because she lost weight. In a recent interview Monique said, after reaching 262lbs, her husband told her, "Baby, that's too much, I want you with me for a lifetime." Monique lost 40lbs after cutting red meat from her diet and joining a gym, vowing to get down to 200 lbs. She says, "This was truly making the commitment to watch what I eat and commit to working out. I stopped eating red meat. I want to say to big people, 'Let's be healthy big people.' Everybody can't be a size 0... but let's be healthy."