Food Network’s Katie Lee Gives Update on ‘Incredibly Positive’ GLP-1 Experience

Food Network personality Katie Lee Biegel is opening up about her experience using a GLP-1 medication to help her slim down.

“It has been an incredibly positive experience,” Lee Biegel, 44, said on the Thursday, July 23, episode of her “All on the Table” podcast, noting she began taking the controversial weight loss drug in February. “That is such a personal decision of what feels best to you for your best weight.”

The Kitchen star said that she wanted to drop “10 to 12 extra pounds” of her postpartum weight, but had a difficult time meeting her goal without the extra boost. (Katie and her husband, Ryan Biegel, welcomed daughter Iris in 2020.)

“I had about 10 to 12 extra pounds that I had carried around for the last 5 and a half years since I had Iris, and I could not get rid of them,” Katie explained, referring to her daughter. “I was exercising five times a week, eating healthy [and the weight was] just not coming off, and I didn’t feel like myself. I didn’t feel good.”

She continued, “As we get older, especially for women with menopause, your metabolism changes, also the way that your body processes sugar changes. There are so many additional benefits to these drugs besides just losing weight, [including] reducing inflammation, reducing your risk of heart disease that I talked about it with my doctor and it felt right for me.”

GLP-1s, including Wegovy and Mounjaro, are typically prescribed for adults who struggle with weight-related conditions. Doctors often warn individuals against using semaglutides for casual weight loss.

After a discussion with her physician, Katie began using a GLP-1 at “a micro, micro dose.”

“I went up and then I went down to a micro micro dose. I am not looking to lose any more weight,” she stated of her progress. “I lost what I wanted to lose, and I feel like a new freaking person. It has been so good for me both physically and mentally because I don’t have to think about [my size] any more when I put on my pants.”

The celebrity chef further shut down any criticism of her GLP-1 use.

“The body positivity movement has been wonderful on so many levels, but then it’s also made it so that if you say that you want to lose weight, then that’s a bad thing,” Katie acknowledged. “I think it’s OK as long as you’re healthy [and] as long as you’re looking to do things in a healthy way, and that’s what I did and it was right for me. It doesn’t mean it’s right for you or right for your neighbor, but you do you. I have really really loved it, so I think if you’re thinking about it, talk to your doctor. It is also not something to be ashamed about.”