Jennifer Hudson weight loss: How the Dreamgirls star dropped FIVE dress sizes
JENNIFER HUDSON flaunted her svelte physique on the new series of Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway at the weekend - but how did the once UK size 18 singer shed the pounds?
Oprah Winfrey reveals her weight loss secret
The 35-year-old Oscar-winning singer and actress has been open about her weight loss over the years, and between 2010 and 2014 was even a spokeswoman for Weight Watchers.
Jennifer’s weight loss journey began with her decision to slim down after her pregnancy.
But rather than crash-dieting, she chose portion control and exercise to sensible lose the pounds.
After becoming a Weight Watchers spokesperson in 2010, she said: “It’s a lifestyle change, not a diet.”
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I always have to have chocolate around - it’s my cigarette. I don’t smoke but it calms me so well.
She ended her partnership with Weight Watchers in 2014, after saying in 2012 she’d reached her goal weight, but she revealed revealed to Yahoo! Style her secret behind her portion controlled diet.
She said: “I don’t let the food intimidate me. If it’s too much, I just get rid of it, but I make sure to watch what I put in my body. And I make sure I know what it is.
“I always have to have chocolate around - it’s my cigarette. I don’t smoke but it calms me so well.
“I don’t like too much junk in my dressing room because I have to watch what I eat, so I put everything else out of the room.”
She reportedly dropped 80 pounds with Weight Watchers after going from a UK size 18 to 8.
But she’s admitted it’s not all about the number on the scale or the dress tag.
Appearing on Ellen DeGeneres, she said: “I liked who I was then and I like who I am now.”
In terms of her exercise regime, Jennifer trained with Harley Pasternak, who’s known for whipping his celebrity clients into shape with strict workouts, including his 25-minute 5 factor workout.
But an important part of her workouts is to have fun.
Speaking to Oprah Winfrey on her show, Jennifer revealed her love for basketball to keep fit.
She said: “I love basketball. It’s fun, you don’t even realise you’re working out.
“[You] just keep that metabolism going and just keep that energy up.
“That’s that cardio - you’re getting it in and you don’t even realise it.”
Ricky Gervais, who is currently promoting his Humanity Tour, has also been flaunting his weight loss recently.
