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Posted on Mar 12th 2009 5:00PM by Jacki Donaldson
Desperate housewife Marcia Cross doesn't have time to work out, she told Kelly Ripa on Tuesday's "Live With Regis and Kelly." What with that hit TV show, two-year-old twin girls, breast cancer lobbying, skin cancer awareness campaigning and all, I kind of see where she's coming from. Somehow, though, the pounds that crept on the beauty's frame during pregnancy -- she scored a top weight of 190 -- are definitely gone. She's looking long and lean for sure.Long is key, said Kelly. When you've got lengthy legs, which Marcia has, everything is naturally slimmer. Marcia swears there's nothing natural about her shape, which makes me think she's got to work for what she's got. Makes sense. It's what most of us have to do, after all. But if she doesn't work out, how does she come by her svelteness? Could it be diet alone? Our own Fitz tells me that weight loss and maintenance is 80 percent food, 20 percent exercise, so maybe Ms. Bree Van De Kamp is just eating right.
According to a few media archives I've tracked down, Marcia has tried her fair share of food and fitness endeavors over the years. To drop some baby weight, Marcia embraced BravaBody, according to "ABCNews." Developed by two over-50 women, BravaBody focuses on nutrition and the slowing metabolism of aging women (Marcia is 47). "Fit & Healthy" shares that Marcia is not afraid of the Spanx and that she exercises a little bit every day, mostly at the LA fitness club Burn 60. She's reportedly no stranger to cardio and strength training, and a diet filled with protein and veggies helps out too. "iVillage UK" dishes on Marcia's pre-marriage, pre-baby practices -- apparently, lyengar yoga kept her long, and low-fat foods kept her lean.
Marcia is still long and lean. And while it may not come naturally and she may not have time for exercise right now, I'm betting the star follows an always-healthy lifestyle, and treadmill or no treadmill, that matters. Eat right, chase toddlers, keep active, and I'm guessing you'll see some results too. Oh, yea, and you might want to yank on a nice pair of Spanx.
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Voted FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World in 2007, Jessica Alba admitted in an interview with Cosmopolitan UK that during her pregnancy she's never felt less sexy and couldn't wait to lose all her baby weight. Jessica gained 25 pounds while pregnant and said she craved all food in general but told Fit Pregnancy that she had a sudden desire for citrus based foods like lemonade and oranges.
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How did Jessica Alba manage to look so slim shortly after giving birth to her daughter Honor Marie? "I wore a girdle," the star confessed in a recent issue of Elle. "Eight weeks after my girlfriend had her baby, you could see her six-pack. She told me to put an elastic band around my waist -- any kind of band or girdle works."
The actress did, however, have to hit the gym to shape up to shoot Club Campari's annual calendar. "[The workouts] were horrible," she told the magazine.
It was reported in People that Jessica shed the baby weight on celebrity trainer Ramona Braganza's 321 Baby Bulge Be Gone plan. On it, Jessica opted for a low-fat, low-carb diet and worked out with her trainer six days a week.
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During her pregnancy with twins Dolly and Charlie, Rebecca Romijn told Page Six Magazine, "I can't move anymore...I'm a beached whale!" According to her husband, Jerry O'Connell, the supermodel and "Ugly Betty" star reportedly craved "a lot of ice cream."
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Just one month after giving birth, Romijn was spotted looking svelte while out and about in Calabasas, Calif. wearing a form-fitting top and yoga pants.
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While pregnant with son Bronx, Ashlee Simpson-Wetz took to her blog to make it clear she wasn't worried about putting on a few pregnancy pounds: "Carrying a child is the most inspiring, emotional, amazing experience of my life. My weight and my pants size are the absolute last thing I am concerned about. I am only concerned with having a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby."
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In an effort to shed the 30 pounds she gained while pregnant with Bronx, it's been reported that Simpson-Wentz has turned to Jackie Keller's 30-day Body After Baby plan, which incorporates "mommy and me" workouts. Ashlee's also using Keller's meal delivery service, called Nutrifit.
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British beauty Kate Winslet is said to have felt she was the size of a bus after gaining 55 pounds during her pregnancy.
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In order to shed the pounds Kate gained prior to delivering daughter Mia, the five-time Oscar nominee relied on the popular British facial analysis diet, which prescribes a meal plan based on an individual's complexion and facial features.
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The always-stunning Halle Berry was constantly aglow during her pregnancy. Part of the reason could have been the fitness routine she maintained throughout that included yoga and swimming.
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Just six weeks after giving birth to a baby girl, Berry flaunted her voluptuous post-partum figure -- the result of hour-long sessions with celeb trainer trainer Ramona Braganza in which she used the elliptical and stair climbing machines and did kickboxing.
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