Serena Williams dropped the curtain on her weight-loss journey and revealed she’s been utilizing Zepbound injections since early 2024 to assist shed kilos after giving delivery to her second daughter, Adira.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion advised Folks she turned to the remedy after struggling to drop a few pounds post-pregnancy, regardless of sticking to a strict exercise and diet routine.

“I by no means was in a position to get to the burden I wanted to be, it doesn’t matter what I did, regardless of how a lot I skilled,” she stated. “It was loopy as a result of I’d by no means been in a spot like that in my life the place I labored so exhausting, ate so wholesome and will by no means get all the way down to the place I wanted to be at.”

Williams, 43, stated her weight issues started after having her first daughter, Alexis Olympia, in 2017. The identical concern returned after she gave delivery to Adira in August 2023.

She advised Vogue, “I’d all the time get to a sure level on the dimensions, however I might by no means get under that. That’s after I determined that it was time to attempt one thing totally different and bought on the GLP-1 with Ro.”

Since beginning the once-a-week injections, Williams has dropped 31 kilos. Zepbound, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, is often prescribed for sort 2 diabetes however has develop into more and more well-liked for weight administration.

The remedy was accredited by the FDA for weight reduction in late 2023.

Williams emphasised that the remedy didn’t substitute her wholesome way of life. She continues to work out and eat clear, crediting the injections for serving to her break by way of a plateau.

“I really feel like my previous self,” she stated, including she feels “sexier” and “extra assured.”

Eager to be upfront about her transformation, Williams stated she went public to problem the criticism surrounding GLP-1 drugs.

“I really feel like lots of people have this stigma on GLP-1s and say issues like, ‘Oh, lazy individuals do it,’ or ‘Should you’re working exhausting sufficient, you don’t want that,’” she stated. “I do know for a truth from my expertise that it’s merely not true. Typically you need assistance.”

Now serving as a star affected person ambassador for Ro, the telehealth firm that prescribed her Zepbound, Williams seems in a brand new marketing campaign the place she self-administers the injection on digicam.

Her partnership with Ro started after she completed breastfeeding Adira in early 2024.

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