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The media seems to be plastered with celebrity weight stories – who’s looking good, who’s too skinny, who’s gained weight...
It’s important not to get caught in the celeb trap and have unrealistic expectations of how we look - this includes getting caught up in some of their crazy diet trends. We break down four celeb weight loss diets so you know what to skip and what’s safe to follow... Skip Beyonce’s Maple Syrup Diet To lose weight for her role in Dream Girls, Beyonce followed a 14 day fast and only consumed a concoction made up of maple syrup, lemon juice, water and cayenne pepper. This resulted in a 9kg weight loss. The combination is said to cleanse the body and lead to a weight loss of around 6kg a week meaning it’s definitely a diet to skip! Always be wary of rapid weight loss programmes as they are not healthy and you’ll lose a lot of fluid and muscle along with body fat. Even Beyonce doesn’t recommend this, saying that as soon asshe could she was eating normally again, and promptly gained back the weight. Victoria Beckham’s Prawn Diet Miss Beckham has been reported to maintain her super trim body by starving off hunger through eating large quantities of prawns and strawberries. While both prawns and strawberries are both healthy foods, alone they do not make up a balanced diet - it is too low in calories, vitamins and minerals, including calcium and iron. Feel free to include prawns and strawberries in your diet, but don’t make them all you eat! Safe Emma Bunton aka Baby Spice After having her son Beau, Emma lost weight the right way – through a healthy, balanced diet and exercising. Emma said that whilst breast feeding, she worked out at the gym 2-3 times a week and now keeps in shape by walking or running with her dogs. Jennifer Garnier Jennifer Garnier decided to lose weight after the birth of her daughter to get her energy levels back. No fad diets here – Jennifer cut out food high in empty calories and followed a regular exercise routine. Her exercise consisted of using the treadmill, pilates and weight training.  Jennifer’s got the mix right here. Cutting out foods high in calories and low in nutrition helps reduce your energy intake without harming nutrient levels. Cardiovascular exercise helps burn energy and fat and Pilates and weight training help tone muscles, which can increase metabolism. Learn from those that do it properly, weight loss should be through a healthy diet and exercise – not through restrictive fads. In the long run, slow and steady wins the weight loss race! Nicola Graham, Nutritionist www.eatwellnz.com |
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