Lizzo is opening up about the steps she took to feel lighter both physically and mentally, with the star sharing her weight-loss and anxiety-beating strategies on an TikTok livestream Tuesday (April 22).
Speaking to followers months after announcing on Instagram that she’d reached her “weight release” goal in January, Lizzo divulged which specific changes she’s made to have a healthier relationship with food. For one, the hitmaker no longer drinks “two to three” large Starbucks beverages each day, a switch she said she believes cut out 1,200 calories from her daily diet, according to People.
The “About Damn Time” singer also stopped eating sugary foods in the morning, opting instead for a mix of sweet and savory breakfast choices, like “almond butter and toast.” “Everybody’s body is different. Find out what works for you,” she said, noting that she “had to start applying a calorie deficit, because I was prone to bingeing.”
Lizzo has been open about her fitness journey after becoming known for her self-love-focused music and advocating for body positivity with her platform. In her January Instagram post, she showed off her figure and revealed that she had shed 16% of her body fat, writing, “Today when I stepped on my scale, I reached my weight release goal. I haven’t seen this number since 2014! Let this be a reminder you can do anything you put your mind to. Time for new goals!”
She’s also long been vocal about her struggles with mental health, and in Tuesday’s chat with fans, she also shared how she turned her anxiety around. “I’ve been working to get my anxiety under control for years,” she told her TikTok followers. “And then I decided that I want to release and I’m ready to stop waiting to be myself like fully and be happy. I meditated. I calmed myself down. And I isolated a little bit, but not like made myself lonely, not the way I used to when I was depressed. I isolated myself in a mindful way where I had no distractions.”
“I loved to distract myself with people,” she added. “I loved to distract myself with food. I loved to distract myself with drinking. I loved to distract myself with problems that I would create. I would love to do that. And I stopped doing that. And I just focused on me.”
The Grammy winner’s posts come as she’s kicking off a new musical era, dropping singles “Love in Real Life” and “Still Bad” in February and March, respectively. In April, she announced that she had put the finishing touches on her upcoming follow-up to 2022’s Special — which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 — sharing studio photos on Instagram and writing, “ALBUM IS DONE YALL!”
