{"id":515356,"date":"2026-04-06T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T06:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/515356\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T06:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T06:00:11","slug":"how-i-turned-my-drooping-middle-aged-bum-into-a-perfect-peach-weight-loss-jabs-destroyed-it-says-charlotte-cripps-so-i-turned-to-some-very-unusual-techniques-the-results-are-amazing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/515356\/","title":{"rendered":"How I turned my drooping middle-aged bum into a perfect peach: Weight-loss jabs destroyed it, says CHARLOTTE CRIPPS. So I turned to some VERY unusual techniques – the results are amazing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since I shrunk back to a size 8 from a size 14, I\u2019ve felt like Kate Moss<\/a>. Effortlessly slender at 49, I\u2019ve been waltzing around Corsica and Greece<\/a> in a skimpy, yellow Melissa Odabash bikini after shedding three stone on weight-loss jabs.<\/p>\n

But then I tried on a pair of size 23-inch waist vintage jeans<\/a> in a designer shop, around the corner from where I live in Notting Hill.<\/p>\n

As I pulled the jeans up my slim legs \u2013 which, since Ozempic, look great again in cut off 501 Levi denim shorts \u2013 I did a double take as I caught the reflection of my derriere in the changing-room mirror.<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t believe my eyes. \u2018What the hell has happened to my bum?\u2019 It\u2019s as flat as a pancake, with no shape, like it\u2019s blending into my thighs. When I grab the flesh, it feels as squelchy as my seven-year-old daughter\u2019s dreaded slime, with no elasticity \u2013 just loose skin. I have zero muscle definition. I can\u2019t even feel my glutes as I clench my buttocks.<\/p>\n

\u2018Is everything okay?\u2019 my friend asked me outside the changing room. I pulled her in: \u2018Look at it. Just look at my bum!\u2019 I shriek. \u2018It\u2019s suddenly gone all saggy.\u2019<\/p>\n

Welcome to the world of \u2018Ozempic bum\u2019. Having it makes me feel as deflated as my backside looks. Is it permanent, I wonder? The relatively new term describes sagging, loose skin and loss of volume and elasticity in the buttocks due to rapid weight loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s on the stratospheric rise thanks to GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro, an unwanted side- effect not only of losing fat but also muscle, and at a faster rate than the skin can snap back.<\/p>\n

Only now the full horror of the condition is dawning on me \u2013 my bum looks like a deflated souffl\u00e9.<\/p>\n

\"After <\/p>\n

After losing three stone on Ozempic, Charlotte was left with a flat bum and worried there was no hope<\/p>\n

\"In <\/p>\n

In January she booked herself into Roar Fitness, a luxury gym known for training high-profile celebrities, including pop star Pixie Lott and actress Sheridan Smith<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not a particularly vain person and I realise there are significantly more pressing world events to worry about, but I\u2019m shell-shocked. I am planning two holidays this summer with a handsome single dad and his kids. I just can\u2019t appear on the beach with a caved-in backside.<\/p>\n

As a busy single working mum of two young children \u2013 Lola, ten and Liberty, seven \u2013 I don\u2019t exercise apart from walking Muggles, our pedigree golden retriever, who\u2019s 11.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t even have a long mirror at my two-bed home \u2013 and looking at my rear isn\u2019t usually top of my priority list, which is why I didn\u2019t notice it sagging.<\/p>\n

But I\u2019ve been terribly neglectful. I\u2019ve been on such a high with the weight loss, not worrying about rolls of fat, feeling like at last I\u2019ve got a handle on my sweet tooth, that I managed to fool myself the jabs were benign.<\/p>\n

Before I started on GLP-1 medication, my eating felt out of control. I was only 10.5 stone at my heaviest, but that weight felt like a lot more than my usual weight of 8.5 stone. I would stress-eat while juggling work, looking after my daughters, and latterly caring for my elderly father, too. In early 2024, the GP told me my cholesterol levels were dangerously high and I needed statins. I asked him to give me six months to try to reverse it with lifestyle changes, which is when I got a private Ozempic prescription \u2013 and never looked back.<\/p>\n

I even stuck to low doses so that the weight loss was more gentle and I could still enjoy food, just in smaller portions. When I hit my target weight last summer, I weaned myself off it by microdosing it, jabbing as and when needed, always keeping an emergency pen in the fridge for when the \u2018food noise\u2019 got too loud.<\/p>\n

Then, one day, it suddenly looked like I had aged three decades overnight \u2013 or at least from behind.<\/p>\n

So, this January I booked myself into Roar Fitness, a luxury gym known for training high-profile celebrities, including pop star Pixie Lott and actress Sheridan Smith.<\/p>\n

\"After <\/p>\n

After dedicating herself to the gym and upping her protein intake, Charlotte was able to revive her bum\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"A <\/p>\n

A flat bum after losing weight on Ozempic or other fat jabs is a common problem<\/p>\n

Founded by three-time Olympian speed skater Sarah Lindsay, the gym has an amazing reputation built on jaw-dropping body transformations, with before-and-after photos lining the walls. At my consultation with Sarah, I ask her: \u2018Is there any hope for my bum?\u2019 and almost kiss her when she replies: \u2018Of course there is!\u2019<\/p>\n

In fact there\u2019s a lot I can do to make a big difference, she says \u2013 in large part because I was doing the sum total of nothing before.<\/p>\n

My predicament is common for users of GPL-1s. \u2018Losing weight feels good and often becomes addictive,\u2019 Sarah tells me. \u2018Women just look at the scales or feel their clothes getting looser. They aren\u2019t paying attention to what is really happening everywhere. But there is a tipping point where it becomes detrimental to aesthetics and overall physical health.\u2019<\/p>\n

She tells me I need to fill the lost volume with muscle, not fat, and then the loose skin will tighten around the buttocks. It\u2019s going to mean committing to a hardcore 12-week training programme (two PT sessions a week in the gym, plus working out at least twice a week at home with a dumbbell and resistance band) and a nutrition package involving 105 to 110g of protein every day to help muscle growth. The whole programme starts at an eye-watering \u00a33,509.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m also going to get collagen-boosting and muscle-toning treatments with Dr Galyna Selezneva, one of London\u2019s most in-demand aesthetic doctors for non-invasive \u2018body contouring\u2019. The idea is to engineer a butt boost in the quickest amount of time without resorting to a BBL. (For the uninitiated, that\u2019s a Brazilian Bum Lift).<\/p>\n

As I stand in the plush gym wearing my new high-waisted shiny Alo Airlift leggings \u2013 a staple in celebrity athleisure \u2013 I certainly look the part.<\/p>\n

But I feel like a lost cause. I can\u2019t imagine anything changing as Sarah puts me in the hands of her top personal trainer George Nicholson. I should have been resistance training from the beginning of my weight loss journey \u2013 before I even picked up the Ozempic pen, not after the damage was done.<\/p>\n

\u2018When you\u2019re heavier, you can lift heavier weights,\u2019 Sarah explains. \u2018It\u2019s much harder to build muscle than maintain it.\u2019 Resistance training while on weight loss drugs can be a challenge, however. \u2018You can\u2019t do weights efficiently as you may be nutritionally depleted from not eating enough, not hungry and possibly feeling nauseous,\u2019 adds Sarah.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m off them, of course, so I should at least be able to eat the requisite muscle-building fuel. Yes, I am starting from ground zero But I am determined. I have one clear goal: to get my backside back.<\/p>\n

George, 25, is passionate about putting in 100 per cent effort for his clients. I just have to match it, which means I\u2019m frantically running around Kensington High Street doing school drop-offs and pick-ups in Lycra \u2013 and being labelled a \u2018gym mum\u2019 by my kids.<\/p>\n

To lift and reshape the buttocks will require me doing a whole roster of unfamiliar exercises: Bulgarian split squats with dumbbells, barbell hip thrusts, hack squats, glute cable kickbacks, glute ham raises with weights, sled pull and dumbbell step-ups. No, me neither.<\/p>\n

I also need to ensure I eat all that lean protein for muscle growth. I\u2019m pescatarian, and start bulk-buying cottage cheese and Greek yoghurt, as well as salmon and eggs. I have to drink lots of water (two litres) a day, too. In fact I discover protein water in cherry flavour (20g of protein), which isn\u2019t as heavy as those protein shakes and tastes good.<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t worked out in ten years, but surprisingly I\u2019m not collapsing with exhaustion on the floor. I\u2019m doing short, sharp bursts of resistance training in one-hour sessions \u2013 regarded as one of the best ways to slow and even reverse age-related muscle loss \u2013 which forces muscles to contract against an external resistance such as weights, bands or body weight to build strength.<\/p>\n

After the first session with George, something wonderful happens \u2013 my gluteus muscles wake up. My bum feels sore, and I can hardly walk two days later.<\/p>\n

At home, I\u2019m doing banded glute bridges, sumo squats and \u2018clamshells\u2019 on a yoga mat for 20 minutes per session in the kitchen in between cooking fish fingers for the kids.<\/p>\n

By the second week, I\u2019m hip-thrusting 60kg \u2013 and I don\u2019t feel dizzy or sick anymore, as I did to start with. As I leave the gym, I feel uplifted, stronger, almost euphoric.<\/p>\n

I spend most of my life sitting down writing \u2013 so this is a new routine. Yet… nothing is happening to my bum. I feel the pain of newly alive glutes, but it still looks droopy. By the fourth week with very little change, I feel totally demoralised.<\/p>\n

In fact, secretly I\u2019m terrified. What if I can\u2019t salvage my bum and can do nothing to change it?<\/p>\n

\u2018You\u2019re not going to have a Kim Kardashian bum in a few months,\u2019 George points out. \u2018That would take a year of ongoing work. You have to be realistic.\u2019<\/p>\n

But there will be a \u2018hallelujah\u2019 moment, he promises, when my backside will finally take shape and look fuller, and with those words of reassurance ringing in my ears, I keep going.<\/p>\n

Around the five-week mark, after I\u2019ve got the hang of the gym, I do start to feel just the subtlest of differences. My bum starts to feel \u2018pumped\u2019, is the best way I can put it. I\u2019m now doing 72.5kg barbell hip thrusts \u2013 and I was struggling before on 40kg. We are trying to force quick progress, increasing the weight at a speed which is pushing my limits, but in a comfortable way.<\/p>\n

My muscles start to feel like they are pulsating and spasming during reps. Now I understand why people swear at their PTs. I\u2019m out of a slump \u2013 I\u2019m seeing results and it\u2019s reflecting in the training: I have renewed vigour. My rear is still a long way off from the perfect peach \u2013 but I\u2019m getting there.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when I head off to see Dr Galyna, who has a range of non-invasive procedures for Ozempic butt. She has a clinic in Knightsbridge and at the Lanesborough Club and Spa on Hyde Park Corner, where we meet.<\/p>\n

It is all very high end: a spa butler takes me to a lounge area, and in a very welcome change of pace from the gym, I am told to lie flat on a massage table.<\/p>\n

As Dr Galyna inspects my buttocks, she says my skin looks deflated. \u2018As we age, we lose collagen and elastin, and hyaluronic acid depletes. So, you get the crepiness and laxity. Also with a reduction in oestrogen [round about the menopause] we get dryer skin. Your rapid weight loss has accelerated the whole process,\u2019 she says.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s lucky I\u2019m having an \u2018intervention\u2019, she says, because I\u2019m \u2018on the journey to sarcopenia\u2019 \u2013 progressive, age-related loss of muscle mass, strength and function, which sounds, and is, terrifying. Alongside resistance training and diet, however, she can help fix it.<\/p>\n

She begins by muscle toning with Cristal Fit by Deleo (\u00a3300 per session).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a non-invasive treatment that uses high-intensity electromagnetic muscle stimulation (HI-EMMS) to induce deep, targeted muscle contractions.<\/p>\n

She sticks electromagnetic muscle-stimulation pads on my buttock cheeks, which produce first tapping and then more intense pulling sensations, like a contraction. It\u2019s a bit overwhelming at first, but perfectly fine once I get used to it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m having ten one-hour sessions, ideally spaced a week apart since I don\u2019t want to overexercise the muscles. It\u2019s not going to create muscle, but it will speed up the process by activating and toning the glutes.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m also going to have six sessions of high-radio multifrequency skin tightening using Deleo\u2019s Cristal Skin (\u00a3800 per session), administered via a handheld device moving across my buttocks in circular movements. This stimulates collagen production by generating controlled heating in the skin tissue at multiple depths, and claims to improve skin quality, elasticity and firmness.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m told it takes up to six months to see the full results, but \u2013 twisting my head round in the mirror to gaze frankly at my derriere \u2013 I reckon there are visible improvements after a few sessions.<\/p>\n

For treating cellulite on the buttock area, which can often become more noticeable after weight loss, she uses Deleo\u2019s Cellution (\u00a3800 per session) which also boosts collagen production. By the end of my sessions at the wellness hub at the Lanesborough, my butt feels hydrated, soft and perky. It even has bounce. My bum is transforming in front of my eyes \u2013 and it\u2019s exciting to watch it as it lifts and becomes fuller, grabbable and… yes, sexy!<\/p>\n

During my final week at the gym, I\u2019m lifting 80kg with ease, thanks to George\u2019s expert help \u2013 double the weight that I started out with. Now when I lie in bed, I feel I\u2019m propped up on my bum rather than it squelching into the mattress. It feels strange \u2013 but in a good way \u2013 when I put my jeans on, I fill them out for the first time in months. I can flex my glutes, and my bum feels as hard as a wall.<\/p>\n

If I can do it, then anybody can: the good news is muscle wastage on GPL-1s doesn\u2019t have to be permanent. Just remember, though, you must hustle for your muscle and then hold on to it for dear life. I had to work my backside off, but wow it was worth it.<\/p>\n

Roar\u2019s London personal training programmes start at \u00a33,509. Sarah Lindsay offers one-to-one online training. Prices available on request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ever since I shrunk back to a size 8 from a size 14, I\u2019ve felt like Kate Moss.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":515357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[97,59,2043,39742,655,93462,388,578,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-515356","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-dailymail","9":"tag-gb","10":"tag-greece","11":"tag-kate-moss","12":"tag-lifestyle","13":"tag-lifestylefitnesswellbeing","14":"tag-london","15":"tag-ozempic","16":"tag-technology","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom","19":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=515356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=515356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=515356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}