Heather Gay, star of Bravo's Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, has lost a lot of weight with the help of GLP-1.

Now the 51-year-old reality TV star has shared if she plans to go off the weight loss drug.

The answer is a big no, even though she is representing the diet company Atkins, she told UsWeekly on Thursday. Atkins is her way of making sure she is getting the right nutrition while keeping her weight down with GLP-1, she shared.

'This is working for me, and I'm just grateful to be here,' she told the site about GLP-1. 'I am focused on how I feel.'

She added, 'I think that's part of my daily routine as much as I have, you know, nutritional choices to support it.'

In 2005, GLP-1 medications were initially developed to help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar levels, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Recent studies of these medications further revealed that they had the potential to help with weight loss.

Popular brands of the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide — including Ozempic and Rybelsus —are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating diabetes, while Wegovy is FDA-approved for obesity management. 

'I feel healthy every day. I feel like I am taking care of my body. And for my whole life, I've just been trying to, like, work around my body,' she explained.

And she is happy she did not have to get used to being heavier: 'I just thought I had to accept how I looked and where I was at and that there was nothing I could do about it. I felt absolutely powerless.

'I’ve tried every diet in the book. I’ve always been aware of [my size]. If I wasn’t aware of it, other people made me aware of it.'

She is now on Atkins because 'the industry pioneer of the low-carb movement.' 

The program is helping her find the right balance of nutrition and protein. 

'For the first time in my life, I’m really super conscious of everything that’s going into my body, and I really find that I need protein to maintain my shape and to keep me going throughout the day, and fiber helps me feel better,' Gay said.

'It’s really hard to eat within, like, what your body wants and my hunger now.'

'It's been an amazing partnership for me. I have Atkins red nails, which is kind of indicative of how much I've absorbed it into my life,' Gay shared with the site.

'This is a new chapter for me, like being comfortable in my body and maintaining my weight and kind of having so much attention on it.'