Serena Williams Opens Up About 31-Pound Weight Loss With Meds & Social Media Is Sounding Off (VIDEO)
Roommates, youâve probably noticed tennis icon, Serena Williams, popping out on the âGram lately with a noticeably snatched figureâand while the workouts have been front and center, sis just revealed thereâs more to the story. Letâs just say, the queen of the court is letting us in on a little secret thatâs been helping her bounce back post-babiesâand itâs one a lot of folks have been buzzing about.
RELATED: Clock That! Serena Williams Responds To Skin Bleaching Allegations From Social Media âHatersâ (VIDEO)Serena Williams Opens Up About Weight Loss JourneyIn a recent interview with the Today Show, Serena opened up about her post-pregnancy weight loss struggles and shared that sheâs been using a GLP-1 medicationâa class of drugs commonly associated with weight loss, like Ozempic and Mounjaro. While she didnât name the exact one, Serena revealed sheâs lost 31 pounds over the past year thanks to the treatment. Serena explained that despite being a professional athlete, traditional methods just werenât working for her after having her two daughters.
âAs a woman, you go through different cycles in your life. No matter what I did â running, walking, I would walk for hours because they say thatâs good. I literally was playing a professional sport â and I could never go back to where I needed to be for my health. Then, after my second kid, it just got harder. So then I was like, âOK, I have to try something different,ââ Serena Williams revealed during the interview.
The Innanet Is Chiming InSocial media is cutting up in The Shade Roomâs comment section following Serenaâs reveal! Some folks are calling out the irony, saying, âNot yâall telling Serena Williams to work out,â while others are just genuinely happy to see her feeling confident and healthy again. Meanwhile, a few are chiming in with reminders that weight lossâespecially after kidsâis no joke, and everyoneâs journey looks different.
One Instagram user @johnnnabyrd said, âfrom someone who lost 250lbs⊠a glp1 is the best thing I could have ever done for myselfâ
This Instagram user @styledbyzerquera added, âNot yall trying to tell a WORLD CLASS ATHLETE how to lose weight đđđđđđđ!â
Then, Instagram user @spoiledrotten_since1193 wrote, âTelling Serena Williams to âworkoutâ is just absolutely INSANE. Wtf did yâall think she was going beforehand? đâ
While, Instagram user @mstranquiltravel shared, âIf youâve never struggled with weight loss, your opinion isnât valid or valued. Serena looks great and did what she needed to do to optimize her health.â
And, Instagram user @xxsarahsmile88xx commented, âThat plateau is no jokeâŠgood for her.â
Finally, Instagram user @jen_bunii added, âAt least she was transparent about using GLP-1 unlike most celebrities who lie.â
Who Else Is Using Weight Loss Meds? Celebs Speak UpListen, Serena ainât the only one getting a little extra help on their weight loss journey! While she didnât name the exact medication, plenty of celebs have openly confirmed their use of Ozempic or similar GLP-1 medsâincluding KhloĂ© Kardashian, Macy Gray, and Fat Joe. The reactions have been mixed: some have praised the results and said it helped them finally reach their goals, while others made it clear they wouldnât go down that road again due to the side effects or how it made them feel. Either way, one thingâs for sureâthis convo around weight loss and wellness is far from one-size-fits-all.
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