We've known Ricki Lake for years, from her role as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray, to her successful, mostpopular talk show, "The Ricki Lake Show", which ran for 10 years. Throughout that time, Ricki has always battled with her weight. According to Ricki, she tried almost every diet on the market in her attempts to slim down and lose those extra pounds.

Knowing that she would be walking the red carpet in early 2008 for the premiere of "The Business of Being Born", an independent film which she also executive produced, Ricki decided to really step up and give the paparazzi something to snap at!

In early 2007, she embarked upon a program which consisted of a low calorie diet and more physical activity. Not a big fan of exercise classes, she did 4 to 5 mile uphill hikes and runs several times a week.

For her meals, she utilized a food delivery program called Fresh Dining. Her plan was based on a lower 1200 calorie a day diet. When asked what's her secret to eating smarter, she mentions portion control and also that she eats more salads and tries to avoid bread and chocolate, which are her weaknesses.

After the dust cleared, Ricki had lost over 125 pounds and 20 dress sizes! It took her just about a year to accomplish this drastic change in body weight and clothing size. When Ricki showed up at the Business of Being Born premiere with her svelte new look and glowing, positive attitude, she blew everyone else in the place away! Keep up the good work, and GO Ricki!