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Dolly Parton Reveals Tricks to Staying Fit

Dolly PartonDolly Parton is almost as famous for her tiny waist as she is for her ... well, other physical assets. The music icon says she has to work at staying thin.

"I've been every size in the world in my life time, but I've got my weight pretty much where I want it now," Dolly tells GAC. "I'm just a little more conscious of it these days."

Dolly says she sticks to a high-energy lifestyle and a low-carb diet. And she surely burns a lot of calories during her live shows.

"I just have a natural energy of my own because I certainly don't dance, and I'm not great with choreographers. I'm not real big on exercise," Dolly admits. "I'd rather think and write and all that, but I do have to watch what I eat, especially the older I get. I'm a short, little person so I have to really kind of watch the amounts that I eat."

Dolly says one of her biggest fears is not being able to fit into one of her form-fitting dresses that have become her trademark onstage.

"I do have to watch what I eat in order to stay in those costumes, because you can't be overseas and very well find somebody there in that town who can adjust your clothes with all those beads and rhinestones!" she says with laughter. "You have to say, 'I can't eat that because I've got to get in that dress tomorrow!'"

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Susan

How to have a tiny waist... add big fake boobs! I think she looks like a freak..

December 03 2009 at 7:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
cutie

Years ago I was traveling from Las Vegas to El Paso. The trip was turbulent and I wanted to take my mind off possibly crashing. I fooled with the radio stations and found one where she was being interviewed, I forgot about the terrible flight and landed about the time the interview was over. Thanks Dolly.

December 03 2009 at 7:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Hammie

i love dolly from kid i like her and i like that she stay in shape and my song from that i oh way
love her song will oh way love you that is my song (=

December 03 2009 at 5:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gary

Big boobs and a big ass. That is the secret to a small waistline.

December 03 2009 at 5:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
joan

Hooray for Dolly. She is still a gem. I watch Nine to Five just to see her go after her boss. Thumbs up to her.

December 03 2009 at 5:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
joan

Dolly Parton is still a treasure. Her Nine to Five film is still a favorite of mine. I even liked her in Rhinestone Cowboy with Sylvester Stallone which was a bad movie, but she is still a gem.

December 03 2009 at 5:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
carol

Dana & Melinda - please explain your comment. Liberal follow alongs - I don't know what you mean. As long as they've been in the business I would think they are the leaders, not followers....and where do you get liberal....oh because they don't condemn homosexuality? Got it, but why don't you change your screen name to red neck bigot?

December 03 2009 at 5:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
brenda claire

Dolly is an awesome lady

December 03 2009 at 4:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Misty Baquero

I love Dolly! She is so very kind, and I will always buy her music.

December 03 2009 at 4:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Raejean French

I don't begrudge Dolly a thing, but it doesn't hurt to never have had children, nor to have huge boobs making any waist look smaller in comparison.

December 03 2009 at 3:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply