Holly Madison debuts trim post-baby body
It’s been less than a month since Holly Madison gave birth to her first child, baby Rainbow Aurora, and she’s already back to looking like a pinup.
Christina Aguilera new makeover!
Christina Aguilera has made it no secret that her weight fluctuatesWhen we first met the pop star, she was teeny tiny and flaunting it. From the barely there mini-skirts to the low cut jeans with the sides cut out, she was always showing off her trim figure. After her son Max was born, Christina got much curvier and told press she loved her new figure. Now her look has changed again. During a recent event for The Voice, Christina debuted yet another look and this time, she’s shed some serious pounds.
CVS employees to face $50 charge if they don’t reveal their weights each month
Beginning in May, health-insured CVS employees will be required to reveal their weights, and body fat and glucose levels. Noncompliant employees will see their medical charges increase by $600 per year.
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi debuts post-baby bikini body after losing 42 pounds
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has come a long way since we first watched as she burst into the Jersey Shore house announcing, “Party’s here.” She’s lost tons of weight, cleaned up her act, gotten engaged, had a baby, and now, she’s lost even more weight. In the latest issue of Us Weekly, Snooki is showing off post-baby body in a bikini.
Does liposuction really work? And how dangerous is it really?
In a society where the the best fix is the quickest one, liposuction seems like the ideal procedure. You just walk into a cosmetic surgeon’s office with some spare fat and walk out with artificially toned legs, arms, etc. What that doesn’t reveal is that liposuction is not a panacea for people who stuggle with being overweight.
Boy George gets his boyish figure back thanks to dramatic weight loss
When Boy George attended the What’s on Stage Awards last weekend, people immediately began talking about his newly trim figure. After steadily gaining weight in recent years, the famed Culture Club singer recently commited himself to a healthy diet — and lost a whopping 50 pounds as a result!
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Is it acceptable to put a seven-year-old on a diet?
Here is the dilemma with putting a young girl or boy on a diet: If a child is told her body is “wrong” from such a young age and is forced to change her behaviors, will she be set up for a lifetime of insecurity and disordered eating? Or, if you don’t encourage her to eat healthier and become more active, is she destined to the health problems that coincide with obesity?
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VIDEO Jessica Simpson says she didn’t make healthy decisions during her first pregnancy
Following the birth of her daughter Maxwell Drew last May, Jessica Simpson dived straight into Weight Watchers. Within four months, she lost more than 50 pounds and was on track to reach her body goals. Then, in what Simpson called “kind of like a one-night-stand,” she got pregnant again. But, this time, she is commited to having a healthier pregnancy.
Catelynn Lowell before and after weight loss photos
Catelynn Lowell has been losing weight like crazy since joining Weight Watchers to get into shape ahead of her big day aka her wedding to longtime love Tyler Baltierra which is scheduled for July 13 of this year. While Catelynn hasn’t revealed exactly how much she’s lost, she’s looking great and Tyler couldn’t be any more impressed.
Does “Biggest Loser” prepare contestants for life after the show?
Suzy Hoover lost 95 pounds and met her future husband on the second season of “Biggest Loser.” However, after posting a photo from a recent event that shows the weight many former contestants have gained back, Suzy is defending herself — and taking some punches at the show.
“Editing can make the viewer think anything and everything the producers (the ones making money) want you to think. And, btw, the producers and creators are the only one making money.”
Khloe Kardashian is “happier being heavier”
Khloé Kardashian has been through many well-documented ups and downs with her weight. Back in 2009, she lost 30 pounds by taking (and endorsing) QuickTrim diet pills. Recently, she’s added some weight back on, but its not getting in the way of her body confidence — in fact, Khloé says she is more comfortable with some curves.
“Honestly, I’m happy with myself if I’m a little heavier,” Khloé said for a February 2013 interview with Glamour.
The 28-year-old added she was tired of conforming to “someone else’s idea of beauty.”
Oxygen announces Fat Girl Revenge reality series
As part of the Television Critics Association Press Tour the Oprah-founded Oxygen network, who brought us such fine reality programming as Bad Girls’ Club and All My Babies’ Mamas, announced yesterday that it will be adding several new shows to its 2013 lineup, including a the reality show Fat Girl Revenge. “This is not another weight loss or makeover show, it’s a series about settling the score after the pounds have been shed,” the press release begins. “Each episode follows two new inspiring and unapologetic women, who were once discounted, humiliated and rejected because of their weight, as they stand up to their bullies and finally get even.” Keep reading for the full description from the Oxygen press release.
VIDEO: Ruby Gettinger comes clean about lying about weight loss on her reality show
Ruby Gettinger, who once weighed 715 pounds, had a popular reality show chronicling her life and weight-loss called Ruby on the Style Network that first aired in 2008. She hit her peak weight about 17 years ago, and for years hovered between 360-550 lbs. She reached a low weight of 328 on the show, but after the final season admitted to her fans that she had gained back 60 pounds. Now Ruby’s back on track with her weight loss and opening up about manipulating weigh-ins and other deceptions while filming the show.
Is Bethenny Frankel a weight loss expert too?
Bethenny Frankel finally has something to celebrate. Just weeks after announcing her separation from her husband of two years, Jason Hoppy, Bethenny is sharing in the happiness of her good friend Nick Feitel who she helped lose over 60 pounds — something she refers to as a “manformation.”
The Game before and after 60 Days of Fitness photos
Back in the beginning of December rapper The Game announced that he was going to be participating in his brother’s 60 Days of Fitness regiment in hopes of having the body he’s “always wanted” by Valentine’s Day. The Game, born Jayceon Terrell Taylor, has been sharing his journey with tweets and photos on Instagram highlighting his diet and workouts. Yesterday he gave fans a “30-day check in” by sharing before and after photos of his physique!
PHOTOS Kim Zolciak reveals 30 pound weight loss
Kim Zolciak recently shed one super popular reality show from her agenda and now, she’s shedding the pounds! The former Real Housewives of Atlanta star and mommy of four has dropped an impressive 30 pounds just four months after giving birth to her youngest son Kash Kade and now, she’s showing off her slimmed down figure.
Jessica Simpson talks pregnancy in new Weight Watchers ad, will she still be doing Weight Watchers while pregnant?
There were rumors that Jessica Simpson’s second pregnancy was negatively affecting her multi-million deal with Weight Watchers, but that’s not the case at all. One of the spots Jessica filmed in November for Weight Watchers includes an announcement that she’s expecting, and Weight Watchers released a statement that they will continue to work with Jessica. Will she be using the program while she’s still pregnant?
Before and after 9-year-old Breanna Bond’s 66 pound weight loss
9-year-old fifth grader Breanna Bond is making headlines for losing almost 70 pounds in less than a year after struggling with bullying and mobility problems.
Report! Jessica Simpson may lose Weight Watchers deal because of second pregnancy
Jessica Simpson may be busy celebrating the holidays and the news of her second pregnancy, but she may have some drama coming her way. The singer signed a $4 million deal with Weight Watchers after becoming pregnant with her first child. She slimmed down recently, but now they are reportedly frustrated that she’s become pregnant again.
Hilary Duff before and after post-baby weight loss with trainer Gabe Johns
Hilary Duff gave birth to baby Luca 8 months ago, and is now showing off the results of her intense workouts with trainer Gabe Johns.
PHOTOS Jared Leto’s weight loss for Dallas Buyer’s Club
Jared Leto is starving himself for a cause. The forty-year-old actor/musician recently signed on to the 2013 flick Dallas Buyer’s Club which required him to lose a ton of weight, and boy, has he. Earlier today, he and photographer Terry Richardson released some shocking photos of his weight loss.
Matthew McConaughey lost 38 pounds for The Dallas Buyer’s Club, and just wants a cheeseburger
Fit 43-year-old Matthew McConaughey lost 38 pounds this year, mostly buffed-up muscle from playing a stripper in Magic Mike to play an AID patient in The Dallas Buyer’s Club. He went from 181 to 143 in a very short period of time, and of course the process was difficult.
Jessica Simpson shows off slim figure in sexy wench Halloween costume
Jessica Simpson welcomed daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson 6 months ago, but losing the baby weight has proved to be quite the challenge for her after reportedly gaining nearly 70 pounds during her pregnancy. With the help of Weight Watchers, the pop star has reportedly lost 60 pounds and she flaunted her new, slimmer figure in a sexy wench Halloween costume!
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Pink reveals toned look after dropping 55 pounds
Check out Pink on the cover of Shape after shedding 55 pounds and find out how she went about losing the weight.
PHOTO Tami Roman reveals weight loss
Tami Roman is on a mission to get healthy and look great. The Basketball Wives star quit smoking a few months ago and as a coping mechanism, the self-proclaimed foodie began to eat more leading to a weight gain. Now, along with the help of the NV diet, Tami has lost two dress sizes and is feeling better than she has in a long time — and her body looks amazing.
VIDEO Laura Govan reveals how she lost 85 pounds
Laura Govan, star of Basketball Wives: LA and fiance of Memphis Grizzlies player Gilbert Arenas, recently lost an impressive 85 pounds. After giving birth to her four children, the reality star had ballooned to 225 pounds and she wasn’t liking what she was seeing in the mirror — so she made a change. Keep reading for a recent interview with Laura in which she reveals how she lost 85 pounds!
PHOTOS Deena Nicole Cortese loses 15 lbs and 2 dress sizes
Deena Nicole Cortese is giving Pamela Anderson a run for her money — kind of literally! The Jersey Shore star has seriously slimmed down and she’s showing off all her hard work in the latest issue of In Touch Weekly, in which she pays homage to the world’s sexiest female lifeguard (props to The Hoff) by taking a jog on the beach Baywatch style! Deena also opens up about her weight loss and her admiration for Pamela.
PHOTOS Bristol Palin weight loss before and after
Bristol Palin returned to Dancing With The Stars last night for its All-Stars season and while her moves were impressive, her new body shined as well. The young mommy turned reality star has lost weight and is looking great and now, she’s showing off her fit figure and dishing on how she shed the pounds.
PHOTO Kim Zolciak loses baby weight in two weeks
The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s Kim Zolciak gave birth to son Kash Kade Biermann on August 15 and her daughter Brielle shared this photo on Saturday along with the tweet, “seriously… who looks like this after 2 weeks of having a baby?” Brielle has a point!
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape actress Darlene Cates lost half her body size! Plus, see her archived Sally Jesse footage
Darlene Cates (now 64), who once topped the scales at 575 lbs., stole a lot of hearts in her role in 1993’s What’s Eating Gilbert Grape as an obese mom of a large family (including a mentally handicapped played by Leonardo DiCaprio.) Now she’s happy to report that she’s lost nearly half her body weight, and is ready to get back to work.
Matthew McConaughey is wasting away!
Matthew McConaughey really beefed up for his role in Magic Mike, but he’s not maintaining it. That doesn’t mean he’s gaining weight though, he just keeps getting skinnier and skinnier.
PHOTOS Mike & Molly star Billy Gardell has lost more than 50 pounds
Billy Gardell, the heavy-set comedian and Melissa McCarthy’s co-star on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly, has been working with a personal trainer since October and has lost over 50 pounds! Keep reading to see photos of the slimmed-down Billy and watch a funny clip of him discussing the weight loss with Craig Ferguson.
Kendra Wilkinson thinks everyone should leave Jessica Simpson alone about the baby weight
From almost the moment Jessica Simpson gave birth to baby Maxi over two months ago, tabloids have been raging about she’s struggling to lose her baby weight in order to fulfill her reported $4 million Weight Watchers deal. Every week seems to bring a new narrative about how Jessica just can’t seem to make it to the gym or stop eating so much.
Now reality star, and fellow mom, Kendra Wilkinson is saying “Enough!” with the Jessica Simpson weight shaming, and we have to agree with her.
Mila Kunis on gaining 25 pounds after Black Swan “This is my normal body. It’s not 98 pounds”
As Glamour‘s August cover girl, Mila Kunis spoke about two of the biggest double standards in Hollywood: scrutiny of women’s weight and age.
Mila’s gained 25 pounds since her Black Swan days, when the 5’4″ actress weighed only 98 pounds. She pointed out that she’s healthier now and has more muscle; but no matter what her weight is, people complain.
Paula Deen before and after 30 pound weight loss
Paula Deen has faced a lot of backlash this year after she announced that she has been diagnosed with diabetes (which many view as hypocritical because the fatty, sugary food she has cooked and marketed is linked to developing diabetes when consumed in excess.)
The former Butter Queen has an endorsement deal with diabetes drug Victoza, but as she tells People magazine this week, she’s also focusing on her diet and weight to fight the illness. In some cases, Type 2 diabetes, which is what Deen suffers from, can be reversed through weight loss and diet changes. She’s now showing off the results of a 30 pound weight loss over 6 months. How did she do it?
Is Lauren Manzo addicted to food? RHONJ star discusses life-long weight struggle
Lauren Manzo, daughter of Caroline Manzo and star of Real Housewives of New Jersey, has recently admitted to undergoing the lap band procedure after struggling with her weights for several years. Manzo previously tried other weight loss programs and diets such as LA Weight Loss, Jenny Craig, and on the show we see her try a drastic egg white diet. None of these brought the level of success she wanted, so Lauren opted for a surgical measure, a choice her father also made.
Catelynn Lowell before and after weight loss photos! Weight Watchers results
Teen Mom‘s Catelynn Lowell has been getting good results with her weight loss progress. We watched her struggle a bit with image issues on the show during Season 3, but she’s been working hard, and now looks better than ever. CLICK HERE to see more photos from Catelynn, Maci, and Farrah.
How Beyonce lost the baby weight
Beyonce’s body is banging after giving birth to Blue Ivy in January. How’d she lose the baby weight?
PHOTOS Perez Hilton shows off dramatic weight loss at Logo’s NewNowNext Awards
Blogger Perez Hilton surprised everyone in attendance at the 2012 Logo “NewNowNext Awards” Friday night when he opened his jacket to reveal a brand new, ummm… chiseled physique!?! No, seriously. Keep reading for the jaw-dropping photos and read Perez’s joyous comments from his post about his new GTL self. Includes before and after weight loss pictures of Perez for the full effect.
My 600 lb Life’s Melissa Morris before and after 500 pound weight loss
Melissa Morris, the subject of a special 2 hour premiere episode of TLC’s new show My 600-lb Life, was filmed by the network over the last seven years as she struggled to lose over 500 pounds. Formerly tipping the scales at 673 pounds, she now triumphantly weighs in at 170. Now that she weighs a fourth of what she once weighed, she’s struggling to redefine her relationship with her husband Chris, who married her when she was heavy, and to see herself as she looks today, not as she was when she was over 600 pounds and immobile.
Jennifer Hudson is super skinny in a mini at VH1 Divas Celebrate Soul
Dec. 18 Jennifer Hudson looked incredibly slim in a Francesco Scognamiglio minidress and thigh high boots at the VH1 Divas Celebrate Soul at Hammerstein Ballroom.
VIDEO Mariah Carey drops 70lbs, reveals post baby body
The greatest selling female artist in music history, Mariah Carey, made a big splash via the The Rosie Show displaying an impressive post twin-baby body. She sat down with Rosie and revealed that she has dropped an amazing 70lbs after being just 6 months out from having given birth to twins Moroccan and Monroe. See her smokin’ hot Jenny Craig commercial and read her comments about why it’s more about health than, “Hey, look at me.”
PHOTO Not too skinny LeAnn Rimes visits Nobu restaurant to stay that way
LeAnn Rimes met her husband Eddie Cibrian for dinner at Nobu in Malibu Monday night wearing a tiny pair of leopard print shorts and a black tank top, showing off her controversially thin frame. Check out the photo and “weigh in” on the “too thin or not too thin” debate and read what the full-time Tweeter LeAnn had to say about her fashion choice!
PHOTOS 16 and Pregnant’s Aubrey Akerill’s weight loss due to thyroid tumors, not drugs
16 and Pregnant star Aubrey Wolters Akerill came under a maelstrom of controversy after MTV aired a “Where Are They Now?” special in which Aubrey was shown partying it up, kissing another girl on a pool table while drunk, and talking about becoming a stripper. She had also lost a lot of weight, which lead many to speculate she has been using drugs. But Aubrey reveals that her recent weight loss is due to multiple thyroid tumors in her neck and she even shared a photo to prove it!
Your weekly LeAnn Rimes Twitter bikini photos – this time with “Curves”
It seems LeAnn Rimes has retired from music to pursue her new career as a Twitter bikini model, “too skinny” denier, and Brandi Glanville stalker. Although it’s not a career that promises a lot of financial rewards, it is a career LeAnn seems to be getting better at – as evidenced by her latest couple bikini photos that seem to use every trick in the book to help make her seem a little less thin than she is!
LeAnn Rimes tweets skinny bikini photos from honeymoon in Mexico
LeAnn Rimes has taken a bit of criticism of late because of her diminishing frame with some saying the singer has crossed the line from skinny to being unhealthily too skinny. But LeAnn wasn’t about to let the criticisms put a damper on her honeymoon with husband Eddie Cibrian in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico as she proudly showed off her svelte self with a couple bikini photos posted to Twitter!
Jonah Hill lost 30 pounds for 21 Jump Street! Before and after photos
Members of the Hollywood Chub Club are dropping pounds faster than starlets to score movie roles! The crew of young pudgy comedians who gained success as schlubby clueless-but-nice guys in films like Knocked Up and Superbad is downsized. First Seth Rogen dropped his baby weight for his Green Lantern role, and now Jonah Hill, who…
PHOTOS Jacqueline Laurita before and after 30-pound weight loss
Apparently Danielle Staub isn’t the only excess human flesh trimmed from the next season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey! In the new issue of Life & Style magazine cast member Jacqueline Laurita reveals she has lost 30 pounds since giving birth to her son Nicholas in 2009! Keep reading to find out how Jacqueline dropped the pounds and see before and after photos (including Life & Style‘s horrible choice for a “before” photo).
PHOTOS Heather Graham looking rather thin at ‘Portlandia’ screening
Heather Graham was on hand for a special screening of the upcoming TV show “Portlandia” in New York City yesterday. The star was all smiles during the red carpet arrival but from the photos taken she looked noticeably thin. She was still radiant but check out multiple photos as well as a side-by-side to see what appears to be a much skinnier Heather Graham.
Patrick House Before and After 181 lb. weight loss photos: Biggest Loser Season 10
NBC’s Biggest Loser Season 10 winner Patrick House really needed the prize money. He lost his job as a sales rep this January and he told US Magazine “a lot of the money is going to pay back my family and friends that I borrowed from just to live this year.” Patrick slimmed down 181lbs….
PHOTOS Kelly Osbourne shows off her new 112-pound body at AMAs
Kelly Osbourne is the latest poster child for successful weight loss and she proudly showed off her accomplishments on the red carpet at the 2010 American Music Awards in a tight ‘n’ sexy black lace dress and a huge, poofy-retro blond hairdo! Also, see the complete lack of Kelly belly as the first daughter of heavy metal strips down to a bikini for Shape magazine!
Can you really freeze your fat off? Jonathan Cheban tries out “Coolsculpting” by Zeltiq
You can “burn” off fat cells through strenuous exercise, or you can just have it excruciatingly “frozen” through a new procedure and then have it gradually leave your body over a series of weeks or months. Last week’s The Spin Crowd saw product publicist Jonathan Cheban of Command PR get his fat frozen off as…
Drew Carey shows off 80 lb. weight loss at CBS press tour
Drew Carey showed up at the 2010 CBS, The CW, Showtime Summer Press Tour Party last night 80 lbs. lighter than he was in January this year. That’s an average steady loss of more than 10 lbs. a month! After years of embodying the schlubby, overweight everyman on his successful sitcom The Drew Carey Show,…
Teen Mom’s Amber Portwood is down to 120lb!
Amber Portwood was once the most zaftig girl on MTV’s Teen Mom (Second Season premiering tonight at 10 pm. EST), but from the looks of this picture of her posted this May she’s now almost stick-thin! Amber was already looking more fit during the reunion special for the first season of Teen Mom this February,…
VIDEO – Kai Hibbard claims The Biggest Loser is misleading and encourages anorexic behavior
The Biggest Loser Season 3 finalist Kai Hibbard is speaking out again about the unhealthy practices and gaming that occurs on NBC show. In January, she spoke to Star Magazine about the health problems she suffered shortly before strutting around on the finale stage in a cocktail dress: her hair was falling out, she was…
Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels overcame depression, obesity
You wouldn’t know it from watching the svelte and boisterous Jillian Michaels whipping people into shape on the immensely popular Biggest Loser reality show, but this 36-year-old trainer from hell was once an overweight and troubled teenager.
Jillian opens up about her past in the July issue of Redbook (on stands June 22) in which she talks about her troubled childhood that included anger issues, being kicked out of her house and ballooning to 175 pounds. Keep reading find out what it was that turned Jillian’s life around and set her on the path to becoming one of the world’s toughest personal trainers!
John Goodman before and after weight loss photos
A much thinner John Goodman stole the show at the 38th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Honoring director Mark Nichols Thursday night, showing off his almost svelte new look on the red carpet in a black tuxedo. See before and after photos of the notoriously portly star!
How and why 50 Cent dropped 50 lbs for movie role
Following in the footsteps of Tom Hanks and Christian Bale, who also slimmed down to shocking weights for roles, 50 Cent (real name Curtis Jackson), dropped 54 pounds from his 6 ft. frame to play a football star and cancer patient in the upcoming movie Things Fall Apart. The rapper-turned-actor conceived of and wrote the…
Biggest Loser winner Michael Ventrella before and after photos
Michael Ventrella won Biggest Loser Couples by shedding over half of his original weight of 526 pounds, finishing up a svelte 262 at Tuesday night’s weigh-in. Not only did Michael set the record for the heaviest contestant to ever participate in the nine seasons of the show, but he also broke Danny Cahill’s weight loss record of 239 pounds from last year!
See lots of before and after photos of Michael’s amazing transformation!
VIDEOS What do Daniel Wright and Shay Sorrells from The Biggest Loser look like now?
Last night on The Biggest Loser two contestants were eliminated instead of just one. The night was dramatic and historical – dramatic because Shay Sorrells was the first to weigh in and lost 17 pounds! 17 POUNDS! And that wasn’t good enough to stay out of the bottom three! (Because of the double elimination the…