( CNN ) -- Since appearing on season 13 of `` Dancing With the Stars , '' fans have seen less of Chaz Bono -- and he plans on keeping it that way . Bono has lost 60 pounds and is still losing , he told People . The weight loss has been the result of better eating habits and exercise , he said . `` Diets do n't work , '' he told the magazine . `` You just have to change what you eat , and I have . '' That includes incorporating more meat , fruits and veggies , the son of megastar Cher said , as well as cutting back on grains and starches . In 2005 , Bono participated in VH1 's `` Celebrity Fit Club 3 '' before gender reassignment surgery that transformed him from Chastity Bono to Chaz . EW reported that in November Bono appeared on `` The Doctors '' and co-host Dr. Travis Stork advised him on how to lose weight . `` Because I 'm transgender , I was always completely disconnected from my body , '' Bono said during the show . `` I really lived in my head and just kind of tried to ignore everything from the neck down . '' While attending the GLAAD Media Awards this past weekend , Bono said he is still dancing and that part of his exercise routine now also includes martial arts training .
Chaz Bono says a change in eating habits helped him lose weight . He debuted his new look at the GLAAD Media Awards . The former `` Dancing With the Stars '' contestant is still dancing .