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5:26 pm - 01/13/2013

Chaz Bono Slims Down

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The 43-year-old activist has recently shed 25 pounds, sources say, but he wants to lose much more – and find true love!

“Chaz has tried everything to slim down in the past, but now he’s finally seeing results and he couldn’t be happier,” a source told The ENQUIRER.

“He’s telling everyone that this time will be different because he’s committed to listening to his doctors. But the real key to his weight loss may be his motivation – he wants to find a life partner.”

Chaz – whose parents are show­biz diva Cher, 66, and the late Sonny Bono – has struggled with his weight for years.

 In 2006, when he was still a 5-foot-5 female named Chastity, he weighed 215 pounds, and signed on to VH1’s “Celebrity Fit Club.”

He lost 24 pound, but quickly regained it all, plus more.

 In 2009, he announced he was transitioning from female to male and began hor­mone injections that contributed to his weight woes.

On the Nov. 14 episode of the syndicated daytime talk show “The Doctors,” Chaz was said to weigh 250 pounds. But sources told The ENQUIRER that Chaz  asked the show to fudge on his weight because he was actually much heavier. In September we reported that Chaz had ballooned to 345 pounds.

In any case, the brave “Dancing with the Stars” alumnus announced that he wanted to be held accountable for his weight and sought the help of Dr. Travis Stork and Dr. Lisa Masterson.

“I’m just eating too much,” he con­fessed. “My portion control is just not where it should be. This is really hard for me, and this is an issue that I don’t talk about with people because it’s so personal. I also kind of hope that the pressure of doing something publicly will give me a little bit more incentive.”

CHAZ looks great and has clearly dropped significant weight and showed off his slimmer frame while shopping with a mystery woman at The Grove in L.A. in December. The source says he’s determined to lose even more of his bulk in 2013.

Meanwhile, Chaz has been starved for love since splitting with longtime girl­friend Jennifer Elia in December 2011 – and he’s now ready for romance, said the source.

“Chaz believed Jennifer was the love of his life, but he now realizes that he was going through too much personal turmoil to let anyone get close,” explained the source.

“He says he finally has a clear plan for the future. He’s looking to lose a total of 50 to 80 pounds and then start dating.

“Chaz knows that somewhere there’s a Ms. Right for him, but he wants t to be at his ideal weight when they meet.”

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forgethissmile 13th-Jan-2013 11:06 pm (UTC)
My old high school friend is hitting 200 lbs and she's 5'1". It drives me nuts, because she keeps taking pictures related to exercise, like of her yoga mat with her cat playing on it and posting things like, "Looks like my cat is as excited as I am to try yoga/pilates/whatever workout fad I'm going to post about!"

But she never starts exercising, and instead checks in at like Johnny Rockets and talks about how yummy the double cheeseburger is. Girrrl...you aren't gonna make it to our 20-year reunion at this rate.
loaded___gun 14th-Jan-2013 12:06 am (UTC)
i'm 5'1 and i just weighed myself the other day and i'm less than 20 lbs from 200. it's a really scary, awful feeling to realize that (and i had absolutely no idea i was even that CLOSE to 200 - at my lowest, i was 130). your comment just reaffirms that i should be working out (i just started a couch 2 5k program and am signed up for 4 different 5ks this year plus (maybe a tri).

anyway, this comment is basically to say thanks for reaffirming my "you need to get your ass in gear" feeling. :)
forgethissmile 14th-Jan-2013 01:21 am (UTC)
Haha well I'm glad my comment can be of service. I gotta admit: I was worried that people would comment with the usual, "OMG FAT SHAMING!" et al.

IDK, for me, I know how much of a struggle it is to stay in shape. I guess I've lucked out in that I'm now in a habit of working out a lot and I've detoxed from junk/fast food. But it still sucks -- like I go out to eat more than once every other week and I gain weight like mad. Being an adult blows hard.
whitegirlthin 14th-Jan-2013 02:30 am (UTC)
Does she complain about being fat?
forgethissmile 14th-Jan-2013 02:48 am (UTC)
She does -- refuses to go swimming with us because "BLEHCK I don't want to get a swimsuit I'm so fat I look terrible in it!" And then she'd make snarky remarks to me and our other friends about how we were "too skinny" and how we needed to "eat more".

I mean she's just that type of person who would rather be resentful of others and complain than actually do anything, weight just being one of them.
narco_chan 14th-Jan-2013 07:33 am (UTC)
omg i CANNOT with too skinny and eat more thing

when people tell me that i tell them they are too fat and need to eat less. It is essentially the same thing.
ride_the_jitney 14th-Jan-2013 04:34 pm (UTC)
ia with loaded_gun. I'm trying to get healthier (not necessarily lose tons of weight) and this comment helps tbh. =)
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