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Think of it this way- in your entire life how many weight loss medication trends have you seen? A lot, right? And they all start off seeming effective because if you actually have weight to lose and try (at all), those pounds will start to budge. 
However, how many of those medications are still working, or even available? Most aren’t. The side effects and the long term use issues became clear and people no longer take them. 
The folks INJECTING themselves with a drug to lose 20lbs are ridiculous. Just another stop on a long standing tradition of hating our bodies, being vain and not caring about side effects or damage.

I get it if a morbidly obese person needs supplemental help to even begin exercising. But I don’t think that’s what this is about. 
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You clearly have no clue what you’re talking about. [/quote]

You must be very young or have a bad memory if you don’t know what PP is talking about.[/quote]

Agree, there are a ton of weight loss medications that are no longer on the market or not popular  - remember Fen-phen? The Phentermine is still around but the first fen is long gone. Alli/orlistat was super popular for a while but the side effects included leaking bowel movements, so that's out. There was one called Belviq that my doctor recommended a few years ago, but by the time she put in the prior authorization, it was withdrawn from the market.

That said, PP, there have been NUMEROUS studies stating that exercise alone won't help obese people lose weight. There are hormonal and metabolic issues at play, it's not as easy as "go exercise for 30 minutes a day". Just because you got lucky with a body that responds to exercise doesn't mean everyone did.[/quote]

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