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LOL: Denzel Washington Struggles With His Weight?

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Denzel Washington is what my 50-something white mom would call a “nice looking honey“. That’s conventionally true, I think, so you might be surprised to learn that he actually has struggled with his weight because he… loves ice cream so much? Okay, let’s go with this.

From The Late Show with David Letterman:

”Actually at one point I got to 247lbs. I was directing a movie and I was editing the film so I was very nervous about it and I’m in the dark in the editing room for five or six months and I’m just eating.”

“There’s no easy way [to lose weight], you just work out, but I’m not going back there.”

It’s funny to think someone like Denzel has struggled with his weight when, by all outward appearances, he’s always just been pretty trim (or maybe I just don’t pay enough attention to him) and together and shit. Also, who doesn’t love eating? I’m working on losing weight myself now and am completely off wheat, sugar, etc. so I feel him on not having all the sweet shit he probably wants, but there’s plenty of good stuff to eat, too. Plus, he’s rich! He could easily pay someone to create healthy versions of all the shit he likes. That’s one of the first things I’d invest in if I was loaded.