Hallmark star Alison Sweeneyis one celebrity who fans look to for health and fitness inspiration.

However, that wasn’t always the case.

“They’re ineffective once you stop, the weight always comes back on.

Alison Sweeney on the red carpet.

“Even if that’s true, it isn’t healthy.

Being healthy means eating the right foods and getting exercise,” she stated.

“It was hard to get work,” the former “Days of Our Lives” star admitted.

Alison Sweeney at an event.

Sweeney revealed that she would receive cruel feedback from casting directors and producers at times.

“I remember there was this phase of the low-fat diet fake cookies or baked things.

“It was just crushing.

Alison Sweeney smiling for a photograph.

It really is demoralizing,” Sweeney added.

Something is better than nothing and sometimes people forget that,” Sweeney said.

“I learned to cook but not in a healthy way,” she previously told Good Housekeeping.