When it comes to weight loss, we’ve all heard of various methods and products that claim to be the ultimate solution. Recently, Xscape singer/songwriter and retired “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star, Kandi Burruss, opened up about her experience with trying the popular weight loss medication, Ozempic. In a candid revelation, Burruss admitted that the drug not only failed to curb her appetite, but also left her feeling emotionally drained.

Kandi decided to give Ozempic a try in hopes of shedding some pounds that she says she’d recently gained. However, her experience with the med’ was far from what she anticipated. Speaking about her disappointment, Burruss revealed, “I didn’t lose any weight, and it made me feel depressed.”

During her interview with Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast, Kandi highlighted the emotional toll that unsuccessful weight loss attempts can have on folks:

“Last year, I tried it,” Kandi, 48, shared, while simultaneously promoting her new partnership with the weight loss product, Hydroxycut.

“I saw so many people who were trying it (Ozempic) and losing weight,” Kandi continued, stating that she knows a “ton” of women —- including her former “RHOA” cast-mate, Marlo Hampton —- who had success with Ozempic.

“So I was like, ‘OK, I’m going to try this.’ And I didn’t lose any weight,” confessed Kandi.

She also revealed that her own doctor was confused by her body’s non-response to the medication:

“My doctor was like, ‘I don’t know what the problem is, I’m not seeing this in other people,’” she recalled.

“It didn’t curb my appetite. I know some people are like, ‘Oh, I can’t eat.’ Not me! I was eating appetizers, a regular meal and dessert, OK?” Kandi explained. “It didn’t stop anything for me.”

The RHOA alum then touched on the depression that followed after her Ozempic run:

“When you see it worked for other people and it doesn’t work for you, it makes you depressed,” stated Kandi. “Realistically, it makes you feel like, ‘What is wrong? Why is it not working for me?’”

Kandi then revealed that she’d gained weight in 2023, after deciding not to continue her years-long run on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.”:

“After I left ‘Housewives,’ I was eating good, living good. Now, mind you, I was already 10 pounds over my desired weight at the top of the year. But then, when I announced that I was not going to do ‘Housewives’ anymore, I was eating dessert every day, taking trips, just living it up. … Before I knew it, I was like 170-something pounds. And it was not cute,” explained Kandi.

As y’all already know, Kandi is a solid businesswoman. So, her venture into her latest partnership with Hydroxycut is likely part of the reason why she’s sharing her prior bad experience with Ozempic. The competition is heavy in the weight-loss game, therefore…smart move for Kandi to build up a lil’ hype for the now-underdog in this battle- which in this case is Hydroxycut.

Kandi said she’s had success in the past with Hydroxycut, so now she’s giving it another go, and has supposedly lost 10 pounds so far as a result:

“My team, they reached out to the Hydroxycut team and we worked it out. So I started out just changing my eating habits and using Hydroxycut twice a day and I lost 10 pounds in like three and a half weeks. … I’m feeling good.” – Kandy

After hitting “170-something” pounds in 2023, Kandi revealed it felt like “a lot” for her petite-sized 5-foot-3 build. She’s now hoping to reach “130-something” pounds in due time:

“My ultimate goal is to basically lose 20 pounds to get back to where I was last year, overall. But I would love, love to overall lose 30 so that I can be into my 130s. I have this joke, like, I haven’t weight 130-something since I was 30-something,” she says with a laugh. …

It has been years since I felt like I was real slim and trim — slim-thick, as I like to call it. It’s been a minute and I would love to just see myself get back to that, to my best self.”

Good luck to Kandi on her weight loss journey. On side note…she was just as beautiful at 170-something pounds, as she was at her prior weight of 130-ish. Nothin’ wrong with a lil’ meat on them bones Kandi…but lookin’ good either way Ms. Lady!