Celebrities Who Have Lost Weight and Kept It Off

They have personal trainers, personal chefs and access to every weight-loss trick out there. Celebrities are often the first people we look to when trying to lose weight. Some of people even want their own bodies to look like the stars.

“Often times, unrealistic expectations set by the film and television industry lead to insecurities about our own bodies,” says Jim Henry, RD, of the Penn Bariatric Program. “Celebrities are paid to look a certain way, and most will do anything to achieve a body that may not be attainable for everyone else.”

Instead, Henry says to focus on attaining a healthier lifestyle through diet and exercise. For some, weight-loss surgery may offer a permanent solution to a lifelong struggle with weight and weight loss.

“Weight-loss surgery in conjunction with support from trained experts in weight-loss surgery and psychology can lead to positive changes in health and weight that last a lifetime,” says Henry.

Here are some celebrities who have been very vocal about their own struggle with weight and weight loss:

Oprah Winfrey has lost and gained over and over again while in the public eye.

Singer Carnie Wilson was very open about her gastric-bypass surgery, which aired on the Internet in 1999. She’s since had revisional lap-band surgery after regaining her weight, and is back to losing weight.

Star Jones has been quiet about her own weight-loss surgery, instead opting to tell people about her surgery well after her significant weight loss.

“Celebrities are people who struggle with weight-related issues just like so many of us do,” says Henry. “It’s important not to look to celebrities and models as how we should look, but to take from them examples of a healthy lifestyle like working out and eating well.”

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