TikTok wellness coach Janelle Rohner is under fire after admitting she’s been using a GLP-1 drug — like Ozempic or Mounjaro — to aid her weight loss, despite selling a $200 macro-counting course based on her "natural" results. While GLP-1s have become a trendy weight loss tool, fans feel betrayed that Janelle didn’t disclose her use sooner, accusing her of profiting off insecurities under false pretenses. Since her confession, refund demands and cancellation calls have flooded her pages, with many claiming she only cares about money.
In response to the backlash, Janelle posted a typical influencer-style apology, stating she’s not asking for sympathy and insisting she could have kept it a secret. However, critics aren’t buying it, arguing the damage is already done — and some are even predicting a lawsuit. Whether Janelle’s brand can survive this remains to be seen.
In response to the backlash, Janelle posted a typical influencer-style apology, stating she’s not asking for sympathy and insisting she could have kept it a secret. However, critics aren’t buying it, arguing the damage is already done — and some are even predicting a lawsuit. Whether Janelle’s brand can survive this remains to be seen.
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00:00TikTok wellness coach Janelle Rohner is getting dragged online for using a weight loss tool while
00:04selling a weight loss program and the internet is calling her a fraud for it. Janelle, a certified
00:10macros coach and nurse, built her brand on keto recipes, macro counting, what I eat in a day
00:15videos, and transformation photos as a mom of two, all while selling a $200 course promising to change
00:22your life. Hello and welcome back to my channel. I am Janelle Rohner, certified macro coach. Let's
00:27do week one and two of my fitness challenge. But now her credibility is crumbling as her weight loss
00:33has not been completely natural. Yes, over the last year I have decided to make some new choices in my
00:39health. Last week, Janelle admitted in a five-minute YouTube video that she's been using a GLP-1 drug
00:45like Ozempic or Monjaro to help with her weight loss for almost a year now. I started working with a
00:50doctor and we did decide to add a GLP-1 to my plan. And while GLP-1 medications have become a popular
00:59trend, fans are upset that Janelle promoted her macro counting results to sell a $200 course. Without
01:05disclosing, she has also been using what she calls a tool to help. GLP-1s are not magic. I still had to
01:13show up. In the YouTube video, Janelle stated she's speaking up now because she promised to be honest
01:18with her followers and feels proud of her progress. But she may have also felt forced to open up as
01:23the influencer mentioned in a corresponding social media post that she has been getting asked which
01:28GLP-1 she's been using all over her social media profiles. Okay, so I have seen this question all
01:34over my page on all of my videos over the last couple of months and let's talk about it. And since the
01:43confession, refund requests have flooded her page along with calls from others to see the fitness
01:48influencer completely canceled. Ultimately, the internet feels Janelle has deceived and betrayed
01:53her fans and only really cares about the money. One fan even commented, this all boils down to money.
01:59Even this TikTok is telling everyone to go to the YouTube because then she gets the money for those
02:04views and engagement too. After heavy criticism, Janelle responded in normal influencer apology fashion,
02:10clarifying she's not asking for sympathy. Okay, I'm not asking for sympathy. I'm just trying to do the
02:18right thing and I'm trying to be honest now. She also reminded her audience that she could have kept
02:23this a secret, a comment that didn't go over well with her audience, as one critic wrote,
02:28I could have kept lying to you. While Janelle is trying to make things right and even offered a refund,
02:33I am willing to do a refund for anybody who bought a class in the last 11 months.
02:38Many believe the damage is already done, with some even predicting a lawsuit. But what's your take?
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