Jenna Fischer Talks About Losing Weight And Dealing With Insecurities

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 :)

Photos by Wenn.com

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<a href="/user/9155" title="View user profile.">DonnaJ</a>
129675 points
DonnaJ said:

What accident?

<a href="/user/403" title="View user profile.">kimmytoo</a>
27560 points
kimmytoo said:

She fell down stairs and broke her back.

<a href="/user/539" title="View user profile.">Helen</a>
14060 points
Helen said:

OUCH!

<a href="/user/9155" title="View user profile.">DonnaJ</a>
129675 points
DonnaJ said:

Holy shit!

<a href="/user/1040" title="View user profile.">bgduckie_01</a>
93685 points
bgduckie_01 said:

oh wow! ouch.

<a href="/user/213" title="View user profile.">Monica</a>
135015 points
Monica said:

I remember the days when I was a 26.... Anyway, good for her. I'm sure it takes a lot to lose weight.

<a href="/user/190" title="View user profile.">lara jane</a>
45380 points
lara jane said:

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! ;)

Anonymousxxx Anonymousxxx said:

I wear a 25 and she looks larger then a 26.

<a href="/user/1978" title="View user profile.">smp209</a>
22240 points
smp209 said:

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!

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Ever heard of the phrase "the camera adds 10 pounds"?

Anonymous Anonymous said:

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.

briannealc briannealc said:

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!

Anonymous Anonymous said:

@3:11

It's different for her, she's in Hollywood where EVERYONE obsesses about weight- and rightfully so.

<a href="/user/5398" title="View user profile.">kaebaby</a>
350 points
kaebaby said:

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...

heather brooke heather brooke said:

yeah i was thinking the exact same thing. i was like SIZE 26!?!? no way she wears a size 26!! lol.

<a href="/user/190" title="View user profile.">lara jane</a>
45380 points
lara jane said:

A size 26 is equivalent to a 2.

Anonymous Anonymous said:

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.

Anonymous Anonymous said:

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.

Anonymousxxx Anonymousxxx said:

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.

<a href="/user/28" title="View user profile.">Nicole</a>
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Nicole said:

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

<a href="/user/2222" title="View user profile.">suffy_78</a>
7478 points
suffy_78 said:

She looks amazing indeed. I love this dress on her, hugs her in all the right places.

<a href="/user/17235" title="View user profile.">maiah912</a>
17580 points
maiah912 said:

Totally agree with you!

<a href="/user/704" title="View user profile.">Chelle</a>
52515 points
Chelle said:

She looks great.

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