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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm jealous. I just wanna lose 10-15 pounds. 
It must be more widely distributed than I realize. [/quote]

You are  definitely not going to get a Rx for it with 10-15lbs to lose.

So many obese people are on it. Not so many slightly chubby people. [/quote]

Not true at all. I have several friends on it to lose their baby weight. There are lots of telehealth doctors who will write the scripts for anyone who wants to pay OOP for the meds.

I am on Mounjaro because I am obese and have type II diabetes. My doctor fought with my insurance to get it covered. I kept it secret for a while before disclosing it to my close girlfriends and was floored with 2 of them told me they were on meds, too. They are both skinny with only ~20 lbs of baby weight or covid weight gain to lose. Both pay out of pocket each month.  [/quote]

I am the poster who said it's cheating.  People who want these medicines to lose weight and for no other reason are cheating by using it.  If you have diabetes then OK, but just as a form to lose weight (like most celebrities who have lost unhealthy amounts recently), are cheating.  [/quote]

You repeating that won't make it any more true. They are aids just like weights when you're lifting weights or a bike when you want to bike for exercise. You are oddly obsessed with this concept that people who are trying to get healthy are cheating. Are you on the spectrum? [/quote]

So are you saying that ppl without underlying medical conditions taking these drugs to lose 5-10 lbs to be as skinny as some celebrities are “trying to get healthy”?[/quote]

1) that's not what you said. You said that anyone who isn't taking it strictly for diabetes is cheating. Even the FDA is telling you that you're an idiot.

2) I couldn't care less who takes it. If they can afford it and they can find it I couldn't care less. It's not my body so I don't concern myself with what they do.

3) The fact that people with virtually endless resources couldn't lose weight before these drugs should be all you need to know about how effective and necessary they are. [/quote]

So if your kids wanted the drugs, you’re ok with ensuring they can get it?[/quote]

This is not some kind of illicit street drug FFS. [/quote]

If ppl are able to get their hands on it through black markets, without a prescription, or a fraudulent one, or one obtained through fraud (eg lying about their conditions), then it’s a “street” drug. Don’t be naive. [/quote]

So then a 100 other drugs with legitimate uses are street drugs? What do you propose? We not use them?[/quote]

NP— wegovy is the drug approved for weight loss. It is approved fr BMI 30 or BMI 27, plus a comorbid conditions.  People may lie or doctor shop to get a prescription outside these guidelines.  But that’s on the prescribing doctor. When used according to the FDA approval guideline, 15 pounds of baby weight people do not get prescriptions.  People who buy black market versions risk their health, just like people who buy opiates online.

I am the drugs target audience.  I have tried again and again to lose weight for a decade. I drop 15 pounds and gain back 20. Genetics and antidepressants are not my friends in this battle. And I was at BMI 45+.   This drug is a game changer. It enables me to stay at 1200 calories, with a very nutrient dense, high protein diet. I started in April and have lost 25 pounds on medication plus diet, averaging 2 pounds a week. I see a PA who is certified in bariatrics, log food and work with a dietician. And now that I have lost enough weight to improve my mobility.  I have started working on strength training with a personal trainer and am slowing adding cardiovascular.  For the first time, I can see myself getting out of the obese range— although it will take another 10-12 months. I get my medication from my pharmacy and my insurance pays for it for obesity (not diabetes).

So you got me— I’m cheating.  I’m using the first tool I’ve found to make a 100 pound weight loss possible for — in a safe, sustainable manner.  And yes, I may need to stay on a lower dose forever to maintain my weight  but, that’s better than an early death to heart, attack, stroke or diabetes. And, my quality of life is much higher.

And, I think you’re full of sh*t. Because when I was morbidly obese and stuck in a gain-loss cycle, people like you also sneered at me, said things like insurance shouldn’t cover my heart attack because it was a result of poor lifestyle choices, assumed I was lazy and slovenly, said I was hard to look at and snarked behind my back. I now have a tool that is enabling me to slowly achieve a healthy weight, make dietary changes, lose enough weight to make exercise realistic. My heart rate, BP, cholesterol and A1c are lower.  How is that bad?  And how is making use of an approved medication to help me get there cheating?  I’m not looking for a moral victory. I’m looking for improved health.

So, I really can’t win with you, can I?  I’m fat, lazy and don’t care about my health. Or, I’m a cheater. [/quote]

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