Carnie Wilson: I Have Not Gained 79 Pounds!

Mandi Illuzzi — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:00:49 -0400

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She slams a tabloid report that says she plans on having another gastric bypass

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Carnie Wilson is slamming the National Enquirer for claiming that she has gained 79 pounds and plans to have another gastric bypass.

"If I'm 205 today, that means I am up 70 pounds," she revealed in a candid interview about her weight battle on Good Morning America Thursday. 79 pounds, she said, "is an outright lie.

"It is very hard being in the public eye, being scrutinized for every pound," she added.

"They're saying I'm going to have liposuction, another gastric bypass to have a baby," she went on. "It's laughable."

Nine years ago, Wilson, now 39, underwent gastric bypass after ballooning to 300 pounds.

About 16 months after the procedure, she was down to 148 pounds.

Wilson — who has struggled with her weight since age 4 — said she packed the pounds back on while pregnant with her daughter Lola, who was born in 2005.

"A gastric bypass patient needs follow rules," Wilson said. "I fell off the bandwagon when I was pregnant... my eating habits changed.

"For me, it was about snacking," she added. "Somebody can consume a certain amount of calories, and if they don't burn the calories, that equals weight gain."

The Enquirer stands by its story that Wilson is planning on having another surgery, but Wilson said she is losing pounds through rigid exercise.

She said her ideal weight is "somewhere between 150 and 170."

Exercising is not easy, she admitted: "When I am on the treadmill, I am thinking about lunch."

But Wilson (who wants another baby) said, "I am committed to this, to my health, whether I am 300 or 200 or 150 [pounds].

Her weight, she said, "will always be a battle — surgery or no surgery.

"I am committed to my daughter. I want to be a light of hope for her," she added. "[I'm not saying] you need to be a size 6 ... you need to be healthy. That is the message I want to give to her."

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Carnie Wilson is spotted jogging on March 24, 2008 near her home in Los Angeles, California.

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