As told to Alexia Dellner
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have become a hot topic of late, with everyone from celebrities to your next door neighbor getting on the semaglutide train, often with dramatic results. But just like anything that’s trending, people have opinions about it. Here, we chatted to a 34-year-old mom-of-two in Connecticut who has been on Ozempic for the last four months (and shed over 30 pounds in the process) about what she wishes people—friends, family, strangers!—would stop saying to her about it. Take note and keep mum.