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Actress Kristen Johnston drops 60 pounds

Posted: Jun 16th 2008 8:30AM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Food and Nutrition, General Health, Diet and Weight Loss, Celebrities and Entertainment

I last saw actress Kristen Johnston on ER -- she played the tough nurse manager Eve Peyton for a few episodes -- and I remember realizing what a large woman she is. She's six feet tall, after all. That's just plain big. But she looked a bit overweight too. Apparently, she was.

Johnston has reportedly shed 60 pounds in the past year and a half. You may say the 40-year-old Johnston looks a bit too skinny -- check out this photo and see what you think -- but here's what she has to say about it: "When actresses lose weight, people think they are anorexic. It is important to me to say that this is not the case here."

Johnston says after doing shows, she'd get all hopped up and have a couple of drinks with friends. Then she'd stay for another round, maybe some pizza, and dinner often came at 11 PM. This lifestyle caused her to balloon, and she grew from a size six to 12. She was miserable, she says.

It was a burst ulcer in December 2006 that caused Johnston to take a hard look at her life. She stopped drinking alcohol, added veggies to her diet and embraced oatmeal, salads, and salmon too. She's focusing on her health now and while she thinks she may need to gain back six to eight pounds, she feels great and is no longer stressed about her body. She's in a happy place, she assures us.

Gallery: Kristen Johnston


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