Do you use GLP-1 etc.. injections to lose weight?

[Finchie40]

Since my doctor told me I have to stay away from working out , since I injured myself , I did put on some pounds and he asked me if I wanted to try GLP-1 injections , I told him I will think about it because I know people that take it , and ieven though it worked for them , they are the biggest hypocrites I know and I can’t stand hypocrites , and told my doctor that I rather be fat than fake because these people never worked out in their life and they are still eating like shit but dropping pounds like crazy from it and acting like their shit doesn’t stink now because they lost the weight without any effort whatsoever. What’s your thoughts on these injections and does it make you upset that people are using it acting like they worked out when they never did in their life

[msc545]

I use a GLP-1 injection called TruLicity once a week to control my diabetes. It does a bang-up job of it. Looking at my blood chemistry, you cannot tell that I have diabetes. It also caused me to lose about 20 pounds in the beginning and it definitely reduced my appetite. That was a very nice effect, but not the one I started this drug for. However, I'll take it. I am healthier and I look better than I have in a long time.

If you have some issues about this being somehow fraudulent or fake, I encourage you to not use it, and to go ahead and just keep on being overweight and unhealthy. These drugs are good for multiple conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, and other problems that people have as they get older. I don't think, however, that it's going to cure your attitude problem.

[_piotr]

I was overweight. I use Mounjaro injections. I lost 18 kg thanks to it. I additionally run on a treadmill, gave up almost all sweets and drink water instead of soda. Switching to crispbread also helps. It does not make me upset at all that people use it or similar products. Actually I am happy that such medicine can be used to help people. I do not see anything wrong with it. I, however, do not condone "eating like shit". Mounjaro drastically reduces appetite, so I do not feel hungry all the time.

[queenofcardio]

I don't use anything. I eat a balanced diet and I exercise.

I don't care if people use injections as long they're not lying about it while promoting something else.

[Finchie40]

Oh trust me most of them lie about it and they also talk shit , acting like they worked hard to lose the weight , when really they didn’t do shit , eventually there will be barely any overweight people and they will all say they worked out and watched what they ate , All Bullshit lol

[msc545]

@Finchie40 which do you think is more important?
- People getting healthier because they're using a beneficial medication
- People stopping talking what you refer to as "shit".

Pick one, you can't have it both ways.

[Anonymous]

once you get off the medication, you will just regain the weight.

you need to workout to maintain muscle mass.

[Staximus]

I think at our age it's best to stay away from things that could cause unknown side effects and complications later on in life, which is not that far away. If you can still walk then just walk a lot. Cut carbs and sugar and eat mainly vegetables and lean meat.

[msc545]

The potential side effects of these medications are not unknown. They are very uncommon, as it turns out.

[Staximus]

@msc545 people just started taking that shit within the last year or two. The long term side effects are not known

[Staximus]

@msc545 my mistake, I was thinking of Ozempic which is a GLP-1 receptor antagonist.

[msc545]

Can you think of anything that had a side effect that was delayed years into the future and suddenly popped up?

[msc545]

I'm asking because most things that have side effects usually become apparent within a year or two at the most.

[Staximus]

@msc545 if he's diabetic and has low glp1 levels and has a doctor that knows his ass from a hole in the ground when it comes to treating diabetes, then glp1 is great. If he doesn't have low glp1 then the doctor should not give him that. If I remember correctly artificially elevating glp1 causes your body to build up a resistance. When you stop taking it, your glp1 levels return to their normal level which may not be enough to regulate blood sugar until the body gets back to it's usual m. o. The last thing you want to fuck with is your endocrine system. You throw a monkey wrench on those gears and all sorts of shit goes haywire. Stopping glp1 in diabetics can cause dangerous blood sugar level spikes.

[msc545]

There is no synthetic glp 1 available. The way that these drugs work is to encourage your pancreas to release more insulin which it actually makes. This is intrinsic and not something that can be manipulated by giving injections or pills or something like that. I don't think you understand the biochemistry well enough for me to explain the exact mechanisms involved. But trust me, if it was just possible to give somebody what you have referred to as glp1 we would be doing that. It isn't. You have to encourage the body to essentially make it.

[msc545]

The other thing with these drugs do is to to some degree suppress appetite, so don't eat as much which causes weight loss without the discomfort of dieting and additionally The drugs increase gastric emptying time so that your stomach stays full after eating for longer giving you the sensation of fullness and again suppressing the need to eat so much over given period of time. Combined with the entrainment insulin produced in the pancreas, the total effect is to reduce blood sugar and cause you to lose at least some weight. The amount of weight loss is usually uge more than about 10 to 20 lb but that can be very significant for most people.

[msc545]

These are very complex drugs that were difficult and very expensive to create. Nobody makes something like this Commercially if there is an easier way of solving the problem of chronically elevated blood sugar in diabetics or a way of solving weight loss without people becoming grossly uncomfortable and unable to sustain a diet. What I'm saying essentially is that it makes no sense to abandon simpler methods if those simpler methods literally do not exist, which they do not at this point.

[NathanDavis]

I've never had to lose weight before

but I think you should stop caring about fake people... and care more for yourself

if you have to lose pounds because of health reasons then do what it takes otherwise, you'll end up worse than you have it today and there's nothing good about that either

[exitseven]

get better and get back in shape on your own. You should find a new doctor because he is irresponsible for even suggesting it. He probably gets s kickback from the drug company that makes the stuff,

[IHaveRespawned]

Yes, I take Zepbound. Not only am I obese, but I have severe sleep apnea, which is a qualifier.

[msc545]

How well is the Zephound working for you now?

[IHaveRespawned]

@msc545 Very well. I lost 10 pounds in my first month of vials. I have lost an additional 5 pounds, but I am only half way through my second set of vials. I would say I lose around 10 pounds a month.

[msc545]

I think you'll find that as time goes by, weight loss will slow down. It may even cease entirely.

[msc545]

That said, as long as you keep it your same dose of Zepbound, it will maintain your weight at whatever level it's at now, I think. If you want to lose more weight, talk to your doctor about that and he may increase the dose.

[beefcakebradybatson]

No.. Why would I?

[AgentG111]

Nope!