Paltrow exercised away the baby fat

Did you catch Gwyneth Paltrow on Oprah this week? I missed the episode but I did see an article yesterday with her comments on how she got her body back after baby number 2. It was refreshing to hear that not only did it take her 2 years to lose the baby weight, but it took hard work to take off the pounds. She credits lots of exercise for helping her lose the weight. While she worked with a celebrity trainer, there's nothing she did that regular people can't do themselves. It's really about motivation and sticking with it. I know for myself, taking off the baby weight and then maintaining my weight long term requires that I exercise daily - in addition to eating right most of the time (chocolate daily is a must have). I have some equipment in my basement and when I put the kids to bed at night, I go down there and enjoy an hour of Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune while I work out. No nannies, celebrity trainers or state-of-the-art gym needed. You can do it, too. Buy a jumprope or an exercise video and get started. You'll be looking like Gwyneth in no time - or at least the best, fittest version of you (which is even better).

Celebrity baby boom - follow up

Following up on a posting from last week re:celebrities in a baby boom and Tori Spelling's post-baby weight loss efforts...Check out the nearly 30 celebrities that either just had a baby or are expecting shortly. Keep in mind photos can and often are touched up, so looks may be deceiving. A good takeaway? Every new mom or mom-to-be deserves a little pampering to keep her spirits up, so give yourself the star treatment every now and then - get your hair done, get dressed up and definitely capture the moment with some photos! As a bonus, seeing how good you look all spiffed up may be motivating for getting your diet back on track.

Celebrities in a baby boom - and taking off the fat

Recently Hollywood has been in a baby boom. Along with the slew of pregnancies has come all of the postpartum weight loss stories and headlines on who's taken off what and in how long. For real women, seeing celebrities lose their baby fat in what seems almost an instant, it can be a little disparaging when yours doesn't come off as soon as the baby is delivered. But real women take heart, you can take off your baby fat too. It may take a few months or even a year - just focus on eating healthier one day at a time. To help, we'll keep the dietitian-approved, real-mom tips coming.
In the newest celebrity postbaby weight loss story, we hear Tori Spelling is doing NutriSystem to take off her 40 pound pregnancy gain. And her son is 6 weeks old already. See, even for her it's going to take some time.