Rebel Wilson reveals her weight loss journey and short experience with Ozempic in her upcoming memoir, Rebel Rising.
Ozempic, a medication for diabetes that regulates blood sugar, has caused controversy in Hollywood since several well-known people, including Sharon Osbourne and Amy Schumer, admitted to using it as an off-label weight-loss aid. Ozempic has not been given FDA approval to help people lose weight. Rebel Wilson, 44, candidly spoke about the drug in an interview where she opened up about her short-term experience with the Ozempic. She shared that the drugs can be good for someone like her, who has a bottomless appetite for sweets.
Rebel Wilson’s Weight Loss Journey
When reflecting on her health journey, Wilson said in an interview that her “year of health” began when a fertility specialist advised her to lead a healthier lifestyle to increase her chances of becoming pregnant through IVF. She said that no one other than her mother wanted her to lose weight, as they thought she would lose her pigeonhole in her career. They wanted her to continue with her fat, funny characters.
She shared that a long walk, low-sugar, high-protein diet, and proper medical consultation about the food helped her journey. The “Pitch Perfect” actress revealed that she has stopped taking the injectable drug Ozempic. She wants to be a role model for other women because she is content with her appearance and attitude.
Wilson, who revealed on Instagram earlier this year that she had gained weight after losing about 80 pounds in 2020 after a “year of health,” said women shouldn’t “obsess” over their size. She said she strongly felt young women shouldn’t obsess over looking like Victoria’s Secret models. She urged women to take pride in being like themselves. After noting that she is happy with her “still curvy and solid body,” Wilson revealed that her relationship with food is complicated. She also mentioned the emotional turmoil she had to go through while on her health journey.
Wilson shared that many people consider her a beacon of body positivity, as she finds people who are considered medically obese by their weight “absolutely beautiful”. She promotes people’s confidence in their appearance, as she never associates beauty with any particular shape or size. But this attitude created questions among people as she started her weight-loss journey. They questioned how someone who is very body-positive could hate their own body. However, Wilson clarified that she was not hating herself but the shameful behaviors she used to have.
She said she used to feel bad about herself for having a whole tub of ice cream every night. Due to this behavior, she used to make herself attend the gym early in the morning for an hour and a half. She also shared that she used to be hard on herself at times, as she used to run on treadmills until her back hurt. The struggle to balance her health affected other areas of Wilson’s life. Wilson, who excelled in various fields, got two university degrees, started from scratch and made a huge career and wealth, started questioning herself as she couldn’t work on her health.
Wilson said in her most recent book that she does not believe that leading a healthy lifestyle requires following “some magic pill, or some sick special diet, or exercise regime. She claimed there was no magic solution since the goal was to learn healthier coping mechanisms for emotions. She went on to say that she hoped sharing her experience would inspire others to make positive changes in their own lives.
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Wilson’s Trainer’s Comments On Ozempic Usage
In an interview last May, Wilson’s personal trainer, Jono Castano, addressed Ozempic as dangerous and lazy. He thought Ozempic was “super dangerous,” for longer durations. He recommended focusing on a calorie baseline and creating a deficit. He said that people are always lazy and don’t want to put in the work because they want to achieve their goals as fast as possible. Therefore, to gain quick results, they choose such lazy and dangerous things.