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"Ricki Lake has revealed that she has already lost 8.5 inches from her body since beginning rehearsals for Dancing with the Stars.  The former talkshow host, who admitted to being &amp;quot;inspired&amp;quot; by Kirstie Alley&amp;#039;s weight loss transformation on the show last season, said that she hopes to follow in the same footsteps.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m hoping to pull a Kirstie Alley. Every part of my body hurts... When I went in for a costume fitting, I&amp;#039;ve lost 8.5 inches. Three inches in my waist. Three in my hips. Over an inch in my thighs and another inch and a half on my arms. It&amp;#039;s crazy,&amp;quot; Lake explained to People. &amp;quot;I have two sizes of Lucky Brand jeans: 8 and 6. Usually I wear the 8 because they are more comfortable but now even the 6 is too big. They used to be tight.&amp;quot;  She has previously promised to remain conscious of her eating and workout habits while on the show in order to avoid &amp;quot;starving&amp;quot; herself.  Lake was recently injured during rehearsal for Dancing with the Stars and suffered a minor gash and a bruise on her leg.  Dancing with the Stars premieres tonight at 8/7c on ABC "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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