Recently I was talking to a two friends of mine who are in very different states. One of them, which I have written about before, was (and still kind of is) awesomely fat and unhealthy. He has stomach bypass surgery and lost a ton of weight over the following 4 months. Me and my more fit friends have been helping him to do light exercise just like walking and what not and he has shown signs of being not just a lot more healthy, but also a lot more happy.
This is good because I don't think there are very many genuinely happy super obese people out there.
He told me that because of his diabetes (big surprise that he has that!) he is getting on Ozempic, which you have probably heard of in the news. While I am not all that absolutely certain about what this does, I do know that it regulates blood sugar and increases the body's insulin production, both of which are problems that I only halfway understand in people with diabetes.
This product is about $100 a month, which isn't that bad actually. I thought it would be considerably more than that seeing as how glamorous it is at the moment. My friend is already on it and this, combined with his gastric bypass surgery means that the dude is rarely ever hungry.
Now here comes the "stuff I know from seeing it" portion of this write up. He is smart enough to know that he probably should eat something, most likely something that is heavy in protein because for the most part, he is never hungry. For someone as huge as he is, he probably could simply not eat at all for many months and not suffer huge negative effects provided he is getting all the vitamins that he needs. He is working with a doctor with regular checkups and bloodwork to ensure that he doesn't accidentally end up adding to his cache of medical issues by not eating at all.
I learn what I know about this process by what he decides to tell me.
But I want to more focus on my other friend, someone who started to exercise around 10 years ago but has been a bit of a "feast or famine" sort of person as far as both eating poorly and exercising a lot are concerned. IT is not unusual to see this guy in the gym or out running but he will also go on binges of drinking and partying where he is likely putting a several thousand calorie surplus into his body over many days in a row. Then he does a sort of penance where he is super-healthy-guy for days afterwards.
This guy is also going to get Ozempic but not through the doctor route. He is buying it from a sort of street-level sales something or other, but the gear is confirmed legitimate because all of the packages have a QR that you can scan that verifies its legitimacy.
Some would look at this second guy and think "he doesn't need it" and you would probably be right. But do women who get tit jobs "need it?" There is a difference between need and want and I think that as long as you are not damaging yourself when you do something, people should leave you the hell alone and let you live your life.
I don't remember this guy's name but he is quite famous in bodybuilding and fitness realms and he is very open about how he uses Ozempic. he talks about it so much that I kind of wonder if they are paying him.
Anyway, my friend who is already fit started taking Ozempic and has confirmed that he rarely feels hungry at all and he is careful to make sure that he does eat, even if it is something he kind of has to force down his throat. Unlike my first friend, this guy likely doesn't have the stores in body weight to keep himself going if he doesn't give it food.
Both of these guys are very strictly monitoring their water intake as well because whatever the hell it is that Ozempic does also makes you not have cravings for other things.
Which brings me to my 2nd point about guy number two (the already fit one): he has indicated that he no longer feels the urge to binge drink the way that he used to. He said that he almost feels a bit ill when he tries to participate in a party. I don't know if this is widespread or not but in his particular situation it is probably for the best that he doesn't go on multi-day benders.
I enjoy beer and have it almost every day but my partying days are mostly behind me. I don't think it is a good idea for dudes that are nearing 50 to try to be partying like 20 somethings. You look like a clown that is trying too hard to be young when you attempt to hang with those folks and trust me, they are making fun of you. Also, for most people, hangovers get more intense the older that you get. That's a story for another day though.
I can't really tell about the results on the 2nd (fit one) guy yet as far as weight is concerned, but he has only been on the stuff for about a week.
I have to admit that I am curious enough about this that I may actually try it myself, just because I really want to understand how something could possibly just reduce or eliminate all cravings.
For me, I am hungry basically all the time and I almost never allow myself to stay that way. I have read that a lot of this comes from my snus usage (a smoking alternative.. little pillows that you put in your mouth that have nicotine in them).
I am curious about what effect taking Ozempic could have on this "need" in my life. I am willing to pay the $200 to find out.
There of course is a ton of information online both pro and con about using Ozempic when you don't "need" it, but like with a lot of things, the bad stories they have are of people using it seriously improperly and not regulating a lot of things that they should.
I am going to see how my 2nd fit friend gets on with it for a few more weeks and then I may just have to use myself as a guinea pig to see what all of this is about.
If you have any opinions now is the time to let em out!
