Overview
- Lizzo writes that she began losing weight in fall 2023 while severely depressed and "deeply suicidal" following a high‑profile scandal tied to a 2023 lawsuit she has denied.
- She describes turning to Pilates and therapy, reframing each pound as "released," saying she never aimed to be thin and remains over 200 pounds as "a proud big girl."
- Arguing that plus‑size visibility is shrinking, she says extended sizes are vanishing from retailers and plus‑size models are getting fewer jobs, urging society to "undo the effects of the Ozempic boom."
- She contends the body‑positivity movement was commercialized and edged out the people it was created for, and she pledges to help restore trust and reintroduce nuance.
- Recent interviews noted she has tried GLP‑1 medications, and in the essay she calls for allowing personal change without casting judgment as more women choose to get smaller.