Valerie Bertinelli Supports Kirstie Alley

I think it’s great that Valerie Bertinelli is coming to Kirstie’s Alley’s defense with her recent weight gain. Alley has joked about seeing Bertinelli on the cover of People in a bikini by saying, “It’s like the student surpassed the teacher, who is now over there in the corner, fat!”

But Bertinelli still says Alley can lose the weight and get back in shape again. She says Alley’s recent 83 pound weight gain is “just a bump in the road. Nothing in life goes smoothly all the time.” She also credits Alley with inspiring her to lose weight and considers her a mentor, and has invited Alley to come work out with her.

Seeing these two celebrities struggle publicly with their weight has been quite a contrast to the people who seem to lose weight like it’s nothing. Think of all the new mothers we see just a few months after giving birth who are in the best shape of their lives. While I think that’s a great thing, it always doesn’t always happen like that. More often than not, people struggle when it comes to weight loss. It’s a livelong change, as Bertinelli says, not just a quick fix. Hopefully seeing Alley and Bertinelli will help the rest of us trying to lose weight and be healthy.

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