{"id":149941,"date":"2025-11-24T07:55:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T07:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/149941\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T07:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T07:55:12","slug":"lizzo-reflects-on-weight-loss-ozempic-culture-backlash-and-the-skinny-trend-in-powerful-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/149941\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizzo reflects on weight loss, Ozempic culture backlash and the ‘skinny’ trend in powerful essay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pop star \ufeffLizzo<\/a> has taken a shot at a concerning new trend engulfing popular culture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ufeffOpening up about the nuanced process of weight loss for plus-sized people on her Substack<\/a>, the About Damn Time singer<\/a>, real name Melissa Jefferson, took the opportunity to give her two cents on Ozempic culture and the implications surrounding it.<\/p>\n

In a highly personal essay entitled ‘Why is everyone losing weight and what do we do? Sincerely, a person who’s lost weight,’ Jefferson detailed a period of “self-loathing,” during which she lost around 16 per cent of her body fat.<\/p>\n

Lizzo says she feels plus-sized women are being “erased” as weight loss drugs rise in popularity. (Getty Images for Baby2Baby)<\/p>\n

In the candid essay, Lizzo \u2013 who shared that she currently weighs over 200 pounds (90kgs) and is “still a proud big girl” \u2013 said she feels as though plus-size women are being “erased” as weight-loss drugs<\/a> like Ozempic rise in popularity.<\/p>\n

She recently hard-launched her trimmer figure early this year, posting a series of before-and-after progress pictures to \ufeffher Instagram.<\/p>\n

Fans were initially shocked at the transformation<\/a>, allegedly labelling the star’s previous body-positive advocacy as “performative” in the wake of her drastic weight loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But the star said in an era where “extended sizes are being magically erased from websites,” that “bigger girls are getting smaller because they’re tired of being judged.”<\/p>\n

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\"Lizzo\"\/The About Damn Time singer pictured at the Grammy Awards in February 2024. (Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“Plus-sized models<\/a> are no longer getting booked for modelling gigs. And all of our big girls are not-so-big anymore,” she reflected, adding, “We have a lot of work to do, to undo the effects of the Ozempic boom.”<\/p>\n

The much-loved hitmaker was engulfed in scandal in 2023<\/a>, after two former dancers and a designer came forward with allegations of sexual harassment and ‘creating a hostile work environment’.<\/p>\n

Following the backlash that resulted from this, Lizzo found her usual coping method of “ordering hundreds of dollars of food delivery” no longer worked to distract her.<\/p>\n

“This time I just didn’t feel like doing that.”<\/p>\n

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“Not because I thought it would result in my weight loss, but honestly, I didn’t care about my body. I didn’t want to feel safe,” she wrote.<\/p>\n

She revealed that eventually, she decided to regain control over her life through \ufeffhealthier methods<\/a>, saying she needed a way to “process the pain.”<\/p>\n

In addition to talking therapy, she began moving her body.\ufeff<\/p>\n

“I started with Pilates… I used it as physical therapy.”<\/p>\n

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But she was quick to clarify self-love<\/a> is not directly tied to weight, saying she will continue to love herself “no matter what the scale says.”<\/p>\n

She then called for more nuanced conversations surrounding body positivity, where we “release ourselves from the illusion that there is only good and bad.”<\/p>\n

“I want us to allow the body positive movement to expand and grow far away from the commercial slop it’s become. Because movements move,” she added.<\/p>\n

Anyone needing support with eating disorders or body image issues should contact: Butterfly National Helpline on 1800 33 4673 (1800 ED HOPE) or support@butterfly.org.au<\/a>; Eating Disorders Victoria Helpline on 1300 550 23.<\/p>\n

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