{"id":185838,"date":"2025-08-09T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/cheryl-burke-reveals-how-she-went-from-145-to-109-pounds\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T12:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T12:00:31","slug":"cheryl-burke-reveals-how-she-went-from-145-to-109-pounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/cheryl-burke-reveals-how-she-went-from-145-to-109-pounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheryl Burke Reveals How She Went From 145 to 109 Pounds"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Cheryl Burke<\/strong><\/a> is breaking down her recent weight loss journey, which began when she was around 145 pounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t weigh myself daily anymore because it was a problem. At my heaviest I was about 150,\u201d Burke, 41, exclusively shared in Us Weekly<\/em>\u2019s latest cover story<\/a>. \u201cThe last time I checked, I was 109. I feel f***ing great; my energy is on another level. That 109 doesn\u2019t matter, what matters is how I feel.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former Dancing With the Stars<\/em> pro \u2014 who would return to the ballroom<\/a> if she was partnered with Brad Pitt<\/strong> or former President Barack Obama<\/strong> \u2014 explained that she\u2019s \u201cnot trying\u201d to lose any more weight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI eat licorice,\u201d she said. \u201cI have my morning fruit shake, which is more calories than any of my meals that I\u2019m eating. I have to have my matcha from Peet\u2019s Coffee every morning, and if they have the warm pretzel bread, I\u2019ll get it because it\u2019s just the best thing in the world. I\u2019m very lenient.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Cheryl Burke Details Body Dysmorphia Struggles: ‘It Takes A Lot of Work’<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tDancing With the Stars alum Cheryl Burke is opening up about her battle with mental health and body insecurity issues through the years. \u201cI do suffer from body dysmorphia, and especially as a dancer in front of mirrors constantly \u2014 since I was a little girl,\u201d Burke, 41, told Entertainment Tonight in a candid interview [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Burke also explained that she\u2019s on a healthy-eating plan<\/a> called Z.E.N., which delivers fresh food to her home \u2014 a service she thinks of as having a chef.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe food is delicious and it\u2019s portion control,\u201d she shared of the program, with the daily calories ranging from 1,200 to 1,400. \u201cI have oatmeal with fruit every morning. I have a snack, pita, chips and hummus. Lunch is normally a salad and then I will have my dinner. It\u2019s not diet food, it\u2019s real food.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burke noted that when she first began Z.E.N. about five or six years ago, she would supplement the meals with drive-throughs because she was \u201cactively dancing\u201d and was an \u201cemotional eater.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI would only eat at night,\u201d she explained. \u201cNow I don\u2019t even remember the last time I had fast food; it\u2019s just not something I\u2019m craving.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tCheryl Burke has had enough. Throughout her career, including 17 years competing as a pro on Dancing With the Stars (which she left in 2022), she\u2019s endured relentless body shaming. She also suffers from body dysmorphic disorder, an intense fixation on her looks and perceived flaws. For decades, she took other people\u2019s critiques to heart. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Burke has no plans to stop Z.E.N. any time soon, that is, unless she moves out of California.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s created more balance in my meals,\u201d she noted. \u201cI\u2019ve learned that starving myself, then eating one big meal, doesn\u2019t work for my body. I was also not wanting to eat in front of people \u2014 that was a trigger for me. Being called out for being overweight, the last thing you want to do is shove food in your mouth in front of people, especially people who are fit and on the show with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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