"In our contract, it did say that would be a part of it, to lose the weight in the trajectory of the character as she comes to find herself," the actress recently told TV Line. "That was a win-win for me. Because it's one thing to try to do it on your own. But as human beings, it's an ego thing: We're more likely to do something for someone else." The 36-year-old actress called the contractual requirement a "different kind of motivation," admitting, "I was excited about it."

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Of course, Chrissy Metz's commitment to lose weight isn't just for the role; nor, she insists, is it the product of the pressures of fame and life in the public's scrutinizing eye. "Whether or not I lose weight or stay the same, it's purely a choice of mine for health," Metz told TV Line. "Not because I think that plus size, curvy, voluptuous, big bodies aren’t attractive—because I think they’re awesome and sexy." So basically, no one tweet her and tell her she's conforming to societal pressure. "I'm not selling out the big girls," she added. "I don't do that. That's not me." And that's why we're such big Chrissy fans.

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