{"id":95498,"date":"2024-05-06T21:04:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T21:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/lauren-manzo-shuts-down-critics-who-say-she-lost-too-much-weight\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T21:04:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T21:04:21","slug":"lauren-manzo-shuts-down-critics-who-say-she-lost-too-much-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/lauren-manzo-shuts-down-critics-who-say-she-lost-too-much-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauren Manzo Shuts Down Critics Who Say She Lost Too Much Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3598897\" style=\"width: 684px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:149.85714285714%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Lauren Manzo<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Mike Pont\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/lauren-manzo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lauren Manzo<\/strong><\/a> isn\u2019t a fan of people commenting on her body following her 100-pound weight loss journey.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, May 3, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> Real Housewives of New Jersey<\/em><\/a> star, 36, took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6g_2I1OZ4f\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> to share clips of her before and after losing weight. While Manzo seems content with her progress, several people took to the comment section, criticizing her for the way her body looks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish you would also promote the important [sic] of dieting and exercising on top of the body sculpting! Sculpting doesn\u2019t prevent heart disease! Healthy dieting and exercise does!\u201d one user wrote with Manzo replying that she does \u201ctalk constantly about functional medicine\u201d with her doctor and also made \u201cmajor lifestyle changes\u201d on top of body sculpting.<\/p>\n<p>Another user claimed that it doesn\u2019t seem like Manzo even \u201clooks[s] like [herself] anymore,\u201d and Manzo once again defended herself, writing, \u201cI was 100 lbs heavier and very unhealthy. So I hope not.\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=\"_blank\" 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\/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=\"_blank\" 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>Following the body-shaming, the Bravo personality posted a TikTok talking about the harmful comments she received \u2014 and how the criticism has affected her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople making mean comments says more about them than it does about me,\u201d she shared before addressing the people who say she\u2019s \u201ctoo skinny.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re right, I do think I am too skinny right now. I\u2019ve been doing certain things to gain weight but also maintain. I\u2019ve yo-yoed still. I definitely still do not have a healthy relationship with my weight, and I\u2019m willing to admit that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@laurenmanzo\/video\/7364972409155259691\" data-video-id=\"7364972409155259691\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@laurenmanzo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@laurenmanzo?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@laurenmanzo<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Replying to @sharonholmes926 <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"bully\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/bully?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#bully<\/a> another long rant<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Lauren Scalia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7364972463094090538?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Lauren Scalia<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Manzo went on to share that just because she is a \u201cpublic figure\u201d doesn\u2019t make it OK to comment hateful things on her posts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was 100 lbs heavier, the same people that are commenting stuff like, \u2018She looks like a skeleton. She looks terrible,\u2019 are the same people that were commenting that I looked like a fat whale when I was 200 lbs,\u201d she explained in the clip, adding that she \u201ccan\u2019t win.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3598899\" style=\"width: 684px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:149.85714285714%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3598899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RHONJs-Lauren-Manzo-Shuts-Down-Body-Shamers-Claiming-She-Lost-Too-Much-Weight.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"RHONJs Lauren Manzo Shuts Down Body Shamers Claiming She Lost Too Much Weight\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RHONJs-Lauren-Manzo-Shuts-Down-Body-Shamers-Claiming-She-Lost-Too-Much-Weight.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RHONJs-Lauren-Manzo-Shuts-Down-Body-Shamers-Claiming-She-Lost-Too-Much-Weight.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RHONJs-Lauren-Manzo-Shuts-Down-Body-Shamers-Claiming-She-Lost-Too-Much-Weight.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RHONJs-Lauren-Manzo-Shuts-Down-Body-Shamers-Claiming-She-Lost-Too-Much-Weight.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RHONJs-Lauren-Manzo-Shuts-Down-Body-Shamers-Claiming-She-Lost-Too-Much-Weight.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RHONJs-Lauren-Manzo-Shuts-Down-Body-Shamers-Claiming-She-Lost-Too-Much-Weight.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RHONJs-Lauren-Manzo-Shuts-Down-Body-Shamers-Claiming-She-Lost-Too-Much-Weight.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RHONJs-Lauren-Manzo-Shuts-Down-Body-Shamers-Claiming-She-Lost-Too-Much-Weight.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RHONJs-Lauren-Manzo-Shuts-Down-Body-Shamers-Claiming-She-Lost-Too-Much-Weight.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=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Lauren Manzo<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Matthew Eisman\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTruthfully, I am happy \u2026 I don\u2019t really know why anybody thinks that they have the right to comment something terrible on my stuff or anybody else\u2019s,\u201d Manzo noted.<\/p>\n<p>Manzo has continued to be candid about her weight loss journey over the past year. In May 2023, she opened up about how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/rhonjs-lauren-manzo-drops-80-pounds-gets-weekly-mounjaro-shots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weight loss drug Mounjaro<\/a> helped her lose 30 lbs.<\/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<p>\u201cI went gluten [and] dairy-free over a year ago. I had the Lap-Band; I got it removed again. I got up to 208 pounds,\u201d she explained on <em>Page Six\u2019s<\/em> \u201cVirtual Reali-Tea\u201d podcast at the time. \u201cI lost 50 pounds. I couldn\u2019t lose any more. And my pharmacist was like, \u2018Well, I heard Mounjaro works,\u2019 and I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh, I\u2019ll do anything.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Within four months, Manzo revealed that she lost 30 pounds from the injection that she says is \u201cthe same as Ozempic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I really do believe that obesity and things like that \u2014 they are a major issue with people. It is causing mental health issues for me,\u201d she shared. \u201cYou guys have seen the struggle with this since I\u2019m 20 years old, and it\u2019s been really hard for me.\u201d<\/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\/lauren-manzo-shuts-down-critics-who-say-she-lost-too-much-weight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lauren Manzo Mike Pont\/Getty Images Lauren Manzo isn\u2019t a fan of people commenting on her body following her 100-pound weight loss journey. On Friday, May 3, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star, 36, took to Instagram to share clips of her before and after losing weight. 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