Fat Admirers on the Tyra Show (Posted 11 August 2009. Updated 5 February 2017). Years ago, I was watching a movie called What’s Eating Gilbert Grape about two boys and their very fat mom. She was so fat she can’t get out of bed so she spent her life lying in it. I remember thinking, “There’s no way a person can be that huge. It’s just too weird to be true.”

Well, it turns out that there are real people who are that huge. Two of them were on the Tyra Show recently and I was like, “OMG. I can’t believe I’m looking at non-fiction versions of Gilbert Grape’s movie mom.”

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Celebrity Lap Band Surgery: Let’s continue blogging about weight-loss surgery measures that your favorite celebrities went through to shed those troublesome pounds. This time let’s talk about famous people who lost weight by undergoing lap band surgeries.

If you missed our earlier post on weight-loss surgeries, you might want to go check it out at Celebrity Gastric Bypass Surgery. But here’s our list of 7 Celebrities Who Had Lap Band Surgery starting with:

Sharon Osbourne. The Talk’s Sharon Osbourne underwent lapband surgery in 1999 after struggling with her weight for years. Check out her before (taken in 1987) and after (taken in 2014) surgery photos:

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Sam Smith Weight Loss: Before and After Photos. Grammy multi-winner Sam Smith has lost 14 pounds in two weeks thanks to nutritionist and author Amelia Freer who reportedly also helped James Corden (the new host of Late Late Night on CBS) and Boy George lose weight. [Want more celebrity weight loss?]

Here’s what Sam is saying about his weight loss on his Instagram account:

Three weeks ago I met a woman who has completely changed my life. Amelia Freer has helped me lose over a stone in 2 weeks and has completely transformed my relationship with food. Everyone go check out her incredible book, and start to live healthy. It’s not even about weight loss it’s about feeling happy in yourself. Love you Amelia & thank you for making me feel so happy inside and out @ameliafreer #eatnourishglow

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Is the fruitarian diet safe? Not if you ask Ashton Kutcher who tried the diet when he was playing the role of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs who, for his part, was an adherent of the diet.

Says Kutcher of his experience (via USA Today):

First of all, the fruitarian diet can lead to, like, severe issues. I went to the hospital like two days before we started shooting the movie. I was like doubled over in pain. My pancreas levels were completely out of whack. It was really terrifying … considering everything.

What is a fruitarian diet? Well, the name speaks for itself. You only eat fruits, nuts, and seeds. That means no meat, no vegetables, no grains. We understand how some people would not eat meat but what do they have against vegetables? [Want more celebrity weight loss & diet tips?]

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