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Congratulations to Sara Rue! The Jenny Craig spokeswoman lost 50 pounds in seven months, which has given her the freedom to do something she's never done before.
"I've never worn a bikini in my life!" the actress, 33, says in the new issue of Us Weekly. "Not even as a kid. Literally, never."
After joining the weight loss program in 2009, Rue trimmed down from a size 14 to a size 4-6. Given her new body, the star of ABC Family's My Future Boyfriend says she finally had the guts to bare her tummy for a new Jenny Craig ad campaign.
"I looked at the images and said, 'Wow, that looks good. I really like my body.'"
Rue credits her new bod to a 1,200-calorie-a-day diet of Jenny Craig's home-delivered, portion-controlled meals and says this plan was her savior. "It worked when everything else failed," she says.
But, of course, the daunting thought of a swimsuit photo shoot motivated her to hit the gym even harder. To prep for the big reveal, Rue worked up a sweat with hour-long interval training on the treadmill, walking lunges and 100 crunches daily. Plus she met up with a personal trainer twice a week.
"I want someone to have a freaking pool party and invite me," Rue said. "Because I can't tell you how many I've turned down!"
