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?

Yeah they might do. Because of the stigma of being unable to control one’s alcohol consumption by themselves. I can’t imagine all recovering alcoholics would want to openly discuss their medication because it’s none of anyone else’s business.

The fact you’ve started this thread means you are judging people if they lose using WLI. Why do you care? But I do agree being overweight may become more of a stigma the less overweight people there are. There are plenty of people who can’t take WLI: type 1 diabetics, for example, those who can’t afford it and those who can’t tolerate the side effects and for a minority it does not work. Will they feel even more ostracised? Maybe.

I tried doing this before using WLI injections. As has every single person who is taking them. You aren’t sharing some revelation here. We all knew what we should be doing to lose weight - we just couldn’t stick to it. Probably because we’re all greedy fatties, right?

I think it's a rude and personal question to ask someone whether they have taken the weight loss jabs. By all means congratulate the person but they shouldn't be so nosy.

I just own it and if I feel an ounce of judgement (which is often) I say yes I am doing it the cheats way it seems to irritate them even more 😆

i could not give a fuck if others think I’m cheating it’s way easier than any diet and much easier now to stick to eating healthily

I look much better and feel better I looked and felt physically terrible when I was fat

and yes I am staying on it

Your problem there is that you've defined what's rude for the rest of the world based on your decision, which, sorry to say doesn't work.

Just my thoughts.

Yes, perhaps you should stop asking. It's rude.

Why can't you just tell them it's none of their business though? Why do you feel the need to lie?

I've noticed this with a few people. They've spent years claiming their weight is genetic and that 'nothing works' when it comes to diet and exercise. Now they're on the jabs they can't hide from the fact that they just didn't want to put the work in, so they won't admit it.

It's hardly nosey...if someone you know has been overweight their entire life and suddenly undergoes a massive physical transformation in a short space of time, it's fairly obvious how they've done it. I don't see the point in tip-toeing around the issue.

I started them this week......... because after losing over 10 stone I got stuck
I go to the gym regularly but it ramps my hunger up so I'm hoping this will give me a boost to get the rest off

I know others that have lost a hefty amount on the injections which has improved theor health and fitness

I have two overweight friends I only see at Christmas. There are so many people losing a lot of weight now I couldn't help wondering if they'd be noticeably thinner when I saw them this Christmas, and they probably wondered the same about me. WLI have had a huge impact.

My doctor won't give them to me because of my medical history, and I probably wouldn't take them now anyway, but for people who are on them, I hope they continue have access to the benefits of the injections for as long as they need them.

I'd like to try the injections after a year or two, and my doctor said I might be able to have them then.

If they were close enough to be sharing this information with me in the first place, then yes, of course. Why wouldn't I acknowledge the risks? Why wouldn't I let a friend share her concerns?

Sorry, but this is just silly. People talk about the concerning side effects of medical treatment all the time. Hair loss, appetite loss, fertility, depression. These are all commonly discussed, even in situations where the treatment is needed to save someone's life. As I said, people care about that kind of thing. Loved ones care. The patient cares. Doctors care, if they're doing their jobs! It's a perfectly normal conversation to have.

Obviously you have to have tact and there's a way to go about it, but I don't think the whole subject should be taboo.

No, the equivalent of a nicotine replacement product would be something like a food replacement shake such as SlimFast. Both can be helpful. But speaking as a former smoker and binge‑eater, it’s still incredibly hard work to quit smoking or lose weight even with those tools.

A better comparison would be Varenicline. From what I understand those pills reduce nicotine cravings and block its effects on the brain. They also help with withdrawal symptoms like irritability or difficulty sleeping.

I'm in a good place now, but if those pills and weight‑loss injections had been available when I needed them, I would definitely have used them 😊

I think I’d assume it was WLI but I would NEVER ask. Ever. I just think if someone volunteers the information, fine. If they didn’t, I’d assume that they didn’t want to say. I think it’s really rude to ask.

I would also never bring up potential side effects of drugs with friends undergoing cancer treatment, unless they did first. Though I think that’s totally different and not really comparable.

It’s great people have lost weight as long as it’s not too much and becomes a disorder. I would be careful about unnecessarily starting ‘drama’ for no reason. Why Does it matter to you how your fat friends have lost weight?
I don’t think being fat will ever be obsolete for 2 reasons: 1not everyone can afford wli and 2. Some people like being fat, ie it’s sexually desire able for some ,

Why do you need you know or seem bothered by it? And what is the obsessesion with weight loss and constantly needing to talk about it, I reserving judgement for when the effects of all these injections are known in 5, 10 plus years time

Yes actually it does 'teach good eating an exercise habits' because that's how we lose the weight, made possible by Mounjaro.
Personally I don't plan to stop taking it because it's not as simple as 'learning new habits' - I'm in those habits now and have been for the past year but I don't believe I would be able to maintain them without Mounjaro.

Don’t you think a lot of peoples inability to lose weight is genetic though? I have a family member who is always hungry. They’ve always been this way, ever since they were born. They’re overweight. Not massively so considering but not overeating requires a huge amount of concentration for them. They just never feel full.

I can see how WLI would be transformational for them but they can’t afford it and are probably not overweight enough. They seem to be missing the physical ability to feel sated that I have. If WLI corrects that is that really ‘cheating’?

Luckily you don’t die from a thin face, illness linked to obesity however …

Yes, my historically overweight friend has suddenly gone so thin, she fits into clothes I wore 15 years ago in my 20s.

This!!! It’s pissing me off no end and I’m getting to the point that im going to kick off on the next person that asks me. I lost a considerable amount of weight 4 years ago ( before the Jabs were really a thing here in the UK) I went from a size 22 to a 14/16 in about 6 months. I then sort of gained a bit here and there but was no where near what I was before, then earlier this year ( March ) i decided to focus again and only lost 1.5 stones since yet and everyone is going on about my dramatic weight loss and what drugs I’m taking?!?! I’m a size 14, 70kg and still technically overweight so I’m at a total loss as to what these people are seeing as “dramatic weight loss”

Seriously! 1.5 stone in 8/9 months is incredibly slow for me and I suspect it’s because I’m ageing as 4 years ago I was losing 1.5 stone in 8 weeks, so when you got everyone commenting and I’ve constantly got to convince people I’m not on jabs it’s making me turn into a very angry person because the go to shouldn’t be she’s on the weight loss drugs, along with a lecture about the evils of being on weight loss drugs.

The even more frustrating thing is most of this BS is coming from people I see at my gym! I practically live at the gym and yet these fools are surprised I am losing weight!?!? Most of these comments are coming from much younger people than me ( under 35) and ALWAYS women, without fail it’s always the women that are negative or come with their “doubts” it’s never men.

It Isn’t often I go into African Aunty mode but then next one that says this nonsense to me I will be giving them the whole respect your elders speech, we are not age mates so do not talk to me or lecture me like we are or the alternative will be me actually kicking off and these days with my peri symptoms I can easily see that resulting in me getting dragged away by the police.

Do you live on my road 😄?
3 people on my road are dramatically thinner. 2 of them over half their original weight and 1 that didn't need to lose any weight so is now just very very thin.

I'm one of those people. I've lost almost 7st. The most shocking part of my weight loss is how nicer people are to me.
I started in June. I'm no longer in the obese BMI range but still "overweight" and will continue with WLI until I am in my healthy range. It's been a lot of hardwork. I have revamped my diet and started exercising after having very serious health complications from 2022. I had a brain bleed , intracranial hypertension, high blood pressure and asthma - all now under control or in remission.
I'm very open about being on MJ and i've paid for all my WLI. I have had some very shitty experiences on the NHS due to my weight - its been eye opening since losing a significant amount of weight. I still have nerve damage, fatigue and pain, they actually investigate and take it serious now because they can't blame my weight.

When I think about it I would love it if people know who have always been morbidly obese suddenly lost weight using WLI. Just because it isn’t for me doesn’t mean others shouldn’t have it.

One of the reasons I would love it is because I reallly hate fat discrimination and it would be great to have them suddenly be the thin ones.

One of the upsides of morbid obesity being done away with is that all the women who have always been thin will hopefully lose their “power”. They won’t be in a minority anymore and receive all the special treatment or be thought of as the beautiful ones. It is going to be an interesting few years.

I bet some people who have always been I. That special group of women who have always been thin are fuming.

Um yes you do...it doesn't fall off by magic