Kelly Clarkson Talks About Her Weight Loss—And Why It's All About Her Health

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One reason we all love Kelly Clarkson—besides, ya know, that fabulous voice: her grace and honesty in the face of unending discussions (including body-shaming comments) about her weight. The Voice coach and host of a new talk show, Clarkson promotes body positivity and always comes across as comfortable in her own skin, and she has talked openly about her 37-pound weight loss. So, how did she do it?

Does Kelly Clarkson exercise?

No, she told Extra in a red carpet interview—“I literally haven’t worked out at all!” Clarkson said, “I think people think I’m working out and I’m like, ‘Don’t think I’m going to come play some sport!’” In fact, she said on Twitter that she hates working out. “I’m sweaty, red, and not any thinner…. people say it’s good for your heart.... but people also say red wine is good for your heart. I mean, I’m just stating facts here people. Who am I to ignore science?!”

Then how did Kelly Clarkson lose the weight?

She credits a book, The Plant Paradox by Steven R. Gundry, M.D. “It's basically about how we cook our food, non-GMO, no pesticides, eating really organic," she said. Clarkson read the book for medical reasons, she told Extra: “I did it for this autoimmune disease that I had and I had a thyroid issue, and now all my levels are back up. I’m not on medicine anymore because of this book.” It wasn’t about the weight, Clarkson told Today: “For me it was that I'm not on my medicine anymore."

Why is Kelly Clarkson so open about her weight?

Despite her crediting The Plant Paradox, rumors flew around earlier this year about how she actually slimmed down. But Clarkson smacked down the false claims Twitter: “Other fake news that’s going around about me is that I’ve been taking weird pills 4 weight loss or doing weird fad diets. All of this is not true. I ain’t got time 4 all that. I eat the same stuff I always have. It’s all just made w/different flours/sugars/ingredients.”

So what does Clarkson eat now?

“It’s the same stuff you eat—I just use different ingredients,” she told Hoda Kotb on Today. “Even like fried chicken—I use cassava flour, tapioca, or almond flour, and you use non-hormone chicken….and honestly, I’m going to be real with you: It’s really expensive to do.”

How does Kelly Clarkson stay body-positive?

From the time she first appeared on American Idol people have been focused on her weight, but over the years she seems to have figured out how to brush it off. "Too skinny, too fat, too blonde—so much blah,” she told the Daily Mail in 2017. “This is who I am and I'm happy. Happy looks different on everyone." That same year, Clarkson told Redbook: “If you gauge your life on what other people think, you’re going to be in a constant state of panic trying to please everyone. People should just concentrate on their own lives and their own health and their own happiness, and whatever that looks like for you, be happy with it."

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