Star Jones was a Food Addict

Star Jones appeared on an Oprah Winfrey show about losing weight in the public eye. Jones said in part on the show:

"I was an addict for all practical purposes, that I had never stuck to a real diet, that I’d never stuck to a real exercise program, and that when confronted by my doctor and the doctor said if you don’t make changes, you will die. I had no choice. When you hear people say, oh, you took the easy way out, I would have longed for an easy way. It was not an easy way. It was this, the hardest struggle of my whole entire life and I still struggle."

Losing weight IS an addiction that you can’t live without, yet if you over indulge it can kill you slowly. Maintaining a healthy weight takes a lot of energy and self discipline, and it can feel like a second job that takes a lot of the joy out of life. Having a friend, or group of friends, to diet and exercise with can create a support system that keeps you on track.

Valerie Bertinelli and Marie Osmond will also appear on the show to help inspire us into taking action in our own lives to lose the weight, and manage it once it’s off.