OP, you have Botox you say. Imagine if someone came on here with photos of ridiculous celebrities who have had Botox to extreme levels, ranting about "Feckin Botox, oh my god oh my god look what it's doing oh my god wow just WOW they'll give it to me LOOOOK and I've got no lines I hope the price goes up I'm going to the press people you watch ..... yadda yadda rah rah rah ..." You would think they sounded silly because you know from experience that Botox can be had in moderation or very sporadically, and when used in this way, it's great. It isn't 'one size fits all.'
It's the same with WLI. You don't have to wait until your BMI is through the roof and you're borderline diabetic. Many women will be like you, at the top end of 'normal' BMI going into 'overweight.' Some women will be fine with this, but others would prefer to lose 7lb or a stone or whatever. To get back to a weight they feel happier about. Yes, in most circumstances, they could probably lose this weight by some form of diet (plenty of companies prepared to exploit that), or exercise. But not everyone loses weight via exercise - especially menopausal women, for whom the main driver of weight gain is hormonal.
If a menopausal woman can lose that extra stone on a low dose of MJ for a couple of months - so what? She will feel more active, and it will probably do wonders for her mental health.
The point being, nobody needs to be on high doses of WLI for months or years on end! In the same way as people - like you - can have subtle Botox without freezing their entire faces.
I can't remember the percentage, but a surprisingly high proportion of menopausal women are on anti-depressants and body image can obviously tie in to feeling low, lacking in energy and motivation, etc. Especially if you are depriving yourself food because you feel bad about the weight gain - but diets won't work because the weight is hormonal. Or you take up some exercise regime, only to find the cortisol spike makes you hold onto the weight.
So for these type of women, a couple of months on the lowest fuse of MJ, could avoid them being on anti-depressants, or some ridiculous diet that doesn't work anymore because you're over 45 and in peri or menopause.
I know quite a few women who have tried countless diets to shift the extra stone that crept on during menopause. Nothing worked. They did MJ for maybe 3 months on the lowest dose - lost weight and have kept it off. Because they were never overweight before menopause and the lower weight is their 'normal'. They're back in their old clothes and have a new lease of life. It's had huge mental health benefits as well as the physical because if you look better, you feel better. better, let's face it. And now they are back doing runs etc because they feel energised and less self-conscious. None of them are aiming for anything like the Sharon Osbourne look fgs. Just to feel like their normal selves.
So to summarise this essay (!) - get off your high horse OP.