Health and wellness influencer Janelle Rohner has been using a GLP-1 medication to lose weight.
“This isn’t easy to say, but I owe it to you to be honest. Janelle Rohner is microdosing a GLP-1,” Rohner, 37, wrote in a YouTube description for a Wednesday, April 23, video. “I’ve quietly been working on my mental health, trying to find peace in the chaos. I know sharing this might open me up to judgment, but hiding it would mean losing the most important thing: my truth.”
She added, “I’m not perfect, but l’m healing, and I hope that means something to someone out there who’s struggling too.”
A GLP-1, such as Ozempic or Wegovy, is commonly prescribed to adults with weight-related conditions such as diabetes. Many doctors, however, caution against using the medication for casual weight loss, despite a growing celebrity trend.
Real Housewives such as Kyle Richards have addressed whether they used diabetes medication Ozempic for weight loss. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star sparked speculation about using the drug after she debuted her slimmed-down figure in January 2023 via a bikini selfie. Richards then opened up about how her decision to cut back on alcohol […]
In her YouTube video, Rohner explained her decision to start taking the controversial weight loss drug.
“If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I’ve tried it all [from] keto, macro, workouts [and lifestyle shifts,” she said. “Over the last year, I have decided to make some new choices in my health. I started working with a doctor, and we did decide to add a GLP-1 to my plan. GLP-1s are not magic, [and] they don’t change your lifestyle overnight. It’s just a tool to help; I still had to show up.”
According to Rohner, she supplemented her dosage with working out, tracking meals and drinking plenty of water.
Ozempic has become a hot topic when it comes to weight loss — with some stars confirming they have used the drug while others denied it. Chelsea Handler admitted during a January 2023 episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she unknowingly took the Type 2 diabetes medication, which is traditionally used to improve […]
“[Taking a GLP-1] just helped me regain a sense of control, and it’s something that I don’t want to be ashamed of,” Rohner stressed. “I don’t think other women or men, who are using this tool should feel ashamed either because if there’s a tool out there that can help with your mental and physical health, you deserve to explore that without feeling guilty.”
Rohner started by using full doses of the GLP-1, which she said helped her shed the “stubborn 10 to 15 pounds” that weren’t coming off.
“I was happy,” she added. “I switched to microdosing for maintenance, and I would, maybe, do a microdose once a month. I also paired those new lifestyle changes with something that was a real game changer for me — I started seeing a therapist regularly.”
Rohner’s GLP-1 journey has since sparked backlash from social media users, which she addressed in her Wednesday video.
“I am so incredibly, deeply grateful and blessed for the community that I have and the support that I have,” Rohner said. “I’ll be honest, that opened the floor for a lot of criticism. I never imagined in my life would be under a microscope and that I would have comments, questions and judgments about everything that I was doing.”
She concluded, “I’m not perfect and I never claimed to be.”
