Rohner explained his decision to add GLP-1 to his weight loss diet in a recent YouTube video.
Photo: Janelle Rohner / YouTube
In normal circumstances, the influencer of well-being and nurse Janelle Rohner shares “What I Maid in A Day” and “Macro Meal Prép Monday” with her 5 million followers through Tiktok and YouTube. But last week, the 37-year-old woman published a video sharing in tears of five minutes of five minutes, after trying everything (“Keto, macros, training, quarter of life”), she decided to add a drug GLP-1 to her weight loss diet last year.
“GLP-1 is not magical,” said Rohner about his decision. “They don’t change your lifestyle overnight – it’s just a tool to help.” She said that she “had to introduce herself: introduce herself for my meals, follow my macros, drink my water, take walks, do my training – everything I teach and believe it already. It just helped me find a feeling of control, and that’s something that I don’t want to be ashamed of.” She also explained that her decision was partly influenced by mental health problems, because she was fighting against anxiety and depression and “tries to find peace in chaos”.
“After a few months, I had lost 10 to 15 pounds. I was happy,” said Rohner, adding that she “then went to the microdosage for maintenance”, and now takes “a microdosis once a month”.
Since Rohner had sold a “Macros 101” weight loss lesson of $ 200, his supporters did not follow this revelation well. Most commentators were turned upside down by Rohner not for having taken GLP-1, but for having left the details of the way she had really lost weight. “It is that she sells a $ 200 lesson to help them lose weight when the counting of macros was not even enough for her to lose all the weight she wanted,” a commentator wrote. “You take people’s money, deceive them and not be honest with yourself,” added another.
During the weekend, Rohner addressed the reaction in a Tiktok video, offering to reimburse any person who had bought one of his lessons in the last 11 months. “I don’t ask for sympathy, I’m just trying to do the right thing, and I’m trying to be honest,” she said. “Now, I could have kept this secret, I could have continued over and over again and not say, and I don’t want to do that.”
“I did not take GLP-1 because I don’t believe in my lessons and the macros did not work,” added Rohner. “I did it for other personal and healthy reasons to use as a tool to achieve my goals, and if people felt mistaken, I’m really sorry.”
Although it seems that some of Rohner’s disciples are ready to ignore omission, most are still angry. “He just shouts Fraud Bro,” said a comment.
Rohner is far from the first influencer to be examined for his weight loss methods. Once known for her realistic features, Remi Bader recently revealed that she had suffered weight loss surgery, while the influencer of Plus Rosey Beeme had received a breath after admitting that she had started to take Mounjaro.
For the moment, Rohner says that she is committed to advancing transparency. “I know that sharing it could open up to judgment, but hiding it would mean losing the most important thing: my truth,” she said. “I’m not perfect, but I heal – and I hope it means something for someone who is struggling too.”
