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Fat Joe And Other Celebs Who Lost The Weight And Are Paying It Forward

First Posted: 01/25/2012 8:29 am   Updated: 01/25/2012 10:29 am

Rapper Fat Joe has lost over 100 pounds in the past year, scaling back from his all-time high of 460, according to a recent article in the New York Daily News. But he isn't just concerned with his own health -- he sees his extreme weight as a symptom of social problems in the community where he comes from.

"I was just a kid myself, dealing with childhood obesity," the star, whose real name is Joseph Cartagena, told the Daily News. Now he's working with Newark's Mayor Cory Booker to create anti-obesity programming for kids in low-income neighborhoods throughout the city. But he isn't the only one who's lost the weight and now wants to pay it forward. Other stars have dropped significant poundage and hope to inspire others to do the same:

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The Academy Award-winning actress and singer has lost a reported 80 pounds since she began focusing on diet and exercise. After working as a spokesman for Weight Watchers diet systems, she's written a book, "I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down," describing the weight loss process.

But she hasn't just shared her success with fans -- 175 of her family members joined Weight Watchers after Hudson signed up and she recently told The Huffington Post that they've lost over 2,000 pounds collectively.
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Rapper Fat Joe has lost over 100 pounds in the past year, scaling back from his all-time high of 460, according to a recent article in the New York Daily News. But he isn't just concerned with his own...
Rapper Fat Joe has lost over 100 pounds in the past year, scaling back from his all-time high of 460, according to a recent article in the New York Daily News. But he isn't just concerned with his own...
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Dubagee
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08:18 PM on 01/30/2012
WAD UP THIN JOE!

http://www.gigieatscelebrities.com
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BruntLIVE
Deal with my fullboreness
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03:01 PM on 01/30/2012
No matter how much weight you lose the DNA to be fat is still there and passes to children.
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Dubagee
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08:19 PM on 01/30/2012
But, if parents learn to eat and live healthier themselves, they can raise their children to do the same and HOPEFULLY they will stay as lean as they possibly can that way.

http://www.gigieatscelebrities.com
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Jennifer Kley
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11:45 AM on 01/30/2012
Kudos to J-Hud but I really hope those singing commercials end soon already. I hear her in my sleep and then I get up and make a sandwich to get back to sleep.

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philliplojek
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12:48 PM on 01/29/2012
The article said celebrities. I guess I'm old. I never heard of these people.
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03:35 PM on 01/29/2012
I agree. You're old.
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newjean2010
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11:28 PM on 01/27/2012
Jennifer Hudson lost the weight.....now if she would just lose that God-awful, cat tail caught in the door screeching voice of hers................it's enough to make people on Weight Watcher's all go out to Pizza Hut and each eat 2 large pizzas.
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pthesmith
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04:23 PM on 01/29/2012
If you went "all out" and ate 2 large pizzas from Pizza Hut, Jennifer Hudson's voice isn't the problem.
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Eric pepper
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04:44 PM on 01/26/2012
I heard an interview with Fat Joe. He pretty much went Paleo. Good for him. He needs to spread the word about his weight loss eating whole foods.
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Sunflo
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04:49 AM on 01/26/2012
Peter Jackson!
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Kevin Chung Lin
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11:54 AM on 01/25/2012
what about Charles Barkeley?
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kintarius
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01:34 PM on 01/25/2012
Forgetting him is just turrible.
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mskittykat1326
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03:49 PM on 01/25/2012
lol
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10:21 AM on 01/25/2012
It sounds like Fat Joe is paying it forward. The rest are paid spokespeople for weight loss programs. It's not paying it forward if you're getting paid big bucks for it.
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12:42 PM on 02/01/2012
Exactly what I thought.
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Strong Hold
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09:19 AM on 01/25/2012
oops Fat Joe.
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Strong Hold
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09:18 AM on 01/25/2012
Hudson is the incredible shrinking woman & Big Pun got afraid after Heavy dropped dead.
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mskittykat1326
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03:51 PM on 01/25/2012
I think it was after Big Pun dropped first. Sad thing is Pun had just started losing a considerable amount before his heart gave out. :(
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