All my historically fat friends have gone thin this year

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Okay maybe not ALL of them, but a few friends/acquaintances who have been very big for years and years, tried everything but could never shift the slightest bit of weight, have all had dramatic transformations and shed many stones over the past year. It’s just becoming expected now whenever I see another formerly large acquaintance or relative pop up on my feed with a super slim selfie.

I (rightly or wrongly) suspect it’s got to be WLIs or similar? Although all are adamant it’s a strict diet only. Just to add there is NOTHING wrong with jabs at all, and I’m aware it’s absolutely none of my business, and I sound mean but I wouldn’t actually discuss this in RL. It just got me thinking that being overweight might be obsolete in a few years?

Anyone else noticing this trend with people they know?

I’m in a group of friends and they are all overweight/obese. As the one person in the group who isn’t overweight I’m careful not to say anything about weight and weight loss but when they’ve spoken about WLI they are collectively very negative about them and see them as the lazy option and potentially dangerous. It seems crazy as most of them have health issues that may well be being exacerbated by weight. (Asthma/arthritis/high blood pressure/ joint issues etc) I’ve wondered what would happen if one started on WLI’s and whether it would encourage the others to all do the same.

Although I’m a ok weight I constantly fight with my weight. If they release something that can help regulate my appetite and food cravings I’d be on it like a shot. 😅

Everyone I know on WLI (a few) have been very honest and open about it

I have lost 10 kilos in 6 months too OP.

I am not on the jab - but the jab was still the catalyst for me. I researched it and thought I would give clean eating and healthy lifestyle a chance before shelling out to buy it.

So yes and no - my weight loss is indirectly down to the jabs. Your friends may have done similar.

Wtf this is an awful way to view the world. Someone who has lost a lot of weight when they were obese is much healthier. Why are u body shaming them now? I worry how unforgiving you are to yourself if you see things this way.

Your comment is so nasty ! Hope you feel proud of yourself! How do you know how much weight these ladies have lost? Or is it nasty school gate chat 🙄

I lost a lot of weight last year through diet and exercise. A few people did assume it was weight loss injections. I really don't care. No shame either way. I am happy to tell people it was through diet and exercise and show them my lovely new muscles. But it really doesn't matter at all. Obesity is a killer. Anything to help bring it down is a good thing.

Oh and I do have a lot of loose skin. Nothing I can do about it. But I am so much happier than I was and I walk into a room now with a confidence I never had before. Some people like being bigger but I was just miserable for years. If my loose skin and wrinkles bother people it really isn't my problem.

@DontFallInTheHaHa I have been on Mounjaro for 18 months. I have already taken those steps. I eat a healthy diet, currently in a calorie deficit as I am still losing weight. I exercise regularly, I have completed C25K and am running several times a week. I walk everywhere and will walk in preference to a short drive or short public transport trip. Of course I will continue with this when or if I stop taking Mounjaro, when I’m at my target weight.

Surely you don’t think that I expected a medicaiton to teach me about diet and exercise?? Of course I already knew what to do, I’m not an idiot.

My daughter has lost weight this year because of that exact regime. It was a subtle weight loss. Went from size 20 to 16. She feels so much better for it - always gorgeous to me of course.

It’s nasty to notice people losing huge amounts of weight?

ozempic jaw is a thing.

but nice misogynistic assumption there

But why do you feel the need to lie if you aren’t doing anything wrong?!

I want to lose 10 kg next year. I lost it three years ago with diet and exercise. Unfortunately the last year has been quite stressful and I gained some of it back. I hope to again lose it in the new year. I will not be using WLI as my current BMI is 25.5 so definitely not in the weight range for WLI. I remember a lot of folk asking me for tips when I lost weight last time and I was happy to share. I would not lie about the reasons for my success or failure especially to my family and friends.

Those who are prescribed it on the NHS are supposed to have access to support to encourage healthier habits and education around food issues that can lead to obesity.

How do you know? Are you weighing them? The threshold for obesity is much lower than many people assume - I cross it at size 12.

well thats why I asked because I think too many people aren’t as stringent as you are.

i remember when I still lived at home my mum did the cabbage soup diet and lost 5 stone (the smell in the house was unbearable). She was so surprised when she put it all back on, IME a lot of people have the mindset that if they lose the weight everything will fall in place

OK. Jeez.

1. I'm assuming 'Ozempic Jaw' literally just means your neck and jowls going a bit saggy? That should really just be called 'weight loss jaw' because it's a natural side effect of losing a lot of weight for some, whatever the method.

1. Regarding 'teaching' better eating habits. I dont think you are likely find anyone better aware of nutrition and what they should be doing than a fat person. Education is not the answer.

1. One person on this thread has said she didn't change her eating habits. The many other posters have explained that they eat healthily on Mounjaro, take exercise and prioritise sleep and hydration. Because you have to. In most cases, if you don't, you become rather ill.

This reply is for Sanctimonious School Mumbor whatever her user name was - can't really be bothered to track back through to find it.

I think it is interesting how many comments there are about people losing fat from their face and therefore 'having gone too far' and looking haggard.

I wonder whether as a society we have less concept of what people might look like in the healthy BMI range of 18.5 - 25, compared to say 60 years ago?

I caught sight of my reflection yesterday and suddenly I looked like my Mum used to as a younger woman - a visible chin line, cheek bones, eye sockets. No-one in those days would have ever suggested she was too thin. At 5ft0 and about 7.5 stone her BMI woud have been 20.5, perfectly OK. Photos from those days showed that nearly everyone else in her family was similarly sized. The same when there were photos of my parents at dinner dances, the majority of people looked slender. My Mum was never overweight in her life, so I feel OK about my face shape now, it's similar to hers and not solely as a result of losing fat from my face and having saggy skin!

12 years ago I'd got so used to my chubby cheeks, double / triple chins, fat neck, that when I lost a lot of weight I did think I looked more severe and less jolly. Now at BMI of 21.5 I think I look fine (mid 60's so I'm never going to have the skin I did at 20). But one 'kindly' person recently said - don't lose any more weight, it will age you terribly. Nice of them to offer their thoughts.

So I wonder, as more people find a weight that suits them, whether we, as a society, will once again accept that a thin face is not an unhealthy face.

(Not talking about celebs here, because they have different motivations for WLI, surgery etc and different pressures to 'look good'.)

Insulin resistant people can loose weight without injecting tho. I have PSOS get gestational diabetes with a BMI of 19. I did gain alot of weight in my pregnancies as I actually ate a healthy diet knowing the baby needed me to. Plus the diabetes nurses make you eat and snack- way more calories than I’d ever eat not pregnant. The nurses never seem to believe my records as I get such high blood sugars from stuff they say I shoul not. I’m sure I’d be classed as having an eating disorder if my weight were not healthy as I eat one small meal a day plus cup of tea with milk. If I have more than one meal I will skip all food the next day. I hardly eat carbs and live off veg and protein mostly. Not unusual for me to go 2-3 days with no food just cups of tea. I had to eat like this because my insulin resistance predates WLI availability and I couldn’t afford them anyway. If I gain weight I get my PCOS symptoms so I choose what to be is the lesser of two evils.

it’s certainly harder for the insulin resistant but it can be done and we shouldn’t dismiss people saying they don’t know what it’s like to be insulin resistant because we really don’t know. Most people don’t even know this about themselves even

Why would I waste the money and inject myself when i didnt need to? 🙄
I dont recall requesting a medal from some random stranger on the internet either.

I think they project their own shit onto others, in this case obese people.

Perhaps you could have a sandwich board made to wear when you’re out?

Good for them one way or another. Just tell them how amazing they look.

Quite. For the last 43 years of my life, I've had a face like that of a fucking cabbage patch doll. I genuinely can't wait to be 'gaunt'.

@DontFallInTheHaHa Being morbidly obese doesn’t make you a bit dim. The vast majority of obese people know what to do to lose weight. The issue is with successfully implementing it consistently for long enough to lose significant weight. That’s what WLI assist with.

And, even if people lose the weight without thinking deeply about it, they can either try again and find a way that works for them or they can stay on WLI indefinitely or some combination. The great thing about these medications is it gives you a genuine chance to make permanent changes. You don’t need to get it right the first time round.

And realise they may be saving their lives before criticising.

Explain how it doesn’t help you create good habits.

Ive been on MJ for 15 months. During that time ive tracked every bit of food and drink I’ve put in my mouth, I’ve stuck to a calorie deficit reducing my allowance based on my current weight using a TDEE calculator. I eat 500 below my TDEE to lose, and stick to my TDEE to maintain, so currently I eat around 1400 calories a day, low carb, high protein, high fibre, moderate fat. I started going to the gym or swimming pool 3 times a week and I also do exercises at home and walk more.

What would I have been doing differently without the Mounjaro, other than feeling starving hungry, being miserable and giving up and binging regularly that would have led to better habits than the ones I’ve developed now?

@DontFallInTheHaHa

in what way do weight loss injections not support good eating and exercise habits?