The body image conversation is a curious one. I have followed it closely for decades, as have many other women. Many people who've been the most vocal advocates for accepting a fuller female form are now the ones on meds to become thin - a form they've openly blamed and criticized for decades. It sort of pulls the rug from under the movement for acceptance - was it all just a self-soothing mechanism? Thanks for writing this.
Ooooooohhhh I’m here for this article! Ok. First- GLP-1 culture is dangerous. The black box warnings on the drugs along with the severity of the side effects are just one reason why. The unhealthy way the body loses muscle mass - (and women NEED muscle mass to survive especially in menopause) the eye ball rot (wtf?) and of course the Gastro/organ problems are all too much for my brain to handle.
Moving on , the way people are choosing this over eating better and exercise? Please.
But look, this isn’t the first lose weight fast fad and it won’t be the last. People are forever going for the quick fix and Damn the consequences right?
Meanwhile I did have the memo belly issues for three years. It took a lot of trial and error and I mean a lot and doctors brushed me off and so on and so forth but I finally found a way to lose the weight, it’s absolutely possible, unfortunately many people don’t want to do the hard work.
The body image conversation is a curious one. I have followed it closely for decades, as have many other women. Many people who've been the most vocal advocates for accepting a fuller female form are now the ones on meds to become thin - a form they've openly blamed and criticized for decades. It sort of pulls the rug from under the movement for acceptance - was it all just a self-soothing mechanism? Thanks for writing this.
Ooooooohhhh I’m here for this article! Ok. First- GLP-1 culture is dangerous. The black box warnings on the drugs along with the severity of the side effects are just one reason why. The unhealthy way the body loses muscle mass - (and women NEED muscle mass to survive especially in menopause) the eye ball rot (wtf?) and of course the Gastro/organ problems are all too much for my brain to handle.
Moving on , the way people are choosing this over eating better and exercise? Please.
But look, this isn’t the first lose weight fast fad and it won’t be the last. People are forever going for the quick fix and Damn the consequences right?
Meanwhile I did have the memo belly issues for three years. It took a lot of trial and error and I mean a lot and doctors brushed me off and so on and so forth but I finally found a way to lose the weight, it’s absolutely possible, unfortunately many people don’t want to do the hard work.
OK, rant over - loved the article.