Dieting also causes depression, though, as well as a host of other stuff. Your body really doesn't like having a calorie deficit, and it will let you know about that.
Because, this is AMURKA, Dan. And AMURKINS never do anything the HARD way, if'n there's an easier way available, especially if that easier way involves a prescription.
Being fat causes depression too. Babys cause depression. Body odor and acid reflux cause depression. My mother causes depression. Everything causes depression and makes whiny bitches.
Like for all drugs the risk should be less than the benefice of the drugs, and in an acceptable range. The majority of drugs on the market (for loosing weigh) are reserve to morbid obesity, because they don't worth it for other people. So diet and exercise is always in the plan.
It would probably work for me because, knowing my luck, I'd get the depression and depression always kills my appetite and makes me lose weight. Having been on a drug that caused severe depression and therefore weight loss, I'll take having some extra weight, thank you.
What the fuck? What chick agrees to participate in a drug study while she's fucking pregnant? How fucking stupid can you be? What if you discover that this weight loss drug is the new thalidomide? Do you tell your kid, "Mommy wanted to be thin. Sorry that you don't have any arms. Who knew?"
@12, fair enough--I personally consider "dieting" eating at a calorie deficit, and "diet" eating for weight maintenance. I lost 60 lbs via the former, and have been lucky enough to be able to transition to the latter. It was a deeply unpleasant experience.
Eat reasonably healthy, exercise a reasonable ammount. If you still fat, learn to live with it and take comfort that your going to live longer. And find a good chubby chaser/bear website.
If people would trade an hour of TV or computer time a day for some sort of physical activity, and cut way back on empty fat and sugar calories, they'd be a lot healthier. Of course, that is too much to ask. They want to sit around, eat like Paula Deen, and then just pop a pill and look like Megan Fox.
The thing is, with these drugs you're looking at a 5-15% body mass loss. So if you're 300 pounds, you will, on average, lose 15-45 pounds. Now, some people lose less than average, and some people lose more. But none of these drugs will take that 300 pound person to 120. None of them. If you're not going to be fashionably skinny, why cope with the side effects? If you are having health problems and you're actually doing the whole diet and exercise thing and it's not working for you, is losing another 30 pounds when you are still huge actually going to do anything for you? Also, how much of the weight that is lost is actual body fat and how much is lean body tissue? Losing muscle mass is not exactly the best idea for health acquisition or maintenance, after all.
Do as you please
Undo consequence
Live with side effect
Repeat?
That sounds FINE