Kirstie Alley began her acting career after landing a role in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. She then landed a regular role on tv show Cheers, playing the role of Rebecca Howe. She later went on to appear in many films including Look Who’s Talking with John Travolta. She started to gain weight and has stated that between the holiday months, she would allow herself to eat whatever she wanted. However, she decided to quit it and lost 50 pounds with the help of Jenny Craig.
Shonda Rhimes is the creator and producer of several hit comedy shows including Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal, and How To Get Away With Murder. She has been so successful that she started her own production company called ShondaLand. After deciding that she would take a whole year to conquer her fears, she also managed to lose an insane 117 pounds! She has credited her desire to become healthier to her three children and to her year of saying “yes” to anything she was afraid to do.
Carrie Fisher rose to stardom after appearing as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars film trilogy, and recently reprising this role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Fisher is also an accomplished writer, penning novels such as Wishful Drinking and Postcards From the Edge. When she was cast in the newest Star Wars film, she felt the pressure to lose weight. Although she was not too happy about it, Fisher ended up losing around 35 pounds in order to take the role of Princess Leia once again.
Comedian and actor Tom Arnold’s breakout role was in 1994’s True Lies, where he starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. That performance earned him an MTV Best Comedic Performance award. Most recently, Arnold is known for his work on TV show Sons of Anarchy. After marrying his wife Ashley Groussman, Arnold became a father at a late age. This inspired him to get healthy and he embarked on a yearlong journey to lose 100 pounds, which he accomplished!
Record executive Kevin Liles has been actively involved in the behind the scenes of the music industry for nearly 30 years after starting out in his own R&B group, Numarx. After being named president of Def Jam records in 1999, he was executive vice president of Warner Music Group. He has worked with the likes of Milli Vanilli. Liles struggled to lose weight so he decided to get surgical help. Since then, he has managed to keep the weight off and looks healthy and happy.
