Former Real Housewives of New Jersey star Lauren Manzo called out social media trolls for criticizing her decision to use the weight loss drug Mounjaro to lose 30 pounds.
In a recent video, uploaded to TikTok, the 35-year-old reality star addressed the scrutiny surrounding her slimmed down figure as she explained to her followers that she is “finally at a healthy weight.”
After receiving a cruel message in another post, stating that it was “sad” that she had become almost unrecognizable, the TV personality admitted she was “just confused” and “fed up with these comments.”
“They don’t make sense,” he said in the recording. ‘I’m 5 feet, 3 inches and 115 pounds. The only thing I need to do to get healthier is build muscle… which I admit I’m too lazy to do.’
Former Real Housewives of New Jersey star Lauren Manzo called out social media trolls for criticizing her decision to use the weight loss drug Mounjaro to lose 30 pounds.
Manzo continued to defend her impressive weight loss, noting that she doesn’t “look sick” and that “no one would question” her size if she still looked the same.
“As long as I feel good, I’m good,” Manzo added. ‘I’m fine. This is not sad. I just ate a ciabatta sandwich with a lot of cold meats, a lot of mayonnaise and fried foods. I’m fine.’
And he concluded: “There is nothing sad here.”
The Manzo’d With Children alum, who welcomed daughter Marchesa ‘Markie’ Anna Scalia in 2017, previously revealed that she underwent gastric band surgery.
During Reali-Virtual Tea from Page Six In a podcast in May, the mother of one talked about going gluten- and dairy-free for over a year before opting for Mounjaro.
“I understand it, people don’t like it, people don’t applaud it, people aren’t whatever, but it’s an injection in the stomach once a week, it’s the same as Ozempic,” he explained.
Manzo continued, “And honestly, I really think that obesity and things like that (are a big issue for people) are causing me mental health problems.”
“You’ve seen the struggle with this since I was 20 years old and it’s been very difficult for me,” he told listeners. “I understand that prediabetic or diabetic people need this, but I also think (the Ozempic trend) has helped people (also with eating problems).”
‘I mean, I’m not going to lie, I feel like there have been times where I’ve been on the verge of an eating disorder or struggled with it myself. And this is the only thing, even above weight loss surgery, that has helped me a lot, healed me and made me much better mentally. And I’m really grateful for that.”
In a recent video uploaded to TikTok, the 35-year-old reality star addressed the scrutiny surrounding her slimmed down figure as she explained to her followers that she’s “finally at a healthy weight” (seen in 2010).
Manzo previously shared a before and after photo of her weight loss on her Instagram in September.
”I have received many direct messages asking me about my experience with weight loss. From surgery, functional medicine (which changed my life) to giving up gluten and dairy,” he captioned the post. ‘I still miss it but it’s been worth it! And of course, my experience with Mounjaro to lose my last 30kg ‘
Her mother, Caroline Manzo, said she couldn’t understand why her daughter was heavier: “She exercised like an animal (and) ate well,” but “she just couldn’t lose weight.”
Caroline and her husband Albert Manzo joined RHONJ in 2009.
They have Lauren and their sons, Albie and Chris.
They also had the spin-off series Manzo’d with Children from 2014 to 2016.
“She had the Lap-Band; we had to have emergency surgery because her stomach was all twisted,” Caroline recalled.
Manzo (R) pictured above following his recent weight loss.
Then he goes to look for the sleeve, which I was against because now he has half a stomach.
“And I said, ‘Don’t do the surgery.'” …He begged her not to have surgery. (He Said): ‘There’s something hormonal going on. Something is wrong with your body. …
“I’ve never seen anyone work as hard to try to be healthy as this kid.”
Other RHONJ stars take weight-loss medications: Dolores Catania also takes Mounjaro and Margaret Josephs takes a GLP-1 agonist.