Randy Jackson is opening up about his incredible weight loss transformation. In a new interview with People, the American Idol alum said he shed 114 pounds after undergoing weight loss surgery and overhauling his lifestyle.
His turning point took place in 2003, when Jackson hovered around 300 pounds, and the body-shamers didn't miss a beat.
I think it was season 2 on Idol," Jackson recalled to People. "You come in and they go Yeah dawg, youre telling me Im terrible but youre fat! And I would go, I am. I have mirrors in my house. I know! For a long time you see me on TV and people have noticed me in the past and I was struggling with my weight, then I finally got it off by using some pretty drastic measures."
After being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes that same year, Jackson decided to make some serious changes to improve his health. The former American Idol judge underwent gastric bypass surgery before the year's end.
He also decided to switch up his diet. Growing up in Louisiana, Jackson ate sausage and grits, bread pudding, and beignets on the reg. "Food was always my thing because I grew up in the South where food and good times were king, Jackson told WebMD in 2008.
And a high-profile job touring with celebrities only made it harder to eat healthy: "After the show, everybody hangs out and eats and drinks," he said. "There are all kinds of sandwiches plus chips, cheeses, cookies, cakes, candy, beer, wine."
The star told People that after his weight loss surgery, he had to change the way he thought about food to keep the weight off. You have to almost have a complete divorce break up and start back bit by bit and find out the things that work with your body and you also find out the allergies and really pay attention to how you feel, he said.
Today, Jackson said that there are lots of fruits and vegetables in his house, and "we now have the corn without the bread. He recognizes that paying close attention to his diet is important to managing his type 2 diabetes.
Following his incredible weight loss transformation, Jackson wanted to inspire others to make healthier choices in their life too. He co-founded Unify Health Labs, a supplement company designed to help other people in their journey to get healthywhile sparing them the long confusing search I went through.
This is me sort of giving back, he told People. Something thats a simple solution because all of us probably have 50 bottles on the counter or 50 bottles in the bathroom of different vitamins and things that we take. The root causes of these certain diseases and trying to get your best health, it all starts in the gut. Gut health is really best health.
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