Exclusive: Teen Mom Amber Portwood: I Lost 65 Pounds!
Credit: Gries/MTV/PICTUREGROUP; courtesy of Portwood
Whoa, mama!
Teen Mom star Amber Portwood says in the new Us Weekly (out now) she's "been chunky my whole life." That's a thing of the past: since giving birth to daughter Leah (with boyfriend Gary Shirley, 23) in November 2008, the MTV reality star has lost an impressive 65 pounds!
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"I was looking in the mirror and I thought, I don't like this. I'm only 20. I need to kick it into gear," the 5-foot-4 Indiana native, now 118 pounds, tells Us Weekly of her post-baby body.
How did she do it? Out with mac and cheese and sweets and in with lean meat, fruit and vegetables -- plus two-hour cardio and weight sessions four times a week. (The Krav Maga disciple is even gearing up for her first martial arts competition.)
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"The first time I tried on jeans after I lost weight, there were a size one," Portwood reveals. "I thought, there's no way. This is crazy!"
"I'm more comfortable in my skin," she adds, noting that her beau Gary "really likes" her new shape. "Who wouldn't?"
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549yall are hatin!! She looks really good....
damn maybe the people who think this and the in a negative way. i believe that girl worked hard years ago i did the same thing in 3 months.. less eating more work outs.. so maybe people should stop hating. that girl looks damn good. good for u amber
damn maybe the people who think this and the in a negative way. i believe that girl worked hard years ago i did the same thing in 3 months.. less eating more work outs.. so maybe people should stop hating. that girl looks damn good. good for u amber
damn maybe the people who think this and the in a negative way. i believe that girl worked hard years ago i did the same thing in 3 months.. less eating more work outs.. so maybe people should stop hating. that girl looks damn good. good for u amber
First of all most parenting comes from how you were raised. So maybe her parents did raise her well or maybe they worked to hard. I mean damn shes only 20 having a kid so young is hard. I understand getting easily frustrated with your partner it doesnt mean your a bad person people just change over time and thats why most teen romances dont last because you havent finished growing up and forming your own opinions and really realizing what you want in a partner. So now she has a kid she cant go out. No i dont think so if you close your self up and dont have any kid free time you can end up resenting your kid. And how long did it take her to lose weight 6 months to 1 year is a realistic time frame especially if you are commited. Why hate so much on her everyone has their own problems who are you to say her anger hasnt came from seeing someone else do it when she was younger. I can really relate to her and I feelbad how people in Indiana treat her. I could see her being a friend to me. Everyone needs someone to talk to and rely upon everyone grows and learns from their mistakes so get over it yall are just haters if you dont like it dont watch the show. Oh and dont judge others which is what almost everyone does geez learn some ethics or just read the bible or maybe study psychology if you really want to understand some people that are different.
ya'll are so rude. how do you know she uses drugs? and so what if she has a big head and a fat face some people are born with big heads!
You're all stupid cunts. Go do meth or something. Stop talking about it, quit wishing and go get you a few rocks. ;)
ok she needs to focus on her bb not her weigt....bc for me shes the worst mom ever... sorry.....
If she's losing weight it could be drugs but If she wasn't in the public eye she would probably still be big boned and she's not a person to look up to either.. I agree with some comments I feel she is lazy, selfish and the only one that hurts in this whole thing is there cute baby leah... It's just to damn bad.. She needs a BIG WAKE UP CALL... She gives single mothers a bad name.. Just imagined the offal things she does on T.V. never mind off cameras... She shouldn't even be on the show. It got to her head and I think she cares more about the fame instead of working on herself to be that good mother she should be... I'm a mother of 2 and I was a teen mother it's not that I don't have a heart I just don't have a heart for her...
Amber needs a lot of growing up and I feel for there daughter leah... It's to bad that people are making excuses for Amber but if the tables were reverse Gary would be considered as a "Women Beater".... I feel for leah and for her sake I hope everything turns out for the best... Amber needs to get her life in check before she can even think about being a good mother.. If anyone is selfish it's her... Not a big FAN AT ALL...
I honestly believe that Amber needs a lot of growing to do... It's sad to read some comments about he hitting Gary and people saying it's stress and she's young but if Gary hit her he would be a bad person... No matter what it's wrong.. And no offense she got what she deserved.... Not a fan of Amber at ALL... But leah is a beautiful baby and I hope for her sake everything will turn out for the best for leah cause if anyone deserves a good life, future it's her !!! Good luck !!
It's no wonder the US has one of the highest sucicide rates in the world, yes she's not the best of mothers, or partner's for that matter we are all in agreeance there, but at the end of the day she's still a human being who feels and has emotions and if i were here and managed to read just the first 5 of the 500 and somthing of these nasty comments(which are hurtful and very milicious) i would probably feel like W.T.F may aswell end it. I am from little ol NZ and this sort of stuff posted on the net for all to see has killed people in our country which is krazy when you think there is no physical contact involved what so ever. You should be setting the example especially as about 85 percent of you that posted hear claim to be young mothers.
Amber IS CLEARLY ON DRUGS!!!!!!!! I bet 1000 bucks with a drug test? that, that b!@tch is on drugs.. probably meth. THERE IS ((NO)) WAY she couldve lost ALL that weight SOO FAST like she has. and her ((come down)) was bad. taking it out on Gary. because she had her damn drug withdraws??!! ugh yeah get her tested FAAAAST before she covers up her tracks!
Amber Portwood is using drugs. She is a lazy mother, if you can even call her that. She abuses the prescription she was prescribed for her so called "anxiety" and she is a fat ass lazy braud. She is more than likely using cocaine or some other drug that causes appetite loss. Her head and face look the same. She did not work out or lift her fat ass of the couch. Her head and face look so unproportional to her body its disguisting. And gary needs to do whatever she is doing because he is a tub of lard ass too. I like the show to some degree but these girls make up so many excuses of why they can't finish school, they sleep around, and i'm tired of watching tyler and his gf whine about the baby they gave up. It's gotten annoying and these girls "think" in their unstable minds that they are stars and all they are, are whiney , annoying, uneducated, fat or ugly females with a camera that follows their lame asses around while they pretend to play mom. The only girl I like on the show is Farrah! She is what a mom should be and represent. I was 17 when I got pregnant and I am 21 now. I graduated high school early with honors, and I hold my associates and now I hold my BA in Criminal Justice/Criminology. I am now working on a Masters in Criminal Justice and to remind you I am 21. I never had help and I never made up any excuses. I worked my ass off and I have alot to show for it. Excuses were never apart of my vocabulary. Don't mistake my honestly for brutality towards these girls. I merely speak my own opinion. Thanks!
Amber is not even worried about her daughter. What kind of Mother would do that. It makes me sick to see that kind of thing. Then they show her out partying!!!! My gosh I have 5 Kids!!!!! I know I have people who will watch them, but as a mother, I chose to watch my own.
What a disgusting piece of crap this trailer-trash skank is. Gary not only should have punched her in her ugly pig-face, but he should have dumped her on the spot and called the cops. Boo to the producers of that show for allowing this go go on. This girl not only is ugly, but she is fat, uneducated, and a violent abuser. I bet she kills that kid. She has NO class, obviously poor upbringing, and she's basically a lowlife. I see prostitution, a dirty single-wide, weight gain, and meth addiction in her future. Oh, and jail. What a terrible role-model this disgusting person is. I pity the human race, for she has peed in the gene-pool. What a rotten piece of filth this girl is. I look forward to hearing about her upcoming drug arrest, her time in rehab, being caught shoplifting, details about her court appearances, listening to her sink into a pit of despair, and the final story of her upcoming suicide. Please let it be soon, for the sake of that baby, and all of humanity.
oh by the way ...l GARY This message is for you... dude I am a firm believer that a man should never put his hands on a woman but AMBER is no dam woman so Mr. Gary after the 15th slap and sock and punch and ump teen times she called you FAT A** I WOULD HAVE PUCHED THAT MAN (AMBER) IN HER MAN BOOBS AND KICKED HER IN HER PENIS. And when she turned back into a chick and say omg I cant believe you hit me I' you Gary should have simply pleaded temporary insanity. If she can Hit Like A dude she should be able to take a punch like a dam dude.
WOW.... When I saw that showing of Amber hitting and choking Gary I was like OMG .... This can't be real its all fake but then I read she was charged with DOMESTIC VIOLENCE and abuse then I realized it was not fake any more .... I am 1. Glad they took the baby from her 2. Glad they are thinking about booting her a** off of the sho those girls get paid 60.000. bucks per season all because they got knocked up and we are in a ressession and homeless and the job loss rate is at an all time high wow what kind of message are we giving to our teens ? Hey YOUTH LETS ALL GET KNOCKED UP AND HAVE A KID WE DUMP ON OUR PARENTS AND DROP OUT OF SCHOOL SO MTV CAN FILM OUR LIVES AS WE SIT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT OF LIFE WITHOUT A LICENSE OF EXPERIANCE AND RUIN AN INNOCENT LITTLE CHILDS LIFE BECAUSE WE WANT TO PLAY GROWN UP.... The only couple on the show that is worth watching is the 2 young couple that had enough wisdom beyond there years to put there beautiful little baby up for an adoption there lives are going in the right direction. I will continue to watch them.
Amber is a Horrible mom that does not need a child until she grows up herself. she is the worst parent on teen mom and needs to seek counseling or some type of help. GAry is a sweet guy on teen mom, off the camera i really don't know. But other than that I really don't like Amber ways and she doesn't deserve anything exspecially her daughter Leah.!
Amber is definitely a psycho. And she is definitely on drugs. Gary is a punk for dealin with her for so long, but i like him. he has some growing up to do too, but he is a good dad. i was also a teen mom, but unlike amber, i had to help with my sons dad and HE was the abusive one. amber just wants to party and use up her 15 minutes of fame. she aint focused on leah. gary, take leah and run!