Hollywood Hairstylist David Babaii recently sat down with E! to talk about his 135 pound weight loss, and how Gwyneth Paltrow was instrumental in helping him to take off the pounds. Three years ago, he weight 285 pounds, and mentioned to Paltrow while he was doing her hair that he wanted to lose weight. Paltrow non-judgmentally asked him how he wanted to accomplish that, and once hearing his answer, helped him to achieve his goals. Any time that he was hungry and feeling in danger of breaking his diet, he would email Paltrow, and she would reply immediately with a food or recipe suggestion and words of encouragement. With good guidance from Paltrow and a trainer at Equinox, Babaii was able to drop 135 pounds in an insanely short amount of time - just four months! He has been able to keep all of the weight off for the last three years. E! quotes a recent tribute to Paltrow on Babaii's Facebook page:
"I hope this can show him that if I can do it then really anyone can," he wrote in the post. "I did not love myself and food was my best friend till one day I looked at myself I mean really looked at myself and thought I need help and I want to love myself again so my dear friend @gwynethpaltrow helped me get myself to understand that I'm worth it and I am loved and that I should love myself. She did not look down at me or judge me."
