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Heidi Montag: My Post-Baby Body Was Easy to Achieve!

Heidi Montag’s gone through another radical body transformation. But don’t worry — this time, it was all natural. She’s showing off her post-baby body, just a few months after she and Spencer Pratt welcomed their first child , a precious baby named Gunner Pratt . Now, Heidi’s telling all about her weight loss and revealing if she would ever consider getting plastic surgery. Speaking to Us Weekly , Heidi talks about her post-baby bod … and starts by talking about how much she gained while pregnant. “I thought I would gain maybe 20 or 30 pounds during my pregnancy.” Generally speaking, average weight women should gain 25 to 35 pounds during pregnancy. An underweight woman should gain between 28 and 40 pounds. “But I gained over 45.” That sounds about right, for a woman as tiny as Heidi. It was only in February — four months after sweet baby Gunner was born — that Heidi says that she was first able to slip into a pair of jeans that were not maternity jeans. But the wait, she says, made it all the more rewarding. “It was very exciting.” We’re sure that it was. “It made me realize I’d lost a lot of weight,” she says. How much, exactly? The former The Hills star estimates that she’s down to about 107 pounds. “I just had a baby, I’m very emotional.” That’s no surprise. And it’s likely not a feeling that will go away for Heidi any time soon. “I’m eating healthier than when I was pregnant, ironically, because I want to make sure Gunner has all the nutrients he needs.” Well, you crave some things while pregnant, but don’t necessarily retain those same cravings when you’re lactating. “Having a baby has made me really appreciate my body, not just how it looks. It’s just amazing, the human body.” It’s great to hear that she’s appreciating her body. There was a time, of course, when she did not. She famously underwent 10 different surgeries in one day. Is she feeling that way again? “I have no temptation to have any kind of surgery after having a baby.” She says that her desires at the moment are very simple. “I want to breast-feed and have my breasts for that.” She does hint that she might get something done … some day. “Maybe I would get my boobs done after all the kids we have.” One is tempted to imagine a devilish twinkle in her eye as she delivers that line and begins to dissociate, envisioning all of the different procedures that she might undergo. Fortunately, however, she says that she’s no longer vulnerable to those sorts of temptations. “But I might just be over that phase of my life.” Heidi talks about her diet. “I just eat whatever I want here and there. I try to make sure I get enough food instead of limiting food.” She repeats the same meals. “I pretty much eat the same thing every day.” And she’s sort of humble-bragging about how she lost the baby weight in just a few months. “The weight came off really easy. Actually, I wasn’t even trying very hard. I just try to eat really healthy.” And she lists exactly what a healthy diet means to her. “I try to have protein with every meal. I try to have vegetables twice a day. And then I also try to get some carbs in there.” Take a look at how gorgeous she looks now! She looks great! And to hear Heidi tell it, losing that weight was incredibly easy. “Every day is kind of a cheat day. So, if I just want a bite of something, I will. I’m not a person who has to have, like, the whole box of doughnuts.” Before you think that her diet will be easy to emulate, know that, genetics aside, this is also a woman who goes on four hikes a day (one with each dog) and who also carries around a four-month-old baby. Also, even with a seven-month baby bump, Heidi kept exercising. So … that’s the sort of person she is. It’s no surprise that her body is so amazing already. View Slideshow: 10 Celebrities Proud of Their Post-Baby Bodies

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My 600 Lb. Life Star Worries Fans With Naked Facebook Videos

Former My 600 Lb Life has alarmed fans in recent months with his naked videos and strange, inexplicable behavior. Now, in the video that you can see below, he's singing “Santa Baby” while wearing nothing but Christmas lights. Is this an issue with substance abuse and mental health, or is it a ploy for attention and money. Or, as some fans fear, is it both ? Usually, social media is a wonderful tool, especially when it comes to keeping up with the lives of low-level celebrities who'd otherwise slip below the radar. Following contestants or reality stars after they leave their shows, however, isn't always a carousel of Instagrammed meals and puppy videos with the occasional plug for somebody's weight loss tea that definitely doesn't work. Sometimes social media access means that you watch a troubled contestant spiral out of control, with no one around to help them. Case in point: former My 600 Lb Life contestant Steven John Assanti. His recent behavior is erratic and worrisome. Steven John Assanti is one of the most controversial figures to have appeared on My 600 Lb Life . In fact, because he continued to (allegedly) abuse drugs, he ended up being released from the program that might have transformed his body — and life. Assanti had seemed to mellow since then. For a while, during 2017, he was making encouraging posts for new contestants who were trying to lose weight. He had also announced that he didn't resent Dr. Now for shaming him for his body in front of a mirror, saying that it was “not fat-shaming” and calling the experience a “wake-up call.” In late 2017, that changed. Assanti has begun to, simply put, behave in a manner that appears to be an attempt at “shock value.” In various videos, some of which have gone viral in the worst ways, he has appeared naked. While we're not body-shaming him, it appears that he's attempting to bait his haters … for reasons that we can only guess. In one video, he sits naked on a toilet, caresses his body, and chants: “sitting on the toilet,” interspersed with humming. In another, in which he's actually wearing clothing, he allegedly admits to “hospital shopping” for pain pills. And, in the video that you can see below, he dances naked while covered in Christmas lights while singing “Santa Baby.” Commenters range from concern to condemnation. “You really need to lay off the drugs, dude.” “Purely out of morbid curiosity, I watched the video…..my heart breaks for you, Steven. It is glaringly obvious you are in desperate need of help. I hope you get it.” “This guy has been given so much help and so many opportunities to get better and lose weight and deal with his mental and drug issues…… but he is an egotistical and self obsessed human who doesn't want the help.” “Yup still waiting for the day he flashes his tiny peepee and gets banned from facebook. We're getting close folks.” “This guy was on the extreme weight loss documentary and he was the biggest asshole I've ever seen. I've never seen someone who has been offered so much help and tossed it away like he did. I have zero sympathy for this guy at all.” Assanti's behavior is alarming. But is he losing his mind? Or is there a method to his apparent madness? Facebook videos can be monetized, just like YouTube videos. In fact, the process works very similarly. The video that you're going to see below has more than 200,000 views. The toilet video? Has more than 5 million. By trolling in this manner, is he just working to rack up ad revenue? Maybe. But we're concerned for his well being, regardless. Assanti's long-awaited Where Are They Now? airs tonight at 8pm on TLC.

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Teen Shares Epic "Weight Loss" Photo After Breakup: "I Lost 200 Pounds!"

There are bad dates and there are worse dates. And not all of those are first dates, either. Well, a teenager named Miranda had a particularly bad date … and celebrated the ensuing break-up with a triumphant weight loss announcement. And a before-and-after photo that rocketed to viral fame. Miranda Baker is a beautiful young woman. She’s certainly not someone whom we would describe as “disgusting” or “unattractive.” But that is apparently exactly how her (now ex-)boyfriend described her just before their breakup. See, Miranda is an 18-year-old student at Iowa State University. And on Sunday, she tweeted two (now-deleted) photos, which we have for you below. Using some simple photo cropping, she turned the single photo into a before-and-after picture, along with the caption: “After getting called disgusting last night, I successfully dropped 200lbs! (Before and after pics)” Before you start to worry about her health or grow concerned that this is an endorsement of fat-shaming as a weight loss technique, take a look: That’s great. Obviously, this is neither the first nor the most original use of the “I just lost x pounds” line often employed by the newly divorced. But the fact that she included photos and actively photoshopped her former boyfriend out of them so that they could be “before and after” photos really wins you over. Miranda told The Daily Mail that she and her ex had been seeing each other for about 5 weeks before the ugly incident and breakup. On Saturday, the pair spent the afternoon tailgating and even had lunch with Miranda’s parents. They then went to her boyfriend’s fraternity formal together. Apparently, it was when they arrived that her date had some alarming things to say about her. “‘He said to me, “The way you were acting today was disgusting and unattractive.'” We have no idea what he could have meant, but … yikes. Unless she was rolling around in excrement or eating a kitten alive or endorsing Roy Moore or ordering mushrooms on her pizza, those comments sound entirely unwarranted. Basically, that’s an unacceptable way to talk to another human being, let alone to your girlfriend. Miranda realized that and ended up leaving the formal and meeting up with some friends. Good for her. She says that her ex later called her, and not to apologize. “About an hour later he called me, yelling at me to apologize for leaving him! I said, “I will not apologize for leaving you after you called me disgusting and unattractive.'” That sounds very fair. If he’d broken up with her over her alleged behavior, that would have been his choice. There was no need to speak to her the way that he reportedly did. Miranda’s post ended up getting retweeted by just the right people, and became an overnight sensation within the Twittersphere. She received outpourings of support for her decision to end the relationship. She also got a lot of laughs for her lighthearted “weight loss” photos. There are worse ways to handle a breakup. At least one person used the opportunity to ask her out, asking if she was looking to gain “165 pounds.” Funny, though perhaps not the time. And at least one person took to her ex’s defense, saying that none of the people enjoying the tweets knew what “actually” happened … but also not offering an alternative version of the story. Social media is amazing, folks. 

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Bikini Model Shows STUNNING Before-and-After Body Transformation!

This Australian model’s before-and-after bikini photos are stunning and reveal a dramatic transformation. Not the before-and-after transformation that you expect, maybe. But it’s exactly the sort of image that people need to see right now. La’Tecia Thomas is a bikini model. She’s done modeling in the past and she’s still doing it now. Then and now, she’s gorgeous. Honestly her features remind us of Megan Fox, and we do not say that lightly. All that’s really changed is, well, the size of the bikinis. There are a lot of body transformation photos in this world. In most cases, the “before” pic dwarfs the “after” photo, as someone maps their personal weight loss journey. La’Tecia’s story is a little different. Take a look at the comparison photo that she posted to Instagram that’s earning her a lot of love. Let’s be clear — she’s beautiful in both photos. But in the picture on the left, where she has rock-hard abs and a slender frame, she was miserable. In the snap on the right, she’s glowing with competence and, again, looks like a thicc Megan Fox. In her caption, La’Tecia tells the story behind the images. “I was going through my phone and I found this old photo of me back when I was training to compete in a bikini competition. So many people will look at this photo and make physical comparisons and say they would prefer me ‘before’. I prefer me at any weight as long as I’m happy.: First of all, as you can imagine, she’s gotten a lot of comments saying that they prefer her “after” photo.  And not just because the picture quality on the right is so much higher. “It’s okay to love yourself no matter what your size is.” That’s absolutely true! No matter what that one fat-shaming British mom who worried her daughter would “catch” being fat thinks. They say that increased confidence and self-love is the key to weight loss, but it’s also just a key to happiness. And then she talks about how different things were for her, before. “I remember how unhappy I was In the picture to the left, I would loathe certain parts of my body- particularly my bum/ thighs because that was and is the hardest part of my body to lose.” She was a size 8 at the time, but when you’re obsessed with weight-loss and sculpting your body, sometimes it’s hard to appreciate the results. It’s sad but true. “I had so many insecurities, I compared myself to other women and I lacked confidence.” Now, she radiates confidence. You can see that in every single picture. “Since changing my outlook on life and learning to embrace who I am, I know that hypothetically if I were to go back to what I used to be I would be so much happier and content than what I was because I’ve learned to love me.” Beautiful! “Your mental health is just as important as your physical. Also I’m not saying it’s okay to be inactive and make unhealthy choices, I think it’s about finding balance, listen to your body, you know what’s best for it.” Balance is the key to life. Her post has over 60,000 likes, and that number is growing. Different people’s bodies are wired to be different weights. Some find it easier than others to gain or lose fat or muscle mass. That’s just how things are. She’s found her balance and she’s clearly living her best life as a result. And … did we mention that she’s gorgeous? Because she’s gorgeous . View Slideshow: 29 Stars Who Shamed Their Body-Shamers

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Sarah Hyland Responds To Weight Concerns From Her Fans

Sarah Hyland opens up about her weight loss and health issues in a candid Twitter statement.

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Did Nick Cannon’s Body Shaming Send Gabourey Sidibe Straight To Weight Loss Surgery?

Gabourey Sidibe’s New Book Reveals Nick Cannon Sent Her An Offensive Script Gabourey Sidibe has always exuded confidence, even before shedding a gang of pounds thanks to weight loss surgery. However, in her new book “This Is Just My Face,” she reveals that her weight became a sore spot on multiple occasions when certain celebs proved to be pretty insensitive. One such celeb was Nick Cannon, who according to RadarOnline reports, sent Sidibe a script full of fat shaming: “The character was a plus-sized girl who is called ‘fat a**’ and ‘hippo,’” she said in her new memoir. “I thought how glad I’d be when my body was no longer mentioned in script ideas for me. ‘My body is not a character description.’ My good friend Amber Riley once said that.” The very day after she read the script, Sidibe, 34, underwent weight loss surgery. Though it’s unclear if she ever reached out to Cannon, she imagined that he would be rattled by imminent shrunken frame. “I would call Nick in a few days and have him remove those names,” she wrote. “Boy, would he be pissed by the time we shot the movie.” As much as it sounds like Nick Cannon pushed Gabby to the edge, we’re guessing you can’t just walk in for weight loss surgery off the street so this had to be a coincidence, right? We’re guessing the project ended up not happening, but Cannon isn’t the only one skewered in Gabby’s memoir. She also reveals former VOGUE editor Andre Leon Talley once called her a “fat b***h.” YIKES. WENN

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Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell Splits From Husband, Moves In With Sugar Bear

It’s been a strange few weeks in the lives of the Shannon family. The former reality stars faded into obscurity years ago, following a bizarre scandal in which it was revealed that matriarch June Shannpn was dating the man who had been imprisoned for molesting her daughter, Anna Cardwell . It’s not the sort of thing public figures typically bounce back from, but “Mama June” has done exactly that … with the help of a few skilled surgeons. Yes, if you’ve been anywhere near social media in the past week, you’ve probably heard about June Shannon’s weight loss . The 37-year-old has dropped nearly 300 pounds with the help of a team of doctors and the We TV reality series Not to Hot. For obvious reasons, June’s been receiving a great deal of attention, and as a result, her family is back under the media microscope. Not surprisingly, it seems the post-sex scandal years haven’t been particularly kind to Mama June’s kin. June’s relationship with her ex , Mike “Sugar Bear” Thompson remains contentious, and not surprisingly, she’s still not on speaking terms with Anna. Today, the family situation became even more grim, as we learned that Anna has separated from her husband of three years,  “We are separated,” the 22-year-old mother of two wrote in a Facebook post today. “It’s just a lot on both of us and [we] have a lot to think about. But this is only temporary right now. I love him and always will no matter where this goes.” Cardwell has reportedly moved in with Sugar Bear and his new wife, Jennifer Lamb. “I told her she can stay for as long as she needs,” Sugar bear told Radar Online. Though she’s back in her hometown, it seems Anna will not be getting in touch with her mother. “Anna definitely won’t be getting together with June,” says a family insider. “She feels betrayed by her own mother. It’s sad.” She’s not wrong to feel that way. Not only did June allegedly carry on an appalling relationship with Anna’s attacker, she was caught stealing from Cardwell  in 2015. Something tells us that relationship won’t be mended any time soon.

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Alana Thompson: Sugar Bear Body-Shamed Me!

Alana Thompson, AKA Honey Boo Boo, AKA the spawn of Mama June and Sugar Bear, has a sad, sad story to tell. She's been back in the spotlight since her mother, Mama June Shannon, got herself a brand new television show to document her incredible weight loss . The finale of Mama June: From Not to Hot airs tomorrow night, so June and Alana have been making the rounds, doing interview after interview. And in a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Alana reveals that she's been body-shamed by her own father. How could you, Sugar Bear?! Seriously, after taking Alana to a restaurant and letting her order literally every dessert on the menu, how could you? Alana says that she was talking to her dad on the phone when he mentioned he needed to mow his lawn. She offered to do it for him if he had a riding lawn mower, but he responded by telling her “You're gonna need a push mower 'cause it couldn't hurt.” Look, if he thinks Alana needs to lose weight, he can provide her with a different diet . He could offer to do some fun physical activities with her. Making remarks like that don't help anyone, and at 11, Alana's at a very sensitive age. Sugar Bear should be ashamed of himself, but seeing as how he apparently doesn't have much to do with his daughter anymore, he's probably not all that capable of feeling shame. See the sad interview in the video below:

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Sugar Bear Reacts to June Shannon Weight Loss: HOLY $HIT!!!!!

We've documented some impressive feats of celebrity weight loss over the years. Al Roker, John Goodman and Jonah Hill come to mind. Simply put, however, we've never seen a body transformation before quite like that of June Shannon. And it's clear we aren't alone. In the following clip from this Friday’s Mama June: From Not to Hot , the former Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star heads to her ex-home in McIntyre, Georgia to flaunt her new figure for ex-husband Sugar Bear. (The couple split in September of 2014 and share custody of Alana Thompson.) Shannon’s personal trainer, Kenya Crooks, and her daughters come along for support.  “Just being back in McIntrye brings back a lot of bad memories. People who haven’t seen me in a couple of years are going to be shocked,” Shannon tells the camera, adding: “Like, what the f-ck am I doing here? “That’s the house that I used to live in with the kids when Alana was little. Yeah, they did a lot of work to the house and it looks better, but it’s still the same damn house. That house doesn’t serve good memories.” Shannon then spots Sugar Bear and says she's “nervous.” How will he react to the woman in front of him? The following clip then depicts Shannon’s legs as she exits the car in a long red dress, along with Sugar Bear’s reaction in a confessional. “Oh, sh-t,” he says. Shannon formerly weighed approximately 460 pounds; then she underwent gastric sleeve surgery and stuck to an intense diet and exercise regimen to slim WAY down. She also endured several plastic surgeries, including excess skin removal on her neck and arms, along with a tummy tuck and a boob job. Check out the season finale sneak peek below, courtesy of Entertainment Tonight, now!

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No, Lena Dunham Is Not A ‘Hypocrite’ Because She Lost Weight

Lena Dunham responds to critics of her recent weight loss, saying she ‘just can’t win’ against body-shamers

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