Everyone seems to be on injections

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My bmi is around 27/28 so I can't take the injections can I? But then I'm struggling to lose weight and have been for over 18 months. Everyone seems to be on injections now and it seems much less hassle. Anyone else feel like this? Do people stop using the injections when they hit 30 bmi??

I don't know about less hassle, the side effects sound horrendous plus they will all put the weight back on as soon as they stop the injections.

I feel the same. I’m aware of people using photos that aren’t a representation of their true size and BMI to obtain these injections. From what I’ve been told it’s very easy to obtain them dishonestly if you are happy to pay the extortionate asking price.
I find it concerning that no face to face consultation is required given the vast array of side effects experienced by most users.
i hope you can accept your body as it is OP or make some small lifestyle changes given your BMI is only slightly over the healthy range.
In my opinion this type of weight loss product needs to be heavily regulated by medical professionals.

I've been considering for a while since I heard about DHs colleague who'd lost a lot of weight. He'd had injections given weekly at a private Dr. Thai is a couple of years ago. Still hasn't lost much weight before this years holiday - my BMI is 31 - and decided I'd use Boots or Superdrug.
Then DH casually mentioned his colleague was having his gallbladder removed and it was caused by the injections! Needless to say to say I won't be taking anything. I have managed to lose a couple of pounds since then by having a meal replacement for breakfast and eating less junk. I

The person I know put it all back on as soon as they stopped the injections.

No you don't just stop taking them when you reach BMI 29
no it's not just an easy option but it is amazing when you've struggled with excessive hunger and weight gain for years.

Were they GLP1 injections?

Anyone who loses a lot of weight is at risk of gallstones, not just those who use WL injections.

Realllllyyyy no one’s talking about this too much are they?! Im doing a good old fashioned calorie defecit! I was brilliant in my 20s lots of discipline always around the 9 stone mark sometimes 8,7 mark and id say from around 33 I started to get that scary feeling of “food calms me down!”. It literally did calm me down I’d never had that before in my life!

I can’t imagine people who explain they’ve always had that feeling actually must feel!!! I’m very strong minded and willed in that sense always have been but I must admit it frightened me I can see why people do it to drown out the food noise! But I did wonder what consequences it would come with!

I have yo-yo dieted and struggled with my weight all my life it has been decades since I was even in the overweight category, any weight loss has the very real potential to put it all back on once you stop even the much lauded just eat healthy. Injections are no different.

To the ops question, injections are both serious medication and a breakthrough for those suffering from severe obesity. They are not an easy risk free quick fix. You need to weigh up the risks and side effects and the very real health risks of obesity. If I was your BMI I wouldn't be taking them.

It does feels like everyone is doing it. It seems to really work but I'm very curious whether the weight goes back on. I'm definitely frustrated as nothing seems to be shifting my weight but I'm scared of the long term risks with injections

@Petra42 i chickened out, lost $500 and returned the med before it arrived (contacted the shipper and had it retuned to sender, they refused to refund me, I decided to suck up the lost money).
on a really bad day I could barely tip into the bmi zone, and I have had to watch my calorie intake for years and years. Constant meal planning. Yes that’s exhausting BUT I couldn’t face the concept of a lifetime of drugs. From what I read it doesn’t do anything to boost your metabolism just cuts the appetite. Still means a life of meal planning.
My breakfasts are fine, I’ve tweaked my lunch, supper’s usually okay. It’s “treat” type temptations that get me.
I’m just cutting those out, slow but sure eventually I’ll get to my goal weight.

Not everyone. I've lost 3.5st without. (I'm not knocking anyone who's gone down the WLI route, I understand how helpful that can be. I'm just being one person who hasn't (yet).)

I’d agree with this, I got my BMI down to 27.3 from just over 30 last year. Gallbladder Is now full of stones and I’ve been really ill with it, I have a dilated bile duct. On the waiting list to get it out. Any kind of weight loss and being over 40 are big risk factors for gallstones.

This.

If you suffer from serious ‘food noise’ and have tried and tried all the usual tested methods, but can’t beat the food noise then injections are a life saver - literally in the case of those that are seriously obese.
Many companies now allow for long term use, once the weight goal has been achieved, enabling either a low dose continuation or something like a month on/month off in order to keep that food noise away.

Losing weight in any form can and does cause gall stones.

I've not had any horrendous side effects, and no side effects at all for 99.9% of the time and none for months now. I have lost 7.5st and continue to lose weight. I may put it all back on when/if I stop taking the medication but that's no reason at all not to try and lose the weight. And certainly no worse than any other weight loss approach, no other system is successful at maintaining weight lost either. That's the whole model that SW/WW etc are built on, repeat customers due to yo-yoing. The whole diet industry in fact.

I don't know anyone on them IRL

I thought about it and posted here to discuss, decided not to, don't want meds for life etc

decided to change eating habits forever. Lost my sweet tooth. Now I should change my username because soon I look set to be back in jeans I wore 10 years ago. Glad I kept them!

I'll never be tiny but look and feel much better. There is hope!

You're supposed to 'just eat healthy' forever though. If you eat healthily for a bit to lose weight and then start eating crap again obviously you'll put all the weight back on. If you keep eating healthily as a lifestyle change then you won't. The point is that you're not supposed to stop.

I don't know anyone on them OP and I don't think they should be seen as a quick fix for the slightly overweight.

Jeez this is a 6 month old post you are quoting!

Ok, mines was badly worded and not quite sure what I was meaning at the time! Agree WLI are not for the "slightly overweight".

They are for treating obesity which is a chronic disease. "Eating healthy" - which for those that are obese would need to be a calorie deficit for a sustained time to lose initially then maintenance calorie to maintain - it is not sustainable for many people due to many complex factors.

Which means WLI are likely to be a long term treatment for many people who are initially obese to maintain that loss/healthy weight. It is a developing area of research on what people do after WLI.

The people who are on it are definitely losing weight. What annoys me a bit are those saying they are just being more mindful when obviously its the injections! I am trying though - its just so slow

Anyone will put weight on when they stop the thing they are doing to lose/maintain weight loss.
Obesity is a chronic disease for a reason. It's very hard to keep weight off when you've been obese. People who think it's a 6 month fix then they can go it alone are either highly optimistic or extremely disciplined. Most of us will be on it long term.

The injections make it possible to be more mindful. I don't think anyone is claiming that it's not?

@GuestFeatu i understand some want to keep it secret but i have friends who say they are just eating healthier when in reality its the injections

But they are eating healthier, though? Is that not the case?

I think the weight loss injections could be life changing for the severely obese who can afford it to support weight loss. It’s a shame they are so hard to access on the NHS. I work with people with severe mental health problems and some of the meds can cause weight gain and metabolic issues. They could really benefit from access to these injections!

I’m less comfortable with those who appear to not be that overweight and using injections but then weight loss is really hard and would I feel differently if I could get them without lying? Probably🙄

I’m trying to lose weight hopefully sustainably and slowly without injections using intermittent fasting and I’m really hoping I’ll find it easier to keep it off because of that.
I’ve never kept it off before and I’m post menopausal now so it’s an unknown.