'I eat a healthy mix': Kelly Clarkson says moving to NY and 'listening to doctor' helped her lose weight

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Kelly Clarkson has been sporting her impressive body transformation on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' and now the host has disclosed the secret behind how she “dropped weight.”

According to People, the 'American Idol' Season 1 winner revealed that relocating to New York City helped with her wellness routine. “Walking in the city is quite the workout. I’m really into infrared saunas right now. And I just got a cold plunge because everybody wore me down,” she said via Today. As for her diet, “I eat a healthy mix,” she explained.

How did Kelly Clarkson lose weight?

“I dropped weight because I’ve been listening to my doctor — a couple years I didn’t,” she went on. “And 90% of the time I’m really good at it because a protein diet is good for me anyway. I’m a Texas girl, so I like meat — sorry, vegetarians in the world!," she added.

Kelly Clarkson still has cravings for desserts 

The 'Behind These Hazel Eyes' singer has confessed that she likes to have desserts as a cheat meal whenever she wants. “But I still splurge,” she told the outlet, adding “The other night I had a frozen yogurt with my daughter, and it was magical.”

Clarkson previously discussed losing 37 pounds in a 2018 interview with Hoda Kotb. “I know the industry loves the weight gone, but for me it wasn’t really the weight,” she said at the time. And in November, she bonded overweight struggles with Jenna and Barbara Bush during her NBC show. 

When Barbara said she had a “stage” of being chubby, Clarkson chimed in. “I had a stage. I’ve had many stages,” she noted, adding “I love losing weight, but here’s the thing … Jeans are so hard when you have a butt and a smaller waist.”

Kelly Clarkson moved to NY after her divorce

Clarkson shares River Rose, nine, and son Remington, seven, with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock. After their divorce, the musician moved to New York. “I knew I needed a fresh start and couldn’t be in LA. I really wanted to be in Montana, but you can’t really do a show from there quite yet. So I was like, ‘The only other option would probably be New York,” she told USA Today in October.

The 41-year-old won the first season of American Idol in 2002 and has since carved out a singular career in showbiz. With 10 studio albums under her belt, she’s also nabbed three Grammys (her latest album Chemistry is nominated for best pop vocal album), served as a coach on 'The Voice' and launched her own talk show.