Injections to replace weight loss classes?

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As Weightwatchers US goes into administration and injections like Ozempic are being pushed by influencers, we interview comedian Anth Young about his experience using injections, as well as more traditional methods, to lose weight.

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00:00yeah i went for my early mot at the doctors um and at the end of it she was basically like you

00:04need to change your lifestyle or you're going to die um i had cholesterol issues i was on the

00:09cusp of type 2 diabetes heart problems um so i looked into all the the fads again i looked into

00:15the keto diet intermittent fasting i've tried them all uh slimming world uh weight watchers

00:20trying to keep track of the sins and understanding what's going on and what's pointed and what's

00:24that it's not how you do a diet how did this compare to the other ones foods and

00:29addiction to a fat person you're happy you eat you're sad you eat so the the injection takes

00:36away that craving i don't crave chocolate i don't crave crisps i know when i'm full a lot of people

00:42who use the scene using these drugs is like a cheat it's costing the nhs a lot of money is it a cheat

00:48yes it was from november to february i lost three stone only taking the injection and not eating

00:54um in february i joined the gym i now work out five days a week i completed couch to 5k and i go

01:02on 5k runs three times a week um so it was a cheat to begin with i absolutely agree but as for costing

01:08the taxpayers money maybe in the short term but you've said i don't get it from the taxpayers by

01:14the way i will say that i pay for it myself but i've saved your money on i'm not going to need type 2

01:18diabetes medicine i'm not going to need cholesterol medicine i'm not going to need any surgeries

01:23hopefully in future regarding weight issues even me kid like we'd have three takeaways a week and my

01:29daughter emma would have a bit of takeaway and it's changed her she started doing couch to 5k with

01:33us she sees daddy doing yoga she joins in with the yoga it's changing the kids as well so hopefully

01:39you'll see less obese adults but you'll start seeing less obese children as well so hopefully it will

01:44save the nhs money in the long run if people are struggling with with their weight okay what message

01:49would you have for them what would you want to tell them firstly speak to a doctor i consulted my

01:54doctor before going on it look into the side effects they are said my first week i had headaches and a

01:59bit of nausea that's gone i have no other side effects other than constipation uh but luckily

02:04giving me job enough of it comes out of my mouth on a daily basis so i don't need to worry too much

02:07um and i'd say give it a go it it genuinely has saved my life changed my life my wife's on it as

02:15well and she doesn't shout about it as much as me she's lost nearly six stone as well she's doing

02:20fantastic and we love each other a little bit we can hug each other now as well which is nice get

02:24our hands around and everything so yeah i'd say just look into it and give it a go if you are thinking

02:28about it

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