Gracie McGraw, the eldest daughter of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, is opening up about her experience with weight-loss drugs, saying the Ozempic craze contributed to the return of her eating disorder.
In a series of Instagram Stories shared on Monday, the 29-year-old actress and singer reflected on using the medication after being diagnosed with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), formerly known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), in 2022.
“Yes, it worked and made my PCOS symptoms easier to control,” McGraw wrote on her Instagram Stories, according to People. But she said the medication also “brought back” her eating disorder and negative body image issues.
‘REMEMBER THE TITANS’ STAR ETHAN SUPLEE ISSUES WARNING ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS DRUG CRAZE
“At that time I thought it was the best decision I ever made because I finally lost weight and got skinny,” she said. “As soon as I started shedding a few pounds I noticed how people looked at me differently on the streets, in my friend groups and family, and in my own job. I got more opportunities when I lost weight than I ever have had in my life.”
“I’ve been called fat and ugly my entire life, whether that had been from magazines or the internet, constantly saying I must have different genes than my sisters and parents because I was the ‘fat’ one and didn’t have the looks that my family has,” she continued.
LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
McGraw said she quickly realized she had become “too skinny.”
“All of a sudden skinny culture is back and I realized holy crap I have been feeding into my eating disorder this whole time under the guise of this miracle shot,” she said. “I think it was probably one of the worst things I’ve ever done for myself, looking back. Because now as everyone is getting smaller and smaller, I am gaining my weight back and seeing how much losing all of that weight actually affected me and my views of myself.”
“My internal system is forever changed since taking the meds,” she continued. “Yes, it f—ing worked and made my pcos symptoms easier to control, but it also brought back my ED and negative views on my body.”
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER
“Telling people to not speak on this is incredibly wrong and damaging,” she added. “It’s promoting created thinness as [a] goal not as danger. We are at a time when we need to be taking care of ourselves and our people. If you know someone who is struggling or if you are, please never feel embarrassed to reach out to anyone. We are here for each other.”
These days, McGraw reassured followers she is “doing so good now” despite “slip ups from time to time” when it comes to body image.
In 2022, McGraw shared her PCOS with the world, detailing the challenges of the diagnosis.
“I just wanted to share really quick that I have recently been diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). To get the correct diagnosis you would need 2 out of the 5 characteristics of PCOS and I had 4. During my appointment with my endocrinologist I realized that may had been a factor in my issues with weight, so we decided to try a medicine to regulate my body more normally and create the tools to continue to keep my body and myself healthy as I get older,” she wrote to her Instagram followers.
“I’m learning to navigate the new blemishes but I don’t think that I would have ever allowed myself to go to a doctors appointment like this unless I had taken the correct steps toward my mental health, because as much as physical health is important, mental goes hand and hand. Sending love to those who are struggling with something similar or literally anything at all. Mental health is freaking hard !! It’s a long road but we can get through it. I share my experience to hope my situation has reached someone who can relate,” she explained.
