- Lizzo responded to Ozempic allegations after sharing her weight loss transformation on Instagram.
- The singer said she did five months of weight training and a kilojoule deficit to lose weight.
- She recently shared her newfound perspective shift from body positivity to body neutrality, or neutral acceptance of her body in all its stages.
Around five months after Lizzo shared that she’s leaning into body neutrality and self-acceptance, the singer celebrated her weight loss transformation on Instagram. And despite having posted lots of gym selfies and progress shots along the way, some followers accused her of taking Ozempic, a type 2 diabetes drug garnering buzz for its weight loss side effects, to get results. In true Lizzo fashion, her response didn’t hold back.
Though it’s important to note that weight loss drugs may help those who meet the drug’s use criteria reach their goals, taking them is a personal decision best made between a patient and their doctor.
The “Good as Hell” songstress took a screenshot of one comment that read: “Did she use Ozempic or did she snort c*ke,” and reshared it to her feed with some selfies and a video that explained how she actually lost weight. “When you finally get Ozempic allegations after five months of weight training and calorie deficit,” she captioned the clip, in which she cheekily lip-synced to a sound saying: “It’s like a reward.” Lizzo also responded to the commenter directly, writing: “Whyyyy do u follow me?”
Anyone who has followed Lizzo closely over the last year has seen her working hard in the gym. In August, for example, she shared two clips of her doing lat pulls, side by side, that displayed her progress. “If you’re reading this… remember you can do ANYTHING you put ur mind to!” she wrote. “Stay focused, you got this.”
Later that month, she shared another before and after video that highlighted how she’s changed over the last three years, mentally and physically. “I wasn’t gonna post this on IG but 2021 me would be soooo proud of 2024 me. And I’m NOT only talking about my body if yall only KNEWWWW what I’ve done for my mental & emotional health in the last year,” she wrote. “Wheeeew don’t worry imma write a album about it.”
Last week, she shared a gym mirror selfie and a caption that reflected on her personal growth. “A year ago today I was so broken and dark that I couldn’t have imagined feeling the way I do now. This is a message for anyone going thru it—don’t allow the darkness to become you. Because everything that is done in the dark always comes back to the light,” she wrote.
In April, Lizzo quietly told The New York Times that she was “slowly” losing weight and being “methodical” about it. In the same interview, she explained how her mission of promoting body positivity (which some have critiqued as toxic, pressured self-love that leaves little room for change or growth) has shifted to focus on body neutrality, or radical self-acceptance.
“I’m not going to lie and say I love my body every day,” she told the outlet. “The bottom line is, the way you feel about your body changes every single day. There are some days I adore my body, and others when I don’t feel completely positive.”
None of this means that Lizzo doesn’t still stand for the body diversity she has always celebrated. In another recent post, she shared clips of herself from before and after her weight loss and wrote: “FINE BOTH WAYS .”
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