“Weight-loss: Are injections the answer to tackling obesity?”
Was the headline of a fairly long article on the BBC News website, published on the 19th of March 2023.
The author doesn’t proffer a firm argument either way (and understandably so, given it’s a complex issue).
Yours Baldly is not so discreet.
In my unfiltered opinion, weight loss injections are the last resort of the feckless, lazy, and entitled.
As evidenced by the fact that, according to the article, the best long-term data available indicates people regain two-thirds of their lost weight within two years of coming off the medication.
This suggests to me the core issue is attitudinal. Because, if the individuals taking these medications weren’t so utterly bone-idle, they’d do enough exercise to keep the lard at bay and develop the capacity to exercise some self-control around food they *know* is bad for them.
None of this applies to those who have found themselves obese through no fault of their own due to mental and/or physical health conditions – but let’s not pretend that’s most obese people.
My conclusion?
You can’t help some people because they don’t want to be helped.
They don’t want to put in the work, make meaningful changes to their lifestyle, or do much of anything that involves discomfort and sacrifice.
That’s why the only way they can lose weight is to turn themselves into a pincushion.
And why they put most of the weight back on once their dealer stops giving them the good stuff.
The lesson?
Nothing profound.
You’ve probably already figured out where I’m going with this.
The only way to get and, most importantly, stay in shape involves endless amounts of boring and, at times, downright uncomfortable work plus plenty of sacrifices.
And even then, your success is not guaranteed.
But one thing I will guarantee is that you will never get anywhere near your goals if you rely on quick fixes, be they weight loss injections or “six pack in six weeks” style training programmes.
Precisely the sort of programmes you’ll see shilled in the runup to summer.
Hence why I take a different approach.
I think it’s much better to start training for summer now instead of scrambling to get into shape (and potentially injuring yourself) a month before the weather is due to get good.
To aid you in this, April’s issue of The Phil Tyreman Letter features a system called “Operation: Beach Body” that you can use to build a physique that looks every bit as good as it performs in preparation for the summer.
It’s a 12-week programme revolving around the most efficient and effective lifts for building strength and power, supplemented by plenty of arm, trap, and ab work because nobody argues with a man who has a thick neck, huge arms, and a strong midsection.
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Thank you,
Phil Tyreman
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