Weight loss drugs

[Bigredhear]

Hi,I have a post ablation follow up appointment this Friday (3 months since my 2nd ablation)

All is well and I am still in sinus rhythm.

In a consultation prior to the ablation it was suggested really bluntly that I should consider losing some weight, I'm am just under 6ft 2inch tall, I weigh about 15 stone 8 pounds (99kg approx) and quite a big build. Although I feel pretty fit I know I could do with losing a stone and did manage to lose a few pounds

On my discharge notes after the ablation the consultant has said that he will consider putting me on a weight loss drug if I haven't lost any more weight by the time we meet again (this Friday)

It seems like quite an extreme option given that I am not extremely overweight!

I will probably say no to this but wondered if anyone else has had a similar experience?

Thanks

[jeanjeannie50]

Coming from a tall family I can tell you that you are not overweight in my mind. Please do not take any drugs for weight loss.

Jean

[Bigredhear in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Thank you,I am definitely not considering taking a weight loss drug

My exercise fell off a bit after going back into AF so now I've been back in sinus rhythm for 3 months I will start to push myself more

[Jalia]

I feel much the same as Jean, also coming from a tall family ......son 6ft 7 ( size 17 feet) and husband 6ft 3. I would hardly have thought that you need to resort to drugs to lose a stone. Show him that you can do it without pumping chemicals into your body.

[Bigredhear in reply to Jalia]

You're right, the drugs option seems quite extreme.I've been back in sinus rhythm for 3mths and went swimming for the first time last week, I have just started the 5&2 diet as that has worked for me in the past

[CliveP]

I’m slightly taller than you and was once the same weight. I considered it seriously overweight. I felt and looked much better once I’d lost 3 1/2 stone.

Being overweight has come to be seen as normal by many people. They are often strangely resistant to the idea of other people losing weight. Quite why I could only guess.

Weight loss drugs seem to be quite an easy way to lose weight. I know people who’ve used them with great success.

Due to lack of exercise I’ve recently gained some excess weight. I won’t be using drugs but see no problem with them.

[ForensicFairy]

I was initially very much against drugs to lose weight. My thinking was people should do it the right way and learn how to eat correctly and not over eat, and exercise. There was also the side affects and long-term impacts.

I’ve come to realise what a stupid attitude that was and that the long-term impacts on health are positive, not negative.

I talk to loads of people around the world about my various cardiac issues and I know how much these drugs are making a HUGE impact on some lives. Increases in EF, less arrhythmias, lower BP and even an increase in their esteem and motivation. I now think they’re a good thing. People on these drugs are monitored by their GPs and there seems to be minimal side affects. They don’t suit everyone, but for those they do, they’re a great thing for health.