When people ask how you lost the weight….

Are you honest or do you lie or avoid the question? I feel like there is so much stigma against these drugs and it’s hard to know how certain people will react. I have been on 2.5mg weekly of Zepbound and have lost 40 lbs since October 2024 and my friends and family are noticing. My friends and I are very body positive so congratulating someone on looking skinny or asking someone if they have gained/lost weight isn’t really something that would come up even if they did notice.

But my mom noticed and asked me about it recently and I was honest with her and her immediate reaction was immediately “oh no why did you do that those drugs are so bad for you” which was exactly the kind of response I feared and why I haven’t told anyone else (although I’m pretty sure my mom has already told everyone in my family). Anyway I don’t like to lie but it was a disappointing encounter so curious how other people handle it as I am expecting more people to ask as I near my goal weight. Meanwhile my boyfriend who is also on zepbound has told everyone and people congratulate him and say he looks great. Being a woman can be so hard.