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[San Dan Glokta]

Found out today that my brother who is obese and his wife have been taking it for a couple months now, after my mother told me he has been sickly and lathargic lately. When asked he said its normal when starting off, then the symptoms will go away. Even though I could benefit from losing some kgs myself I'm dubious of anything that is sold as a magic pill.

Any personal experience? Long term side effects?

 

[Wildebeest]

Sounds like anything around losing weight if you stop you can easily go back to worse than square one. If you just need lose a bit then why not try eating more fiber instead and don't do careless stuff like drinking that takeout coffee that has like 2 liters of syrup.

 

[mitch1971]

Stories I've heard. Hair lose. Failing eyesight.

To be blunt. Get off your arse and exercise (if you physically can).

 

[Senua]

Do it the old fashioned way, you'll be healthier and feel a sense of achievement and self worth like never before

 

[Alexios]

Sounds like you should be telling us, based on their progress, lol.

I was up to 125kg in early 2024, the biggest I've been (used to hover below 100 previously).

I lost a little weight during the 24 season (just from working a lot and not being home to over indulge etc.) and after the high season's end I started walking daily and cooking tons of chicken, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage etc, with tons of low fat yogurt.

I had lost about 25kg by the 2025 season start. Then some more during the season. I went down to 85 during this year. I was eventually running 5Ks regularly and just recently scaled up to 10Ks. Still do lots of walking too though.

Now I'm up to around 90 so I need to be very careful with food again, I guess I'll spare me during the holidays but yeah it's a warning sign cos I actually wanted to go down to around 80, not gain up again.

I'm middle aged I guess now and the last time I had lost weight (down to 75kg over a decade ago) I did it by again watching the food and going to the gym, lots of treadmill and some whatever exercises/program some trainer cooked up but that shit's expensive now which is why I just hit the road.

Everyone is different so if you see a doctor and they say something else is a good fit then I'd say go for it, whatever works, so long as you change your lifestyle and not rely on it forever. You could first attempt dedicating an hour a day to walking, some more later, that should at least burn one meal.

PS: I bought an air fryer since I was cooking for myself a lot and I'd say it wasn't worth it, I do use it a lot since I got it but it just functions like a mini oven really, I got very similar results just shoving the chicken or whatever in the oven previously, it's nothing like frying (though I haven't tried fries yet). Maybe it would be a better choice if I bought a steam cooker instead like I was debating at the time but I figure that may also disappoint me and I'll just be going oh well, it's a minor difference to just boiling my vegetables or whatever else instead but maybe not, I dunno, haha, just saying.

 

[dave_d]

Found out today that my brother who is obese and his wife have been taking it for a couple months now, after my mother told me he has been sickly and lathargic lately. When asked he said its normal when starting off, then the symptoms will go away. Even though I could benefit from losing some kgs myself I'm dubious of anything that is sold as a magic pill.

Any personal experience? Long term side effects?

Wait, it's not a pill right? I mean I thought it was a shot. (If I was obese the fact I'd have to take shots of that would make me hesitate a bit.)

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Exercising works.

 

[AJUMP23]

Very thing has a tradeoff.

 

[Ovek]

It's amazing loads of people refused to get COVID vaccinations but are willing to jab themselves once a week with a Type-2 diabetes medication regardless of the risks and quite severe side effects as a short cut to loose weight.

Anyway with any weight loss short cut you aren't training your brain not to be a fat cunt so as soon as you hit your target weight and you come of it your weight will just explode back on. And in the case of Ozempic you could end up with various other long term health issues as a result.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Oh, it works all right. I've seen several diabetic people take it and while the effects on weight aren't so often as dramatic as you see on celebrities (who also enjoy the best cooks and personal trainers money can buy, on top of the medication and quality medical assistance), the effects are visible. It's not as drastic as sleeve gastrectomy though, which can make people almost unrecognizable in some cases.

Too many people overestimate the results the average Joe can get by sheer willpower alone when it comes to losing weight. Most people need help, and many of them won't get it. I don't like to admit it because sometimes I like to imagine we live in a better world than the one we actually have, but the big pharma shills who say "if dieting, exercise and willpower worked, we'd have solved the obesity crisis by now" may be onto something.

 

[ReBurn]

It's great for controlling blood sugar and reducing A1C. Still need to eat healthy to lose weight on it. But it does reduce appetite.

 

[Burning Blade]

I lost about 85lbs the old fashion way. Diet and exercise, and intermittent fasting. Oh and testosterone and weed too.

 

[San Dan Glokta]

Sounds like anything around losing weight if you stop you can easily go back to worse than square one. If you just need lose a bit then why not try eating more fiber instead and don't do careless stuff like drinking that takeout coffee that has like 2 liters of syrup.

Stories I've heard. Hair lose. Failing eyesight.

To be blunt. Get off your arse and exercise (if you physically can).

Do it the old fashioned way, you'll be healthier and feel a sense of achievement and self worth like never before

I was more so asking for my brother's sake. And for the most part I agree.

Wait, it's not a pill right? I mean I thought it was a shot. (If I was obese the fact I'd have to take shots of that would make me hesitate a bit.)

Yes its an injection I know, I meant as an analogy.

It's great for controlling blood sugar and reducing A1C. Still need to eat healthy to lose weight on it. But it does reduce appetite.

Thanks hot rod.