The_AT0 former_DT0 American_AJ0 Idol_NN1 judge_NN1 underwent_VVD gastric_AJ0 bypass_NN1 surgery_NN1 in_PRP 2003_CRD after_PRP being_VBG diagnosed_VVN with_PRP type_NN1 2_CRD diabetes_NN1 ._SENT 
Randy_NP0 Jackson_NP0 has_VHZ literally_AV0 transformed_VVN American_AJ0 pop_NN1 culture_NN1 over_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD two_CRD decades_NN2 ,_PUN having_VHG paved_VVN the_AT0 way_NN1 for_PRP game_NN1 shows_NN2 and_CJC reality_NN1 competitions_NN2 to_TO0 grace_VVI our_DPS televisions_NN2 today_AV0 ._SENT In_PRP turn_NN1 ,_PUN both_DT0 American_AJ0 Idol_NN1 and_CJC America_NP0 's_POS Best_AJS Dance_NN1 Crew_NN1 fans_NN2 have_VHB had_VHN the_AT0 chance_NN1 to_TO0 watch_VVI his_DPS own_DT0 journey_NN1 to_PRP becoming_VVG an_AT0 entertainment_NN1 icon_NN1 unfold_VVB —_PUN and_CJC ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 process_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 glimpse_NN1 at_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 personal_AJ0 health_NN1 revolution_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT 
In_PRP 2002_CRD ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 midst_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS second_ORD life-changing_AJ0 season_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 judge_NN1 on_PRP American_AJ0 Idol_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 former_DT0 musician_NN1 and_CJC producer_NN1 was_VBD diagnosed_VVN with_PRP type_NN1 2_CRD diabetes_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP told_VVD the_AT0 press_NN1 he_PNP weighed_VVD upwards_AV0 of_PRF 350_CRD pounds_NN2 and_CJC had_VHD spent_VVN most_DT0 of_PRF his_DPS life_NN1 eating_VVG his_DPS way_NN1 through_PRP poor_AJ0 habits_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP surprised_VVD audiences_NN2 in_PRP 2003_CRD after_PRP undergoing_VVG gastric_AJ0 bypass_NN1 surgery_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 procedure_NN1 that_CJT minimizes_VVZ your_DPS stomach_NN1 and_CJC streamlines_VVZ your_DPS digestive_AJ0 tract_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC later_AV0 showed_VVD off_AVP serious_AJ0 weight_NN1 loss_NN1 while_CJS appearing_VVG on_PRP American_AJ0 Idol_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 surgery_NN1 was_VBD just_AV0 an_AT0 initial_AJ0 step_NN1 towards_PRP Randy_NP0 's_POS better_AJC health_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP a_AT0 recent_AJ0 appearance_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Today_AV0 show_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 upcoming_AJ0 Name_NN1 That_DT0 Tune_NN1 judge_NN1 told_VVD anchors_NN2 Hoda_NP0 Kotb_NP0 and_CJC Jenna_NP0 Bush-Hager_NP0 that_CJT his_DPS health_NN1 is_VBZ still_AV0 a_AT0 work_NN1 in_PRP progress_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP started_VVD on_PRP this_DT0 health_NN1 regimen_NN1 many_DT0 years_NN2 ago_AV0 while_CJS I_PNP was_VBD on_PRP American_AJ0 Idol_NN1 ..._PUN Lost_VVD a_AT0 ton_NN1 of_PRF weight_NN1 ,_PUN started_VVD gaining_VVG it_PNP back_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP explained_VVD ,_PUN discussing_VVG his_DPS 100-pound-plus_AJ0 weight_NN1 loss_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 years_NN2 after_PRP his_DPS surgery_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Then_AV0 ,_PUN [_PUL I_CRD ]_PUR went_VVD on_PRP my_DPS own_DT0 journey_NN1 to_TO0 try_VVI and_CJC discover_VVI ,_PUN '_PUQ How_AVQ do_VDB I_PNP keep_VVI it_PNP off_AVP ?_SENT What_DTQ do_VDB I_PNP do_VDI ?_SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ 
The_AT0 answer_NN1 has_VHZ n't_XX0 always_AV0 been_VBN clear_AJ0 for_PRP Randy_NP0 ,_PUN as_CJS he_PNP 's_VBZ freely_AV0 spoken_VVN about_PRP the_AT0 challenges_NN2 and_CJC obstacles_NN2 he_PNP 's_VBZ faced_VVN since_PRP 2003_CRD —_PUN sometimes_AV0 with_PRP managing_VVG his_DPS weight_NN1 ,_PUN other_AJ0 times_NN2 with_PRP living_VVG with_PRP diabetes_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ undoubtedly_AV0 come_VVN a_AT0 long_AJ0 way_NN1 since_PRP that_DT0 fateful_AJ0 diagnosis_NN1 ,_PUN though_AV0 ,_PUN telling_VVG Hoda_NP0 and_CJC Jenna_NP0 that_CJT his_DPS new_AJ0 outlook_NN1 on_PRP health_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN "_PUQ a_AT0 long_AJ0 time_NN1 running_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 long_AJ0 time_NN1 coming_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
Below_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP 're_VBB exploring_VVG how_AVQ Randy_NP0 has_VHZ worked_VVN at_PRP revolutionizing_VVG his_DPS own_DT0 outlook_NN1 on_PRP health_NN1 ,_PUN plus_PRP how_AVQ he_PNP 's_VHZ managed_VVN his_DPS incredible_AJ0 weight_NN1 loss_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 words_NN2 ._SENT 
On_PRP his_DPS type_NN1 2_CRD diabetes_NN1 diagnosis_NN1 :_PUN 
The_AT0 music_NN1 industry_NN1 titan_NN1 has_VHZ always_AV0 credited_VVN his_DPS experience_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 disease_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 motivation_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 necessary_AJ0 shift_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS health_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP opened_VVD up_AVP about_PRP his_DPS initial_AJ0 diagnosis_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 self-help_AJ0 health_NN1 guide_NN1 he_PNP wrote_VVD in_PRP 2008_CRD ,_PUN called_VVD Body_NN1 With_PRP Soul_NN1 —_PUN something_PNI that_CJT he_PNP referred_VVD to_PRP as_CJS "_PUQ both_AV0 a_AT0 blessing_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 curse_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 curse_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI saddled_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 disease_NN1 that_DT0 's_VBZ life-threatening_AJ0 and_CJC that_CJT you_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 completely_AV0 get_VVI rid_VVN of_PRF ,_PUN though_CJS you_PNP can_VM0 certainly_AV0 manage_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Randy_NP0 wrote_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 book_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 blessing_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI that_CJT huge_AJ0 wake-up_NN1 call_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP that_DT0 day_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 ER_NP0 ,_PUN when_CJS my_DPS doctor_NN1 burst_VVD the_AT0 bubble_NN1 I_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN living_VVG in_PRP ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 lie_VVI to_PRP myself_PNX anymore_AV0 ._SENT Right_AV0 then_AV0 and_CJC there_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP began_VVD my_DPS journey_NN1 toward_PRP better_AJC health_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
After_PRP being_VBG diagnosed_VVN ,_PUN Randy_NP0 turned_VVD to_PRP doctors_NN2 to_TO0 learn_VVI everything_PNI he_PNP could_VM0 about_PRP the_AT0 disease_NN1 ,_PUN including_PRP potential_AJ0 side_NN1 effects_NN2 like_PRP heart_NN1 disease_NN1 ,_PUN blindness_NN1 or_CJC even_AJ0 nerve_NN1 damage_NN1 (_PUL and_CJC possible_AJ0 amputation_NN1 )_PUR if_CJS left_VVN unchecked_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP realized_VVD a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF things_NN2 that_CJT can_VM0 happen_VVI if_CJS you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 manage_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ why_AVQ I_PNP encourage_VVB everyone_PNI to_TO0 do_VDI so_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Randy_NP0 told_VVD Health_NN1 magazine_NN1 in_PRP 2012._CRD 
On_PRP why_AVQ fad_NN1 diets_NN2 do_VDB n't_XX0 work_VVI on_PRP their_DPS own_DT0 :_PUN 
In_PRP writing_VVG his_DPS Body_NN1 With_PRP Soul_NN1 ,_PUN Randy_NP0 explained_VVD how_AVQ he_PNP eventually_AV0 landed_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 space_NN1 where_AVQ he_PNP could_VM0 break_VVI years_NN2 of_PRF bad_AJ0 dietary_AJ0 habits_NN2 —_PUN and_CJC it_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 lot_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI with_PRP his_DPS wake_NN1 up_AVP call_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ Diets_NN2 ,_PUN liquid_AJ0 fasts_NN2 ,_PUN weight-loss_AJ0 medications_NN2 ,_PUN you_PNP name_VVB it_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC none_PNI of_PRF them_PNP ever_AV0 worked_VVD for_PRP long_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC when_CJS I_PNP wound_VVD up_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 hospital_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 face_VVI up_AVP to_PRP why_AVQ all_DT0 those_DT0 methods_NN2 failed_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP shared_VVD ._SENT 
Randy_NP0 later_AV0 told_VVD WebMD_NP0 that_CJT he_PNP also_AV0 tried_VVD things_NN2 like_PRP liquid_AJ0 fasts_NN2 and_CJC may_VM0 have_VHI even_AV0 considered_VVN apitherapy_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 controversial_AJ0 therapy_NN1 involving_VVG bee_NN1 stings_NN2 ,_PUN before_CJS he_PNP realized_VVD why_AVQ short_AJ0 term_NN1 solutions_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX0 work_VVI out_AVP for_PRP him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 problem_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT those_DT0 diets_NN2 do_VDB n't_XX0 work_VVI for_PRP people_NN0 who_PNQ have_VHB the_AT0 disease_NN1 of_PRF obesity_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD in_PRP 2008._CRD 
For_PRP Randy_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 complications_NN2 surrounding_VVG type_NN1 2_CRD diabetes_NN1 and_CJC its_DPS potential_AJ0 side_NN1 effects_NN2 rattled_VVD his_DPS core_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC helped_VVD him_PNP realize_VVI that_CJT his_DPS determination_NN1 needed_VVD to_TO0 change_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ Not_XX0 to_TO0 be_VBI overly_AV0 dramatic_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP had_VHD really_AV0 come_VVN down_AVP to_PRP a_AT0 matter_NN1 of_PRF life_NN1 and_CJC death_NN1 ..._PUN I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 figure_VVI out_AVP what_DTQ would_VM0 work_VVI for_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC ultimately_AV0 I_PNP did_VDD ._SENT "_PUQ 
On_PRP keeping_VVG the_AT0 weight_NN1 off_AVP :_PUN 
In_PRP the_AT0 19_CRD years_NN2 since_CJS he_PNP was_VBD diagnosed_VVN with_PRP type_NN1 2_CRD diabetes_NN1 ,_PUN Randy_NP0 has_VHZ told_VVN the_AT0 press_NN1 he_PNP 's_VBZ managed_VVN to_TO0 lose_VVI (_PUL and_CJC keep_VVB off_AVP !_SENT )_PUR 114_CRD pounds_NN2 in_PRP his_DPS new_AJ0 routine_NN1 ,_PUN People_NN0 reports_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 an_AT0 immediate_AJ0 ,_PUN easy_AJ0 change_NN1 for_PRP Randy_NP0 —_PUN he_PNP says_VVZ that_CJT he_PNP struggled_VVD to_TO0 adapt_VVI better_AJC dietary_AJ0 habits_NN2 after_PRP undergoing_VVG gastric_AJ0 bypass_NN1 surgery_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP actually_AV0 gained_VVD some_DT0 weight_NN1 back_AVP after_PRP his_DPS procedure_NN1 ._SENT 
Restructuring_VVG his_DPS diet_NN1 required_VVD a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF effort_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS behalf_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS Randy_NP0 told_VVD WebMD_NP0 in_PRP 2008_CRD that_CJT his_DPS life_NN1 in_PRP television_NN1 and_CJC music_NN1 meant_VVD that_CJT it_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 always_AV0 easy_AJ0 to_TO0 eat_VVI healthily_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ After_PRP the_AT0 show_NN1 ,_PUN everybody_PNI hangs_VVZ out_AVP and_CJC eats_VVZ and_CJC drinks_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP explained_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 are_VBB all_DT0 kinds_NN2 of_PRF sandwiches_NN2 plus_PRP chips_NN2 ,_PUN cheeses_NN2 ,_PUN cookies_NN2 ,_PUN cakes_NN2 ,_PUN candy_NN1 ,_PUN beer_NN1 ,_PUN wine_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Randy_NP0 worked_VVD to_TO0 completely_AV0 change_VVI the_AT0 foods_NN2 he_PNP ate_VVD on_PRP a_AT0 regular_AJ0 basis_NN1 after_PRP his_DPS initial_AJ0 weight_NN1 gain_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 almost_AV0 have_VHI a_AT0 complete_AJ0 divorce_NN1 break_VVB up_AVP ..._PUN and_CJC start_VVB back_AVP bit_NN1 by_PRP bit_NN1 and_CJC find_VVB out_AVP the_AT0 things_NN2 that_CJT work_VVB with_PRP your_DPS body_NN1 and_CJC you_PNP also_AV0 find_VVB out_AVP the_AT0 allergies_NN2 and_CJC really_AV0 pay_VVB attention_NN1 to_PRP how_AVQ you_PNP feel_VVB ,_PUN ”_VVB he_PNP told_VVD People_NN0 in_PRP 2020._CRD 
On_PRP his_DPS favorite_AJ0 recipe_NN1 makeovers_VVZ :_PUN 
As_CJS a_AT0 native_NN1 of_PRF Baton_NP0 Rouge_NP0 ,_PUN Louisiana_NP0 ,_PUN Randy_NP0 had_VHD grown_VVN up_AVP on_PRP recipes_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD decadent_AJ0 in_PRP nature_NN1 —_PUN “_NP0 I_PNP grew_VVD up_AVP in_PRP Louisiana_NP0 ,_PUN so_CJS my_DPS diet_NN1 was_VBD rich_AJ0 southern_AJ0 fried_AJ0 foods_NN2 ,_PUN ”_NP0 he_PNP told_VVD Health_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC his_DPS favorites_NN2 included_VVD gumbo_NN1 ,_PUN sausage_NN1 and_CJC grits_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC plenty_PNI of_PRF jambalayas_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP later_AV0 shared_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 WebMD_AJ0 profile_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 give_VVI up_AVP all_DT0 of_PRF these_DT0 favorite_AJ0 meals_NN2 entirely_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC reinvented_VVD them_PNP with_PRP healthier_AJC swaps_NN2 and_CJC substitutes_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ all_AV0 about_PRP being_VBG aware_AJ0 of_PRF who_PNQ you_PNP are_VBB ,_PUN knowing_VVG your_DPS body_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC accepting_VVG that_CJT ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
