On one side, there are those who recognize the direct impact of our poor dietary choices and lack of exercise on our health. They take action, shedding pounds and striving for a healthier lifestyle. Then there's the opposing camp, often associated with the "fat acceptance" movement. This group challenges the prevailing diet culture, rejecting societal pressures, especially those placed on women, to conform to certain body standards rooted in anti-patriarchal beliefs.
The latest target of this debate is Food Network star Ree Drummond, renowned for her hit cooking show "Pioneer Woman." Drummond finds herself under scrutiny for shedding 60 pounds. Critics suggest she turned to drugs like Ozempic for weight loss, but Ree vehemently denies these claims. She insists that her weight loss was achieved through good old-fashioned methods: exercise and a healthy diet.
From OK! Magazine:
“I did not take Ozempic, Wegovy, or similar medications,” she insisted.
“I support anyone who has success using the above medications,” the 55-year-old noted. “I know they have been an absolute godsend for so many people; I have friends who’ve experienced incredible results.”
Drummond joked that the “boring truth” was she did not know of the drugs when she started her journey, but she admitted she “might have been tempted to try them.”
“Today, even though I have gained a few pounds up and down, I still have not chosen that option … but you’ll never hear a second of judgment from me about people who choose that direction!” the mother-of-five added.
Drummond began sharing details about the change in her appearance in May 2021 after she had already lost 40 pounds.
“No gimmicks at all. I just cut calories, exercised more, lifted a lot of weights,” she said at the time.
“I look better but I feel so much better, and that’s what really counts,” the Food Network star noted. “I’m still a goofball, I just have a lot more energy.”
