Al Roker won’t ‘judge anybody’ who uses Ozempic for weight loss: ‘Unlike any other addiction’

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the Daily Mail. “Listen, it’s unlike any other addiction or dependence.”“You can live without alcohol, you can live without cigarettes, whatever that drug of choice is, but you’ve got to eat, and so for some people, it’s just difficult,” he went on.“If this is what works for them, I mean, who are we to say, ‘Oh, don’t do that.’ As long as it’s safe and effective, good for you,” he added. “I think everybody’s journey is their journey.”Roker opted for the gastric bypass surgery over two decades ago after failing at numerous diets.

At his heaviest, he weighed 340 pounds, and wore size 54 jeans.He initially kept the process from his “Today” co-workers, before surprising them and the viewers with his slimmed-down frame.“I guess what I’ve come to [realize with] my relationship with food, which has happened over a period of time, is that I’ve learned about portions,” he added.In March 2022, Roker marked two decades since his procedure.“Hard to believe it was 20 years ago today, I wore these size 54 Levi jeans to my #gastricbypass at 340 lbs and here I am today,” he captioned a photo on Instagram of himself holding up the aforementioned jeans.“It’s still a struggle but I’m never going back.