Queen Latifah Says No To Jobs Asking Her To Lose Weight In An ‘Unhealthy Way’: I practice my no’s. I go in the mirror & I say, no, like 20 times.

“Health is most important to me. It’s not about losing weight or gaining weight. When I want to lose weight, or gain weight, I know how to do it in a healthy way. So if I have to do something that is going to be completely unhealthy for me, then that’s not the job for me. Someone else should have that job that’s already there… It’s called No.”

“I practice my no’s. I go in the mirror and I say, no, no, no, no, like 20 times. And that’s it. I need to be okay with me. If I’m okay then I feel like I can do anything. But if I’m not okay, I have to say something. Like, it’s time to take a break,  stop, cut.”

The Oscar nominated actress told sources she’s more “aware” when it comes to her annual doctors visits and overall health which has helped her to feel more comfortable in her skin. Queen Latifah explained,

“I think self esteem is like maintaining a car. You can’t just buy a car and think that you’re never going to have to get an oil change, a tune up, change the tires, you know, you have to do that. And health is like that, you have to check in with yourself. You need a tune up, you need an oil change, you got to check in with yourself. I have to do things that really work for Dana Owens.”