Fat Joe says he is putting his days of being overweight behind him with the help of Ozempic.
The weight loss supplement has gained tremendous popularity this year with some celebrities admitting that they take it to shed excess pounds. Fat Joe revealed that he has lost an astonishing 200 pounds in recent years and he is crediting Ozempic along with some strict dietary changes for his massive weight loss.
The New York rapper, who has never been shy about his struggles, opened up about his regiment in an interview with Us Weekly. “Ozempic says you may only have two pieces of your favorite stuff,” the “Lean Back” rapper said. “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. Like, this morning I ate breakfast, I had this toast. I cut the corner off, ate it and kept it moving.”
He added, “Normally I would’ve ate the whole thing. But you know, that’s what we do. We cut carbs and try to be smarter.”
Some fans thought initially that it was only Ozempic that he used to lose the 200 pounds, but Fat Joe later clarified in another interview with TMZ that it was a combination of the supplement, dieting, and exercise that helped him get the pounds off. He also admitted that his wife, Lorena Cartagena, liked him as a big boy so she is getting use to a slimmer version of him.
“My wife would kill me. She likes me being a big boy,” he said. “She hallucinates like I’m still that big boy, she loves that.”
Fat Joe shared that he was diagnosed with diabetes as a teenager and since then he has struggled with his weight. In his sit down with Shannon Sharpe, Joey says he used to weight 480 pounds at his highest.
