Dancing With the Stars Contestant Loses 26 Pounds

Us Magazine - March 31, 2009 9:44 AM PDT
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David Alan Grier has been working up quite a sweat on Dancing With the Stars.

"I've actually lost 26 pounds," the actor, 53, told Usmagazine.com after Monday's show. "The first day I came in, I was like, 'I'm not going to
lose weight - we're waltzing!'"

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But he said his dancing routines with partner Kym Johnson involve "three hours of aerobics. You're dancing and you're using your core - which Kim was talking about."

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Added Johnson, "You're burning a lot more calories because you're actually moving your whole body, as opposed to doing just weights."

Grier - who had been on a strict diet of egg whites, fruit, yogurt - said he now "can cheat a little bit because we are burning so much."

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Two contestants go home on tonight's show - and Grier (who scored a 22 for his Lindy Hop on Monday's show) is hoping he is not one of them.

"I have to stay in to lose four more pounds," he told Us, "and then you can kick me off."



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  • Violetrainstar
    lol mine too jazzy!
    report abuseposted April 3, 2009 7:18 PM PDT
  • jazzy g
    good for him because my ass is getting big ....again!
    report abuseposted April 1, 2009 7:07 PM PDT
  • Nomar R
    great show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted March 31, 2009 5:49 PM PDT
  • Jean B
    Gilles is absolutely great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted March 31, 2009 11:15 AM PDT
  • Brown Lobster
    Here's his SECRET for the weight loss----HE TOOK AN ENEMA...
    report abuseposted March 31, 2009 10:28 AM PDT
  • __A_YAHOO_USER__
    This show is for people who were stars once but just SUCK now!
    report abuseposted March 31, 2009 9:59 AM PDT
  • Erica S
    I though David did a good job last night, and Lil kim was great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted March 31, 2009 9:53 AM PDT

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