“A lot of my cousins who are my age or are in their 30′s are on high blood pressure pills and it’s like, c’mon, you’re too young for that. I wanted to be the person in my family to stand up and say, ‘Okay we have to eat better and workout.’ I want to be around for a long time. I can’t travel like I do and not be healthy. You know how I move on stage. At any minute I could just pass out and that’s not good.”
Dropping the weight helped the singer gain more confidence and showed her that a healthy lifestyle will keep her on the path of some of her idols.
“I want to be in the game for a very long time. Like Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin… for me, this is my temple. I have to protect it. I want it to look good, but I also want to be healthy at the same time,” said Fantasia.
How Fantasia Lost Weight To Win was originally published on blackdoctor.org
