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Kirstie Alley: I maintain 100-lb weight loss with organic diet & dance workouts

Source: examiner.com
By Samantha Chang

Actress Kirstie Alley, who admits that maintaining her 100-pound weight loss is harder than she thought it would be, is keeping the weight off with daily dance workouts.

Alley, 60, recently launched 100 Days of Dance, a free online campaign that encourages fans to join her in dancing for 100 consecutive days.

'I Wasn't So Hungry When I Was Dancing'

The 5'8" Kirstie, who once topped the scales at 228 pounds, has credited daily dance workouts for helping her to lose over 38 inches all over her body.

Alley, who competed on Dancing With the Stars in the spring of 2011, lost over 75 pounds during her three years as a Jenny Craig rep from 2005-2008 (she was replaced by Valerie Bertinelli).

Kirstie then regained all the weight, and insists losing weight while competing on DWTS last year was relatively easy because she had fun dancing.

"I wasn't so hungry when I was dancing," she said. "That coupled with insane amounts of dancing, I'm sure I lost it faster ... I had the energy the whole way through it and that was sort of astonishing."

By dancing up to 2 hours daily and following a portion-controlled, organic diet, Kirstie says she's a proud size 6.

"I feel back to normal," Alley gushes. "I have my game again."