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Alicia Silverstone Quit Counting Calories - With Her "Kind Diet"
Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness, Celebs & Entertainment
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Since going veg 11 years ago, Silverstone says she's experienced "amazing, amazing" results, while still indulging in her favorites like dairy-free chocolate peanut butter cups and a waffle, sausage and cheese panini, which she "loves." She also never feels deprived, unlike her past diet attempts, including Weight Watchers. "What those diets offer you is weight-loss period," she says. "And yeah, weight loss is good. But you're not learning how to eat, you're learning how to eat less. I haven't had to think about calories in 11 years. That's what I want to offer people -- a plan that is going to nourish your soul and make you healthy on all levels."
Silverstone's plan includes three levels of commitment: "Flirting" (going meatless and dairy-free when you can), veganism and becoming a "superhero" (based on the macrobiotic diet, it focuses on eating locally grown, seasonal foods, which she's been doing for six years). Making these changes in eating, Silverstone says, has anecdotally helped people with everything from diabetes and losing weight, to acne and even her friend's "poo" problem.
That's Fit: What do you do when you crave non-vegan foods?
Alicia Silverstone.: Well, I never crave non-vegan foods, because vegan foods are so delicious. When I'm out and there are no vegetarian foods available, then I just make the best choices I can. Sometimes, it's to eat nothing at all, or I'll have the least offensive thing. Maybe there's a salad with goat cheese, or potato salad with a little mayo. That's what it's about -- making the best choices under all circumstances.
Christina Applegate - She Eats to Live, Trains Like an Athlete and Can't Afford Her Favorite Lunch
Celebrity Fitzness Report, Fitness, Celebs & Entertainment, Nutrition & Supplements
Curious to know how celebrities squeeze fitness into their daily lives? Our fitness expert Fitz sits down with the stars and digs out their great and not-so-great methods for staying healthy.
Christina Applegate has grown up before our eyes and has truly evolved into a sophisticated, smart, driven woman who also happens to be one hell of a comedic actress. Her hit show "Samantha Who?" on ABC is in its second season, and Christina has had to split her focus between continuing to deliver hilarity on cue and recuperating from an aggressive battle with breast cancer. She's recovering from a double mastectomy and becoming the fit woman she's accustomed to being. Christina talked about her efforts to stay strong, the diet she can no longer afford and the torture she endures for gorgeous skin.
Fitz: Christina, you look the best I've ever seen. What have you been doing?
Christina: Thanks! I'm finally able to exercise (since my surgery). My recovery has been really long and slow but I've been gradually getting back in to it.
Fitz: What type do you do?
Christina: I've been running, spinning, dancing and taking boot camp classes. I really love to exercise.
Fitz: That doesn't sound very gentle at all! In fact, it sounds like a pretty hard-core workout schedule.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 20: ***EXCLUSIVE ACCESS*** (L-R) Christina Applegate and former contestant Ruben Studdard are seen backstage at the American Idol Season 8 Results Show held at the Nokia Theatre on May 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by F Micelotta/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for Fox) *** Local Caption *** Christina Applegate;Ruben Studdard
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 20: ***EXCLUSIVE ACCESS*** Christina Applegate is seen backstage at the American Idol Season 8 Results Show held at the Nokia Theatre on May 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by F Micelotta/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for Fox) *** Local Caption *** Christina Applegate
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Actress Christina Applegate and musician Keith Urban arrive at the American Idol Season 8 Grand Finale held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on May 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. "American Idol" Grand Finale 2009 - Arrivals Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Los Angeles, CA United States May 20, 2009 Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com To license this image (16805288), contact WireImage.com
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Actress Christina Applegate arrives at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Christina Applegate
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: (L-R) Actors Martin Short, Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Arte Johnson, Eugene Levy, Shirley Jones, Peter Graves, Christina Applegate and Kelsey Grammar pose at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tom Hanks;Rita Wilson;Arte Johnson;Martin Short;Shirley Jones;Peter Graves;Kelsey Grammar
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Actress Christina Applegate (L) and founding artistic director Ben Donenberg pose at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Christina Applegate;Ben Donenberg
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: (L-R) Founding artistic director Ben Donenberg, actors Martin Short, Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Arte Johnson, Eugene Levy, Shirley Jones, Peter Graves, Christina Applegate and Kelsey Grammar pose at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tom Hanks;Rita Wilson;Arte Johnson;Martin Short;Shirley Jones;Peter Graves;Kelsey Grammar;Ben Donenberg
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Actress Christina Applegate arrives at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Christina Applegate
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Actress Christina Applegate arrives at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Christina Applegate
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: (L-R) Actors Martin Short, Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Arte Johnson, Eugene Levy, Shirley Jones, Peter Graves, Christina Applegate, Kelsey Grammar and singer Alanis Morissette pose at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tom Hanks;Rita Wilson;Arte Johnson;Martin Short;Shirley Jones;Peter Graves;Kelsey Grammar
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Gwyneth Paltrow loves fried food
Celebs & Entertainment, Nutrition & Supplements
Years ago, before having babies Apple and Moses, Gwyneth Paltrow stayed slim and trim by sticking to a strict macrobiotic diet. She abandoned the diet during her first pregnancy, though, and has never gone back."I was seriously macrobiotic for four years," says Paltrow. "When I [first] got pregnant, it changed. I couldn't go near anything healthy."
Now a fan of anything fried (fish and chips are favorites) and red wine, and all sorts of food and drink found in London -- where she lives with husband Chris Martin and her two little ones -- Paltrow somehow looks just as good as she did all those years ago. How can his be?
Healthy diet? Or orthorexia?
Vegetarian, Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & Entertainment, Alternative & Green Health, Nutrition & Supplements
Scrutinizing the way you eat is a good thing. Wondering where your food comes from and how it's produced is a good thing too. Filling up on fresh, wholesome, food is an excellent way to get the nutrients you need and maintain your weight. But when concern over food issues goes too far, it can actually be detrimental to your health.Orthorexia is defined as an "obsession with healthy or righteous eating". An orthorexic may spend hours thinking and planning their next meal, whether it be organic, raw, macrobiotic, etc. They may become agitated when faced with a situation where they don't have control over what's being served. When they do break and eat something off-plan, they may feel like their bodies are being poisoned by the offending food.
It's not clear whether orthorexia should be categorized as an eating disorder or a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder, but either way, orthorexics can put their health at risk by severely limiting the nutrients in their diet. As eating foods that are not conventionally processed becomes more of a mainstream behavior, health experts are seeing more cases of orthorexia cropping up, especially among celebrities.
How much do you obsess about what you eat? Has it ever become a problem for you?
Weight loss according to Courtney Love
Before there was Britney, Nicole and Lindsay, there was Courtney Love, Hollywood's original train wreck. In the past little while, she's gone from happily plump to heroin thin. In fact, if you believe the photo in this article, she's looking thinner now than she did when she was actually on heroin. Now that's scary. Courtney has opened up about how she went from 182 to 139 in the past few months. Discipline is the key, she claims, and she says, "Some people think it's about weight loss, but it's about detoxing." She does colonics and fasts often, and as for meals, she relies on 2 meal replacement shakes a day and a macrobiotic diet. Furthermore, she criticizes other stars who claim to eat only fish and broccoli as "bulimic liars."
I don't really know what to say beyond .... Yikes! She may be disciplined but I don't exactly think she is the poster child for healthy weight loss. Do you?
