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  Carnie Wilson On Oprah (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Most of us know Carnie Wilson (daughter of Brian Wilson of "Beach Boys" fame) as the lovely icon of fat acceptance who was the guest speaker at the Million Pounds March one year.
And for the usually pert, joyful Carnie, it was suprising that this was not the only time she cried on the show...
My sense is that Carnie is also suffering this catastrophic event syndrome from this surgery which in effect, destroyed the most important organ system in her body.
www.size-acceptance.org.cob-web.org:8888 /carnie_after_wls.html   (603 words)

  
 Lifetimetv.com: Intimate Portrait
Carnie Wilson appeared in a commercial for BFGoodrich tires when she was seven years old.
Wilson's band wrote the song "Flesh and Blood" as an emotional message to her estranged father.
Wilson dropped from a size 28 to a size 6 after her gastric bypass procedure.
www.lifetimetv.com /shows/ip/portraits/0249/0249_index.html   (130 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Carnie Wilson walks from obesity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Wilson, Waldrep and Woodward all agree that exercise is the critical component to weight loss and weight maintenance, particularly for weight-loss surgery patients.
Wilson says exercise was never really on her radar screen because she wasn't physically able to really participate.
Wilson took up martial arts three times a week which she says is the "hardest thing I have ever done." She also walks or goes to Curves.
www.usatoday.com /news/health/spotlighthealth/2003-09-16-carnie-wilson_x.htm   (1253 words)

  
 Carnie Wilson - Biography - AOL Music
Actress, talk show host, reality show star, and singer Carnie Wilson was destined to be in show business: she's the daughter of legendary Beach Boys frontman/musical genius Brian Wilson and his wife Marilyn (a singer in her own right).
Wilson was also one of the first celebrities to publicly discuss her gastric bypass surgery, a move which helped her overcome her lifelong battle with obesity.
Wilson regrouped with her sister and Chynna Phillips to record a new record in 2004; she continues to write and record music, performs live at Beach Boys concerts as a singer during their endless summer tours and, most recently, she recorded an album of lullabies for her newborn daughter.
music.aol.com /artist/carnie-wilson/138789/biography   (318 words)

  
 Carnie Wilson gained role model status with 150-pound loss
Wilson, one-third of the late '80s-early '90s pop group Wilson Phillips and daughter of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, had climbed the charts to fame — and to just a slice of pizza shy of 300 pounds — two years ago.
Wilson's story of growing up overweight, her decision to have weight-loss surgery and her road to thinness is chronicled in her new book, Gut Feelings: From Fear and Despair to Health and Hope (Hay House Inc.; $23.95).
Wilson spoke at a Million Pound March rally of fat-acceptance advocates and followers before her surgery, she told the throngs, to the organizers' chagrin, that they owed it to themselves not to give up on losing excess weight to be healthier.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2001/12/04/tem_carnie_wilson_gained.html   (548 words)

  
 Singer Wilson Posing Nude After Shedding 150 Pounds - Entertainment
The former singer of the pop group Wilson Phillips and daughter of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Carnie Wilson lost 150 pounds after having her stomach stapled in 1999.
Carnie Wilson told ABC's "20/20" that posing naked is her "redemption." She wants to show other women that they, too, can "let go and be free." There is no word on whether her scars will show.
Carnie Wilson was one-third of the pop group Wilson Phillips in the late 1980s and early '90s, along with sister Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips.
www.wlwt.com /entertainment/2237599/detail.html   (316 words)

  
 Wendy Wilson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wendy Wilson (born October 16, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is a singer and member of the pop singing trio Wilson Phillips.
She is the daughter of Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson and his first wife Marilyn, a member of girl group The Honeys, and she is the younger sister of Carnie Wilson.
Wilson co-founded the group Wilson Phillips with Carnie and childhood friend Chynna Phillips when they were in their teens.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wendy_Wilson   (204 words)

  
 Lifetimetv.com: Denise Austin Diet and Fitness Center - Carnie Wilson
That was pop singer Carnie Wilson's experience after having gastric bypass surgery, better known as stomach stapling.
The daughter of Beach Boy Brian Wilson underwent this radical weight-loss procedure more than three and a half years ago, and not only has she managed to keep the weight off, she's also committed to a comprehensive healthful-eating and exercise regimen.
Wilson: People are quick to think that fat people are lazy, that they don't try to lose weight, that the more of a person they are physically, the less of a person they really are inside.
www.lifetimetv.com /reallife/df/star/wilson.html   (416 words)

  
 Carnie Wilson News
By WENN Oct 25, 2006 Former Wilson Phillips star Carnie Wilson has confessed she spiralled into an alcoholic haze two years after her gastric bypass surgery that almost cost her her marriage, in an interview on...
Former Wilson Phillips star Carnie Wilson is fighting to keep her weight down by signing up as a contestant on reality TV show "Celebrity Fit Club." The singer, who underwent drastic gastric bypass surgery in...
Carnie Wilson may have lost 20 dress sizes following gastric bypass surgery, but the new mom picked up some pounds when she got pregnant with daughter Lola.
www.topix.net /who/carnie-wilson   (482 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: I'm Still Hungry: Books: Carnie Wilson,Cindy Pearlman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Carnie Wilson, daughter of Beach Boy legend Brian Wilson, has overcome a lifelong struggle with obesity.
Carnie does a great job of describing how she confronted the battle of weight loss; however, she should leave the nutritional recommendations up to a professional.
Carnie's new book is a great tool for people thinking about weight loss surgery or for people who've had surgery in the means that much of what she writes about relates to WLS patients.
www.amazon.ca /Im-Still-Hungry-Carnie-Wilson/dp/1401902278   (1183 words)

  
 Carnie Wilson Undergoes Surgery Online - Entertainment
Wilson's mother, Marilyn Wilson, told CBS News her daughter is comfortable with having the procedure narrated over the Internet.
Marilyn Wilson said Carnie has struggled with her weight since she was four years old.
Wilson's procedure will be broadcast live at noon Pacific time, 3 p.m.
www.nbc10.com /entertainment/137925/detail.html   (568 words)

  
 Carnie Wilson Photos - Carnie Wilson News - Carnie Wilson Information
Carnie considers herself the unofficial poster child for gastric bypass surgery and wants to educate others about surgical options for dealing with obesity.
Carnie was instructed to take a lie detector test on the Celebrity Fit Club, to determine if she was being truthful about her eating habits.
Carnie: I was so shocked when my husband handed me the phone and told me that Playboy magazine was on the other end, asking to photograph me in the nude.
www.tv.com /carnie-wilson/person/77135/summary.html   (463 words)

  
 Wilson,Carnie Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
Wilson picks up where she left off in her 2001 book, "Gut Feelings, " as she takes readers step by step on her weight loss journey.
Carnie Wilson's story is a journey from the darkness of a lifelong struggle with emotional rejection, compulsive eating, and morbid obesity into the light of health.
Three years ago, Carnie Wilson was 300 pounds, unemployed, depressed, and sitting in a doctor's office being that she probably wouldn't live much longer.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Wilson,Carnie   (319 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Gut Feelings: Books: Carnie Wilson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Wilson's casual tone and conversational asides will make you feel like you're getting to know a new friend; that is, a new friend with a roller-coaster life and a habit of using curses as adjectives.
Despite years of dieting, Wilson suffered with morbid obesity, which threatened her health with skyrocketing cholesterol levels, hypertension, sleep apnea, sciatica, breathlessness, and joint pain.
Carnie Wilson's writing style is down to earth, never too technical, and always heartfelt.
www.amazon.ca /Gut-Feelings-Carnie-Wilson/dp/1561709077   (1064 words)

  
 "Oprah & Friends" Radio: Dr. Robin Smith: Carnie Wilson
Seven years ago, Carnie Wilson made the decision to undergo gastric bypass surgery and allow her procedure to be shown online.
Carnie joins Dr. Robin to talk about the path that led her to the surgery, her battle with drugs and alcohol and about recovering from past emotional scars.
The daughter of Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Carnie says she didn't have a typical childhood and that she constantly sought attention from him as a child.
www.oprah.com /xm/rsmith/200610/rsmith_20061031.jhtml   (440 words)

  
 Carnie Wilson Biography :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Brian Wilson’s mental stability had begun to crumble years before the birth of his children, and by the time Carnie and sister Wendy (born Oct. 16, 1969) arrived, he was sliding headlong into the perils of drug addiction, alcoholism, and schizophrenia.
Brian Wilson separated from his daughters’ mother, singer Diane Rovell, in 1979, and Carnie and Wendy’s relationship with their father remained strained until 2004, when his improved health allowed him to reconcile with his children.
Wilson, who was considerably larger than her sister and Phillips, seemed to be placed in the background of shots or photographed behind objects that concealed her size.
www.hollywood.com /celebs/fulldetail/id/1596765   (1093 words)

  
 Carnie Wilson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carnie Wilson (born April 29, 1968 in Bel Air, California, USA) is an American singer and television host, best known as the (formerly) fat member of the singing group Wilson Phillips.
Wilson has had a lifelong problem with obesity and during her Wilson Phillips fame, she reached a lifetime weight peak of almost 300 lbs on her 5'3 frame.
Carnie later toured TV talk shows and hosted her own infomercial to publicize her satisfaction with the procedure.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carnie_Wilson   (560 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Singer Carnie Wilson has baby girl in Los Angeles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A very pregnant Carnie Wilson and husband Rob Bonfiglio pose for the cameras at an event honoring her dad, Brian Wilson.
She was born in the company of Wilson's father, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, while the band's Pet Sounds played in background.
Carnie Wilson, former member of the Wilson Phillips female trio, and Bonfiglio, former guitarist for Blush, have been married more than four years.
usatoday.com /life/people/2005-04-26-carnie-wilson-baby_x.htm?...   (222 words)

  
 Carnie Wilson : The Official Web Site
Wilson was to begin another record, but during her pregnancy she realized, thanks in part to Kenny Loggins, this was the album she needed to make at this time in her life.
But Wilson calls “You Are So Beautiful,” a duet with her legendary father, Brian Wilson, the centerpiece of the album.
Carnie hopes that fact is not lost on listeners of all ages.
www.carniewilsonmusic.com /bio.php   (903 words)

  
 ETonline.com: Carnie Wilson's Stomach Stapling Crusade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
CARNIE WILSON is on a mission to educate others about the serious risks associated with obesity.
After successfully dealing with her own weight problem, she's on a crusade to help educate others about the serious risks associated with obesity and ways to overcome their dilemma.
So Carnie arranged with the doctors who have donated their time and facilities to the program to do the gastric bypass surgery for free.
etonline.com /celebrities/34191/index.html   (411 words)

  
 ETonline.com: Carnie Wilson is Having a Baby!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The 36-year-old WILSON PHILLIPS singer, who has been very public about her battle with obesity and the gastric bypass surgery she underwent in 1999, has broken the news exclusively to ET that she's having a baby!
Ever the educator, the formerly 300-pound Carnie is using the good news to inform the public on the dangers of pregnancy with morbid obesity: "The heavier you are, it is harder for you to become pregnant.
In the infomercial, airing in 2005 on the Lifetime cable channel, viewers will be able to call a toll-free number, punch in their zip code and get referrals to "qualified surgeons" in their area.
www.etonline.com /music/34217/index.html   (354 words)

  
 Suddenly Skinny: Carnie Wilson's Public Struggle
A self-proclaimed food addict, singer Carnie Wilson says she became dependant on food very early on in life.
She says she was in desperate need of attention from her father, Beach Boy Brian Wilson, and she ate to soothe herself.
Carnie eventually reached more than 300 pounds, and her struggle with obesity made headlines when she announced she would undergo a live gastric bypass surgery online.
www.oprah.com /tows/slide/200610/20061024/slide_20061024_284_107.jhtml   (172 words)

  
 Amazon.com: I'm Still Hungry: Books: Carnie Wilson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Three years ago, Carnie Wilson was 300 pounds, unemployed, depressed, and sitting in a doctor’s office being told that she probably wouldn’t live much longer.
Carnie also gives readers a glimpse of what spurred on the much awaited 2004 regrouping of the Wilson Phillips band and how she is in perfect harmony again with her partners, sister, Wendy Wilson; and bandmate, Chynna Phillips.
Carnie is very funny and she gives a personal and detailed story that is shared by many.
www.amazon.com /Im-Still-Hungry-Carnie-Wilson/dp/1401902278   (1981 words)

  
 People: Victoria Beckham, Carnie Wilson, Angelina Jolie
It's a girl for Carnie Wilson and her husband, Rob Bonfiglio.
Lola Sophia was born in Los Angeles in the company of Wilson's father, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, while the band's "Pet Sounds" played in the background.
Wilson, 37, a singer with the Wilson Phillips trio, and Bonfiglio, former guitarist for Blush, have been married more than four years.
www.iht.com /articles/2005/04/27/features/peepthu.php   (496 words)

  
 Carnie Wilson : The Official Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Carnie Wilson is iParenting.com’s ‘Mom of the Month.’ Click on the link below to review the feature which also highlights the new CD or you may review the attached.
Carnie Wilson won't be the first singer-turned-mother to climb aboard the lullaby train in search of new career scenery, but at least she comes by the urge honestly.
Listen closely to any Wilson Phillips disc and it's clear hers is a voice that would make any recruiter's short list for new baby whisperers: it's soothing, it's rich, and it's tender.
www.carniewilson.com /archive.php   (789 words)

  
 Fur Is Dead > Features > Carnie Wilson Sheds Pounds & Clothes, Poses for PETA
Carnie Wilson, however, after losing 150 pounds, volunteered to pose free of charge—nude, even—as the newest poster girl in PETA's naked anti-fur ad series, joining the ranks of Pamela Anderson, Kim Basinger, and Tyra Banks.
Each year, millions of animals are trapped, drowned, or beaten to death in the wild or cruelly gassed, strangled, or electrocuted on fur farms.
Wilson, whose weight loss landed her the cover of this week's People magazine and a feature on this Friday's episode of 20/20, is a longtime animal advocate.
www.furisdead.com /feat-carnie.asp   (330 words)

  
 AtlantiCare Center for Surgical Weight Loss & Wellness -- Carnie's Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Now the revolutionary minimally invasive surgical procedure that helped Carnie Wilson transform her life - laparoscopic gastric bypass - is available to you.
Your results may vary, but research on 500 cases published in the medical journal Obesity Surgery1 indicates that the average patient who undergoes this procedure loses 85% of their excess body weight in one year - and keeps the weight off.
For Carnie's complete story and easy-to-understand information on the laparoscopic gastric bypass weight loss surgery procedure, log on to the obesity spotlight at www.spotlighthealth.com.
www.atlanticare.org /healthservices/surgery_carniewilson.php   (427 words)

  
 Lite & Hope Boutique
One year after the birth of her daughter, Lola Sofia, Carnie is releasing her first ever solo album A Mother’s Gift: Lullabies From The Heart.
Carnie also recorded a new arrangement of the Elvis Presley classic “Love Me Tender” interpreted as a lullaby.
Carnie Wilson hosts an informercial to help patients find qualified bariatric surgeons to perform Gastric Bypass surgery.
www.liteandhopeboutique.com   (377 words)

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