How did sheryl underwood lose weight

Sheryl Underwood Opens Up to PEOPLE About Her 90-Lb. Weight Loss: 'I Feel Amazing'

The host of The Talk showcases her new figure and talks about the lifestyle changes she made to feel healthier: "I really wanted to get ahead of it"

Published on September 14, 2022 05:00 PM

New Season, New Outlook

Viewers of The Talk may be noticing something different about host Sheryl Underwood. Over the past several months, the 58-year-old has been making lifestyle changes, losing 90 lbs. through cleaner eating and Wegovy, a weekly injectible that helps suppress her appetite.

"I feel amazing when I look at the lab work: normal, normal, normal, work on this," says Underwood, who before was pre-diabetic and suffering from high blood pressure. "And then I'll call my doctors: 'What do I need to work on?' "

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By reducing her food intake and increasing her exercise, Underwood has dropped four dress sizes and says she'd like to lose another 25 lbs. She takes Metamucil daily to help clean out her gut, is drinking more water and going hard on fiber.

"I'm eating fruit and vegetables that I never thought: green, leafy. I'm getting into eating blueberries and eating strawberries," she shares.

A Reason for Change

Underwood remembers getting bad news from her doctor when her weight was hovering between 230 lbs. and 250 lbs. "My lab work: diabetic, pre-diabetic, hypertension, all the things that you hear, especially with women," she says. "I really wanted to get ahead of it."

Moving On

Underwood (here with cohosts Akbar Gbajabiamila and Amanda Kloots) admits finding time to exercise is tough with her busy schedule. "Unfortunately, I'm in a career where you drive to work, you sit down and get your hair and makeup on," she says. "Sometimes I just get up and walk around, or I try to talk on the phone and walk around, or I'll do something while sitting in bed — I may do a little exercise, little stretching and things. I love the stationary bike because then I can listen to my music and be on the bike."

Looking Ahead

However, she's happy to continue on her journey — with viewers and colleagues (like Natalie Morales, Amanda Kloots and guest Meghan Trainor) by her side. The host reveals that one of her goals this season is to celebrate her birthday episode by showing off her figure in a new, meaningful way: "I've never worn a dress!" she says.

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Sheryl Underwood has quite literally transformed her face and body, making her almost unrecognisable to The Talk viewers.

The panellist has been a fan favorite for years, especially when she dressed up in possibly the most iconic Halloween costume ever: as Lamar Jackson.

Recently though, she’s making headlines again for her transformative weight loss, which viewers have recently started to notice.

Starring on a daily weekday show on CBS, it’s pretty hard for Sheryl to stay away from the cameras. We explored her weight loss over the years.

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Viewers react to Sheryl’s weight loss

Since Sheryl, 58, started losing weight, which was noticed as far back as last year – and more so recently – fans couldn’t help but comment.

Looking at social media, the panellist’s transformation did not go amiss. Since the pandemic, more have paid attention to her weight loss…

One viewer wrote: “Sheryl has really lost weight. I’m sure she’s feeling so good and healthy.”

Another said: “Thought about how Sheryl looks like she’s losing weight, and she mentioned it (or was it like that?) #TheTalk.”

“@sherylunderwood Go girl go!”, wrote a The Talk Instagram follower.

Sheryl has really lost weight. I'm sure she's feeling so good and healthy #TheTalk

— Andy the Awesome (@andyawe14) February 19, 2020

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Thought about how Sheryl looks like she's losing weight, and she mentioned it (or was it like that?) #TheTalk

— Brooke Parker (@gramfurn) October 6, 2021

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How did The Talk star lose weight?

Sheryl revealed she has lost almost 50 pounds in weight. A conversation on The Talk saw her reveal that she was as high as 230 pounds.

The 5 ft 4 star now often promotes digestive wellness brand Metacumil, which aims to help adults feel lighter and more energetic.

The host revealed that her weight loss came from five factors: good sleep, movement, meditation, prayer, and drinking water.

Adding more fiber to her daily diet also helped kickstart her weight loss journey, as well as moving around and eliminating stress.

Another factor that helped her lose weight was eating less processed foods.

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Sheryl Underwood: Before and after

Sheryl’s older pictures which date back to 2014 on Instagram show her with a much fuller jaw line and face.

Then in October 2020, a significant difference showed the host with a much more defined jaw line area and thinner face.

Although Sheryl doesn’t often updated her Instagram page, a series of press images show that her weight loss has particularly impacted her face area.

Having described herself as “top heavy” in older pictures, The Talk host has since dropped lots of pounds off her chest and arm area.

Here’s what she looks like now:

While the below pictures show Sheryl in September 2020 (bottom photo was taken in 2014), almost a year before the above photo was taken:

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