Tag — Maria Menounos

The Today Show and Access Hollywood correspondent Maria Menounos lost 40 pounds after college and these days the super fit journalist is all about healthy eating and exercise.  Likewise, she teamed up with Weight Watchers and Jenny McCarthy this past week to help support the Lose for Good campaign; a fundraising initiative that fights hunger for locally and globally.  Menounos told Ok Magazine,

“I was disappointed at different times when I tried clothes on and they didn’t fit. When I lost the weight, I was happy and proud of myself because I knew it was a big accomplishment. And I knew I wanted to be in this business and it wasn’t healthy.”

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Can you believe Maria Menounos used to be a size 14?! The Greek-born actress, who is a correspondent for The Today Show and Access Hollywood, dropped to a size 4 about 9 years ago. She revealed to Fitness magazine just how she keeps the weight off.

Menounos started studying the Israeli martial art Krav Maga last year when she was preparing to go to Iraq.

‘I wanted to be able to defend myself if I needed to, God forbid,’ she told Fitness. ‘But what I found was that it’s the best overall workout I’ve ever experienced. It’s cardio. It’s strength. It’s reflexes. It’s everything.’

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Maria Menounos, the journalist and correspondent for The Today Show and Access Hollywood has been popping up in the tabloids quite a bit in the past couple of weeks.  Last week we reported she’s a big fan of Krav Maga, and now we learn from Ok! Magazine that before her claim to fame she struggled with weight gain. Years ago, back when she was working at Dunkin’ Donuts and going to Emerson College she was 40 pounds bigger but didn’t see it as a problem:

“I honestly didn’t feel bad when I had gained the weight because my weight gain was in the best places you would want it – here (chest) and here (buttocks).  I still had a flat stomach.  Yeah, I was disappointed at different times when I tried clothes on and they didn’t fit, but I was in college. I didn’t really care too much. Everybody else around me had a bigger problem.”

She continues,

“When I lost the weight, I was happy and proud of myself because I knew it was a big accomplishment to lose that much weight. And I knew I wanted to be in this business and it wasn’t healthy. My dad is diabetic, and I knew it was something I was prone to. It was a real big decision on my part to take it down a notch and make sure I stayed as healthy as I could.”

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As a journalist and correspondent for The Today Show and Access Hollywood, Maria Menounos graces the screen with her Greek charm and fit body.  It was recently revealed in People Magazine that Maria stays in shape by studying the Israeli martial art, Krav Maga.  In Hebrew, the word ‘Krav Maga’ means, ‘close combat’ and it trains practitioners to neutralize an oncoming threat with crippling attacks to the most vulnerable of body parts. Maria said,

“It’s the ultimate triple threat,” the Access Hollywood correspondent explains. “It’s an amazing overall body workout, it’s fun, and empowering – and you’re learning how to protect yourself in any situation.”

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