Maria Menounos Shares Her 40 Pound Weight Loss Story

Believe it or not, Maria Menounos didn’t always have the super fit body she has today.  The star was once 40 pounds heavier.  She shared her weight loss story with OK Magazine saying she didn’t let the weight gain get her down because she felt it was all part of her college experience. 

“I honestly didn’t feel bad when I had gained the weight because my weight gain was in the best places you would want it – here (chest) and here (buttocks).  I still had a flat stomach.  Yeah, I was disappointed at different times when I tried clothes on and they didn’t fit, but I was in college. I didn’t really care too much. Everybody else around me had a bigger problem.”

Interestingly enough, the motivation for the television host to lose the weight was her health.

“When I lost the weight, I was happy and proud of myself because I knew it was a big accomplishment to lose that much weight. And I knew I wanted to be in this business and it wasn’t healthy. My dad is diabetic, and I knew it was something I was prone to. It was a real big decision on my part to take it down a notch and make sure I stayed as healthy as I could.”

Now that she’s lost the weight, don’t think Maria is starving herself or going to desperate measures to keep her new body!  She says,

“I think we all obsess so much, and you’re going to deprive yourself? For what? You’re supposed to enjoy yourself. The week after, just take it easy. Eat some fresh salads and fresh fruit. Replenish yourself with good, healthy alternatives for a week afterward and you’ll be fine. Take a long walk after dinner. Do something like that. I never stress about it.”

How refreshing to see someone who lost so much weight take such a laid back approach to keeping it off – especially when they’re in the spotlight!

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