{"id":256862,"date":"2026-08-11T13:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/11\/chrissy-metz-confesses-to-using-glp-1-after-losing-100-lbs\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T13:42:25","slug":"chrissy-metz-confesses-to-using-glp-1-after-losing-100-lbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/11\/chrissy-metz-confesses-to-using-glp-1-after-losing-100-lbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrissy Metz Confesses to Using GLP-1 After Losing 100 lbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Back in the spring of 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/chrissy-metz-100-lb-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chrissy Metz lost 100 pounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of this monumental body transformation, the <em>This Is Us<\/em> actress avoided giving an answer about Ozempic.<\/p>\n<p>Now, however, she is admitting to being on a GLP-1 medication.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0811_chrissymetz_01-649x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Chrissy Metz in July 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-560819 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0811_chrissymetz_01-649x1024.jpg 649w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0811_chrissymetz_01-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0811_chrissymetz_01-768x1212.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0811_chrissymetz_01-1297x2048.jpg 1297w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0811_chrissymetz_01-608x960.jpg 608w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0811_chrissymetz_01-684x1080.jpg 684w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0811_chrissymetz_01-760x1200.jpg 760w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0811_chrissymetz_01-scaled.jpg 1622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0811_chrissymetz_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chrissy Metz attends 50th Macy\u2019s 4th Of July Fireworks at Pier 17 on July 04, 2026.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Eugene Gologursky\/Getty Images for Macy\u2019s, Inc.)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-none-of-it-really-worked-for-me\">\u2018None of it really worked for me\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/chrissy-metz-taking-glp1-12037287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a> <\/em>this week, Metz confessed to taking a GLP-1 medication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not getting any younger,\u201d she explained, citing that years of dieting were not effective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in perimenopause,\u201d Metz described, \u201cand there were obesity issues within my family and with my father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Metz continued: \u201cAnd I felt like I\u2019ve tried so many modalities, whether it was diets or therapy, and none of it really worked for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most diets fail as the body adjusts. Bodies may struggle to store energy under the medicalized starvation that GLP-1 meds provide, however.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Db3Uhwrkpal\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>By the way, Metz sharing this wasn\u2019t necessarily spontaneous.<\/p>\n<p>She is partnered with a GLP-1 provider, Ro.<\/p>\n<p>So when she calls her experience with the medication \u201cgreat,\u201d we should of course keep that in mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so nice not to be obsessing about what I\u2019m going to have every minute, even as I\u2019m still consuming the meal,\u201d Metz expressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just vilified food for so long because I was taught that it was bad,\u201d she admitted. \u201cAnd you shouldn\u2019t eat this or that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"rIv8xt3mLAM\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rIv8xt3mLAM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Chrissy Metz Said Yes to a GLP-1 After Being a &quot;Skeptic&quot; for Years | E! News\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rIv8xt3mLAM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Chrissy Metz Said Yes to a GLP-1 After Being a &quot;Skeptic&quot; for Years | E! News\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Why Chrissy Metz Said Yes to a GLP-1 After Being a &quot;Skeptic&quot; for Years | E! News\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-critics-are-not-in-my-life\">Critics are \u2018not in my life\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Metz did acknowledge that \u201cjudgy\u201d people might have disparaging things to say about her use of GLP-1 medication.<\/p>\n<p>Many people may express concern over known and unknown side effects, or over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/12\/danielle-cabral-condemns-ozempic-misuse-for-weight-loss-run-on-a-f-king-treadmill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">documented GLP-1 shortages<\/a> for diabetes patients who actually need it.<\/p>\n<p>But it sounds like Metz is thinking more of \u201chaters\u201d who think that taking a shot to starve yourself instead of starving yourself the old-fashioned way is \u201ccheating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter, because like I always say, they\u2019re not in my life,\u201d Metz said of \u201cjudgy\u201d people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not in my doctor\u2019s notes,\u201d she continued. \u201cThey\u2019re not in the hereditary issues my family has.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Db3WWWtAUU0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Metz did clarify that she is also working with a trainer to build muscle.<\/p>\n<p>She also claimed that she has not set a numerical goal weight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just a regular old girl who is trying her best,\u201d Metz characterized.<\/p>\n<p>Back in April 2025, she was much more evasive about using GLP-1 use, declining to answer but commenting that she\u2019s the sort of person who avoids taking Tylenol.<\/p>\n<p>Just for the record, plenty of people who would happily take Tylenol within medically recommended doses would not go near GLP-1 unless they had a diabetes diagnosis.<\/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.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/chrissy-metz-admits-glp-1-use-100-pounds-this-is-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Back in the spring of 2025, Chrissy Metz lost 100 pounds. At the time of this monumental body transformation, the This Is Us actress avoided giving an answer about Ozempic. Now, however, she is admitting to being on a GLP-1 medication. Chrissy Metz attends 50th Macy\u2019s 4th Of July Fireworks at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":256863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-256862","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}