{"id":176191,"date":"2025-06-20T09:08:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/lizzo-opens-up-about-trying-ozempic-and-her-weight-loss-success\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T09:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:08:24","slug":"lizzo-opens-up-about-trying-ozempic-and-her-weight-loss-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/lizzo-opens-up-about-trying-ozempic-and-her-weight-loss-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizzo Opens Up About Trying Ozempic and Her Weight Loss Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/lizzo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lizzo<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about her body transformation and whether she\u2019s ever tried Ozempic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve tried everything,\u201d the \u201cAbout Damn Time\u201d singer responded when asked whether she has used GLP-1 medications in the past to aid her weight loss during a Thursday, June 19, interview on <strong>Trisha Paytas<\/strong>\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DwDpqwcNWbQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cJust Trish\u201d podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzo, 37, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/every-time-lizzo-preached-body-positivity-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">publicly shared her weight loss journey<\/a> with fans via social media over the last couple of years. In January, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/lizzo-reaches-weight-loss-goal-after-denying-ozempic-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a> that she had dropped 16% body fat and lowered her body mass index by 10.5 since January 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The singer had previously credited changing her eating habits and exercise for her weight loss.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/lizzo-through-the-years-career-highlights-and-personal-growth\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/lizzo-through-the-years-career-highlights-and-personal-growth\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Lizzo Through the Years: From Musical Festival Performer to Grammy Winner<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tLizzo has come a long way since the start of her music career. Lizzo (real name Melissa Jefferson) dropped her first album Lizzobangers in 2013, though she didn\u2019t achieve mainstream success until her 2019 hit record Cuz I Love You. The album featured her hit singles \u201cJuice,\u201d \u201cGood as Hell\u201d and \u201cTruth Hurts.\u201d After the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just the science for me \u2014 calories in versus calories out. Ozempic works because you eat less food,\u201d Lizzo told Paytas during Thursday\u2019s podcast episode. \u201cThat\u2019s it. It makes you feel full. If you can just do that on your own \u2014 mind over matter \u2014 it\u2019s the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In January, Lizzo celebrated hitting her goal weight, two years after she began an \u201cintentional\u201d journey to transform her body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did it,\u201d the Grammy winner wrote via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFQZB-_vi-H\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. \u201cToday when I stepped on my scale, I reached my weight release goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:125%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full credit-added wp-image-3882199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lizzo-They-Celebrate-Meeting-Weight-Targets-Just-Like-Us.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Lizzo They Celebrate Meeting Weight Targets Just Like Us\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lizzo-They-Celebrate-Meeting-Weight-Targets-Just-Like-Us.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lizzo-They-Celebrate-Meeting-Weight-Targets-Just-Like-Us.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lizzo-They-Celebrate-Meeting-Weight-Targets-Just-Like-Us.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lizzo-They-Celebrate-Meeting-Weight-Targets-Just-Like-Us.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lizzo-They-Celebrate-Meeting-Weight-Targets-Just-Like-Us.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lizzo-They-Celebrate-Meeting-Weight-Targets-Just-Like-Us.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lizzo-They-Celebrate-Meeting-Weight-Targets-Just-Like-Us.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lizzo-They-Celebrate-Meeting-Weight-Targets-Just-Like-Us.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lizzo-They-Celebrate-Meeting-Weight-Targets-Just-Like-Us.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lizzo-They-Celebrate-Meeting-Weight-Targets-Just-Like-Us.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lizzo-They-Celebrate-Meeting-Weight-Targets-Just-Like-Us.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=47&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Lizzo-They-Celebrate-Meeting-Weight-Targets-Just-Like-Us.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Lizzo\/Instagram (2)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She added, \u201cI haven\u2019t seen this number since 2014! Let this be a reminder you can do anything you put your mind to. Time for new goals!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Lizzo told Paytas, also 37, that while she never felt that doors were closed to her while she was bigger \u2014 recalling walking the red carpet at the Met Gala \u2014 she feels like her life has improved over the last couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I worked really, really hard. It was intentional, what I did with my body. So when I get compliments, I\u2019m like, \u2018Thanks, bitch!\u2019 I really receive it because I need to receive that. I don\u2019t take it any weird way,\u201d she explained. \u201cI worked so hard for it. The people who compliment me see me working hard for it \u2014 they see me in my calorie [deficit], they see me exercising every day, walking.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/celebrities-whove-spoken-about-ozempic-for-weight-loss\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chelsea-Handler-Kyle-Richards-and-More-Celebrities-Whove-Spoken-About-the-Ozempic-Weight-Loss1-zzz.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Chelsea Handler, Kyle Richards and More Celebrities Who've Spoken About the Ozempic Weight Loss\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chelsea-Handler-Kyle-Richards-and-More-Celebrities-Whove-Spoken-About-the-Ozempic-Weight-Loss1-zzz.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/celebrities-whove-spoken-about-ozempic-for-weight-loss\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebrities Who&#8217;ve Spoken About the Ozempic Weight Loss Trend<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tOzempic has become a hot topic when it comes to weight loss \u2014 with some stars confirming they have used the drug while others denied it. Chelsea Handler admitted during a January 2023 episode of the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast that she unknowingly took the Type 2 diabetes medication, which is traditionally used to improve [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI do think believe I look good as f***. Everything in my life kind of elevated. It wasn\u2019t just releasing the weight. It was just where I was at in my life, my team,\u201d she said. \u201cI do feel like I am the baddest. No matter what size, at this point in my life, I am on another level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As well as her weight loss, Lizzo praised her skincare routine and Invisalign for helping her look and feel her best.<\/p>\n<p>In April, the \u201cJuice\u201d songstress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/lizzo-reveals-how-she-hit-her-weight-goals-what-food-and-drinks-she-gave-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opened up about some of her new eating habits<\/a> during a TikTok Live.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Lizzo shared that she once consumed \u201ctwo to three\u201d large Starbucks drinks a day, estimating that she drank around 1,2000 calories daily. The singer said she gave up her daily dose of Starbucks after realizing how many calories she was consuming and that giving up coffee also helped to \u201cregulate my nervous system,\u201d per <em>People.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As for her daily diet, Lizzo said she starts her day with something \u201csuper savory,\u201d foregoing \u201csugary stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do something sweet. It\u2019s gotta be with some sort of like carb. I\u2019ll have like almond butter and toast,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/lizzo-says-she-tried-ozempic-why-she-feels-her-life-has-elevated-amid-weight-loss-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lizzo is opening up about her body transformation and whether she\u2019s ever tried Ozempic. \u201cI\u2019ve tried everything,\u201d the \u201cAbout Damn Time\u201d singer responded when asked whether she has used GLP-1 medications in the past to aid her weight loss during a Thursday, June 19, interview on Trisha Paytas\u2019 \u201cJust Trish\u201d podcast. 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