Do you think being thin will become less desirable now it’s more attainable?

[thehighgatevampire]

I was just thinking about this, being thin has always been seen as something desirable but not something that everyone could manage for whatever reason but now with weight loss injections it’s something that’s open to many more people.

Things with an element of rarity are always attractive to us but a part of that has now gone wrt to being thin.

just for context I’m what the internet would call mid size and I’d love to be eligible for the injections but I’m not. I could almost definitely lose weight the traditional way but now I know there is an ‘easy’ alternative out there I some how feel cheated in some way because I need to work at it whilst others can get an injection to do it. I know that sounds pathetic but just being honest.

I didn't think they would let you buy mj when you got to correct BMI .
Im terribly worried it will go back on if I stop taking it .
My plan was to just loose enough to get back to the gym.
I don't want to be on it ,longer than I absolutely have to be

Yes, I’m curious about that as well. Will the meds encourage parents to change the family’s eating habits or the opposite: no reason to deny treats to kids as they will be about to lose the weight later in life. I’m choosing to be optimistic about it, who knows, it could be a great thing.

Getting deja vu here. Exactly the same question posted a couple of weeks ago. Why do you care? Who sees it as desirable? It's such a shallow, misogynistic attitude. Women really should stop buying into this bullshit.

A lot of pharmacies are now offering maintenance, but you have to show you have had a prescription since you were >30 bmi

You don’t need to be, it is personal choice. Others if they need it can stay on it. It is about the individual, if someone will regain them it is even worse health wise for them to come off and regain, much healthier to stay on a low dose and maintain a healthy weight. If you can do that without drugs, that’s fabulous, and you should do that, but many couldn’t, and I suspect I am one of those people.

No if you titrate back down you should be able to find a dose that allows you to maintain, not lose, not gain, be it 5mg or 2.5, even 7.5.

sorry and the ones you come off after two years, I don’t know,

Im a fat parent of 3 older teenage children. 2 are perfectly average, 1 is the higher end of normal according to the under 18s BMI chart on NHS. She also has PCOS that was diagnosed at 15. Shes now 16. We have joined a gym together, she is eating healthier with me. Her understanding of diet is improving, her understanding of her own condition, insulin resistance, and the affect PCOS can have on weight is improving.

I'm worried I'm going to need to stay on it permanently
But my plan was to stay on it long enough to get back to the gym
I'm on my 5 th week of it ,and some days it doesn't work as well as others,and I'm back to square one trying to cram as much food in as possible,it's like I'm possessed or something..ugh

Maybe speak to your prescriber, I dint think anyone here can advise, im sorry.

At what BMI ,will they say ,no enough,no more weight loss

Mothers are the biggest influencers of what goes into the supermarket shopping trolley so I don't doubt this will have a positive influence on children's diets.

I wonder when it will reach tipping point and start to reduce the sugar saturation in supermarkets, train stations, corner shops etc. I really noticed the walls of processed crap I had to walk past to pay for my petrol this morning. It's hard to resist at the best of times but with a WLJ all that incidental snacking will decrease, no?

5th week means you are still only on loading doses. Clinical trails saw most people had the effects at 10-15mg, not 2.5-5mg.

I didn't know that ,thankyou x

depends on the pharmancy, some will stop wonce you hit BMI 23, others prescribe maintenance, some you titrate back down. It depends who you are with, which is why its best to research the pharmacies not just for price.

Actually I haven't had to count calories or watch what I eat. The appetite surpression I get from MJ actually means I have to set 'reminders to eat' on my phone. It would be impossible for me to eat more calories than I use.

I have always exercised. I have always cooked healthy food from scratch mostly because I enjoy it. I became obese because of no hunger off switch and the 'see-food' diet . Literally see food put it in my mouth. I've never been interested in sweets or chocolate. Just too much good food.

For me MJ is completely miraculous . It is a Syringe of Will power.

The cost is also interesting. I have paid between £111-£149 every 5 weeks . Depending where I find my discount. (Ironically, my latest pen containing the largest dose I've had - 15mg - was £111) .

That's between £22-30 a week. An amount I save probably twice over in non-bought coffee and the sheer amount of food I used to consume.

I am now starting the maintenance titration.. where I will probably be for life . I have no problem with this. I used to be on blood pressure meds. statin and vit D .. so just replaced one life long medication for another.

You're right - if you track ideals of beauty through the ages you can see that it changes. There was a time where plump and large domed stomachs on women were the ideal. At other times high foreheads and long pointed noses were in vogue. Currently it's being thin.

I can only dream of this , hopefully when I'm on higher does I will be the same .
I could easily still stuff my face ,and I'm needing a lot of willpower
But it is helping,and hopefully will help more as I go on .

I'm one of those using them to 'lose a couple of stone' because the difference between me being obese and having a healthy BMI is only around 3 stone due to my height. At 13 stone my BMI was over 31, my goal weight of 10 stone will give me a BMI of 24.

I'm currently at 11.5 stone and feeling healthier than I have in years, I've also been able to increase the amount of exercise I can do due to vastly reduced joint pain.

I've managed to lose weight 'the hard way' before and it was miserable and all came back on again as the hunger I felt constantly on reduced calories was unsustainable,

MJ switches that hunger off, I've had no side effects at all and I'm just eating 3 small healthy meals a day and plenty of water

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I think that's an interesting point. My DS has lost 8lb just because I no longer buy the crisps, biscuits and chocolate etc. He was never fat, but was carrying too much weight.

It's helping me see we'd fallen into the trap of snacks being an everyday occurrence, rather than an actual treat to have occasionally.

It stops working in my experience. I'm on the highest dose and now just maintaing forvthe last 4 months. I actually put 2Ibs on last week.

It's a myth that it's an easy way out. You have to calorie count and exercise like with any diet

Why does it concern you?

That is really true, same with dinners. I fell into the habit of having a pizza Thursday, takeaway Friday night, meal out Saturday, Sunday roast dinner...which is way too much looking back but it became normal!

Agree, my husband has lost half a stone, he’s not on the jabs, as the food we eat over the last month has been healthy and there is no snacks. When he does snack he gets a small bowl. My daughter is a very healthy weight and always managed her portions and fitness,