Celebrity Diet, Workout, and Weight Loss Secrets! Queen Latifah joined Jenny Craig in January 2008 as their new spokesperson and she has already reached her goal weight! We think it is awesome that Queen Latifah is taking charge of her health. She is definitely getting into shape for her health, and not for vanity, which is almost unheard of in Hollywood. Want to know how she did it? Keep reading.

 

Queen Latifah’s Diet

Queen Latifah has been following the Jenny Craig diet, and talking to her personal consultant often.  On the Jenny Craig program you get assigned a personal consultant who you can call, and they keep track of you.  They teach you how to make better choices, and will walk you through moments where you feel like you’re gonna blow the diet.

 

“My intention was to lose five to 10 percent of my body weight because it makes a difference with health related issues, and I achieved that goal in a couple of months,” she told PEOPLE at the first annual National Awards & Recognition Luncheon for The League recently. “I’m excited about this weight loss.” 

Queen Latifah’s Workout

In addition to following the Jenny Craig program, Queen Latifah hit the gym five to seven days a week, switching between the treadmill or elliptical machine for an hour.  ”My jeans are looser, I feel more energetic,” she said of shedding the weight. “People dig it. They come up to me and say ‘I’m glad you’re talking about the health side of it.’ People get that message, which is important too.” 

“I’ve lost 20 pounds and my cholesterol is down 20 points.  Thanks, Jenny! I joined Jenny Craig to learn how to make healthier choices, and it’s working.  I’ve never felt better!  With the help of my personal consultant, I’ve discovered real food…delicious food…that’s made my journey to a “Size healthier” easier than I ever expected.”

Queen Latifah Role Model

Even though she’s lost weight, Latifah said her fans know that she’s still one of them.  ”They see that I’m doing this for the health reasons but also say, ‘She’s still representing for the big girls. She hasn’t abandoned us!’ ” Latifah said. “This is me doing something for me, but if I am going to be a role model I hope people can catch on.”  ”[People] tell me how their daughters are inspired by the way I carry myself and not be a size 2.”

 

 

 

Source: People.com

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Desperate Housewives Star Felicity Huffman finally get some good advice from a Personal Trainer…  What did her diet guru tell her to do?  Keep Reading to Find out.

 

Felicity Huffman’s new personal trainer told her to Eat More!  Felicity admits she has had “a lot of trainers through the years,” and was always discouraged when they wanted her to keep her weight below her ideal weight which is 125 pounds.  She recalls, “They (were) always like, ‘Oh my god, you ate a muffin?’ and ‘What do you mean you weigh 125? You can’t shoot at that weight.’”


Felicity More magazine her new trainer, Kirsten Holtgreen, is a godsend: “She’s the first trainer who’s said, ‘You’re not eating enough.’”, is a godsend.”  Want to know more of Felicity’s Weight Loss Secrets?  Check out her Diet and Exercise post here!

 

Source: More Magazine

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