Weight Loss Tips from Weight Winners of 2008

Beyonce

Sasha Fierce, indeed! The curvy 5-foot-6 singer, 27, has toned up, thanks to hour long workouts up to five days a week with trainer Marco Borges. Knowles, who often works out in her home gym with hubby Jay-Z, 39, refuels with fruit, veggies and lean meats, and has a healthy attitude.

Britney Spears

The pop princess is getting her life -- and body -- back on track. Her shape changed drastically since her highly criticized 2007 VMA performance because she began training in her home gym up to four days a week. "The girl's a workout fanatic," a close source says.

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Angelina Jolie

How was the star able to look so thin after delivering twins a mere 11 weeks prior? "A good dress," Angelina says. It takes more than forgiving fabric to get the svelte shape Jolie had at the Changeling premiere in October.

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Horatio Sanz

The Saturday Night Live alum went from chunk to hunk this year! Since his days playing overweight characters on the NBC show, he has shed nearly 100 pounds. His secret? "I've been eating better," he says.

Jennifer Lopez

Just seven months after having twins, the star swam, biked and ran her way to a healthy body. She crossed the finish line at the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in 2 hours, 23 minutes.

Michelle Aguilar

The Biggest Loser winner lost more than 100 pounds, going from 242 to 132 pounds during the duration of the show. "I walked around with a victim mentality," the 27-year-old says of her struggles with emotional eating, which began when her parents split up.

Seth Rogen

The Knocked Up and Pineapple Express star often took roles as the chubby slacker. Now, he has since slimmed down for his role as the title character in The Green Hornet, thanks to professional trainer, Harley Pasternak and his 5-Factor Diet. 

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How Beyonce Lose 20 Pounds in 10 Days

Beyonce in Dreamgirls (2006)

Beyonce reported to have lost 20 pounds in 10 days for her role in movie Dreamgirls (2006). In the "Dreamgirls" she portrayed herself as younger, more slender self. She announced on the Oprah Winfrey show that she had lost 20 pounds on the Master Cleanse.

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So here it is, the Maple Syrup Diet, also known as the Lemon Cleansing Diet, the Lemonade Diet or the Master Cleanse which can supposedly be used for 3-10 days safely. This diet isn't new. The naturopath, Stanley Borroughs, developed it back in the 1950's. Be forewarned: a "cleansing reaction" is often noticed in the first two days. (That's diarrhea to you and me.) 

Beyonce at the premiere of DreamGirls in Cannes

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Take a clean one-gallon jug and pour in the following:

• 3 Quarts of Water
• 1 Cup Lemon Juice
• 1 Cup Pure Maple Syrup (not maple flavored, but the REAL stuff) or molasses
• 1 Teaspoon Cayenne

Shake it all up and drink 8-12 glasses a day.

Warning: You will experience cravings, aches, pains, mental irritability and fatigue. These are symptoms of your body's detoxification.

Beyonce with Dreamgirls co-star

If you really want to flush your system, proponents of the Master Cleanse recommend doing the following:

1. Go to your local health food store and get a herbal laxative tea that contains senna. While you're there purchase about 1 cup of non-iodized sea salt.
2. Every morning, before your lemonade, mix two teaspoons of the sea salt with a quart of water and chug. Make sure you are near a toilet and have about an hour to spare. You'll need it.
3. Every night, drink a cup of your laxative tea.

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This fast should not be used for more than 10 days and you should wait at least four weeks before repeating it. Supposedly this fast dissolves toxins and is great for breaking up mucous. (That much lemon and cayenne will clear anybody's sinuses!)

Beyonce at the 2007 Oscar Red Carpet

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Whatever you do, do not go directly back to a rich diet after your time on this fast. In fact, the best thing to do during a fast like this is to start setting your mind to healthy eating so that when you go off the fast you can start fresh on a healthy nutrition plan that will keep you body clean and strong. 

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Angelina Jolie Hot Body: Steal Angelina's Workouts

Angelina Jolie tops FORBES' 2009 list of most powerful celebrity in the world. She is rich. She is talented. She is beautiful. She is famous. Many women inspired by her elegant beauty and her body figure.

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These butt exercises and abs workout designed by Gunnar Peterson, Angelina Jolie's personal trainer. He developed this exercise to work Angelina Jolie's butt and obliques. Add this move to your exercise routine so you too can look like Angelina.

The exercise: Twisting lunge

A. Stand with feet parallel, arms at sides. Take a large step backward with left foot.

B. Turn so your upper body faces all the way to the left, and pivot both feet so your left foot faces forward and your right foot faces out (heel of left foot is perpendicular to right). Lower hands toward floor over left leg, being careful to keep left knee in line with left ankle. Pivot back to center and repeat on opposite leg. Do 12 to 15 reps; switch sides.




HOT TIPS:
Make exercise a regular part of your routine, like brushing your teeth.

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Jennifer Lopez Weight Loss: How to Keep Motivated in Weight Loss Plan

Jeniffer Lopez at the Grammy Awards 2011

There is no short cut to achieve a slim and trim body like Jeniffer Lopez. She reported to have lost 40 lbs after having twins by working out and adapting healthy diets. Celebrity works hard for a hot body too.

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Jeniffer Lopez before and after pregnancy people.com

But diet and exercise alone is not complete if you don't have the self-discipline and the motivation to success your weight loss program. Jennifer Lopez is probably going to be twice as motivated as you are to lose weight as fast as possible because her job as an entertainer require her to look good so with that extra added pressure (or motivation) she'll push herself harder than you will to lose weight.

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How to get motivated to lose weight fast? I want to share my stumble at nowloss.com and I hope  it will help you to reach your weight loss goal.

1. Keep on saying "So That"

Understanding your purpose and objective to lose weight, will help you to stick on the weight loss plan. Write on your diet journal "Why do I want to lose weight" and after you come up with a reason why, just keep on saying SO THAT.

For example:

I want to lose weight to look better SO THAT I can feel more confident about myself SO THAT I can be the best looking person at my high school reunion SO THAT I can see the surprised looks on the faces of my classmates SO THAT I may be able to go on a date with the person I had a crush on in high school.

Jeniffer Lopez and husband, Marc Anthony at the Golden Globes Award 2011

2.Play the "If I Do" and the "If I don't game"

Take 2 sheets of paper and on the top of 1 sheet of paper you're going to write. The 1st sheet of paper you write a title like this:

"These are all the GOOD things that will start happening to me tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, or even 2,5, or 10 years from now IF I DO TAKE ACTION NOW TO LOSE WEIGHT

Then you'll fill up that sheet with every single GOOD thing you can imagine that will happen in the near and distant future If You DO take action now to lose weight so for example - you'll probably write things like:

• I will see that I've lost 2+ pounds by the end of the week...
• In 2-to-5 months other people will tell me how much better I look...
• I'll be shopping for that new dress that'll accentuate my new hourglass figure

The 2nd sheet of paper you write the contra of the 1st sheet.

These are all the BAD things that will start happening to me tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, or even 2,5, or 10 years from now IF I DO NOT TAKE ACTION NOW TO LOSE WEIGHT

Then you'll fill up that sheet with every single BAD thing you can imagine that will happen in the near and distant future If You DON'T take action now to lose weight. For example - you'll probably write something things like this:

• I'll still be wearing all black clothes to make me look thin...
• I'll still be scared to go out in public because of my weight...
• Other people will call me fat behind my back...

Every time you feel like giving up on your weight loss goals take 10 minutes and read your IF I DO and IF I DON'T sheets to motivated you once again to lose weight.

Jeniffer Lopez in American Idol

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3. Make a bet with yourself

Here's some examples of bets you can make to make sure you will REALLY want to lose weight like tell everyone at your workplace that you will eat a HUGE can of DOG Food in front of everyone if you don't lose 10 pounds before a certain event.

4. Make excuses to win and Don't make excuses to lose
STOP making lame excuses NOT to lose weight like "I can't workout cause I get sweaty" or "I don't have time to lose weight". If you don't have time – make time! because you always do a good job of making time to watch LOST, American Idol, Dancing with the stars or whatever TV show you waste your time on.

5 . Set deadlines to your weight loss goal

Let's say on the way to your big goal to lose 100 pounds in 10 months your actual lose is 12 pounds in your 1st month. You can reward yourself by buying yourself a new dress or going out to a movie. DO NOT reward yourself by sabotaging your weight loss plan or diet by eating stuff that's going to put weight back on.

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If you don't meet your deadlines you have to punish yourself for example punish yourself by not watching TV for a week or by not going shopping for a month.

6. Get a magazine and...

• Get a picture of yourself and cut out just the face and make sure you're smiling in the picture.
• Take your smiling face and place it over the face of the person on the cover.
• Make copies of the magazine cover and post it everywhere in your house and make a special note under it saying, "I will get a sexy body just like this cover model and when I do, I will laugh in the surprised faces of all the people who said I could never look like this".

I hope this will keep you motivated. No one can stop you but yourself. 

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Christina Aguilera Gain Weight: 7 Simple Ideas to Control Your Emotional Eating

On the Red Carpet of Grammy Awards 2011

Christina Aguilera looks heavier than ever. Aguilera confessed a while ago, when talking about her weight fluctuation, that she’s an emotional eater.

As the photo above shows -- at right, Aguilera in January 2010 and left, in January 2011 -- yes, she clearly has put on some weight (and much-needed, some might say.) But now, anyone who reads TMZ knows just how much Aguilera weighs: 100 lbs, according to the booking report from her recent arrest for public drunkenness.

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People often turn to food when they feel stress, depress, angry, boring, lonely, frustrated or anxiety. Changing that automatic response to food whenever we feel bad about ourselves is not easy but it's worth the time to learn to control what to put in your mouth to lose weight.

Here are 7 ideas from Exercise Guide, Paige Waehner on how to control your emotional eating: 

1. Exercise

It helps relieve stress and anxiety, generates energy and it makes you feel good about yourself.

2. Get in touch
Talking to a friend or an online support group may give you the support you need to avoid reaching for.

3. Drink water
We often mistake thirst for hunger and filling up with water may help you avoid extra calories.

4. Take a walk
Walking is good for your body, but it's always a great way to practice moving meditation and work through problems.

5. Listen to your favorite song
Music can be a great way to sooth yourself when you're stressed, bored or tired.

6. Drink some tea
One of my favorite ways to curb unexpected cravings is to drink herbal tea. It fills me up and adding a little honey often satisfies my sweet tooth.

7. Try yoga
Relaxing your body and mind is a great way to take a step back from big emotions before you do something you might regret.



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