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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not just eat less and exercise more? It's free and easy to do.[/quote]

LOL it does not work.

I am 4'10" eating less does not move the needle.

I have been to my primary, gyn, endocrinologist and they all said same thing GLP[/quote]

Here's the thing.. will you be on the GLP for life? If not you will just gain it all back when your appetite returns. If you are not capable of eating less to lose weight you will not be capable of eating less to keep the weight off.

Now I am not at all against GLP1s I think they are amazing and I felt great on it, but the reality is, it is nearly impossible to keep the weight off when you go off. Yes, there are some who do, but they are the exception, not the norm and are probably the ones who could have lost the weight without medication. [/quote]

What do you see as the problem with people being on this medication for life? Both of my parents have taken blood pressure medication and statins since their 40s and and are now close to 80. Is that problematic. to you too? Or is it only that you don't think weight loss is as worthy of a medical issue? [/quote]

I have no issue with people being on the medication for life. But anyone going on the medication should ask themselves if THEY are realistically wiling to be on it for life even if that means paying out of pocket at the rate of $300/month.

I don't think most people go into it thinking of this. [b]I think many want to believe that losing the weight is the hard part[/b] and once they get to their goal weight they will be able to maintain it without the medication and this is simply not true and backed by science. [/quote]

Here is the strange thing: being on the meds losing weight is no longer "the hard part", which is why it's so freeing and feels like a miracle: losing weight is just what is happening to you as you eat well and exercise and live your life. I only think about the shot and weight loss once a week for 1 minute, that's it.

And it contrasts with the before with no meds: doing it the hard way for years/decades with diet and exercise and constant thinking and deprivation and hunger and NOT seeing weight loss or just 1lb gained, lost, gained and the frustration of it all.

And I'd say people (based on the support groups I am in, and for people who do not have bad side effects obviously...personally have none) are generally very aware they'd regain without the support of the medication. Generic meds are also much cheaper online bringing cost down to under $100/mo especially for maintenance. It is a very small price to pay for better health, looks AND the mental freedom of not constantly obsessing about food and weight loss.[/quote]

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