Why did Janet Jackson gain weight?
Fans were shocked when the 40 year old star, who virtually disappeared after her performance at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, appeared in November barely recognizable with 60 new pounds packed on her five foot four frame.
Since then she has managed to melt away almost all of it, but her dramatic yo-yoing still poses some big questions: Why did she get so heavy in the first place? and how did she turn it around?
Janet talks about weighing 180lbs and how she got back into shape!
Why did you gain all this weight?
“Before I started singing, my first passion was acting. I put the weight on for a film I was to do with Lee Daniels. They wanted to see me in a different light, as a heavier woman. They really wanted to make it a statement in the film. I was excited about it! We were supposed to shoot right after Jermaine’s birthday party in September 2005, but they had to push the film back. The timing didn’t quite work with trying to finish my album, and unfortunately I wasn’t able to do the film. I found myself having to take this weight off alot quicker than I had planned.”
And how did you gain it?
“Oh. God, just eating whatever I desired! “Ooh, that looks good, give me that whole slice of cake!” That was the fun part. I would look in the mirror and I wouldn’t recognise myself.”
What was the biggest change that you noticed?
“My thighs got really healthy and hefty and I got this really big stomach….It was very different being in that skin. I had a hard time doing things that you’re normally used to doing. Getting around was tougher. My shoes were tough and my ankles would bother me; they’d ache at times. Certain rings would not fit my fingers and watches would not fit my wrist, so i stopped wearing jewellry.”
How long did it take you to lose the weight?
“Four months. It came off fairly quick- but I hit a plateau for two months. Talk about freaking out! Usually my body is pretty quick at responding. But this time, a month had passed and then a second month had passed, and I said, “OK, is this it for me? I know they say it’s a little harder when you get older- is this what they were talking about?” Then suddenly, out of nowhere it just kicked back in and it started melting off again. That’s what made it harder. It made me a little bit nervous, especially gaining the amount of weight that I did. I’ve never been that size before.”
What diet plan did you follow?
“We don’t call it a diet plan. It’s a way of life- good portions, nice, balanced meals. My Nutritionist, David Allen found a dining company and they brought my food every evening for the following day. So I actually ate four or five times a day, depending on how late I stayed up working.”
How quickly did you see the results?
“I didn’t notice at first. Everyone else around me did. They noticed it immediately when I got on my regime. The first week, they said “You’ve lost weight already.” And then I started to notice that my clothes fit a little differently.
HER DIET AND WORKOUT SECRETS
Her Nutritionist David Allen, is the one who pulled it all together for her. Janet tells us of her weight loss regime.”The diet was very strict….It was all about discipline.” She shares top tips from the plan and 1 day in her diet.
Watch your portions
David had Janet eat four meals a day, totalling between 1,150 and 1,450 calories. “They were small portions but enough to satisfy your palate and keep you moving” says the singer. David adds “Janet is extremely dedicated and focused.”
Eat Regularly
“I tend to miss meals , and that’s not good” she says. “You will hold on to weight and body fat if you miss meals.”
Get some Shut-eye
“Sleep is very important to weight loss” Janet says. (Several studies show that lack of sleep increases appetite)
Omit the Junk
“We cut out processed foods, white sugar and white flour, alcohol, sodas, and she drank about 2-3 litres of Water a day.”
SAMPLE MENU
BREAKFAST
- 6 Egg Whites
- 1/3 cup of Oatmeal
LUNCH
- 4 ounces of Chicken breast
- Organic mixed salad
AFTERNOON SNACK
- 3 ounces of grilled shrimp
- 1 cup of mixed vegetables
DINNER
- 4 ounces of grilled salmon
- 15 grilled asparagus spears
Tags: Calorie Counting, celebrity weight loss, Diet Plans, Exercise, Health and Nutrition
I have been yo-yoing since high school. And I had once dropped 40lbs doing Atkins. I gained all that back when I got in a relationship. Well I joined LA Weightloss last November adn i was 210lbs. I managed to get down to 175lbs by April which was not my goal. I was suppose to go to 150lbs. my problem is carbs and sugar. i love sweets and rice. I am an emotional eater too. I was going to go back to Atkins but then I realized how quickly the weight came back and I how sick I was feeling afterwards because of all the meat and cheese. I won’t go back to that body. I have made the decision to just eat differently and excercise for 30 minutes or more5- 6 day a week. That includes walking and going to the gym. I will commiti to doing weight training twice a week and eventually moving up to 3 days. I have started today with 1 slice of Turkey Bacon, ! slice of whole wheat toast, and 1/2 of egg beater, that’s under 300 claories and under 20 carbs. I had A low carb smoothie with 1/2/ of banana. I aim to stay on the right track. If anyone has any tips that can help me along the way please email me. Thank You!
yes because its carbs free and you only consume protein…so thats how you lose weight so fast
II am 45 and will be celebrating my 25th wedding anniversary next year. I would love to renew my vows and fit into my wedding dress again. Sister’s help me out and send me Janet’s plan only plz…..
Could someone send me Janet Jackson Diet
I have actually been on a diet similar to this for about a week now… The plan goes like this
2 eggs and wheat toast
Protien Shake
Turkey or chicken with sweet potatoes or lettuce
Protein Shake
Red Meat and veggies
Protien Shake
I havent weighed myself this time.. I always weight, get excited over the loss and never continue the plan. I have already noticed the weight loss and want to continues. Im sleeping better and more often, and my body just feels alot better. I dont think the protein shakes are necessary, but it gives you what you need for your motabolism to really get going. This was given to my by a friend who is married to a personal trainer, its the same plan he gives to his clients, with exercise of course.
Its very true, you cant call this a diet, you have to make it a life change or you will never stick with it. And all this crap about no carbs… your brain, not your body needs carbs. The key is not mixing carbs with the wrong foods and not eating carbs at night. With that and exercise anyone can overcome anything, but you have to WANT to do it. Not just know that you need to, or being pressursed because someone around you is doing it. And people, remember that cheating only hurts you. Dont make this life change and be upset when you dont get the results you want, because you DIDNT follow the plan the way it was suppose to be done…
I just started my diet last week, I’ve cut out beef all together, and no white foods, like breat, rice, etc. I exercise everyday at a local gym, and do some laps in the pool afterwords, and so far have lost 5 pounds. I know that’s not alot but it’s a start. Loosing weight has always been really hard for me ever since I have twins and everyone is right by just changing your mind set and the way you eat you will loose weight. I have exactly 2 months before my 10 year high school reunion, and I plan on looking good! Thanks Janet and fellow commenters!!!
It sounds like the South Beach Diet which takes out all carbs in the begining. I’m thinking of doing South Beach again because I’ve hit a plateau in my weight loss. I remember losing like 8 lbs the first week I tried it a couple years ago. The first week of South Beach you cut out all processed foods: sugar, carbs, alcohol. It’s tough the first 2 days then you get over it.
I don’t set out to emulate the Stars but I have to honest, as a person who has struggled with being overweight most of my life, I am impressed with Janets weight loss and transformation. It is amazing. She must be healthy to be able to carry on such an intense schedule. The sample menu, looks just like the food my husbands doctor recommends, since he has been diagnosed as pre-diabetic. I would be greatful if someone could forward the eating plan to me too. This will do us both good.
plz can someone give me details on this weightloss program,i need to lose 4stone by dec plz!
Please could someone send me the eating plan
Please send me a menu or the foods to eat like janets diet.She looks great. And how much exercising to do.
Thanks Sandra
I want to try this change of life but and i know there shouldnt be a BUT in this but i have 3 kids who wont eat many veggies and a husband who wants meat and potatoes, my family is over often or im there and they eat like piggys, lots of country style food with lots of grease. I dont go out so i dont have many friends so therefor i dont have motivators and no support. My kiddos are only 5, 2, and 1, lol and youd think id lose weight from chasing them, but i am 255lbs and would love to look and feel so much smaller by thanksgiving. I guess i just need some support. If your trying this change of life and you need some support and feel like giving some support and tips along the way please email me, my name is christina also i live in va in case any of you are close by.
sweet4life0112@aol.com
I am ready to start this plan is there a book I can read up on Catherine M apart from the detox raw food?
I would lkie to lose 3 stone by the end of Oct 2007 as my b;ood pressure is tooo high!
Im going to try, I guess if this diet is so true then i’ll go for it i have never been serious about changing my eating habits. This will be my very 1st time ,however I am lookig for love in all the right places, so that i will someday soon be dating and not be 273lb,so prayerfully i,ll be writeing back soon with excellent news.P.S Geting started on my new ‘ Life Change ‘
I’m going to try this ‘Life Change’ I like the way that sound. Everything on this menu I like and it sounds yummy. I just started going back to the gym for some Cardio and it felt “”GREAT”" but my eat habbits are bad; I know i can’t help it, sometimes i have a very hard time but I can do this…>>>> I need to stay focus just like Ms.Jackson and most of all Determined. Ms. Jackson looks Great,so if she can do this well so can I.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the menu Mr. Allen.
P.S..
Must go shopping tomorrow God Bless all..
i’m not aware of this plan but I am aware of starting out with fruits in the morning…and salads for lunch…and meat/protein for dinner w/ cooked veggies. I don’t combine meats or beans with potatoes or rice…no starches. Fresh veggies/salads can be eaten with any starch..or cooked veggeis. Yes keep away from any white products, rice, flour, potatoes. Sweet potatoes is better. YOu don’t need to drink so much water with the fresh fruits in the morning you will have plenty of water to relwease. Eating 4-5x a day is great and you can eat as much fruits and veggies you want. Just remember not to mix the starches with meats or other starches. You should start to drink water later in the day..and you can have grains like brown rice…quiona…couscous. there are many recipes for these items. If you like breads try the health food stores or a trader joe’s market for some low carb breads. and pastas! REad your labels for sugar contents, Many of the process product us American eat or being on the ‘American diet’ is full of filles and money is being made on you being fat. My exeercise as I was always a walker for fund raising was to walk 60 mins each day…or do cardio machines at the 20$ a month gym…4 days a week …at least 30mins a day is all you need. and do if u like to build some muscle or tone them…sure going to the gym is great …just alternate the gym one day..cardio the next day. or like me…cardio all the time with 2 days off! im athletic already. i took the weight off slowiy with diet and exercise and lost 20lbs one year. Then I jump started to do the plan i mentioned above which takes you to the stages of being a vegetarian…not me but the book helped…The Raw Food Detox Diet…Amaazon.com by Natalie Rose.I lost 16lbs in like a month! but I don’t like losing that fast so I didn’t always eat fruit in the morning..keeping your system clean and working order is great.I had no gas after the first few days…and my body runs like a clock. According to the book I was a stage 3 and will as I get older get to a 2 but no hurry. I sitll lvoe all types of food and I do it in moderation. You will enjoy the new you at any age. I am 44 years old. And I lost 73lbs Just believe and you will do it. Consistence and sleep is a good thing
can any body kindly please send me the any information about this diet (way of eating) as i would like to do it asap i have 4st in three months thank you.
i just can’t seem to lose the weight. i am trying but it just will not go away. i guess i’ll just learn to be happy fat!
I have started following the same life change and dropped like 20lbs in about 5 weeks just by changing my eating habits and no exercise at first except a little bit of walking a few nights a week. I have since hit a plateau on the weight but I started exercising a little more. With the motivation I got with seeing the scale move I thought “hey, I can lose a lot more weight if I exercise more consistently” I started all this in the beginning of April and have lost 23lbs (most of it in the first 30days) and a total of 10inches off my body especially my arms and thighs
so those who don’t believe that Ms. Jackson can lose the weight naturally by changing her eating habits and exercise should not speak ill of her because I know first hand it does work. I had help from my holistic doctor who has encouraged me the whole way. Yes Janet has a trainer and someone who cooked her meals…. so what!! If you want to lose the weight then you have to make some sacrifices. BOTTOM LINE!! I tried all the “fade” diets and nothing worked until I changed my mind set, my eating habits and added an exercise plan to my week. Please stop the insanity on Ms. Jackson. You can do it too if you simply try. I don’t have a trainer, I downloaded different exercises from a well know fitness centers website (free of charge) and I follow the more veggies and fruits philosophy along with LOTS OF WATER. I went from a size 18 and am now in a 14 in 2 months. I must admit I tried to cheat once, not only did the doctor give me an ear full but my body let me know it didn’t want “that” in it! So good luck to all who have the self discipline and who really want to lose weight and not complain about us who can stick to a life change and actually see results fast! IT CAN BE DONE BUT FIRST YOU HAVE TO STOP CALLING IT A “DIET”AND BE READY FOR A “LIFE CHANGE”!
I tried this diet plan before and I began to loose weight immediately. I began to build muscle in the toughest areas( arms) and I also had more energy. But after a while I began to crave those fatty foods again and stopped. This will be my second attempt, and this time I’ll treat myself to one junk food item a week. That way my body won’t go into shock when I quit completely.
To add further comment the reason this diet works is because you are following a high protein low carb low fat diet, people do not realise even when dieting that carbs are the major cause of not being able to lose the weight, for instance we are told that pulses i.e lentils, beans, chick peas etc, are high in protein so therefore we would probably eat these with a portion of rice but unfortunately to the unsuspecting dieter they are actually overloading on carbs because these beans are not only high in protein they are also high in carbs so you shouldn’t really be adding the rice at all. also these weightwatchers and other diet products yes they are low in fat but just look at the carb content in some cases it is actually sky high and unless you’re working those extra carbs off they will store as fat,look at it this way if you’re exercising quite frequently but you’re overloading on carbs your body will be burning the carbs and leaving the fat where it is therefore defeating the object so my point is when dieting don’t just look for low fat products look for low carb produsts as well and the weight will melt away!
I have done many bodybuilding competitions years ago and this is the diet i followed and i kooked amazing i now weigh 13 stone through being geedy and gorging on food but i am back on this diet again at the age of 45 and again the weight is comming off it will take me approx til august and i know i will look great again so it definately does work!
I just wanted to know if ANYONE followed this type of diet, would they lose the weight that dramatically?