Jordin Sparks Weight Loss Was for Health, Not Looks, But Jordin Sparks Is Looking Fine; Shows Off Fifty Pound Weight Drop on Today Show

Jordin Sparks' weight loss wasn't because she was trying to get into a size zero, though she can, it was because she was supposed to be in the prime of her life and Jordin wasn't feeling it.

American Idol winner Jordin Sparks showed off her body transformation after she shed 50 pounds in a year and a half. Jordin says she didn't drop the weight because of what her critics were saying. Sparks dropped that weight to become healthier.

The road to Jordin Sparks weight less started in early 2013. Sparks changed her diet and got busy.

During an interview Friday with the Today show, the American Idol star, Jordin Sparks said started to shed 50 pounds after a bout with a serious sickness just before she turned 23rd.

Sparks told Today "I had gotten really sick. I was about to celebrate my birthday and I was like, 'I should be in the prime of my life right now. I shouldn't be feeling like this. I really need to make my health a priority.' And that's what I did."

Sparks is six feet tall. She is now between 155 and 161 pounds. She says "I think not succumbing to the pressure is harder than actually giving into it. I was comfortable with how I looked. But, a lot of it has been really focusing on becoming healthier. And the plus side was that my body changed, which was awesome. It wasn't about being a zero or a certain size or anything like that."

She continues, "I know that there are some women who struggle to even look themselves in the mirror. And I hope that those women who are struggling can watch this and go, 'You know what? I'm OK with who I am. And I'm beautiful in my own way.'"