This Is Us alum Chrissy Metz is not here for any criticism of her GLP-1 weight loss journey.
“I mean, people are going to criticize you no matter what you do, no matter what you say, how you dress, what you look like — thin, overweight, mid-size, whatever,” Metz, 45, exclusively told Us on Wednesday, September 16, while discussing her partnership with Ro. “Somebody’s always going to have something to say, and that’s OK. They’re entitled to their opinions.”
She continued, “I don’t listen to them. I never have, but I think that not one thing is for everybody. We don’t all drive the same car, we don’t all wear the same makeup, we don’t all use the same beauty products because everything is different for everybody. And until you know, you don’t know. That’s how I felt. I was like, ‘I’m never going to take one of these things.’ And I realized, ‘Oh, it could be super beneficial,’ and it has been.”
The actress announced on the Today show last month that she had started using Ro, a GLP-1 medication commonly used for weight loss.
“I think that we just give people more grace,” Metz stressed to Us. “Give yourself more grace in whatever you’re deciding to do, however you want to change, should you want to change mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually. You’re entitled to that.”
Metz, who cohosted a dinner with Ro’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Melynda Barnes on Wednesday at the Madison Dining Room at The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges, added that she was initially wary about trying GLP-1s.
“I was skeptical for quite some time. I did a lot of extensive research, and for some time, it was really hard to access,” she recalled. “That was part of the reason that I loved Ro so much was that it was very convenient [and] literally arrives [at] your door. I love that you can chat with nurses and doctors on an app, no matter where you’re at.”
After completing “extensive research” and speaking with friends who had their own success with Ro, Metz decided to try the medication for herself.
“Luckily, it’s been great. I’ve had mild side effects — obviously very manageable — and have had some really great success,” she told Us. “It’s just been, honestly, much better than I expected because, who knew? I was a skeptic for quite some time.”
According to Metz, her labs and blood work have both “significantly improved” since she began her doses.
“I feel just more mobile [and] I get better sleep,” she added. “I was able to do eight shows a week on Broadway, which is no small feat, which I think [was] a lot attributed to the inflammation that was decreased from the medication, and the food noise. I was obsessively thinking about food … and I didn’t think it would quiet that. I was like, ‘No, that’s just me.’ That’s been really instrumental in being able to progress in time and space. I’m like, ‘Oh, I have other things to think about and do and create and not obsess about food.’”
All in all, Metz is proud of her progress.
“I think the most empowering [aspect] is that I really am doing it for myself and I’ve taken it upon myself to do the research, to really do it right and do it well, and that to me is empowering,” she stated. “I feel like once you are educated, the fear goes away. I think some people are on medications and they don’t fully know how to support it with a lifestyle change that comes with it. Yeah, that’s very empowering for me.”
