Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has shut down rumours she’s utilizing an in-demand diabetes drug to drop some pounds.
The radio host and WW (also referred to as Weight Watchers) ambassador has misplaced 18kg over the past 5 months, prompting hypothesis she’s taking Ozempic – an injectable semaglutide that helps to extend insulin manufacturing whereas inhibiting the person’s urge for food.
The drug is being sought by everybody from celebrities to social media influencers, resulting in lack of provide for individuals who really want it.
Henderson’s co-host Kyle Sandilands talked about this morning he’d been requested by a number of visitors at his wedding ceremony on Saturday whether or not the she was one of many individuals prescribed the drug to help her weight reduction.
To which the 48-year-old responded: “That diabetic medication people talk about taking, I don’t take that.”
“Honestly, you can do it, guys,” the mum-of-one added.
“But I will say, I reckon [cutting out] alcohol and [frequent] exercise was a big thing. I’ve never done [that] before so that was kind of the kicker for me.”
Sandilands famous that Henderson isn’t “big on needles” – so most likely wouldn’t be snug taking a drug that required injecting herself.
He went on to credit score her transformation with “putting the wine bottle away” – Henderson didn’t even drink at his wedding ceremony – and ditching “the biscuits and cheese”.
In an April chat on their KIIS FM present, Henderson shared she’d been sticking to smoothies, excessive protein and greens to get in form, and avoiding carbs.
She additionally added she’d been curbing sugar cravings by snacking on cooked steak.
“I cook steak and slice it, and then I’ll just have a little sliver of steak if I’m hungry,” she stated.
Sandilands, in typical Sandilands trend, was horrified by the admission, telling her: “A dog would eat more … You are starving yourself like you’re on that Survivor television show! No wonder you’ve lost all that weight.”
But Henderson denied depriving herself, explaining that she nonetheless indulges.
She was motivated to make a change, she informed Woman’s Day earlier this 12 months, as a result of she “wasn’t looking after” herself.
“You get really tired and you have no energy. So the last thing you want to do is cook or exercise, but it’s a vicious cycle,” she stated.
“I was eating a lot of food that I could get in a hurry. You know, pizza and sandwiches and just takeaway, I wasn’t cooking myself. And I think it’s always best when you know what you’re putting into your body.
“I just got really lazy … I was taking the easy option. I’d stop into a service station, I’d pick up a sausage roll, or grab one of those microwave meals.”
Originally printed as Jackie ‘O’ Henderson shuts down hearsay she’s used Ozempic to drop some pounds
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au