00:00Oprah Winfrey's admission that she's taking a weight loss drug has led to a fresh debate
00:09about body positivity and how we look at weight loss in the 21st century.
00:13Her struggles have been very public over the decades.
00:16But now it seems to have become a bit of a problem for people to admit that they might
00:21be taking the help of drugs like Ozempic in order to lose weight.
00:26My point is that it seems to be a no-win situation.
00:30Those people who are obese and overweight are often shamed into not showing enough willpower
00:37or not working hard enough in order to shed those kilos.
00:40And now those people who admit to taking drugs like Ozempic to help them reach their target
00:45weight are also being shamed for apparently cheating and taking a shortcut.
00:49I don't think that's fair.
00:51I don't understand why we can't live and let live.
00:53I do believe that obesity is bad for your health.
00:56That's what all doctors tell us.
00:58You are prone to diabetes, hypertension, heart attacks, etc.
01:01So being at a lower weight or at a healthier weight is important for all of us.
01:06The question is, what is that healthy weight?
01:08We don't all have to be a size 2 or a size 0 or a size 4 in order to be healthy.
01:14Some of us can be bigger, some of us can be smaller.
01:16But you know, it really is as per a different individual's requirements, needs, what their
01:22bodies are like, etc.
01:24So this judgment around weight loss, this judgment around what the ideal weight is,
01:29is actually quite frustrating.
01:31And the fact is that if there are people who can lose weight with diet and exercise, that's
01:37great.
01:38I know I try to do it that way.
01:39But if there are people who feel that they need to turn to drugs like Ozempic to do the
01:43same thing, well, good for them.
01:45That's probably what's working for them.
01:47So therefore, just stop the judgment, do what you have to do to be healthy and stop judging
01:52others in the process.
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