Jenna Fischer Talks About Losing Weight And Dealing With Insecurities

Jenna Fischer looks amazing on the November issue of Shape magazine. She talked about losing the weight she gained when she fell and broke her back in four places in 2007.
"Before the accident, I wore size 26 jeans!" she says in the November issue of Shape, out Oct. 19. "I was truly in the best shape of my life. Afterward, I gained 10 lbs. and got flabby."
Well, ten pounds doesn't sound too bad. Then again, I'm imagining she was immobolized with a back broken in four places. To get back in shape, 'The Office' star did a lot of hiking and watched what she ate.
"I lost the first few pounds, which was a great motivator, but I had to do more," she says. And that meant making use of what she's best known for – comedy.
"I've heard gorgeous actresses say, 'My ears are too pointy' or 'My feet are horrible.' But rather than complain about it, we should be laughing at our imperfections to make ourselves feel better," she says. "I'll squeeze the jiggle on my thigh for you just to show you I'm not perfect!"
I doubt Jenna has to do much of that anymore, though, because she's now a size 26 again.
"I went shopping with my girlfriends recently, and I fit into my old-size jeans," she says. "I'm like, 'Do you like these? I don’t care!' They could have been acid-washed and I would've bought them simply because of the size!"
LOL! It's funny how important clothing size can be, isn't it? No one but you actually knows the number on the label, but it can still make you feel wonderful or awful. Or is that just me?
And Jenna can still let herself enjoy a slice of cake! A woman after my own heart :)
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What accident?
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She fell down stairs and broke her back.
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OUCH!
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Holy shit!
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oh wow! ouch.
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I remember the days when I was a 26.... Anyway, good for her. I'm sure it takes a lot to lose weight.
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She fell down some stairs, I think. She looks amazing on that cover. My husband and I saw it the other night and both did double-takes. We were shocked to see "Pam" in a bikini! Very different than what we're used to! ;)
I wear a 25 and she looks larger then a 26.
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the thing with celebrities is that they're usually smaller in real life than they appear in pictures, both skinnier and shorter than you would expect them to be. i met jessica alba one time and i was shocked at how short she was!
Ever heard of the phrase "the camera adds 10 pounds"?
If I broke my back in 4 places I think I would talk about my recovery from that and physical therapy, healing and focus on that aspect and try to positively motivate other people hurt in accidents. The fact that all she could do was obsess over the 10 lbs she gained and lost as a result of the accident is kind of sad. I really hope there is more substance to the Shape article than what we are seeing here.
I agree about the size, after I lost a bunch of weight I went on a shopping bonanza, and even when I wasn't buying anything I was super STOKED to be trying on extra small dresses and 26 jeans, to tell the truth, it's been over a year, and the novelty still hasn't worn off!
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It's different for her, she's in Hollywood where EVERYONE obsesses about weight- and rightfully so.
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I have never heard of 26 jeans....so it's like 26 inches around right? Because in the real world size 26 is like for women that are 300 pounds! I thought it might have been a typo and it was size 6...
yeah i was thinking the exact same thing. i was like SIZE 26!?!? no way she wears a size 26!! lol.
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A size 26 is equivalent to a 2.
26 european sizes. That's like a 4 in american size. High end jeans are european sizes. Like seven, rock and republic and so on.
26 european sizes. That's like a 4 in american size. High end jeans are european sizes. Like seven, rock and republic and so on.
Mainly boy jeans, size 26 waist. lol Not a big woman's size 26. I have to get boys jeans normally in a 25 or a size 0 or 1 in girls.
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I just realized how much she looks like Isla Fisher and Amy Adams, that is kind of a common face, huh? I'm a loyal Office watcher, too. lol
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She looks amazing indeed. I love this dress on her, hugs her in all the right places.
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Totally agree with you!
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She looks great.
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