A celebrity reached out to me, asking if I could be her nutritionist and coach her to lose weight. I accepted her as a client, and we had our first coaching session. However, I didn’t hear from her again for three weeks.

Then, late one Friday night around 10 p.m., she called me in tears. This was unusual since she normally preferred texting, so I answered. At first, I could barely understand her through her sobbing, but I eventually calmed her down enough to figure out what was wrong. She was overwhelmed with severe symptoms and panicking because she had a photo shoot scheduled for the next evening.

As I listened to her describe her symptoms, something clicked—it sounded like she was experiencing side effects from a GLP-1 medication like Ozempic. Since I was her coach, I assumed this couldn’t be the case. Surely, if she were taking Ozempic, she would have informed me.

To help her get through the night, I devised a plan. Her stomach pain was severe, and she couldn’t keep food down. I advised her to stick to drinking water, take a room-temperature bath or shower, and use a warm compress on her abdomen to help her relax.

The next morning, she called to let me know she had managed to sleep. I instructed her to avoid solid food, continue sipping water, and later, have a cup of black coffee or tea to help settle her stomach. Before the photo shoot, I recommended she have some bone broth to gently nourish her body.

Thankfully, she made it through the shoot. The following day, we discussed a plan to slowly reintroduce food into her diet. After about a week, she was back to normal, and we had a coaching call. That’s when she shocked me—she admitted she had secretly started using Ozempic to “jump-start” her weight loss before the shoot. She believed it would help her quickly shed a few pounds. While I was taken aback, I reassured her that I was relieved she had stopped using the medication.

Two weeks later, she called again—this time with the same symptoms. She had decided to try Ozempic again, and once more, the outcome was disastrous.

After that second ordeal, she realized it wasn’t worth it. I’m still coaching her today, and there’s no concern about her trying GLP-1 medications again. She now understands that sustainable weight loss requires a balanced, thoughtful approach, and she is fully committed to the process.

References

1. 1. Wilding, J. P. H., et al. (2021). Once-weekly semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity. The New England Journal of Medicine, 384(11), 989–1002. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2032183
   2. Wadden, T. A., et al. (2020). Weight loss with weekly semaglutide versus daily liraglutide among adults with overweight or obesity: The STEP 8 trial. Obesity, 28(5), 1021–1031. doi:10.1002/oby.22712
   3. Drucker, D. J. (2021). Mechanisms of action and therapeutic application of GLP-1 receptor agonists. Cell Metabolism, 33(2), 353–371. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2021.01.001

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Robert Ferguson is a California- and Florida-based single father of two daughters, nutritionist, researcher, best-selling author, speaker, podcast and television host, health advisor, NAACP Image Award Nominee, creator of the Diet Free Life methodology, Chief Nutrition Officer for iCoura Health, and he serves on the Presidential Task Force on Obesity for the National Medical Association. You can e-mail Robert at robert@dietfreelife.com.