Feeling good. Charles Barkley revealed how he lost more than 60 pounds in six months following a doctor-prescribed regimen.“I started at 352 [pounds] and I’m down to 290,” the 60-year-old former NBA star revealed during an appearance on the Friday, May 26, episode of The Pat McAfee Show. “I’m starting to feel like a human being, not a fat ass anymore.”The former Philadelphia 76ers player explained that “about six months ago” he started taking a drug called Mounjaro after seeing his doctor.
The shot, which is similar to Ozempic, is prescribed alongside diet and exercise to help individuals with type 2 diabetes improve their blood sugar levels.“I’m working out, I’m taking my shot once a week,” Barkley said, noting that the drug has been “amazing” and helped jumps start his weight loss journey.The sports analyst, who is down 62 pounds, joked: “My doctor told me, she says, ‘There’s a lot of fat young people.
Ain’t a lot of fat old people, they’re all dead.’”That revelation served as inspiration for Barkley, who told listeners that he “gained a lot of weight when I got my new hip.” After his second hip surgery — he had his first procedure in 2016 and the second two years later — he has since started to focus on getting into shape.“I’m like, ‘Yo man, I wanna be here.’ I’m gonna get down to 270 [pounds] because man, I wanna be here,” the Alabama native told host Pat McAfee on Friday.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesBarkley pointed out that he has been “eating a little bit better” in addition to exercising and taking the prescribed shot weekly. “I have zero idea what it does, I’m not going to lie,” he added with a laugh.The Space Jam star is the latest celebrity to confirm use of a medical drug to help
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