Trisha Paytas is the latest celebrity getting candid about how she achieved her fitness goals with the help of a GLP-1. In a new interview, the internet personality and viral podcast host said that she’s lost more than 20 pounds with the help of the popular medication after struggling with her diet following the birth of her three children.
Speaking with PEOPLE, Paytas revealed that she’s been using a GLP-1 medication to help her shed pounds and achieve her fitness goals after months of trying to lose weight on her own. During the interview, the YouTuber said that her diet has always been a big struggle for her, considering she “grew up on fast food and processed foods.”
“I’ve just always eaten out and always overate. Like I’ve never felt full in my life,” Paytas said, adding that she’s been open with her followers about her fitness journey for years. “After I eat one meal, I already think of the next,” she stated.
After gaining 80 pounds following the birth of her three children, Paytas said she decided to take her health seriously; however, it wasn’t working out as she had planned. “I’ve always tried to do it the natural way,” she said, adding that she was “starving” herself and working hard in the gym.
“And I’ve tried everything else in my life, like all the fad diets, so I was like, okay, I should just try a GLP-1 if it’s working for so many people,” she said.
Trisha Paytas Calls GLP-1 Medication ‘Miraculous’
After trying a GLP-1 medication—a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist that affects satiety, according to the Cleveland Clinic—Paytas revealed how happy the medication has made her.
“It truly is nothing short of miraculous for me because now I can eat the foods that I like and just eat less,” she said, adding that she used to struggle with “food noise.”
“It’s just a wild thing to feel that because I’ve never felt that sensation of being full. It was a miracle. It’s really meant for people like me,” she said.
Since using the medication, Paytas said she’s lost 26 pounds in six weeks.
Trisha Paytas Said She Isn’t Losing Weight For The Public’s Approval … She’s Doing It For Herself
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While Paytas is ecstatic about her journey and losing weight at a pace she hasn’t experienced before, the “Just Trish” podcast host said her weight loss has nothing to do with seeking others’ approval.
“I’ve always heard weight comments. That’s always been tough. I was like five months postpartum and people were like, ‘Oh, she’s still pregnant.’ It does kind of weigh on you. But for me, it was never about how I looked. It really was just my performance and my lack of energy on stage,” she said. “So when people were pointing out these photos to mock my weight, what I was seeing was like my knees hurting, me not being able to stand. That’s what motivated me.”
According to Paytas, who has fired back at bodyshamers in the past, her fitness journey isn’t about the number on the scale, but rather how she feels. “And I could tell by looking at those photos I did not feel my best,” she said.
How Else Has Using A GLP-1 Helped Paytas?
Since introducing a GLP-1 into her regular routine, Paytas said that her life has changed in unexpected ways. After losing 26 pounds, Paytas can now play with her three children—Malibu Barbie, Elvis, and Aquaman—at the park and has even incorporated new exercises into her life.
“It’s just given me such a great tool to become my healthiest, fittest self, which is really freeing,” she said. “I went from exercising like twice a week to now I exercise every day. I do at least an hour of cardio every day and Pilates.”
Will Paytas Always Use A GLP-1? She Says…
So, does Paytas see herself using a GLP-1 long-term? In her interview with PEOPLE, the “Beetlejuice” performer said the medication is a “life thing for me.”
While she revealed that she hasn’t been using the medication for that long, she doesn’t see it going anywhere anytime soon for her.
“I eat a normal amount, I don’t overthink food. So because I’ve lived 38 years of my life obsessing about food, it would be nice to live the next 38 just thinking about food a normal amount,” she said.
