June “Mama June” Shannon will not be slowing down in her weight-loss journey. Earlier than a brand new season of Mama June: Household Disaster kicks off, the fact star is sharing an replace on her well being.
“Although I’m losing a few pounds, I’m solely about three to 4 kilos [down] every week,” Mama June advised Leisure Tonight in an interview printed Wednesday, June 12. “It isn’t as quick as a gastric sleeve or a gastric bypass, however it’s doing it, like, extra safer.”
In 2015, Mama June underwent a gastric sleeve surgical procedure to drop pounds. Up to now yr, nonetheless, she admitted to gaining between 120 and 130 kilos.
Between figuring out three or 4 instances every week, altering her consuming habits and utilizing weight-loss drugs, Mama June mentioned she is getting more healthy and hoping to lose 74 extra kilos.
“Mama’s factor is like, when she’s actually strict on herself, she’s actually strict on herself,” Lauryn “Pumpkin” Efird mentioned earlier than commenting that her mother has gone “a bit of overboard with it.”
Whereas losing a few pounds is essential to Mama June, sustaining her sobriety can also be an enormous precedence. As she continues to grieve the loss of life of her daughter Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell, the fact star is inching nearer to her 5-year sobriety milestone.
“Coping with that, it kinda sucks for me in a approach as a result of everyone is ready for me to leap off the sting,” she mentioned when reflecting on the lack of Chickadee in December. “I’ve her daughters to consider. I don’t even know who that individual was 5 years in the past.”
After Chickadee’s loss of life from most cancers, Mama June has been serving to increase her two daughters Kaitlyn Elizabeth and Kylee Madison.
The previous Right here Comes Honey Boo Boo star hopes to proceed sharing her well being journey on social media. Along with highlighting her favourite snacks, Mama June additionally speaks freely about her previous habits — that she’s hoping to keep away from.
“I used to go to Sonic 3 instances every week,” she wrote through Instagram on June 3. “For the final 3 weeks, I haven’t even went. I’m pleased with the modifications I’ve made in my life for ME. It not been simple however I’m wanting this and I’ve misplaced 26 pound the final 7 weeks going into the 8 week all of it on TikTok each week.”
Mama June: Household Disaster returns June 14 on WE television.
