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Idk some see it as using it in excess due to body image issues in Hollywood but a lot it seems like its always a thinly veiled shot at the body positive movement whenever I see this mentioned. The South park episode I'm sure helped fuel this. Hell of a lot of moralizing over ozempic in general and people not losing weight the "right way". thats-why-im-confused

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[–] TopFell@hexbear.net 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This could come down to a misunderstanding how those “weight jabs” work, one that’s maybe intentionally pushed by advertisments.

Jabs alone won’t do it, you will need to change your lifestyle (sleep, stress, environmental stressors…), eating habits (also because solid food will linger in your digestive tract way longer), and still work out: On a jab-regime alone you will be losing not only fat but also muscles that’ll need extra effort to be retained. So, you need to put attention and effort into the things you would for bodybuilding as well.

stereotypes to illustrate use-casesThat overweight dude who has a history of visiting the gym but needs a little extra to move sooner to rowing and endurance sports: Prime candidate. That elderly women who goes swimming anyway and is disciplined with her food intake, would take protein through whey or soy pulver (battle-hardened ex-slimfast crowd): Can do.

An old person who claims golfing (or motor“sports”) as his sport, refuses even mild reha on its own or tries to make it someone else’s task, not disciplined in any way, will remain gorging on sugars and processed food: He’ll become apparently thinner but increasingly weaker and frailer.