[nekoashide]

Years ago before it was popular my doctor gave me an rx for it and I tried it, I knew it was a game changer, but those side effects? Might have just been me but I could not tolerate the nausea.

In the end I didn't need Ozempic, I just started working out several times a week and holding myself accountable to my eating habits. I think for the majority of people diet and exercise is enough. But for those who need more help, even Oprah, it's a miracle drug.

[MattGaiser]

> I think for the majority of people diet and exercise is enough.

On a population level, it has failed miserably. Sure, some can force themselves through the process, but that number is not that many.

[SamoyedFurFluff]

> I think for the majority of people diet and exercise is enough

As far as I understand it, in the wild for the majority of the people there’s very little evidence that obese people can diet and exercise themselves to a healthy weight. It just statistically doesn’t happen very often. For whatever reason, they need the hormone regulating drugs.

[ejb999]

They can, they just don’t want it enough to make the necessary sacrifice. I agree it doesn’t happen much, but that isn’t because it can’t work, it does for almost everyone that can make permanent change in their diet and lifestyle, most people just want the easy way out.

[hackernewds]

the word "can" doing a lot of heavy lifting here. from a practical vs theoretical standpoint

[chris-orgmenta]

My view into the issue like this: Until this is part of state education (i.e. nutrition, exercise, stoicism, personal care, hygiene - Whatever - are 'appropriately' into syllabuses), we can't expect everyone to take care of themselves.

1. There will always be parents/guardians that are unable to teach this - That's why the education and children arm of government exists.

2. Ignorance IS an excuse here (people can't know that they don't know, if they don't even know that they SHOULD know!)

3. Even if we were to clamp down on unhealthy food advertising etc., our bodies still crave sugar binging etc. So regardless of success in that area, state education is still the keystone.

But that's it... I just don't know where to go from there. Is state education getting better at teaching these life skills over time? (Personal finance too, while we are at it). Are there things I could be doing to amplify this message? Is this the correct angle, even?

Congratulations on such a massive achievement by the way!

[nyokodo]

> Until this is part of state education

State sex education has been saturating youth in all the sex related artificial interventions while treating self-control as unrealistic at best and religious nonsense at worst. When do you think we’ll get an eruption of stoic self denial virtue from the state?

[paulpauper]

Might have just been me but I could not tolerate the nausea.

Being nauseous is a very effective appetite killer