Latifah: It's Not 'About Getting Skinny'

So a while back I posed that question, What The Hell Is A Size Satisfaction?

What I really was trying to say was 'when the hell is Queen Latifah going to shed some pounds having been a spokesperson for Jenny Craig since January'?

Well maybe Latifah reads BONTV because in a recent interview with People magazine, Latifah had this to say:

It's not "about getting skinny,...my intention was to lose five to 10 percent of my body weight because it makes a difference with health related issues, and I achieved that goal in a couple of months. I'm excited about this weight loss."

I agree that it shouldn't be about getting skinny. Skinny isn't healthy either. But I think Latifah could stand to lose a little bit more weight than just 5-10 percent of her body weight if health is to be the primary goal and not vanity.

"My jeans are looser, I feel more energetic," she said of shedding the weight. "People dig it. They come up to me and say 'I'm glad you're talking about the health side of it.' People get that message, which is important too."

I concur. I was very glad to see the 'healthy' spin they took with Latifah's campaign. But I cant help but feel this 'healthy' spin was used to masquerade how little, if any, weight has been lost.

"They see that I'm doing this for the health reasons but also say, 'She's still representing for the big girls. She hasn't abandoned us!'" Latifah added. "This is me doing something for me, but if I am going to be a role model I hope people can catch on."

Ok. Being big is not healthy yet big girls want representation. Am I missing something?

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