Photo of Fat Eminem
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Photo courtesy of the National Enquirer
Eminem suffered a health scare over the holidays and was hospitalized
for complications from pneumonia along with heart problems that may
have
been related. He was reported to have gained a lot of weight and to
now
be over 200 pounds. According to The Enquirer, he's just 5'7?, so
that
would make him borderline obese.
Eminem has dealt with many personal problems over the past two years
including the breakup of his re-marriage to Kim Mathers and the death
of
his best friend, rapper Proof. His mother was also diagnosed with
stage
four breast cancer and although he reconciled with her in 2006 she
has
since cashed in on their relationship with a tell-all book alleging
that
his rags to riches story was largely fabricated and that their family
never lived in a trailer, as was shown in his biographical movie, 8
Mile. In the book, "My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem" Eminem's mom also
claims that he has bipolar disorder and that he was too wasted to
remember re-marrying Kim.
When the news came out that Eminem had gained a lot of weight I
looked
hard for a new picture of him, but I couldn't find any photos after a
December, 2006 appearance on TRL with 50 Cent.
The National Enquirer has a photo of Eminem along with the sordid
details of his eating habits, and I feel kind of sorry for the guy.
I'm
also a stress eater and I really have to keep myself busy and
exercise
so that I don't pig out on carbs. Bread and cookies are what gets me.
Eminem has fallen prey to the ever-present fast food and chain
eateries:
"He's got a double chin, a pot-belly and droopy man-breasts. And he's
living a reclusive lifestyle in an attempt to hide his new body,"
says
the insider.
Eminem's maternal grandmother Better Kresin told The Enquirer she
blames
his ongoing food binge on being stressed out about his two failed
marriages to ex-wife Kim.
"He really wanted it to work between them, to have a happy family
life
for their daughter Hailie Jade, something he claims he never had
while
growing up."
Eminem's weight problem is a result of too many trips to Detroit's
Outback Steakhouses and Taco Bells, says the insider.
"Marshall has Taco Bell lunches of burritos and tacos with dessert,
then
Outback dinners of three filet mignons with all the fixings."
[From The National Enquirer, print edition, January 28, 2008]
Eminem was once super fit so surely he knows what he's got to do to
shed
those convenience food pounds. It's easier said than done, though,
and
maybe his health scare will provide him with the impetus to make some
positive changes in his lifestyle. He's self medicating with food
instead of booze and drugs, and although it doesn't seem that bad at
first it's something that got out of hand for him and can lead to all
sorts of health problems.