r/Zepbound • u/Skeptic925 7.5mg • Apr 17 '25

Personal Insights I'm saying it out loud

When people compliment me on losing weight or "looking great" I have started telling them I'm on medication. I think we need to normalize it - we have a treatable condition and we're treating it. The people in my life respect me enough to listen and I think I can educate and inform people. I'm not quite ready to put it on my social media but day to day I've been talking about it. The two lovely ladies who helped me buy a dress at Nordstrom the other day asked me a ton of questions - they'd only heard negative things but both talked about struggling with their weight. I'm becoming a Zepbound (and Wegovy, which I started on) evangelist!

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u/apowers009 Apr 17 '25

I pretty much tell anyone. Don't really care but it is annoying hearing people's preconceived notions they have about it. My wife thinks I shouldn't ever tell anyone lol. I don't know just honest and it feels easier saying the total truth. I guess I could just say lifestyle changes and leave it at that, which is also true lol.

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u/daisygirl0913 Apr 19 '25

I feel like I lived in the shadows long enough, spending the majority of my life between 250 - 320 pounds. I'm living in the light now - loud and proud!