Shocking celebrity diets
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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Almost all the celebrities are slender and beautiful. They very rarely talk about their secrets of getting rid of excess weight, but still about diets of some star personalities, we still managed to learn something.
Jessica Simpson
After the birth of her daughter Maxwell, Jessica for a long time could not return the old form. During pregnancy, she very much recovered and fighting overweight became a real war. What did not Jess try, but helped her one way - two weeks in a row, the actress and singer ate berry and fruit smoothies - and so five days in a row. For the next five days, two second dishes and two servings of snacks were added to the Simpson menu - all low-calorie. The result did not keep you waiting, Jessica still managed to lose weight, but can she just look at the cocktails - another question.
Megan Fox
The main character of the film "Transformers" is simply gorgeous and irresistible. And the secret of her beauty lies in ... Acetic diet. Yeah, it sounds unappetizing and somehow sour. The essence of this diet is that after each meal you need to drink a glass of water with a spoon of vinegar diluted in it. This helps to calm the flared appetite. However, nutritionists warn that such vinegar libations may end for the stomach with gastritis or ulcers.
Adriana Lima
One of the Angels of Victoria`s Secret Adriana Lima easily keeps herself in shape, not allowing excess wrinkles to settle on her impeccable waistline. But for this, Adrian only drinks water and protein shakes for a week, and also takes vitamin complexes. And 12 hours before the show she uses nothing but water.
Natalie Portman
For the painting "The Black Swan" in which Natalie played the role of a ballerina, she had to sit on a hard diet and intensely engage in 8-19 hours a day. For the role of ballerina Nina, suffering from anorexia, Natalie almost did not become it herself, losing weight from 52 kilograms to 43. She studied a year before the shooting began and did not stop studying during the filming process: even on Saturdays at four o'clock in the morning Natalie wore pointes and stubbornly she worked at the machine. At the same time, she ate very little. The actress does not advise anyone to repeat her experience and she herself recalls everything she has gone through with horror.
Christina Aguilera
After the birth of her son, the American singer Christina Aguilera began attempts to regain her former harmony, odako it turned out that it was not easy. Nevertheless, thanks to work, perseverance and color diet, Christina was able to begin the process of parting with excess weight. The essence of this food system is to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, daily using products of a certain color.
Beyonce Knowles
Diet "Cleanse" - it is the miracle diet, thanks to which the famous singer Beyonce resets almost 10 kilograms in two weeks. This is a kind of cleaning the body with lemon, pepper, water and maple syrup.
Gwyneth Paltrow
It turns out that you can lose weight with the help of baby food. This was successfully demonstrated by Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow. In one jar of baby food contains only 100 to 150 kilocalories, because the stars have already begun to take with Gwyneth an example.
Ann Hataway
For filming in the film "Les Miserables", Anne sat on a very tough diet. The fact that the actress got the role of a factory worker Fantini, whose fate was sad - she had to die. To maximize the exhausted state, Hathaway sat down on an oat diet and dropped 10 kilograms. Every day Anne ate no more than 500 calories, and her whole diet consisted of fresh dishes based on oatmeal.
January jones
American actress Jenewari Jones outperformed everyone and ate ... Her own placenta. According to her, after the birth of Xander's son, a professional dietician made a special menu for her, including herbal tinctures, vitamins and pieces of the placenta. The actress says that in this way she not only regained harmony after childbirth, but also strengthened her son's relationship.
Lady Gaga
Outrageous pop diva Lady Gaga not only does not look like everyone, but also grows thin the same way. The singer eats everything she wants, and to lose weight just drinks whiskey. According to the singer, several glasses of alcohol help her not only stay in shape, but also create.