Well said! I could never watch the biggest loser - it looked like abuse to me. How can shaming and torture fundamentally heal anything? With the GLP-1s we are learning so much about the human body and brain and how to undo obesity. I am so curious to understand how we can prevent it in the first place. What truly needs to change in our world - how do we protect metabolic health?
Thanks Dave for always raising the bar on discussions and inquiry.
100% agree! Sad to say, but I have lost 100+ lbs not once, not twice but five (5) times following the WW food plan, only to put the weight back on shortly thereafter. The rollercoaster was not only physically challenging but also totally mentally challenging. The surge of feelings of self-worth followed closely by utter humiliation. I was never weak or foolish. But fighting my body was a constant battle that I just couldn’t win in the long term. Zepbound has been a godsend for me. It saved me from regaining all of my weight after my 5th weight loss go-round. I’d regained enough poundage to qualify for a prescription and it changed my world. The food noise,the eating compulsion became controllable, allowing me to profit from eating healthier foods and moving more. I was able to return to my “goal” weight and, equally important, I have been able to maintain my goal weight. There’s nothing special about me. And I look forward to the day when this medication (or future improved versions) can be affordable and accessible to all who would benefit from it. Obesity is a legitimate health issue that should be addressed as such, not as a laughable matter for those who are lucky enough not to have this issue.
Yes. I'm being treated with curiosity at the moment. This isn't the first time I've been on a health journey (now with weight release as a side effect of metabolic healing) the comments are familiar. I'm observing, taking notes and protecting my mental climate. This is about me 100%, and I'm prepared for all all the people that potentially might run their mouth about changes to my appearance.
I love the currency analogy! Naturally thin people have, indeed, been more “wealthy” for far too long. The judgment I hear from people who bash glp1’s on the daily is beyond ridiculous.
Perfectly stated, Christina. I’m not thin, but am probably average now for my age, first time under 200 lbs in my entire adult life. What a trip to sit comfortably with my legs crossed, and to have it even be my preferred position now. Bigger trip to be smiled at by men, instead of disregarded. Size 12 pants are getting even looser, when size 26 was my old standard? Size Small ladies’ blouses in normal department stores? What planet am I on now, after a year of healthy eating, with the help and great blessing of Tirzepatide?
Dave, you are such a great leader, and you are providing such a service to us all in so many ways — thank you so much for all you do! So grateful to be here with all of you.
I have lost 217 lbs in the past 2 years --oddly enough, I haven't truly experienced different treatment. People are not reacting openly to the changes in my appearance--other than an occasional, "Oh, you looks great". After hearing so many people tell me that they are treated differently, I have become very mindful about this and now I watch for it. It makes me wonder if those in my world are just keeping their thoughts to themselves vs expressing it openly.
I recall the last time I updated my resumé: I thought to myself “I’m doing my best to polish my experience & highlight my best self *on paper* meanwhile-physically, I am not my best self right now & that is going to be evident as soon as I walk in the door”.
I was pretty down about that & unfortunately I took my own wind out of my own sails.
It is so nice to go somewhere where no one knows the former me. I don't have to wonder what they are thinking about my body and if I am on a GLP-1 med. I honestly would love to move to an entirely new place, because I live in a very small town where most people know me and the gossip runs wild.
I'm in the minority. I don't feel that anyone is treating me differently, or that I was ever looked down upon. I see many people extolling that they got their life back, I never felt that I wasn't living mine to the fullest. It makes me sad to see that the majority of folks feel like they were/are second class humans. BUT...I clearly don't live in the same world as most people here because until I read this I had no idea who Jillian Michaels is and I've never seen The Biggest Loser!
Between the prejudice of the thin and privileged and the madness of the fat acceptance/HAES dogma, it’s clowns to the left of us, jokers to the right. I have struggled my whole life, always believing it was my fault, my defects. 12-step was a solace, but still left me in the churn of the yo-yo and the confusion. What a blessing to have lived into this new age of clarity and effective obesity medicine. History will look back on the madness and be aghast.
Well said! I could never watch the biggest loser - it looked like abuse to me. How can shaming and torture fundamentally heal anything? With the GLP-1s we are learning so much about the human body and brain and how to undo obesity. I am so curious to understand how we can prevent it in the first place. What truly needs to change in our world - how do we protect metabolic health?
Thanks Dave for always raising the bar on discussions and inquiry.
100% agree! Sad to say, but I have lost 100+ lbs not once, not twice but five (5) times following the WW food plan, only to put the weight back on shortly thereafter. The rollercoaster was not only physically challenging but also totally mentally challenging. The surge of feelings of self-worth followed closely by utter humiliation. I was never weak or foolish. But fighting my body was a constant battle that I just couldn’t win in the long term. Zepbound has been a godsend for me. It saved me from regaining all of my weight after my 5th weight loss go-round. I’d regained enough poundage to qualify for a prescription and it changed my world. The food noise,the eating compulsion became controllable, allowing me to profit from eating healthier foods and moving more. I was able to return to my “goal” weight and, equally important, I have been able to maintain my goal weight. There’s nothing special about me. And I look forward to the day when this medication (or future improved versions) can be affordable and accessible to all who would benefit from it. Obesity is a legitimate health issue that should be addressed as such, not as a laughable matter for those who are lucky enough not to have this issue.
Yes. I'm being treated with curiosity at the moment. This isn't the first time I've been on a health journey (now with weight release as a side effect of metabolic healing) the comments are familiar. I'm observing, taking notes and protecting my mental climate. This is about me 100%, and I'm prepared for all all the people that potentially might run their mouth about changes to my appearance.
I love the currency analogy! Naturally thin people have, indeed, been more “wealthy” for far too long. The judgment I hear from people who bash glp1’s on the daily is beyond ridiculous.
Preach!
Absolutely true! I'm in a much smaller body not thin but im probably considered average now and I get treated much differently it's really eye opening
It’s crazy that this is the reality
Perfectly stated, Christina. I’m not thin, but am probably average now for my age, first time under 200 lbs in my entire adult life. What a trip to sit comfortably with my legs crossed, and to have it even be my preferred position now. Bigger trip to be smiled at by men, instead of disregarded. Size 12 pants are getting even looser, when size 26 was my old standard? Size Small ladies’ blouses in normal department stores? What planet am I on now, after a year of healthy eating, with the help and great blessing of Tirzepatide?
Dave, you are such a great leader, and you are providing such a service to us all in so many ways — thank you so much for all you do! So grateful to be here with all of you.
I have lost 217 lbs in the past 2 years --oddly enough, I haven't truly experienced different treatment. People are not reacting openly to the changes in my appearance--other than an occasional, "Oh, you looks great". After hearing so many people tell me that they are treated differently, I have become very mindful about this and now I watch for it. It makes me wonder if those in my world are just keeping their thoughts to themselves vs expressing it openly.
This article hits it dead center. 🎯
I recall the last time I updated my resumé: I thought to myself “I’m doing my best to polish my experience & highlight my best self *on paper* meanwhile-physically, I am not my best self right now & that is going to be evident as soon as I walk in the door”.
I was pretty down about that & unfortunately I took my own wind out of my own sails.
Thank you for all you continue to do.
Awesome interview.. thank you both. Always love to learn. More.. NEVER GIVE UP!! Thank you Dave! 😊
THIS! 👆
In the words of Syndrome on The Incredibles, “If everyone is special, then no one will be”
Insert skinny.
They want to own it. And doctors don’t want ppl skinny cuz let’s face it- obesity is number one on keeping you sick .
Bariatric surgeons don’t want it cuz it will put them out of business, along with knee replacement surgeons.
But syndrome said it best.
Omgosh dead on!! All the way. The fight is to keep some ppl more attractive than others- to KEEP THE PLAYING FIELD UNLEVEL !!
It is so nice to go somewhere where no one knows the former me. I don't have to wonder what they are thinking about my body and if I am on a GLP-1 med. I honestly would love to move to an entirely new place, because I live in a very small town where most people know me and the gossip runs wild.
Right on Dave!
I'm in the minority. I don't feel that anyone is treating me differently, or that I was ever looked down upon. I see many people extolling that they got their life back, I never felt that I wasn't living mine to the fullest. It makes me sad to see that the majority of folks feel like they were/are second class humans. BUT...I clearly don't live in the same world as most people here because until I read this I had no idea who Jillian Michaels is and I've never seen The Biggest Loser!
Between the prejudice of the thin and privileged and the madness of the fat acceptance/HAES dogma, it’s clowns to the left of us, jokers to the right. I have struggled my whole life, always believing it was my fault, my defects. 12-step was a solace, but still left me in the churn of the yo-yo and the confusion. What a blessing to have lived into this new age of clarity and effective obesity medicine. History will look back on the madness and be aghast.
“New age of clarity”, I love that!