Serena Williams is open about her fitness trip, revealing that she had lost 31 pounds using the GLP-1 for injection, combined with a consistent exercise and a healthy diet.
23 times Grand Slam Tennis Champion, 43, revealed an interview withToday And people who want to be transparent because of their weight loss are contrary to the negative perception of GLP-1 treatment that this is a lazy way to lose weight.
GLP-1 is short due to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, which is a type of medication, usually prescribed for diabetes but also used for weight management. Medicines work in the brain to affect appetite and satiety.
“I have never been to a speedy keys during my career and I have always worked really hard. I know what it takes to be the best,” Williams told people this week. “So it was very reluctant to do all the same things and could never change this number, or as my body looked like.”
Said the Olympic gold medalist Today The fact that after her two daughters, 2017 In Olympia and 2023. Adira, “I could never be healthy so that I could be, whether it was my joints or blood sugar, it was always something I suffered.”
The tennis star said whatever she did, she always felt that her body was missing something. “I play professional tennis, literally train five hours a day and always work my way to one point of scale, and he would never seek it,” she explained.
When GLP-1 first became available, Williams said to himself, “No way, not how, it’s not for me.”
But then her mindset changed, and she looked at weight loss as an opponent, as in professional tennis. “I can’t overcome this opponent no matter what I do; I have to try something different. I tried something different, he didn’t work,” she recalled. Today Show up; “I saw my friends [GLP-1’s]I saw a lot of people, and I tried it, and it really worked. ‘
She said people had lost more than 31 pounds since she used Zepbound for extra weight loss.
Williams received medicines through RO, which is a direct health care company. She is now a celebrity patient ambassador to the company. Williams man Alexis Ohanian is also working on his board and is a company investor.
“They were very supportive, and it was easy to get medication,” Williams told People. Although the FDA has confirmed the GLP-1 procedures for weight management, not just diabetics, there are still some obstacles that people have to overcome, such as fulfilling certain BMI requirements, finding a licensed provider, or covering expensive treatment costs unless their insurance provider does not cover weight loss treatment.
“GLP-1 helped me strengthen everything I already do-to eat and train, whether it was a professional athlete at the highest tennis level or just going to the gym every day,” she says. “So I think it’s important for everyone to hear my story. And I feel that there are many people who can associate.”
With two daughters, Williams prefers conversations about the body image and the positivity of the body.
“When I experience what I survive, growing up publicly and just having millions of people commenting on my body, it is really important to teach them to be sure of any size, as I try to be,” she said to the people.
So far, Williams is taking weekly GLP-1 injections and attracts a half marathon (13.1 miles). It also continues to announce Selfies from the gym – its “favorite place to be”.