Khloé Kardashian Thought She Was 'the Hottest Thing' When She Was 'Bigger' — but Still Would've Taken Ozempic

12/03/2024 03:26 PM

The reality star says she's more critical of her body now than she was years ago, even though she weighed more

Khloé Kardashian is looking back on her fitness journey, sharing that she would have taken Ozempic ten years ago — even though her body image was better when she was "bigger."

"Looking back, when I was bigger, I thought I was the hottest thing in the world. I had so much more confidence the bigger I was, which is what's crazy," the Good American co-founder, 40, told Bustle. 

"The more in shape I am, the more insecure I can get because I'm so hard on myself," she shared. "It's a vicious cycle that you don't get out of."

As she told the publication, "When I started losing weight, I got the same thing. I was fat-shamed every day when I was bigger, and then when I lost weight, people were like, 'How dare you, you are so insecure, you're following society.' And I'm like, 'OK, you guys are so confusing!' " 

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"I realized you'll never make everyone happy. I have to do what's best for me," Khloé shared.  "It is a journey and it is a constant struggle, at least for me." 

The reality star said that her weight loss journey began when she split from ex-husband Lamar Odom in 2013, sharing that she felt "safest" at the gym.

"I tried any fad weight loss trend except for the real thing that actually works, and that's a lifestyle change," the reality star has said.

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She's been devoted to fitness "for 10-plus years now, and I love it. Over the past three years, people are like, 'You must have gotten surgery because you just lost weight.' I'm like, 'It's been a 10-year journey! What are you talking about?' "

"But even if people get surgery or [get on] the Ozempic craze, I'm like, 'Who cares!' As long as people feel good about themselves, who am I to judge? I think it's ridiculous, the judgment on that," she told Bustle — and then quipped, "I'm just mad [Ozempic] wasn't around 10 years ago."

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