When Carrie Underwood won American Idol in 2005 she not only found stardom but also the scrutiny of the media. Just a little bit on the curvy side (see photo on the left) she was suddenly labeled fat and she had to do something about it. She told Shape magazine,

“There’s nothing worst than going online and reading that someone has called you chubby.”

Only 5-feet-3 inches tall the country singer dropped 20 pounds and went from a size 6 to a size 2-4. Take a look at these three steps to her success:

-Food Journal: Carrie writes down everything she eats and notes the calorie content, number of carbohydrates and fat grams.
-Vegetarianism: Carries loves her fruit and veg so she’ll eat animal-free foods such as soy-based sausage, Flatout Tortilla Pizza, Quorn nuggets and Kashi bars.
-Jillian Michaels Workout Plan: Carrie like the workouts produced by Biggest Loser trainer, Jillian Michaels and when she’s angry she’ll give the punching bag a good beating.

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Country music singing sensation Carrie Underwood is fit and healthy. In the past she has revealed her diet and exercise habits in magazine interviews but this time she tells a little bit more about her struggles with weight over the years. In a radio interview over the weekend in Ontario she said that it’s in her genes and it’s hard to keep the weight off. After highschool she gained 10 pounds, then gained 10 more while on the American Idol series. She ended up weighing 130 pounds but being only 5-feet 3-inches tall she didn’t think that was good for her small frame. She said,

“I carry all my stress weight, all my potato chip weight,” she told radio host Steve Warne, “Around my mid section. You’ve got to fight genetics sometimes.”

To keep the weight off while on tour she doesn’t eat the catered food but instead has a refrigerator on the bus and she keeps it stocked by visiting local grocery stores in the cities she visits. Underwood has also enlisted the help of trainer Tony Greco to get her in shape for her upcoming tour as well as for her wedding. She and her new fiance Mike Fisher do not have a date yet because of their busy schedules but she has plenty of time to get in shape.

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Country singer Carrie Underwood looks as cute as ever on the cover of the January issue of Self Magazine. Inside she talks about romance with hockey player Mike Fisher, her foundation that benefits her hometown as well as her diet and exercise routine. In past interviews she has revealed that she keeps a daily food diary and she’s also a vegetarian. And even though she has a personal trainer she admits that she loves getting in shape with the Jillian Michaels exercise DVDs. She said,

“I have Exercise TV on cable. Jillian Michaels’s videos will kick your butt. She’s my trainer and she doesn’t even know it.”

The singer also mentioned that if she’s feeling frustrated she’ll hit a punching bag which is a stress-reliever and at the same time she’s getting some exercise. Underwood likes to feel good about herself and her body and when she sees photos of herself and likes a particular body part she sees, she’ll work extra hard on keeping it that way. She explained,

“I’ll look at a photo and think, ‘My arms look great!’ — and then I go work out on my arms. Once you’re enjoying things about your body, you realize how much you want to keep them that way or make them better.”

As for Underwood’s diet, she has recently cut out sugars and soda and as a result her skin has cleared up and she has less breakouts.

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When country sensation Carrie Underwood won American Idol in 2005, the media gave her some flack about her fuller figure. But it seems the multi-award winning singer might have the last laugh, showing off her hot bikini body on vacationing in the Bahamas recently.

A couple of months ago, the 26-year-old shared her workout on the Oprah Winfrey Show, explaining that she thinks clearer throughout her day and sleeps better at night when she works out. Most days in the week Carrie exercises with her personal trainer doing squats with dumbbells as well as going for runs together. But on her trainer’s day off she works out on her own.

Carrie also explains that she keeps a food diary (she’s a vegetarian) and as a reward system, she gives her stickers like a kindergartener, cute!

Former American Idol and country singer Carrie Underwood has revealed more of her diet secrets: she keeps a diet journal. The 26-year-old says she writes everything she eats down to help her see exactly what she’s eating, and where she deviates from her balanced diet.

Carrie has just released her third album Play On, but she’s not only improved her musical style since appearing on the reality TV talent contest, she’s also become healthier and slimmed down. The food diary definitely seems to be working for the Grammy Award winner as she considers herself a little obsessive-compulsive when it comes to noting down what she’s eaten.

Over the years studies have proven that a diet journal does in fact help individuals lose weight. A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine last year noted that keeping a detailed account of everything you eat and drink, as well as the amount of calories they contain is a great help and a powerful tool. Because you’re writing everything down, you can see exactly where you’re going wrong. Of the 1 685 middle-aged men and women who partook in the study, those who kept a food diary lost twice as much weight as those who didn’t.

So while Carrie’s weight-loss method may not be as extreme as some celebrities’, it certainly is effective.

Carrie Underwood, former American Idol winner and now Grammy Award Winner opens up to Ok Magazine as to how she keeps fit.  Carrie, the vegetarian, talked about her motivations for weight loss.  She said,

“I don’t really have time to eat junk food.  I do so good when I have a goal,” Carrie says. “I’m like ‘I’ve gotta look good because I’ve gotta wear this, that and the other,’ so I’m really good but I’m so off-the-wagon right now.”

She also talked about her workouts.  She explained,

“My legs have always been really muscular.  Actually, if I work them out a lot, they can get, like, really big, so I do lots of squats and running. I work out four to six days a week. Even if I don’t do a lot, I just do cardio. It makes me feel better.”

Lastly, Carrie responded to a question about the pressures to be thin as an international celebrity.  She stated,

“I don’t think — for me, at least — there’s a pressure to be thin. I think there’s a pressure to be healthy because I go on the road. Last year, we did 148 live shows. We did so many concert dates. We were out on the road for months at a time, so for me it was a pressure to be healthy for myself, because if I wasn’t, then I’d get sick or I’d have a lot of problems when I was on the road.”