Lizzo’s weight loss journey: From body positivity to her ‘weight release’ goal

Lizo’s weightloss journey has been a transformation, what she referred to as “weight release journey” in 2023.

Being careful about her youth fans, the “Truth Hurts” singer always had been vocal about improving her mental health all over, which was her ultimate goal.

“Once I started working out for mental health, to have balanced mental health or endorphins, so that I don't look at myself in the mirror and feel ashamed of myself, and feel disgusted with myself, exercise has helped me shift my mind, not my body," she said in a May 2023 TikTok video as reported by People.

"My body is gonna change, everyone's bodies change. That's life.”

Here is everything one needs to know about her weight loss journey.

Journey that started

Lizzo (real name Melissa Jefferson) had opened up about her weightloss journey on, On Purpose with Jay Shetty in April, 2025, where she credited her boyfriend saying that "My man, he's so funny. He was the one that brought it to my attention at first. Because at first I was like, 'Oh my gosh I lost five pounds' and he was like, 'Where did it go?'"

She continued, "I was mad at him, I was like, 'Why would he say that?' but he was like, 'Where did it go?'”

Throughout her journey, her fans have been extremely supportive.

In a post in late November, 2024, the singer shared a series of selfies, and fans were quick to point out how well her new fitness routine has been working as reported by Today.

The Ozempic controversy

Speculations took over very quickly when Lizo shared glimpses of her weightloss progress on social media.

Some of her followers raised questions, whether she was taking Ozempic to reduce her weight.

According to Healthline, Ozempic is a medication used to improve blood sugar management in adults with type 2 diabetes. It has been popular in Hollywood for weight loss.

But the singer, pushed back all the controversies in 2024 by posting a clip of her, smiling for the camera soundtracked by a popular TikTok audio of Christoph Waltz's character in Django Unchained saying, "It's like a reward”, as reported in People.

In June 2025, Lizzo briefly admitted to using a small amount of Ozempic on the “Just Trish” podcast.

“It’s just the science, for me, calories in vs. calories out. Ozempic work because you eat less food. It makes you feel full. So, if you can just do that on your own and get mind-over-matter, it’s the same,” she said.

Lizzo’s slow but gradual progress with highs and lows

In an interview with The New York Times Lizzo mentioned her dieting and workout is bringing progress but her approach had been anything but a quick fix.

She mentioned about her “methodical” journey where she was “losing weight quite slowly”.

“My body has been changing very slowly, but I don’t think people were paying attention,” the singer said during her podcast interview with Shetty. “I would show different things like my workouts or I’d show, like, what I eat in a day ... But I think we have to remember, everybody is not seeing yours all the time,” she said.

Lizzo has always been very supportive about her idea of body positivity that had “evolved into body neutrality”.

“I’m not going to lie and say I love my body every day,” the singer said.

Finally reaching to what Lizzo wanted

Lizzo has mentioned in a December, 2023, TikTok post about incorporating pilates into her workout routine to “heal” her back.

Everything that she did, helped her to finally reach her goals in 2025, when the “Good As Hell” singer shared two mirror selfies on Instagram, overlaid with screenshots from an app that showed her achieved goal.

“I did it”, she wrote in the caption.

“Today when I stepped on my scale, I reached my weight release goal. I haven’t seen this number since 2014! Let this be a reminder you can do anything you put your mind to. Time for new goals!”