Valerie Bertinelli talks about her 40-pound weight loss in the April issue of Ladies’ Home Journal.

Valerie used to weigh 172 pounds at 5?4?. Now, as a Jenny Craig spokeswoman, she is 40 pounds lighter and wants to share her story with the world:

“I dont remember a time when I didn’t struggle, though Hollywood made it worse. ..I used to get so mad about my hips. Now I appreciate them- they brought Wolfie [her son] into the world. Even when I got really thin, though, I never had an eating disorder. Well, at one point I may have been a little anorexic-I’d go on these super-restrictive diets.”

Here is Valerie‘s typical workout routine:

“It’ll either be the elliptical or the treadmill, and for the very first time, last week I went jogging. Three and a half miles. It’s the first time I moved my legs that far in 20 years. And because I lost weight my knees didn’t hurt, though my thighs were killing me. But still, I thought, I can do this now!”

As you may know, Valerie Bertinelli wrote a book about her struggle with weight, that has quickly become a bestseller. You can buy “Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time” from Amazon.

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Life&Style magazine‘s latest issue tells us how Valerie Bertinelli (best known for her role in the TV series “One Day at a Time“) lost 40 pounds.

Valerie has been struggling with her weight for twenty years. Yo-yo dieting, and going through her share of depression, and self esteem issues. She was inspired by Kirstie Alley’s weight loss while on the Jenny Craig Diet, so she decided to “call Jenny”. Now some forty pounds lighter, it seems Valerie has found the right mix of diet and exercise to keep her in shape.

This year, actress Valerie Bertinelli had to rethink her standard New Year’s resolution. For the first time in two decades, Valerie — who after nine months on the Jenny Craig diet has reached her 40-pound weight-loss goal — woke up on Jan. 1 not thinking about her weight. “That roller coaster, that battle, is over,” she says as Jenny Craig’s spokeswoman. “It’s over.” [Source]

The Jenny Craig diet that Valerie Bertinelli is following relies on its own line of meals, snacks and treats, but it also includes plenty of fruit and unlimited servings of non-starchy vegetables like carrots, broccoli and tomatoes.

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Update: Valerie Bertinelli‘s book Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time has become a bestseller. You can read its reviews and buy it from Amazon.