“Ozempic – just like everyone on The View who suddenly decided to ‘get healthy’. I’m not knocking it – but for Christ’s sake – be honest about it!” one user posted on X. “GLP-1. They have the money, they don’t have to worry about insurance covering it and jumping through those hoops. The boomerang weight gain will be vicious… among other issues with that stuff,” commented another. “I would imagine Ozempic. That or a personal trainer and a strict diet, nah, Ozempic is way easier,” said a third person. The reactions span everything from admiration for her fitness to wild and baseless conjectures.
Much of the commentary ignores what Obama has herself spoken about publicly: the changes she experienced during menopause. In a 2022 interview with People magazine, the 61-year-old described the “slow creep” of weight gain that came with the transition. “I never used to weigh myself. I’m not trying to stick to numbers, but when you’re in menopause, you have this slow creep that you just don’t realise,” she said at the time, offering rare insight into how ageing and hormonal shifts affected her body.
