Gabriel Iglesias stated that he lost weight after stopping taking Ozempic.
“I entered Ozempic for five months. Ozempic works,” said the comedian, 49, when he recently appeared. Shannon Sharpe“Club Shay Shay” podcast. “Ozempic is scary how well it works because it suppresses appetite to the point where you say, ‘Do I even need to eat?'”
Iglesias explained that after being put on the drug for several months, he began to lose weight. (Ozempic is a type of GLP-1 medication for people with diabetes that helps lower blood sugar. Prescription has been used by many to help with weight loss.)
However, Iglesias noted that the weight he was losing was muscle instead of fat. He decided to stop the medicine, which caused the weight he had lost to come back.
“I got off the Ozempic and immediately gained 20 pounds back like that,” he shared. “It’s scary how quickly you put the weight back on.”
Iglesias revealed that at his peak, he weighed 440 pounds. She revealed that she has lost over 100 pounds and plans to continue her weight loss journey.
“I’ve put it off long enough,” he said of putting his life first. “I’ve been able to achieve all my goals in my career. But personally, in my daily life, there are many things I haven’t accomplished that I’d like to do. And one of them is to be at a healthy weight.”
Iglesias explained that he had no problems managing extra weight when he was younger and enjoyed eating out regularly. However, her body type has taken a toll on her as she has aged.
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“It just got to the point where it was uncomfortable. I started panicking. I would wake up unable to breathe properly, I don’t feel well,” he recalled. “I got up and went outside, took off my shirt and just stood there and let the cold wind hit me.”
Iglesias added that his health and well-being is currently his priority.
“So, if I lose 100 or whatever amount of weight, yeah, I might not be fluffy, but man, I’ll be fine,” he shared, referring to his comedic nickname. “And I think that my fans and people would prefer to see me alive and able to work and do what I do rather than being an official.”
