Valerie Bertinelli: I Lost 40 Pounds!
November 30th, 2007 by Rian | Filed under Celebrity Weight Loss, Tabloid Magazines.
Last I heard, Valerie Bertinelli was a spokesperson for Jenny Craig. However, the article about her weight loss in the latest issue of People Magazine doesn’t really talk about it much…
Anyway, in this story, Valerie does NOT reveal her weight or size. (Smart gal!) She only talks about how she has been a yoyo dieter all her life, but since March of this year, she has finally learned to control her eating habits and drop 40 pounds. The last ten pounds were quite tricky - she claims that she had to “shake up” her exercise routine a bit.
She doesn’t go into exactly what she ate on the Jenny Craig plan or any details, though, which is interesting. Also, her before and after photos in the article doesn’t really look like a 40 pound difference… what do you all think?
Click here to read the fully scanned article.
(Edit: corrected my mistake about her not mentioning the Jenny Craig plan!)
hmm I don’t see that much difference between her before and after pic..maybe 10 pounds..not more
it doesnt look like 40 yeah
No one even knows or cares who she is. She’s trying so hard to get back into the spot light. That’s so annoying.
I would guess she has lost twenty pounds. Jenny Craig pisses me way the hell off.
Wow, you guys are harsh! I think the Jenny Craig ads are totally annoying but you have to give her credit for her weight loss - and it is certainly more than ten pounds!! I think Valerie looks great for 47!
I think she looks fantastic. She definitely lost more than ten pounds! Maybe not quite 40, but I would say at least 30. Look at the difference in her face and thighs. Don’t be haters.
please she looks the same jenny craig is going bankrupt!!! cause their food is shit and they suck!
She’s lost some weight, but 40 lbs? come on… she’s like 5′2″.
It looks more like about a 20 pound loss to me, but she looks better and good for her.
anyone can lose 40 lbs on nutri system or Jenny Craig. Everything is measured out for you……if I could afford it, I would do it, just to mainatin my weight……lol
Poor Dennis…luv him.
Look at her in the before picture.. I mean, she’s lost some weight! We should all stop being so critical and be happy that someone out there is changing their lifestyle to make themselves the best they can be. Valerie is doing a lot better than probably half of the American population.
The before and after pictures don’t show that much of a difference but I think in the other photos she looks like she lost a lot of weight. It is hard for me to guess how much it is because she’s so short, but I’d say closer to 40 than 10.
If she’s really 5′2, there’s no way she lost more than 10 pounds… I think 5 would be more realistic. Come on- and you have to assume the pics are at least partially photoshopped in her favor…
Rian, it mentions that she’s a Jenny Craig spokeswoman in the second paragraph.
I think she could have definitely lost 40 lbs. She looks MUCH thinner than her “before” picture. I think she looks fantastic.
at 5′ 2′’, I would say 25lb loss [give or take a few…
and is jenny craig really going bankrupt?!
I think she looks lovely and much thinner, especially on the first picture with the white blouse. Give her a break. FYI, the article DOES mention Jenny Craig briefly (on the first page).
I changed my post to reflect my earlier mistake - sorry about that! I only wish she would have gone into what kind of meals and snacks she ate on that plan.
The Before picture is not only photoshopped, but they have her in a pose that is slimming. She may have indeed lost close to 40lbs. Her face is much slimmer. Although, being so short - it’s usually alot more obvious when you lose so much weight.
I just get annoyed when I see these “look I’m a celebrity (sort of) and I lost weight!” articles–I’m actually much more inspired by the kind of weight loss success stories in Shape magazine where it’s just some everyday person changing their life.
As others have said, definitely not 40 lbs–more like 20-25 and some good tone. She’s very pretty.
Who wants to go where Eddie Van Halen’s splooge has been???
I can see a big difference… as someone mentioned, look at her face in the before and after pics…. a lot more than just 10 lbs.
She really is pretty!! Photoshopped or not… her face is … pretty.
I hate how at the end the article says now she can do things she couldn’t do before, such as finish high school? Since when do you need to be thin (or in her case normal weight) to finish high school? She could have done that a long time ago if she had wanted to.
I thought Miley was older than 15 =\
In the last sentences, she mentions she’s ready to get her HS diploma - did she need to lose the 40lbs first? I get it that losing the weight was a turning point in her life, but it bothers me when people attach goals like a GED to losing weight, what does one have to do with the other? Or when I lose weight, I’ll go for that job I always wanted or be more sociable- things that don’t depend on the scale… what’s the obsession with the fantasy of being thin (FoBT)?
She looks like she lost ten pounds. Not 40.
Dosnt look that slim at all.
it shows also on her face..
but why is she putting her hands on her waist on both pictures? I can’t see well from this!
She sounds (and looks) like some kind of pasta.
get back into the spotlight? HAHAHAHAHAHA she doesn’t have to… her ex husband is Eddie Van Halen, whom she will forever be linked to and her son is a 15 year old who is currently touring and playing with the band… she doesn’t have to do shit to get into the spotlight
Valerie! You are lovely, even without the weight loss. But congratulations! Now, get back with Eddie!!!
I don’t think she’s lost 40 lbs…more like 25ish. Unless her before pics were VERY photoshopped. But I doubt it. Wonder if she’ll pose in a bikini like Kirstie did.
BTW, I hate Jenny Craig too…they cost way too much money and they make you buy their food, so when you start eating actual food, you gain all the weight back that you lost.
doesn’t look like 40 to me either, maybe 15 at the most.
She really looks great. And so young! I swear she could pass for 28!
She’s so pretty! Love her and she looks great for her age. I agree it doesn’t look like a 40lb. weight loss. Looks about 20 lbs. 25 max. She does look so much better though. What is up with the Jenny Craig signature pose (hands holding sides of hips, leg in front)? Kirstie does it all the time too. Drives me crazy. It’s so hard to gauge weight loss and current weight with that pose. I guess that’s the point.
She definitely lost weight, but on her short frame, if she actually lost 40 lbs it would show a lot more! I’m thinking she lost 20 lbs maximum. Still an accomplishment. She shouldn’t feel she has to make it sound more than it is. I think she’s still a cutie after all these years. She does have that “girl next door” look about her.
i think she looks fabulous and it’s definitely more than 10 pnd loss……although, i have to mention that her shoes in this scan are freakin’ hot as hell!! She looks healthy and happy!
What a bunch of haters! You guys must be really jealous! You wish you looked that good! LOL
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