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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The amount of people who are normal weight but simply can’t grapple and have such a problem with those of us taking these drugs is astounding. [/quote]

I don't have a problem with people taking the drugs who need them.

I am concerned with the idea that we should encourage people to eat whatever and however much they want (because there is "no evidence" that telling them to eat healthy and exercise does any good).  Then, when they eat their way to obesity, "don't worry, there's a drug for that."  [/quote]

You really think there’s a moral hazard of people becoming obese because they think they will be able to lose the weight? Really? [/quote]

Absolutely.[/quote]

Then why don’t people in this thread who think it’s so easy to just use discipline and personal responsibility to lose weight become obese and lose it? After all, Ozempic only works by making you less interested in food, but since you can easily do that with your willpower, what’s stopping you from spending a year obese?[/quote]

Being obese is unhealthy and many are not willing to take that risk. Drew Manning believes that discipline and personal responsibility does lead to weight loss. To prove it he gained over 60 pounds on purpose and then lost all with diet and exercise. To show it works he did it TWICE.

I have a normal BMI and I've never been obese, but I did gain 15 pounds during covid. I had to make a change in my attitude and eating. Once I did the weight came off.  [/quote]

So he didn’t do it for fun/moral hazard reasons. He did it to prove a point. And to my mind what he proved relates to why Ozempic works: his brain chemistry is already wired for him to be able to eat what he should eat for optimal health. That’s why it was so easy. I’ve never heard of his guy but I bet as he lost the weight he had a bunch of videos talking about how much better he felt when he stopped overeating and overriding his internal hunger cues? [/quote]

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