It looks like Kandi Burruss’s love affair with Ozempic fizzled out faster than a Georgia summer.
“Last year, I tried it,” the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum said in an exclusive interview with Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea Podcast while promoting her partnership with Hydroxycut.
“I saw so many people who were trying it and losing weight,” she continued, adding that she knew hundreds of women – including former RHOA castmate Marlo Hampton – who had success with the medication.
“So, I was like, ‘OK, I’m going to try this.’ And I didn’t lose any weight.”
The Grammy-winning songwriter’s inner circle opined that “something must be wrong” or that she needed to up the dosage, but nothing really changed. Even her doctor, who prescribed the Ozempic medication, was perplexed by her body’s response.
“My doctor was like, ‘I don’t know what the problem is. I’m not seeing this in other people,’” she recalled.
It’s worth noting that Ozempic, initially designed for Type II diabetes patients, is one of the brand names for semaglutide – glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor that impacts the brain to maintain satiety and suppress appetite.
But for Burruss, Ozempic turned out to be a dud.
“It didn’t curb my appetite. I know some people are like, ‘Oh, I can’t eat.’ Not me! I was eating appetizers, a regular meal, and dessert, OK?” she said. “It didn’t stop anything for me.”
The lack of results left the reality TV personality feeling a tad frustrated.
“When you see it worked for other people and it doesn’t work for you, it makes you depressed,” Burruss shares. “Realistically, it makes you feel like, ‘What is wrong? Why is it not working for me?’”
As mentioned, a succession of celebrities has consumed similar semaglutide medication like Ozempic, Mounjaro, and Wegovy and experienced immediate results like Mama June Shannon, Kelly Clarkson, Oprah Winfrey, Tori Spelling, and Whoopi Goldberg.
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As for what sparked the Bravolebrity’s weight loss journey, Burruss revealed she had hit 170 pounds earlier this year after announcing her departure from RHOA.
“After I left ‘Housewives,’ I was eating good, living good. Now, mind you, I was already 10 pounds over my desired weight at the top of the year. But then, when I announced that I was not going to do ‘Housewives’ anymore, I was eating dessert every day, taking trips, just living it up,” she said.
“Before I knew it, I was like 170-something pounds. And it was not cute.”
Returning to an old reliable, Burruss decided to partner with Hydroxycut, a brand she used in her younger years to maintain her preferred weight.
“My team, they reached out to the Hydroxycut team, and we worked it out. So, I started out just changing my eating habits and using Hydroxycut twice a day and I lost 10 pounds in like three and a half weeks,” Burruss raved.
“I’m feeling good.”
Alongside Hydroxycut, which contains C. canephora robusta (a non-stimulant compound found in green coffee), Burruss is also embracing a new workout regimen.
“I talked to a trainer, and he’s putting together a good workout plan for me,” continued the Work Me Slow singer, who is set to embark on a summer tour with Xscape and their fellow R&B girl group SWV.
“While I’m on tour, I’m going to make the most of the gyms at the hotels, and I’m going to work out so many days a week, stick to the eating correctly, and [do] Hydroxycut and see how it goes,” she elaborates. “So, I’m excited. Pray for that I can stick to it!”
Burruss, who felt 170 pounds was “a lot” for her petite 5-foot-3 frame, now aims to reach a goal weight of “130-something” pounds.
“My ultimate goal is to basically lose 20 pounds to get back to where I was last year, overall. But I would love, love to overall lose 30 so that I can be into my 130s. I have this joke, like, I haven’t weight 130-something since I was 30-something,” she said with a laugh.
“It has been years since I felt like I was real slim and trim — slim-thick, as I like to call it. It’s been a minute, and I would love to just see myself get back to that, to my best self.”
