Amanda Bynes Reveals She Lost Nearly 30 Lbs. on Ozempic

Amanda Bynes is feeling inspired about her weight loss journey after seeing recent photos of herself.

On Monday, Dec. 22, the former child star, 39, posted a paparazzi photo on her Instagram Stories and shared that she’s lost 28 lbs. since starting the GLP-1 Ozempic — also known as Wegs — which regulates appetite and promotes weight loss.

“I usually don’t like paparazzi pictures bc I was 180lbs but now I’ve lost 28lbs on ozempic! I’m down to 152lbs,” she wrote. “I know I still look big but this photo is really inspiring to me!”

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In June, Bynes revealed in an Instagram video her plans to shed more than 40 lbs.

“Oh, I’m going on Ozempic. So excited. I’m 173 now so I hope to get down to like 130, which would be awesome so I look better in paparazzi pictures,” she said at the time.

“I will post about my Ozempic journey of course,” she added.

In a March 2024 post, she told her followers she’d gained weight “from being depressed,” but added, “I’m doing a lot better now and have learned to do opposite action when I don’t feel like working out or eating clean.”

That year, she said that she gained “over 20 lbs.” The Hairspray star had previously said she faced mental health struggles, including body insecuritiesand eventually became addicted to Adderall and other drugsprompting her to quit acting in 2012.