Speaking to E! News in 2014, Brown revealed she was forced to get serious about her weight after a scary diagnosis. The actress embarked on a strict weight loss project after learning she had diabetes. "When they tell you they're going to take your feet, you stop eating donuts," she quipped. The Community star argued that, when people are trying to lose weight "for vanity" it's often tougher to stick to a plan, "but when it's for health, you kind of go, 'I want to keep my feet!'" She's not interested in the number on the scale, however, focusing only on keeping her blood sugar levels "normal." Naturally, she feels great too, with more energy overall. For her, it was all about portion control and making healthy substitutions.
Brown told Vulture a few years later she was considering getting a personal trainer because of her age, however, she made it clear, "I don't want it to seem like I'm on a fitness kick 'cause I never have been and probably never will be." As Brown sees it, "I've never been the Halle Berry type, and I'm not trying to be Halle Berry. I'm just trying to lose the diabetes. ...I was never someone that hated being chubby, and I never hated my body or any of that. I just was sick. And when you're sick you need to try to get healthy." She also called out those congratulating her for her weight loss and asking for diet tips on Twitter, deadpanning, "don't eat yourself to diabetes so you have to watch everything you eat? That's a start."
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