But What About All These Weight Loss Shots?
/Weight Loss Fluctuations (3.24.2025 to 3.30.2025)
I have opinions about many things, as does everyone else. Please read the following and give it precisely the importance it deserves. Namely, not much. Other people's brilliant insights are rarely worth much. But you may have wondered the same things I have when seeing the omnipresent ads for injectable medications that purport to help with weight loss, lowering one's A1C (a type of measure for blood glucose), appetite suppression, and other wonders. The thing is, I have seen the same issues as those noted above addressed by laying off the carbs. Seriously. Once I started and stuck to the ketogenic protocol, pretty much all my pesky health and happiness sore spots resolved. Honest. I didn't need to give myself shots—or pay for them. My once problematic blood sugar has now averaged 72 over the past eleven-plus years; my blood pressure came down to normal levels, and, oh yeh, I lost 97.4 pounds. Total out-of-pocket costs for all this? Zero dollars.
For sure, if you or your loved ones have turned to injectables in an attempt to get some relief from the metabolic challenges so many of us, I am here to throw no shade. We all must make choices that will serve us the best. At my heaviest, if I could take a 'miracle shot' every week or so and lose weight, I may have considered it. But I don't think I would have. I was given the opportunity to take Fen-Phen, but I declined the offer. And that was before the problems with the medication were known. My line in the sand with my weight and health was that I didn't want to take insulin for Type 2 Diabetes, so it's doubtful I would agree to take a GLP1 either. Again, anyone having success and happiness should be celebrated.
But I wonder if one of the reported benefits of the shots—appetite suppression—may not keep someone with food issues from eating anyway. Let's face it: if we only ate when hungry, things like Ozempic and Slim Fast and Weight Watchers, or Go Keto with Casey, would be unnecessary. (Oh no!) Why would I write that? Because there are many people in my private support group who have gone through the very challenging experience of bariatric surgery, have lost weight, only to regain some or much of it. Their stories have a common thread: the surgery was successful, but their relationship with food was not addressed, and consuming a greater volume of food than their now smaller stomachs should allow became their norm. (I can power through a lack of appetite if offered a particularly juicy bit of ribeye. Like most of us, I'm a work in progress.)
The point is that surgery, medications, keto, wiring one's jaws shut—nothing is stronger than an unhealthy relationship with food. Being the boss of food comes from within. It may feel like an impossible dream to pass on seconds or dessert—or ribeye—but it's totally possible. I'm proof.
If you are on the fence about whether a GLP1 is for you, consider giving the ketogenic diet a try. It's free. The food is delicious, and it eases us into being more in control of what and when we fill up our face holes. Then food is not the boss of us: no shots needed.
As always, if I can do this, you can do this. I promise.
Disclaimer: I’m not a medical doctor, researcher, or Ph.D., but instead, I’ve been fortunate to have had the time and resources to research the ketogenic diet, also known as LCHF (low carb/high fat). The information I share is based solely on my understanding of that research. We are all responsible for our own choices, including what we put in our mouths, and there’s no substitute for each of us checking things out ourselves. And I’m not a medical professional in any way. Go Keto With Casey is not a medical site. “Duh,” you might say. But best to make it clear to all. I welcome questions, comments, and even civil criticism. I’m still learning. So, if you have something to add, go for it. Links in this post and all others may direct you to affiliate links, where I will receive a small amount of the purchase price of any items you buy through those links. Thanks!
