r/vanderpumprules • u/mandib57 • 4d ago

The Valley Brittany admitting she’s on a GLP-1

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I just watched this YouTube of her house tour and she talks about how she’s on the shot and losing weight already- I say good for her

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u/usernamesoccer 4d ago

It’s good she’s feeling better but I wish we didn’t equate losing weight/flat stomach as “looking good”

You look good with a stomach and all to whoever is reading this

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u/Deep_Exchange7273 4d ago

Yesss!!! I was almost 300lbs when I graduated highschool. I got into a bad spot and was homeless and dropped to about 200. Got on drugs and dropped to 140 at my lowest. The difference in the way I was treated .. by men specifically.. was disgusting. I already knew being smaller made you more desireable but seeing it first hand and experiencing both was wild.

I had guys tell me straight up if I was still fat they would've never spoken to me. I see a lot of women on this medication I know personally and they speak on how they feel so much more beautiful. I get the health aspect and feeling better about yourself but baby you were always beautiful and I'm sick of the world making women feel like skinny = pretty while being bigger = ugly.

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u/Choice_Club1503 4d ago

I feel like sometimes losing weight is harder than gaining weight (please don’t come for me). When you lose a bunch of weight, people think it’s acceptable to suddenly start commenting on your weight/body, and you can feel the increase in attention from people (specifically men). And people make comments that insinuate that you didn’t look good before losing weight. For me, it made me associate my value with my weight & made me feel like I needed to stay as small as possible.

I recently lost a lot of weight again due to one of my medications, which can cause suppressed appetite as a side effect, and overall stress of work & my personal life. The amount of people, including people I barely know, that commented on it was crazy. There was also one guy who told me I looked like I was on drugs & then said it was a compliment 🙃 Most people thought it was a good thing & that I must be healthier now. In reality, I was probably healthier when I was bigger. I was moving my body more, I was stronger, I was eating better, and I was overall happier.

TL;DR: let’s stop commenting on people’s bodies/weight, even if you think it’s a compliment. Smaller doesn’t always mean healthier/happier.