Key Takeaways
- Weight Loss: Serena Williams has confirmed using a GLP-1 medication for weight loss.
- Postpartum Struggle: After giving birth, she struggled to reach her desired weight despite her efforts.
- Significant Change: She lost over 31 pounds with the help of the medication and feels healthier.
- Family Background: Serena welcomed her daughter Adira in 2023 and has another daughter, Alexis Olympia, born in 2017.
Serena Williams is confirming that she’s among the many people who have used a GLP-1 medication for weight loss.
GLP-1 medications are commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes and have also helped people lose weight.
The 43-year-old tennis superstar explained that after she gave birth, she found it hard to get back to the weight she “needed to be.”
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She explained to People, “I never was able to get to the weight I needed to be no matter what I did, no matter how much I trained. It was crazy because I’d never been in a place like that in my life where I worked so hard, ate so healthy and could never get down to where I needed to be at.”
“I had never taken shortcuts in my career and always worked really hard. I know what it takes to be the best. So it was very frustrating to do all the same things and never be able to change that number on the scale or the way my body looked.”
She began using the medication in 2024 after she finished breastfeeding her daughter Adira, who she welcomed with her husband Alexis Ohanian in 2023. By the way, they are also parents to Alexis Olympia, who was born in 2017.
“I lost over 31 pounds using my GLP-1 and I was really excited about that weight loss,” Serena shared. “I feel great. I feel really good and healthy. I feel light physically and light mentally.”
Serena has been showing off the results of her weight loss, including her six-pack abs selfie she took at the gym this summer!
