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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Valerie Bertinelli Supports Kirstie Alley

In reading her shape up secrets, I saw that to lose the majority of the weight she simply walked 10,000 steps a day. That’s the equivalent of about 5 miles. To give you an idea what the rest of us usually walk, one site says that a “sedentary person may only average 1,000 to 3,000 steps a day.”

To find out how many steps you usually walk, start wearing a pedometer every day. Do things like park farther away from the store, get up to take a quick walk in between projects, walk over to another person you work with rather than send an email. In short, just move a little bit more. Don’t try to do 10,000 steps right out of the gate if you’re only do a few thousand to start with. Gradually add a few hundred week by week until you get to your target.

It’s also a good idea to go at things slowly. Valerie says she lost the weight in nine months. That’s just over 4 pounds a month! Make slow and steady changes that will last, rather than a quick fix. Remember, you’re aiming for better health, not just a thinner body.

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Walk 10,000 Steps a Day