Celebrity Diet Secrets

Dukan Diet or Protal Diet

This high protein plan, developed by Dr Pierre Dukan, a French nutritionist, has proved highly popular in France with 5 million French women joining the Dukan diet community. Celebrity devotees apparently include Jennifer Lopez (J-Lo), model Gisele Bundchen and opera singer Katherine Jenkins.

There is no calorie counting or food-weighing involved, just a well planned 4 stage eating programme. The first stage involves an Atkins-like no-carbs approach, except with the Dukan diet you must also only choose non-fat foods, but this initial fast weight-loss phase only lasts 5-10 days. The next phases gradually re-introduce other food groups back into your diet, until you reach the last phase - Stabilisation. Then, hopefully at your target weight, you only have to watch what you eat for one day a week, where you should revert to protein-only foods. This is supposed to help maintain your weight, and avoid any extra pounds creeping on.

More info on the Dukan diet

Baby Food Diet

Lady GaGa and Reese Witherspoon are reportedly fans of the new diet craze of eating tiny little pots of sieved baby food to help lose weight.

Jennifer Aniston is reported to have lost 7lbs in one week whilst following the baby food diet. This cleansing eating plan was supposedly evolved by celebrity trainer,Tracy Anderson. She apparently suggests that eating nutritious baby food portions can help the body cleanse and detox .

The theory is that this food is very easily digested and subsequently leads to fast weight-loss. Followers believe this 'clean food' helps to eliminate toxicity and break bad eating habits.

Eat Right 4 Your Type diet/ Bloodtype diet

This diet has recently been in the news after Cheryl Cole has been reported as having used the blood type diet to maintain her slim figure. Martine McCutcheon and Demi Moore have apparently also followed this diet with success. The diet plan was evolved by American naturopaths, James D'Adamo and his son Peter D'Adamo. Reportedly they believe a chemical reaction, involving a protein found in food (lectin), occurs with your blood. This can be incompatible with specific blood groups and can cause adverse side effects.

To follow the Bloodtype diet:
Blood group O types should eat a high proteins, low-carb diet,and avoid wheat and most other grains.
Blood group A types should avoid high proteins and fat and get their energy from carbohydrates, eating a mainly vegetarian diet.
Blood group B types should eat a varied diet including meat and dairy products.
Blood type AB types can luckily enjoy a combination of the foods recommended for the A and O bloodtypes.

More info: www.dadamo.com.

Hypnodiet

'Think yourself slim', is the technique Susan Hepburn, an accredited hypnotherapist and psychotherapist, has apparently used to achieve weight-loss success with her many A-list celebrity clients. She teaches a form of deep relaxation (hypnosis) with the aid of her books and cds, wherein her followers 'reprogramme' their subconscious mind to rid it of bad-eating habits and beliefs, which are preventing them achieving the slim figure they crave.

The programme aims to help you to enjoy a normal healthy relationship with food and solve any weight problems, without calorie counting. Hepburn is very anti diets, and her plan is for those who wish to lose weight without dieting - isn't that all of us!

This very successful method has proved very popular with many celebrities, reportedly such as model, Sophie Dahl and Lily Allen, who apparently dropped from a size 12 to a size 8 recently, after only a few sessions.

More info: www.susanhepburn.com

Maple Syrup diet / Lemonade diet / Master Cleanse diet

Following the Maple Syrup diet, which involves drinking cocktails made with maple syrup, lemon juice, cayenne pepper and water, is apparently the diet secret of top model, Naomi Campbell. She is reported to follow this diet plan at least 3 times a year, in order to maintain her fabulous figure.

The diet is also known as The Master Cleanse Diet and has been used for many years. It is particularly popular with stars before big red carpet events, like the Oscars, when they need to quickly get in shape before they face the cameras. Anne Hathaway and Beyoncé Knowles have apparently also followed this diet. The singer successfully lost 20 pounds in 14 days.

The maple syrup diet, a cleansing/detox treatment, involves consuming under 600 calories a day, which is not considered good for your health. This is really a form of fasting, rather than a diet, and should be considered carefully before undertaking such a drop in calories.

The Clean Program

Magnet diet / MagnaSlim

Cooler Cleanse Detox

The Cookie Diet - Dr. Siegal

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Before trying a new diet you should always consult your doctor to discuss whether you are healthy enough to restrict your calorie intake.