Meghan Trainor is clapping back at criticism of her 60-pound weight loss.
The “All About That Bass” singer, 31, told Entertainment Tonight in an interview on Thursday, November 13, that her new song, “Still Don’t Care,” is a response to people scrutinizing her appearance.
“‘I’m literally, for the first time ever, after having babies, taking care of my health to the highest level. I’ve never felt better, and I look incredible. I feel great,” Trainor said. “And that’s when people attack me.”
She continued, “I was like, ‘Wait a second. I’m taking care of myself. You don’t like it?’ So what am I supposed to do? I have to find a way to not be affected by that.”
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Trainor, who shares sons Riley, 4, and Barry, 2, with husband Daryl Sabara, previously opened up about using GLP-1 medication Mounjaro — the brand name for tirzepatide — to help her after giving birth to her second child in July 2023.
In March, the singer shared pictures of herself at Billboard’s Women in Music event on Instagram and said it was “a little bit disheartening that so many of the questions (and comments) were focused on my body instead of my music, my passion, or the decade of hard work that got me here.”
“This is what it’s like to be a woman in the music industry,” she wrote.
“No, I don’t look like I did 10 years ago. I’ve been on a journey to be the healthiest, strongest version of myself for my kids and for me,” Trainor explained. “I’ve worked with a dietician, made huge lifestyle changes, started exercising with a trainer, and yes, I used science and support (shout-out to Mounjaro!) to help me after my 2nd pregnancy. And I’m so glad I did because I feel great.”
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During an April episode of her and Sabara’s “Workin’ On It” podcast, the couple opened up about taking Mounjaro, explaining that they “do everything together.”
“We did 75 Hard after Riley was born and, man, did we crush,” Trainor said. “Then, we heard more and more of our friends — and even our doctors — were on Mounjaro and Ozempic.”
She continued, “I was like, ‘I don’t want any of that,’ and ‘I know how to do it on my own,’” she explained. “I could do that, but when I asked my doctor, I was like, ‘Tell me everything.’ I did the research, and I felt safe.”
Sabara, 33, then added, “So, I did it, too.”
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“I also gained some [sympathy] pregnancy weight,” the actor said. “We’ve been on this journey for a while and we learned how there are right ways to do it.”
Trainer said she has “no shame” about taking the GLP-1 medication, adding, “We were like, ‘We have to make sure we don’t lose muscle that we worked so hard gaining all those years.’ We stay in the gym, we work out, we eat right, and we just noticed that we were less hungry.”
“I’m really proud of myself for learning. It was really hard to do and I’m going to keep getting better and keep getting stronger, achieve things I never thought I could achieve and no one can stop me — not even mean comments,” Trainor said.
