Missy Elliott – 30 Lbs – Following A Low Carb Diet And Doing Cardio

Missy Elliott is renowned for being larger than life with her music, clothing, and body image. But that all changed when she was diagnosed with Graves’ Disease, which affects the thyroid, causing hair loss and shutting down the nervous system. While it wasn’t directly life-threatening, it needed to be controlled, and one other way of doing this besides medication is losing weight. Elliott did just that, shaking off 30 pounds using a simple weight loss strategy of removing bread, juice, and soda from her diet. She is one of the 2021 nominees for the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.