EMILY SIMPSON: I couldn't feel like that all the time.
You know, I can't constantly feel nauseous.
So it was very short-lived, but it was very effective.
CHRISTINA GARIBALDI: I mean, what kind of kickstarted
this weight loss journey for you and this health
journey for you?
EMILY SIMPSON: So we finished filming in November,
and I remember we did the-- we filmed the title cards,
and our showrunner sent a photo of me
that he took with his cell phone.
And honestly, I didn't even recognize myself.
I was like, who is that?
And then I was like, oh, that's me.
So I really neglected myself those four
months that we were filming.
I ate too much, drank too much, didn't go to the gym,
didn't work out.
And I was just--
I felt really down, really depressed, really dark
when we finished filming.
And I went to the doctor.
I had a full blood panel and everything.
And then the doctor suggested--
I don't know if it was Ozempic.
It was a semaglutide.
I don't know what it was.
The doctor was just like, oh, there's
this new weight loss drug, and it's just been FDA approved,
and it's great.
I think it would really help you lose some weight,
and you'll feel better, and you'll be able to, like,
get working out again and feeling more like yourself.
And I like, OK, sounds great.
Anyway, I did that in December.
It was great for my diet.
It really just kickstarted me into eating better and eating
healthier because it makes you feel like crap
because nothing tastes good.
So it worked really great.
And I also had liposuction on my arms in January.
And that was a gamechanger for me.
I will never apologize for that or feel bad about that
because I have always been one of those females that
carries a lot of weight in my upper body.
I don't know why.
My sister doesn't.
My mom doesn't.
I do.
The thing that bothers me the most
is that when people comment on the way that I look,
they constantly say Ozempic, Ozempic, and it's like, yes,
I did use that nine months ago or however
many months ago it was, like seven or eight
months ago or whatever.
But I don't like that it's just--
it discounts all the hard work I put in.
I mean, I don't care if-- you can say that all you want,
but at least give me credit for seven days
a week, getting up at 6:00 AM every morning
and busting my butt in the gym every single day.
CHRISTINA GARIBALDI: Yeah, no, I mean, you look fantastic.
And that is a lot of hard work.
It really is.
I mean, did you feel--
like you said, kind of everything,
like, tasted like crap when you were on it.
Did you go off it because of the negative reactions
that your body was feeling towards it?
EMILY SIMPSON: Well, it was difficult for me to be on it,
and I also didn't want to be on it long.
And my trainer--
I told her I was going to take it,
and she was like, I think it's great.
You should take it.
But she said don't be on it long.
Just do it as sparingly as you can just
to kind of get a jumpstart.
Because, you know, if you lose 5 pounds,
you feel very motivated.
And so, for me, it was just-- it was very motivating when
I started to notice that I was eating better,
and I'd lost a little weight, and then
the liposuction was helpful.
And so I think it was just-- it was a good kickstart for me.
But it was very difficult for me to function.
I have three small children.
So I couldn't feel like that all the time.
You know, I can't constantly feel nauseous.
So it was very short-lived, but it was very effective.