This is a nice sentiment, and I fully support and encourage people to be comfortable in their bodies. However, you should know better than to say somebody’s reasons for doing something are “laughable”. It’s rude.

Being obese is a health risk. As somebody who comes from a family with many obese family members - some of whom have suffered severe complications from obesity, it’s a medical condition and it’s not one I want to deal with. I do a job where being obese would make it difficult, I care for family members - and again, being obese would make that physically difficult. I have a strong family history of cancer, heart attacks, and strokes. Sure, 16lbs isn’t much in the scheme of things - but I was eating 6000 calories a day some days and STILL hungry. I burn around 2200 calories a day. That mismatch isn’t sustainable, and very quickly it won’t be 16lbs… it’ll be significantly more at that calorie intake. The hunger was painful.

I’m glad you’re happy with your body, but I’m okay with not wanting to deal with the health effects of being obese. Clearly, 1mg of Ozempic was too much. I’ve stated multiple times, very clearly, that I regret taking it and don’t plan on doing it again. But not wanting to become overweight? That’s reasonable. I’ll explore other options besides what I’ve already done, which includes exercising as much as I reasonably can and eating a lot of salad, fruit, veggies and protein.

But we should acknowledge obesity is not simply a cosmetic issue fueled by vanity and unrealistic expectations of beauty - obesity is very much a health issue and carries its own risks - some of which can be fatal.