Lizzo is getting real about her weight loss.
During a TikTok Live session on Tuesday (April 22), the 36-year-old singer got candid about her health journey over the past year—discussing everything from food choices and body image to anxiety and self-healing.
Lizzo first made headlines back in January when she revealed that she had lowered her BMI by 10.5 and lost 16% of her body fat. Now, she’s giving fans a deeper look at what that journey has really looked like—and what’s worked for her personally.
She started by sharing how her mornings have changed. “I avoid sugary stuff in the morning,” Lizzo said. “I do something sweet. It’s gotta be with some sort of like carb. I’ll have like almond butter and toast. So, everybody’s body is different. Find out what works for you.”
That said, she’s not big on overcomplicating things. “I believe the only thing that works across the board, science-wise, is calories in versus calories out,” she explained, adding, “That’s just how the human body works.”
One major change? She gave up those sugary coffee drinks that used to be part of her daily routine. “I was drinking two to three large Starbucks drinks a day,” she said. “And I stopped when I realized they were like 1200 calories.”
She also cut out coffee altogether to help regulate her nervous system, and embraced a calorie deficit approach—something she said was necessary because she “was prone to binging.”
Importantly, Lizzo clarified she doesn’t count calories obsessively. “I don’t think it’s healthy to count calories,” she said, “but I use it as a tool to fight against the American food system.”
Beyond nutrition, she also opened up about her mental health—particularly her battle with anxiety and the steps she’s taken to get it under control.
“I’ve been working to get my anxiety under control for years,” she said. “And then I decided that I want to release and I’m ready to stop waiting to be myself like fully and be happy.”
She spoke about the power of mindful isolation. “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.”
And that meant letting go of the coping mechanisms she used to lean on. “I loved to distract myself with people. 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,” she said. “And I just focused on me.”
In the end, Lizzo said the biggest shift came not from what she did physically, but mentally. “I felt lighter, energetically and emotionally,” she said.
