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Kathy Bates<\/strong><\/a> is defending her weight loss journey after admitting she used Ozempic as a secondary tool to shed 100 pounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople say, \u2019Well, it was the Ozempic.\u2019 F*** you, it was the Ozempic!\u201d Bates, 77, told Variety<\/em><\/a> in an interview published on Wednesday, September 10. \u201cIt took me years to do this. I got this diagnosis about diabetes \u2014 my father died of it; his mother died of it; one of my sisters is in peril. When they said \u2019diabetes,\u2019 I figured out what to do to slowly, over years, to lose the weight. And then when Ozempic came along, I was able to lose the last 15 to 20 pounds and keep it off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bates added of her hit CBS series Matlock<\/em>, \u201cThe juxtaposition of getting healthy and then this show coming along is just unbelievable. The timing of it is great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bates previously addressed Ozempic rumors in an October 2024 interview with People<\/em><\/a>, revealing that she started using the type 2 diabetes medication after she had already lost 80 pounds.<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Kathy Bates Talks Emotional Emmy Dress Fitting After Weight Loss<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tKathy Bates says this past Emmy Awards red carpet event was extra meaningful to her. The Oscar winner, 76, recently spoke about her seven-year weight loss journey in an interview with People \u2014 and the emotions that came with it. Bates stepped out for the 2024 awards show last month in a purple Armani gown, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of talk that I just was able to do this because of Ozempic,\u201d Bates told the outlet. \u201cBut I have to impress upon people out there that this was hard work for me, especially during the pandemic. It\u2019s very hard to say you\u2019ve had enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bates\u2019 decision to get serious about her health came after she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cI ate because I was afraid, and I ate because it was a FU to my self-esteem,\u201d she continued. \u201c[Diabetes] runs in my family, and I\u2019d seen what my father had gone through. He had had a leg amputation. One of my sisters is dealing with it very seriously, and it terrified me. It scared me straight.\u201d<\/p>\n

In January 2019, Bates celebrated losing 60 pounds<\/a> and exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> about her approach to mindful eating.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMindfulness, just knowing when to push my plate away,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cMy niece told me this little secret, I guess it\u2019s no secret, it\u2019s a biological thing, that at some point when you\u2019re eating, you have this involuntary sigh and that\u2019s really your brain and your stomach communicating that you\u2019ve had enough. The trick is to pay attention to that and push your plate away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bates also said she cut out soda and junk food.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took a few years,\u201d she admitted. \u201cI would say you have to be really patient \u2026 I don\u2019t like the word willpower, but I like the word determination.\u201d<\/p>\n

In September 2024, Bates gushed about having more confidence and energy after her weight loss.<\/p>\n

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