Do you think a person taking Ozempic or Wegovy is a lazy cheater?
“Suck it up, buttercup! Eat less and move more. Being fat is a choice, and they keep choosing to eat too much. Willpower is the answer. Stop being so weak.”
I challenge anyone thinking these kinds of thoughts to give their head a shake.
I used to feel that way, but I’ve changed my mind.
This judgemental viewpoint lacks compassion and isn’t realistic. If this attitude worked, everyone would be at their best, and junk food manufacturers would be out of business.
No one wants to be overweight, get diabetes, and be looked down on for their flabby, out-of-shape body. This is not a conscious decision.
Everyone wants to look healthy. There’s more to it than “Eat Less, Move More.”
There’s a physical component. This includes extreme food availability, ultra-processed snacks, and genetically modified Frankenfoods. Toxic chemical contamination like Roundup is hijacking our biology. We are surrounded by those chowing down on unhealthy options. Diabolical advertising and signage, convenience stores stocked with junk, and fast food on every street corner.
Then there’s the mental and spiritual component—childhood programming, peer pressure, using food as a coping mechanism, food addiction, and depression.
The North American statistics are shocking. What we are doing to stay healthy isn’t working. As a society, we are failing to keep off the weight and avoid metabolic diseases.
1 in 3 adults (30.7%) are overweight
2 in 5 adults (42.4%) are obese
1 in 11 adults (9.2%) have severe obesity
I repeat, what we are doing isn’t working.
And yet, popular opinion is:
Losing weight MUST be done using willpower and ruthless exercise
Ozempic is cheating, those taking it are “weak”
Gastric bypass is “taking shortcuts”
We need to find new solutions. For some people, weight-loss drugs might be the right choice.
Having diabetes or being extremely obese makes you more likely to die up to 15 years younger than you should. Diabetes can lead to blindness, amputations, and other extreme health challenges. Obesity contributes to heart disease, cancer, and many metabolic diseases. So if the only way a person can get well again is to take Ozempic, why would we judge them for it?
This Live Video with
is about her journey with yo-yo dieting, how she became diabetic, and how she used Ozempic to put diabetes in remission and lose more than 70 pounds.Miriam says that the drug is the right tool for her to get healthy again. She doesn’t just take the drug and lay back to let it do its thing. Miriam monitors her food intake and pays attention to what is happening with her body.
Watch the video at the top for her whole story.
What is your stance on Ozempic, Wegovy, and other weight loss medications? Have you used them, or are you considering them? Do you know someone who is using them? Let us know in the comments!
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