The Fat Dispatch

The Fat Dispatch

No-Zempic Monday

Your weekly injection of resistance

Amanda Martinez Beck's avatar
Amanda Martinez Beck
Jul 21, 2025
∙ Paid

Welcome to No-Zempic Monday, a weekly installment for my paid subscribers. Thank you for being here! No-Zempic Monday is a resource for those of us who are wary of the weight loss claims and diet culture that surround GLP-1 use (think Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro…) and who are interested in the news about these drugs from a fat-positive and diet-culture-free perspective from someone who takes Ozempic. (Me!) :)

Today, I want to continue the conversation about GLP-1s and romance. If you’ve been subscribed for a while, you will remember that we talked about this topic back in February, around Valentine’s Day. I wrote a piece for The Fat Dispatch called (Post-) Ozempic Romance, which

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Amanda Martinez Beck.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
© 2026 Amanda Martinez Beck · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture