--- title: "Weight Loss Influencer’s Fans Angry When She Reveals How She Was Really Pulling It Off" description: "A wellness influencer named Janelle Rohner has come under fire after withholding the fact that she was using a GLP-1 weight loss drug." date: "2025-05-24" modified: "2025-05-24" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/weight-loss-influencer-fans-angry-glp-1" categories: - "Health & Medicine" tags: - "glp-1" - "ozempic" - "wegovy" - "weight loss drugs" --- # Weight Loss Influencer’s Fans Angry When She Reveals How She Was Really Pulling It Off ![A wellness influencer named Janelle Rohner has come under fire after withholding the fact that she was using a GLP-1 weight loss drug.]() *\Image: Janelle Rohner via YouTube\* A wellness influencer named Janelle Rohner has come under fire after revealing that she had lost a considerable amount of weight after taking a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) weight loss drug, a classification that includes blockbuster drug brands like Ozempic and Wegovy. In a [video shared last month](), Rohner admitted to using the drug after trying "it all — keto, macros, workouts, lifestyle shifts." "GLP-1s are not magic, they don’t change your lifestyle overnight," she argued. Her fans, the [*Wall Street Journal* reports](), were outraged. The optics of giving the impression that she'd been losing weight through diet and exercise before revealing that she'd been using a drug as well weren't good, especially because she'd been selling a course about micronutrients for $200. "If you’re in the fat loss world and taking a GLP-1, you must disclose it," one commenter wrote. "There’s nothing wrong with taking one but not disclosing it WHILE SELLING FAT LOSS COURSES is slimy as hell." The reality is that GLP-1 drugs have been found to be highly effective at allowing people to shed significant amounts of weight. They've also been linked to a [grab bag of other health benefits](), from a lower risk of [developing kidney disease]() to [heading off diabetes](). The drugs have had an immense effect on the entertainment and influencer industries, with notable figures rapidly and noticeably shedding weight. The wellness industry has also been heavily affected. Earlier this month, WeightWatchers, a company once promoted by the likes of Oprah Winfrey — herself [now a booster]() of GLP-1 drugs — [filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy](). Rohner was swept up in the conversation as well. But without publicly disclosing her use of the drug, she alienated huge swathes of her followers. "Being on a GLP-1 isn’t that deep," one TikTok user wrote in response to a [reaction video](). "If you’re ashamed, then get off it. The problem is you hid it and then created a food program for weight loss and people paid money for that. That's being a cheat." "Acai with a side of secret GLP," another user [wrote]() in response to a acai bowl recipe video. In an interview with the *WSJ*, Rohner said that she hadn't promoted the "Macro 101" course in over two years and that sales had dwindled, but still believed wholeheartedly in it. The influencer revealed that she felt mentally unprepared to tell her audience that she was taking a GLP-1. However, legal experts told the *WSJ* that her failure to omit the glaring detail would be unlikely to amount to false advertising. "It’s really just a PR crisis," advertising lawyer Robert Freund told the newspaper. **More on GLP-1s:** *[Human Experiments on GLP-1 Pill Looking Extremely Promising]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()