GapTshirtsAreShitQualityTheseDays ·
13/09/2024 13:46
This is like telling an insomniac "don't take tablets, just get more sleep"
I'm 41.
I have tried.
I KNOW all about healthy eating. Probably more than most slim people.
I don't have an emotional/binge eating disorder, I just have a bigger appetite than most people. I can only control it so long via willpower or low-carb diets. The drive to eat is the most powerful instinct known to man (except maybe breathing)
It's the weight loss medication that takes the edge of said appetite and ALLOWS me the space to make sensible decisions on food.
I've gone from 15 stone to 9 stone (I'm short). If these drugs had been invented 20 years ago, my life would have been much better.
And no, I didn't steal the drugs off a diabetic. I got private prescriptions for Wegovy and then Mounjaro which are only marketed for weightloss.
And yes I am quite prepared to take the drug forever if necessary.
And no, I don't care about the "potential unknown long term side effects" because they can hardly be worse than what I was facing with obesity.
And although exercise is beneficial for many reasons, it is a fairly trivial factor in weightloss.