Faith Evans

Songstress Faith Evans is cautioning dieting women to stay away from pills as a quick fix to drop the pounds, because medication left her restless and desperate to sleep.

The singer used the pills when she hastily tried to lose weight for the release of her first album 'Faith' in 1995, but, though she slimmed down, she was miserable.

She says, "I lost about 35 pounds but if I look at pictures... I wouldn't show my arms; I wasn't in any kind of shape.

"I didn't eat for like two months; just water and a little powder drink but I didn't know any other way.

"It gave you energy and you can't sleep half the time until you decide, 'I'm not gonna take it. I would never endorse that to be the way for someone to just jump into a healthy weight loss."

Evans insists she's since found better ways of losing weight and keeping herself trim. She adds, "I tried it the wrong way and then a few years later I did it the right way."