50 Remarkable Celebrity Weight Loss Transformations

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Mariah Carey

Losing and/or gaining weight to achieve that perfect look can be quite stressful especially when you're in the public spotlight. In between roles some of these actors succumb to gluttony just like the rest of us. Check out some amazing weight loss transformations among these celebrities.
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A large reason that most of us watched Mariah Carey music videos was due to how amazing her body looked. It was not long after though that all that changed and Mariah Carey gained weight and looked almost unrecognizable. after having her two babies she then hired a nutritionist and beginning Jenny Craig workout plan and was able to lose between 30 and 40 pounds within a couple months. 

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Chaz Bono

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Chaz Bono is best known for undergoing a gender transformation between 2008 and 2010. A few years after his sex change he lost 75 pounds in order to start on Dancing With the Stars in 2012. After the sex change and weight loss Bono is now more happy and confidence than he's ever been in his life. 

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Gabourey Sidibe

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How many eyes are currently on Gabourey Sidibe as she is currently on her journey of weight loss. She has already come quite a way having lost about 50 pounds. she's a very talented and promising actress who looks to be quite the inspiration for many people. 

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Austin "Chumlee" Russell

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Austin Russell was able to lose 100 pounds after his friend Corey Harrison inspired him by losing nearly 200 pounds. after his father passed away at the young age of 54, Russell decided to start living a healthier lifestyle with his girlfriend by joining the gym and quitting junk food. at one point he weighed an astounding 320 pounds so it is a good thing he decided to make a lifestyle change. 

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Lauren Alaina


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The ongoing pressures of Hollywood are enough to keep this young actress motivated to exercise regularly and go from being mildly chunky to be able to fit into a small. Lauren Alaina claims that her dieting habits are what have contributed to her weight transformation the most. She now looks amazing and is ready to compete with whatever Hollywood has to throw her way. 

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Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson

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sometimes actors will put their bodies to quite the amount of stress just for a movie role. Curtis "50-cent" Jackson began as a rapper and then dove into acting a bit. For this role he had to lose 54 pounds to play a football player who was diagnosed with cancer. Doesn't even look like the same person. 

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Janet Jackson

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Janet Jackson's junk food habits weren't that big of a deal in her younger days and starring in his many Dance videos if she wants used to. Now that age has caught up to her Janet has had to remove junk food from her diet which has helped her start losing weight very quickly. She has now lost 60 pounds in 4 months with the help of healthy eating habits and a personal trainer and is looking better than ever. 

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Al Roker

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Al Roker was able to lose an amazing amount of weight achieving a 100 pound weight loss. although he now takes part an workout activities, Roker was able to achieve his amazing weight loss by undergoing gastric bypass surgery. His main excuse for his weight gain comes from being happily in love and marries. 

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Zach Galifianakis

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Although starting in a few roles prior to, Zach Galifianakis Rose to Fame in his role in the movie The Hangover. In 2013 he made the decision to stop drinking, change to healthy diet, and began to walk a lot and now he's almost unrecognizable. It will be interesting to see how the dramatic change in appearance will change his comedic perspective. 

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Christian Bale

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Future actors have gone through as many physical transformations as Christian Bale. Although the majority of us know Bale as the bulked up Dark Knight, he's actually taken on quite a few rules roles that he had to lose an extreme amount of weight for. in The Machinist he merely look like a skeleton. That is one actor who is truly committed to his craft. 

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Oprah Winfrey

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When you are Oprah Winfrey you pretty much have the resources to do whatever you damn well please. Oprah has gone back and forth in weight quite a few times although not as much as actor Jonah Hill. earlier this year were announced that she had lost 30 pounds. 

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Carrie Fisher

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Ever since her role as Princess Leia in Star Wars Trilogy Carrie Fisher has had trouble maintaining the same weight. Even as a young actress she struggled with weight as she had to shed 35 pounds in order to play the role of Princess Leia. In order to keep the weight off Fisher has to remove gluten and sugar from your diet and she works out six days a week. Definitely looking much much different than she did in that gold bikini. 

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Adam Richman

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Host of popular TV show Man versus Food, Adam Richman has lost a ton of weight by going vegan. Due to the nature of his show he has become accustomed to trying foods from all over the world consuming and odd diet. Because of this Richmond has to detox and cleanse his body on a regular basis. 

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Shonda Rhimes

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Shonda Rhimes made quite the transformation losing 117 pounds. she's creator of both TV shows Scandal and Grey's Anatomy. she revealed her methods for losing over a hundred pounds at the TGIT celebration events in Los Angeles. 

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Christina Aguilera

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When Christina Aguilera first hit the scene with her amazing voice, her looks were also quite amazing as well. But then as time does to most people, things changed. After gaining weight she was then able to get rid of it and now looks healthier than ever claiming that yoga is largely responsible for her healthy looks and lifestyle. 

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Dr. Dre

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The former gangster rapper is now looking like he can be somebody's bodyguard. He exercises daily and eats healthy and claims that even though he is over 50 he now feels like he's in his mid-thirties. As a result of the change in lifestyle he is now lost over 50 pounds and has dropped his high blood pressure. 

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Aretha Franklin

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Aretha Franklin struggled with maintaining the ideal weight most of her life so she finally made the decision in 2010 to undergo plastic surgery. Franklin is now feeling younger and more energetic than ever after losing 85 pounds. She's now 74 years old and battles with diabetes to maintain a healthy lifestyle in order to battle through. 

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Raven-Symone

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In order to help with her weight problems, Raven-Symone got herself a nutrition expert to help her incorporate healthy eating habits. A lot of good it did her too as she now looks amazing and like a completely different woman. Eliminating all fast food from her diet was a large portion of why the weight loss was so successful. 

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John Goodman-What is his secret?

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John Goodman has made quite the transformation physically. Changing his eating habits as far as frequency and starting to exercise contributed to Goodman losing over 100 pounds. Turns out that smaller portions and fewer of them can make quite the difference in your physical appearance. 

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Wendy Williams

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Wendy Williams was able to lose over 50 pounds, fortunately for her though that weight was lost for her northern regions... Williams credits removing meat from her diet and adding pilates to her cardio workouts to her transformation. She has also picked up juicing as a habit which is extremely healthy. 

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Snooki

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No one cared about her before and and no one gives a rat's patootie about her now, but she did lose quite a bit of weight so she makes this gallery. after giving birth to her son she dropped 50 pounds putting her at a shockingly low 96 pounds. She now goes to the gym on a regular basis and looks like she's addicted to cocaine. 

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Jerry Ferrara

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Jerry Ferrara made his rise to fame on the HBO TV show Entourage. Throughout the course of the TV show you can see Turtle go through his remarkable change. after many failed diets, Ferrara finally stuck to one and was able to lose 40 pounds in just over a 10-month period. He also quit smoking and began working out daily in order to achieve a healthier lifestyle. 

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Kevin Liles

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most people who lose weight through plastic surgery tend to gain it back quicker than they could ever have imagined. Kevin Liles however was able to lose a significant amount of weight due to plastic surgery, and has been able to keep that weight off for more than 10 years now. the motivation that was gained from the weight loss has been all that he needed in order to keep it off and stay energetic and happy. 

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Tom Arnold

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After his role in the movie True Lies with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Arnold went on to gain quite a few pounds. He then underwent an amazing transformation losing roughly a hundred pounds and shocking his fans as a result. Arnold's secret to success is tracking his calories and going to the gym 6 days a week while also cutting back on the carbs. A feat not so easy for many of us! 

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Kim Kardashian

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The woman that everyone seems to continue to be talking about even though no one actually should... Kim Kardashian blew up like the marshmallow man after having her first baby but was able to drop 42 pounds only a few months after giving birth. She sticks to a high protein diet and exercises regularly in order to keep her figure. 

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Ricky Gervais

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For most of us it doesn't only take steady exercise but a healthy diet in order to keep in top physical shape. Then there are also those of us who are fortunate and may only need two workouts just for a little bit and still eat how they want. Ricky Gervais was able to lose quite a bit of weight by only doing about 35 to 45 minutes of cardio a day and about 20 minutes of weights at home. He still however eats and drinks what he wants which is enough to make other gym fanatics quite jealous. 

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Chris Pratt

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Most of us came to know and love Chris Pratt when he played the role of Andy in the hilarious TV series Parks and Recreation. In one of the last seasons of the show we saw the physical transformation that went through after leaving the show for a bit for his role in Guardians of the Galaxy. print head to hit the gym hard and lose 60 pounds in order to play the role of Star Lord. 

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Jill Scott

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Many of Jill Scott's fans did not recognize her after losing an amazing 200 pounds. After learning of a new diet and regimen program that she was comfortable with, she decided to stick to it and has since been living a healthy lifestyle. To go from a singer who would have trouble at times on stage catching her breath to a woman running a marathon with a smile on her face. 

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Gabourey Sidibe

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She debuted her acting car in the film "Precious" which she earned her first Oscar nomination. She has continued to grow her career by being a successful television actress on several tv shows. Gabourey has managed to lose 75 pounds so far and is working hard to reach her goal of 130 pounds. She claims to have cut carbs and the late night snacks which has been the reason for her incredible success story

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Perez Hilton

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Paris Hilton is known for being a celebrity gossip Grill. in order to help with his single lifestyle Hilton decided to hit the gym hard and switch to a holistic lifestyle helping him lose roughly 80 pounds. Throughout his physical transformation he claims to have experienced a life-changing event that has opened his mind and has made it more aware of his energy in the universe. 

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Abby Lee Miller

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Abby Lee Miller is another success story of the new Lap-Band procedure that has become popular as of late. There's no plastic surgery involved with the band placed in the stomach allows you to get full much quicker than normal. After undergoing the procedure Miller was able to drop from a size 24 to a size 16.

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Graham Elliot

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When you are a master chef one would assume that keeping your weight down would be quite difficult task indeed. When you are the one who knows how to cook up such delicious meals it makes the Temptation that much more difficult. Graham Elliot was able to lose 150 pounds when he started exercising regularly by running marathons and boxing. 

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Alec Baldwin

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Alec Baldwin had to make quite the drastic change to his dieting and exercise habits when he was diagnosed as being pre-diabetic. For Baldwin obesity is something that his family has struggled with as it is a genetic trait that is passed. Proceeding his diagnosis though Baldwin has continued to live in much healthier lifestyle and continues to excel as an actor.

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Chaka Khan

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Chaka Khan ended up reaching a tipping point becoming so frustrated with her looks that in 2014 she decided to take on a vegan diet and go to the gym on a regular basis. As a result of the lifestyle change Khan not only lost 60 pounds, but was able to get her blood pressure and diabetes under control. Her transformation came at just the right time as she was soon asked to be on the TV show Dancing with the Stars. 

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Rosie O' Donnell

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Rosie O'Donnell finally got sick and tired of all of the world's jokes and finally decided to do something about it. She credits her 64 pound weight loss to having vertical gastric sleeve surgery. O'Donnell claims that the procedure not only helped her to lose weight but also change her life for the better. 

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Jonah Hill

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This actor more than others seems to fluctuate in wait more than a baby's diaper. Jonah Hill has gone from large to skinny, to large, back too skinny, to now being large once again. He seems to have no problems losing the weight but struggled with consistency. 

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Angie Stone

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After getting diagnosed with type 2 diabetes Angie Stone decided to take her life into her own hands and slim down by over 75 pounds. She now looks amazing and claims that she feels even younger at the age of 53. Stone's medical conditions are all the motivation she needs to keep herself in great shape. 

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Paul Wall

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it's hard to believe that those two pictures are of the same man. Rapper Paul Wall and his wife Crystal both decided to go on the journey of losing weight after going through gastric sleeve surgery in 2010. They're both able to lose 200 pounds as a result of the procedure. Wall continues to stay in shape by doing zumba workouts. 

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Kirstie Allen

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For those of us who remember Kristie Alley starring along side John Travolta in Look Who's Talking movies, it was quite a shock to see how much weight she once gained. she then became a sponsor for Jenny Craig and was able to lose 50 pounds. She has since been able to keep her weight gain in check and once again looks amazing. 

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Queen Latifah

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Queen Latifah has come quite a long way physically since the first time that most of us saw her on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. A change in her eating habits, taking on yoga, and working out 5 days a week has been enough to jump start her metabolism and keep her looking amazing. Her diet consists of eggs, fruits, vegetables and other healthy proteins. 

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Jordin Sparks

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Jordin Sparks underwent quite a transformation and now looks amazing having lost over 50 pounds. after realizing that she wasn't living a healthy lifestyle she decided to take it upon herself to change that up and begin eating healthier. her transformation was showing off on the cover of Shape magazine which must have been quite the boost in confidence for her. 

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Tyra Banks

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not many out there are no more tricks to losing weight and a supermodel does. Tyra Banks has gone from being a Victoria's Secret model to being the head of the TV show America's Next Top Model. Banks has constantly struggled over her life with maintaining the same weight, but she has now discovered a paleo diet and is feeling much better about herself and has much more energy.

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Star Jones

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Star Jones is another one who has made an unrecognizable transformation losing over 40 pounds. she is now 54 years old and claims to have more confidence than when she was in her twenties. Her diet habits have changed dramatically with her no longer eating meat, dairy, or sugar. 

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Ruben Studdard

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Ruben Studdard rose to fame in the second season of American Idol where he claimed victory over Clay Aiken. He made an appearance on the show Biggest Loser and stayed motivated to lose weight even though he was eliminated from the show. Studdard lost 119 pounds while on the show and over 50 pounds after being released from the show.

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Jennifer Hudson

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Jennifer Hudson was able to drop from a size 16 to a size 6 with the help of a healthy diet and a great personal trainer. She is proud of her transformation and no longer needs to lose any weight as she now just works out to maintain her amazing looks. The work she had to go through was extremely difficult but the payoff was clearly more than worth it. 

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Randy Jackson

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Randy Jackson has unfortunately struggled with weight since he was a child. After being diagnosed with diabetes Jackson had to take his dieting and exercise habits much more seriously in order to get his life in check. Jackson no longer drinks and maintains a steady and healthy diet which has helped him lose over 100 pounds. 

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Kelly Osbourne

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Kelly Osbourne looks nothing like she did when she originally made her rise to fame on the TV show The Osbournes. rather than choosing the healthy route of diet and exercise, Kelly decided to turn to the Lipo Garcinia Cambogia natural fat burner in order to achieve her Slimmer look. She now takes that pill as a daily supplement in order to avoid looking like she formerly did. 

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Drew Carey

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The former host of the show Whose Line Is It Anyways now looks almost completely different. Drew Carey was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes after going in for heart surgery in 2001. Finding that out immediately made Drew change his lifestyle, replacing junk food with fruits and vegetables and exercising on a daily basis.

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Ricki Lake

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In order to keep her on the right track, Ricki Lake hired a food delivery service to deliver to her at the most 1400 calories of food per day. To help maintain her new look she takes dance training and make sure to get her beauty sleep by sleeping at least 6 to 8 hours a day. She may not have the self-discipline but she knows what needs to be done in order to maintain the look she desires. 

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Seth Rogen

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Everyone's favorite Jewish stoner was able to lose 30 pounds in just 10 weeks with a well-known weight loss diet. His drastic weight loss came due to his role in The Green Hornet superhero comedy movie. If you haven't seen it, don't, you're not missing anything worth while. 

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Ronnie Ortiz

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The diet of Ronnie Ortiz consists of staying away from any food that tastes good. Ortiz put on a few pounds but was evil to get back to his rock hard abs by committing to a six-day-a-week workout regiment. Ortiz made his rise to fame from staring on the horrible TV reality show Jersey Shore. 

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