It was Christmas Eve – I was wrapping presents and helping Santa Claus. No wonder I did not see this thought-provoking article by New York Times writer, Lisa Miller. But today, the reprint byline jumped out at me, “She expected her body to change when she started taking Zepbound. But nobody told her what might happen to her marriage.”

The article is about a couple, Jeanne and Javier. Jeanne began losing weight after taking Zepbound. The couple noted that, “no doctor every warned them about the dramatic changes that can occur in relationships when one person’s body and self-image undergo a radical transformation” before she started taking the drug. Jeanne lost 60 pounds and, subsequently, had surgeries- breast lift, tummy tuck, and arm lifts, experienced increased self-confidence, and found her voice. Having always been a people pleaser, she began saying no. After the weight loss, she did not want to have sex and was angry – angry about the weightism she had experienced during her lifetime and about her........

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