Fat Joe Credits Ozempic, Diet Changes for Helping Him Lose & Maintain 200-Pound Weight Loss
Fat Joe has lost nearly 200 pounds in recent years, and he’s shedding some light into how he transformed his body.
Speaking to Us Weekly at the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards, Joey Crack credited Ozempic along with dietary changes for his much slimmer figure.
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“Ozempic says you may only have two pieces of your favorite stuff,” he said of maintaining his weight loss. “We just try to eat everything with the least carbs as possible. So we try to stay away from the bread, the pasta, the rice. That’s the smartest way to eat.”
Joe continued: “Like, this morning I ate breakfast, I had this toast. I cut the corner off, ate it and kept it moving. Normally I would’ve ate the whole thing. But you know, that’s what we do. We cut carbs and try to be smarter.”
Ozempic is typically a medication used to treat individuals diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, but has also found success off label as an anti-obesity drug.
Fat Joe clarified to TMZ that he was diagnosed with diabetes as was a teenager, and that he used Ozempic along with exercise and proper dieting to achieve his weight loss goals.
Ozempic has been a topic of conversation around several Hollywood stars and their figures as some artists such as Ice Spice have shut down rumors of taking the diabetes drug.
Fat Joe will take the stage at the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards and play host for the night when the award show airs on BET on Tuesday (Oct. 15) at 8 p.m. ET.
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