Aretha Franklin weight loss sparked by embarrassing incident
April 30th, 2011 - 2:01 am ICT by Aishwarya BhattLos Angeles, April 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Aretha Franklin has revealed why she decided to lose weight. She explained that when her weight caused her Power Rider to break, she decided to do something about her weight. Since she started her weight loss program, Franklin has lost about 85 pounds so far.
The success of the program has motivated her so far to stick with her weight loss plan. She explained that, “I’m on the track at least three times a week, and the treadmill. I’m up to about 26 minutes on the treadmill and a mile and a half on the track. I haven’t worked up to a run yet; it’s more like a slow trot.”
She said before she started losing weight, her body was “too fat for words.” The accident was much embarrassing to her and it caused her to start losing weight.
Franklin’s weight loss claim was last month disputed by a reputed surgeon. Dr. Lawrence Koplin in an interview said based on the age of the 68-year-old, it was not possible for her to lose so much weight over the period that she claims. Dr. Koplin suggested that surgery might be the reason why Franklin lost so much weight.
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