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Posted on Nov 12th 2009 2:15PM by Deborah DunhamFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & Entertainment
Marie Osmond, the only girl out of nine children from a famous musical family, has always stood out. From singing that she's "a little bit country" with her brother on "Donny & Marie" to wowing the crowd at "Dancing with the Stars," it's hard to miss the 49-year-old celeb's appeal.
While Osmond's dazzling white smile and hearty laugh make it easy to like her, she admits she did not always like herself. From the early days on "Donny & Marie," Marie Osmond was made to feel self-conscious about her body. Weighing only 110 pounds at the time, producers told her to lose weight or the show would be canceled. From then on, Osmond faced an ongoing struggle with body image and a healthy lifestyle.
Marie Osmond admitted that she tried everything to drop the pounds including diet pills, bulimia and starving herself. She also spent many of her younger years worrying about her weight. After giving birth to her last child, the mother of eight said the weight just kept coming. Caring for a large family, trying to save a struggling marriage, enduring the death of her parents and battling postpartum depression had taken its toll. The once skinny public icon had gained 45 pounds and was in the worst shape of her life.
It was her oldest son who served as a much needed wake-up call.
Marie signed up for NutriSystem, started walking and eventually got herself in good enough shape to start dancing again. She was on "Dancing in the Stars" in 2007, which helped her with her weight loss.
Marie lost most of the 45 pounds by eating right and working out. Now a svelte size-two and spokesperson for NutriSystem, the country icon maintains her figure by hitting the gym and performing with brother Donny at a dance competition in Las Vegas. Donny Osmond has also followed his younger sister's lead and has shaped up with "Dancing with the Stars."
If you want to steal more get-fit secrets from Reality TV stars, check out what we've learned from The Biggest Loser.
While Osmond's dazzling white smile and hearty laugh make it easy to like her, she admits she did not always like herself. From the early days on "Donny & Marie," Marie Osmond was made to feel self-conscious about her body. Weighing only 110 pounds at the time, producers told her to lose weight or the show would be canceled. From then on, Osmond faced an ongoing struggle with body image and a healthy lifestyle.
Marie Osmond admitted that she tried everything to drop the pounds including diet pills, bulimia and starving herself. She also spent many of her younger years worrying about her weight. After giving birth to her last child, the mother of eight said the weight just kept coming. Caring for a large family, trying to save a struggling marriage, enduring the death of her parents and battling postpartum depression had taken its toll. The once skinny public icon had gained 45 pounds and was in the worst shape of her life.
It was her oldest son who served as a much needed wake-up call.
Marie signed up for NutriSystem, started walking and eventually got herself in good enough shape to start dancing again. She was on "Dancing in the Stars" in 2007, which helped her with her weight loss.
Marie lost most of the 45 pounds by eating right and working out. Now a svelte size-two and spokesperson for NutriSystem, the country icon maintains her figure by hitting the gym and performing with brother Donny at a dance competition in Las Vegas. Donny Osmond has also followed his younger sister's lead and has shaped up with "Dancing with the Stars."
If you want to steal more get-fit secrets from Reality TV stars, check out what we've learned from The Biggest Loser.
