TOP 10 ARTISTS' WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY

Aside from the fact that being fat or chubby is evidence of good living, it comes with a lot of disadvantages and in most cases, people always try to reduce their body fat by engaging in different exercises and diets. In this article, we will share with you a list of the top 10 artists that took the weight loss journey and are now happy they do. Perhaps their story will inspire, or motivate you as well. let’s gossip!!

10. Teni Makanaki

The Nigerian musician Teni Makanaki set the internet on fire after announcing to her fans that she lost 75 pounds without surgery. We find this amazing because a lot of musicians these days undergo surgeries to get the fat out of their bodies, having someone lose 75 pounds without surgery these days sounds impossible, but Teni proved us wrong. How long it took her to accomplish this, she didn’t specify but from when she went missing and when she came back online, we believe it took her 5 months at least!!

9. Aretha Franklin

The case of Aretha Franklin is one that dropped our jaws. If you think you have seen it all, then you sure haven’t heard of Aretha who weighed 250 pounds. She managed to lose just 80 out of these pounds and you can see how stunning she looks now. She confessed to having lacked words to use in describing how fat she was, and that was when she knew she had to do something about it. In her words, “I couldn’t be feeling any better than I am feeling right now after losing 85 pounds.” Girl, we equally feel good for you as well. 

8. Jordin Sparks

The world is a twisted place. Because while some people feel a little bit of fat won’t hurt anybody, some others feel being fat is unhealthy. Jordan Sparks belongs to the latter. In 2009, she said she loves her body size and the curves she has, but would consider living healthy, therefore, reducing her body size will do her some good. She had a size 14 body but was reduced to size 6. Her new look is stunning nonetheless and you can still see how curvy she looks even after losing so much fat. She did confess that she didn’t intend to lose this much weight, she said, “I seriously didn’t intend to lose this much weight.”

7. Kimberley Locke

Kimberly Locke was once an unhappy size 14 superstar but decided that it was time to lose some weight. Guess how she did it, by eating lots and lots of vegetables. Kimberly Locke managed to lose up to 40 pounds by eating only vegetables and maintaining a healthy diet. You know, it’s quite surprising that veggies can also help you reduce weight. Come to think of it, this sort of explains why a lot of vegetarians these days are slim or super slim to some extent. 

6. Kelly Price

The second artist that had to act fast after being declared with being morbidly obese was Kelly Price. Kelly knew at once that she had to change her life after the doctor had informed her of her status. She marked time to take out a lot of pounds from her size which was formerly 16. She rocks a new look now that she is grateful. 

5. Jill Scott

At a point in life, you would just sit and realize how far you’ve gone in building up your body size to something not pleasing to you and the people around you. Jill Scott did realize this while pregnant with her son, Jett Hamilton in 2009, and she worked towards changing how things were. After undergoing 60 minutes of exercise every day and eating healthy, she lost 63 pounds and she couldn’t be happier about it.

4. Kevin Liles

While there are musicians that tend to announce the success of their weight loss journey, some of them just intend to lay low and let the happy expressions on their faces do the announcing. Kevin Liles weighed over 300 pounds which is quite heavy for a man if you ask us. Nonetheless, he can be seen flexing his new look which is slimmer compared to before.

3. Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre who is one of the iconic beatmakers in the history of music exploded to about 270 pounds, in 2003. The journey to a new and slimmer self was long but worth it. Dre lost a lot of pounds along the line and he couldn’t hide his joy. He said, “I feel much stronger to the point where kicking a brick wall down with one kick feels possible.” He also said, “I hit the gym, every day for 2 to 2 ½ hours just to keep my shape and body size in check.”

2. Paul Wall

Imagine having a doctor’s appointment and the doctor tells you that you are morbidly obese, what would you do? The rapper, Paul Wall weighed 300 pounds before he decided to change his life. We believe he came about the decision he took in reducing his body size because his life depended on it. Paul reduced his body size through gastric surgery. The surgery took out 100 pounds of Paul’s 300 and he sure lives a good life now.

1. Ruben Studdard

The first musician on my list is Ruben Studdard who gained 100 pounds making him 450 pounds straight, after winning American idol back in 2003. He sure took this achievement to a whole different level. Ruben confessed to not liking his new look at all and decided to take the weight loss journey. The weight loss journey for Ruben Studdard was a serious decision in his life. He said, “I feel I would live longer if I start making healthier choices.” Deciding to loosen some weight sure gave Ruben more time on earth, we hope!! 

Conclusion

There are many roads leading to a slimmer self and so it doesn’t matter what road you take or what process you undergo. The fact is, losing some pounds today can make all the difference in your life and since nothing is stopping you from making the “Yes” decision other than yourself, we hope these artists’ stories of weight loss inspire you to decide on what to do next. Good luck!!