Lizzo, the award-winning singer and performer, shared deeply personal reflections about her relationship with her body and the cultural shifts reshaping conversations around weight. In a thoughtful essay published on Substack on Nov. 23, 2025, titled \u201cWhy is everybody losing weight and what do we do? Sincerely, a person who\u2019s lost weight,\u201d she opened up about her concerns regarding the growing normalization of weight-loss medication use and how it is reshaping the visibility of plus-size women in society.<\/p>\n
The artist explained<\/a> that although she still weighed more than 200 lbs. and remained \u201cstill a proud big girl,\u201d she felt troubled by what she saw as a diminishing presence of larger bodies in fashion, entertainment, and online spaces. She wrote about the growing cultural impact of medications such as Ozempic, describing a pattern in which body diversity and size inclusivity appeared to be slipping from mainstream attention.<\/p>\n \u201cSo here we are halfway through the decade, where extended sizes are being magically erased from websites. Plus-sized models are no longer getting booked for modeling gigs. And all of our big girls are not-so-big anymore,\u201d she reflected. Lizzo emphasized that \u201cplus-size women are being \u2018erased\u2019,\u201d calling for a collective effort to address the consequences of what she referred to as the Ozempic boom.<\/p>\n Her essay not only examined social pressures but also reflected on the emotional labor and identity challenges that come with navigating fame while living in a larger body. By sharing her perspective, Lizzo hoped to spark more honest conversations about body image, representation, and how to build a more inclusive culture that recognizes the complexity of individual health journeys.<\/p>\n In her essay<\/a>, Lizzo<\/a> also acknowledged that weight-loss conversations are complicated \u2013 deeply personal, layered, and often intertwined with identity. She explained that although the cultural shift around weight concerned her, her own decision to lose weight came from a place of emotional exhaustion and frustration with how her body overshadowed her artistry. She shared that she was \u201csick and tired\u201d of her identity being \u201covershadowed\u201d by her weight.<\/p>\n![](\"\/\/image-2.apost.com\/media\/articletranslation\/2025\/11\/27\/10\/ce2f07fec027ddefc1ad1352dd450abe_500x1.jpg\")
Lizzo (2019), (IMAGO\/MediaPunch)<\/span><\/p>\n
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