Mindy Kaling Says People Take Her Weight Loss ‘So Personally’: It’s ‘Not Super Exciting’ to Discuss

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Mindy Kaling may have been open about her weight loss — but that doesn’t mean she’s down for the public discourse about it.“It’s not super exciting for me to talk about my body and how it’s analyzed,” Kaling, 44, told Allure in an interview published on Tuesday, July 18.The magazine asked for her response to some fans feeling like they’ve “lost” a body positive ally while Kaling has been on her weight loss journey. “So I think I’m just not going to get into it because it takes over the conversation unfortunately and people take it so personally,” she explained.Last month, Kaling — who is the mom of daughter Katherine, 5, and son Spencer, 2 — opened up about wanting to be healthy for her children, no matter how “hard” it is for her.“I’m just trying to be present for them (hard for me!

I’m impatient!), being up for anything (again hard for me, I am not whimsical!), and stay healthy for these two guys (ALSO hard!

I just want to eat cheesesteaks every meal in front of the TV) for until I’m an old gray skeleton they’re like ‘Mom, you gotta go,’” the actress captioned an Instagram photo with her kids at the time. “My doctor told me that this year I was the healthiest I’ve been in years.

That’s a pretty damn good gift, right?”One year prior, she told Byrdie that it’s imperative to “live a long time because I’m a single mom.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesDespite speculation about how she lost the weight, Kaling told Entertainment Tonight in 2022 that she shed pounds due to old-fashioned exercise and healthy eating.“I wish there was something more juicy or dynamic about the way that I’ve lost a little bit of weight, but that’s the way I’ve done it,” she shared, giving a little more insight into her