Mandisa: Getting Real About Losing Weight

A Life without Masks

Mandisa is not the woman she used to be. In fact, she’s a lot less. The Gospel music singer and former American Idol contestant is sporting a new look and a new album. After years of battling her weight, she got fed up and got real about getting fit. By April 2011, she’d lost 120 pounds. She spoke with Beliefnet about her inspirational weight loss story and what she learned on the journey.

Interview by Jennifer E. Jones, Inspiration Editor

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