{"id":245706,"date":"2026-06-11T20:33:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/paulina-porizkova-tries-on-jeans-from-when-she-was-20-lbs-lighter-my-belly-got-fuller\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T20:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:33:56","slug":"paulina-porizkova-tries-on-jeans-from-when-she-was-20-lbs-lighter-my-belly-got-fuller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/paulina-porizkova-tries-on-jeans-from-when-she-was-20-lbs-lighter-my-belly-got-fuller\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulina Porizkova Tries on Jeans From When She Was \u201920 Lbs\u2019 Lighter: \u2018My Belly Got Fuller\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/paulina-porizkova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Paulina Porizkova<\/strong><\/a> is all about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/body-positive-celebrities-share-wisdom-inspiring-quotes-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">body positivity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Porizkova, 61, took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZagOCbxv5j\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on Wednesday, June 10, to share what the same pair of jeans looks like on her after gaining 20 pounds. In the first clip, the model pulled the denim away from her waist to show just how much extra room she had. She teamed the piece with a blue bra with pink lace details. Porizkova then cut the camera to today, five years later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSame pair of jeans, a difference of five years and 20 pounds,\u201d Porizkova said in a voiceover. \u201cIn the first photo, I had just come from shooting a <em>Survivor<\/em>-like reality show in Panama, where we had four-hour insane physical challenges every day and a very tiny amount of food.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZagOCbxv5j\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI was possibly at my thinnest, 128 pounds,\u201d Porizkova said, noting she\u2019s 5\u201911. One downside Porizkova had of being at her lowest weight was that her \u201chips were so painful\u201d that she had to \u201ccrawl upstairs and take painkillers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had pretty good muscle tone, though, from all the exercise,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>In the current photo, Porizkova tried on the same jeans with a black lace balconette bra. She wore the pants unzipped while snapping a mirror selfie. \u201cI am 148 [pounds], I no longer fit into my old jeans and I suspect I never will again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She shared that throughout the past week, she\u2019s been sorting through her closet to get rid of \u201chalf\u201d the clothes she owns.<\/p>\n<p>Porizkova shared that after her bilateral hip replacement surgery in 2024, her body \u201cchanged.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy arms and my boobs got fuller, as did my lower belly,\u201d she said while standing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/stylish\/pictures\/celebs-in-underwear-and-lingerie-kim-kardashian-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nude bra and underwear set<\/a>. \u201cIn preparation for my wedding, I\u2019ve been going to the gym four times a week, and I must say I\u2019ve never felt so strong but my weight has stayed the same, and my proportions have stayed the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She concluded her post by saying that \u201cacceptance is not defeat\u201d and that it\u2019s \u201conly the realization that one door is closed and it\u2019s time to open another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorting out my clothes for the move, and working on acceptance,\u201d Porizkova captioned the post. \u201cHave to remind myself that ACCEPTANCE IS NOT DEFEAT! Merely a different door.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/paulina-porizkova-tries-on-same-jeans-after-gaining-20-lbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paulina Porizkova is all about body positivity. Porizkova, 61, took to Instagram on Wednesday, June 10, to share what the same pair of jeans looks like on her after gaining 20 pounds. In the first clip, the model pulled the denim away from her waist to show just how much extra room she had. 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