Why overweight GLP-1 deniers are refusing to take weight loss drugs even with a $7k payout

It was the modern version of an indecent proposal.Shaylee Meurer, a 36-year-old plus-size influencer, once received a shocking offer from a major pharmacy brand: Take a popular GLP-1 drug for free, post about it on social media and reap a $7,000 reward.The big-time bid came at a vulnerable time for the content creator, then a newly single mom in Colorado who gig-hopped between Uber and DoorDash, even making plasma donations to support her growing kids and aging grandmother.But though she was strapped for cash, Meurer — who is 5’5” and 240 lbs.and considered obese by medical standards — couldn’t stomach the idea of promoting a GLP-1.“It would be wrong of me to accept something financially when I don’t believe in that for myself,” she told The Post, having turned down around 30 similar offers.Meurer is a GLP-1 denier, part of a growing and vocal set of women at odds with America’s great shrink-down, which has led 11% of U.S.

adults to reach for a GLP-1, according to Gallup.These women are considered “ideal” candidates for weight loss drugs due to their high BMIs or early diabetes diagnoses.But despite insurance footing the bill, they refuse treatment — even when doctors insist it could save their lives.Some, like Meurer, cite their juicy figure as part of their personal identity.“I’m happy with the way my body looks right now,” Meurer told The Post, adding that after a multiple sclerosis diagnosis and a lifelong struggle with disordered eating, she’s chosen to honor her body through healthy movement and food.“I use words like ‘fat’ all the time, and I don’t find it offensive in any way.

It’s just a descriptor.”Other GLP-1 deniers are nervous that the medical science doesn’t add up.At 5’2” and 193 pounds, Massachusetts resident Caitlin Bricker wants to lose the 60 lbs.she put on through the pandemic and pregnancy.

But her “medical anxiety” around being an Ozempic guinea pig trumps her desire for a slim win.Bricke...