The singer has opened up about the experience.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-name” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_font=”|||on|||||” header_4_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Words by Nikki Peach<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/imago805770247-scaled.jpg” alt=”Jennifer Aniston” title_text=”2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party – Arrivals” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] One of the perils of being heralded as a body positivity icon is the amount of attention \u2013 and criticism \u2013\u00a0you receive if you lose weight. This is something Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, knows all too well.<\/p>\n The singer first appeared noticeably slimmer in late 2024, with several fans calling her \u2018unrecognisable\u2019 under one of her Instagram posts in November and probing about her methods. Earlier this year, she revealed that she had lowered her body mass index (BMI) by 10.5 and had lost a percentage of body fat.<\/p>\n During a recent appearance on the Just Trish<\/em> podcast, Lizzo was asked about her weight-loss journey by host Trisha Paytas and openly discussed the methods she\u2019s tried. \u2018I feel like I worked really, really hard and was intentional with what I did with my body,\u2019 the singer explained. \u2018So when I get compliments, I really receive it. I don\u2019t take it any weird way because I tried to do this.\u2019 It\u2019s true that for any negative comment about Lizzo\u2019s appearance on social media, there are twice as many singing her praises.<\/p>\n After months of speculation, the \u2018Good As Hell\u2019 singer admitted that she has previously tried weight loss injections as part of her bid to change shape. \u2018I\u2019ve tried everything,\u2019 she posited. \u2018It\u2019s just the science for me. Calories in vs calories out. Ozempic works because you eat less food \u2013 it makes you feel full. So if you can just do that on your own and get mind over matter, it\u2019s the same.\u2019 Ozempic is an injection to treat diabetes that has become popular for its appetite suppressant properties. However, that is not the jab\u2019s intended use, and it can have harmful side effects, including extreme nausea. It should not be used without consulting first with a doctor.<\/p>\n While weight-loss injections didn\u2019t work for her long-term, Lizzo was quick to defend those who have reaped the benefits. There are several varieties that can be prescribed to people with obesity, which can be incredibly effective, even if slimmer people decry the method as \u2018cheating\u2019, she says. \u2018I think it\u2019s their way of being fat phobic when you\u2019re telling someone they\u2019re cheating,’ Lizzo said.<\/p>\n Ultimately, though, it wasn\u2019t injectables that helped Lizzo lose weight. \u2018What did it for me was, well, actually not being vegan,\u2019 she admitted. \u2018When I was vegan, I was consuming a lot of fake meats. I was eating a lot of bread. I was eating a lot of rice, and I had to eat a lot of it to stay full, but really I was consuming like 3,000 to 5,000 calories a day.\u2019<\/p>\n Lizzo was vegetarian for 10 years before becoming vegan in 2020 and ultimately giving both up in 2023. \u2018I started actually eating whole foods and eating, like, beef and chicken and fish, like, I was actually full and not expanding my stomach by putting a lot of fake things in there that wasn\u2019t actually filling me up.\u2019 She first started eating meat again on a trip to Japan after hearing it was the healthiest diet in the world. \u2018My body was so happy,\u2019 she crooned. \u2018My body was like, \u201cMore, more please!\u201d\u2019<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}”] The singer was quick to add that what has worked for her won\u2019t necessarily work for everyone else. \u2018Everybody\u2019s body\u2019s different!\u2019 she pointed out. \u2018I don\u2019t know what your bloodwork is like. I don\u2019t know how your body breaks down food, sugar. I don\u2019t know. But I know for me, I just had to start eating meat again.\u2019<\/p>\n Of course, she has also been following a strict workout routine too. As well as her job as a performer, Lizzo is a regular in the gym, opting for skipping, Pilates, battle ropes, weighted squats and personal training sessions. While she has been committed to a healthier lifestyle for a long time, Lizzo insists her efforts are not to become \u2018thin\u2019. \u2018A lot of people see a fat person that way and immediately just assume everything they\u2019re doing is to be thin,\u2019 she said in 2023. \u2018I\u2019m not trying to be thin. I don\u2019t ever want to be thin. Will my body fluctuate from this size? Will I get a little smaller depending on some choices I make or a littler bigger, depending on some of the choices I make in my life. Yes, I\u2019m used to fluctuating.\u2019<\/p>\n However, in January of this year Lizzo revealed that she had reached her ‘goal weight’, Photo: <\/b>IMAGO<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The singer opened up to Trisha Paytas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":11235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"guestgrazia","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11234"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11286,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11234\/revisions\/11286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}‘I’ve tried everything.’ \u2013 Lizzo<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]
marking the occasion with a post on social media. \u2018I did it,\u2019 she wrote on Instagram. \u2018Today when I stepped on my scale, I reached my weight release goal. I haven\u2019t seen this number since 2014. Let this be a reminder you can do anything you put your mind to. Time for new goals.\u2019 Luckily, despite some of the usual trolling, the comment section was largely supportive. \u2018Queen!! Absolutely slaying at ANY shape and size,\u2019 wrote one user. \u2018This is what happens when you trust the process,\u2019 reads another comment. \u2018This wasn\u2019t just physical, it was mental and emotional as well.\u2019<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#111111″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” module_class=”custom-divider” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]