Harvey Fierstein has revealed the key to his dramatically trimmer physique. Fierstein, 70, a playwright and actor, credited a weight loss drug in helping him shed the pounds - and it's not celeb-favorite Ozempic. In an interview with Page Six, Fierstein revealed he used weight loss medication Zepound to help him achieve his fitness goals.
![[Fierstein is a playwright and actor known for roles on Mrs. Doubtfire (pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/19/93436741-14222319-image-a-20_1734982503175.jpg)
Fierstein gained weight during the COVID-19 pandemic and hit 310 pounds, his heaviest weight, before making the shift. He dropped an impressive 120 pounds, regained 15, and has since generally maintained that weight. 'I've sort of stayed at that,' he said.
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With the help of Zepound, Fierstein says he's able to restrict his food intake without feeling as if he's on a diet. Harvey Fierstein is opening up about his weight loss journey; pictured March. Fierstein is a playwright and actor known for roles on Mrs. Doubtfire (pictured).
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'What’s different is what the drug actually does for you which is I don’t feel like I’m dieting,' Fierstein said. 'I feel like a normal person. I can go and have dinner with friends and not have to eat every piece of bread on the table and then not go have ice cream when I’ve done with dinner,' he said.
![[Nowadays he's been keeping busy with quilting]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/19/93436735-14222319-image-a-21_1734982516947.jpg)
'I know what it is to be full like a normal person,' he said. Fierstein, who said he he has been both 'skinny' and 'fat' in his life, said the medicine helped him achieve the balance he needed to ditch the pounds. 'People don’t understand that being fat is not a choice. It’s something that you’re body is out of whack and this puts your body in whack,' he said.
![[Fierstein is a playwright and actor known for roles on Broadway and on the big screen; pictured 2016]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/19/93436733-14222319-image-a-22_1734982521744.jpg)
