Reply to Has semaglutide contributed to unhealthy food issues for you?

Forum Index » Diet, Nutrition & Weight Loss

Reply to "Has semaglutide contributed to unhealthy food issues for you?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure what your question is.  If you are asking whether GLP-1s can cause disordered eating— I’m sure they can some percentage of people who don’t meet the dispensing criteria (BMI 27 + comorbidity or BMI 30) will almost certainly seek these meds out as an anorexia aid.  And some MDs— especially in sketchy telehealth sites where you self report weight— will prescribe them inappropriately.  Like opiates.  Like ADHD meds. And so on.

After kid 1, I used what was the Xenical to do rapid weight loss. And ended up losing my gallbladder. After kid 2, I tried extreme exercise instead and stress fractured my knee— 3x. I ended up needing surgery and was in an imobolizer for six weeks.

I then gave up on weight loss for 15 years.  This time, I pledged to lose weight responsibly. I take Zepbound. I also see a bariatric PA and a dietician monthly, get inbody scans when I see them to monitor muscle mass, eat my protein and follow a dietician approved meal plan, exercise 60 minutes a day in a  combo of strength training, Pilates, yoga and cardio—  under the supervision of a personal trainer. And, I see a therapist regularly to work on stress management and body image issues that keep popping up.  And my PA checks my exercise log and makes sure I’m keeping up with therapy at every visit.  And I do discuss these things with close friends.

Now most people don’t do all of these things. I’ve learned hard lessons about crash diets and 0 to 60 exercise and want to multi faceted treatment plan.  Some people don’t hav the resources to use a team approach, or don’t need a team approach, or are in because the want a magic fix. I do me and try not to judge when others do things differently.

So, there is certainly a way to use these meds that is both physically and psychologically healthy.  I feel great, have retained almost all my muscle mass and have a very healthy diet of Whole Foods, except for on protein shake after I work out.

These meds can also be abused. If one of my friends said they thought they had an ED— in the context of Ozempic or dieting without meds— I’d take it seriously, express concern and urge them to get treatment. You can be overweight and have a ED. And EDs are very high mortality illnesses. So, like talk of suicide, I’d take the comments seriously.  (but also realize that I can’t control the behavior of another cult, and that I not responsible for their decisions). But that’s just me.

If your question is should you drop your friend, that’s your call. I wouldn’t, but I am a quality over quantity type person with friendships. And almost all of my friends have hit rough patches, where a lot of their conversation focuses on a serious illness, trying to leave an abusive and/or addicted spouse, parenting a kid with extreme SNs, watching a parent die of Alzheimer’s, etc. I don’t drop friends for going through a hard time and needing support.  My real friends have certainly been there for me when the going gets rough. And it sounds like your friend is struggling.

And maybe there is a middle ground, like drawing boundaries and saying that you don’t want to discuss dieting while enjoying a meal.

Or maybe you’re a concern troll min which case F— off. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics