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Celebrities need to look good all of the time
- not just at film premiers or red carpet events, but due to the
popularity of celebrity gossip magazines they still need to look
gorgeous even when they are shopping, or on holiday. Their body
image is a big part of their career so celebrities are always up
on the latest diet or exercise regime which enables them to stay
in shape.
Discover the celebrity diets( A - H) :
Atkins, The Baby Food Diet, Bodyism / Clean and Lean plan, The Cabbage
Soup Diet, Calorie Restriction/ Longer Life diet /120 year Diet,
The Caveman Diet / Paleo Diet/ Warrior Diet, The Clean Program,
The Cookie Diet, Cooler Cleanse Detox, Dukan Diet or Protal Diet,
Eat Right 4 Your Type Diet/ Bloodtype Diet, Hypnodiet
Atkins
Jennifer Aniston, Renée Zellweger
and Robbie Williams are reported to be followers
of this popular diet. Founder Dr.Atkins believed that it was too
much insulin that caused the body to store fat. So reducing carbohydrate
intake helps to regulate insulin, meaning less fat storage and a
lowering of food cravings. Without carbohydrates the body will start
to burn fat stores as a form of energy.
This four stage low carbohydrate diet has proved very successful,
but drew criticism from health experts due to the lack of fruit
and vegetables in the eating plan.
More info: Atkins
Diet
The 321 Baby Bulge Be Gone
Celebrities Jessica Alba, Halle Berry and Anne
Hathaway have been reported to have worked successfully
with personal trainer Ramona Braganza, in order
to lose weight and get in shape.
The 3-2-1 programme is basically:
3 cardio sessions, such as jogging, cycling or
swimming
2 circuit sessions, using light hand weights
1 core session, involving crunches and sit-ups
The low-carb diet programme includes plenty of lean proteins, such
as skinless chicken, complex rather than simple carbs, such as brown
rice, and lots of vegetables.
The post pregnancy programme concentrates on regaining core strength
with 3 phases of exercises:
Phase 1 - 25-minute workout using 3
Core, 2 Cardio and 1 Circuit exercises
to strengthen core muscles and flatten your post-pregnancy tummy
Phase 2 - 45-minute workout using 3
Cardio, 2 Core and 1 Circuit exercises
to lose baby weight and increase energy levels
Phase 3 - 60-minute workout using 3
Cardio, 2 Circuit and 1 Core to
give flexibility, strength and stamina
More info: www.ramonabraganza.com
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.
Generally, baby food contains less or no additives and preservatives
and are lower in sodium than regular processed foods. The ingredients
are generally high quality and are often organic. A disadvantage
though is the lack of fibre in the baby food.
The baby food diet involves eating up to 14 little pots of puree
followed by a normal dinner of lean meat and vegetables. This is
only a temporary diet plan aimed to work in the short term and not
to be followed for a long period. It is therefore not likely to
address the underlying problems in your eating habits that caused
you to put on weight.
Press have since reported that Aniston denies using the cleansing
baby food diet to lose weight.
Bodyism Clean and Lean plan
This popular diet plan has the backing of several celebrities,
such as top models Elle Macpherson and
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and actor Hugh Grant.
The cookery writer Nigella Lawson has
also been reported as having achieved amazing weight-loss results
with the Clean and Lean plan.
Devised by personal trainer and nutritional advisor, James Duigan,
for his celebrity clients, the holistic plan aims to de-stress the
body, flatten the stomach and keep the body well-nourished and slim.
He believes that the body does not naturally hold onto fat. Instead,
he is reported as viewing processed foods and drinks and excess
sugar as polluting the body, and causing fat to cling to specific
body parts, such as the hips, thighs, tummy and bum.
An important part of the Clean and Lean plan are powerful health
supplements, which contain vitamins, minerals and fish oils that
are supposed to help to burn fat and fight food cravings. Followers
start the day with a Body Brilliance shake - this is described as
a phyto-antioxidant blend of 'super greens', fruit and vegetable
concentrates, herbal adaptogens and probiotics.
The suggested healthy meals are high in protein and fresh orgainic
vegetables and fruit : lean meat like skinless chicken and turkey,
fresh fish, berries, greens, sweet potatoes, avocados, nuts.
Chewing each mouthful of food at least 20- 30 times is also recommended,
along with drinking plenty of still water.
No to salty processed food, sweets, refined sugary snacks, alcohol,
caffeine (although 1-2 organic coffees a day are allowed)
More info: www.bodyism.com
The Cabbage Soup Diet
This is a strict low-calorie eating regime for 7 days, which entails
replacing main meals with a soup made mainly of cabbage, which you
can eat an unlimited amount of. The cabbage soup is supposed to suppress
hunger and curb the appetite. This diet is not suitable for long-term
weight loss; it is a low-fat, high-fibre short-term fix that many
celebrities use to lose an average of 10lbs in a week.
Celebrities like Beyonce, Jaime Pressly and Sarah-Michelle
Gellar are reported to use this diet, often before red carpet
events to ensure they look fabulous for the cameras.
Day
1: the soup and also any fruit, except bananas, can be consumed.
Ypu can drink unsweetened teas,cranberry juice and water all week
Day 2: cabbage soup and add most fresh vegetables
(except dry beans, corn and peas). No fruit today. A baked jacket
potato with a little butter is included today
Day 3:
cabbage soup plus fruit and veg
Day 4: cabbage
soup and bananas and skimmed milk is allowed
Day 5
: beef (20 ounces) or chicken(no skin) or fish and up to 6 fresh tomatoes
are eaten with the soup, 6-8 glasses water
Day 6:
beef (or other options) and vegetables and one portion of cabbage
soup
Day 7: brown rice, vegetables(no potatoes)
and unsweetened 100% fruit juices accompany the soup.
Cabbage
Soup Recipe
half a head of cabbage, chopped
6 onions, chopped
2 green peppers, chopped
2 cans of tomatoes (chopped)
3 carrots, sliced
10 oz. mushrooms, sliced
1 bunch of celery, chopped
1 or 2 vegetable stock cubes or 1 pkt dry vegetable soup mix (optional)
Seasoning - salt, pepper, mixed herbs, curry powder, garlic powder,
cayenne pepper, etc.
Heat a heavy non-stick pan and dry fry (or with just a spray of oil)
onions and peppers. Add cabbage, carrots, mushrooms and celery. If
you prefer a spicy soup, add the curry powder or cayenne pepper. Add
tinned tomatoes and around 4 pints (2.27litres) of water or vegetable
stock Cover and put heat on low. Let soup cook slowly for a at least
two hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
The low levels of calories, protein, and other food groups do not
make this a sustainable eating plan. If stock cubes and dried soup
mix are used, rather than just natural vegetables, the soup can be
quite high in salt which is not a healthy option. Plenty of water
should be consumed with the cabbage soup diet.
However, the main ingredients of cabbage soup are green vegetables
which are fibre-rich and full of anti-oxidants. This is more a quick
fix fasting plan than a diet, and as it only contains around 1000
calories a day this regime comes with a health warning.
Calorie Restriction/ Longer Life
diet /120 year diet
 The
founder is scientist Roy Walford, with his book, Beyond
The 120 Year Diet: How To Double Your Vital Years.
This vigorous plan consists of a limited diet of steamed vegetables,
fish and nuts. Followers steam or eat raw food instead of using
'extreme heat' cooking, such as frying, grilling, barbecuing or
roasting.
Followers of the CR diet aim to reduce the amount
of their daily calories by 20 to 25 percent and avoid eating processed
foods, wheat, sugar, meat, saturated fat, dairy products and drinking
tap water. High calorie foods are replaced with low calorie, but
high in nutrients foods.
Daily exercise is important too. The belief is that taking in the
optimum nutrients from the smallest amount of calories will enable
you to live longer and slow down the rate your body ages. The calorie
restriction diet is supposed to stimulate the immune system, so
makes you less prone to diseases, such as cancer, heart disease,
strokes and diabetes. Less calories are believed to lower body fat,
blood pressure, glucose and insulin levels and cholesterol.
Scientific studies have shown that calorie restriction does seem
to slow the ageing process, but if you overdo it restricting your
calories can lead to malnutrition. As with all diets, the Calorie
Restriction diet comes with a health warning.
The Caveman Diet / Paleo Diet/ Warrior Diet
This eating plan is based on the ancient diet of the
caveman during the Paleolithic era, namely wild plants and animals.
Tom Jones is reported as having successfully lost
12kg on the Caveman Diet.
The Caveman Diet involves eating healthy natural ingredients such
as: fish, meat, eggs, vegetables especially roots, fruits and nuts
and drinking plenty of water.
No potatoes, sugar, grains, lentils, salt, dairy products or beans.
No additives or preservatives or over-processed and refined carbohydrates
- just natural food.
Tasty recipe options suggested are:
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs with mushrooms and pinenuts,
or a bowl of blueberries
Lunch -Broccoli & Pine Nut Soup
Dinner - Pumpkin Chicken Curry, or grilled trout
with butternut squash
Snacks include: pumpkin seeds or a boiled eggs
More info: www.cavemandiet.org
Champagne Diet
This diet is one of the few that allows alcohol as part of the
weight-loss plan. It is popular with celebrities who cannot avoid
partying when trying to keep in shape. The diet allows 1,200 to
1,400 calories a day and was created by Cara Alwill Leyba, who started
blogging about her love of champagne.The main idea of the diet is
for 'women to live their most effervescent lives.'
The average glass (125ml) of champagne is around 93 calories, and
because the bubbles reach your bloodstream faster you tend to drink
less. This diet suggests eating high quality food, such as salmon
as opposed to a burger. Learning to value your body more and only
choosing the best foods you can to eat makes you less likely to
overeat. Try and think 'your body is your temple' attitude!
Certain champagnes are made without the addition of any sweetening,
such as Laurent Perrier Ultra Brut, and are subsequently even lower
in calories (around 65 calories per 125ml glass), but they are much
more expensive!
The type of diet which allows you the occasional indulgence can
prevent you feeling too restricted and less likely to give up. This
tends to be a more sustainable and successful eating plan, and a
healthier way to lose weight.
More info:
The Champagne diet
The Clean Program
This is a 21-day detox plan that has been developed by cardiologist
Dr. Alejandro Junger. The weight loss program consists of a special
formulated shake, containing brown rice protein, vitamins, minerals,
anti-oxidants and vegetable fibre plus supplements for breakfast and
dinner, and a lunch of protein, grain and vegetables - like salmon
and vegetables or a nutritous green salad.
The three key elements of the Clean Program are to Remove, Restore
and Rejuvenate.
Demi Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow and
Debra Messing have all been reported to have successfully
lost weight on this popular detox program. As with all detox programs,
you should check with your doctor before starting them.
www.cleanprogram.com
The Cookie Diet - Dr.
Siegal
Kris Jenkins, of The New York Jets, is reported
to have lost 20 pounds by eating 6 special cookies a day. The cookies
replace
1-2 meals a day (breakfast and lunch) along with a proper dinner.The
cookies, chocolate, blueberry, banana, coconut and oatmeal and raisin,
are made from a mixture of milk, eggs, soy, wheat and non-vegetable
protein. One cookie contains 2 grams of dietary fibre, 5 grams of
protein and 2.5 grams of fat, and are 90 calories each. The weight-loss
diet of around 1,000 to 1,200 calories a day is proving popular
across the United States. Successful dieters should expect to drop
12 to 15 pounds the first month.
Dr. Sanford Siegal, D.O., M.D. created the cookie diet in1975. The
cookies are reported to help suppress your hunger, whilst you are
following a weight loss program, as they apparently contain a secret
blend of protein amino acids. Nicole Polizzi ,
an actor in "Jersey Shore' is also believed to be a follower
of this diet.
There are other cookie diets, such as: the Hollywood Cookie diet,
the Soypal Cookie diet and Smart for Life Cookie diet.
www.cookiediet.com
Cooler Cleanse Detox
This US juice and raw food cleansing program, is reported to be
one of the reasons actor Salma Hayek has such a
fabulous figure after pregnancy and a glowing skin. She is said
to have used the organic juices for many years and is now involved
in their production. The freshly prepared detox juices are delivered,
but are only available to residents of New York. The juices include
apples, almond milk and watermelon, lime, grapefruit, mint, coconut
water and nut milk with dates.
For a short period of three or five-days, 3 regular meals are replaced
with 6 delicious, fresh-pressed juices, and alcohol and caffeine
is avoided. The program has around 1,200 calories a day. It is advised
that you drink plenty of water. Fans of the detox program report
feeling energised.
www.coolercleanse.com
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
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, after only a few sessions.
More info: www.susanhepburn.com
Think
yourself thin diet
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