AP: Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care

[ixcuincle]

I wish regular and obese people could just remove fat with a magic pill but of course fitness centers and gyms would go bankrupt lol 

 

I'm very lazy so yeah if I can pop a pill and lose 25 pounds that would be ideal. sadly I have to work out 

[dfitzo53]

2 hours ago, DCSaints_fan said:

Unfortunately there is no surgery to simply remove fat in most cases.  There is bariatric surgery to reduce the size of the stomach.  This can reduce hunger, but you can still overeat if you are a food addict.  Watch some episodes of my 600 pound life.  The patients have to lose weight before he can do surgery.  They say it’s because it’s too dangerous, but I really think the doctor wants to be sure the patients can stick to a diet before he can justify a surgery

 

In some cases the very overweight people can lose 50 or more pounds in a single month.  This makes sense, a larger person is going to be able to lose weight because their TDEE for equal activity level is going to be much higher - in these cases 6000 calories or more.  

I have been obese since puberty.  I was very close to being simply overweight twice , but fell odd the wagon for a few reasons . Hopefully this tracking an approach allows me to change that for good, because there is literally nothing I can’t eat.  Only the amounts matter, along adequate protein intake. 

 

The  bottom line is often tasty foods are generally unhealthy while healthy foods are usually meh. Especially without prep. Diets are hard to stick to,  It’s like if you get have the choice between sex with a supermodel/porn star/whatever vs sex with an ordinary person.

 

On top of tap at, we work jobs which are mentally fatiguing but not physically fatiguing.  At the end of the day it gets hard to work up the energy to exercise.
 

I think this need to change in early.  Childhood obesity is increasing, and obese children generally become obese adults.  Michelle Obama tried to fight this battle and lost,  The food companies are just very powerful. Schools districts don’t want to spend the time and money to healthy food.  Adults are busy and dont pack healthy lunches or make healthy breakfasts or dinners

 

Yeah we have students who will make a few laps around the building before they go to class, which makes a few students late to class. Some teachers want to crack down it. 

 

I'm like, let them walk. They already sit for an unhealthy amount of time even just at school, let alone going home and being mostly sedentary for a lot of them. 

 

And agreed, the school lunch is not healthy, and rarely even appetizing, despite what seems like a new campaign once a decade to "improve school lunches".

[Captain Wiggles]

4 hours ago, skinsmarydu said:

Yeah, how NC stayed off the list is a true mystery...

 

Because we're awesome that's how. 😝

 

I imagine our state officials bribed folks at the cdc to keep NC off the fat list. We're corrupt. 🤣

[DCSaints_fan]

3 hours ago, dfitzo53 said:

Yeah we have students who will make a few laps around the building before they go to class, which makes a few students late to class. Some teachers want to crack down it. 

 

I'm like, let them walk. They already sit for an unhealthy amount of time even just at school, let alone going home and being mostly sedentary for a lot of them. 

 

And agreed, the school lunch is not healthy, and rarely even appetizing, despite what seems like a new campaign once a decade to "improve school lunches".

 

Back when I was in school, there was morning recess (about 10:30) at least until junior high, then recess after lunch.  My understanding is they've taken that away to focus more on academics.

 

The lunches issue is a problematic ... healthy stuff which is also appetizing is generally more expensive, and no one wants to increase the school budget because it means increased taxes.  And in many cases getting kids to eat healthy may be hard, because they are so used to junk at home.  The quality also needs to be there.  Back in the 90s I remember the stuff they used to pass off as healthy was like rotten apples and bananas, plums which were pulled out of the freezer 30 minutes before lunch started and still semi-frozen, etc.  So he junk food which was frozen/refrigerated and reheated, e.g. pizza, burgers, chicken nuggets, fries, nachos etc. was just worlds more palatable.  Then you add the chips, cookies and the sugary drinks, then theres the candy and chocolate from the vending machine ...

Edited October 17, 2023 by DCSaints_fan

[ixcuincle]

Popularity of obesity drugs like Ozempic could change consumer habits https://www.cbsnews.com/news/weight-loss-ozempic-drugs-consumer-demand-restaurants-food/ also the 

More Americans are taking prescription drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, which suppress appetites, and some kinds of consumption too. But the hunger suppressors also have the potential to boost demand for healthier foods and activities like going to the gym.

 

Enough people are now taking the drugs that major food retailers say they have already seen the trend take a bite out of consumption. 

 

"We definitely do see a slight change compared to the total population, we do see a slight pullback in overall basket," Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner told Bloomberg this month. "Just less units, slightly less calories."

[ixcuincle]

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[DCSaints_fan]

1 hour ago, ixcuincle said:

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This is the town that has the Heart Attack Grill

 

https://www.heartattackgrill.com/

 

If I ever go back to Vegas, I'm definitely going there and not finishng my burger 🙂