Hewitt drops 18 pounds, plans marathon

Late last year the blogosphere got pretty mean about actress Jennifer Love Hewitt looking a little heavier than normal. At the time she said she was a size 2 and that she wasn’t fat, but she mostly worried about how the attention would affect image-conscious girls who saw the media calling her fat.

While she says the two aren’t connected, she’s lost 18 pounds in the last four months with the help of trainer Stevie Sant’Angelo and a 1,200 to 1,500 calorie a day die that fills her with fruit, vegetables and whole grains and says she’s planning to run a marathon to celebrate turning 30.

The trainer spilled Jennifer’s workout secrets to this week’s US Magazine. The star works out with her trainer for an hour three times a week and works out on her own, either swimming, roller skating or working on a treadmill.

Instead of traditional weights she works out with kettleballs, and does plenty of lunges, donkey kicks and other lower-body work to avoid the pear shape that runs in her family.

Trainer Sant’Angelo says Jennifer packs turkey sandwiches to eat on the set of her show “Ghost Whisperer” and has gotten the show’s craft service to provide more fruit and veggies. Other secrets to her success are having a great attitude, caring more about having energy than a number on her clothes, and skipping carbs after 3 p.m.

Following Oprah’s detox diet

This week’s Woman’s World magazine has a cover story on the detox diet Oprah tried out for 21 days.

The plan involves cutting out all meat and animal products as well as sugar, gluten, caffeine and alcohol. Oprah had a little professional help with the meal preparation and says she found the program enjoyable. Oprah weight trackers think she lost about 15 pounds in the process.

Dr. Neal Barnard says a vegan diet is a great choice for anyone who wants to lose weight, because you automatically cut calories when you cut out animal products. He says people also have more energy and are likely to exercise more on such a diet, and they have fewer food cravings.

The magazine offers a sample diet and a couple of recipes, and shares the stories of two readers, who lost five and a half and seven pounds, respectively, in a week on the diet.

The magazine also notes health benefits from a long-term plant-based diet, such as lower blood pressure, healthier kidneys and a lower risk of cancer.

(By Sarah E. White for CalorieLab Calorie Counter News)

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