‘RHOA’ Alum Kandi Burruss Claims She Didn’t Lose Weight From Ozempic

‘RHOA’ Alum Kandi Burruss Claims She Didn’t Lose Weight From Ozempic

Kandi Burruss recently revealed she stopped using Ozempic after the popular weight-loss drug failed to deliver the results she had hoped for.

“Last year, I tried it,” the 48-year-old exclusively shared on Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast while promoting her partnership with Hydroxycut.

“I saw so many people who were trying it and losing weight,” Kandi said, noting that she knew a “ton” of women, including former RHOA castmate Marlo Hampton, who had success with the medication. “So I was like, ‘OK, I’m going to try this.’ And I didn’t lose any weight.”

The RHOA singer explained that her friends suggested there might be something wrong or that she needed a higher dosage. Even her doctor was baffled. “My doctor was like, ‘I don’t know what the problem is, I’m not seeing this in other people,’” she recalled.

Ozempic, an FDA-approved prescription drug originally designed for Type II diabetes patients, is one of the brand names for semaglutide. It works by maintaining satiety and suppressing appetite. However, Kandi said it did not curb her hunger at all.

“It didn’t curb my appetite. I know some people are like, ‘Oh, I can’t eat.’ Not me! I was eating appetizers, a regular meal, and dessert, OK?” she explained. “It didn’t stop anything for me.”

Burruss shared that seeing others succeed with the drug while it failed for her was disheartening. “When you see it worked for other people and it doesn’t work for you, it makes you depressed,” she admitted. “Realistically, it makes you feel like, ‘What is wrong? Why is it not working for me?’”

Kandi noted that she gained significant weight after announcing her departure from RHOA earlier this year. “After I left ‘Housewives,’ I was eating good, living good. Now, mind you, I was already 10 pounds over my desired weight at the top of the year. But then, when I announced that I was not going to do ‘Housewives’ anymore, I was eating dessert every day, taking trips, just living it up,” she said. “Before I knew it, I was like 170-something pounds. And it was not cute.”

To tackle the weight gain, the Grammy-winning singer turned to Hydroxycut, a product she used in her younger years. “My team reached out to the Hydroxycut team and we worked it out. So I started out just changing my eating habits and using Hydroxycut twice a day and I lost 10 pounds in like three and a half weeks,” she raved. “I’m feeling good.”

Burruss paired Hydroxycut, which contains C. canephora robusta, a non-stimulant compound found in green coffee, with a new workout regimen. 

“I talked to a trainer and he’s putting together a good workout plan for me,” said the entertainer, who is embarking on a summer tour with Xscape and SWV. “While I’m on tour, I’m going to make the most of the gyms at the hotels and I’m going to work out so many days a week, stick to the eating correctly and [do] Hydroxycut and see how it goes. So I’m excited. Pray that I can stick to it!”

Reflecting on her weight, Kandi shared that reaching “170-something” pounds last year felt like a lot for her petite 5-foot-3 frame. She now hopes to reach a goal weight of “130-something” pounds.

“My ultimate goal is to basically lose 20 pounds to get back to where I was last year, overall. But I would love, love to overall lose 30 so that I can be into my 130s. I have this joke, like, I haven’t weighed 130-something since I was 30-something,” she said with a laugh. “It has been years since I felt like I was real slim and trim — slim-thick, as I like to call it. It’s been a minute and I would love to just see myself get back to that, to my best self.”

 

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