Jonathan Van Ness.Photo:Jonathan Van Ness/Tiktok
Jonathan Van Ness/Tiktok
Jonathan Van Nessis opening up on how weight-loss medication has been helping his binge-eating disorder.
In a TikTok posted Wednesday, Jan. 8, theQueer Eyestar, 37, revealed how taking medicine meant to assist with weight loss has helped him in other areas of his life.
“Alright, I have a confession to make. Yes, I am on a GLP-1 for a weight-loss medication,” Van Ness said.
According to theMayo Clinic, GLP-1 can “mimic the way a hormone called glucagon-like peptide 1 works in the body. When blood sugar starts to rise after a person eats, these medicines cause the body to make more insulin. The extra insulin helps lower blood sugar.”
Van Ness said that anyone who has been following him for a while knows “that I gained and lost weight several times very publicly.”
“And this time in my life, I knew that I needed a little bit of extra help,” he said.
“With everything I’ve been through publicly and privately in the last couple years, I gained quite a bit of weight, wasn’t feeling good," Van Ness continued. “The most important thing was, my binge-eating disorder was out of control.”
Jonathan van Ness attends Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 World Premiere at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on May 13, 2024.Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Jamie McCarthy/Getty
The hairstylist said he was “consistently making decisions” he “regretted with compulsive eating, with binging” and that the process would leave him feeling “really not good, depressed and out of control.”
Van Ness spoke with his doctor about it, and they decided to try different forms of GLP-1s, he said. They ended up trying shots, as the medicine is also available in the form of a pill.
Jonathan Van Ness attends the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards.Taylor Hill/WireImage
Taylor Hill/WireImage
“And I gotta tell you, this was back in September, it felt immediately better,” he said.
“I, for the first time in my life, got control over my food intake. It helped me so massively, and that’s part of why I wanna be honest with you about it because I know how important asking for help is, and how much asking for help can change your life in terms of healing,” the Netflix star continued.
He added: “I needed help.”
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“I got so many questions, so we will be revisiting this,” he said. “We love you, I love you, and thank you for listening, and I wish you all have a good day.”
source: people.com
