Celebrity Beauty Secrets

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The bootylicious Lopez loves her red carpet curves. ‘I couldn’t ever be a size zero. I have a butt, I have boobs and I have a woman’s curves - there is no way I’d see them go to zero’. She swears by juices to keep her healthy, drinking herb and oatgrass juice every day, and after dinner she drinks a beetroot and carrot or cucumber and celery juice to purify. Another tip from J-Lo is Grapefruit oil, she keeps a phial on her at all times, the aroma is rumoured to stave off hunger pangs and speed up weight loss! Jennifer used to love tough, physical exercise but now she prefers yoga and works out with her personal trainer. ‘What’s more important to me is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit. I still do weights and cardio, but I try to take a feminine approach. I’m definitely not fanatical’. And Jen’s advice? ‘The ultimate beauty secret is to be happy in yourself’.

We know Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas has both a strong & beautiful voice as well as a well toned and built body. But how does she maintain the weight despite a grueling tour schedule? According to a recent interview in Glamour Magazine she does Vinegar shots:

GLAMOUR: That’s good advice. Health-wise, is there anything else you do?
FERGIE: I do vinegar shots. It has to be organic apple cider, unfiltered.
GLAMOUR: You do a shot of it?
FERGIE: Two tablespoons. For some reason I’ve noticed a difference on my stomach. I just trusted [my trainer] on this one. I’m sharing. I’m all about sharing secrets. [Fergie's trainer, Natasha Kufa, told Glamour that she believes vinegar shots flush out fats in the colon, which helps the body digest food and gets rid of cravings.]

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Kickboxing is popular nowadays amongst people who want to lose weight. It does not make use of the different eating strategies like veggie diet, “low-carb” consumption and the like (though some do this). The reason why people fall in love with this kind of “slimming” strategy is that, kickboxing promotes not only weight loss but it also makes the person healthy and fit. They say diet is nothing without exercise. Since kickboxing makes use of the whole body (i.e. the limbs, the torso, the shoulders), some followers of the sport claim that they have lost a total of 20 pounds for 2 months.

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Gisele Bundchen, the world’s highest paid model and the sixteenth richest woman, according to Forbes.com, in the entertainment world, has a different diet strategy. Although most celebrities prefer to have the instant remedy to bulging bellies and loose arms, this supermodel prefers the natural way of losing weight. Her secret is to eat lots of spicy food so that her fats inside could burn faster. Spicy foods have a thermal effect upon the body when ingested. It actually helps Gisele stay fit and have that 34-24-34 vital statistics to die for. Better start adding Thai food on your diet list starting next week!

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American Idol winner, and multi-awarded singer, Carrie Underwood slimmed down to a total of almost 20 pounds by changing her lifestyle. She turned to a healthier and vegetarian lifestyle, which means indulging herself mostly on salads, soups, veggie burgers, and other fruit and vegetable dishes. Like Oprah Winfrey, she also acquired the services of a personal trainer who got her on a cross training program.

Personal trainers can cost a lot so an alternative is going to the local gym. Like most of these establishments, they do have regular trainers who can help you get on a D.I.Y. program.

Oprah’s secret to eliminating 87 pounds from her weight is not really a secret, but let me tell it to you in any case.

Oprah consulted personal trainer Bob Green who put her under a rigorous weight resistance training program. She would run for 5 miles every day and she also did some weight training. She also underwent a strict diet by eliminating “bad” carbs such as white bread, white rice, flour, pasta, and potatoes. She also stayed away from sugar and sweets. She would eat wheat pasta and wheat breads but only in moderation. She didn’t drink alcohol and ate two fruits a day. Oprah says that her kitchen closes at 7:30 in the evening.

Ahh… you see, the real key to staying in shape is discipline and will power. I do applaud Oprah for having both because the actual training and the dieting are quite easy to do but actually sticking to the program is the hardest.