Anonymous wrote: Oh dear, I saw a woman I hadn't seen in a year last night and now I understand what you all are talking about when you say that this drug AGES people. She used to have a little fat in her face and now she looks gaunt and about 15 years older than the last time I saw her. Do people's doctors tell them when they've lost too much weight? Are they going only by BMI and not what looks healthy? Don't we all know that BMI is not a great measure of health?

This is true of any weight loss, not the drug. I am on the drug and I honestly don't care if I look a bit more gaunt, I am happy to have lost the weight. I had a lot to lose, and it was for my health, not vanity.

But I am happy that there is something you all can still feel superior about so the world can still turn. You can't judge us for being fat, so you have figured out you can judge us for looking older. I'll take it because I feel so much better and I am happy with where I am. Everyone's happy.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the talk of less enjoyment misses the fact that when you are overweight and feel like crap about yourself, you're not enjoying life either. "Ozempic personality"seems like a gross clickbait term to yet again stigmatize people around weight, as if now congrats, society won't judge you for being fat anymore, but your personality sure does suck!

I don't know why "Ozempic personality" has come in response to my mention of the Post article. Nevertheless, clearly the people who reported this effect were in indeed enjoying things enough to notice the effect. And it is very possible to be obese and still enjoy life, btw. Non-obese people can have a low opinion of themselves or poor body image, too.

Is this a (very likely) thin person lecturing fat people on how you can still be happy if you are fat? Seriously? This obsession with criticizing the drugs is really getting convoluted. Fat people have spent their lives with people judging them for being fat, they lose weight and then people don't like HOW they lost weight, and now these same people say you should have just stayed fat (and then still judge them for being fat). This is condescending and ridiculous.

For the life of me I can't understand why people care so much and spend so much energy trying to make people feel bad for a taking a drug that can vastly improve their health and has widespread support in the medical community.

Anonymous wrote:I need to lose 10lbs (probably would be considered vanity weight). What's stopping me is (1) we don't know the side effects, and (2) I haven't even tried to lose this weight with lifestyle modifications. Heck, to be honest, I'm shocked I haven't gained more over the years.

Now after reading through this thread I'm mostly just curious if I could lose the weight on my own.

Given this, I would bet you will easily be able to lose weigh ton your own with just a few dietary changes.

The women I know who need these drugs are the ones who have always struggled with their weight and despite trying or feeling like they are trying really hard just can't lose the weight or keep it off.

I need to lose 10lbs (probably would be considered vanity weight). What's stopping me is (1) we don't know the side effects, and (2) I haven't even tried to lose this weight with lifestyle modifications. Heck, to be honest, I'm shocked I haven't gained more over the years.

Now after reading through this thread I'm mostly just curious if I could lose the weight on my own.

Anonymous wrote:i started medicare this year. Have sleep apnea but HATE the cpap.

for next annual will talk to doctor about zepbound. Seems it is covered by medicare for sleep apnea if BMI is over 30. I go between 29 and 31 so easy to make BMI just to be covered.

curious of others on medicare have any experience with zepbound.

Just go online and get it. Insurance barely covers anything and it’s not that expensive anymore.

Anonymous wrote:Especially in older adults, there are some concerns regarding sarcopenia, and even dementia:

The HarvardScienceReview.org is a random blog that has nothing to do with Harvard. The site says it covers “analytics and athletic performance.” A random opinion on that blog is not reliable evidence.