Nene Leakes shared the secret diet tricks that helped her achieve a 20 lb. weight loss ahead of her June wedding to Gregg Leakes.

Nene opened up about the minor changes she made to her lifestyle to help achieve the results. She said her original intention was to lose just a few pounds--"I like being a curvy girl," she admits--so she only made minor changes. However, in the process, she ended up shedding more.

"I only wanted to lose 5 or 10 pounds," she reportedly told Life & Style. "I tried to give up soda and not eat late at night. But I don't avoid eating. I'm not trying to starve myself. I love food."

"I don't count calories or carbs," the Glee star said. "Counting doesn't get me anywhere. I do portion control when trying to lose weight. Eat less, move more."

She also credits living a more active lifestyle contributed to her weight loss success. Nene started exercising this year and thanks to her 16-month-old granddaughter Bri'asia, she's running around more than ever before.

"I feel so much lighter," Nene said, "like I'm floating!"

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Nene walked down the aisle in a $50,000 white Baracci dress on June 22. Gregg slipped a 10-carat diamond band ring onto her finger, next to her 15.2-carat engagement ring. The ceremony cost a whopping $1.8 million and was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Atlanta. And Judge Mathis, of the Judge Mathis television show officiated the nuptial. The wedding planning process was filmed and is shown on her new reality show, I Dream of Nene: The Wedding, which currently airs on Bravo.

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