Rosie O’Donnell, the talk show host and comedian, revealed she has been taking the medication Mounjaro to lose weight. Recently, after more than two years on the treatment, she posted a photo showing her slimmer figure. “I can’t believe this is me now,” she wrote on May 23.
In April, she told Page Six that she uses Mounjaro to manage her diabetes. The drug is given by weekly injections. “I’ve been on it for three years,” she said. “I started with a low dose for a year, then increased it each year. Now I take 7.5 mg and lose about one to two pounds a month.”
At 63, she said this medication helped her lose weight faster than other methods. She feels less afraid to look at herself in the mirror. O’Donnell admitted she once thought losing weight made her vulnerable. “When my pants started falling down and I had to wear a belt, I didn’t know what to say,” she said.
Since Christmas, she stopped drinking anything but water. She cut out five or six Diet Cokes a day and reduced her sugar intake as much as possible.
In March, she moved to Ireland with her child Clay. She said, “I’ve lost more weight here.” She credits Mounjaro but also a lifestyle change. Without a chef, she now cooks for herself and her child.
O’Donnell says she feels healthier and sleeps better. Her weight loss was gradual but steady.
She also enjoys shopping for clothes more now. “I’m a size large instead of XL or XXL. It’s shocking,” she said, after years of wearing elastic pants.
O’Donnell previously had vertical gastric sleeve surgery in 2013, which helped her lose 176 pounds from a peak of 240. “That surgery changed my life,” she said. It didn’t reroute her intestines or cause bathroom issues. Instead, it changed her relationship with food by removing hunger hormones.
She explained that before surgery, Halloween was a difficult time because she struggled to resist candy. Now, she only had one lollipop during trick-or-treating and feels much freer.
Despite her success, some online users were not supportive.
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