I don't think it's a "miracle" drug, any more than thousands of others out there, and like most weight loss medications, it's to be used along with dietary work and exercise. I've noticed some of the other weight loss medications that get hyped up a lot in ad spots on tv have small-print disclaimers indicating the people they're showing aren't typical, and that typical results are, say, a loss of 10 lbs over the course of a few months, with appropriate diet and exercise. Doing the math on those results, the medications seem to do very little, while the personal habit changes carry the real load... yet the miracle drugs take the credit. With diet and exercise alone, a person without additional issues (such as metabolic disorders) can expect to lose, safely, around 2 lbs per week. More than that is often considered an unsafe rate of loss, which often leads to weight gain (rebound) down the road. At the 2lbs per week rate, it would normally take under 3 months to lose those 10 lbs, without any new medications.
I'm hoping the same for myself! I was working a part-time physical labour job a few years ago, and lost no weight, nor any inches around the belly... which lead me to conclude something is utterly mucked up in my metabolism.To be honest, I had hoped that part of my weight gain was in part due to metabolism issues related to the OSA and that the treatment will make it easier to lose weight.
Oh, that'll help for sure with overall health, even if it doesn't seem to have an immediate impact on weight. I need to be more healthy about eating, but I have issues of the ADHD kind. I completely forget to eat, and then suddenly realize I'm ravenous and that my hands are shaking, which means food prep isn't easy... so I end up grabbing whatever is at hand. (I also absolutely hate grocery shopping, which isn't helpful for making sure healthy stuff shows up in the house. I don't live by myself, and no one else in the household is overly concerned about what they're eating.)my switch from processed to healthier foods can only help
Yes, this! Fat shaming doesn't help anyone. Those of us who are fat are well aware of that fact, and don't need it pointed out constantly. Additionally, people who are overly thin can also have health issues as a result, and there are many people out there with eating disorders caused in childhood by their parents/other relatives/peers being overly preoccupied with the weight of everyone around them.I also know folks who eat VERY healthy and who are very active and just cannot seem to lose the weight. They have excellent numbers otherwise. It is time to get past the fat shaming era of human kind.