Anonymous wrote:Why it is okay for people who are clinically obese to take semaglutides and continue taking them even when they have reached their goal weight (or more!), but it's not okay for someone who is only slightly overweight? Like the OP, I have struggled to lose 10-15 lbs for years. My BMI is 26.1, and I am on an 80MG statin. Some of my friends who are on semaglutides have BMIs around 20 now. But somehow it's okay for them to continue taking them, but I can't--even with my high cholesterol. Should I gain weight so I can take them?

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Anonymous wrote:I want to lose 10-15. Have been trying for years and can't do it. Can't resist sweets and binging. I just want to take the weight off quickly and stop the food noise. Can anyone share their experience with taking medication for weight loss when you don't have that much to lose? I'm currently 5'7 145 lbs. How would I even get medication? Online and fudge numbers?

Dear lord start working out and stop overeating. People
Like you give us a BAD name!!! I had to go on it bc my A1C was prediabetic and I was in obese range!! I only had to lose 30 lbs but my doctor ok’d it bc of obese BMI and the high A1C. I lost the 30 lbs and am at my best weight! I am tapering off the meds after 5 months. I work out like a beast and eat very healthy st a calorie deficit. You can do this without the medication!
Sounds like you are flabby and. Red to tone; your BMI is fine. Please stop the delegitimization of this lifesaving medication!!!

Okay…but you couldn’t do it without the prescription so why are you shaming the OP? Why didn’t YOU just workout harder and eat healthier do you could lose the 30 pounds? Or is it just okay for you but not others?

It’s not shaming. I have serious insulin resistance and spike in glucose levels so it was this or another medication!! I was working out for months before starting and eating a very radically restricted diet. The tirzepatide steadies your blood glucose so you don’t get spikes. My BMI was in the obese range and my A1C was pre diabetic and cholesterol high. I met all the criteria for the medication!!! OP does NOT. Plus this medication stopped me from becoming diabetic, a win win. You’re the one shaming. 30 lbs is no joke and obese BMI to healthy BMI is a big deal.

Not op but many women like me are short and 20 extra lbs means getting close to obese. So why wait until you are actually obese? I don’t get the gatekeeping at a specific bmi when peri weight gain on top of overweight likely means obese down the line.

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Anonymous wrote:Be-Lite in Fairfax is my go to when I need to lose a few. Not cheap, but the meds are appetite and craving suppressants. I hate feeling like I’m starving and miserable. I can lose 10 pounds in a month, which is all I need from time to time. Better than buying a new wardrobe.

Also, could you please tell me, when you're given meds, what are your height/weight stats? Thanks!

Anonymous wrote:Why it is okay for people who are clinically obese to take semaglutides and continue taking them even when they have reached their goal weight (or more!), but it's not okay for someone who is only slightly overweight? Like the OP, I have struggled to lose 10-15 lbs for years. My BMI is 26.1, and I am on an 80MG statin. Some of my friends who are on semaglutides have BMIs around 20 now. But somehow it's okay for them to continue taking them, but I can't--even with my high cholesterol. Should I gain weight so I can take them?

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Anonymous wrote:I want to lose 10-15. Have been trying for years and can't do it. Can't resist sweets and binging. I just want to take the weight off quickly and stop the food noise. Can anyone share their experience with taking medication for weight loss when you don't have that much to lose? I'm currently 5'7 145 lbs. How would I even get medication? Online and fudge numbers?

Dear lord start working out and stop overeating. People
Like you give us a BAD name!!! I had to go on it bc my A1C was prediabetic and I was in obese range!! I only had to lose 30 lbs but my doctor ok’d it bc of obese BMI and the high A1C. I lost the 30 lbs and am at my best weight! I am tapering off the meds after 5 months. I work out like a beast and eat very healthy st a calorie deficit. You can do this without the medication!
Sounds like you are flabby and. Red to tone; your BMI is fine. Please stop the delegitimization of this lifesaving medication!!!

Okay…but you couldn’t do it without the prescription so why are you shaming the OP? Why didn’t YOU just workout harder and eat healthier do you could lose the 30 pounds? Or is it just okay for you but not others?

It’s not shaming. I have serious insulin resistance and spike in glucose levels so it was this or another medication!! I was working out for months before starting and eating a very radically restricted diet. The tirzepatide steadies your blood glucose so you don’t get spikes. My BMI was in the obese range and my A1C was pre diabetic and cholesterol high. I met all the criteria for the medication!!! OP does NOT. Plus this medication stopped me from becoming diabetic, a win win. You’re the one shaming. 30 lbs is no joke and obese BMI to healthy BMI is a big deal.

Not op but many women like me are short and 20 extra lbs means getting close to obese. So why wait until you are actually obese? I don’t get the gatekeeping at a specific bmi when peri weight gain on top of overweight likely means obese down the line.

It is an anti-obesity medication. I don't get how you don't understand that.

And it can be used off-label for weight loss in non-obese individuals

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Anonymous wrote:I want to lose 10-15. Have been trying for years and can't do it. Can't resist sweets and binging. I just want to take the weight off quickly and stop the food noise. Can anyone share their experience with taking medication for weight loss when you don't have that much to lose? I'm currently 5'7 145 lbs. How would I even get medication? Online and fudge numbers?

Dear lord start working out and stop overeating. People
Like you give us a BAD name!!! I had to go on it bc my A1C was prediabetic and I was in obese range!! I only had to lose 30 lbs but my doctor ok’d it bc of obese BMI and the high A1C. I lost the 30 lbs and am at my best weight! I am tapering off the meds after 5 months. I work out like a beast and eat very healthy st a calorie deficit. You can do this without the medication!
Sounds like you are flabby and. Red to tone; your BMI is fine. Please stop the delegitimization of this lifesaving medication!!!

Okay…but you couldn’t do it without the prescription so why are you shaming the OP? Why didn’t YOU just workout harder and eat healthier do you could lose the 30 pounds? Or is it just okay for you but not others?

Because that PP is following the FDA approved indication. Are you genuinely having trouble understanding the difference?

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Anonymous wrote:I want to lose 10-15. Have been trying for years and can't do it. Can't resist sweets and binging. I just want to take the weight off quickly and stop the food noise. Can anyone share their experience with taking medication for weight loss when you don't have that much to lose? I'm currently 5'7 145 lbs. How would I even get medication? Online and fudge numbers?

Dear lord start working out and stop overeating. People
Like you give us a BAD name!!! I had to go on it bc my A1C was prediabetic and I was in obese range!! I only had to lose 30 lbs but my doctor ok’d it bc of obese BMI and the high A1C. I lost the 30 lbs and am at my best weight! I am tapering off the meds after 5 months. I work out like a beast and eat very healthy st a calorie deficit. You can do this without the medication!
Sounds like you are flabby and. Red to tone; your BMI is fine. Please stop the delegitimization of this lifesaving medication!!!

Okay…but you couldn’t do it without the prescription so why are you shaming the OP? Why didn’t YOU just workout harder and eat healthier do you could lose the 30 pounds? Or is it just okay for you but not others?

It’s not shaming. I have serious insulin resistance and spike in glucose levels so it was this or another medication!! I was working out for months before starting and eating a very radically restricted diet. The tirzepatide steadies your blood glucose so you don’t get spikes. My BMI was in the obese range and my A1C was pre diabetic and cholesterol high. I met all the criteria for the medication!!! OP does NOT. Plus this medication stopped me from becoming diabetic, a win win. You’re the one shaming. 30 lbs is no joke and obese BMI to healthy BMI is a big deal.

Not op but many women like me are short and 20 extra lbs means getting close to obese. So why wait until you are actually obese? I don’t get the gatekeeping at a specific bmi when peri weight gain on top of overweight likely means obese down the line.

It is an anti-obesity medication. I don't get how you don't understand that.

And it can be used off-label for weight loss in non-obese individuals

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Anonymous wrote:I want to lose 10-15. Have been trying for years and can't do it. Can't resist sweets and binging. I just want to take the weight off quickly and stop the food noise. Can anyone share their experience with taking medication for weight loss when you don't have that much to lose? I'm currently 5'7 145 lbs. How would I even get medication? Online and fudge numbers?

Dear lord start working out and stop overeating. People
Like you give us a BAD name!!! I had to go on it bc my A1C was prediabetic and I was in obese range!! I only had to lose 30 lbs but my doctor ok’d it bc of obese BMI and the high A1C. I lost the 30 lbs and am at my best weight! I am tapering off the meds after 5 months. I work out like a beast and eat very healthy st a calorie deficit. You can do this without the medication!
Sounds like you are flabby and. Red to tone; your BMI is fine. Please stop the delegitimization of this lifesaving medication!!!

Okay…but you couldn’t do it without the prescription so why are you shaming the OP? Why didn’t YOU just workout harder and eat healthier do you could lose the 30 pounds? Or is it just okay for you but not others?

It’s not shaming. I have serious insulin resistance and spike in glucose levels so it was this or another medication!! I was working out for months before starting and eating a very radically restricted diet. The tirzepatide steadies your blood glucose so you don’t get spikes. My BMI was in the obese range and my A1C was pre diabetic and cholesterol high. I met all the criteria for the medication!!! OP does NOT. Plus this medication stopped me from becoming diabetic, a win win. You’re the one shaming. 30 lbs is no joke and obese BMI to healthy BMI is a big deal.

Not op but many women like me are short and 20 extra lbs means getting close to obese. So why wait until you are actually obese? I don’t get the gatekeeping at a specific bmi when peri weight gain on top of overweight likely means obese down the line.

It is an anti-obesity medication. I don't get how you don't understand that.

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Anonymous wrote:I want to lose 10-15. Have been trying for years and can't do it. Can't resist sweets and binging. I just want to take the weight off quickly and stop the food noise. Can anyone share their experience with taking medication for weight loss when you don't have that much to lose? I'm currently 5'7 145 lbs. How would I even get medication? Online and fudge numbers?

Dear lord start working out and stop overeating. People
Like you give us a BAD name!!! I had to go on it bc my A1C was prediabetic and I was in obese range!! I only had to lose 30 lbs but my doctor ok’d it bc of obese BMI and the high A1C. I lost the 30 lbs and am at my best weight! I am tapering off the meds after 5 months. I work out like a beast and eat very healthy st a calorie deficit. You can do this without the medication!
Sounds like you are flabby and. Red to tone; your BMI is fine. Please stop the delegitimization of this lifesaving medication!!!

Okay…but you couldn’t do it without the prescription so why are you shaming the OP? Why didn’t YOU just workout harder and eat healthier do you could lose the 30 pounds? Or is it just okay for you but not others?

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Anonymous wrote:I want to lose 10-15. Have been trying for years and can't do it. Can't resist sweets and binging. I just want to take the weight off quickly and stop the food noise. Can anyone share their experience with taking medication for weight loss when you don't have that much to lose? I'm currently 5'7 145 lbs. How would I even get medication? Online and fudge numbers?

Dear lord start working out and stop overeating. People
Like you give us a BAD name!!! I had to go on it bc my A1C was prediabetic and I was in obese range!! I only had to lose 30 lbs but my doctor ok’d it bc of obese BMI and the high A1C. I lost the 30 lbs and am at my best weight! I am tapering off the meds after 5 months. I work out like a beast and eat very healthy st a calorie deficit. You can do this without the medication!
Sounds like you are flabby and. Red to tone; your BMI is fine. Please stop the delegitimization of this lifesaving medication!!!

Okay…but you couldn’t do it without the prescription so why are you shaming the OP? Why didn’t YOU just workout harder and eat healthier do you could lose the 30 pounds? Or is it just okay for you but not others?

It’s not shaming. I have serious insulin resistance and spike in glucose levels so it was this or another medication!! I was working out for months before starting and eating a very radically restricted diet. The tirzepatide steadies your blood glucose so you don’t get spikes. My BMI was in the obese range and my A1C was pre diabetic and cholesterol high. I met all the criteria for the medication!!! OP does NOT. Plus this medication stopped me from becoming diabetic, a win win. You’re the one shaming. 30 lbs is no joke and obese BMI to healthy BMI is a big deal.

Not op but many women like me are short and 20 extra lbs means getting close to obese. So why wait until you are actually obese? I don’t get the gatekeeping at a specific bmi when peri weight gain on top of overweight likely means obese down the line.

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Anonymous wrote:Did you always have food noise? Can you get back to what your thoughts were in general before food noise?

Pretty much, always. But it's worse right now and I can't seem to break the cycle. I binge a lot. I have been trying to lose weight for about five years. Prior to that, I was high 120s/low 130s which is where I looks and feel the best. I cannot stand myself. I feel like a quick fix through meds is what I need, and once I am at my goal weight, I think I'll feel motivated to stay there and not return to my disgusting eating habits. There is a spa in my area which offers semaglutides and I'm thinking of signing up for a consultation with them. I figure I can't be alone in wanting to lose a few pounds and would really love to hear experiences from others who've done this.