Kimora spoke to Popeater recently about how she has managed to lose 25 pounds in a year:
She said, “I have shed the fat by not eating, but I don’t like to tell the kids that so they think they shouldn’t eat. No, I watch my portions, and I eat leaner proteins and vegetables and stuff like that.[…]So I woke up this morning and ordered breakfast at 4 AM. I had egg whites scrambled, spinach, turkey bacon and a glass of orange juice. The reason I had such a big breakfast is because I hadn’t eaten in two days. I’ve had fruit, I’ve had a smoothie, I’ve had a protein bar, but it’s not like I’ve had Doritos…I was out one night with two famous sisters when a bunch of burgers were being passed around. I went to grab one and the two of them looked shocked. They said ‘we don’t eat.’ Then after I grabbed a burger they said they were joking but I knew they weren’t!”
After she came under fire for the statement (as she alluded to anorexia), she later retracted, explaining, “I just wanted to take a moment to address a story about my recent weight loss that began circulating today. This story led people to believe that I shed 25 lbs (pounds) by not eating, which is completely ridiculous.I am a mother of three young children, two of whom are girls and I’m trying to raise them with a healthy body image. It’s taken me almost a year to lose close to 25 lbs and I did it through healthy diet and exercise. So yes, I’m a bit smaller, but still curvy and healthy and proud of my body and the time it has taken me to undergo this personal journey for myself.”
She continued, “I’m not one of those ‘superstar moms’ who lost all their baby weight in a week. So, yes, I’m upset about the innuendo because I just can’t win. In the past year there have been numerous rumors about my weight – first I was attacked for being a size 10, now I’m anorexic? I’m a real woman and I represent real women. I believe that people are beautiful at any size, color or weight. The way this article was promoted is unfortunate – what a silly way to sensationalize a story, especially when you know young people will be reading it…There must be more accountability in reporting, especially considering the far reaching impact on girls and young women who are exposed to this kind of misleading information on a daily basis. What kind of example is that setting for them?”
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Read the story on PopEater here.
Oh, Kimora…
Ok soooooo….one minute she had a healthy diet, then next minute she was eating a “big” breakfast because she hadn’t eat in two days. So which one is it? Diet? or starving yourself? This should be no big deal as we know half the people in the entertainment industry starve themself….so….meh
Great response from Kimora, she looks great and healthy.
I sound like Tony the Tiger “Grrrreeeat” in my previous comment lol I find it funny how no one questions J Hud for losing so much weight; as much as I love her she looks a little weird or Gwenyth P for her constant cleansing. Kimora on the other hand looks pretty good and based on her show she definately eats..
*shrug*
Kimora keep doing you darling!
Kimora looks great. Her neck fat is gone and that is the main joke ppl sd about her. This is the best she has looked..ever
If she IS starving herself which she probably is..hopefully she will stop now that the cat is out of the bag
She looks fine.
I think it’s a misunderstanding like she said. Smoothies and protein bars doesn’t feel like eating the way a hot meal does, thus the wording–but she did consume some calories. It does sound funny to say that breakfast was big though. She sounds like she still needs to work on figuring out how to feel like she’s eating well and still being healthy. It sounds like she’s on what most women be on: ultra-healthy and then binging on total crap. Disordered eating, not necessarily eating disorder. Balance people.
Uhhh JHud is on Weight Watchers….WHy would ppl question her?
Kimora flip flopped…..and they took that and ran with it
Ummm she is a mom she is probably meaning she didnt have full sit down meals for a day or two…a protein shake, bar, a salad…eventually (if youre a REAL eater like me and Kimora :-) ) you may feel like you havent eaten…sometimes im just too damn busy to eat. Real talk.
omg, what woman doesn’t have days of not eating…I say I didn’t eat all the time or I’m starving myself…and what I mean is that I’m not pigging out like I would love too…especially as a mom…I thought she had insinuated that she threw up. Oh and I’m sure the others aren’t eating as well…meaning no junk food, burgers, fried food, milkshakes….yup!
the problem with celebs is that they are HORRIBLE role models to women especially younger girls and teenagers. why on earth will a person not eat? i strongly believe that she did not eat and is trying to flip the script…
JHud on the hand is a walking anorexic and a contradiction to everything she stood for… “miss i love my body and curves”
the truth is these women should not be role models!
it is about time our generation looked up to smarter women and stop focusing so much on celebs.
i love fashion but will forver have ursula burns as my role model!!!!!
For anyone that has watched her show I think they would understand her sense of humor. She’s not starving herself in the sense of not eating ANYTHING… but she explicitly stated the diet that she was on. I love Kimora… she looks fab now (and did before). Glad she cleared things up…
idk, a lot of women restrict the amount of food they eat to unhealthy levels to lose weight. who knows what she was describing in her original statement. maybe she really didn’t eat enough calories in the previous two days, or maybe she just didn’t sit down to have a filling meal in the previous two days but she didn’t restrict the amount of calories overall to starvation levels. its good that she’s cognizant of the effect her words could have on impressionable young girls, including her daughters.
thats long. im not reading that.
i mean that’s how you lose weight tbh. you don’t eat. idk…when i tell people i don’t eat i mean that i am eating a banana, a lean cuisine, and a salad for the day. for me that is not eating. eating involves ribs, fries, and dessert
What celebs need to do is be extremely honest. If you had to cut back on eating to lose weight, so be it. From what I understand, that’s usually what it takes. If you exercise 5 days a week for 2 hours each day, then it is what it is. The problem is that people don’t realize that doing anything, whether it’s losing weight or working your dream job takes a lot of work behind the scenes. If people knew half the work it took to be Beyonce, I don’t anyone would want to be a star. And if people knew how hard it is to look good all the time (hair, makeup, body, clothes, surgery, etc.) they wouldn’t lust after it. They’d realize it’s not magic and put their energy into something they believe is worth achieving but still actually achievable. If celebrities starve themselves to lose weight (and I’m not saying KLS does), they need to own up to it, so that those “young girls” we all want to protect, know exactly what gets sacrificed for the glitz and the glamour. It’s about time people realize that on many levels, celebrities are not like other people and that the way they do things is not for anyone who doesn’t lead a similar life. Personally however she lost the weight, she needs project the idea that it was hard. Whether it was healthy or not is her business and hers alone. We should rely on ourselves to teach the women and girls around us what the right way really is.
I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that they are scrutinizing her about losing freaking 25lbs in 1yr………..Seriously folks!! That’s ridiculous. Things like this make me wonder if I could ever handle being a celeb…….Mmmmm…………Probably not!!
Lol, @ jillboo! I feel the same way. I read like 15%, scrolled down and saw how long it was and decided I didn’t even really care about this. Haaaha
Many ppl are losing weight these days on the recession diet. The human body doesn’t need half as much food as the average North American believes. Anorexic ppl lose 25 lbs in one month not a year, so she is obviously not anorexic.
Cmoni and Staria are so right
Cmoni for the comment on JHud. I mean who are we kidding? Her head looks huge now, which I only noticed because she is so skinny now. But if she likes it then be happy. And Gwyneth to me always looks like she has the body of a guy in a dress. No wonder one of those South Park guys did a parody about her in her Oscar dress.
Ans Staria is right about the amount of weight loss and the time in which it took place.
I just hope whenever she eats in front of her children she eats responsibly and healthy.
So J. Hud is anoerexic because she doesn’t want fat rolls anymore???
It must suck to be a celeb. I understood what Kimora initially stated and it obviously wasn’t alluding to anorexia.