In the early 90s, Al Roker had gastric bypass surgery. He went from weighing his peak of 340 down to 190 pounds. However, when his mother died in 2008, he gained back 40 pounds. Since then, he has altered his diet permananly only eating whole, unprocessed foods and sticking to an extreme workout routine. In 2013, he released, “Never Goin’ Back: Winning the Weight-Loss Battle For Good,” a book about his weight loss journey.
At her heaviest, media mogul, Oprah, weighed 237 pounds. However, in August of 2015 she began using Weight Watchers. Two months prior, she announced she became a stockholder and spokesperson for the company. She also works out regularly. She told “People” magazine her fantasy is to lose enough weight so her longtime partner, Stedman Graham, can pick her up and carry her to the pool. Although she is keeping it secret about how much total weight she has lost, she has revealed she has lost over 30 pounds.
Once known for devouring enormous plates of food in record time, on “Man vs. Food,” Adam Richman has since trimmed down. After the final episode of “Man vs. Food” aired in 2012, he decided he didn’t like the way he looked and made a change. With the help of a doctor, nutritionist and some good old-fashioned soccer, Richman was able to lose 70 pounds in 10 months. He even posed naked on the cover of British Cosmopolitan showing off his proud new body.
Wife of Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon, underwent a gastric bypass procedure in 1999, after spending years struggling with her weight. She lost 100 pounds due to the surgery. However, she would constantly get sick after the procedure was completed, so she had the band removed in 2006. After the removal, she gained 45 pounds. She now sticks to the Atkins diet and exercises regularly. She likes the diet because she feels as though she can still eat many foods she enjoys.
Former child star, Raven Symone lost 70 pounds, in 2011. During her time as the lead on “State of Georgia,” her character was supposed to be a curvy actress trying to make it in the business. Her wardrobe had to be padded, after she lost so much weight. In order to shed the pounds, Raven learned how to cook and switched to six meals a day. She also exercised at least 4 times a week.
