Comedienne Mo’Nique loses nearly 40 pounds

Nowadays, there is less of comedienne Mo’Nique to love.  A move she told Jet magazine was prompted by her husband, Sidney Hicks.

“It was so gentle and sweet, and he wasn’t judgmental,” Mo’Nique said.  “He said, ‘Baby, that’s too much and I want you for a lifetime. I decided that I had to get some of that off of me.” 

The 5 foot, 6-inch comedienne said she now weighs 224 pounds and plans to keep losing weight until she reaches 200.  The comedienne once weighed 262 pounds.

“This was truly making the commitment to watch what I eat and commit to working out,” she said. “I stopped eating red meat. I want to say to big people, ‘Let’s be healthy big people.’ Everybody can’t be a size 0 or 45, but let’s be healthy.’”