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Barbara said that she lost her job because Star was telling the world her weight loss was due to “Pilates and portion control”, which was a lie.

I think you have some good points Jillian. I’ve noticed the Nutrisystem commericials have Marie saying she’s lost 50 lbs now—If her top weight was 165 as I read somewhere then she is 115 now. That would probably put her in a size 6, or as you say, in designer clothes, a lower size. I don’t think she’s anorexic but at her height I can’t see her losing much more and not look a little sickly at her (our) age. So far so good for her with a lot of help that I could never afford including all those meals and maybe some minor cosmetic work. Nope, we commoners gotta go it alone!

I saw the women on Oprah and I do not feel Marie Osmond is a good role model for women. She has often said “I was a size 2-4… before I gained all of the weight..” or “I am a 2-4 again” yet she also indicated something to the effect of women are too influenced by the perfection seen in magazines,etc. I am sorry, but VERY VERY VERY FEW women over 40, in fact, few women over age 25, are a size “2-4″ EVER. I was very slim in my 20s, am about the same height as Ms. Osmondm 1/2″ shorter, and a good weight for me was between 128-132 pounds AND I was about a size 7, the odd time, a 6. ( I am now 48 and a bit overweight, perhaps 150 lbs and even so, I am a size 9-10!) So either Ms. Osmond is now what one might term a total “bone rack” or she is exaggerating her “ideal” sizes considerably. Even for a woman with a “small frame” as she claims she has, size 2-4 is…tiny, if not ridiculous. My belief is that the AVERAGE size for women (I’ve been told this in various clothing stores) is about a size 9-10, which i now wear (and I am trying to get back to a 7) so it is clear to me that any woman who can get into a size 2-4 is wearing only designer clothes (which are sometimes sized lower, ie: a 4 might be a 7 everywhere else) OR is not being truthful OR is borderline (if not) anorexic. While I applaud Marie’s weight-loss and am trying to lose some weight myself, I think she may have had additional help on her body as she cleary has had on her face. I think she look rather hard now, whereas with a bit more weight and her hair skimming her shoulders (ie: the shorter, sleeker style she wore before she had her son Matthew) she looked very soft and cute. That is now completely gone. To be honest, I am saddened by the fact that Marie appears to now be just another aging celebrity who desperately wants to appear 19 again and looks as if she is trying too hard to appear like her daughters. I think she would be fine, if not better, with another 15 pounds on her and a bit of a softer look overall.
Anyone have any more thoughts on this???? As for Ms. Bertinelli, she looks good and I have always found her to be more “real” and approachable than Ms. Osmond and that feeling has not changed. She, too, has lost much weight but she does not appear to be attempting to recapture her youth as Marie is.