{"id":82365,"date":"2024-03-12T21:23:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T21:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/ree-drummond-denies-using-ozempic-for-weight-loss\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T21:23:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T21:23:03","slug":"ree-drummond-denies-using-ozempic-for-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/ree-drummond-denies-using-ozempic-for-weight-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Ree Drummond Denies Using Ozempic for Weight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3546592\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:118.14285714286%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Ree Drummond.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Monica Schipper\/Getty Images for The Pioneer Woman Magazine<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ree-drummond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Ree Drummond<\/b><\/a> is getting candid about her body transformation.<\/p>\n<p>The <i>Pioneer Woman<\/i> star, 54, took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/kcf6rHipBcHPyUc7\/?mibextid=WC7FNe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> on Tuesday, March 12, to set the record straight on rumors that she used Ozempic when she embarked on her weight loss journey in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Drummond, who said she shredded \u201csome serious pounds\u201d by making lifestyle changes, told fans that she\u2019s \u201cworking on a big, big, big, comprehensive update about what\u2019s happened to my bod since then, where I am now, and what I\u2019m doing about it \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She shared a revised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepioneerwoman.com\/ree-drummond-life\/a36716462\/how-ree-drummond-lost-weight-and-got-healthier\/?fbclid=IwAR2Vc6c_tQVC9T3YPgX2MhuNgaThpctsmTLpuFexEtR-T5N66kJzywMNSwI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post<\/a> from 2021 \u201cabout the whole adventure,\u201d noting, \u201cI wrote an updated paragraph or two and added a couple of additional things I did NOT to do lose the weight\u2026just in case it\u2019s helpful!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/celebs-shocking-weight-loss-2014304\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Celebrity-Weight-Loss-and-Transformations.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Celebrity Weight Loss and Transformations\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Celebrity-Weight-Loss-and-Transformations.jpg?quality=86&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\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/celebs-shocking-weight-loss-2014304\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebrities\u2019 Weight Loss and Transformations: Before and After Pictures<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tShocking, indeed! Some celebs seek out extreme methods to shed pounds, while others transform with the aid of healthier methods. From Rosie O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s and Jordin Sparks&#8217; respective 50 pound weight losses to Biggest Loser winner Rachel Frederickson&#8217;s whopping 155 lighter frame, see before and after pictures of celebrities&#8217; weight loss transformations.\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the post, the blogger wrote that she \u201cdid not take Ozempic, Wegovy, or similar medications.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:115.8%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3546594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/%E2%80%98Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-3.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\u2018Pioneer Woman\u2019 Star Ree Drummond Says She 'Did Not Take Ozempic\u2019 for Weight Loss\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-3.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-3.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-3.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-3.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-3.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-3.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-3.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-3.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-3.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-3.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 Ree Drummond\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While she denied personally using Ozempic, which is a diabetes medication that many celebrities have admitted to using for weight loss, Drummond didn\u2019t shame people who did.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know they have been an absolute godsend for so many people; I have friends who\u2019ve experienced incredible results,\u201d she wrote. \u201cFor me, the simple, boring truth is that when I set out to lose weight in January of 2021, I had never heard of that class of drugs. And to be honest, if I had heard of them and had seen all the results that are out there, I might have been tempted to try them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cToday, even though I have gained a few pounds up and down, I still have not chosen that option \u2014 for various reasons I\u2019ll write about in my upcoming update \u2014 but you\u2019ll never hear a second of judgment from me about people who choose that direction!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/food-network-stars-salaries-how-much-money-do-they-make\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Food-Network-Stars-Salaries-See-How-Much-Money-Bobby-Flay-Ree-Drummond-and-More-Make.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%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=\"Food Network Stars Salaries See How Much Money Bobby Flay Ree Drummond and More Make\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Food-Network-Stars-Salaries-See-How-Much-Money-Bobby-Flay-Ree-Drummond-and-More-Make.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\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/food-network-stars-salaries-how-much-money-do-they-make\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">How Much Money Do Food Network Stars Make? See Their Salaries<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tRolling in the dough! Food Network stars, including Guy Fieri, Bobby Flay and Ree Drummond,\u00a0have brought\u00a0in major money from hosting their own TV shows. Fieri got his start on the network in 2006 when he won season 2 of The Next Food Network Star. His prize was a six-episode commitment for his own cooking show, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Drummond went on to share that she used\u00a0 exercise, eating fewer calories, weighing her food and eating less sugar to lose weight.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:117.2%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3546593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/%E2%80%98Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\u2018Pioneer Woman\u2019 Star Ree Drummond Says She 'Did Not Take Ozempic\u2019 for Weight Loss\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-2.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-2.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-2.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-2.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-2.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-2.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-2.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/\u2018Pioneer-Woman-Star-Ree-Drummond-Says-She-Did-Not-Take-Ozempic-for-Weight-Loss-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Ree Drummond\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Within five months of changing her lifestyle, the Oklahoma native lost 38 pounds. \u201cNo gimmicks at all,\u201d she said in a May 2021 TikTok video about her transformation. \u201cI just cut calories, exercised more, lifted a lot of weights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In early 2022, she\u00a0 gave the public<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/ree-drummond-details-55-lb-weight-loss-before-and-after-pic\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> another update on her weight loss<\/a> journey via Instagram.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/food-network-stars-pets-a-complete-guide-to-their-cats-and-dogs\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Paws-Up-A-Complete-Guide-Food-Network-Stars-Pets-015.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Paws Up A Complete Guide Food Network Stars Pets\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Paws-Up-A-Complete-Guide-Food-Network-Stars-Pets-015.jpg?quality=86&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\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/food-network-stars-pets-a-complete-guide-to-their-cats-and-dogs\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Paws Up! A Complete Guide to Food Network Stars\u2019 Pets<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe best kitchen assistants! While many Food Network stars are known for whipping up tasty treats on camera, they are often supported by furry, four-legged companions. \u201cFrom the time I was born there were always cats in my house,\u201d Bobby Flay wrote in a March 2017 CBS News essay. \u201cMy mom was and still is [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOne year ago, on a dark and stormy night, I decided it was time for me to change a few dang habits and try to get healthier,\u201d she wrote.\u201cMy kid was getting married a few months later, and also \u2026 I had no spring to my step and really wanted some.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Food Network personality updated her followers again in a February 2022 after losing nearly 20 more pounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I feel stronger, more in balance (both physically and mentally), and I have more spring to my step,\u201d she wrote in a blog post at the time. \u201cAfter the experience of the past year, I feel better. I have more energy. I\u2019m more motivated to take on projects and put things on the ol\u2019 calendar. Feeling good bleeds over into all aspects of my life. And that has changed my outlook.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/ree-drummond-denies-using-ozempic-for-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ree Drummond. Monica Schipper\/Getty Images for The Pioneer Woman Magazine Ree Drummond is getting candid about her body transformation. The Pioneer Woman star, 54, took to Facebook on Tuesday, March 12, to set the record straight on rumors that she used Ozempic when she embarked on her weight loss journey in 2021. 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