| You see celebrities on the covers of magazines every | | | | before she got pregnant, she was already in great |
| time you go to the grocery store or stop by a | | | | shape and at her desired weight. |
| newsstand. More often than not, there's at least a | | | | She stayed on a nutrition and workout program |
| minor headline about somebody's weight gain or loss. | | | | tailored to her personal needs while she was pregnant, |
| It's not unusual for that to be the subject of the cover | | | | so after giving birth, she was ready to get back to it. If |
| article. | | | | you are just starting out with a weight loss program, |
| The Public's Fixation with Celebrities' Weight | | | | you will be making major changes to your lifestyle and |
| Millions of dollars are spent on each issue of those | | | | it takes time to adapt. |
| magazines. Is a celebrity's weight really that much of | | | | Programs for Real Fat Loss |
| an attention-getter that people buy the publication to | | | | The most important thing about losing fat is that it |
| read about it? Clearly it is, and apparently we can't get | | | | happens in a healthy, sustainable way. You don't want |
| enough of it. What made one gain so much weight is | | | | to trash your health to take off a few pounds. You |
| only slightly less intriguing than how another lost it in | | | | won't have the stamina to keep it up, and besides, you'll |
| only one or two or six weeks, as the case may be. | | | | look worse sick than you did when you were a little |
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| Several celebrities have lost weight on a program and | | | | Losing fat takes a conscientious effort and you don't |
| gone on to become the company's (well-paid) | | | | want to take off the pounds only to put them back on. |
| spokesperson. Celebrity endorsement of a fat loss | | | | If your diet is very restrictive, or you just plain don't like |
| program works at least as well as it does for selling | | | | what you are eating, you will go back to the old |
| sneakers or restaurant services. Having a famous | | | | patterns that made you fat in the first place. |
| face associated with a program somehow inspires | | | | Simple and natural are the keys to a successful fat |
| trust in it, no matter how illogical consumers know that | | | | loss program. Eat organic fruits and vegetables, grass |
| is. | | | | fed meat and free roaming poultry, nuts and seeds. |
| The thing to remember is that celebrities have a lot of | | | | Buy fresh, organic meats and produce whenever you |
| resources to boost their success. They can hire | | | | can, and avoid processed foods. A vegetable |
| personal trainers, and pay the rates demanded by the | | | | casserole made from a packet of dehydrated |
| best in the business. They can also hire personal chefs | | | | vegetables is not going to satisfy or nurture your body |
| who are trained in weight loss menu planning. Just think | | | | the way fresh vegetables will. |
| how much easier it would be if someone else not only | | | | Don't lose sight of your real goals when you see ads |
| cooked for you, but decided what you would eat, and | | | | for quick weight loss, or effortless shakes or |
| when. | | | | packaged meals. Make the effort to prepare healthy |
| Another reality to be aware of when you read about | | | | food and your body will respond by losing fat and |
| some supermodel having a baby and getting back to | | | | feeling wonderful. |
| her pre-pregnancy weight in just a few weeks is that | | | | |
