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Home • Celebrity

Mariah Carey Weight-Loss Journey

Mariah Carey Weight-Loss Journey
By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020
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Guessing Game

Well is she or isn’t she? During an appearance in Brazil back in 2010 it was hard to tell whether Mimi was expecting.

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So Lovely

Despite her growing belly, Mariah kept her baby news under wraps.

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Hideaway

Mariah was still concealing her baby bump during an outing in New York City. She would confirm her pregnancy a few weeks later.

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Diva Mode

The diva showed off her teeny baby bump at an event with record producer L.A. Reid in New York City.

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Holiday Cheer

The mom-to-be glowed in a beautiful maternity cape during a holiday performance. By then her hubby Nick Cannon said the pop diva was cooking up some epic meals, that she wouldn’t eat, including smothered pork chops.

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Fitness Junkie

Mariah still found time to exercise during her pregnancy, swimming a few times a day. She also stayed active by decorating her twins’ nurseries.

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Cravings

According to her hubby Nick Cannon, Mariah mostly craved Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut cereal during her pregnancy.

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Miracle Babies

A few months into pregnancy, Mariah revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage, hence her decision to keep mum about her pregnancy.

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Stylish Mom

The pop diva still kept things light and fun during her pregnancy, even tweeting a photo of herself getting her belly painted.

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‘Dem Babies’

Mariah and Nick welcomed twins Monroe and Moroccan Scott on April 30, 2011.

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Back to Basics

By the time the babies were four months old, Mariah was back in the groove, trying to get her pre-baby body. She tweeted a phot of herself having an ocean workout. “It’s been a loooong time since I’ve been in the ocean,” she wrote.

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Splish Splash

Mariah is active on almost any give day, according to her husband Nick Cannon. Water aerobics is her favorite workout.

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Workout Time

When she’s not taking walks with her five puppies, Mariah works out with her trainer.

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Happy Times

Mariah tweeted a photo of herself back in the studio with prodcuder Jermaine Dupri. “I personally think she’s going to come out looking better — looking like it’s 1990!” said her hubby.

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Get in In

A smaller Mariah is spotted after a workout in New York City.

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Fit Mommy

Six months after giving birth, the new mom is drastically slimmer. “[She pays attention to her] diet and eating properly,” Cannon told Us Magazine “She does long, long hours on the treadmill. It’s all doing it the right way.”

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