Wait, do lesswrongers not know about semaglutide and tirzepatide yet? Why would anyone do something as extreme as bariatric surgery when tirzepatide patients lose pretty much the same amount of weight after a year as with the surgery?
Semaglutide only usually allows you to lose up to 20% of your excess bodyweight. For people who are 100, 200 pounds overweight, it will generally not be enough.
Sometimes semaglutide doesn’t work at all.
There’s less information about it. I’ve heard lots of anecdotal reports of semaglutide inducing tolerance and losing its effects over time. If this means spending 2k/month forever to maintain the same weight then that’s pretty bad.
Wait, do lesswrongers not know about semaglutide and tirzepatide yet? Why would anyone do something as extreme as bariatric surgery when tirzepatide patients lose pretty much the same amount of weight after a year as with the surgery?
Two things:
Semaglutide only usually allows you to lose up to 20% of your excess bodyweight. For people who are 100, 200 pounds overweight, it will generally not be enough.
Sometimes semaglutide doesn’t work at all.
There’s less information about it. I’ve heard lots of anecdotal reports of semaglutide inducing tolerance and losing its effects over time. If this means spending 2k/month forever to maintain the same weight then that’s pretty bad.