Posted by Adam

Sunday July 22, 2012

JORDIN Sparks has lost 50 pounds since winning season six of American Idol.

The singer, 22, admits she was motivated to lose weight when she began to get ill.

“I just wanted to be healthy. I knew I had a long road ahead of me. I was barely working out, and my diet was a mess,” she told Shape magazine in its August issue.

Jordin explained that her first steps were cutting out unhealthy meals on the go, like surgery drinks and pastries at Starbucks.

She also opted out of late night dinners in hotel rooms and replaced them with healthy options like Smartfood popcorn and sauteed turkey breast with steamed carrots.

Sparks also controlled portion sizes by making sure her meals fit onto a normal sized plate.

Her final step was making sure that she stopped eating two hours before bedtime.

But she found it a struggle being energized to exercise.

“I had to start gradually. Soon I was able to shift to a more challenging pace and go hiking in the nearby mountains. The weight really started falling off. It was awesome,” she said.

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