Mama June has shed 30lbs using Mounjaro, one of the favorite weight loss drugs used by those in Hollywood.
The reality TV star had underwent a gastric sleeve surgery in 2016 and dropped multiple dress sizes, but piled on 130lbs afterward.
Speaking to Page Six, she said she was initially against using it, but changed her mind.
Mama June now says taking Mounjaro has changed her healthy lifestyle.
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She said: “I was against it because I had a gastric sleeve.
“But now, I’m in week nine and you can ask the girls — I am so super strict.”
“I probably lost 30 pounds in like eight and a half weeks,” she added.
The 44-year-old explained she’s working out at the gym three to four times a week and is eating a protein-rich diet, believing to be the reason for her dramatic transformation.
Mama June’s daughters’ concerned over her taking Mounjaro
Mama June says the weight started to come off after taking tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro and Zepbound.
Her daughter, Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Shannon, was worried about her mom using the injections.
She said: “I just feel like every other time mom has lost weight so quickly, she’s gained it back, plus more each time. You know?
“She didn’t eat right, she didn’t go to the gym. She just was like, ‘f*** it, I’ll get another surgery.’”
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The TLC star says she gained more than 100lbs since her surgery, saying part of that change was due to the stress of caring for her daughter Anna Cardwell (‘Chickadee’) who passed away following a battle with cancer.
She underwent bariatric surgery nine years ago and managed to lose a whopping 355lbs.
She used to weigh 550lbs, and managed to go down to 311lbs in order to get the operation, then she claimed in the six weeks after, she dropped to 195, losing 106 pounds.
Mama June told fans in a video: “And at that time, I had my skin removal on my arms, I had my chin lipoed, I had liposuction on my back, I had a tummy tuck and had a breast augmentation. Well since then, I kinda kept off the weight.
“I stayed at like 130, 140, 150 and to me I looked super skinny and just wasn’t used to that.
“I have noticed over the last year and a half that I’ve really put on weight.”
June Shannon also tried getting another surgery last year but was told it wouldn’t have made a difference so opted out.
But Mama June previously said she wouldn’t take weight loss injections like Mounjaro and Ozempic.
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“I don’t want to try Ozempic because, honestly, I’ve heard about so many bad side effects,” the 44-year-old explained.
“It is using a drug that isn’t really prescribed to do that. They’re using a diabetic drug to take care of weight loss.”
But the group of injections have been used by famous faces, from Elon Musk to Sharon Osborne.
However, not all are happy with the results, with Osborne claiming it’s killed her appetite and alleged she’s struggled to put weight back on after shedding pounds quickly.
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