Paula Deen sheds 36 pounds, and she didn't even give up mayonnaise

Paula Deen shocked absolutely no one when it was revealed her assumedly 100 percent farm-fresh dairy butter diet had led her straight into the path of full-blown diabetes (not that it stopped her love of fried chicken). But now she's actually surprising and tantalizing us with her pared down figure: The celebrity chef has dropped 36 pounds! And she intends on dropping 12-15 more. Deen credits her loss to "normal portion size," avoiding breads and going on a Brussels sprouts kick. (Keep that butter off those Brussels, Paula.) However there are some fatty items she absolutely will not do without. "In my refrigerator, there's no light mayonnaise," Deen said. Words to live by! [Source]

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