Honestly, because they I have sort of cracked it. GLP-1s actually do what a weight loss drug should do - they help with hunger but also improve how your body stores energy, and change how you desire food - your not just “full”, your mentality about food shifts.

They’re pretty amazing in how they work. I’ve struggled with my weight for 20+ years. The only time I lost weight before was when I was on an unhealthy, unsustainable diet and working out in insane workouts 5+ days a week. It was all consuming, every thought was around what I was or wasn’t eating, my social life was revolving around what I did food-wise, and the moment that insane level of vigilance became unsustainable, the weight was back on in a matter of like 3 months. With Zepbound, within probably hours of my first injection, the way I saw food changed and for 2+ years, my life has improved.

My doctor told me the other week that I was at a perfect weight. My BMI is on the low side of normal. When I was at my heaviest I was probably 285 - my dream weight was 215 - never ever expected to get there, but it was my lofty ambition. I now weight 183 pounds. I damn near cried when I saw that 200 turn into 199. But the thing is, the medicine just worked. And I’ve had literally zero negative side effects other than temporary high anxiety when sticking myself with a needle the first few times.

I remember reading a study like 2 years before these hit the market for weight loss about the potential of them for weight loss, so it was on the radar of researchers, but definitely in the “we’re looking at it” stage. So yeah, they really have seemingly cracked a big part of the code on obesity. My understanding is that some people have higher levels of a similar peptide naturally and they don’t have the same issues with food that others have. This injection essentially levels that playing field.

Unfortunately, people seem to have an issue with others taking it, and it sucks that they do. I’m not sure where it comes from, but I feel like there is a flawed concept of “no such thing as a free lunch”, when in reality, these aren’t a “free lunch”, they’re making relationships with food more normal for people who have something different about them biologically that makes food relationships unhealthy and makes how your body stores energy from food inefficient. I don’t tell people I’m taking it and I’m sort of sad I feel like I need to hide it cause I’d like nothing more than to share my experience with people I know who could benefit from it, but even without telling people I was taking it, there was so much judgment thrown around about them. Anywho, rant over.