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Happy in her own skin! Marie Osmond<\/strong><\/a> has been candid about her weight loss journey<\/a> through the years \u2014 and has already reached her initial goal.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve stayed at my goal forever,\u201d Osmond, 63, exclusively told\u00a0Us Weekly\u00a0<\/i>on Tuesday, January 10, while promoting her partnership with Nutrisystem\u2019s\u00a0Complete 55<\/a> plan for individuals over the age of 55. \u201cI have fluctuated five pounds here and there, but what I found is that when I hit [age] 55, it was a little tougher.\u201d<\/p>\n The Utah native, a longtime spokesperson for the diet company<\/a>, revealed that Nutrisystem\u2019s plan for menopausal women has helped her manage the \u201creal issue\u201d that \u201creal women\u201d face as they get older.<\/p>\n \u201cImmediately, boom, the weight came off,\u201d Osmond told\u00a0Us\u00a0<\/i>on Tuesday of losing weight once she started the plan. \u201cIt\u2019s the hormones, it\u2019s the foods, it\u2019s the proteins you use and you just feel good<\/a>. That\u2019s the most important thing, and they teach you how to do it, so they don\u2019t leave you abandoned.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cPaper Roses\u201d singer has long struggled with her body<\/a>, even trying \u201cevery diet the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou know, when you grow up in the \u201870s, everything was being a \u2018lollipop head\u2019 and I had so many head trips,\u201d Osmond recalled. \u201cIt was the, it was the era of Twiggy<\/strong><\/a> [model Lesley Lawson] and emaciation for women. It was very abusive, but what it did [was] started really bad habits for me. And so, food was always an enemy.\u201d<\/p>\n Ultimately, the\u00a0Donny & Marie\u00a0<\/i>alum turned to Nutrisystem in 2007, shortly before she competed on\u00a0Dancing With the Stars<\/a>.\u00a0\u201c<\/i>I had tried every [diet], you name a name. I\u2019ve done it. [This] was literally the last shot<\/a>,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd not only did it teach me that portion size, it revved up my metabolism. I was never hungry and the weight poured off me.\u201d<\/p>\n Osmond added: \u201cThat\u2019s really what started [me thinking], \u2018Oh my gosh, I could walk upstairs.\u2019 I didn\u2019t have that terrible, awful feeling that I was exhausted all the time. I mean, carrying around 50 pounds of sugar [is] a lot. Every 10 pounds is basically a dress size.\u201d<\/p>\n