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DJ Khaled began his weight loss journey after a troubling incident at a concert in October 2025.
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He began using the GLP-1 medication Wegovy after consulting with his doctor.
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Khaled has lost 90 pounds since last year.
DJ Khaled is discussing his weight loss journey.
The “All I Do Is Win” musician reflected on his recent experience with the weight-loss medication Wegovy, explaining that he attempted to change his lifestyle and fitness regimen before turning to the GLP-1.
“The motivation was there, the inspiration was there, working out and trying to eat better, but I needed help,” Khaled told PEOPLE. “We live for our kids and our kids make us live. So, I have to do my part.”
Khaled began his wellness journey when he was between 295 and 300 pounds, and now weighs between 200 and 212 pounds. He began taking Wegovy a year ago, and said that he lost 75 pounds while on the medication. “I would love to get to 200 pounds,” he said.
DJ Khaled in New York City on June 3, 2010
Credit: Frank Micelotta/Getty
The musician said that he decided to make a lifestyle change after a troubling moment at a concert in October 2025. “There’s a part of my show where I get on my knees and give thanks and show my gratitude,” Khaled remembered. “So, I get on my knees … but I remember I couldn’t really get up.”
The DJ said that loved ones reached out after the incident. “One of my friends was coming to me like, ‘Yo, you were breathing hard.’ Then, ten minutes later, somebody else told me the same thing,” he recalled. “I said, alright, hold up … I gotta step my game up. I gotta get my mind right. We can’t have this.”
Khaled feels significantly better today than he did last year. “I’m just way healthier. I’ve got more energy. I’m more motivated to do everything,” he said. “I wasn’t saying all that when I was bigger. Of course, I was happy — my doctor always told me I was a Rolls-Royce with junk in the trunk. And now, he’s saying, ‘You need to be studied, that’s how healthy you are.'”
The musician has also taken up a new hobby, too. “I fell in love with golf, I love the game so much,” he said, noting that he walks the whole course instead of taking a golf cart. “I get over 10,000 steps a day.”
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Khaled also explained why he wanted to publicize his GLP-1 use. “I love putting good energy out there,” he said. “I love representing, staying in the light. And if it’s something good and something great and something that’s gonna help you progress — and when we’re talking about health — why not share it?”
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