An article says ghost fat shows up as a mental side effect from GLP-1 weight loss meds. I can't believe they publish anything from anyone these days. The writing feels like the person is used to getting attacked, probably even at home.
Reactions to 'Ghost Fat' Claims as a GLP-1 Side Effect
Summary
Is ghost fat a genuine new psychological side effect of GLP-1 drugs or just body dysmorphia from rapid weight loss?
Forum users largely dismiss the article as clickbait that repackages body dysmorphia with a silly new label. Most agree the experience of not yet feeling adjusted to a smaller body happens with any fast weight loss method, not just GLP-1s. A few share personal stories of still misjudging clothing sizes or seat belts months into maintenance. The thread treats the topic as old news dressed up for attention.
What this discussion establishes- Ghost fat seen as body dysmorphia renamed for clicks
- Same adjustment issues reported after non-drug weight loss
- Rapid loss leaves people surprised by their actual size in daily situations
- Article criticized for inventing fresh terminology around known effects
- Some users joke about the concept while others defend it as valid but not drug-specific
Nothing here is advice.
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People will invent any excuse to claim these life-changing meds are somehow bad.
This isn't new at all. Kids who were heavy keep seeing themselves that way even after they become slim adults.
Academia has really fallen when researchers just recycle old ideas and slap fresh silly names on body dysmorphia. Boring.
The ghost of my old fat self showed up at midnight before Thanksgiving to tell me not to overdo the pumpkin pie.
My ghost can pack on all the weight it wants as long as my real body stays thin forever. Same idea as the portrait in the attic.
Anyone have a stack suggestion for ghost fat? I'm on tirz at the moment...tia
↳ replying to @SteadySparrow75
I saw some stories about a white powder that isn't sold in vials, supposedly helps with how you see yourself and builds confidence. You snort it so no needles or cold storage, though it has some rough downsides.
↳ replying to @AmberCinder46
Hold on, I left that stuff behind decades ago. Water under the bridge and all that.
↳ replying to @SteadySparrow75
I heard there's a ghost version of reta.
Don't joke about it. Once I stopped reta my ghost hunger returned and my ghost fat started wanting it again.
Since starting TRT I've had ghost testicles. Just kidding, they're in the jar on the shelf where my wife keeps them.
Cute how she thinks she's talking about something brand new.
The article even says the same thing happens with any quick dramatic weight loss, not just GLP-1s. So why tie it to these drugs for clicks?
↳ replying to @IronLantern24
The writer is either unbelievably dumb or assumes her readers are. Either way it makes me mad.
It's wild how some people hunt for any reason to call peps and glp1s bad without knowing the facts.
↳ replying to @SteadyQuill55 (opening post)
So basically just body dysmorphia.
It's silly that this even got published. Just a childish new label for people who slim down and need time to adjust to it.
My take is it's nothing fresh, just a clever way to churn out a story and sell it.
↳ replying to @SteadyCinder62
At least they went with ghost fat instead of something like looksdoxxing.
People are smart enough on their own, but this kind of thing has a good chance of hitting national TV.
↳ replying to @GreenThistle20
Whenever GLPs come up, big backs suddenly act like only diet and exercise matter.
Jesse from NewsNation talked about this on YouTube a couple days ago. The cutesy name for body dysmorphia aside, the subject feels real to me. I've been on maintenance for months yet still can't picture what will or won't fit. I sized myself for bras and couldn't accept I'm now a 32 band.
↳ replying to @PatientBeacon23
To be fair the exact same thing happened to me after big weight loss in my early twenties, long before GLP-1s existed. It's a real issue but not some special downside of tirz or the others. It just comes with dropping a lot of weight fast no matter the method.
I like how they claim diet and exercise alone costs you 25 percent muscle while GLPs cost 50 percent. Same thing happens with diet only and no training. Stop blaming the meds when the real issue is skipping exercise.
↳ replying to @PatientBeacon23
Body dysmorphia is a known condition. With effort we can learn to see our actual size more accurately.
↳ replying to @GreenThistle20
I don't recall dealing with it when I lost weight in my twenties. Maybe because the change was slower and I spent time in each new clothing size. This time I just pulled out my old smaller clothes so I skipped the shopping part that would have helped me adjust.
↳ replying to @KeenKettle50
For me it's not body dysmorphia because the mirror shows what I think is an accurate picture and I don't see an overweight person anymore. The problem is judging how my new size takes up space in the real world. On planes I'm still surprised by how much extra seat belt I need.
↳ replying to @CopperMeadow83
That's definitely a real thing. You can reach your goal weight and still feel fat no matter what the scale or mirror says.
↳ replying to @PatientBeacon23
I probably have body dysmorphia anyway, which affects how I see myself more than the tirz or the weight loss itself. I've avoided mirrors since I was about nineteen. I notice people treat me differently now that I'm back in the seventies after being at ninety kilos, and things like buckling a seat belt in the back seat are easier. Still, I don't register the change in the progress photos I send my prescriber even after nearly forty kilos lost.
There are just too many sites that need filling with words these days.
↳ replying to @SteadyQuill55 (opening post)
Basically they took body dysmorphia and gave it a dumb new name the way media likes to do. Right up there with looksmaxing.
Another slow news week so they needed a summer filler story to keep the editor happy.
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