Love this from the heart honesty from you Alison. I did WW for 6 months and a few years ago I was on a calorie deficit, high protein diet. But I feel the and hear the noise everywhere and always have done. It's hard, sometimes I wonder if my size 16 (and incredibly strong) body could do with losing a few kg but then I remember how the calorie counting dominates every part of my life and takes over.
Friends take GLP-1s and look great on it. I wonder what the price uptick of Mounjaro will do for many though - will they be able to afford the increase in private prescriptions?
I've been tempted very occasionally when I'm having a peri pre period bloating moment and wonder what on earth is happening... But then I worry about it does to my insides and my outsides.
My hairdresser says many of her clients are worried about hair loss as a result of the jabs...
Thank you for writing this, I've really struggled to articulate this but absolutely feel it. After years of just existing in my body and not thinking super hard about weight, I find myself thinking about it so much more because of the broader discourse.
These are serious medications and should be treated as such. I’ve been taking zepbound for 15 months and I’ve lost 47 lbs under the care of a doctor who monitors my health. In my case these drugs are life saving. Please don’t blame the availability of these medications because of people who misuse them.
I’ve taken tirzepatide for 13 months now. My blood pressure was high and now it’s excellent. My blood sugar was one cupcake from diabetes, and now it’s perfect. Same with my cholesterol and all my other bloodwork.
It is much easier for me to stand up from the ground than it was. All the little pains and weird things I thought were due to aging are gone now.
I had good health metrics despite my weight for many years, until I didn’t.
Obesity isn’t a sign of moral failure. You can’t fix moral failures with a weekly shot.
You can fix a janky metabolism, though, thank god.
It’s not about appearance. It’s about good health. These drugs need to be made affordable to everyone who could benefit and wants them.
I’ve gone from obese to overweight to now a normal weight, and I didn’t have to change my diet to do it because my diet was already very healthy.
These drugs are the best invention I’ve seen in my lifetime and I was an adult pre internet and cellphone.
I will resist writing a long defense of the jab. But, partly the result of my disability which prevents me from any form of exercise, I have struggled with my weight all my life. I am almost 68, and I was mostly at peace with being obese.
But, I also thought that if I could lose weight, it would help me too with health issues such as blood pressure, high cholesterol, and arthritis (taking some weight off my knees).
I have lost 60 lbs in about 14 months on Zepbound. I am hoping to lose another 60.
My blood pressure is down, and I am finding just moving around to be easier at this lighter weight.
I am not hungry. I basically eat whatever I want, but I get full so fast.
I understood that I will probably be on Zepbound for the rest of my life to maintain my weight. I am fine with that.
Amen, sister. Now I have the same relationship with food my naturally skinny son has. I’m healthier by every measure and I only think about food when it’s mealtime and I’m hungry. I eat a smallish portion, enjoy it, and then don’t think about food again until the next mealtime.
I agree with the sentiment, but also feel this is just adding to the pressure overweight people feel to be responsible for everyone else’s feelings, and increase the general levels of shame.
- overweight? Shamed by thinner people
- take the drugs? Shamed by overweight people for selling out somehow
- lose weight by any means? Be accused of lacking body positivity and succumbing to vanity.
People have such complicated relationships with other people’s bodies.
Many people want to lose weight for health reasons, lifestyle factors or just to feel better.
Personally, I’m tired. Tired of physically carrying myself around, no matter what I look like.
But it’s nobody else’s business but mine. By all means be an alternative voice, but please don’t add to the shame-in.
Hard relate. Found myself googling them even though I still think the idea of it is better than the reality. Also, as soon as you go off them the food noise comes back, doesn’t it? PS love your outfit
The reality for me has been a million times better than the idea was. And I’ll never stop taking some form of these drugs, just as I’d never stop taking thyroid meds if I needed them. Why would I ever stop when this medication has improved my health dramatically?
I talk about taking Ozempic because I don’t want anyone to think I’ve suddenly developed amazing eating habits and self discipline. I am using a drug, just like my anti depressants and high blood pressure pills. But you are so right…it is noisy and annoying too. The happiness factor is complicated, and not really, not not really tied to finally losing some weight.
My eldest grandson got married 3 weeks ago and when I arrived at my daughter's house (his mum) I was astonished to see her a lot slimmer than she'd been a month before, when I'd last seen her. Of course, she's on 'the jabs' as are (apparently) every woman she works with. Now it seems the cost is increasing by 170%, so everyone is panic buying or switching brand. I worked as a fitness instructor/Pilates instructor and yoga instructor for over 25 years and always made a point of promoting healthy eating and exercise with my children. My daughter lost 10kg in less than 6 weeks and I can't help but think this whole situation can't/won't end well.
I think about this a lot having once been in the skinny community. The amount of internal dialogue about restriction is constant and never ending. They wield their thinness against other women, while be absolutely miserable internally. It just ain’t worth it.
This is so representative of my own journey. The constant dieting caused more food noise than accepting myself, as I am. I'm currently working on my own piece about how GLP-1s have affected my mental space. Thank you so much for sharing.
Love this, specifically as another size 18 person who is finding it hard to drown out all the size 6-8 people complaining about hitting perimenopause around me. Thankfully in my circle of mom friends, I have a few who are more supportive and aware of my past disordered eating but it can be very triggering! And aging and weight gain already feel fraught when our kids are getting older and we no longer have the postpartum “excuse” for our larger bodies.
I was prediabetic and had high blood pressure. My cholesterol was high. I was eating about 50 calories too much a day and had put on 10kg over ten years, my 50’s. I started wegovy and two weeks later I was eating 600 calories less a day. No change in diet, or lifestyle, same meals just not eating the whole plate. I’m losing about 2 kg a month. My blood pressure is optimal, cholesterol is optimal and blood sugar well in range. As someone else commented, it’s not a moral issue - it’s a health issue. If you are size 18 and healthy then be happy. But if you have any weight related health issues then consider taking the cure.
Love your outfit and look in this pic, especially the bag 🤩 Keep on Keeping On! Food and hunger are not the enemy. They want us weak and distracted… we can’t fight the Power when we don’t eat / or only eat tiny amounts.
Love this from the heart honesty from you Alison. I did WW for 6 months and a few years ago I was on a calorie deficit, high protein diet. But I feel the and hear the noise everywhere and always have done. It's hard, sometimes I wonder if my size 16 (and incredibly strong) body could do with losing a few kg but then I remember how the calorie counting dominates every part of my life and takes over.
Friends take GLP-1s and look great on it. I wonder what the price uptick of Mounjaro will do for many though - will they be able to afford the increase in private prescriptions?
I've been tempted very occasionally when I'm having a peri pre period bloating moment and wonder what on earth is happening... But then I worry about it does to my insides and my outsides.
My hairdresser says many of her clients are worried about hair loss as a result of the jabs...
Thank you for writing this, I've really struggled to articulate this but absolutely feel it. After years of just existing in my body and not thinking super hard about weight, I find myself thinking about it so much more because of the broader discourse.
These are serious medications and should be treated as such. I’ve been taking zepbound for 15 months and I’ve lost 47 lbs under the care of a doctor who monitors my health. In my case these drugs are life saving. Please don’t blame the availability of these medications because of people who misuse them.
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I’ve taken tirzepatide for 13 months now. My blood pressure was high and now it’s excellent. My blood sugar was one cupcake from diabetes, and now it’s perfect. Same with my cholesterol and all my other bloodwork.
It is much easier for me to stand up from the ground than it was. All the little pains and weird things I thought were due to aging are gone now.
I had good health metrics despite my weight for many years, until I didn’t.
Obesity isn’t a sign of moral failure. You can’t fix moral failures with a weekly shot.
You can fix a janky metabolism, though, thank god.
It’s not about appearance. It’s about good health. These drugs need to be made affordable to everyone who could benefit and wants them.
I’ve gone from obese to overweight to now a normal weight, and I didn’t have to change my diet to do it because my diet was already very healthy.
These drugs are the best invention I’ve seen in my lifetime and I was an adult pre internet and cellphone.
I will resist writing a long defense of the jab. But, partly the result of my disability which prevents me from any form of exercise, I have struggled with my weight all my life. I am almost 68, and I was mostly at peace with being obese.
But, I also thought that if I could lose weight, it would help me too with health issues such as blood pressure, high cholesterol, and arthritis (taking some weight off my knees).
I have lost 60 lbs in about 14 months on Zepbound. I am hoping to lose another 60.
My blood pressure is down, and I am finding just moving around to be easier at this lighter weight.
I am not hungry. I basically eat whatever I want, but I get full so fast.
I understood that I will probably be on Zepbound for the rest of my life to maintain my weight. I am fine with that.
It isn’t just about how you look.
Amen, sister. Now I have the same relationship with food my naturally skinny son has. I’m healthier by every measure and I only think about food when it’s mealtime and I’m hungry. I eat a smallish portion, enjoy it, and then don’t think about food again until the next mealtime.
Finally free from the food obsession.
I agree with the sentiment, but also feel this is just adding to the pressure overweight people feel to be responsible for everyone else’s feelings, and increase the general levels of shame.
- overweight? Shamed by thinner people
- take the drugs? Shamed by overweight people for selling out somehow
- lose weight by any means? Be accused of lacking body positivity and succumbing to vanity.
People have such complicated relationships with other people’s bodies.
Many people want to lose weight for health reasons, lifestyle factors or just to feel better.
Personally, I’m tired. Tired of physically carrying myself around, no matter what I look like.
But it’s nobody else’s business but mine. By all means be an alternative voice, but please don’t add to the shame-in.
Hard relate. Found myself googling them even though I still think the idea of it is better than the reality. Also, as soon as you go off them the food noise comes back, doesn’t it? PS love your outfit
The reality for me has been a million times better than the idea was. And I’ll never stop taking some form of these drugs, just as I’d never stop taking thyroid meds if I needed them. Why would I ever stop when this medication has improved my health dramatically?
I talk about taking Ozempic because I don’t want anyone to think I’ve suddenly developed amazing eating habits and self discipline. I am using a drug, just like my anti depressants and high blood pressure pills. But you are so right…it is noisy and annoying too. The happiness factor is complicated, and not really, not not really tied to finally losing some weight.
My eldest grandson got married 3 weeks ago and when I arrived at my daughter's house (his mum) I was astonished to see her a lot slimmer than she'd been a month before, when I'd last seen her. Of course, she's on 'the jabs' as are (apparently) every woman she works with. Now it seems the cost is increasing by 170%, so everyone is panic buying or switching brand. I worked as a fitness instructor/Pilates instructor and yoga instructor for over 25 years and always made a point of promoting healthy eating and exercise with my children. My daughter lost 10kg in less than 6 weeks and I can't help but think this whole situation can't/won't end well.
Karen
I think about this a lot having once been in the skinny community. The amount of internal dialogue about restriction is constant and never ending. They wield their thinness against other women, while be absolutely miserable internally. It just ain’t worth it.
This is so representative of my own journey. The constant dieting caused more food noise than accepting myself, as I am. I'm currently working on my own piece about how GLP-1s have affected my mental space. Thank you so much for sharing.
Love this, specifically as another size 18 person who is finding it hard to drown out all the size 6-8 people complaining about hitting perimenopause around me. Thankfully in my circle of mom friends, I have a few who are more supportive and aware of my past disordered eating but it can be very triggering! And aging and weight gain already feel fraught when our kids are getting older and we no longer have the postpartum “excuse” for our larger bodies.
I was prediabetic and had high blood pressure. My cholesterol was high. I was eating about 50 calories too much a day and had put on 10kg over ten years, my 50’s. I started wegovy and two weeks later I was eating 600 calories less a day. No change in diet, or lifestyle, same meals just not eating the whole plate. I’m losing about 2 kg a month. My blood pressure is optimal, cholesterol is optimal and blood sugar well in range. As someone else commented, it’s not a moral issue - it’s a health issue. If you are size 18 and healthy then be happy. But if you have any weight related health issues then consider taking the cure.
I’m just squicked out by the thought of giving myself a shot in my stomach.
Love your outfit and look in this pic, especially the bag 🤩 Keep on Keeping On! Food and hunger are not the enemy. They want us weak and distracted… we can’t fight the Power when we don’t eat / or only eat tiny amounts.