Friday, January 19, 2007
Grey's Star Sheds 25 Lbs.
From National Enquirer
Fans of "Grey's Anatomy" are going to be seeing a lot less of co-star Sara Ramirez.
The 5-foot-9 actress has dropped 25 pounds and now weighs 145. The curvy Latina said she did it with exercise and a sensible diet, eschewing the quick fixes she turned to in the past, such as dangerous diet pills.
"On the set, there's catered food everywhere you look," said Sara, who plays Dr. Callie Torres on the hit show. She says she packed on weight during filming last season.
"My energy level was low and I felt unhealthy, so I decided on my own to get a trainer."
Sara, 31, moved to the U.S. from Mexico with her mom when she was 8 and says she's struggled with weight issues all her life.
But it wasn't until she attended Juilliard, the prestigious performing arts school in New York City, that she began a destructive cycle of binge-eating and crash dieting.
"Somewhere along the line, all the self-esteem I'd felt went out the window. My weight constantly yo-yoed - at my slimmest I was a size 6; my biggest, a 14."
Things only got worse when she went to Hollywood and starved herself on celery sticks and peanut butter so she could compete with thinner actresses for TV roles. Sara then turned to diet pills. "They made my heart race, but I felt I needed them," she explained.
"After six months, my body had had enough. I could feel myself getting shakier, and I grew more and more scared knowing I was putting my heart in danger."
Fans of "Grey's Anatomy" are going to be seeing a lot less of co-star Sara Ramirez.
The 5-foot-9 actress has dropped 25 pounds and now weighs 145. The curvy Latina said she did it with exercise and a sensible diet, eschewing the quick fixes she turned to in the past, such as dangerous diet pills.
"On the set, there's catered food everywhere you look," said Sara, who plays Dr. Callie Torres on the hit show. She says she packed on weight during filming last season.
"My energy level was low and I felt unhealthy, so I decided on my own to get a trainer."
Sara, 31, moved to the U.S. from Mexico with her mom when she was 8 and says she's struggled with weight issues all her life.
But it wasn't until she attended Juilliard, the prestigious performing arts school in New York City, that she began a destructive cycle of binge-eating and crash dieting.
"Somewhere along the line, all the self-esteem I'd felt went out the window. My weight constantly yo-yoed - at my slimmest I was a size 6; my biggest, a 14."
Things only got worse when she went to Hollywood and starved herself on celery sticks and peanut butter so she could compete with thinner actresses for TV roles. Sara then turned to diet pills. "They made my heart race, but I felt I needed them," she explained.
"After six months, my body had had enough. I could feel myself getting shakier, and I grew more and more scared knowing I was putting my heart in danger."
Labels: Grey's Anatomy, Sara Ramirez
