Tag — Weight Loss

Valerie Bertinelli’s weight has certainly been making news lately, with some tabloids calling her efforts to lose weight on Jenny Craig a “Diet Disaster.”  In the latest issue of People, Valerie, who split from ex-huddy Eddie Van Halen in 2001,  reports she has lost 30 lbs in 4 months on Jenny Craig.  Holding nothing back, Valerie dishes all including her take on the “Diet Disaster.” [Read more →]

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One of the most effective strategies to lose weight is to keep a food journal.  When you keep a food journal or diary, you become more focused on weight loss and you begin to understand where those “stealth calories” are coming from.  So how much can keeping a food journal help with your weight loss? [Read more →]

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Just 11 weeks after giving birth, Jaime Pressly is seen here with her fiance,
DJ Eric Cubiche, celebrating her 30th birthday in Las Vegas

The My Name is Earl actress Jaime Pressly wasted no time in shedding her baby weight after the birth of her son, Dezi, on May 11. She has already lost 30 pounds and is currently 5 pounds away from her goal weight of 120. She reveals, “I worked hard to lose this weight for the show and myself.”  How did Jaime lose the weight? [Read more →]

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America Ferrera, star of the break out hit show Ugly Betty, has reportedly lost 20 pounds according to Star Magazine. In a twisted sense of irony for weight-conscious Tinsel Town, Ugly Betty’s trademark “frumpy look” may be in jeopardy due to her slim down.  America, who currently weighs 130 lbs, is looking hotter than ever.  Perhaps more fitting would be to name the show “Hot Betty.” Way to go America!

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Feeding the kids diet food may condition them to overeat and gain weight according to new research published today in the journal Obesity. We instinctively match calorie intake with the body’s energy needs and we are conditioned to associate taste with calories ingested. However when children are fed diet versions of foods normally high in calories, this “taste conditioning process” gets short circuited causing them to overeat. [Read more →]

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Whitney Port, of MTV reality TV series The Hills fame and intern at Teen Vogue along with Lauren Conrad, reveals she gained “the freshman 25″ while in college at USC (aka University of Spoiled Children or Special Contacts, take your pick). Now 22, Whitney claimed she had “love handles” and has since slimmed down to 115 pounds. [Read more →]

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Following in the footsteps of the Biggest Loser, Celebrity Fit Club and Shaq’s Big Challenge is Fat March premiering August 6th on ABC. Based on the British show “Too Fat To Walk,” 12 contestants are given the task of walking 550 miles from Boston to Washington DC. [Read more →]

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Courtney Love, the controversial Hole lead singer, is making news again with her dramatic 52 pound weight loss over 6 months. Rumors abound on how she actually lost the weight. [Read more →]

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Heidi Montag, the controversial star of the MTV reality series “the Hills”, shares her workout and diet tips in US weekly. [Read more →]

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Alli, “the poop and fart your way to weight loss pill,” now has a diet plan. Written by Caroline Apovian, a physician who is the Director of the Center for Weight Management at Boston University Medical Center, it’s aptly titled “the Alli Diet Plan.” I can sum up the purpose of this book by saying… [Read more →]

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