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Are these pills we are discussing by prescription only, I assume?
If so, I would be curious what the OPs doctor advised.
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And the gelato. My god, the gelato.
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Stress eating is an live long battle for me now and one I'm failing at. Knees got worse and for the 2-3 years I fought the VA for replacements my weight jumped back up to arouns 190s. But a lot of that too was me being mentally week and eating bad again. My office job is sitting at a freaking desk with too many folks around me eating bad and my will power failing. This is my issue and I own it. Maybe that is the first step. I could blame things on my PTSD and my health issues but deep down inside I know it is me. In fact, it's my recognizing my own weakness in relation to this that made my decide to retire early. I will get away from all the junk food again, get even more active, and hopefully get the weight under control. If I don't it's on me and I am not taking meds to try and treat something that truly is of my own doing. In my opinion and belief being obese for all of us save a very small minority is our own actions. I've seen what I can do about my weight when I commit to it and I've seen what happens will allow my excuses to "justify" not taking care of my weight. Just my two cents as another vet who used to be super healthy. I have a very high disability rating from the VA that is justified by all the broken parts on my body now. But, if I'm being honest with myself, I only am overweight because of my poor eating habits. I suspect there are plenty of changes you can make in your diet to overcome you problem without meds. You just have to want it enough. I say that because that's the path I'm on. I've succeeded in fixing it in the past and I'm no one special. If I can do you, so can pretty much everyone else. Good luck. |
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I am not going to get into the weeds but I have family that struggled with weight loss their entire life. I know the signs. Also, we have a couple of friends that constantly yoyo with diets and now weight loss drugs. Sure the weight comes off but it comes back just as fast. I believe before anyone decides to take a magic pill they should consider nutritional counseling. Change the way you think about food, form good habits, control the stress eating, and other factors, trust me I know. I'm not saying everyone who gains weight has some form of mental illness. I'm just a believer in putting in the work and doing it safely and naturally.
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sorry if i got in the way of the fat shaming
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I think these things have their place, but they arent a magic bean. |
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We know what the long-term effects are of taking psychiatric drugs for those that are indicated. Some of those side effects are serious. However, when the alternative is a lifetime risk of suicide north of 50%, the tradeoff can make a lot of sense.
We don't have all the data for these drugs yet for obesity, though we do have good data on pre-diabetes. I suspect we'll learn that the tradeoffs make sense for many populations. It does not make sense to treat these conditions as different than any other health problem simply because you think it's the patient's fault. This is a case where human intuition is a poor guide, if your goal is human happiness and longer life. Last edited by EB; Today at 01:25 PM. |
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I though I'd gotten a lot better at just letting the internet stuff go, but this one hit hard - some of the posts are so self-centered and lack any viewpoint besides their own (leaning more towards the "just have some willpower type") -
I have a family member with some serious mental health issues - not typical stuff, but binge eating is part of it. Finding the right people to deal with the mental health aspect has been a years-long challenge, finally think they've got someone who actually knows what the hell their doing. With all the damage done (healthwise) leading up to it, getting them on these meds so their health issues as a result of the weight can be managed while getting to the bottom of the mental health issues is so important. Try getting outside of your own world for a bit. |
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