{"id":2516361,"date":"2026-07-25T00:07:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2516361"},"modified":"2026-07-25T00:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:07:39","slug":"brittany-cartwright-is-thriving-after-20-lb-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/brittany-cartwright-is-thriving-after-20-lb-weight-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Brittany Cartwright Is &#8216;Thriving&#8217; After 20 Lb Weight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/brittany-cartwright\/\"><strong>Brittany Cartwright<\/strong><\/a> is enjoying her summer.<\/p>\n<p>Cartwright, 37, took to Instagram on Thursday, July 23, to show off <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/the-hottest-celebrity-bikini-moments-in-2026-kylie-jenner-alix-earle-and-more\/\">her swimsuit style<\/a> while taking a dip in her pool. In the pic, she rocked a white one-piece featuring a plunging neckline and thick straps. The <em>Valley<\/em> star accessorized with diamond earrings.<\/p>\n<p>For glam, Cartwright went makeup-free and twisted her highlighted mane into a neat bun. She enjoyed her pool day with her son Cruz, 5, whom she shares with her estranged husband <strong>Jax Taylor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThriving \ud83d\ude0c\ud83e\ude77,\u201d Cartwright captioned the post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.3%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Brittany Cartwright\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her swim moment comes days after she opened up about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/celebrities-whove-spoken-about-ozempic-for-weight-loss\/\">her weight-loss journey<\/a> via Instagram on Monday, July 20. In the social media clip, she showed a side-by-side pic of her transformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m already down two dress sizes. I saw all the body-shaming comments about me but instead of pissing me off, they made me motivated,\u201d she said while narrating the post.<\/p>\n<p>Cartwright continued, \u201cEveryone knows I was using GLP-1s and everybody was using Fridays. I was so worried that if it didn\u2019t work for me, what was I going to do? I kept with it! I kept going. And after month three, I could tell that the weight was starting to fall off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cartwright gushed that once she reached her milestone, she \u201cfelt amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in the dressing room at the [Valley] reunion, I\u2019m sparking all over the place and finally starting to feel like myself again,\u201d she exclaimed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully 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class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/brittany-cartwright-says-body-shamers-motivated-weight-loss\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Brittany Cartwright Says Body-Shamers &#8216;Motivated&#8217; GLP-1 Weight Loss Journey<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBrittany Cartwright shared her experience on a GLP-1. Cartwright, 37, opened up about her progress after four months in an Instagram post promoting the online weight loss service Join Fridays. \u201cI\u2019m already down two dress sizes,\u201d she said in the video on Monday, July 20, sharing a side-by-side photo of her transformation. \u201cI saw all [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI finally got my sparkle back!\u201d Cartwright captioned the post. \u201cI\u2019m already down two dress sizes, and summer is just getting started! Everyone I knew was having success with GLP-1s, and they were all getting results with @joinfridays. I figured it was time to start, and I\u2019m so glad I did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued in the comments section, \u201cFor anyone wondering, I\u2019ve lost 20 lbs since my mommy makeover that happened in October. I started with Fridays long after my surgery, so the weight loss happened afterward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cartwright explained, \u201cMommy makeover boosted my confidence and losing weight has made me feel amazing and so much more confident. They are 2 different things. \u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brittany Cartwright is enjoying her summer. Cartwright, 37, took to Instagram on Thursday, July 23, to show off her swimsuit style while taking a dip in her pool. In the pic, she rocked a white one-piece featuring a plunging neckline and thick straps. The Valley star accessorized with diamond earrings. 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