Janet Jackson Reveals Slim New Figure In Nutrisystem Ad (PHOTO)

Doing a weight-loss spot on TV is about as common as 3D movies and baby bumps in Hollywood these days. The latest victor in the celebrity battle of the bulge? Janet Jackson, who reveals a slimmed down figure in a commercial for the Nutrisystem weight loss program, slated to air on Monday, April 9.

And while she's keeping mum about just how much weight she's lost -- "For Janet, it's about feeling good," a rep for the program says -- she has opened up about what weight-loss success looks like, flaunting her tiny new waistline in promotional photos and wearing the year's hottest color -- tangerine.

Struggling with her weight is "something I've dealt with all my life," the 45-year-old singer told Us Weekly in December, when she signed on as a spokesperson for the weight loss program. "People can relate to me because I have lived it. I truly understand what it's like to have a problem with weight loss, losing too much weight or gaining more than you desire to and becoming unhealthy," she said.

In January, Jackson stopped by "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" where she says her heaviest weight was 180 pounds, a number she hit while prepping for a movie role that ended up being postponed.

Rumors circulated that Janet's more recent weight gain was a result of emotional eating following her brother Michael Jackson's death in 2009, a habit she revealed in her diet and self-esteem book, True You.

Jackson joins a growing list of celebrity weight-loss endorsements, including Jennifer Hudson, Mariah Carey and former NBA star Charles Barkley.

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[SandyDandy]

11:34 PM on 04/18/2012

I'm happy for Janet, but Nutrisystem is more hype than anything. The meals are full of sodium and preservatives. Not healthy! I've actually had much more success with diet meal delivery (The meals I get are prepared fresh and then frozen. No preservatives!).
Over the past year I've lost over 70lbs by eating healthier and increasing my activity.

I was so proud of myself I even made a website to share what worked for me (Ok and maybe to brag a little bit and show off the new me :-))

Check out what I did @ http://sandygotsmaller.com

[vc1949]

10:50 PM on 04/10/2012

Photo shopped or not, she has always been just beautiful. And that smile?? Reminds me of M.J.
Stunning!!!!!!!!!!

[Absolute]

03:25 PM on 04/10/2012

Ms. Jackson is beautiful, but I'm thinking the person who committed that crime of photoshopping while drunk should be looking for a new job.

[Adonijah]

01:22 PM on 04/10/2012

Miss J is a lovely woman! I just hope she can land at a weight and stay there. I don't believe going up and down in weight can be healthy.

[divalocity]

09:04 PM on 04/09/2012

Proud of Janet, but that photo is PhotoShopped to the max!

[Georgy Pointer]

05:33 PM on 04/09/2012

looks photoshopped to me.....

[lnedykstra]

04:42 PM on 04/09/2012

Hmm...Janet is beautiful, but that picture is as airbrushed as a T-shirt in Myrtle Beach, SC.

[PoliSci2008]

03:01 PM on 04/09/2012

NuriSystem is good for loosing the weight, but once you go back to eating "real' food after eating all that dehydrated food, the pounds cre-cree-creep on you. You really have to stay vigilant on eating salads & veggies & exercising during the week, and eating in moderation on the weekend!

[Absolute]

06:23 PM on 04/08/2012

Thick or thin, she's gorgeous.

[Adonijah]

01:19 PM on 04/10/2012

I agree!

[olitenup]

03:50 PM on 04/07/2012

I think she is beautiful no matter what her weight is.

[Carl J Mason]

03:24 PM on 04/07/2012

Janet didn't blame her overeating on Michael's death. The article said rumors circulated that she gained weight in recent times because of Michael's death. You all need to learn how to read. In the article, Janet specifically states that she has been battling weight gain and loss all her life. Congratulations to her on her success.

[jpvt]

03:23 PM on 04/07/2012

I do believe that this is a photoshop job...that's not a natural curve on her right side. But who cares. If Janet has really lost weight, I'm happy for her. She looks good anyway.

[katieandtom]

11:44 AM on 04/07/2012

janet jackson is gorgeous. she looks fantastic

[Pam James]

11:00 AM on 04/07/2012

Just for jokes....does the product make your hair grow too? Anyway, she looks great and I am glad to see her again. Hopefully it will inspire health and fitness.

[AwantNotAneed]

11:21 PM on 04/06/2012

I see she got her weave back.

[misslege]

06:45 PM on 04/08/2012

Did you just escape?

[AwantNotAneed]

11:46 PM on 04/08/2012

Maybe you have been under a rock because she had a shorter style. She sported the style on Leno but I noticed here and in the commericals that her weave is back.