Paula Deen loses 30 pounds

Paula Deen loses 30 pounds

Paula Deen loses 30 pounds, Television food personality Paula Deen took a public relations bashing when she announced in January that she had Type 2 diabetes, in no small part because the style of cooking she had promoted her entire career was laden with the stuff that can lead to diabetes, and because she also announced a deal with diabetes drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk at the same time.
Five months later, she's talking about how she's lost 30 pounds, and never once gives credit to the diabetes drug.

"I do think differently now" about food, Deen told People (she's on the magazine's cover this week). "I'm more aware."

Some of her favorite foods (such as mashed potatoes) have been replaced by others, such as Greek salads and baked fish.

"It took me a couple of years to get to this point," Deen says, referring to the news she had known about her diabetes for more than two years before telling the public. "If you make a few small changes, they can add up to big results."