Not only did Food Network star Paula Deen lose 40 pounds after being diagnosed last year with Type 2 diabetes, she also encouraged her husband and two sons to join in her weight-loss program.
In this week's issue of People, the 66-year-old chef invited the magazine into her Savannah home to share how her family members adopted different weight-loss strategies and lost an astounding 178 pounds combined.Southern chef Paula Deen, famous for her fried chicken and yummy desserts, decided it was time to get healthy -- and lost an impressive 36 pounds!
The Food Network star, who was diagnosed last year with Type 2 diabetes, shows off her slimmer figure on the February cover of Woman’s Day, talking about her diet tips.
The butter-loving cook also wanted to lose weight so she could enjoy her grandkids. "I want to be here for my grandchildren. I think about them every day. My daddy was dead at 40. My mother was dead at 44. And look -- I'm 65 and I'm still here! Go, 65!" she laughed. "Waking up every morning is very exciting for me, to see what the day is going to bring."
Chef Paula Deen is a changed woman. The Food Network star, who three years ago learned she had Type 2 diabetes, is eating right and slimming down.
"I do think differently now," Deen told People about her food. "I'm more aware.""Extra" takes a look back at some of the best celebrity feuds... check it out!

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Food Network star Paula Deen came to The Grove bearing gifts for "Extra's" Mario Lopez. The sassy cooking show host said, "I brought you some Chocolate Puddles and pecan cookies."
When asked how she felt about chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain criticizing her cooking habits as "unhealthy," Deen scoffed, "This is coming from a man that eats unwashed anuses from wildebeests, so ask me how seriously I take his complaints."
Paula Deen, Bobby Flay, Emeril Lagasse, and many others helped Barneys New York unveil their "Have a Foodie Holiday" themed windows in partnership with Food Network and The Cooking Channel.
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Like mother, like daughter -- like them a lot! "Extra" special correspondent Katherine Schwarzenegger headed to the 2010 Women's Conference to rub shoulder pads with some powerful women, including cooking queen Paula Deen, Daily Beast blogger Meghan McCain, and of course, her mom and conference organizer, California First Lady Maria Shriver.
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