She famously shed 75 pounds from her 5’8” frame two years ago, and then infamously gained back 83 pounds. Now, actress Kirstie Alley says she is ready to get fit the old fashioned way—-by exercising like a “woman possessed.”
Or obsessed. The former “Cheers” star says she is ready to slim down without taking shortcuts. This time she insists that her weight loss regime will include daily cardio exercise and weight training.
This new promise comes a few months after Alley stepped on the scale for the first time in more than a year.
“I started screaming,” Alley tells PEOPLE Magazine in its latest issue. “It said 228 pounds, which is my highest weight ever. I was so much more disgusting than I thought!”
But, Alley says she is determined to turn that disgust into results. The 58-year-old former Jenny Craig spokeswoman (she famously trimmed down to 145 pounds while with the company) confesses that she banished her gym equipment to the garage and hasn’t worked out in more than 15 months. In addition, to eliminating aerobic activity from her life, Alley reveals that she also gave up eating small, low-calorie meals and spent the last year gorging on Chinese takeout and buttery pasta dishes.
“I fell off the horse,” admits the indulgent star.
Still, Alley says she is set to begin a new fitness plan, which includes a professional trainer. She’ll need the extra help. As incentive to lose the weight, the TV star has vowed to enter a triathlon and sculpt her “schlumpy” figure back down to a bikini-ready 140 pounds.
“I’m going to have to work harder than last time,” she says, but “I’m way excited.”
Alley is hoping her excitement can help get her through the daily workouts and restricted diet she knows she must endure to get fit.
We’ll see what happens.