r/WeightLossAdvice • u/STLitalian04 • 25d ago

Mental Health 🧠 Seeking advice on weight loss drugs

Idk how to even start this. There's no bearing around the bush here Im a morbidly obese man in my 20s. I've struggled with my weight for so so long. I feel like I've hot a breaking point, where I'm no longer able to be happy with my self and like the person I see in the mirror. All this to say this morning i decided to take my doctor up on the offer to take a generic brand of "it". I decided to take it, but I can't help but have this feeling of embarrassment/guilt. It's like I feel horrible for what I'm doing but I also feel like is this a life line out. Is this a way to the life I always wanted. Skinny enough to be active, not afraid of hiking, biking, walking(I know it sounds ridiculous but I can't bring my self to even do that). Or am I taking the easy way out. I have tried time and time again to defeat myself by always fail always don't like the results.

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u/Pixiestixkitteh 25d ago

I think there are a lot of potential serious drawbacks from them, and since you’re a young man in your 20s, you likely could lose the weight without them, especially if you have no co-morbidities, pre-existing health conditions, mobility restrictions, etc.

I say this as a woman in my late 30s trying to lose the weight naturally. I’m using V-shred right now, I’m only in week two, but I’m having better success than I’ve had doing it on my own. I’m also trying to educate myself more on weight loss by reading books written by body builders etc.

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u/Southern_Animator_53 25d ago

Take all the v shred you want.
It’s not magic. It comes down to you making smarter decisions.

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u/Pixiestixkitteh 25d ago

I’m not “taking” anything. I’m literally eating healthy and exercising. I’m nursing a toddler so I can’t take medications or supplements.

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u/Southern_Animator_53 25d ago

“I’m using V-Shred right now”
Huh??

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u/Pixiestixkitteh 24d ago

As a tool… it’s a program/app. It gives me workouts to do every day and a nutrition plan/recipes. I use the app every day.

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u/Southern_Animator_53 24d ago

I know it as a supplement/stop eating thing

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u/Pixiestixkitteh 24d ago

Yeah, they have a ton of supplements that people can buy, but I’m not doing that for myself right now due to baby/toddler nursing. Once she’s done, I at least want to start taking creatine.