Claudia Oshry Dresses Up as 'Ozempic Skeleton' for Halloween After Losing 70 Lbs.

Claudia Oshry.Photo:Jim Spellman/Getty; Claudia Oshry/ Instagram

Jim Spellman/Getty; Claudia Oshry/ Instagram

After a social media user left a comment calling her an “ozempicskeleton” in a TikTokvideo, Oshry used it as a source of inspiration for her Halloween costume this year.

Ozempic is one of the brand names for semaglutide and tirzepatide — also known asWegovyandMounjaro. Although the drug is an FDA-approved prescription medication for people with type 2 diabetes, it’s seen a rise in popularity forindividuals who are looking to lose weight.

Photo of comment that inspired Claudia Oshry’s Halloween costume.Claudia Oshry/ Tiktok

Claudia Oshry/ Tiktok

“These medications are working in a way to mimic those hormones that are released from our intestine and our pancreas when we eat, thenimpact different tissues in our body,”Ania Jastreboff, M.D., PhD., an obesity medicine physician scientist at Yale University, previously told PEOPLE.

“One of the targets is the brain. So, they work in the brain to impact satiety. So, what happens is when patients take these medications, they feel more full earlier, especially during the weight-reduction phase," she added.

Oshrygot candid about using the Ozempic for weight lossduring an episode of herThe Toastpodcast in August.

“I think when I started, I was a little embarrassed,” said Oshry. “Like, ‘Oh my God, I have to inject myself with something just to get my fat ass to stop eating. Other people can do it without, why can’t I?’ In the beginning, my decision to not share was rooted in a little bit of shame.”

TheGirl With No Jobsocial media account creator also shared why she hesitated to be open about her weight loss journey.

Claudia Oshry.Jon Kopaloff/Variety via Getty

Jon Kopaloff/Variety via Getty

“The reason I’m nervous about sharing [how much I’ve lost] is because I’m ashamed of myself that I got to a place where I had 70 lbs. to lose,” she said before breaking down in tears on the podcast. “I could cry. I’m so mad at myself.”

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A month later, shespoke outabout having an"Ozempic face”during a Q&A on her Instagram Story. The term is used to describe the at-times gaunt appearance the injected drug can cause due to the loss of fat.

source: people.com