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Amanda Bynes announced she’s starting a weight loss journey and turning to Ozempic
She said she currently about 173 lbs. and hopes to reach 130 lbs.
Bynes’ announcement comes as celebrities are increasingly opening up about trying medicine as a tool to lose weight
Amanda Bynes is starting a weight loss journey and turning to Ozempic for help.
In a video shared to her Instagram Stories on Sunday, June 22, the former Nickelodeon star debriefed about her new hair color before addressing her plan to shed more than 40 lbs.
“Oh, I’m going on Ozempic. So excited. I’m 173 now so I hope to get down to like 130, which would be awesome so I look better in paparazzi pictures,” Bynes said in the new video.
“I will post about my Ozempic journey of course,” Bynes added.
Her announcement comes after she said last year that she gained “over 20 lbs.” due to depression. Bynes faced mental health struggles, including body insecurities, and eventually developed an Adderall and drug addiction that prompted her decision to quit acting in 2012.
In a March 2024 post to her Instagram Stories, the Hairspray star told her followers she’d gained weight “from being depressed,” but added, “I’m doing a lot better now and have learned to do opposite action when I don’t feel like working out or eating clean.”
She shared, “I weigh 162 lbs. right now and want to get back to 110 lbs.”
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Bynes is the latest in a string of celebrities candidly opening up about trying Ozempic and medications similar to the type 2 diabetes drug, which has been shown to help with weight loss.
A study released in May 2024 found that one in eight American adults has tried taking a GLP-1 drug before.
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