If you had the choice between walking to New York City or driving… would you “take the easy way out?” Me, too. I could go on with the analogy, but you get the gist. And shouldn’t we ALL have the right to save our lives? I say, “YES!”
Author: Barb Herrera
Growing up a fat child, it's taken several decades to learn that Obesity is a genetic and biochemical disease/issue that can now be helped with medications. I took Fen-Phen, had an RNY Gastric Bypass, and have been on GLP-1s since late July 2022. I was a midwife and birth worker for 32 years, writing about midwifery in a defunct blog, Navelgazing Midwife. I have another blog called Navelgazing Writer, but am concentrating on this one for now. I am in a world I'm familiar with and adore: Medicine and Obesity. The words are flowing! Come along with me.
The Fatter You Are…
We all lose weight at a different pace. What’s challenging is we can’t see the changes inside as readily and all we have to go by is what is on the scale. Be patient!
This Is All Too Familiar: GLP-1s vs. RNY
Reading about the concerns or worries of those taking the GLP-1 medications like Mounjaro, Ozempic, and the others, I am seeing them as incredibly similar to when one has Bariatric Surgery. I had an RNY Gastric Bypass in 2001 and here are the comparisons to that and the new health and weight loss medications.
GLP-1 Haters, Beware
When we begin the health and weight loss experience, the haters come out of the woodwork. They need to migrate back in because this is OUR choice… with the help of our care providers. It’s no one’s business to tell you you are wrong or bad or lazy when you take Mounjaro, Zepbound, Ozempic, Wegovy, or any other GLP-1. This is OUR lives. Not theirs. Let’s LIVE!
My Turn for GLP-1s!
This is the beginning of my GLP-1 adventure. So much to come! I hope you follow along and watch the amazing changes from my new life on GLP-1s and GLP-1/GIP. Trulicity and Mounjaro are saving my life.