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Beyonce's Workout
Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness, Celebs & Entertainment
Bootylicious pop star Beyonce Knowles has one of the most coveted bodies in Hollywood, so just how does she do it? Beyonce, 28, dances her butt off -- literally. When she's not performing her high-intensity shows, Beyonce is rehearsing for hours at a time. In fact, prior to touring, rehearsals will regularly last for 12-hours, and she spends the entire time dancing in high heels to prepare for the concerts. But that's not all -- Beyonce also admits to doing "regular" workout things like running on the treadmill and doing squats. She reportedly keeps her abs in shape with numerous crunches, bicycle crunches and planks.
But perhaps Beyonce's best workout secret is that she fits exercise into whatever she does. She admits that she tones her butt and glutes by taking the stairs whenever she can, and she spent a recent vacation with her husband Jay-Z jumping on trampolines and jet-skiing in the tropics. But she's not afraid to take some downtime when necessary too. "Either I'm doing absolutely nothing and relaxing -- reading a book, sitting by the ocean and not answering any questions -- or else I'm hands-on and giving 100 percent, working really hard," she says.
And, of course, Beyonce watches what she eats, even trying controversial juice fasts (for which she apologized later) when she needs to slim down in a hurry.
Dieting Diaries: Momlogic Moms test drive the hottest diets
Losing weight is usually a concern for moms; shedding the baby weight can take months, sometimes years -- unless you're a celebrity, that is.
Over at Momlogic, some of the moms are trying to lose weight, and they're using the sort of hot Hollywood weight loss programs we're always hearing about. Jenny is trying The Zone, Julie is trying Weight Watchers, Gillian is trying a food delivery service, Jill is trying the ever-bewildering Morning Banana Diet, and Melissa (poor soul) is trying the Master Cleanse diet -- aka, the lemonade, maple syrup and cayenne pepper diet. But she doesn't mind -- she said she did it with ease before and lost 17 pounds.
Diet Downlow: Which fads work?
Here at That's Fit, we're always telling you to run far, far away from any sort of fad diet. You know, the ones that promise a quick fix but don't ultimately seem healthy or sustainable. But do some of them actually work? British Journalist Anna Richardson recently tried three quick fixes -- Hypnosis, the Maple Syrup Diet, and a Raw Foods regime. Here's what she has to say:
- On Hypnosis: "By the end of the [treatment,] I feel lighter, happier and, for the first time in years, in control of food. I want to eat healthily, and have no problem refusing fatty or sugary meals. And I've lost 3lb! ... [it] addressed my emotional relationship with food and made me realise I often eat when I am feeling emotionally vulnerable."
Crazy diet plans
Late the other night, I was watching a re-run of Denise Richard's show on TV. I caught the episode Jacki told us about -- where Denise was discussing the lemonade diet with her friends. The lemonade diet isn't the only ridiculous plan out there. DivineCaroline counts down what they consider to be the top 10 most ridiculous diets out there. Some of their picks include the Cookie Diet, the Subway Diet, the Cabbage Soup Diet, and the Apple Cider Vinegar Diet.
Personally, I think that if you want to lose weight you should go old school. Eat healthfully, exercise, and get plenty of rest. There's a reason that advice like that has been around for years and years -- it works. It may take time to lose weight, but in the long run that's the best way to do it. Fads come and go. They rarely have lasting power and while many of them give you quick results, it's often difficult to maintain the loss.
If you're considering a diet plan, take a look at AOL Health's Diets A-Z.
Liquid-only master cleanse: the wrong direction?
You may have heard of the "Lemonade Diet" that requires a bunch of beverage drinking and very little eating. Sounds like a plan to many of us, but to those knowledgeable about daily nutrition needs, the method immediately becomes suspect.Does it work? For losing weight, sure (for many). For human health, I remain quite skeptical. But hey, in the age of immediate gratification, having weight loss yesterday is sometimes more important than actual health.
Once you see how many toxins are in everyday foods (mostly processed and fast foods), I agree with the Master Cleanse Detox Diet author that cutting back on these items (or jettisoning them completely) is a great way to return to health. But a liquid-first diet? Not sure about that unless you just puree all that normal, healthy food in a blender. What are your thoughts?
The Lemonade Diet -- flush away those toxins
Organic, Diet & Weight Loss, Alternative & Green Health
As Jessica hinted on a few months ago, people are searching for "The Lemonade Diet" -- probably in an attempt to find out more about it and possibly try it out.The "Lemonade Diet" is not really a diet per se, but is a "cleansing" process that is meant to get the toxins out of the body, with a side effect of weight loss (of course). Hence, the "diet" in the title of this master cleansing procedure.
Want to know more detail about the "Lemonade Diet"? Search Google and you'll find out all you need to know. A teaser -- lemonade is indeed part of the process, but it's not the processed, sugary kind. Get this: water, organic lemon juice, organic maple syrup and cayenne pepper. See one person's account here.






















