October 12, 2026, 6:15 pm | Read time: 3 minutes
Healthy despite being overweight? Lizzo (38) says: Yes. At her highest weight, she was “extremely healthy”—particularly referring to her blood values. She also addressed the Ozempic rumors.
For years, Lizzo has been in the headlines not only for her music but also for her weight loss. The singer began her “weight loss journey” in 2023 and has reportedly lost around 60 pounds since then. A transformation that is likely noticeable not only visually but also health-wise. It’s well-known that being overweight can negatively affect the heart, circulation, and metabolism, while weight loss can have positive effects. But how was it for Lizzo?
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Is high weight automatically unhealthy?
Lizzo stated on the “Jason Lee Show” that she was “extremely healthy” at her highest weight, and so were her blood values. This isn’t entirely far-fetched: About one-third of people with obesity are considered metabolically healthy, meaning they have normal blood sugar, blood pressure, and blood lipid levels.1 But just because this is the case doesn’t mean that high weight is automatically healthy.
Lizzo herself admits that her weight physically burdened her. Joint and back pain made work difficult for her. High weight increases the risk of joint arthritis and back pain, regardless of blood values. Moreover, good lab results are often just a snapshot.
A 30-year long-term study suggests that “healthy obesity” is only a transitional state for many.2 Over ten to 20 years, a significant portion of these individuals develop disorders in fat and sugar metabolism or an increased cardiovascular risk. Lizzo’s observation isn’t inherently wrong, but it doesn’t prove that she would have remained healthy in the long term with high weight.
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“Just the science”
On the “Jason Lee Show,” Lizzo was directly asked if she would follow the example of other celebrities and take GLP-1 medications for weight loss. Her response was unequivocal: “You know what’s so crazy? I will never take a GLP-1.” A clear rejection of the weight loss injection.
In a previous FITBOOK article, we already looked at how Lizzo managed her weight loss. At the time of the article, she had already lost 16 percent body fat. She trained three times a week, did cardio, and went to the sauna daily. She also resumed eating animal protein and maintained a calorie deficit with the help of a chef.
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Mental strain: Between image and joy
But Lizzo’s weight burdened her not only physically but also mentally. She revealed how much space her body and weight occupied in her daily life. Since she was 11 years old, she thought about it every single day. That should finally come to an end: “I think I don’t want to lose weight, I don’t want to gain weight—I just don’t want to think about weight anymore.”
Then there’s the public’s gaze. For a long time, she was pigeonholed into a role: “Always the happy, fat, Black girl.” When she lost weight, people suddenly said she was ruining her brand. Lizzo then asked herself: “Is my brand being fat?” Her answer: Her brand is joy, and she can feel that at any size. She says she has disarmed the word “fat,” and it can no longer hurt her. Her weight loss journey began in a dark time when she wasn’t entirely happy. Today, she is “still happy and, well, healthy. I’ve just gotten smaller.”