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Army Wife Loses 150 Pounds (68 Kg), Surprises Husband

A woman from North Carolina has lost 150 pounds (68 kg) while waiting for her husband to come back from Afghanistan. According to WECT, Misty Shaffer of Wilmington, North Carolina kept the whole weight loss a secret from her husband. She is pictured in before and after photos above, and you can tell in the shot o...

21 May 2013
02:58 GMT

Chaz Bono Is Now 65 lbs (29.4 kg) Skinnier: I Like What I See in the Mirror

In April this year, Chaz Bono emerged in the spotlight again, showing off a brand new, considerably svelter figure than before. He had lost 60 lbs (27.2 kg) but, as he tells People magazine now, he’s still shedding the pounds. Bono’s weight loss now clocks at an impressive 65 lbs (29.4 kg) and was achie...

18 May 2013
00:26 GMT

Lindsay Lohan Has Gained 5 Pounds (2.2 kg) in Rehab, Without Adderall

Lindsay Lohan wanted to leave the Betty Ford Clinic where she started her court-mandated 90-day rehabilitation program when doctors informed her that they might take her off Adderall, but a judge didn’t allow her to just walk out. She’s also off the drug now, and, according to reports, it’s showing ...

17 May 2013
03:14 GMT

Zoe Saldana’s Weight “Unnecessarily” Revealed on Allure Cover

Zoe Saldana is now promoting her role in “Star Trek Into Darkness” with an interview and spread in Allure magazine. Besides the fact that the spread has her dropping trout, the issue is also getting plenty of headlines for “unnecessarily” revealing her weight. As you can see in the photo att...

15 May 2013
02:41 GMT

“Chunky” Cheerleader Kelsey Williams Responds to Weight Criticism – Video

Oklahoma City Thunder Girl was plucked out from the crowd and thrust into the spotlight unwillingly, when a blogger singled her out at a recent game by drawing attention to her weight, saying she might be “too chunky” to be a cheerleader. Speaking with ABC’s Good Morning America, Williams says she...

9 May 2013
03:35 GMT

Benedict Cumberbatch Bulked Up for “Star Trek,” Would Love More Action Films

Fans already know and love him for a string of movie roles but particularly for his take on Sherlock Holmes in BBC One’s “Sherlock” mini-series. In a few days, Benedict Cumberbatch will grace the screen in “Star Trek Into Darkness.” In the film, a sequel to the 2009 release, Cumberbatch...

3 May 2013
16:51 GMT

Khloe Kardashian Talks Pressure to Be Thin, Body Acceptance with Cosmopolitan

Khloe Kardashian has often been criticized and picked on for her weight but, as she puts it in her interview with the June 2013 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine, people wouldn’t say these things if they didn’t always compare her to sisters Kim and Kourtney, who are smaller. Khloe has recently lost a few...

2 May 2013
15:41 GMT

Jennifer Aniston Talks About Her Cheat Days – Video

Jennifer Aniston has a killer figure and a reputation that she takes almost obsessive care of it, eating only healthy foods and keeping very active. However, even she has a cheat day every once in a while. A cheat day is a day when you’re pretty much allowed to eat whatever you like and not work out if you do...

2 May 2013
04:20 GMT

The 5:2 Fast Diet or Why Fasting Is Beneficial

Dr. Michael Mosley created the 5:2 Fast Diet, which sees the dieter restrict their calorie intake to about 500 calories a day, for two days a week. A new book by Mimi Spencer and Dr. Sarah Schenker offers plenty of low-calorie recipes that are bound to help you stay on track and lose the extra weight. “The Fas...

1 May 2013
15:01 GMT

Denise Richards Shoots Down “Too Skinny” Rumors – Video

For the past several days, the tabloids have been trying to argue, with photographic evidence to back up their reports, that Denise Richards is too skinny and, as such, probably not as healthy as she says. On the contrary, Denise fights back: she’s never been healthy. Speaking with Extra on the red carpet at ...

30 April 2013
02:28 GMT

CBS Houston Blogger Under Fire for “Cheerleader Is Too Chunky” Comment

Oklahoma City Thunder Girl Kelsey Williams is probably “too chunky” to be an NBA cheerleader, according to a female sports blogger for CBS Houston. After her comment went viral, Claire Crawford deleted her initial report and all her accounts on social media, but she’s still under serious fire. A c...

29 April 2013
02:27 GMT

Jessica Alba Reveals “Brutal” Weight Loss Trick: Double Corset

A couple of days ago, countless paparazzi pictures of Jessica Alba on vacation in St Barts emerged online, prompting a lot of talk about how she had an impeccable figure even though she’d given birth to two babies. As it turns out, her secret aide to a perfect body isn’t something that she’d recom...

26 April 2013
05:54 GMT

Salon Tells Woman She’s Too Fat to Tan, Refuses Her Refund – Video

Kelly McGrevey from Norton, Ohio weighs 230 lbs. (104.3 kg) but never before in her life was she told that her weight could prevent her from getting a fake tan at one of the many salons around – until she stepped into the Aloha Tanning salon. Not only was she refused service because of her weight but, she tell...

23 April 2013
00:13 GMT

Chaz Bono Loses 60 lbs. (27.2 kg) with Healthier Lifestyle

There was a time when the tabloids would run stories about Chaz Bono saying doctors had warned him he had less than 4 years to live if he didn’t lose weight ASAP. Today, 60 lbs. (27.2 kg) thinner, Chaz is laughing off the reports, while planning to transform himself even more. People magazine caught up with t...

22 April 2013
23:58 GMT

Tyrese Gibson Goes Off on Fat People: Look at What You Did to Yourself

Tyrese Gibson has the body of a god and a career most would envy. In a recent interview with AllHipHop to promote his documentary, the model, singer and actor talked about how fat people should just own up to what they did to their body and start shedding the weight. His comments on the topic are just now getting m...

15 April 2013
15:51 GMT

Target Offers Dress Apology: “Manatee Gray” Is Actually a Color

Target caused serious waves online by offering a dress for plus-size women in “Manatee Gray” while the other option, for slimmer women, was in “Dark Heather Gray.” The company has since apologized for the mishap. The offending label was spotted by Susan Clemens, who posted a photo of it on h...

5 April 2013
03:32 GMT

Must See: Jim Morrison Animated Short on the Beauty of Being Fat

He was a rock god and one of the hottest male celebrities of all times, constantly flocked by groupies and admirers. However, Jim Morrison never understood what was so wrong with being a little fatter. The video above is an audio of a recently uncovered 1969 interview he did with Howard Smith of The Village Voice, ...

3 April 2013
15:11 GMT

Joan Rivers Stands by Her Adele Weight Jab – It’s Not Mean to Tell the Truth

Joan Rivers stands by the comments she made on David Letterman a short while ago: Adele is fat. This means she has two choices: either she calms down and no longer takes offense when people call her that, or she loses weight. The new round of smarting comments comes from an interview with The Huffington Post Live. ...

1 April 2013
10:58 GMT

Kendall Jenner Is Sick of Being Criticized for Being “Too Skinny”

Kendall Jenner, half-sister to the Kardashian girls Kim, Kourtney and Khloe, is growing sick and tired of being constantly criticized for her weight and / or the fact that she’s related to the reality stars, as she clearly says in a brand new interview with Harper’s Bazaar Arabia. The latest issue of th...

28 March 2013
03:26 GMT

Biggest Loser Finale 2013: Danni Allen Is Crowned Winner

The 14th season of The Biggest Loser has wrapped and, for the fifth time ever, a woman won the title and the cash prize: 26-year-old Danni Allen lost 46.9% of her body weight and beat the runner-up by just 1 pound (0.45kg). When she came on the show, Danni weighed 258 pounds (117kg). She finished at 137 pounds (62....

19 March 2013
07:23 GMT

Scott Disick Refuses to Apologize for Calling Kourtney Kardashian Fat

Scott Disick think his “little piece of machinery” and mother of his two kids, Kourtney Kardashian, is a bit too fat for her own good, even though she only recently gave birth. Those thinking he should apologize should think again – because he won’t do it. The latest episode of the reality s...

13 March 2013
05:42 GMT

Kourtney Kardashian Cries After Scott Disick Calls Her Fat

Kourtney Kardashian turned on the waterworks on the latest episode of Kourtney & Kim Take Miami, which saw her partner and baby daddy Scott Disick criticize her for not losing the pregnancy weight faster. Footage showed Scott nagging Kourtney about how much she should weigh for her height and then adding, “Yo...

12 March 2013
01:19 GMT

How to Weigh Things or Astronauts in Space – Video

The ISS astronauts will spend the next few days unloading the supplies aboard the Dragon and then a few more loading it with stuff that must get back to the ground, the science experiments that have run their course. Since the Dragon is currently the only unmanned spacecraft capable of returning to Earth, this part ...

4 March 2013
16:21 GMT

Celebrity Trainer Harley Pasternak Weighs In on Disney Stars: Who’s Fit and Who’s Filled Out

Celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, who has worked with countless celebrities throughout the years, has landed himself in some troubled waters with his latest blog post, which takes a good hard look at Disney stars and how some of them are in top shape, while others are heavier than they were when they started off in...

4 March 2013
15:21 GMT

Boy George Unveils Slimmer Figure at London Fashion Week 2013

On the occasion of a London Fashion Week 2013 outing, singer Boy George has unveiled his newly slimmed down figure – but same fabulous style. Click on the image above to see how he looks today. For reference, here is a photo of him in 2012. You can clearly see he’s lost a lot of weight. Before the pap...

18 February 2013
16:31 GMT

Grammys 2013: Fox Discusses Adele and Kelly Clarkson’s Weight

Now that the 2013 Grammy Awards are over and we’re done honoring the winners, Fox News is trying to divert attention towards something it believes to be just as important: how good role models are Adele and Kelly Clarkson for women all over the world? Check out the video above to see what I’m talking abo...

12 February 2013
03:02 GMT

Chris Christie to White House Doctor: Shut Up, You’re a Hack

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has often found himself in a position in which he must talk about and, to some extent, defend the fact that he’s overweight. However, while he’s open to doing that, he doesn’t appreciate it when someone who has never met him does it. Earlier this week, Christie w...

7 February 2013
03:16 GMT

Chris Christie Doesn’t Mind Fat Jokes – Video

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is the first to admit that he is at an unhealthy weight and could stand to lose some, so it should probably not come as a surprise that he’s the first to laugh at fat jokes. Christie made his first ever appearance on David Letterman the other night and, as previews released ...

5 February 2013
06:01 GMT

Khloe Kardashian Says She’s Happy If She’s a Little Heavier

Khloe Kardashian has always been targeted by some and praised by others for her attitude when it comes to losing weight. In a new interview with Glamour magazine, the star says she’s done with diets for good. Though she was never the one to starve herself to be stick thin or, even worse, tell others that conf...

21 January 2013
10:41 GMT

Woman Loses 222 Pounds (101.6 Kg), Is Now Running Marathons

Hers is a story that’s bound to inspire millions: Aimee Smith of Janesville, Wis., has managed to transform herself within a single year, becoming an athlete where she once was just an unhealthy, obese, inactive woman. Smith has participated in triathlons and marathons and, she explains for ABC News, is now ...

17 January 2013
02:47 GMT

Pregnant Kim Kardashian Is Not “Real” Enough for Weight Loss Companies

Kim Kardashian is pregnant with her first child but, if she’s looking to secure a weight loss deal as fast as possible to kick off after she gives birth, she’s totally barking up the wrong tree, various reports indicate. In recent years, it’s become somewhat of a tradition to hear that pregnant fe...

4 January 2013
14:11 GMT

The 1912’s Perfect Woman Weighed 171 Lbs (77 Kg) at 5 Feet 7 Inches (170 Cm)

This article from the NY Times archives reveals what the 1912's perfect woman was like. Cornell student Elsie Scheel of Brooklyn was described as having ideal proportions and not “a single defect.” As you can read in full if you click the photo to enlarge it, she is described as being “taller ...

22 December 2012
06:25 GMT

World’s Thinnest Woman Valeria Levitin Warns of the Dangers of Anorexia

Eating disorders are serious, debilitating, life-threatening conditions that should never be taken lightly. This is the message that Russian-born Valeria Levitin is trying to send out: weighing just 4 stone (56 pounds / 25.4 kg), she is believed to be the thinnest woman in the world. Valeria is an anorexic and has ...

20 December 2012
13:31 GMT

1,625 Fat Soldiers Booted from the U.S. Army in 2012

As many Army recruits do not pass fitness standards, seasoned soldiers are also being booted off over weight issues. There have been 1,625 dismissals on grounds of lack of fitness, from the beginning of the year up to October, Washington Post writes. In 2007, the number was 15 times smaller, the same publication wr...

13 December 2012
10:38 GMT

GravityLight: Device Uses Gravity Alone to Generate Light – Video

More often than not, specialists who take the time to develop ways of improving the living conditions of people in developing countries focus on harvesting either solar, kinetic or wind power in order to provide them with access to clean and cheap electricity. Still, two London-based designers, Martin Riddiford and...

10 December 2012
03:45 GMT

Photo of the Day: Diners Called “Fat Girls” on Check

Three women went out for dinner the other night at Chilly D’s Sports Lounge in California, but little did they expect to be insulted in the way they were when it came to get the check. On the bill, their waiter for the night, Jeff, wrote “Fat Girls” where the number of the table should have been. ...

9 December 2012
23:59 GMT

LeAnn Rimes Has Serious Pill Problem, Eating Disorder, Is Unstable

LeAnn Rimes is now married to Eddie Cibrian but, before they even started dating, he was married to Brandi Glanville, with whom he has two children. The two women have never made a secret of their dislike for each other, but Brandi’s recent accusations are more serious than that. She sat down for a lengthy in...

6 December 2012
08:54 GMT

Anne Hathaway Talks Shame over Body Image

Anne Hathaway is young, gorgeous, talented and extremely fit, but she’s not safe from feeling insecure about her body. In fact, she admits in a new interview with Glamour magazine, she actually feels shame about not having the “right shape.” Though she doesn’t want to encourage women into thi...

5 December 2012
04:42 GMT

Taylor Swift Is Not Eating, Scared Senseless of One Direction Death Threats

Taylor Swift has been getting a lot of death threats from One Direction fans after word got out that she’s dating their idol Harry Styles again. All this ruckus is making her extremely stressed, to the point where she’s barely eating anymore. This unconfirmed report comes from the latest print issue of ...

30 November 2012
04:10 GMT

Obese Death Row Inmate Says He’s Too Fat to Die, Is Denied

One death row inmate currently in jail for the 1983 murder by shooting of a hotel desk clerk has tried to argue once more than he’s too obese to die, and has been turned down for failing to provide sufficient evidence to back his claim. Ronald Post is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in January, w...

30 November 2012
01:21 GMT

Matthew McConaughey Is at His Lowest Weight Ever

Until not long ago, Matthew McConaughey was considered one of the most ripped, hunkiest and best looking men in showbiz. He’s a mere shadow of his former self these days, as the photo attached to this article will confirm. As Matthew himself announced over the summer, he’s been losing weight for a new ...

12 November 2012
15:51 GMT

Jennifer Hudson Is Done Losing Weight

Jennifer Hudson is calling it a day on her weight loss program. Ever since she’s been on Weight Watchers, the singer and actress has dropped a whopping 80 pounds (36.2 kg) but she’s now saying she’s not interested in losing more weight. One might assume, though, that she’ll stick with the pr...

9 November 2012
17:01 GMT

Jennifer Lawrence on Her Body: In Hollywood, I’m Obese

She’s talented, she’s gorgeous and she’s the hottest thing right now. Above all, Jennifer Lawrence is well aware of the kind of message she’s sending young girls from all over the world as regards weight, health and beauty. The star, who has literally won the hearts of millions with her role...

9 November 2012
15:51 GMT

Doctors Are Biased Against Overweight Patients, Study Shows

It’s not just the general public who tends to be biased against overweight and obese people, no matter their own weight: doctors too are, a new study has determined. For the time being, no connection has been established between being anti-fat biased and the many complaints about weight discrimination in heal...

9 November 2012
15:01 GMT

Lady Gaga on Her Weight: Adele Is Bigger Than Me, How Come Nobody Says Anything About It?

A short while ago, Lady Gaga grabbed headlines all over the world by daring to bare her (now curvier) body to silence those who were saying she was “fat.” She’s now namedropping Adele in a new interview. Speaking with Styleist UK about the controversy around her weight, which shouldn’t hav...

3 November 2012
07:21 GMT

I Was Never an Anorexic, Kate Moss Says in New Book

To this day, Kate Moss remains one of the most controversial but incredibly popular models of our times. In her new book, “Kate: The Kate Moss Book,” she talks about rumors of having anorexia and that infamous drug scandal she was involved in. The Daily Mirror has a few excerpts from the book, in which ...

29 October 2012
16:51 GMT

Size 12 Stella Boonshoft Talks About Underwear Photo That Made Her a Star

The other day, blogger Stella Boonshoft became the latest Internet “star” after posting a photo of herself in her underwear online. She’s a size 12 and her gesture was meant to show that beauty isn’t exclusive to thin women. The pic immediately went viral, spawning a very heated debate on we...

25 October 2012
15:31 GMT

Stella Boonshoft Stands Up Against Sizeism, Says Beauty Isn’t Weight Conditioned

Much like the “fatkini” movement, Stella Boonshoft of The Body Love Blog is also striving to prove to the entire world that beauty isn’t conditioned by weight and that big too can be just as beautiful, if not actually more so, as size 0. Just recently, Stella became an Internet star after a photo ...

22 October 2012
14:51 GMT

Mila Kunis Fired from Dior for Being “Too Fat”

Mila Kunis may be one of the most beautiful young women in showbiz – and a very talented actress while at it – but not even she is exempt from criticism if she gains weight. The honchos at Dior reportedly fired her for getting “too fat” to represent them. The report comes from Star magazin...

20 October 2012
15:51 GMT


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