To not tell friend about weight loss jab

Sounds like you’re being careful and getting enough nutrition, I say good on you for taking action rather than giving up on weightloss. Self care is to be praised, not judged. It’s a shame some people are being judgmental over weight loss medication. It stops people from sharing their good experience of it, which might have encouraged others who are really struggling with their weight to also get a bit of medical help for the sake of their health.

Good point , also , is taking an anti depressant to improve mood cheating ? Of course not. Sometimes people just need a helping hand to improve their wellbeing.

What about anti depressants. If someone’s mood has improved and people comment they are glad to see them back to their old self, do you think it’s lying if they
say something about self care rather than disclose they have been prescribed an anti depressant?

I would never expect anyone to disclose their medical treatment to me. It’s really strange you expect this

"or because you want the praise from having lost weight without "cheating", or because you have managed to convince yourself that you could have done it without the jabs (or any other reason).“

Do fuck right off.
Nobody on jabs is wanting praise for losing weight with or without cheating.

And nobody taking jabs thinks they could do it on their own.
They are well aware that they can't which is why they are spending a fucking fortune to take the things in the fucking first place.

You just know if you tell her she will lord over you that •you’ve “ not lost the weight yourself and she will probably get a kick out of telling people how you’ve lost it rather than being a supporter of the fact you’ve lost it .

You don’t need people like this in your life so maybe lose the weight AND your “ friend “

It's your business nobody else's. If you have read any of the odious judgy posts on here from “concerned" 🙄people, you will keep it that way.

I think if someone is taking steps to lose weight for their health and wellbeing and they have found dieting too hard, there’s absolutely no shame in taking a medicine to help. Anyone who looks down on that is being a bit weird. It’s not cheating, it’s just caring enough about yourself to try something else if other avenues haven’t worked for you. Good on you and you don’t need to tell anyone if you are worried people are going to be weird about it. My only concern would be too quick weight loss or losing too much weight. Sharon Osbourne has not had the best experience. But Sometimes the benefits outweigh the risk. Being overweight is a health risk.

Just because it’s so quick. My friend lost 1 stone in her first 3 weeks and 6 stone in 8 months. It happens much much faster than the usual dieting losses of say 1-2lbs a week.

All those of you saying “You can lie/refuse to say all you want - people will know” - have none of you ever known anyone who lost a lot of weight before? Mounjaro, Saxenda etc. are relatively recent developments - surely people didn’t just get fat and stay fat until they came onto the market?

I lost three stone in my twenties (and found it again in my thirties) - this was long before appetite control medication. Why would you now assume it’s impossible to do it without jabs?

I made the mistake of telling one lady I knew that I had tried and stopped doing ozempic because it made me feel so bloody sick. She just doesn't believe Ive stopped and keeps on asking me about weight loss. Wish I had NEVER mentioned it

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I think it's because people judge overweight people so much.

I have 3st to lose & have been contemplating taking them for a while.

Thing is I'd prefer to just loose it through diet & exercise .... but since that hasn't happened in the last decade.... but I'm very concerned about the long term health implications and trying to do it slowly seems more sustainable... but it's very tempting

Anyway... my point was people are very judgy about weight. They really do see being overweight as some kind of moral failing... it's actually infuriating!

You do you op. Don't worry what anyone else thinks x

I'm not expecting anyone to disclose anything - I'm just saying that I hope the stigma dies down soon so that people feel able to disclose it if they want to, because I think it's great when people feel able to be honest with each other.

People have become more open over the last ten years about mental health medications which is great, because it leads to more openness. That doesn't mean anyone is expected to disclose, or that we should judge anyone who doesn't disclose - just that it's good the stigma has reduced. Hopefully the same will happen for WLI. 🙂

But would you expect someone to disclose what medication they’ve started taking that makes them not feel suicidal anymore? Or would you consider that inappropriate to ask?
Why do people think anyone owes the general public total honesty in what medication they’re using, just because it’s for weight loss? Enough people have said they’d presume someone who had lost lots of weight was using the jabs so why expect someone to spell it out?
The way I’ve lost weight is nobody’s business, regardless of how I’ve done it.

I hope the stigma dies down soon so that people can be honest about it. I totally understand why people aren't open about it at the moment, but it's really hard when people around you are having the weight "just melt off, no idea how!" and you wonder what's so wrong with you that you can't do it (I've struggled with disordered eating in the past and it's hard not to fall back into that!)... and then later on you find out they're using the jabs.

I'm thrilled for them that it's working, and it's their private medical situation which they're at no obligation to disclose, my mental health is my responsibility to maintain... I just hope that eventually we move towards everyone feeling able to be open about weight loss jabs, even if some choose not to disclose still.

Only my husband and GP know I'm on it.

I wouldn't share the other medication I'm on with close friends, so why would I share this one?

Obvs if I suddenly collapsed with them and had to tell a medical professional my medications whilst they were with me, then they'd hear! But I'd also expect them to "forget" it or never mention it again.

I have lost 4 stone (the natural way) in the last 12 months. My friend has also lost 4 stone (and has the injections). We both feel great and are happy for each other. It’s nobody’s business how we do it! Do what suits you OP!

I think you can say whatever you want when you lose weight but people are always going to assume it's through weight loss jabs these days so I don't think there is much point in lying about it.
I'd like to think I'd have no trouble in telling people I was using a weigh loss jab and that if they said I was cheating not caring.

It’s nobody’s business but I don’t spend time with people who I can’t be myself around. Life’s too short for shallow friendships.

I was actually thinking about medical stuff generally. Like fertility/TTC most people can guess the situation but I don’t necessarily want to talk about it.

I sure a genuine ‘how did you lose the weight?’ is very easy to tell apart from people who just want to gossip and judge.

You seem to have no problem telling everyone on the internet about your own situation (which noone asked about, or is interested in tbh) so it feels strange you'd object so much to being asked about it in real life.

You understand the concept of an anonymous forum, right?

Underweight, overweight, over exercising, lazy - its all so much pressure. Pressure that is usually brought about by other people.
Your weight is your business, no one else's.

You are watching your diet and trying to eat healthily, that's all you have to say. Especially to people who have inflexible, often ill informed, opinions and are really just being nosey.

Remember once you start telling people, you will open yourself up to all kinds of unwanted conversations.