Another big lie? Disgraced former Congressman George Santos claims he lost 110 POUNDS on Ozempic – but doctors say they doubt it
Disgraced former Congressman George Santos has claimed he lost more than 100 pounds during his time in Ozempic – before gaining it back.
Santos, 35, said he took the drug in January 2022 after feeling like he needed to “change his life,” claiming he lost weight from 358 pounds to 248 pounds in less than a year.
The fantasist – who was expelled from Congress after spinning a web of lies about his career, education and finances – shared his weight loss journey in a post on Twitter (X) captioned: ‘Pulling back the curtain on my Ozempic- experience.’
But a doctor told DailyMail.com he had doubts about the credibility of his claims and said it was ‘definitely less than £100’ judging from photos.
AFTER: The ex-congressman claimed he lost 100 pounds over the course of a year while on Ozempic. He is shown above in November 2022, left, and January 2023, right
RECOVER ’30 LBS’: Santos admitted he regained some weight after coming off the drug, saying he gained about 30 pounds
Dr. Stuart Fischer, an internist in New York, told DailyMail.com that Santos’ “medical views cannot be trusted.”
Dr. Fischer said it was difficult to judge how tall Santos is, but if he is over 6 feet tall it is “possible.” “I’m just very wary of his claims in general, he’s an unworthy source of information,” he added.
In his Twitter post, Santos said, “In January 2022, I weighed 358 pounds. I decided I had to change my life and called in a doctor who placed me in an Ozempic regiment.
“On Election Day in November 2022, I weighed 248 pounds, which was a weight loss of 110 pounds.
‘My journey included mild nausea in the beginning which I managed by taking a pill of Zofran daily. Eventually, the effects of nausea no longer affected me unless I was on a plane or in a car for an extended period of time.”
But Santos claimed he recovered and gained “30 pounds” in 2023, a year he called a “sh** show.”
He is now taking the drug for the second time to lose the weight he regained. He said the medicine had helped him before prevent type 2 diabetes by reversing his pre-diabetes diagnosis.
Santos, pictured above at Mar-a-Lago in 2021, said he decided to go on Ozempic after realizing he had to ‘change my life’
He is also pictured above in 2021 at the 2021 New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago
The fantasist became the sixth person to be expelled from Congress in December 2023 after being caught in dozens of lies.
These included a claim that his grandparents had fled the Holocaust, that his mother had died on September 11 and that he worked for Goldman Sachs.
The fantasist also previously claimed to be of Ukrainian Jewish descent, to have recovered from a brain tumor and to have started a charity.
Other shame associated with Santos is that he used thousands of dollars in campaign money to watch OnlyFans and pay for meals and parking.
His post about Ozempic on X, formerly Twitter, led some social media users to lambast the ex-congressman.
One joked: “Some side effects could include corruption, using campaign donations on OnlyFans, lying to voters and getting kicked out of Congress.”
While a second said: ‘Eat less and walk. It is free!’
Ozempic is the miracle weight loss injection that has taken America by storm because of its promise to help people lose weight with nothing more than a weekly injection.
It has transformed the lives of obese people, helping them lose about five to ten percent of their body weight in three months.
The drug, whose demand has increased by 300 percent since 2020, works by suppressing hormones involved in hunger, keeping you full longer.
But doctors warn that patients will have to change their habits or treat the underlying cause of their overeating once they stop taking the drug, to avoid regaining all the weight lost.
Santos was elected to Congress as a Republican last January to represent New York’s third congressional district on Long Island.
The politician – nicknamed the Long Island Liar – was only impeached after more than a hundred Republicans voted with Democrats to remove him from office.
Santos is currently facing 23 federal charges, including wire fraud, identity theft, lying to federal election officials and stealing thousands of dollars from his campaign.
He denies all accusations.
On the night of the vote to expel him, he stormed out of the House just before the vote ended.
Outside, he warned reporters that fellow members of Congress had “set a new, dangerous precedent.”
Santos is now reportedly involved in negotiating a plea deal with Republicans, which could see him return to Congress.