In 2019, Jillian opened up to Women's Health about her weight loss journey, and how she finally changed her relationship with food for the better. "I was definitely on the chubbier side growing up, but I hit my heaviest weight around age 13, when I was about 170 pounds (I'm 117 now, for reference)," she said. " I used food as comfort , but I also used it as a way to relate to my dadhe was overweight too, so we bonded over food a lot."
Jillian started working out when her mother signed her up for martial arts classes to help her work through her parents' divorce, though it took until her thirties (she's 45 now) to eat healthy.
ICYMI: Last week, while appearing on BuzzFeed's AM to DM webshow, Jillian commented on singer Lizzo's body . "Why are we celebrating her body?" Jillian said. "Why does it matter? Thats what Im saying. Like why arent we celebrating her music? 'Cause it isnt gonna be awesome if she gets diabetes...I'm just being honest. I love her music, my kid loves her music, but there's never a moment when I'm like, 'I'm so glad she's overweight.' Why do I even care? Why is it my job to care about her weight?"
"I think what has happened is that we have fat-shamed people for so long that now, the pendulum is swinging back," she said. "Honestly, it's like saying okay, you're an alcoholic, bravo, here's a vodka tonic. You don't judge somebody, you don't exclude them, you include them, you support them, or by the way, mind your own business."
Lizzo has yet to respond to the controversy.
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