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- “Did I hire you to be my doctor?”
- “If I don’t take this forever, I will have to take insulin forever.”
- “If I don’t take this forever, my life will be a LOT shorter.”
- “Should smokers not use nicotine patches? Their doctors shouldn’t prescribe bupropion and varenicline? They should suck it up and quit on their own?”
- “Should people with alcohol use disorder not get Acamprosate, disulfiram, and naltrexone to help them detox? They should just suck it up and do it on their own?”
- “Should people with opioid use disorder not receive buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone to help them detox? Did you know they might be on these meds forever? Does that make them weak? They should just suck it up and do it on their own?”
- “You know what’s emotionally wrong with me? You can fix it with a few therapy sessions? You sure do think a lot of your skills.”
- “You’re telling me what my problem is? You have no idea who I am or what I live with.”
- “Really? Do you know my personal history?”
- “Really? Do you know my medical history?”
- “That’s pretty presumptuous telling me I need therapy.”
- “If you’re so smart, write a book about it.”
- “If you know the answer to everyone’s life, write a book about it!”
- “Are you my mother?”
- “Who asked you?”
- “Stay in your own yard.”
- “Mind your own business.”
- “Don’t you have something better to do than tell me what to do?”
- “You must be pretty bored if you’re thinking about me in your spare time.”
- “Awww, thanks for thinking of me! I’m good, though.”
- “I appreciate your concern, but I’m good with my decision.”
- “You think I should shut my mouth and move my ass? I think you should, too. See you later.”
- “Ages ago, women in labor were vilified for taking pain medication. The same thing happened when epidurals came around, and now they are the standard of care. The saying, ‘No one gets a medal for natural childbirth’ goes the same for GLP-1 meds. No one gets a medal for suffering through getting healthier.”
- “Did you have natural childbirth? No? An epidural? Why didn’t you just do it nature’s way?”
- “There is a difference between pain and suffering. Pain/challenges, we can handle. No one deserves to suffer. That is what I have lived with my whole life when I was dieting. I will not suffer anymore.”
- “Let’s compare labs and see who is healthier.”
- “So what if I have hanging skin? I’ll be alive!”
- “If my hanging skin bothers you, don’t look!”
- “You’re just jealous.”
- “You take ibuprofen for a headache, don’t you? Why don’t you tough it out?”
- “Didn’t you just have Botox done?”
- “Don’t you take Viagra? Why do you take the easy way out?”
- “Are you one of those anti-science people?”
- “That is so great you lost so much on your own! I have done that 3 times in my life and always gained it back. I don’t want to do that again.”
- “You did lose it on your own. How great! (In your head or out of your mouth) Let’s see how much weight you have kept off in a year.”
- “How many times have you dieted? Only 40? Wow! I have tried so many more times. Time to win my own race!”
- “All I need to do is: Keto? Carnivore? Lean Cuisine? Weight Watchers? Intermittent Fasting? Vegan? Juice Diet? Cabbage Soup Diet? Mediterranean Diet? Paleo? FODMAP? Diabetic Diet? Clean Eating? Vegetarian? Vegan? Fruitarian? Fast like a Monk? Low Carb? High Carb? No Salt? DASH Diet? Blood Type Diet? HCG? (and on and on and on)” – Been there, done that. 20 times.”
- “What do I eat? Food.”
- “How much do I eat? Enough.”
- How much protein do I eat? Lots!”
- How much water do I drink? Gallons!”
- “All I need to do is: Walk? Run? Do a marathon? Do a triathlon? Ride a bike? Go to the gym? Lift weights? Swim? Play pickleball? Join a sports league? Sweat more? Drink more water? Drink more electrolyte water? Drink Protein shakes? Drink green algae smoothies? Do aerobics? Do Jazzercise? Walk faster? Go on longer walks? Hike? (and on and on and on) – Been there, done that at least 20 times.”
- “All you need to do is: <fill in the blank>” blank look “Believe me, I’ve done that a dozen times.”
- “Don’t tell me what to do or what is wrong with me. You know nothing about me.”
- “Hmmm… I bet if you gave me 10 minutes, I could tell you what I think you do the wrong way. But you know what? I don’t care. It doesn’t affect me in the least. How I get healthy is none of your business either.”
- “How are the side effects? Better than dying from obesity!”
- “How I stay alive is none of your business.”
- “This topic is between my doctor and me.”
- “You don’t think I have tried it ‘the hard way’ in my life? This isn’t my first rodeo.”
- “How many diets have you seen me on? I am done dieting.”
- “I prefer scientific evidence over someone’s/your opinion.”
- “Are you an endocrinologist?”
- “When did you get your medical degree?”
- laughing “That’s hilarious!”
- “Did I ask for your opinion?”
- “Why would you say that to me?”
- “That’s pretty rude.”
- “Do you know the science behind the medications?”
- “Why do you care?”
- “How does this affect you?”
- “I’m glad you aren’t my doctor!”
- “Did you write my prescription?”
- “Have you looked at my lab results? Oh, you haven’t?”
- “You have no say in what I do with my life.”
- “I want to be healthy and alive.”
- “So what if I am on the medications forever? Better than being dead forever!”
- “You like me fat? How come?”
- “This is the easy way? Hmmm… so is driving the car to the store.”
- “Velcro is the easy way to put on shoes. Should everything that’s easier never be invented?”
- “Do you know how many people don’t know how to tell time on an analog clock? Most!”
- “That’s progress! Keep up with the times!”
- “Why do you always have to shit on something I do?”
- “I think you should build/rehab your own house by cutting down the trees and going from there. Do it the natural way!”
- “Do you go to the grocery store to buy food? How come you don’t grow it yourself? Do it the natural way!”
- “This world is about change!”
- “Isn’t it great how our world progresses?”
- “Isn’t science amazing?”
- “Should people who can’t see well at 40 years old forego getting glasses because they are the ‘easy way’ to see?”
- “Have you ever seen what happens when diabetes is out of control? Did you know we can go blind? Get our feet cut off? Have heart failure? It’s not pretty. Ask my dead relatives.”
- “My motivation is none of your business.”
- “It’s a superficial reason? Who are you to judge?”
- “Why am I taking these shots? That’s my business.”
- “Why am I taking these medications? Because my doctor prescribed them.”
- “How am I paying for the meds? None of your business! I can’t believe you asked me that.”
- blank stare and walk away
- “No, not everybody can lose weight on these medications.”
- “You tell me I’m too fat, then when I lose weight, you say I did it the wrong way. Does that make any sense?”
- “Do you use a calculator? Why not pencil and paper or an abacus? A calculator is ‘the easy way.'”
- “You’re a writer, right? Do you write with a pencil and paper? A typewriter? A computer? Isn’t technology great?”
- “Science keeps changing. I’m changing with it.”
- “Pharmaceutical companies do have their issues, yes. But they also make medications so people can get well and stay alive longer. That’s exactly what I am trying to do!”
- “Suffering does not equal virtue.”
- “There is no perfect way to stay alive.”
- “Life is precarious. I’m taking a leap of faith and crossing my fingers.”
- “Do all people with depression need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps? Or are you okay with them getting medication to help?”
- “What if therapy doesn’t help someone with mental illness, but medication does? Does that make them weak?”
- “If you had voices in your head telling you what to do 24/7 and you felt compelled to do what they said, wouldn’t you want those voices to shut up? So do we!”
- “What does it matter why I am fat? The point is I am and I need help to get healthy.”
- “If I had a magic wand, no one would be fat. But I don’t. Luckily, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have small ones and can help a lot of people.”
- “Sure, this is easier than dieting, but I still work my butt off to get healthy.”
- “It pains me that all the people who qualify for these medications cannot get them. I recognize the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities and wish I could do more to remedy them. Unfortunately, the onus rests on insurance companies and our government. I hope things resolve soon.”
These are amazing! Some of favorites / ones I might actually say: “Are you one of those anti-science people?” “Isn’t science amazing?”“Stay in your own yard.” I wish I was brave enough to say all of the other ones! Maybe I will be someday 🙂
Thanks, Laraine! They have floated in my head for awhile. You lit the fire under my saggy bottom, so thanks for that!