Mama June Shannon reveals risky weight loss update

Mama June Shannon has started taking weight-loss injections after prior unsuccessful attempts to lose weight and entered the list of celebrities who also take weight-loss injections.

The From Not To Hot star took to Instagram on April 16 and posted a video revealing that she is taking semaglutide, an FDA-approved prescription medication for people with type 2 diabetes and chronic obesity.

The 44-year-old reality star said that she decided to take this drug after dealing with weight fluctuations.

She began the video by sharing her weight over the past years, she said “As you know, back in May 2015, I had gastric sleeve surgery. I used to weigh 550 lbs. and on my own, I went from 550 lbs. to 311 lbs. on the day I had my surgery. And in six weeks, I went from 311 all the way down to 195.”

“Since then, I kinda kept off the weight. I stayed at like 130, 140, 150 lbs,” she added.

“But I have noticed over the last year and a half that I’ve really put on weight,” she admitted.

However, Mama June mentioned one of the reasons behind her weight gain and said that it is due to the stress that accumulated during her daughter Anna Cardwell’s stage 4 cancer battle who died in December 2023.

While sharing, she also urged people to consult a doctor first before taking any medication as she has seen people all over social media using drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, she said, “I decided to go with semaglutide a couple months ago through my main doctor.”

Mama June while showing her body in the video also promised her fans that she would update them about her progress and she even recorded her husband giving her the first shot.

“Come along with me as I go through this journey,” Mama June captioned the post.

She continued, “I know a lot of y’all are on similar journeys so let’s do it together. Tell me what your experiences are, pros and cons and everything."

"I will be updating every week how things are going as I know I’m not the only person that has struggled since having bariatric surgery,” she concluded the caption.

For those unversed, Semaglutide which is known by brand names Ozempic and Wegovy works in the brain to suppress hunger.