for "good morning america," janai norman, abc news, new york. >> please welcome deborah norville. >> healthy and a wake-up call from your doctor. >> i didn't like the number on the scale but what the doctor didn't like was the number when he took my blood pressure and on my dad's side i have a very strong family history of cardiology problems and he said, you got to do something so they put me on medication for that, but we all know you need to lose the weight too if you're going to really feel good and be healthy and i said, so what do i do? he said, cut out sugar. that simple. >> sugar. >> yep, you've seen me on the machines. once a year we're both at the oscars, same gym. that's the only time i exercise. i've done this without exercise and i've done it by changing the way i eat. >> something as simple as changing your diet as done something like that for you. another thing that when reading the article, "people" magazine article. i was surprised to hear, like a lot of women, you didn't feel good about yourself. and people from the outside looking go, you're beautiful. why did you

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