Jennifer Hudson has lost a staggering amount of weight, to date 80 pounds! How did she do it? The award winning actress and American Idol alum’s success is thanks to Weight Watchers and is smokin’ hot as Good Housekeeping’s February 2012 cover girl.

In the interview, Jennifer talks about what inspired her to lose the weight:

“I feel like a doll that I get to dress up! It’s crazy.They have to drag me off the red carpet! Because now it’s like, ‘You’re going to take a picture of what I’m wearing? You’re looking at me?’ I live for it. Motherhood brought tremendous responsibilities — but none greater than the obligation I felt to get healthy and be there for my son, David deserved to have a mama who could run after him without getting winded or getting tired, to have a role model who could teach him to make healthy food choices.”

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