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Marissa Jaret Winokur
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Marissa Jaret Winokur: My Weight 'Back on Track' Since the New Year
Originally posted 01/22/2012 09:15AM
Following a 20-lb. weight-loss thanks to two weeks of intense workouts at The Biggest Loser's Fitness Ridge in Malibu, Marissa Jaret Winokur let the holidays get the better of her.
"I started working out like a mad woman and eating healthy," Winokur, 38, told PEOPLE on Tuesday. "And then right before Thanksgiving, I was like, 'Oh, no, I'm starting to gain weight.' I can gain 20 pounds in a heartbeat."
But since 2012 began, Winokur and her Retired at 35 costar BFF Josh McDermitt have been each other's support system for shedding those nasty pounds.
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Marissa Jaret Winokur Is Leaving The Talk
Originally posted 01/14/2011 07:00PM
Marissa Jaret Winokur is signing off.
"I will not be returning to The Talk this year," the actress tells PEOPLE.
Winokur joined the CBS daytime chat fest in September to do "Mom in the Street" segments twice a week. "But as the show evolved," she says, "there really wasn't room for my segments."
Though Winokur says, "I love my co-hosts and the crew at The Talk," she wants "to be more involved with what I'm working on," which includes developing her own cable show and plans to launch a clothing line later this year.
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Marissa Jaret Winokur: I Had to Call in Fat
Originally posted 08/25/2009 01:35PM
We call in sick in life, so why can't we call in fat? That's the question Marissa Jaret Winokur asks in the new installment of her weekly PEOPLE.com weight-loss blog.
Here, the Dance Your Ass Off host, 36, dishes about why family time with her husband Judah and 1-year-old son Zev took priority over "me time" – and why there's nothing a great new pair of shoes can't fix.
Sorry I skipped out on my PEOPLE.com blog last week. I called in fat – I figured I had about 10 days saved up, so decided to use seven of them and take the whole week off! I saved three days for a long fat weekend in the fall with the family.
Seriously, don't you wish it worked that way? You could wake up one morning and start getting ready for work and then look in the mirror and say, "Forget it, I'm calling in fat." Or you're about to be heading out for a date and your jeans are too tight and instead of freaking out and putting on a pair of sweats, you could call the guy up and say, "Sorry, can't make the movies. I'm just too fat."
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Marissa Jaret Winokur: I'm Inspired by Sherri Shepherd
Originally posted 08/12/2009 10:45AM
What could be better than a summer barbecue? That is, of course, unless you're on a diet. Marissa Jaret Winokur recently hosted an outdoor meal with pals that she refers to as "Temptation City."
Here, in her weekly PEOPLE.com weight-loss blog, the Dance Your Ass Off host, 36, dishes about staying relatively strong in spite of the food fest and how seeing Sherri Shepherd's bathing-suit body in PEOPLE gave her hope.
Okay, I had an awesome week. I actually went to the gym and worked out about an hour a day except for Saturday when – dum dum dum dum – I hosted a BBQ! I made it as healthy as possible! I even put out light beer and I don't even drink beer. My husband's friends were not happy! BUT it was Temptation City. I did okay. I wouldn't have won the grand prize but I would have come in fourth place, and fourth is pretty good (that's where I ended up on Dancing with the Stars)!
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Marissa Jaret Winokur: I'll Tweet Before I Eat
Originally posted 08/05/2009 09:00AM
Marissa Jaret Winokur has faced this temptation before: the spectre of being left alone in a hotel room with a stocked minibar. But recently, the Dance Your Ass Off host, 36, opted to stay strong and vanquish that diet demon by locking it up.
Here, in her weekly PEOPLE.com weight-loss blog, she shares her hilarious strategy for not letting that minibar get the best of her and how Twitter is becoming a friend in her fight to lose weight.
I went back to New York City this week for three nights (sadly, away from Zev and Judah). You may remember a few weeks ago when I went to N.Y.C. and had a close encounter with a minibar. Well, I had to face that minibar once again. It was like an ex-boyfriend, one you still loved but had to break up because you were not good for each other. One you convinced yourself, "Oh, I can still be friends with him and nothing has to happen." SOMETHING ALWAYS HAPPENS!
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Marissa Jaret Winokur Reports for Duty on Her Booty
Originally posted 07/27/2009 07:35PM
Recently, Marissa Jaret Winokur realized she needed a military intervention on her quest to lose weight. After reaching her low point when she scarfed down too much candy for son Zev's first birthday party, the Dance Your Ass Off host, 36, decided to head to boot camp.
Here, in her weekly PEOPLE.com weight loss-blog, she writes about how her early morning call to drop and give 'em 20 inspired her. Ten hut!
It's been hard to motivate. On Monday and Tuesday I ate in line with my 1,200-calorie goal, but working out was hard. After last week's debacle, I had to do something. So Pvt. Marissa reported for duty ... duty on my booty. Oh yeah, I said it! :)
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Marissa Jaret Winokur: I Fell Off the Diet Wagon
Originally posted 07/20/2009 07:10PM
On every dieter's weight-loss journey, there are triumphs and trip-ups. For Marissa Jaret Winokur, planning for her son Zev's first birthday party on Saturday presented a major stumbling block.
In planning for his big celebration, the Dance Your Ass Off host, 36, found temptation, well, a little too tempting. Here, in her weekly PEOPLE.com weight loss-blog, she writes candidly about not being able to resist a house full of candy.
I sit here Monday morning with my PEOPLE.com blog overdue. It was a bad week here, and I kept thinking about how I could spin it! This week was spent planning for Zev's first birthday – it started off bad and then it turned into a disaster! Every day I literally said, "Okay, tomorrow I will get back on track." But tomorrow never came!
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Marissa Jaret Winokur: My Baby Biggest Loser Challenge
Originally posted 07/13/2009 07:30PM
She's danced to Beyoncé, battled a minibar and tried to say 'no' to fries. And now Marissa Jaret Winokur is getting 11-month-old son Zev into the act of helping her lose weight.
The Dance Your Ass Off host, 36, recently loaded up her little guy into a wagon along with a pal's son to lug them around the neighborhood – her version of a fun Biggest Loser challenge.
Here, in her weekly PEOPLE.com weight loss-blog, she shares her triumphs and her trip-ups on her quest to shedding pounds.
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Marissa Jaret Winokur: My Close Encounter with a Minibar
Originally posted 07/06/2009 06:40PM
It's every dieter's nightmare: You're alone in your hotel room with a fully stocked minibar. Do you dive in or ignore it?
That's exactly the dilemma Marissa Jaret Winokur, 36, faced on her recent trip to New York City to promote her Oxygen show Dance Your Ass Off.
Here, in her weekly PEOPLE.com weight-loss blog, she shares her diet disaster (and how she rebounded) – and how being surrounded by larger-than-life look-alikes can be great for your self-esteem.
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Marissa Jaret Winokur Dances to Beyoncé to Lose Weight
Originally posted 06/29/2009 06:30PM
Marissa Jaret Winokur is giving a Beyoncé hit a try on her weight-loss journey.
The Dance Your Ass Off host, whose Oxygen show premieres Monday, is continuing her quest to get in shape with some boogying of her own: joining the legions of people (including Joe Jonas and Justin Timberlake) attempting the R&B star's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" dance, much to the amusement of her 11-month-old son Zev and husband Judah Miller.
Here, in her weekly PEOPLE.com weight-loss blog, she shares her Beyoncé moment – and her quest to get back in a bikini:
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