Cheryl Burke Reveals Her Diet After Losing Over 40 Pounds
Cheryl Burke is sharing more details about her weight loss journey.
In a new interview, the 41-year-old former Dancing with the Stars pro shared how she was able to lose over 40 pounds while still eating candy.
“I don’t weigh myself daily anymore because it was a problem. At my heaviest I was about 150,” Cheryl shared with Us Weekly. “The last time I checked, I was 109. I feel f–king great; my energy is on another level. That 109 doesn’t matter, what matters is how I feel.”
Keep reading to find out more…Cheryl went on to note that she’s “not trying” to lose any more weight.
“I eat licorice. I have my morning fruit shake, which is more calories than any of my meals that I’m eating,” Cheryl said about her current diet. “I have to have my matcha from Peet’s Coffee every morning, and if they have the warm pretzel bread, I’ll get it because it’s just the best thing in the world. I’m very lenient.”
Cheryl shared that she also gets healthy meals from the food delivery service Z.E.N.
“The food is delicious and it’s portion control,” Cheryl shared of the program, with the daily calories ranging from 1,200 to 1,400. “I have oatmeal with fruit every morning. I have a snack, pita, chips and hummus. Lunch is normally a salad and then I will have my dinner. It’s not diet food, it’s real food.”
She noted that she first began Z.E.N. about five or six years ago, she would supplement the meals with drive-thrus because she was “actively dancing” and was an “emotional eater.”
“I would only eat at night,” Cheryl explained. “Now I don’t even remember the last time I had fast food; it’s just not something I’m craving.”
She also said that she has no plans to stop Z.E.N. anytime soon, unless she moves out of California.
“It’s created more balance in my meals,” Cheryl shared. “I’ve learned that starving myself, then eating one big meal, doesn’t work for my body. I was also not wanting to eat in front of people — that was a trigger for me. Being called out for being overweight, the last thing you want to do is shove food in your mouth in front of people, especially people who are fit and on the show with you.”
Also in the interview, Cheryl opened up about her sex life.