Jordin Sparks Weight Loss About Health Not Being Size Zero; Jordin Sparks Tells Today Show 50 Pound Weight Drop Started When She Got Sick

Jordin Sparks says her weight loss was about becoming healthy, not "being a size zero."

It took about a year and a half for Jordin Sparks to lose the weight and transform her body. Jordin Sparks of American Idol fame opened up about her weight loss during "The Today Show's" special week-long "Love Your Selfie" segment with Jenna Bush Hager. Jordin Sparks said her goal was to become healthier, and she wound up losing 50 pounds.

Jordin Sparks' weight loss wasn't because she was trying to get into a size zero. She says it was because she was supposed to be in the prime of her life and Jordin wasn't feeling it. Jordin Sparks didn't think she looked bad prior to her weight loss. She said "I loved the way I looked before. 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."

Jordin told the Today Show host "I go anywhere from, like, 155 to 161. So I'm right around there. That's where I am."

Sparks is six feet tall.

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."

She says ""It does get a little crazy. 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.'"