Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the reason I mentioned upper middle class is because many did use it for somewhat cosmetic reasons- going from a 12/14 to a size 4.

I have never seen more than 1 or 2 UMC 12/14s. Is this in the South?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they took the lazy way out.

Yeah, this. Like the Rosie Ruiz of weight loss.

But, I will say I’ve only seen this type of gossip towards people who claim ‘they’ve just been focusing more on what they eat’ or ‘started walking more.’ Just own it and more likely than not, people will be very supportive.

Anonymous wrote:Only gossipy comments that I have made or have heard
-Katie lost a lot of weight
-she’s tried everything for YEARS (like me). I remember. It must be glps
-that’s cool. I would do it if I could afford it or have it covered better
-makes me nervous though too. I will keep trying cutting out sugar and carbs
-her face looks too gaunt. I’m glad these friends are losing, but they should slow it down a tiny bit so their skin catches up. It’s making her look a lot older.


This is the same exact conversation every time.

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Anonymous wrote:Because they took the lazy way out.

Yeah, this. Like the Rosie Ruiz of weight loss.

But, I will say I’ve only seen this type of gossip towards people who claim ‘they’ve just been focusing more on what they eat’ or ‘started walking more.’ Just own it and more likely than not, people will be very supportive.

Anonymous wrote:Why do people do this? In my group of friends (upper middle class) there’s a few that constantly gossip or talk about those that lost weight using ozempic. It’s their favorite topic. I find it so rude. Why do you care? Especially because many of these people actually look a lot healthier and more fit now. Especially if you’re heavy, why the hate towards people who choose to lose the weight?

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It's fine if a GLP1 helped you lose weight. But it is the easy way. If it bothers you to hear that, then that's on you. We all need help sometimes, but there's also nothing wrong with admitting you needed assistance. If you're going to enjoy someone commenting on your weightloss or how thin you look, then you also need to accept that people are going to wonder how you did it. These 2 things go together. If you feel shame about how you lost the weight, then that's your issue to reconcile.

Would you ever say:
"It's fine if an antidepressant helped you feel better. But it is the easy way. If it bothers you to hear that, then that's on you."

Why is it ok to take an antidepressant to help you if your brain chemistry works differently than other people's, but not OK to take a GLP1 if your hormones work differently than other people's. Same/same in my mind.

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Anonymous wrote:And the reason I mentioned upper middle class is because many did use it for somewhat cosmetic reasons- going from a 12/14 to a size 4.

I will never be an Ozempic user, but I just want to note that such weight loss is necessary for HEALTH reasons: to avoid or improve diabetes, reduce significant cardiovascular risks, improve joint health and general quality of life.

Even though a lot of overweight and obese people might focus primarily on current appearance because future health risks aren't on their radar, the reality is that they're improving their health by losing weight. Now are these medications without risk? Of course not, they need to be closely supervised, and we're currently in giant real life experiment as to how people manage when they taper off their meds.

I don't care who gossips about who, but I just want to push back on the "cosmetic" reason you mentioned. It's so much more than that.

Anonymous wrote:Why do people do this? In my group of friends (upper middle class) there’s a few that constantly gossip or talk about those that lost weight using ozempic. It’s their favorite topic. I find it so rude. Why do you care? Especially because many of these people actually look a lot healthier and more fit now. Especially if you’re heavy, why the hate towards people who choose to lose the weight?

Anonymous wrote:It's fine if a GLP1 helped you lose weight. But it is the easy way. If it bothers you to hear that, then that's on you. We all need help sometimes, but there's also nothing wrong with admitting you needed assistance. If you're going to enjoy someone commenting on your weightloss or how thin you look, then you also need to accept that people are going to wonder how you did it. These 2 things go together. If you feel shame about how you lost the weight, then that's your issue to reconcile.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's fine if a GLP1 helped you lose weight. But it is the easy way. If it bothers you to hear that, then that's on you. We all need help sometimes, but there's also nothing wrong with admitting you needed assistance. If you're going to enjoy someone commenting on your weightloss or how thin you look, then you also need to accept that people are going to wonder how you did it. These 2 things go together. If you feel shame about how you lost the weight, then that's your issue to reconcile.

Lol, I'm on it and it doesn't "bother" me to hear that, it just sounds ridiculous.

No one would call what I've been through -- for over a year now -- on Wegovy "the easy way." The side effects can be hellish. But the long term effects of obesity are as well.

It's the easy way compared to consistent diet and exercise. Again, if you need some help... great. But the reason why people are taking these meds in the first place is because making the right dietary and exercise choices to lose weight (and keep it off) is incredibly challenging to stick with.

It's fine if a GLP1 helped you lose weight. But it is the easy way. If it bothers you to hear that, then that's on you. We all need help sometimes, but there's also nothing wrong with admitting you needed assistance. If you're going to enjoy someone commenting on your weightloss or how thin you look, then you also need to accept that people are going to wonder how you did it. These 2 things go together. If you feel shame about how you lost the weight, then that's your issue to reconcile.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's fine if a GLP1 helped you lose weight. But it is the easy way. If it bothers you to hear that, then that's on you. We all need help sometimes, but there's also nothing wrong with admitting you needed assistance. If you're going to enjoy someone commenting on your weightloss or how thin you look, then you also need to accept that people are going to wonder how you did it. These 2 things go together. If you feel shame about how you lost the weight, then that's your issue to reconcile.

Lol, I'm on it and it doesn't "bother" me to hear that, it just sounds ridiculous.

No one would call what I've been through -- for over a year now -- on Wegovy "the easy way." The side effects can be hellish. But the long term effects of obesity are as well.