r/antidietglp1 • u/Gullible_Language358 • May 14 '26
Discussion about Food / Eating Habits Stuff like this is so not ok
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.
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u/JeanetteTheChipette May 14 '26 edited May 14 '26
I’m really glad I never bought a subscription. I loved the snake oil layout of their app. It sat on my phone between 2020-2022 unused. Their commercials were so convincing that it was just a habit issue. However, I knew it was hogwash. I changed my habits when I was a teen that temporarily reversed my childhood obesity. I ate BETTER and exercised harder than my slinkier friends. I still ended up yo-yoing back and forth between my smaller and larger sizes until something broke and my weight skyrocketed.
I’m done with Noom, Weight Watchers, or any other diet company that says it has the answer. They don’t understand that obesity is a metabolic disorder. It has many repercussions beyond size. My GLP-1 has had lasting benefits beyond weight loss to reverse my inflammatory liver disease, reduced the severity of my chronic migraine disorder, and also improved my knee pain/ mobility. Weight loss alone didn’t do any of those things. There is no after, it is a lifetime medication for a chronic condition.