Although Kevin Federline hasn’t had his debut as a contestant on Celebrity Fit Club, he has already begun his battle against the bulge. According to OK! Magazine, he has a whole team of people who are helping him. He has a personal trainer making sure he exercises daily, a group that buys his groceries to ensure he gets his fruits and veggies and he also has a doctor that is monitoring his progress. One source said that Federline wants to lose weight slowly,

“He’s under a doctor’s supervision for slow, progressive weight loss, and that takes time.”

The source went on to explain that Federline’s weight gain wasn’t something that happened over night but it was because of the long and drawn out stresses he had while dealing with ex-wife, Britney Spears. Between custody hearings and the fear of the unknown he packed on the pounds in response. Now that the custody battle is over and the couple split custody 50-50, Federline is now ready to lose the weight. Celebrity Fit Club will start in February 2010.

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Kevin Federline, the dancer turned rapper and ex-husband of Britney Spears, is at an all time high with his weight.  Over the past few months we heard rumors that he was going to endorse the weight loss product EP-2, or that he was on a six-meal-a-day diet, but obviously he hasn’t lost an ounce of weight from the looks of this photo.

However, things are about to change for Federline as he is joining the cast of Celebrity Fit Club, and the news was confirmed by VH1 to People Magazine.

What’s odd is that his ex-girlfriend (who is also the father of his first two children) Shar Jackson, will also be on the seventh season of the show. That will definitely make for some good reality TV drama. Other celebrity graduates of the show include Ross Matthews, Tiffany and Kimberly Locke.

The newest season of Celebrity Fit Club premieres on VH1 Feb. 14, 2010.

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Sandra Bullock always looks amazing.  Her positive energy is evident in her films and in the interviews with televisions and magazines.  Her newest movie, The Proposal, which came out this summer has been a hit, and let’s not forget to mention that apart from her great acting in the film she looks great as well.  In InStyle magazine, Sandra was asked how often she cheats on her diets, she replied,

Kimberly Locke, the American Idol runner up in 2003 has had an active career since the Idol days.  She has had a hit on the Top 10 Billboard’s Adult Contemporary charts, modeled plus-sized clothing, been a spokesperson for Lane Bryant and Jenny Craig, and now she is co-host on the Gospel Channel’s show, Gospel Dream.

In a recent interview with CNN she admitted that she still feels like a ‘big girl at heart’ and would like to be on a reality show to lose some more weight even though she already appeared on Celebrity Fit Club.  She said,

“I’m not really a big reality show fan. I did “Celebrity Fit Club” because there was a purpose behind that in my wanting to lose weight. There is only one reality show I really, really want to do, and that’s “Dancing With the Stars.” I want to be on that show because then I’d lose the extra 10 to 15 pounds I want to lose.”

Now in 2009 Kimberley looks great and it’s surprising that she still wants to lose 10 or 15 pounds.  It is however sad to think that she feels that a reality show is her only weight loss option in her reality TV driven world.

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Ross Matthews, the reporter who started out as ‘Ross the Intern’ on Late Night with Jay Leno, is now the reporter on The Insider dishing out the latest gossip on Hollywood celebrities.  In 2007 he was on Celebrity Fit Club and lost 50 pounds.  Now, in 2009, he is still in good shape but has put on some weight as of late.  He recently told The Insider viewers about his weight loss journey and how he hopes to again get back on track.  He said,

“Up until recently, I was fat all my life,” says Ross. “Growing up fat was sort of like an identity, you know what I mean? That’s who I was and I used it to my best ability in that I made it funny. I was always known growing up as the funny fat guy. I just became used to that.”

While in college, Ross climbed up to 230 pounds.

“Inside you think, like, ‘I can’t believe I’m fat.’ Every once in a while I would look in the mirror and be like, ‘Oh my God, you’re the fat guy.’ But that’s not how you feel inside.”

When Ross was first asked to appear on Celebrity Fit Club he turned it down, but then after reflecting on the fact that his father died at a young age he decided to accept.

“It was time for me to get healthy.  When I started ‘Celebrity Fit Club,’ I was 214 pounds and at a complete loss of how to be a healthy grown-up. And I know I’m not the only one. [I was] scared out of my mind.”

While on the show he took advantage of everything the show had to offer in terms of a fitness trainer and nutritionist and lost 50 pounds.

“My outlook on the world improved when I lost weight because I liked myself more, I wasn’t ashamed as much,” he explains. “I understand how people would think if they’re big that maybe they don’t deserve stuff, they don’t deserve to be happy, they don’t deserve to be loved, you know? I get that. But we all deserve that. We all deserve to feel like we are worth it. And getting there was the most important journey I have ever been on.”

In 2009, he has put on a little weight so he’s enlisting the help of his viewers.  He plans on logging his exercise and diet plan journey on The Insider and he hopes that others will join him.  We’ll have to stay tuned to see how he does.

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Ross Mathews, “the Intern” of Late Night with Jay Leno fame and most recently a celebrity participant of Celebrity Fit Club, has lost his “baby fat”! In fact, he has lost a remarkable 50 lbs or “half a Nicole Richie” as he put it in People Magazine. In college he was 230 lbs and although he managed to lose 16 lbs by “eating a bag of baked Lays as opposed to a bag of Cheetos,” he didn’t address the real issue which was “why do you have an entire bag of anything?” His motivation for joining Celebrity Fit Club and losing weight stemmed from the recent passing of his father. “It made me take inventory of my life. It was now or never.”

Ross Mathews: Weight Loss Secret?
Referring to his 41 lb weight loss while on the show Ross reveals, “I learned how to treat food as fuel, as opposed to the thing that accompanied television.” On his blog Ross adds:

“The big secret is… there’s really no secret at all.

It’s about eating well and moving your body. That’s it.

But then I thought, “Why has it worked for you so far this time?”

The only answer I can come up with is ACCOUNTABILITY.

Every couple of weeks I had to walk into a room and let the nation know what I weighed. Not only that, but I had a team of people who were counting on me to reach my goal.

I’ve never had that before.

Even now – just this morning – Maureen McCormick called me to tell me what she had for breakfast just like she always does and, since we’ve both been busy and slacking a bit lately, we promised each other we’d go to the gym today and report back tomorrow.

“Don’t lie to me if you don’t go,” she said.

“Oh my God, never!” I replied.

That’s accountability.”

He has lost another 10 lbs since the show, and his goals now include “toning up” although he admits to feeling that “exercise sucks.”

Celebrity Diet Doctor Weigh in…
When asked about why men finally choose to lose weight it often is because of an event centered around health. For Ross, the passing of his father made him stand up and take notice of his own health.

It’s great to see that Ross has kept up his “weight loss” ways by continuing to lose weight after Celebrity Fit Club. By his own admission he has done this by making himself “accountable.” Whether it’s partnering with a diet buddy, like Ross has done with Maureen, or keeping a food journal, accountability is an important key to weight loss. Remember, while diet and exercise are vital, weight loss is 90% mental and Ross has learned to finally lose a substantial amount of weight by changing his behavior. Learning to stop snacking while watching TV is a good example of this.

While Ross would like to “tone up,” exercise is even more important for keeping the weight off. Instead of going to the gym, which Ross seems to dislike, I would suggest daily walking as a lifestyle exercise that he can more easily incorporate into his life. It is also the most popular exercise of the most successful weight loss “losers.”

A big Congrats to Ross on his 50 lb weight loss!

Check out these links to learn more about Ross:

Ross “the Intern” MySpace Page:
www.myspace.com/ross_the_intern
www.myspace.com/officialrossfanclub

Ross Blog:
blog.nbc.com/ross_blog

Kimberley Locke, of American Idol and Celebrity Fit Club fame, is reportedly going to be the new pitch woman for Jenny Craig, joining fellow celebs Kristie Alley and Valerie Bertinelli. She has apparently already lost 30 lbs on the diet plan and plans on losing another 10 before formally announcing her gig with Jenny Craig.

Seems that Jenny Craig is taking a different marketing approach with Kimberley than with its other celebrity endorsers. Their marketing strategy in the past has been to hire the celeb first and have them lose the weight on the diet. Why the change? Perhaps it’s an insurance policy for Jenny Craig? If she loses the weight great. If she doesn’t, Jenny can opt out and the story gets buried.

Tiffany, whose “I think we’re alone now” made her a teen idol, reveals to In Touch magazine her weight loss struggles and how she recently lost over 25 lbs on Celebrity Fit Club. She’s had her share of yo-yo dieting. “I shot my metabolism with crazy diets and pills. I lost so much weight going through my divorce (1997) that I got down to a size 0.” After a spread in Playboy in 2002, she began to gain weight. “I made a lot of bad choices, like eating after shows or waiting till I was so hungry I ate too much and rolled out of the chair. I relied a lot on caffeine to pick up my energy and ate Taco Bell because it was affordable and easy.”

Tiffany’s Celebrity Fit Club Diet Plan
On Celebrity Fit Club Tiffany lost more than 25lbs by following the Fat Smash Diet. “I make healthier choices. Today I got up at 5:30 am and had a banana, a handful of almonds that I keep in my car and then scrambled eggs. Before I’d skip breakfast or gone to McDonald’s.”

Her diet for weight loss
Breakfast- A banana with and a bowl of plain Quaker Oats with lemon butter

Lunch-Asparagus with broiled red snapper with lemon only.

Dinner-Asparagus with broiled red snapper with lemon only.

Snacks-Raw almonds without salt, grapes, bananas and apples

No refined carbs including white bread, sugar and pasta.

Her diet for maintenance
Breakfast-Veggie omelet (no cheese)

Lunch-A vegetable salad with olive oil, lemon and balsamic vinegar.

Dinner-Fish or chicken with Mrs. Dash marinade, broccoli, eggplant and brown rice.

Snacks-Raw almonds without salt, grapes, bananas and apples and low fat graham crackers.

Tiffany’s Exercise Plan
After Celebrity Fit Club, Tiffany continues to be active engaging in roller blading, Pilate’s, ballet, hiking and jumping rope. She is religious about getting her 30 minutes of cardio in each day. “I literally put the treadmill in the living room so I can do the laundry and go to the gym. No excuses.”

Her keys to her successful weight loss
Tiffany is proof the quick fixes and crash diets don’t work in the long term. She admits to having “shot her metabolism” only to see the weight come back. Her keys to success:

• No late night eating
• Small meals and snacks throughout the day to keep her metabolism up and her hunger in check
• Eating breakfast
• Saying NO to junk food
• Regular exercise.

I wish her much success as it looks like she has made lasting, healthy lifestyle changes in her dieting and exercise.