Lizzo Admits She Went On Ozempic For Weight Loss And Says It Made Her Eat Less
If Lizzo, once the face of fat positivity, turned to Ozempic, what does that say about the movement she helped build?
By now, most people have seen the crazy side-by-side photos.
Lizzo, who built a multimillion-dollar brand on self-love, fat positivity, and “feeling good as hell” in a plus-size body, has been visibly shrinking over the past year. The singer has also been showing off her workout routine and high-protein meals. And after months of denying she’d ever touch the popular weight loss drug, she finally confirmed on the Just Trish podcast that yes, she tried Ozempic, too.
“I’ve tried everything,” she told host Trisha Paytas. “It’s just the science, for me, calories in vs. calories out. Ozempic works because you eat less food.”
It’s a casual admission, almost clinical in tone. She went on to explain that while she no longer uses the shot, it did what it was supposed to do – make her feel full, eat less, and lose weight. “So, if you can just do that on your own and get mind-over-matter, it’s the same,” she said.
As most of us are aware, Lizzo was the face of modern fat positivity. A woman who proudly danced on stage in leotards, went on private jets in a thong, and told her fans they didn’t need to change a thing. It’s surprising to see that she has completely rebranded herself and is now eating whole foods, counting calories, lifting weights, and dropping body fat. At one point in the podcast, she even explained that being vegan had her eating “like 3,000 to 5,000 calories a day.”
In April, Lizzo said she lost 16% of her body fat by switching up her food and cutting out “two to three” Starbucks drinks a day. When she stopped eating fake meats and reintroduced beef, chicken, and fish after a trip to Japan, she said, “My body was so happy. My body was like, ‘more, more please.’ And I was like, ‘ok, this is what my body likes.’”
She even admitted her views on body image had changed. “I’m not going to lie and say I love my body every day,” she told The New York Times last year. “There are some days I adore my body, and others when I don’t feel completely positive.”
Lizzo spent years preaching self-love. Maybe now, by letting go of the performance and choosing what actually makes her feel good, she’s finally living it.
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