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.

It’s hard to imagine that Al Reynolds could possibly want to give up Star Jones, who strutted around St. Barths last month in a bikini.

Star Jones was at the U.S. Open on Tuesday kissing her new man. After kissing her new man, Star put her mouth all over her first love … food.

The guy is Herb Wilson, an executive chef at the Soho Grand and Tribeca Grand hotels in the NYC. Star loves a man who can cook.

Al Reynolds is speaking out on his divorce. He even made his own YouTube channel to vent whatever is troubling his soul. Among other things Al says:

• I am not a homosexual.
• I still very much love her [Star Jones]. I do. I can’t lie to you.
• I feel like I’ve still got a little bit of healing to do.
• He and Star had a prenup.
• He and Star are not talking.

Blah blah blah.

Star Jones had to referee Tanisha, on The Bad Girls Club, when another girl told her she was a cheese burger away from being obese. That girl was being nice, because Tanish is already obese, but she went off on the girl anyway. The truth hurts. No one can blame Tanisha for feeling insecure, but she needs to accept herself. Let those words bounce off.

Star Jones offered some testimony of her own telling Tanisha:

"If I punched every bitch who called me fat, it would be dead bitches all up and down the highway."

Star was insecure too. She even underwent a gastric bypass, then hid the fact, so she could get credit for her dramatic weight loss. It’s really frustrating to be fat, and feel like you can’t do anything about it.

HG is going to try to help our readers who are overweight, and want to make changes to lose the weight, and get healthier. We’re going to start a new section on HG to help you. All you need is the right information, because diets don’t work, but we know what does. Stay tuned.