Hannah Jiles is letting fans know that her recent weight loss is “just me” and not the result of Ozempic, which caused her unpleasant side effects.
After showing off the weight she’s lost since her time Love is blindThe 27-year-old spoke to PEOPLE about how she achieved her physical transformation. Addressing rumors on social media, she says her weight loss is not due to Ozempic, an FDA-approved prescription drug for people with type 2 diabetes.
“Everyone says I’m in Ozempic. I tried Ozempic. In the spring I tried it for, I think, two weeks. And unfortunately, I think it’s an amazing thing, but it made me so sick that I couldn’t take it,” Jiles tells PEOPLE. “Trust me, I’d take it if I could.”
“But that was just me,” she says.
Jiles explains that her weight fluctuates, and during her time on the Netflix dating series, she was in the middle of her weight loss journey. She admits that after a “difficult year” she decided to devote herself to her health.
Love is blindHannah Jiles shares weight loss transformation: ‘Same girl, just a healthier mindset’
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“If weight is something I’m really insecure about, then I have to change it. And so I’m just working on it,” she says. “It’s a wonder that everyone thinks I’m just a liar and that’s it. I’ve just been trying really hard.”
“Of [the show]I got botox, lip injections, hair extensions, I did things like that. But I haven’t changed who I am or done anything. I had a goal and I was going to reach it,” she emphasizes.
As someone who likes to eat and doesn’t like to exercise, Jiles says “crash dieting” was never the answer. Now she has discovered a healthy relationship with food and exercise and it has paid off.
“I still don’t really like working out, but I just try to move as much as possible. And if I can do pilates or yoga, that’s the best I can do because I won’t be running. It’s just not me,” she says. “And I just don’t eat much.”
“I’m not changing what I eat, just how much I’ve been eating and just trying to move more.”
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In doing so, Jiles says she’s proud of the progress she’s made, and it’s starting to show.
“I feel better inside. And I think it really reflects,” she tells PEOPLE. “It’s much easier to get up, move and eat healthy when you’re not depressed inside. You feel better with yourself.”
On October 8, Jiles posted a video on TikTok showing off the weight she’s lost since filming Season 7 Love is blind.
In the clip, she shares her headshot from the show while jumping on the latest trend and lip-syncing to Dakota Fanning’s 2003 lyrics. Uptown girls.
“Look around you, do you see her anywhere? News flash. You won’t,” she mouthed as she posed in a black mini dress.
Jiles added in the caption: “Same girl, just a healthier mindset.”
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