Lizzo reveals secret to her weight loss and finally sets the record straight on Ozempic use

The singer, who has dramatically changed her look in recent years, finally set the record straight on how she did it.

It’s about damn time.

Lizzo has spoken about her weight loss journey - and clarified her Ozempic use - months after clapping back at rumours about the drug.

“I’ve tried everything,” the singer, 37, said on Trisha Paytas’ Just Trish podcast on Thursday, per Page Six.

The Grammy winner explained however that she abandoned the semaglutide, which has not been approved for use for weight loss in Australia, early into her journey.

“Ozempic works because you eat less food, yeah? So if you eat right, it makes you feel full,” she said. “But if you can just do that on your own and get mind over matter, it’s the same thing.”

Ozempic is also associated with a number of side-effects including most commonly gastrointestinal disorders like nausea, diarrhoea and vomiting, in a way that doctor-approved changes to diet and exercise are not.

Lizzo opened up about her recent body transformation. Picture: Instagram

She spoke candidly about losing weight. Picture: Instagram

Lizzo revealed that she saw the best results when she ditched her vegan diet.

“When I was vegan, I was consuming a lot of fake meats, I was eating a lot of bread, I was eating a lot of rice and I had to eat a lot of it to stay full,” she recalled.

“When I started actually eating whole foods and eating, like, beef and chicken and fish, I was actually full and not expanding my stomach by putting a lot of fake things in there that [weren’t] actually filling me up,” the songwriter continued.

She said she tried ‘everything’ throughout her weight loss journey. Picture: Instagram

Performing at the Brit Awards in 2020. Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

She went on to defend those who use weightloss drugs.

“It’s not easy,” Lizzo insisted. “It’s a drug to help somebody with something they’re struggling with.”

She added that “telling someone they’re cheating” is a “way of being fatphobic.”

According to the TGA in Australia, “Ozempic has been included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. This means that the medicine has been evaluated by the TGA for its safety, quality and efficacy for that indication only.”

Lizzo made headlines in September 2024 for hitting back at an Instagram hater questioning whether she was taking the type II diabetes drug.

“Whyyyy [sic] do u follow me?” she asked at the time.

The following year, Lizzo explained that she had, instead, applied “a calorie deficit” and cut “sugary stuff” from her diet.

“Everybody’s body is different,” she reminded her social media followers in April. “Find out what works for you.”

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission.

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