Ozempic weight loss: anyone get shade?

I packed on maybe 5 to 10 pounds gradually over seven years. At 47 as a woman, tons of things are working against you. My weight had plateaued for two years before this. Spent twelve months seeing a dietician but couldn't go below 1700 calories without being completely wiped out, and that wasn't even enough for loss. Turns out insulin resistance was a big part of it. This medication lets me function on way less food. I'm hopeful this means I could eventually taper off.
 
The only ones who've made snide remarks about my Ozempic use and weight loss are those I know who are also carrying extra pounds. Now that I'm close to my goal, they say I'll look sick if I lose more and that I took the easy way out. It's annoying because losing over 100 pounds was anything BUT easy.
 
Half my family uses Ozempic for diabetes reasons. I get more flak for hitting the gym. 'I wish I had time for that,' they say. Like I don't work just as many hours as they do. Sheesh.
 
Usually, the ones with the strongest opinions are stuck on some diet/willpower nonsense. People like Jillian Michaels, for example. And often, the loudest are those pushing diet plans or health stuff, so these drugs are direct competition, and they lose money. It's easy to see why they're complaining; it's not about caring about people.
 
The world's constantly bombarding us with messages to EAT and CONSUME! I feel like Ozempic's the only thing fighting back. They use every trick to make us eat/drink junk; it's not weird to try to defend against that. If they're jealous, it's because they're fighting it too and think you're cheating. They could do it too, though. Also, society sees being overweight as a sin (gluttony, sloth, greed, lust) and thinks we should suffer. Oz is like a 'Get Out of Jail Free' card that we don't 'deserve.' Oz shouldn't be necessary, and it IS messed up we turn to Big Pharma, but unless the world changes, it's the only thing that really helps (most people).
 
It's becoming less of a big deal, but you might still hear it. The science is pretty clear that weight loss without meds isn't sustainable for most people. The meds make it easier to build good habits. No shame in it. We don't shame people for blood pressure pills.
 
I can relate to @Careful_Ostrich_12 and @Tired_of_Tired. I've been dieting for like, 50 years, and I'm so tired of second-guessing every little thing I eat. I've been on Ozempic for a few weeks, lost some weight, and I'm amazed that I suddenly have some freaking willpower!
 
Those starter amounts (a quarter mg, then half) are just the on-ramp. Real weight loss starts at 1.0 and higher. Look at published data - roughly 15% can lose weight long-term at starter doses. Everyone else has to keep raising theirs. Most clinical trials lasted a year or more. This isn't a 10-week program.
 
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