Weight Loss Journey of Chrissy Metz

Chrissy Metz emerged in Hollywood as Kate Pearson on NBC’s tearjerker This Is Us. She was captivating as the realistic mom of two who was open about her weight and body image issues. Chrissy Metz has been honest about her weight loss journey off-screen too.

The 43-year-old instantly liked the persona. “This woman has weight issues. Not like, ‘Oh my God, I gained a pound,'” Chrissy told the Hollywood Reporter. “She was a real woman who was really struggling, and all I could think was, ‘Oh my God, I’m Kate.'”

The Breakthrough actor has been open about her weight loss, along with Kate’s, since becoming a body acceptance advocate. Viewers have commented on her weight—good and bad—and how they relate to her stories. “You have to use what you have, and I wouldn’t have this role if I hadn’t lost weight,” she told PEOPLE in 2017. “Now it’s about telling a story of a woman struggling with weight, like me.”

Chrissy doesn’t allow her weight stop her from reaching her objectives now, although she did when she first started in Hollywood. Chrissy Metz’s weight reduction and body positive insights are here:

Chrissy told The Hollywood Reporter in 2017 that she was “born chubby”. “I’ve been chubby all my life,” she told the tabloid. “…As I got older at different times in my life I was thinner or more active or playing sports but I was definitely always a chubbier kid.”

Early on, this affected her connection with eating. “My friends could eat whatever they wanted, but I knew as a kid I would gain weight if I did,” she said. “I had to be really cognizant of what I ate.”

She remarked, “I went to Weight Watchers when I was 11. I was the youngest in the damned room, and it felt embarrassing. My mom was trying to figure things out, but it takes time.”

Chrissy spoke about her rocky stepfather relationship in her memoir. “He stared at me, especially while I ate, even though my physique offended him. “He joked about locking the fridge,” she added.

She stated he would compel her to weigh in at 14. “He banged the scale on the kitchen floor from the restroom. ‘Get on it!'”

Chrissy openly discusses her weight reduction and promotes body positivity. “I just have to be very clear,” she told TVLine 2016 “I choose to reduce or maintain weight for health. I think plus-size, curvaceous, voluptuous, huge bodies are amazing and lovely.”

Chrissy told PEOPLE in 2018 that she was dieting on her own. Weight reduction was “not for anybody but myself,” she said. “My goal is to maintain a fit, healthy physique without being confined. I want no restrictions.”

Chrissy posted @crazyheadcomics’ tiny self-love guide on Instagram with a vulnerable and optimistic caption: “Some of us weren’t taught to love, nourish our hearts, brains, or bodies. Good news—today is new!” she wrote. “This minute might be different from the previous. Change outdated thinking and discover better methods to talk and listen to oneself! Be self-loving as much as possible. It’s a daily, sometimes hourly practice for me????I appreciate @crazyheadcomics’ art, vulnerability, and honesty ????.”