Alana Thompson, aka Honey Boo Boo, has spoken out following reports earlier this week that the reality star is set to undergo weight-loss surgery next month to fast-speed her way into living a healthier lifestyle. But in a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Honey Boo Boo admits that the reason she has turned to surgery is simply down to her not having any motivation to exercise regularly.
“I know for a fact I could get in the gym, and I know for a fact I could diet, and I know for a fact I can do this to lose my weight,” the 16-year-old told the publication, adding that while she’s tried to stick to a workout plan, “I have no motivation to just keep going to the gym every day.”
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Furthermore, she continued, “I have no motivation to keep eating healthy because, like, I’m gonna eat what I think is good.” The former beauty pageant went on to falsely assume that Caesar salads are “healthy,” saying she simply couldn’t restrict herself to just eating salads in hopes of losing weight since she’s already not keen on working out. So, she’s subsequently only left with the option of going under the knife.
“I just think I don’t have motivation, and I feel like the surgery would be, like, probably the easiest way to just, like, lose it fast,” Honey Boo Boo insisted.
Her sister, Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon, doesn’t quite agree with her younger sibling, stressing that even after the teenager has had her surgery, she will undoubtedly have to change her eating habits and choice of food if she wants to upkeep her results after the procedure.
Lauryn used their mother June Shannon as an example, given that she previously had weight loss surgery but failed to sustain her slimmer figure due to her not-so-healthy lifestyle choices. “I’m really happy for Alana if that’s something that she really wants to do,” the 22-year-old shared. “I definitely think before she takes that big step, which I haven’t told her this yet, but I think she does need to start making the lifestyle changes.”
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Honey Boo Boo’s boyfriend Dralin Carswell is also expected to undergo the same procedure next month with Dr. Steven Batash in New York, with each procedure costing an estimated $13,000. While she’s still determined to move ahead with the surgery, Honey Boo Boo did express her concerns about the complications that could arise during the procedure.
“I just wanna make sure that this is actually something I wanna do before I just go and do it,” she added. “I wanna make sure that it’s, like, not something that’s, like, gonna kill me. And I just wanna make sure it’s something I actually wanna do before I go and do it.”