After previously insisting she had little interest in using weight-loss injections, Mama June is now giving them a try.
The From Not To Hot star revealed plans to start using the weight reduction drug semaglutide in video posted to her Instagram account on Tuesday.
June Shannon, 44, said she had gained over 100 kilos from the stress of caring for her now-late daughter Anna Cardwell.
The reality star had successfully shed 355 kilos after undergoing gastric sleeve surgery nine years ago.
Now the fact star is inviting fans into her latest weight reduction chapter with guarantees to share weekly updates.
After previously insisting she had little interest in using weight-loss injections, Mama June is now giving them a try
‘Monday, that is what I seem like…. So guys I’m starting out at 267 kilos, let’s have a look at how much weight I can lose,’ she said
Shannon pictured L in 2017 and R in 2013, two years before her weight reduction surgery
Ozempic and Wegovy are brand names for the medication semaglutide, which suppresses appetite and triggers weight reduction.
In her video, Mama June said: ‘As , back in May 2015, I had gastric sleeve surgery. I used to weigh 550 kilos so alone, I went from 550 lbs. to 311 the day that I had my surgery. And in six weeks, I went from 311 all the way in which all the way down to 195.
‘And at the moment, I had my skin removal on my arms, I had my chin lipoed, I had liposuction on my back, I had a tummy tuck and had a breast augmentation. Well since then, I kinda kept off the load. I stayed at like 130, 140, 150 and to me I looked super skinny and just wasn’t used to that.
‘I actually have noticed during the last 12 months and a half that I’ve really placed on weight,’ she explained.
June said the stress of caring for daughter Anna – combined with poor eating habits – led to her latest weight gain.
‘I assume the stress of every thing occurring, eating out, not eating right, just every kind of stuff, I’ve packed on like a couple of 120, 130 kilos.’
June attempted to undergo weight reduction surgery over a 12 months ago but those efforts ended up being unsuccessful after she learned the procedure would not have made an actual difference.
She provided fans with a ‘before’ video ahead of her weight reduction journey
‘So, I kept on. I attempted to in the reduction of on eating out, I attempted to in the reduction of on my eating. Nothing was actually helping,’ she said.
Ultimately she ended up deciding to try semaglutide out.
‘I made a decision to go to semaglutide a pair months ago through my foremost doctor,’ she explained. ‘I’ll inform you, go to your primary physician, be certain you are okay to take it. Make sure that it is not going to harm you with any of the medicines that you simply’re gonna take or with any of the previous health issues that you will have occurring.
‘And, after a month, I used to be cleared to take this semaglutide,’ she said.
She promised to offer weekly updates for fans and shared video of what she currently looked like.
‘Monday, that is what I seem like…. So guys I’m starting out at 267 kilos, let’s have a look at how much weight I can lose.’
The post was captioned: ‘Come together with me as I am going through this journey.’
‘I do know a variety of y’all are on similar journeys so let’s do it together. Tell me what your experiences are, pros and cons and every thing. I will probably be updating every week how things are going as I do know I’m not the one individual that has struggled since having bariatric surgery.’
June said she gained over 100 kilos from the stress of caring for her now late daughter Anna Cardwell
June pictured in 2015
It comes after June told DailyMail.com she wasn’t eager about trying weight reduction injections comparable to Ozempic.
Speaking to DailyMail.com last 12 months about whether she would love to shed kilos again with the favored ‘quick-fix’ taking Hollywood by storm, Mama June stated: ‘I don’t wish to try Ozempic because, truthfully, I’ve heard about so many bad unwanted effects.
‘It is using a drug that won’t really prescribed to do this. They’re using a diabetic drug to deal with weight reduction.’
The drugs, which has been utilized by the likes of Elon Musk, Chelsea Handler and Remi Bader, are approved to administer type II diabetes but prescribed off-label for obesity.
They have lively ingredients which mimic the actions of hormones within the brain that govern appetite and feelings of fullness, which might help people cut the variety of calories they devour.
In 2022, greater than five million prescriptions for Ozempic, Mounjaro, Rybelsus (for one more Novo drug that uses semaglutide), or Wegovy were written for weight management.
Mama June explained that using the drug for something apart from what it was approved to treat made her feel uncomfortable as a recovering drug addict.
She continued: ‘No offense to people on the market which might be doing it, nevertheless it’s just not for me. I would like to remain clean. I’m not judging anyone nevertheless it’s not for me.’