Tori Spelling Opens Up About Her Weight

Actress Tori Spelling opened up to People magazine about her struggle to lose weight after the birth of her two children.

"I knew as soon as I left the house a week, even two weeks after giving birth [to daughter Stella], people are going to take pictures and scrutinize," Spelling told People magazine. "Whereas mothers everywhere don't even think about losing the weight for a year. It was hard to find that balance of what's acceptable."

She said she noticed that some Hollywood moms bounced back to their pre-baby shape in just weeks.

"After I had Liam, the weight didn't just fly right off. I had to diet and exercise," says the actress who gained 40 pounds after giving birth to son Liam, 2, and daughter Stella, 10 months. "When I had Stella, I remember looking at Jessica Alba [after she gave birth] and thinking, 'Wait a minute, it flew right off her.' Then I read that she works out six days a week and I'm like, 'Oh God, no, I can't do that.'"

Spelling worked her way back to her slender form by eating healthy foods and exercising. With the support of her husband, Dean McDermott, she is ready to tackle other projects, which include a fourth season of Tori and Dean, guest-starring in 90210 and a book.