‘Why do you have to get all dressed up to go out and why can’t you just go out like you used to’.
“And I’m like, ‘I’m a walking billboard now honey!
“I feel like I gained 10 years of my youth back. I look 10 years younger.
“People say to me, ‘You have Jennifer Hudson’s face. Are you her little sister?
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I didn’t even realise I was being discriminated against and missed out on things until I crossed over to the other side,’ she told US magazine Live Smart. Now, on this side, they treat you differently, the opportunities are different, my image is different, even though some people do say: “I like the fat Jennifer better”.’
She now weighs around 170lbs and is a US size 2 (UK size 6).It was the 2007 Oscars and the former American Idol contestant was nominated for an Academy Award, which she eventually won. It was a complete shock,’ she says. Where I come from, Chicago, I was a normal-size girl. She was talking to me about being a bigger girl and I was like: ‘I am? Hudson says that the comment affected her perspective and self-image. ‘I felt insecure about my size,’ she says.
But back in Chicago she was happy in her own skin.
She says: ‘I didn’t ever say: “I hate my body”. I really liked myself and that’s why my mind has still not caught up to my new body. But this is the new me, I now think of myself as a supermodel… I have passed over from one side to the other. I am somewhere I never thought I would be. I look at myself in the mirror and I say: ‘Is that you?’Despite sticking to the plan religiously Hudson says that after she lost the first 40lbs [2st 12lbs] her weight hovered at 190lbs [13st 8lbs].
But the 5ft 9in star didn’t give up. ‘I got stuck at 190lbs,’ she says. I had been 190lbs before and never could get any lower. I decided to just keep doing what I had been doing and it worked.’
‘My son has never had fried food,’ she says. ‘[And] we don’t give him sweets. I had to be an adult before I learned all of this. I remember my granddaddy used to walk us to the store every day and we would come back with bags and bags of chips [crisps] and it seemed like the whole candy store and bags of cookies.’
I didn’t realise that so many people were watching me or that so many people were interested,’ she revealed. ‘Now people come up to me saying, “You’ve inspired me” and I’m like, “Wow”‘.
“I just made sure I stuck to my Weight Watchers…I also took the extra mile to delete the carbs. I didn’t eat any carbs until today. I made sure when I felt the need to eat something crunchy I ate nuts instead and stayed away from the carbs.”
“Oh my god, yes, it’s a brand new me. Sometimes I don’t even recognize myself. I’ve lost 80 lbs.”OMG! I guess she does have a hard time recognizing herself. But Jennifer says she’s not looking to take her weight loss too far.
“That 4 and 2 and 0 is not for me.”Well, Jennifer looks great, doesn’t she? Jennifer also opened up to Oprah about the tragic murders of her family.
“Well, my family. This is a very emotional subject. My baby. My grandmother. My mother. Even my brother I can hear him saying, ‘Jenny, knock it off,’ like my mother right now would be saying to me, ‘Why you always crying, stop crying.’
“Their spirit was saying, ‘You’ve got to keep going.’ And I try to do everything to say, ‘Will my mother like this? Will she be pleased? Will she be proud of that?’ I don’t think I could ever come close to be the kind of mother that my mother was to me, but I try to use that as an example and be there for him the way she was there for me.”I still want to cry when I think about it. But I’m sure Jenifer’s family would be SO proud of her with all she’s doing.
“I’m excited about this album because it’s almost like a renewal for me, reflected through the chapters of my life. I’ve called it ‘I Remember Me’ because of the journey I’ve been on. I’ve learned that life constantly surprises you, no matter your plans. My fans have been so loyal, I feel like they have been on this journey with me and I can’t wait for them to hear the new album.”
“I’m not going to cook. I’m actually having a huge Christmas family dinner celebration… they’re doing Weight Watchers, too… all they have to do is come and look good.”Wow that must take some serious will power! I’m all for healthy living, but Christmas dinner is the one thing I won’t give up! Although I think it’s great that she has her family on board, because that will definitely make it easier to stay on track. In addition to her healthy eating Jennifer also does a workout of four sets of push-ups, leg squats and sit-ups every day. She also ncludes an hour of intense cardio and another hour of resistance training. Wow, that’s dedication!
“I didn’t expect to go as far as I did! People are like, ‘Okay Jennifer don’t lose anything else!’”
“I go into the store and they try to put me in 4s and 6s and I’m like [she looks over both shoulders] ‘Who are you trying to talk to?’ My mind hasn’t caught up yet.”
“I’ve always been a person who’s comfortable with myself whether it’s plus-size, small size it doesn’t matter”
