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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My sister is on it. She is very wealthy, so the monthly OOP is nbd.

She still doesn't eat healthy food and doesn't work out. She eats absolute processed crap, just much less of it and she has lost ~ 50lbs, which is great for her confidence. But I think she'll just be skinny-fat now. I don't know how great that is for overall health?[/quote]

Of course being skinny-fat is better for your health than being obese. Better for joints, heart, avoiding diabetes, and so on. [/quote]

No, fit fat is better than skinny fat[/quote]

+1, I would much rather be a size 10 but strong and healthy and able to go hiking or biking without instant fatigue, than be a size 2 and look better in a bikini but have no muscle mass or endurance.

I don't care if other people take Ozempic-- it's their body, do what they want. But for me the answer is always more about exercise than eating less. Eating healthier, yes, but exercise trumps dieting to me because the health benefits are broader than just losing weight.

Also I find the more active I am, the healthier I eat.[/quote]

You can do both - eat less and exercise. I've lost 35 lbs on Ozempic and am now a size 8 and actually much more active without carrying the extra weight. I wasn't losing weight with just exercise and was also struggling with joint pain which was one of the main reasons I turned to Ozempic. The joint pain is gone and I have increased the speed and length of my runs.[/quote]

Exactly. Most people, especially those who are very overweight, aren't going to lose weight by focusing on exercise. Diet is more important. The beauty of weight loss medications for overweight and obese people is that once the weight starts to come off, many of the barriers that keep them from being active - low energy, joint and other pain, embarrassment, etc. fall away. Realistically speaking, few people can tolerate constant hunger, restricted diet, and physical pain for long stretches, which is why losing weight is so difficult. If the medications ease hunger, quiet food noise, and produce results, it becomes easier to make better food choices and to move more.[/quote]

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