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Article: Patti Austin: how and why she lost 120 pounds.(Cover story)
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- Jet
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- December 19, 2005
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If you meet Patti Austin today, you probably wouldn't even recognize her.
The famed singer has lost 120 pounds and admits she's getting a kick out of people who can't believe it's really her.
"I am having so much fun, having people not recognize me," she laughs. "My favorite new thing to do is to shock an old friend," she laughs again.
She has gone from a size 26 dress to a size 8 and says she once hit the scales at 263--but is now down to 143 pounds. "I got 10 more pounds to go and then I'm done."
With her trademark wit, humor and candor, she told JET about her longtime battle with weight and revealed how and why she lost 120 pounds. ...