Bunnie Xo Is 'Microdosing' Weight-Loss Medication, Says She's 'Hungry as S---'

Mar. 15, 2025

Bunnie Xo in May 2024.Photo:SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty

SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty

Bunnie Xoshared that she’s started taking a small dose of the weight-loss medication tirzepatide — but hasn’t experienced any appetite suppression yet.

“I’m hungry as s—,” Bunnie, 44, said on the latest episode of her podcastDumb Blonde, where she revealed that she was “on my second day of tirzepatide."

“OK? I don’t know. I woke up a pound and a half lighter though, but, man, I can eat,” said Bunnie, who’s on the road with her husband, country starJelly Roll, on hisBeautifully Broken tour.

“Like, I’m starving right now. I’m ready to eat again,” Bunnie shared. “I ate way over my calories today, but I’m eating, like, a bunch of healthy s—, like, protein and veggies.”

Stock image of Mounjaro, one of the brand names for tirzepatide.Montinique Monroe/Bloomberg/Getty

Montinique Monroe/Bloomberg/Getty

“Why am I so hungry on this s—?” she asked.

Previously approved to treat diabetes,tirzepatidewas granted FDA approval for weight loss when aclinical trialfound that high doses of tirzepatide helped patients lose about 52 lbs. — or an average of 22.5% of their body weight.

It’s commonly marketed under brand names Mounjaro orZepbound, but Bunnie didn’t specify if she was using either.

However, she did say she wasn’t taking a full dose because she doesn’t use medications in general.

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“I was so scared to take it, dude,” Bunnie said. “I was so scared to take it that I had nightmares the day before…I have nothing in my body.“

“I am 100% f—ing just all natural,” she continued. “Literally, have nothing in my system. So for me to even to take tirzepatide is a huge decision. So, I had a nightmare about it the night before.”

Country star Jelly Roll and his wife, “Dumb Blonde” podcast host Bunnie Xo.John Shearer/Getty

John Shearer/Getty

She shared that she saw too many TikTok videos where content creators shared bad experiences with the medication, which factored into her decision to start on a smaller dose.

“I was scared and I’m microdosing it. I’m not starting out at a normal level,” Bunnie explained.

Even with the smaller dose, however, she said she’s experiencing some,ahem, side effects.

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“I s— my brains out,” Bunnie said. “I also got sick. I felt like I was gonna projectile vomit, so I had to eat watermelon, and then that made me feel better. And, like, today I had a little wave of some stuff, but I got through it.”

And now, Bunnie says, “I’m really hungry.”

And as she reiterated, “I woke up a pound and a half lighter. So we’ll see how it goes.”

source: people.com