Hot on HuffPost Healthy Living:

 

Celebs Who Lost the Baby Weight

Posted on Jul 8th 2010 12:30PM by Vanessa Voltolina

Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images for Jenny Craig

Anyone who has little ones (and even those who don't) know the perils of trying to take off the extra pounds gained during pregnancy. And while it may be difficult for all moms, just imagine the stress for celebrity moms whose bodies -- and bellies -- are in the spotlight.

In the newest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands this Friday, celeb moms Elisabeth Rohm and Nicole Sullivan share their secrets to shedding the pounds. For "Law & Order" vet Elisabeth Rohm, it took a year to get her size 6 body back after packing on 70 pounds while pregnant with daughter Easton, now 2. "Six months after, I was still wearing maternity clothes," said the 37-year-old actress.

Once 5-foot, 9-inch tall Rohm began running for 45 minutes, six days a week ("It's exhilarating!" she said) and revamped her diet (no sugar or dairy), the star slimmed down fast. Strength-training sessions four days a week at Circuit Works in L.A. further trimmed her shape; she's even a co-owner of the chain now.

For 40-year-old celebrity mom Nicole Sullivan, best known for her roles in TV shows "Scrubs" and "King of Queens," her post-pregnancy weight-loss started with trying to shed the 35 pounds she gained with her second son, Beckett.

On the portion-control Jenny Craig diet plan, the 5-foot-4 actress achieved her goal weight in 15 weeks by eating low-fat meals of 1,200 calories a day. "We just didn't eat vegetables before," said Sullivan. "And now we have vegetables every day." Exercising with a Jenny Craig fitness consultant also helped the actress slim down to a size 4. "Once you start working out, you want to eat better," said Sullivan, who jogs three to six miles five days a week and lifts weights (squats, sit ups and biceps curls) with the pro twice a week. "Then you're like, is that burger really worth it?"

It doesn't take celeb trainers or even gyms to lose the baby weight either. Find out how this mom of seven was able to get into the best shape of her life!

Around the Web

Related Videos

 
 

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

 

Share Your Success Story

Jupiter Images

Have you lost weight and kept it off? We want to know how you did it and what keeps you inspired!