Fantasia flaunts enviable curves in striped, belted mini dress after her weight loss

Fantasia Barrino is looking stunning in her new figure, after revealing that she has dropped 20 pounds after a strict fitness regimen that she has been following. Recently, she stepped out in a striped and belted mini dress that showed off her curves and accented her new physique.

In the entertainment industry, there is a constant pressure applied on celebrities and entertainers to portray a certain body type in order to succeed. Of course, Fantasia was not going to let her weight get in the way of becoming the best artist she could be, and so she decided to take action about the weight she was gaining in Hollywood.

During an interview with People Magazine, she revealed that she enrolled herself in a low-calorie diet and fitness program that would allow her to lose weight in the healthiest way possible.

"In the industry I am in, you have the pressure of perfection - and I definitely gained a few pounds."

According to Rachel Roff, who owns the Urban Skin Solutions program that Fantasia enrolled in,

“Fantasia’s program [involved adhering to] a 1,200 to 1,400 calorie a day diet [that included eating] lots of protein and low carbs, drinking only water, and also eating every two to three hours to keep her metabolism boosted.”

Barrino reveals that enrolling in the program has been her best decision, as it helped her look and feel better without having to undergo plastic surgery. Instead, she decided there were no shortcuts to achieving her goals, and so she did a whole lot of fitness classes from yoga, to cardio, to doing strengthening workouts with a personal trainer on a regular basis.

At the end of it all, Fantasia could not be happier with the results of her hard work thus far and is persistent to keep going and become an even healthier version of herself in the process.

"I have lost the weight and I feel great!"