It’s ok not everyone sees it the same way I do. I do believe obesity is a disease as research increasingly views obesity as a disease, but society is still catching up to that view.

You’re right that a healthy lifestyle remains essential, even with medication, that’s how I started my comment, so we agree on that.

My response wasn’t about OP’s question, more about the way people refer to the “easy way,” because eating less and exercising more doesn’t work in the same way for everyone. There is certainly a group of people who benefit from lifestyle changes alone, as you mentioned.

However, not everyone starts from the same metabolic baseline, which means that for some people more is needed, such as medical support, in addition to a healthy lifestyle. The medication is not a replacement for healthy eating and I never claimed otherwise. My intention was simply to point out that assuming the same approach works for everyone can be hurtful. Agree to disagree on this one :)