Talent is more important than waist size. Melissa McCarthy conquered the movie world without a model figure

Melissa McCarthy is one of the most influential celebrities in the world. And this is not the subjective opinion of one person, but the result of voting at the Forbes awards. In 2015, the same Forbes recognized her as the third highest paid actress in the world. She has her own production company, a star on the “Walk of Fame” in Hollywood, as well as a line of designer clothes for women of all sizes.

Melissa achieved success in the movie industry despite not fitting the classic Hollywood beauty parameters. Some journalists teased her about being overweight, but she still went ahead and disregarded individual remarks about her appearance. The most sensitive reporters called her “pudgy,” and you can roughly imagine what the not so reserved reporters said. Melissa is a shining example that it is always possible to succeed in this world through talent, not waist size.

The path to fame and a willful decision

The American actress became popular after filming in the cult series “Gilmore Girls”, and in general began her career as a standup comic and performed in various clubs in New York. A move to Los Angeles put her on the Hollywood map. After “Gilmore Girls,” her career took a dramatic upward turn. Melissa was recognized several times as “Best Comedy Actress” and was awarded an Emmy Award.

“Plan B”, “Girls’ Night Out in Vegas”, “Catch a fat lady if you can”, “Cops in Skirts” – just a small list of films where the actress brightly showed herself. That said, in 2016 Melissa realized that her excess weight can lead to health problems and made a willful decision to lose weight. No, not to conform to society’s standards, the opinion of those around her cared little. She wanted to do it for herself and for her future.

How Melissa McCarthy managed to lose weight?

The actress chose an aggressive approach, which is to follow a low-carb diet. And aggressive it is because it gives the opportunity to get rid of kilograms in a short period of time. The secret of success of such a diet is in the protein, because it is the protein is most productive to inspire your stomach that you are satiated and do not want to add to the food. And the most important thing is that protein does not just satiate, but also gives the body strength.

Everyone who is looking to lose weight now, chooses for themselves the number of kilocalories they can consume in a day. In today’s digital world, there are many programs that allow you to control this. So here Melissa did a very tough thing to herself and chose a limit of 1200 kilocalories. That’s pretty low. Nevertheless, it was worth the gamble. For a relatively short period of time, the actress lost 20 kilograms and was very happy with the achieved indicator.

Mayonnaise and chips – a sharp “no”

Melissa completely refused any fatty food, especially fried food. In particular, the actress has always adored fried potatoes, cooked with a lot of vegetable oil. And if you dress it with mayonnaise or other tasty sauce, then in general gorgeous. Watching movies and TV series for her used to be impossible without a huge pack of chips.

I had to say a resounding no to all that. As well as sweet carbonated drinks and flour products. And the most important was a complete refusal of any alcoholic beverages, because they are not only harmful in themselves, but also disrupt sleep and the usual routine.

Melissa then admitted that she put up with all these restrictions, but for a long time could not get used to not eating at night. Because of the tight schedule of filming, she often came home late at night or in the evening and dreamed of something to eat. And here you had to use maximum willpower!

Now Melissa is invited not only for comedy roles, but also for dramatic roles. This was not her main goal, as she did not seek the approval of society. But sometimes one good endeavor leads to positive changes in many areas of life.