All gone! Actress, Mo’Nique sheds 80 pounds – Read details of strenuous workout regimen, see photos

At her peak she was tipping the scales at 300 pounds.

But there is Precious little left of Oscar-winning actress Mo’Nique after she took up a gruelling exercise regime to fight the flab.

The 45-year-old has shed 80 pounds since she starting performing her exhausting workouts.

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She said she now weighs 218 pounds after ‘tipping 300’ when she starred in the 1999 sitcom The Parkers, adding ‘My goal is between 190 and 200’

The actress added: ‘I am the best Mo’Nique I’ve ever been in my life right now, and I still have a ways to go. But I feel amazing.

The rotund actress has been documenting her daily workouts in pictures on Twitter, and writing inspirational messages in hopes that others will join her.

On Wednesday she tweeted: ‘We can always get a quick fix. However what will be the long term effects. Do it naturally, benefits . . . PRICELESS.’

Making it look easy: The inspirational star has been keeping fans up to date by posting images of herself on TwitterMaking it look easy: The inspirational star has been keeping fans up to date by posting images of herself on Twitter
Not afraid to mix it up: She avoids stagnating by tackling a wide variety of activities that tax in different waysNot afraid to mix it up: She avoids stagnating by tackling a wide variety of activities that tax in different ways
Ab-solutely fabulous: As well as the leg raises she does here she is also doing an astonishing 50 sit ups per dayAb-solutely fabulous: As well as the leg raises she does here she is also doing an astonishing 50 sit ups per day

The canny star mixes up her workouts, with weights, running, yoga, and basketball just some of the activities she pursues.

Impressively, she also tells her fans she takes a minimum of 10,000 steps and does 50 sit-ups in a single day.

In a radio interview she revealed it was her husband Sidney Hicks who encouraged her to change her ways

She said: ‘It made me say [to myself], “OK sis, you got these babies. The twins [Jonathan and David] are 7, [stepson] Michael’s 9, Shalon’s 22.”

‘And I want to meet their babies. So, I said, “Let me stop being selfish, and eating everything.” And I ate everything . . . I was a food junkie.’

Rearly impressive: it is hard to believe it is the same woman in this picture taken from behindRearly impressive: it is hard to believe it is the same woman in this picture taken from behind
How she was: She now looks far from the roly poly star fans knew and loved when she picked up her Oscar in 2009How she was: She now looks far from the roly poly star fans knew and loved when she picked up her Oscar in 2009

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