by Chelsea StewartBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff Serena Williams shared a glimpse at her progress five months after revealing she was taking GLP-1 medication for weight loss. Axelle / Getty Images The tennis star shared in August 2025 that she started the treatment after struggling to lose weight through diet and exercise following the births of her daughters, Olympia and Adira. She told TODAY that she had been on the medication for nearly a year and had lost 34 pounds. Jean Catuffe / Getty Images "I feel great," she told People. "I feel really good and healthy.