{"id":38779,"date":"2026-08-11T15:25:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38779"},"modified":"2026-08-11T15:25:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:25:53","slug":"chrissy-metz-loses-100-pounds-after-taking-glp-1-meds-despite-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38779","title":{"rendered":"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chrissy Metz has lost more weight, but this time, she is revealing a very different part of her health journey.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>This Is Us<\/em> star has opened up about losing another 63 pounds (about 28 kg) after previously losing 100 pounds (roughly 45 kg) through lifestyle changes.<\/p>\n<p>Metz had been skeptical of GLP-1 medications for years, but serious obesity-related health problems in her family eventually changed her mind.<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-highlights\"><span class=\"h2\">Highlights<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Chrissy Metz revealed she lost more weight with a GLP-1 after previously shedding 100 pounds (about 45 kgs) through lifestyle changes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>The actress said \u201cfood noise,\u201d perimenopause, and her family\u2019s health history changed her mind about medication.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Metz is now a Ro ambassador but insists the treatment is \u201cnot a magic wand,\u201d emphasizing the other factors that remain part of her health journey.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>But GLP-1 medications aren\u2019t without potential side effects and risks, despite the significant weight loss they can help achieve.<\/p>\n<h3>Chrissy Metz had already lost 100 pounds (around 45 kg) through lifestyle changes before turning to a GLP-1 medication<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"bc021fed-f5f8-4627-958c-90d73cfaa1ba-6a7ade334e386__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/chrissy-metz-reveals-taking-weight-loss-meds-lost-hundred-pounds\/?image_id=bc021fed-f5f8-4627-958c-90d73cfaa1ba-6a7ade334e386__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/chrissy-metz-reveals-taking-weight-loss-meds-lost-hundred-pounds\/?media_id=bc021fed-f5f8-4627-958c-90d73cfaa1ba-6a7ade334e386__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bc021fed-f5f8-4627-958c-90d73cfaa1ba-6a7ade334e386__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bc021fed-f5f8-4627-958c-90d73cfaa1ba-6a7ade334e386__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"531\" alt=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" title=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dgbBZy4dBF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Broadwaycom<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chrissy has spoken about struggling with her weight since childhood and attending her first Weight Watchers meeting when she was just 11 years old.<\/p>\n<p>A major turning point came around her 30th birthday, when a panic attack prompted her to take a closer look at her health and lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>She eventually lost 100 pounds (45 kg) through changes that included walking regularly, following a structured eating plan, and becoming more physically active.<\/p>\n<p>Metz has also worked with a personal trainer and embraced lifting weights, while also incorporating activities such as Pilates, yoga, and dance to keep herself moving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"2-6a7ade3909469__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/chrissy-metz-reveals-taking-weight-loss-meds-lost-hundred-pounds\/?image_id=2-6a7ade3909469__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/chrissy-metz-reveals-taking-weight-loss-meds-lost-hundred-pounds\/?media_id=2-6a7ade3909469__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-6a7ade3909469__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-6a7ade3909469__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"589\" alt=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" title=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\" contenteditable=\"false\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/chrissy-metz-attends-the-america-salutes-you-2023-concert-news-photo\/1858819506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tibrina Hobson\/Getty Images<\/a><span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/chrissy-metz-is-seen-before-a-segment-of-good-day-new-york-news-photo\/2260939046?slot=58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael Simon\/Getty Images<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>She has previously joked about her dislike of traditional cardio, saying, \u201cI don\u2019t want to run unless I\u2019m being chased,\u201d but her overall approach to fitness has become much more focused on what her body can actually do.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than treating her earlier 100-pound loss as the end of the story, Chrissy has continued looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/women-reveal-common-question-men-ask-in-bed-that-ruins-mood\/\" class=\" staff-link\">ways to improve<\/a> her strength, mobility and overall well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Her latest decision to use medication, therefore, comes after years of trying different approaches.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For almost six years, Metz remained deeply skeptical about GLP-1 medications and did not see them as something she wanted to try.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The 45-year-old finally changed her mind after years of skepticism and became a brand ambassador for Ro<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"GettyImages-1402527088-6a7ade3d827ad__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/chrissy-metz-reveals-taking-weight-loss-meds-lost-hundred-pounds\/?image_id=GettyImages-1402527088-6a7ade3d827ad__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/chrissy-metz-reveals-taking-weight-loss-meds-lost-hundred-pounds\/?media_id=GettyImages-1402527088-6a7ade3d827ad__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1402527088-6a7ade3d827ad__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1402527088-6a7ade3d827ad__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"647\" alt=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" title=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><span data-aa-adunit=\"\/46481815\/bp.com_desktop_singlepost_bottom_728x90\" id=\"adverge-div-gpt-ad-1491844427478-6\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/chrissy-metz-performs-during-day-4-of-cma-fest-2022-at-the-news-photo\/1402527088?slot=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Terry Wyatt\/Getty Images<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Her perspective began changing as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/experts-reveal-hidden-halle-berry-perimenopause-symptoms-millions-overlook\/\" class=\" staff-link\">she entered perimenopause<\/a> and became more concerned about the health problems that run through her family.<\/p>\n<p>Her father\u2019s severe health complications related to hereditary obesity also made the issue feel much more personal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not getting any younger,\u201d she told <em>PEOPLE<\/em>, explaining that she had tried numerous approaches over the years.<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cI was like, \u2018I\u2019m not taking this medication. I don\u2019t wanna do this. It\u2019s not gonna work for me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 700px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Db3EmK8iMfr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/>\n<p>What eventually surprised her most was not simply the number on the scale but the way her thoughts around food changed.<\/p>\n<p>Chrissy added, \u201cWhen I realized food noise was really a thing, that consumed a lot of my headspace, I was like, \u2018Oh.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She described it as a constant mental loop that had followed her for years, saying it was \u201cso nice not to be obsessing about what I\u2019m going to have every minute, even as I\u2019m still consuming the meal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metz\u2019s decision to discuss her GLP-1 use publicly also comes alongside her partnership with Ro, the digital health platform through which she has received care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Addressing her decision to use a GLP-1 medication, she candidly admitted, \u201cI know it\u2019s not a magic wand, and I need to change other things\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"Untitled-1-6a7ade42982e1__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/chrissy-metz-reveals-taking-weight-loss-meds-lost-hundred-pounds\/?image_id=Untitled-1-6a7ade42982e1__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/chrissy-metz-reveals-taking-weight-loss-meds-lost-hundred-pounds\/?media_id=Untitled-1-6a7ade42982e1__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-1-6a7ade42982e1__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-1-6a7ade42982e1__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"589\" alt=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" title=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><span data-aa-adunit=\"\/46481815\/bp.com_desktop_singleimage_bottom_728x90\" id=\"adverge-div-gpt-ad-1491844427478-3\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\" contenteditable=\"false\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/episode-214-pictured-chrissy-metz-as-kate-pearson-news-photo\/910334702?slot=14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ron Batzdorff\/NBCU Photo Bank\/Getty Images<\/a><span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/chrissy-metz-attends-50th-macys-4th-of-july-fireworks-at-news-photo\/2284699891?slot=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Eugene Gologursky\/Getty Images<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The actress is now serving as a brand ambassador for the company, using her experience to talk about the treatment and the questions that came with starting it.<\/p>\n<p>She said the partnership felt natural because of the contrast between her public career and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/influencer-tries-call-out-venetians-reaction-window-filming\/\" class=\" staff-link\">very ordinary concerns<\/a> that come with managing her health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the perfect partnership because yes, I\u2019m an actress but I\u2019m also a very normal girl,\u201d Chrissy told <em>PEOPLE<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that the medication comes to your door was very exciting for me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 700px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbwuPuLkaJh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/>\n<p>But Metz also knows that making her treatment public means opening herself up to the same kind of commentary she has faced throughout her career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, when it comes to me, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/brooklyn-beckham-cooking-pasta-sea-water-video\/\" class=\" staff-link\">everybody is judgy<\/a>,\u201d she said, but she has now learned to focus on people who are supportive and ignore opinions from strangers who do not know her circumstances.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By opening up about her experience, she is also pushing back against the idea that taking a GLP-1 means she can simply sit back and wait for the weight to disappear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chrissy continues working with a trainer, lifting weights and deliberately building muscle as part of her current routine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"43b74478-e692-4aee-a87a-0ebb3d507052-6a7ade46a034b__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/chrissy-metz-reveals-taking-weight-loss-meds-lost-hundred-pounds\/?image_id=43b74478-e692-4aee-a87a-0ebb3d507052-6a7ade46a034b__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/chrissy-metz-reveals-taking-weight-loss-meds-lost-hundred-pounds\/?media_id=43b74478-e692-4aee-a87a-0ebb3d507052-6a7ade46a034b__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43b74478-e692-4aee-a87a-0ebb3d507052-6a7ade46a034b__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43b74478-e692-4aee-a87a-0ebb3d507052-6a7ade46a034b__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"604\" alt=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" title=\"Chrissy Metz Loses 100 Pounds After Taking GLP-1 Meds, Despite Risks\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XE5Iqzt9jXo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RottenTomatoesTV<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know it\u2019s not a magic wand, and I need to change other things,\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>During her recent appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/celebrity-health\/chrissy-metz-glp-1-weight-loss-rcna591013\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>TODAY<\/em><\/a>, Metz made a similar point while explaining why she does not view the medication as an easy way out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a whole lifestyle change,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m going to take a medication because it\u2019s not the easy way out.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that people may assume the medication makes everything effortless, but in her experience, \u201cyou have to be more diligent.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The actress is still lifting weights and does not want her progress defined by a number on the scale<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container 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have also shifted away from chasing a particular number on the scale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Instead, she wants to feel stronger, improve her mobility and understand what her body is capable of doing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to feel strong and not have my morning ruined because I stepped on a scale,\u201d she told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/chrissy-metz-taking-glp1-12037287\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>PEOPLE<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While Metz has described several benefits from her treatment, GLP-1 medications are not free from potential side effects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chrissy Metz Talks GLP-1 Journey, \u2018&amp;Juliet,\u2019 \u2018This Is Us,\u2019 More\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5bYNye7IkQM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" 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