My pet crackpot theory is that within the next 100 years semaglutide is going to be in the drinking water (much like fluoride) because the benefit to society is going to be too hard to pass up on. However, it seems that it's delivered via injection so maybe putting it in the water supply wouldn't even be effective.
How long til we're all on Ozempic?
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Re: How long til we're all on Ozempic?
#132Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sure, but the "unhealthy but not excessively caloric" diet is not a problem ozempic attempts to address. As far as I understand, it simply limits your appetite. Potentially one can go on ozempic, lose weight, and still end up eating unhealthily, because the resulting diet is made up of nutritionally poor foods.
And the argument you are replying to is that it's just covering up a symptom and not addressing the root problem holistically. Ozempic isn't a fix, it's a bandaid.
> Ozempic isn't a fix, it's a bandaid.
My original impression was that it was suppose to be a crutch, helping you get started on a healthy lifestyle. So if you are to heavy to exercise without hurting yourself it could help you lose that initial weight. Or it can help you with your appetit, while you adjust your diet.
You also can't stay on Ozempic, you have to continuously increase you dose to get the same effect, so it's simply not viable to keep taking it for an extend period of time. That's at least the impression I've been getting from talking to people working at pharmacies.
Re: How long til we're all on Ozempic?
#133My god no. I'm 42 and I've never taken more than the odd painkiller or antibiotic here or there - less than a pill a year on average I'm sure. The last thing in the world I want is to be permanently on some drug that alters how my body works. I hike, snowboard, go to the gym and eat sensibly. That's all the "weight control" I need.
Do you drink coffee or tea?
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#134I’m just as curious as to why some people are so willing to take numerous medications, while others go to any lengths to avoid them. Some people are happy to be on an SSRI, sleeping pill, statin, low dose aspirin, and a few others, and aren’t bothered by this. Other people seem instinctively revolted by prescription drugs, seeing toxins pushed by evil corporations. Is it a trust issue? I personally detest and avoid a…
Nobody ever gets sus about needing to take heart medication every day to stay alive but the moment it becomes about how I take Lexapro every day they get real preachy.
Re: How long til we're all on Ozempic?
#135What happened to self-control?
Screw that
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#136Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, the negative consequence on the value of willpower is pretty obvious. "In what measure" is the real question.
You have the completely wrong take on this. Dieting destroys your relationship with food. Basically every adult woman exhibits some level of disordered eating because of it— "girl dinner" is both funny because it's true and sad. Being able to lose weight while continuing to eat is a wonderful thing. There is no virtue in spending your willpower making your body do something it desperately doesn't want to do. That's s…
>Basically every adult woman exhibits some level of disordered eating because of it— "girl dinner" is both funny because it's true and sad
This is sexist and absolutely not true, there are plenty of women capable of pre-planning what they're going to eat and sticking with it. It's not "dieting", it's living a healthy lifestyle and not regularly eating junk.
Re: How long til we're all on Ozempic?
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#138I'd think it more likely that it'll be one of the next generation drugs, but I do agree with the premise that it will be really common. A few weeks ago I started a low dose of tirzepatide (aka Mounjaro, aka Zepbound) and the side effects are interesting. The biggest negative, which just takes adjustment, is drastically lower stomach capacity. Used to be that two eggs and two pieces of toast was breakfast. Now I bette…
> "Just eat less and exercise more" is trite. If it were that easy, we'd all be in fantastic shape. Studies show it just doesn't work. There was a massive (18,000,000 people) cohort analysis published in 2023 that showed the likelihood of someone losing 5% of their body weight in any given year was 1 in 11 and the likelihood of going from severely obese to normal weight is 1 in 1667. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/…
>>>Studies show it just doesn't work.
It's not that "eat less and exercise more" doesn't work, it's that nobody does it, because it's really, really hard.
Calories in/Calories out is both completely true and completely useless for actual humans.
edit: that's unfair, mostly useless
Re: How long til we're all on Ozempic?
#139The day Ozempic/similar drugs become approved for weight loss under ACA/Medicare is the day I stop paying taxes.
Re: How long til we're all on Ozempic?
#140What happened to self-control?
Turns out "just stop being fat lol" isn't very effectual advice.