Gabourey Sidibe – 50 Pounds

If you have watched the movie Precious, you might remember Gabourey from it. For this role, she won the Independent Spirit award for the best female lead. She has also made appearances in different seasons of the critically acclaimed series “American Horror Story.”The actress followed both dietary therapy along with sweat therapy to lose her weight. However, due to her Type 2 diabetes, she was forced to undergo gastric sleeve surgery to reduce her increasing weight.

After the surgery, Gabourey lost 50 pounds and soon started working hard to achieve her dream of possessing a fit and healthy body. It is good that the actress realized the harmful effects of fat in our body and has promised herself never to go back to her unhealthy self. However, it is believed that Gabourey’s tough childhood was one of the main reasons for the actress to gain so much weight.