Jones Reynolds Admits Gastric-Bypass

Thoughts? Didn't most of us already think this had happened?....at least she's now willing to be honest about it.  Jones Reynolds Admits Gastric-Bypass Former 'View' Host Says She Had Weight Loss Surgery AP Posted: 2007-07-31 06:59:10

NEW YORK (July 31) - Star Jones Reynolds says in a new interview that her dramatic weight-loss was due to gastric-bypass surgery, and that she dodged questions about it for years because she was "scared of what people might think of me." Reynolds, 45, says she was "intentionally evasive" when people asked how she'd dropped 160 pounds in three years. The former "View" co-host opens up about her weight loss and self-esteem issues in a story featured in the September issue of Glamour magazine, on newsstands Aug. 7.

 

 

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"I actually like seeing the old pictures because what it says to me is, 'You never allow yourself to get there again,'" Jones Reynolds writes in an Glamour article. Just over two years separate the picture on the left, taken this spring and the photo on the right, snapped after the 2005 Oscars.

 

  "Everything about me was already so public (mostly my own doing - talk about dumb!), so of course everyone wanted to know what I had done," she writes. "I was also terrified someone would have a tragic result after emulating me without making an informed decision with her doctor." "But the complete truth is, I was scared of what people might think of me," she continues. "I was afraid to be vulnerable, and ashamed at not being able to get myself under control without this procedure." Keeping her decision private made her a hypocrite, she says, because she had been so outspoken about her firing from ABC's "The View" last year. Reynolds, who weighed 307 pounds at her heaviest, says her "out-of-control behavior" began around her 40th birthday in 2002. Feeling lonely, she turned to food for comfort and gained 75 pounds over the course of 17 months. She had the procedure in August 2003. "I used to look in the mirror and take pride in my figure, but that was when I was legitimately a full-figured woman," she says. "I'd gradually gone from full-figured to morbidly obese." Reynolds opted for surgery after a friend expressed concern about her weight. It was a success, she says, though she found she was "still consumed with the same anger, shame and insecurity as before." Her husband, banker Al Reynolds, encouraged her to begin psychological therapy in the summer of 2005. She learned, among other things, that she "couldn't control what others thought," she says. She began to heal by talking openly about her weight loss to strangers. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. 

I think  perhaps she was more embarrased to admit that she had the surgery. It was a good thing her husband got her into therapy. She was far too big headed in my opinion. Much continued success to her!

I agree.  The article indicates that she acknowledges responsibility, addresses her personal issues, and offers an apology for the behavior.    I admire her for stepping up and admitting the truth.  It's not easy and I certainly can identify with the feelings she expresses.   Thanks for posting this as I hadn't seen it.

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Let's be honest here . We all knew she had GBS . Star could have used this venue to save so many lives . Instead she took the cowards way out and hid from the press and from her fans. OMG .. do people really think that one can lose 100 pounds in 7 months ( And keep it off )  with out surgical intervention . If you do, come out from the rock you are hiding under .  OK now she admits it .. Big Deal ... what a waste of information she could have been ...  Let's see how soon she gets a new show... and let's see how she uses her new announcment ..  Show me the Money Star .. Let' save some lives I tell ya ...  Thoughts ... I personally think .. a day late .. a dollar short ... and I really could care less what she does from here out ..she missed out on the biggest markteting promotion ever .. SAVING LIVES !!

Just saw on the TV that she will be on show that comes on channel 12 at 7PM tonight so all of you might want to see it. Sorry I forgot the name of the show.

Good for Starr. She can come out in the open now. This is such a big move for someone like her. Why would anyone be ashamed of something that has completely turned their life around? for you Richmonders, you may want to tune in to 103.7 fm tomorrow morning. the Jen and Jack Show will be talking about Gastric Bypass and plan to make it as informative as possible. should be an interesting show..planned between 7 and 8 am.