(NewsNation) — Rosie O’Donnell is opening up about her <a href="https://healthylife7.com/caleb-williams-shares-his-weight-loss-secrets/" title="Caleb Williams Shares His Weight Loss Secrets”>weight loss journey with the help of GLP-1s and how she hasn’t had any side effects
The comedian was on the “Bleep! With Ana Navarro” podcast and shared she’s using Mounjaro at a “slow pace.”
She told host Ana Navarro she gradually upped her dosage of the drug over three years, leading to a 65-pound weight loss
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“I did the lowest dose for [the first] year with 2.5 [milligrams]. Then I did [the second] year at 5, and now I’m just finishing Year [3] at 7.5,” O’Donnell said
She told Navarro she plans to increase the dosage of the Type 2 diabetes drug “one more time.”
“I wanted to go slow because I know that it overwhelms me when I have lost [weight] quick before,” she explained
The former “View” host added, “I like doing it at a slow pace. I like how it feels that I’m not sick, that I’ve never had any kind of side effects.”
O’Donnell was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes three years ago, she told People magazine last week
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“It’s a miracle drug,” the 64-year-old star said, admitting she couldn’t even pronounce Mounjaro when she began taking it. “I was stunned how it quieted the food noise. I’ve had trouble with my weight my whole life.”
“I know some people are ashamed to talk about it, but I wanted to share how it helped me, and I don’t like secrets as a whole.”
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