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Heather Gayhas confessed that she’s “on theOzempictrain.”
“I’ve been on it for a long time, but hadn’t really seen much results. And I haven’t had massive results, but enough for people to notice, which is great,” said Gay.
The reality star then went on to reveal that people have started acting differently around her since she started dropping the pounds, which she has found “discouraging.”
“You lose five pounds, people are nicer to you,” she continued. “I don’t know why. It’s just the way the world works and that makes me sad for women. But happy that I’m down five.”
Gay added that despite being the co-owner of Beauty Lab + Laser in Salt Lake City, she is “still the worst at self-care," and worries about her daughters and today’s beauty standards.
“I think that we put so much pressure on ourselves and it’s hard,” she told PEOPLE. “And I have three daughters that I love and I don’t want them to have my genetics or have to struggle with society’s standards of beauty. I just wish that there was a solution for all of us. But I’m feeling like I’m coming into my own a little bit and I think the glow up might be a little bit from that, too. But I’ll give credit to all the medical intervention. It’s my business.”
Heather Gay with her three daughters.Heather Gay/Instagram
Heather Gay/Instagram
Gay also opened up about how she navigates the conversation with her daughters, Annabelle, Ashley and Georgia.
“What we value at Beauty Lab, I value for my children, which is just that self divination and informed consent,” she said. “If you want to change your lips and it’ll change how you think of yourself and how you act in the world, then please spend a little bit of money and a little bit of time and set it and forget it and move on and make some change in the world.”
“I don’t think I would ever tell my daughter, ‘Oh, if you don’t like your lips, get over it.’ I would just say change it,” she continued. “Change your lips, change your life and be who you want to be. Define who you want to be and pursue it relentlessly.”
Monica Garcia, Meredith Marks, Heather Gay, Lisa Barlow, Whitney Rose, Angie Katsanevas.Gizelle Hernandez/Bravo
Gizelle Hernandez/Bravo
Gay isn’t the first Housewife to open up about using Ozempic.Real Housewives of New JerseystarDolores CataniaandReal Housewives of Orange County’sEmily Simpsonhave both spoken about using the drug.
In July, Catania, 52, toldThe U.S. Sunthat she hadlost 20 lbs.since starting Ozempic and Mounjaro, which is another FDA-approved prescription medication for people with type 2 diabetes.
The Bravo star was originally prescribed Ozempic, taking the drug for two years before switching to Mounjaro earlier this year.
Dolores Catania and Emily Simpson.Gabe Ginsberg/Getty, Amanda Edwards/Getty
Gabe Ginsberg/Getty, Amanda Edwards/Getty
“I took Ozempic, stopped and then began Mounjaro,” she explained to the outlet, noting that the weight loss “doesn’t happen overnight.” She added, “I was medically prescribed for both because I am insulin resistant/pre-diabetic and have a thyroid issue.”
Meanwhile, that same month, Simpson, 47, detailed herweight loss journeyon social media after sharing that she had been using Ozempic, had gotten liposuction and had made changes to her lifestyle.
Simpson said her doctor suggested she try Ozempic after she learned she had high cholesterol, zero testosterone and was pre-diabetic.
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During an appearance onSiriusXM’sJeff Lewis Live, Simpson explained that the drug “worked amazing[ly]” and her bad habits “went away.”
“It made me more conscientious of what I was eating and so that was a really great kick start for me,” she said, adding that she lost at least 5 lbs.
However, she said she stopped taking the drug because she didn’t like the way it made her feel. “It made me feel lethargic and it made me just not have a lot of energy, which was hard with three little kids,” she said. “It does make you feel full. For me, it was like a refresh.”
source: people.com
