Not a true believer of the Weight Loss industry. The whole model is based upon you loosing weight, and then putting it on again gradually, just in time to go back to them after Xmas and pay more just too try too loose weight again. So yes it's lucrative, and ideal for good returns because customers always comes back, but it also show some fundamental flaws of society where it all becomes a quick fix to get what you want. Did you know that out of a hundred people loosing weight with Weight Watchers, according to the news 97 will put the weight on again ! So I don't think the Soda pop industry will go under anytime soon.
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Recently my doctor suggested Ozempic. For me, it is nothing short of a miracle. I eat what I want in small quantities and food does not “call to me” as it used to. I hope I can be on it for the rest of my life.
Long story short, I’d love to take a drug that reduces my appetite. I suppose I should indulge in all the self-flagellation that we fat people are supposed to engage in, that I should diet and have self-control.
There are no easy answers here, and drugs like Wegovy/Ozempic are certainly not a panacea, but they do offer a measure of hope to patients looking to reassert some control over their lives.
Obesity represents neither a failure of the will nor a lack of self-discipline, but a societal-level problem that will require societal-level restructuring to mitigate.
With every fad diet or sensible eating plan, I had a net weight gain of 20 or so pounds and a drop in self-confidence and joy.