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Jim Gaffigan Jokes About Taking Weight Loss Meds: 'I Was Brave Enough to Stick a Needle in My Stomach’

Comic Jim Gaffigan recently lost 50 lbs. on Mounjaro, joking, "I can’t even take any pride” in it because he relied on medication.

weight loss, saying he can't take pride in it because he used medication to suppress his appetite Appearing on Today, Gaffigan quipped that he was "brave enough to stick a needle in my stomach" The comic previously told PEOPLE that he wanted to talk about taking the injectable Mounjaro, explaining, "I don't think there's anything wrong with it" The comic, 58, opened up about his weight-loss journey during a May 26 appearance on Today, telling Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Justin Sylvester that he couldn’t brag about losing 50 lbs. It’s a brand name for tirzepatide, a prescription drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and also helps people lose weight, and is administered via injections.

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