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I don't know the OP personally, but his description sounds pretty close to the prototype of obesity in America. He has a full time job, family education, and some additional mental health struggles. He's not 500 lbs, but has probably gained a few pounds every year for the last 20 or so years, and now he's significantly above his healthiest weight. I don't think there's any indication that he is unaware that he should eat less, eat healthier, and exercise more. But it sounds like he has other obligations in his life that make that challenging for him to execute. This is where, in my opinion, weight loss drugs provide a lot of value. As a practical matter, "eat better and exercise more" is a reliable way to get to a healthy weight, but telling someone "eat better and exercise more" is not effective in achieving that outcome. Weight loss drugs appear to be much more effective at getting people to eat better than any amount of education.
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Get Training Peaks and log your workouts. Try to increase your weekly load within the program to gain fitness. That will help burn calories and track track your progress. Cut out the junk food and unhealthy choices. None of these pharmaceuticals are without side effects so beware.
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According to their doctor. And to themselves when comparing historical weight data.
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Meanwhile, the evidence for diets is overwhelming - they do not work over the medium to long term. This is not because people haven't tried hard enough. Obesity is a health problem, like any other. Moralizing about it has not worked, just as it hasn't worked for drug and alcohol dependence. |
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If you are doing the best -you- can do, and the weight isn't coming off, and your doc is OK with you giving Ozempic a try, then I don't see the issue. From everything I've read, you are -not- necessarily on it for life. Depends on the person and how well they can hold the weight off on their own. |
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They still haven't figure out what happens to people with these drugs after 10, 15, 20 years.
Way to many supposedly great drugs have turned out to have way more serious long term effects and then they get pulled off the market. |
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Most diets are fads and not sustainable, again, no surprise they fail. |
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My parents are over weight. I lead a very different lifestyle than them, grew up bike racing, switched to multisport 12 years ago, train 10-15 hours of hard cardio per week, 2-3 resistance training sessions per week, and eat reasonably healthy. At 5'10, I have a hell of a time getting under 185 pounds. Many people around me at the office do no exercise, eat kfc, and are taller than me and weigh less.... |
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