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Celebrity Weight Loss - How You Can Use The Diet And Weight Loss Programs Of The Stars
Why is it that celebrities always seem to be thinner, sexier and
more beautiful that us? What weight loss secrets do they use to
get that way? Is it a diet, a diet pill, Weight Watchers, or
what? It seems that if we could only get the inside information
on the new celebrity weight loss program or weight loss pill,
then we'd be almost guaranteed to experience fast weight loss of
our own.
Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff,
Denise Richards, Janet Jackson, Daryl Hannah, Whitney Houston,
Kirstie Alley and many other celebrities have all been in the
news lately because of their own personal weight issues. This
article looks at what weight loss strategies have worked for
these and other celebrities, and how we can apply these same
tactics to our own situation.
* Most Celebrities Are Thinner Than Us:
Despite the few celebrity weight loss failures, there's no
denying that most celebrities look better than we do. Models,
for example, are 23 percent leaner than the average (source:
annecollins.com). Perhaps their trim appearance is part of the
reason why we, as a nation, have such a fascination with the
celebrity lifestyle.
Indeed, we typically reward and idolize the more slender
celebrities. Just a quick look at People Magazine's list of the
'50 Most Beautiful People 2005' reveals that only the lean made
the list. People's 'Most Beautiful Women of 2005' list reveals
the same thing - celebrities (at least the popular ones) are
more thin than we are.
Even when we do find a celebrity that doesn't look like a stick
figure, invariably we find that they have recently lost some
weight. "No longer a crash dieter, Oprah Winfrey.....who at her
heaviest was 237 lbs., has been eating right, sticking to lean
protein and hitting the gym as she aims for her "safe zone" in
the 150-lb. range. "Maybe for the first time, she's doing it for
all the right reasons," says trainer Bob Greene of the talk-show
queen's workouts (source: people.aol.com).
* How Do They Do It?
Even though celebrities do make diet and nutrition mistakes, the
majority of them are still thinner than us. So how do the stars
achieve quick weight loss when we battle and fight just to lose
a few pounds? Is there some secret weight loss product or weight
loss plan they're keeping hidden from us?
The secret is that there is no secret. Celebrities try the same
diets we have, including the South Beach Diet, the Zone Diet,
the Atkins Diet and countless others. There is no mysterious
diet plan or diet product that works for every celebrity all the
time, just as there is no such plan that will work for every one
of us.
Celebrities that are successful in achieving a healthy weight
loss generally do so with a nutritious weight loss diet and
regular exercise. Take a look at these examples:
"I think Oprah Winfrey wins the weight battle of 2004 -- she
looks fabulous.....Look at her, she's never looked better. She's
been skinnier -- that's true -- but she's never looked better."
"Oprah should set the standard for Hollywood weight loss," Paula
says. "She's been very open about it. She's been up, she's been
down, she's been wide, she's been skinny." She continues: "She
didn't do the surgery and she doesn't really do the fad diets.
She eats healthy, she has a personal trainer and she works
really hard at it" (source: et.tv.yahoo.com).
Denise Richards put on 30 lbs. while carrying Lola (born June
1), but Richards had a secret weight-loss weapon: "It's called
the Stress Diet," she says, half-joking, - and alluding to
having filed for divorce (from Charlie Sheen) in her sixth month
of pregnancy. But mostly she can thank her work with trainer
Garrett Warren: She's been kickboxing and doing abdominal
exercises four to six times weekly - and adhering to a
portion-controlled diet (source: celebrity.aol.com).
"All eyes were on the miraculous weight loss of Hollywood in
2004," Paula says. "But there's no real miracle about it, it's
exercise, it's eating right and sometimes -- it's surgery!"
(Source: et.tv.yahoo.com).
* Why Does It Work For Them And Not For Us?
It's no surprise that eating the right foods and exercising
regularly will help us achieve our ideal weight. So why is it
that celebrities seem to have so much more success than we do?
There are three reasons why the stars lose weight faster than
the average American: 1) Celebrities have more time than we do.
2) Celebrities have more money than we do. 3) Celebrities have a
bigger incentive to stay fit and trim.
Although they do work long hours while touring or filming,
there's no denying that the stars have more disposable time than
we do. When you're rich enough to hire a nanny, a driver, a
personal chef and many other assistants to take over the
time-consuming tasks of life for you, it's easy to find more
time to exercise.
"Singer Jessica Simpson started a new exercise routine to get in
shape for her role as Daisy Duke in the upcoming Dukes of Hazard
movie. Her workout includes two HOURS a day of squats and lunges
and has motivated her to create a new workout video. "I have a
white-girl bootie, so I'm doing all my squats to lift it a
little bit and get some junk in my trunk," says Jessica (source:
kidzworld.com).
"Usher's been workin' on his abs since he was 16, but claims
that it's all because of good genes.....hard work and being
disciplined - oh yeah, and 1,000 CRUNCHES a day. Usher also has
a daily routine he calls "forty minutes of funk" which includes
stretchin', skippin' and jumping jacks. Then he moves onto
push-ups, leg raises and tricep dips.....can you say fitness
freak!" (source: kidzworld.com).
Not only do celebrities have the time to exercise for hours on
end, but they typically have the money
to hire the absolute best
weight loss support team. Julia Roberts, for example, earns an
estimated $25,000,000 each year. Cameron Diaz earns $20,000,000
annually. Angelina Jolie pulls down about $12,000,000 each year
and Reese Witherspoon gets a $15,000,000 yearly paycheck
(source: bankrate.com). With that much cash on hand, the stars
can easily afford to hire the best personal trainers, the best
nutritionists, the best dietitians and the best personal chefs.
"Celebrities also have the luxury of personal trainers and
nutritionists to help them with rigorous diet regimes" (source:
abcnews.go.com).
With a personal chef to prepare every meal, celebrities find it
easier to follow a low fat diet. A registered dietitian in the
house makes it easy for stars to get a unique diet recipe or any
other weight loss information they want. Simply put, having the
salary of a celebrity makes it easier to lose weight.
Indeed, it's that same high salary that gives celebrities their
incredible incentive to stay slender. The blunt truth of the
matter is that Hollywood and the entertainment industry is not
kind to overweight stars, often shunning them in favor of 'thin
beauty'. Celebrities see a very real connection between their
weight and their earnings power, which gives them the motivation
they need to keep trying when many others would give up.
Statistics show that approximately two-thirds of Americans are
overweight. Research by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) indicates that 80 percent of overweight
individuals and almost 87 percent of obese individuals are
trying to lose or maintain their weight. As a nation, we're
trying to win the battle of the bulge, but we often lack the
motivation to consistently exercise and eat right. How much
easier would that struggle be if there were a $25,000,000 prize
waiting for us when we reached our goal weight?
* How We Can Use The Diet And Weight Loss Programs Of The Stars:
Although most Americans can't afford the same support staff
hired by the celebrities, we can learn from their success and
use that information to achieve our own health and fitness
goals. Here's what we can do to copy the weight control tactics
of celebrities:
1) Find an exercise program that takes less time. 2) Search for
free diet information and free weight loss information. 3) Earn
and keep more money by losing weight.
First of all, it's time to face reality that most of us will
never have hours each day to dedicate to exercise like the
celebrities do. That's not an excuse to quit! Instead, find an
exercise routine that will get results in a shorter period of
time. A great example is circuit training, where you get aerobic
and resistance exercise at the same time. By combining these two
types of workout into one, it's entirely possible to get real
fat loss results in only thirty minutes each day.
Some time-strapped celebrities use circuit training to achieve
their fitness goals. Matthew McConaughey, for example, ".....was
circuit training - combining cardiovascular exercise with
muscle-strengthening moves....." (source: STAR Magazine
11-14-05).
Circuit training works, especially for those of us short on
time. As an example, consider Pick Up The Pace 30-Minute Workout
For Women. This is a health club that offers hydraulic circuit
training and has seen gym members accomplish incredible results.
As reported on their website, member Minnie lost 10.5 inches
during the month of February 2005. Vymell C. lost 9.5 inches the
same month. The site also reports that Betty K. joined Pick Up
The Pace in January, 2003. By September, 2004 she had lost 50
inches, and dropped from a size 18 to an 8. Stacie Y. lost 68
pounds, 54 1/4 inches, and dropped 6 sizes.
The next thing we can do to mimic celebrity weight loss success
is find free diet information and free weight loss information.
The truth about health and fitness is out there, and much of it
is free.
Finally, we can copy celebrity weight loss by giving ourselves a
real cash incentive to lose weight. While we probably won't ever
hit that $25,000,000 payday, we can earn and keep more money by
losing weight. It's true! Losing weight will help us earn and
save more money. "Studies have consistently shown that obese
employees are paid less than normal-weight employees doing
similar jobs" (source: HealthNewsDigest.com).
A comprehensive study of wages in 1998 found that obese workers
earn significantly less than than non-obese employees. How much
less? About $3.41 per hour! This discrepancy was found only in
those workers who had employer-sponsored health insurance,
perhaps suggesting that the higher costs of insuring obese
individuals was being passed on to the employees themselves.
(Source: Bundorf and co-author Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD,
assistant professor of medicine at the Center for Health
Policy/Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research).
So it's possible that losing weight could eventually add
substantially to our paycheck! But did you know that losing
weight may also lower the amount of money we personally pay out
in medical costs? According to a study published in Health
Affairs recently, obese Americans pay $732 more for health care
each year than do normal-weight adults. Is that as much as a
celebrity earns each year? Of course not - but it is a cash
incentive for us to lose weight!
Celebrities will always have the advantage when it comes to
weight loss. But with some extra effort we can achieve the same
results!
About the author:
* Tracie Johanson is the founder of Pick Up The Pace, a
30-minute exercise studio for women, focusing on fitness, health
and nutrition for maximum weight loss. Please visit
http://www.letspickupthepace.com/ for more information.
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