Alanis Morissette is looking better than ever. She no longer battles eating disorders, she recently ran the New York City marathon to support Edward Norton’s team, she also ran the Bizz Johnson Trail marathon and she has learned to eat right. She credits her weight loss to the book written by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss
. In regard to the book she said,

“I’m eating like an adult rather than like a seven-year-old at a candy store. Now around food, I can be trusted.”

Dr. Fuhrman’s book Eat to Live prescribes a diet of nutrient-rich foods. He says that losing 20 pounds in three weeks is easy when there is a high ratio of nutrients to calories because the fat essentially melts away. He says that when you eat foods high in nutrients you don’t have cravings for foods high in fat and calorie content. His book is not only a weight loss tool but it’s a health plan for those who suffer from things like reflux, allergies, diabetes and other chronic problems. In addition, the book includes a six-week plan to get started.

Celeb Diet Doc…
It’s a great read.  If you ever need to be convinced that the key to weight loss is to eat more unprocessed fruits and veggies this is the place to read about it.

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Reality star Adrianne Curry is back to looking like her fabulous self. As a reminder, she was the winner in season one of America’s Next Top Model and she also is married to the Brady Bunch’s Christopher Knight and the two of them had a VH1 reality show called, My Fair Brady. It’s been two years since their show ended and no one had seen Adrianne in the tabloid spotlight like she used to be. But she recently told Tarts that she was in ‘hiding’ because she had put on so much weight. She said,

“A few weeks ago I went in for my yearly womanly exam and I weight in at 150.5 pounds and I crapped my pants,” She added, “I am on a no-carb diet. So I’ve started eating fish, steamed vegetables, no butter, no sugar, no bread, and no fun and now I’m at 136 pounds. “

Curry mentioned she is working out at the gym but wants to keep her muscle and not get drastically thin. 15 pounds seem like a lot of weight to lose in a ‘few weeks,’ perhaps she meant to say a few months. As for life with Christopher, the two are doing well and they simply decided they didn’t want their lives broadcasted to the rest of the world on their show.
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Kate Hudson did a photo shoot for the December issue of Britain’s Elle Magazine. Inside, she revealed how she lost 20 pounds in order to play the role of a terminally ill woman who falls for her doctor in the movie, Earthbound. The 30-year-old said that she cut out alcohol in order to lose the weight. She said,

“To be in New York for two week and not have one beverage, I’m not sure I’ve ever done that!”

The actress admits that she loves a good glass of wine and also tequila but she made the sacrifice for this movie.
A standard glass of red wine has 68 calories and white wine has 60 so cutting out the alcohol will definitely help those of us trying to lose a few pounds but to lose 20 pounds she surely did something else to lose the weight.
There is not an exact release date but Earthbound will be in theaters sometime in 2010.

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Reality star sweethearts Ryan and Trista Sutter have two children. Max was born in 2007 but when their daughter Blakesley arrived in April Trista found herself with 43 pounds left to lose. In the past six months she has whipped herself into shape and the petite 5′2″ mom now weighs 107 pounds. This week, Trista gave five diet tips to the readers of People Magazine, in particular, tips for moms who have had multiple pregnancies.

1. Push the stroller. Trista started out with 45 minutes a day. She said,

“My double-stroller plus the two kids is about 70 pounds, so pushing that uphill is pretty hard.”

2. Turn the house into a gym. Trista and her trainer found household objects such as paint canes, crates and ski poles that she would use as weights. While the kids were napping she could get a workout in without having to go to a gym.
3. Keep track of calories. Trista uses mycalorienumber.com
4. Eat your protein. Lower your carb intake and crank up the protein. For example, you can still indulge in a cheeseburger but don’t eat the bun.
5. Remember that supplements are just supplements. The reality star admits to using them but doesn’t see them as the answer. She said,

“I’ve always believed there is no quick fix. A lot of people ask about it and say, ‘Oh, I’ve been taking them for a month and it hasn’t been doing anything,’ and I say, ‘Have you been working out?’ Because it has to be used in conjunction with working out if you are expending energy.”

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The ghastly image in the above Ralph Lauren ad of an emaciated alien-like model has buzzed through the blogosphere in the past couple of days thanks to the website Boing Boing. A Boing Boing blogger reproduced the ad and gave this rather juvenile but poignant critique, “Dude, her head’s bigger than her pelvis.”

Ralph Lauren corporation first responded by accusing Boing Boing of copyright infringement. However Boing Boing noted that according to the law their coverage of the ad is “classic fair use: a reproduction ‘for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting.” As the battle between the two parties has grown newspapers and television news media around the world has reported on the photoshopped image. Considering the hoopla these days with the growing popularity of plus-sized models vs. the inhuman anorexic models, Ralph Lauren finally had to cave in and release this statement:

“For over 42 years, we have built a brand based on quality and integrity. After further investigation, we have learned that we are responsible for the poor imaging and retouching that resulted in a very distorted image of a woman’s body. We have addressed the problem and going forward will take every precaution to ensure that the calibre of our artwork represents our brand appropriately.”

In the US, a country with soaring obesity rates as well as thousands of girls suffering from anorexia and eating disorders it’s time to change the phrase ‘the poor keep getting poorer and the rich getting richer’ and the new slogan should be ‘the skinny keep getting skinnier and the fat keep getting fatter.’

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At just 23 years old, Crystal Renn is the most successful plus-sized model in the world. Keep in mind that she used to be anorexic and considering she is now 5′9 and a size 14 she is far from being considered ‘plus-sized,’ but in comparison to average models she is considerably larger. In a recent interview with Observer Magazine she explained that when she was 13 she was told that if she lost weight she would have a whole new life and be able to escape her then, current life. She immediately switched to a diet of chewing gum, lettuce, diet coke and diuretics and lived on this for years.

“To be a model – that was my ticket. I made the choice not to eat because that was what was expected of me to get my ticket. I was willing to risk my life to do that.”

Renn dropped down to 95 pounds with a hip measurement of only 33 inches. After starving herself for three years her body began to reject the regime and started putting on weight. Even though she was told to lose those extra pounds she made the conscious decision to keep the weight and she joined Ford modeling agency since it has a reputation for hiring plus-sized girls. Renn then began to eat regularly, allowing herself things like pizza and cheesecake, and she started to feel like a woman for the first time. She said,

“Each pound was a discovery. I liked it. I felt myself becoming more who I am. I had a cleavage suddenly. I started wearing heels, short dresses, colour. I was becoming the weight I naturally am. It felt like I was a woman finally.”

These days Renn has modeled for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Evans.

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The girl pop group Liberty X split up in 2007 and since then, one of the members Kelli Young, gained and then lost 30 pounds. She told Closer Magazine that within a year after the group split up she went from weighing 120 pounds up to 150 pound.  She said,

“I didn’t look “fat” because I’m tall, but I was flabby and untoned and I had a paunch where my six-pack used to be. My 25in waist jeans wouldn’t even go past my knees.”

A few months ago, Kelli was inspired to lose the weight when she saw former band member Jessica Taylor on ITV’s Dancing on Ice. Jessica looked so toned that Kelli got envious and wanted her old body back.  She promptly started an intense six-week diet and exercise plan to lose the 30 pounds and get back into her old clothes. She said,

“It was amazing how quickly I got back into shape.  Now I’m much more toned and I feel so much fitter.”

Although we’ll probably never get to her a new single by Liberty X ever again, now that Kelli is fit again and has energy and inspiration, she is ready to get back to working on her solo material.

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Hope everyone’s as excited about the premiere of season 9 of Dancing With The Stars as I am! It’s always amazing seeing the body transformations of some celebrities after the gruelling training they’re put through before a new season starts.

Denise Richards gained 10 pounds after her mother died, but the actress went from a size 26 to a 24-inch jeans after just 6 weeks training for season 8 of the dance contest. In the same season, rapper Lil’ Kim slimmed down and her fuller figure became more toned.

Professional dancers Cheryl Burke and Lacey Schwimmer, who have been with the show since season 2 and 7 respectively, both lost 10 pounds after partnering with their celebs.

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The British actor and comedian Ricky Gervais was traditionally the chubby guy in all of his roles. But these days as his fame is growing in Hollywood it appears he is catching on to the show biz lifestyle and learning to drop the pounds. This week while at the Toronto International Film Festival you can see in the above photo at the right that he has slimmed down considerably since April (the photo on the left). The 48-year-old was in Toronto to promote his current movie The Invention of Lying, which he co-wrote, directed and starred in. Last year he was quoted saying,

“I don’t think there’s enough stigma. I laugh about being fat but I should be ashamed.”

Like other originally chubby stars like Seth Rogen and Marissa Jaret Winokur, Ricky is focusing on getting slim and healthy. Although, Ricky does still keep his humor about weight; when asked if he found co-star Rob Lowe to be attractive, he replied,

“Yeah, I’m jealous – his jaw line is ridiculous. It is like a cartoon it is [Lowe's chiseled chin] too pointy, honestly. I think that is passe, I think fat faces are in.”

With a fat face or a chiseled chin Gervais is looking good these days. He looks much healthier and stronger and surely he feels better too.

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Kate Cebrano has been in the music industry for 25 years.  Considering she has had seven ARIA nominations, which is equal to fellow Aussie singer Kylie Minogue, there is no doubt she has had one successful career.  It was three years she was on on Dancing with the Stars and though she was slim while filming the series she had since gained a considerable amount of weight.  This past week she had an interview with New Idea magazine where she revealed how she lost her weight and she’s now smaller than she has been in a long time.

She said she has lost 22 pounds in the past three months and although she is still a size 12 she doesn’t think she will lose anymore weight because she has to keep her D-cup bra size in order to keep her contract with Playtex.  When asked how she lost the weight she replied,

“I haven’t had time to do much exercise, but I’ve been watching what I eat. It’s really simple: an egg for breakfast, no toast, maybe some grilled vegies; a couple of dry crackers mid-morning; for lunch, some protein and salad; a piece of fruit and dry crackers for afternoon tea; grilled chicken and veg, or a piece of fish and salad for dinner. I feel healthier.”

Kate went on to say that women can be beautiful at any size and she sees it as her job to get curvy women to feel good about themselves.  So she can’t worry about her self-image or the fact she’s getting older get her down because that would make other women feel bad as well.  She admits she has lost her abs after having a child five years go, but she wouldn’t change that for the world considering she has a daughter now. Lastly, Kate gave a humorous response when asked if she wears underwear.  (Why would someone ask that question in an interview?)  She replied,

“How does a bottom like mine ever get to wear knickers? Short legs, long waist, round bum? Thongs are out of the question; knickers just give me very bad VPL. So I ask you, what’s the point?”

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