Jessica Simpson has gained a huge amount of weight. She’s at least 30 pounds over her normal weight and even has a large belly that hangs over her waist band at times. For much of last year, it was obvious that she was struggling with her weight and, in some photos, she’d try to cover her midsection with a purse or suck in her tummy.

sabrina ryan gains some weight

Sabrina Bryan, Cheetah Girl and Dancing With The Stars contestant, has recently packed on the pounds. Sabrina was never very thin during her tenure in the singing group, but her recent weight gain is disconcerting and should be a cause for alarm for her,

Rachel Ray is fat. She has packed on the pounds over the past two years. In Shape magazine last year, she claimed to do ‘100 crunches, 100 butt lifts and at least 20 push-ups’. It doesn’t look like she has been sticking to that regimen. She also claims to eat in moderation and ‘not count calories’. Half of that statement, we can believe.

Thin Rachel (circa a long time ago)

Fat Rachel Ray (circa 2008)

Here is a clip if Rachel when she was slim.

Here is a clip of Rachel at the Emmy’s when she was much heavier.

Playboy model (and sister of Playmate of the Year and actress Jenny McCarthy) has gained at least 50 pounds. She showed up at the premiere of “Horton Hears a Who!” with Jenny’s son, Evan Asher, looking majorly zaftig. I don’t know what happened, but she’s now officially very overweight.

Jennifer Love Hewitt is currently being blasted for gaining weight, but a closer examination shows that she has been gaining weight for some time. In the 1999 photo, she looks a bit underweight; for instance her arms are very thin and her clavicle is very visible. In the 2004 photo, her clavicle is less prominent, her arms look average size for her frame, and she is pear shaped (larger on the bottom than the top).

Here she is at a recent Oscars party. Jennifer took a great deal of criticism for her heavy appearance in this outfit. Many comments were left on various blogs calling her overweight. I don’t think she is overweight, but compared to how she originally looked when she was first in the spotlight, she is undeniably much heavier. She carries too much weight on her bottom half and obviously does not exercise.

During her Destiny’s Child days, Beyonce frequently spoke about exercising in the gym. The results definitely showed in her svelte figure.

Later, when she was preparing to star in the film ‘Dreamgirls’, she mentioned using the Maple Syrup diet to lose weight for her upcoming role. She lost 20 pounds in rapid fashion.

The Maple Syrup diet is also known as the Master Cleanse diet. For ten days, you drink freshly squeezed lemon and/or lime, maple syrup, cayenne pepper, and of course water. Each morning, you also drink a liter of warm salt water. Sounds appetizing, doesn’t it?

Exercise and a good diet is the best way to lose weight. Beyonce gained back all the weight she lost on the Maple Syrup diet. Her physique also looked better when she was on an exercise and diet regimen. Below is a timeline of Beyonce over the past five years. Diet and exercise definitely equal a sexy midriff.