Celebrity Shape-ups for Memorial Day

In Touch magazine was so kind this week as to let us know how already fabulous looking celebrities get ready to put on their bikinis for the summer sunshine and paparazzi. Jennifer Hudson, 25 years-old, has reportedly already lost 35 pounds (which I don’t notice myself, but good for her.) Her reported healthy eating habits consists of meals that include a palm size serving of one protein (chicken), one fiber (like broccoli), and one carb (like potatoes). The magazine also reports that she is very committed to working out. When she travels, she even brings her trainer along with her! NOTE: This is one of those reasons why celebrities are good at losing weight and keeping it off.

Jessica Alba is also featured in the article. The action star is most well known for her smoken bod so it seems like common sense that she would be featured. I don’t know if she needed to get BACK in shape, but she reportedly does cardio religiously for 30 minutes 4 days a week (running, elliptical or stationary bike). Alba adds more weight training and yoga when her roles call for some sort of action, like in upcoming Fantastic Four. The thing about Jessica Alba that I like is that she has to work hard for her figure, and she is upfront about it. She doesn’t act like she was gifted with this amazing metabolism, but that she is a hard worker. She works hard for her career and her body. She also reportedly drinks two to three liters of water a day.

The article also talks about Tyra Banks’ weight loss, Cameron Diaz (who knew she had anything to lose) and Evangeline Lilly. One thing all these celebrities have in common is that they do indulge when they have cravings, but they know they need to work it off the next day at the gym. Among the favorite workouts are circuit training, and typical cardio sessions. For Lilly and Diaz, these girls love playing in the water. Both are fans of surfing and judging by their bodies, they are kinda similar, no?

While Memorial Day doesn’t really kick off summer in my mind (the water is still too cold in Cape Cod to actually go in), I will be preparing to bare all in my bikini by walking to work instead of driving, it’s only 1.5 miles. I didn’t today but I promise I will by Wednesday. That’s about it though. The 4th of July is my summer kick off!

May 21, 2007

Celebrity Diet and Exercise Secrets for Summer

Now, that we know Courtney Love didn’t get a gastric band, she is revealing to People magazine just how she lost 52 pounds since December 2006. Last week I talked about her response to the rumors in a barely comprehendible blog and now she is giving us her secret to success. The boat is still out in my book on whether or not she is clean after her blog (Or maybe she just isn’t literate).

“The singer says she's dropped the 52 lbs. since Dec. 21, starting out drinking 1,200-calorie Isopure shakes during the day and eating fish and vegetables at night. She also added a fitness routine that incorporated running on a treadmill, Pilates and yoga. She also had her breast implants removed. "I just quietly did it, you know?" she says.”

We always see pictures of celebrities out at night clubbing, on set, or walking hand in hand with their latest hubby with a starbucks in hand. There have been a lot of pictures lately showing celebrities leaving the gym. These ladies work hard for their bodies. Check out his picture of Jessica Alba leaving the gym. She is drenched with sweat. Wonder what she did inside?




Other celebrities frequently photographed leaving the gym are Cameron Diaz, Fergie and Jessica Biel. Jennifer Aniston is often shown running around LA and more recently Tori Spelling and her husband were also photographed jogging together around tinsel town.
They reveal in this week’s In Touch magazine how they stay in shape and are preparing for bikini season (which is year round for globe trotting celebs if you ask me.)

Vanessa Minnillo says that she eats four small meals a day. Beyonce hula-hoops for hours on end. Cameron Diaz eats whatever she wants but exercises like a fiend. Pink’s trainer has her drink a special “fat-burning” lemonade for 11 days. Jessica Biel eats five protein and veggie meals a day. Denise Richard counts calories. Scarlett Johanson still has age and metabolism on her side and does little to stay in shape, which is also why she is not a member of the scary skinny crowd. Rod Stewart’s daughter and Paris Hilton BFF (at one point) Kimberly Stewart reveals that she keeps her figure in check with a healthy diet and an exercise regime of yoga, spinning, running and, more unusually, pole dancing lessons.

Feel free to post any tips you have or if you know any other secrets of celebs, but these aren’t really secrets in my opinion, just different approaches to healthy lifestyles (sans Pink).

April 18, 2007