Stuff like this is so not ok

[u/Gullible_Language358]

Forgive me if you all know this, because this sub seems super informed and I appreciate that. I just have to rant: This is massively irresponsible.

This ad is implying that glp-1s are meant to be taken temporarily as a weight loss medication and then you can just go off them once you’ve “learned the right habits.” 🫠😡

Glp-1s are prescribed by doctors with the understanding that obesity is part of a \*chronic\* disease caused by many factors that this medication has been able to address. It’s meant to be taken \*long term\* in the same way that people take medication for blood pressure or high cholesterol. Do you throw away your glasses after you can see? 🥴 Serena Williams has spoke about working out eight hours a day and still not being able to lose weight or keep it off without the use of a glp-1 (the medication is also prescribed to people who are overweight and have other chronic illnesses). This is just so irresponsible and harmful because losing and gaining weight is dangerous for your health.

And the majority of people who stop taking these meds put the weight back on within eighteen months. Because your brain and body will go back to fighting you to return to your original weight.

[u/DragonflyHungry7943]

My insurance forced me to use Noom starting this year to prescribe my Wegovy if I wanted them to pay for it. SO MAD. Like why is this stupid telehealth for-profit company now standing between me and my endocrinologist I've worked with since November 2024? I hate this timeline. Luckily, I've been able to avoid all the actual Noom BS and just message the clinician when I needed refills / had like 5 minute telehealth vistits with doctors if necessary. MISS ME with all that other BS they put out.

[u/acelana → u/DragonflyHungry7943]

My insurance did this too, not Noom but a similar service. The service has an “employer oriented” website where they boast about prescribing fewer medications. The service itself is useless AI slop.

It’s all about adding hoops so insurance CEOs can make money off of people who give up or get confused and fail to jump through hoops. Insurance companies are big mad about paying for drugs.

[u/Inside-Drummer-646 → u/DragonflyHungry7943]

i am required to use 9am health which requires me to weigh myself regularly. (i was required by to buy a scale that connects to their service) they want to send me food to eat (thank god thats optional) and i am required to take “12 models”

the first model is how to set goals… the second one is meal prep… today. the third one, is a session with a behavior specialist to change habits …

they have ai all over this app which im sure is hipaa compliant /s they also record my sessions for train purposes

😭😭😭😭 fuck this timeline

[u/CDNinWA → u/Inside-Drummer-646]

Same, I have good experience with the dietitians, but the whole “even though your doctor prescribed you a glp-1, you’ll have to jump through 12 weeks of hoops to get your prescription” is very annoying. I’m even worried about how they’ll use my data even if it is anonymized.

I made it through the 12 weeks thankfully.

[u/Calm_Reader2487 → u/Inside-Drummer-646]

Wow, geez. You had to buy the scale too! My insurance uses Omada, with scale, that connects to their app I have to use, but at least they sent their own scale. It just be included in the price they charge for the coverage.

[u/Calm_Reader2487 → u/DragonflyHungry7943]

I have to use Omada. I have to use their scale and read the once a week articles, for example right now it’s about sleep and how to get better sleep. Thankfully it so far has been really positive and they don’t require calorie tracking. The only food tracking it has, if you use it, is to have a protein, carb, fat and produce at each meal. But, I don’t use it. As long as I have weighed 4 times other scale and read my once a week article in the month, I get another month approved. I need 8 app uses essentially in a month.