, or I'll need to stay on semaglutide forever.[/quote]

Right, you’re supposed to stay on it forever. It only treats the underlying issues while you’re taking it. This is not shocking or scandalous. I plan to be on it for life. [/quote]

Hmm, that's interesting.  I look at medication as a way to overcome an illness, not as a way to live with an illness.  Maybe I need to rethink that, as I know there are some meds people take forever to exist.  But never have any docs said to me "you'll do this for life", and I never assumed I would.  Are other doctors prescribing this as a lifetime treatment?  [/quote]

It is a lifetime treatment for weight control (or at least long term—there’s some question as to once you’re on it long enough—like 3-5 years—your body will adjust to the new lower weight and not fight to return to its highest weight. This seems optimistic to me but I guess it’s possible). In trials most participants regained most of the lost weight quickly after being switched to the placebo. Your doctors are not being honest with you if they’ve told you you can come off it as soon as you reach your goal weight. [/quote]

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