6 NEW WAYS OUR CELEBS LOSE WEIGHT

6 NEW WAYS OUR CELEBS LOSE WEIGHT

PENELPE CRUZ
Crave-control pills
"I can't live without my Bs," says the 33-year-old size 10 star. She takes B vitamins to control sweet cravings and improve her mood.
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"B vitamins help regulate metabolism," says Nicki. "They also help stabilise blood sugar, making cravings for sweets far less likely."

MEL C
Whey smoothies
The Spice Girl, 34, keeps her size-12 figure trim, her blood sugar balanced and her cravings at bay with a breakfast blend of whey protein and water.
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"Whey protein is filling, energising and can even help fight ageing," says Nicki. "And pure protein eaten in the morning suppresses the appetite for the entire day."

TRINNY WOODALL
Fat-flushing juice
After a fatty meal, the 43-year-old size-8 style guru drinks grapefruit or pineapple juice because the fruit acid stops the absorption of fat.
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Er, could it get any easier? Trinny's trainer, Brendan McCarthy, suggests opting for organic and sugar-free juices for maximum nutrient punch.

PINK
Detox day
For one day a week, size-10 Pink, 28, will only eat green foods to calm her digestion, absorb more nutrients and reduce cravings.
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Pink's trainer, Gregory Joujon-Roche, says: "Start the day with an apple, celery and cucumber smoothie and green grapes, have salad for lunch and steamed veg for dinner."

KATIE PRICE
Sauna squeeze
When size-6 Katie, 29, was preparing for a photo shoot, her trainer, Mark Anthony, advised her to reduce her daily two-litre water intake by 250 millilitres each day for a week, and have saunas to reduce excess water.
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Mark says it should only be done once a year – any more and you could wreak havoc on your kidneys.

CARLY ZUCKER
Cut the caffeine
The size-8 WAG, 25, was told by her trainer, Paul Ellis, that coffee dehydrated her, making her moody and tricking her into thinking she was hungry.
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Paul says: "Reduce food cravings by replacing coffee and tea with green tea.

10 CHOCOLATE BARS FOR UNDER 200 CALORIES
We've had it absolutely hammered in to our heads that if you're going to snack on chocolate, make it dark chocolate. The higher percentage of cocoa in your chosen bar, then the better it is for you. But what about when you just want a good, old-fashioned choccie bar from the corner shop? Standing there for 30 minutes analysing the wrappers to find out which bar has 10 less calories than another can be slightly embarrassing, so we've done that for you and come up with our top 10 not-as-naughty-as-you-might-think treats.

1. Kit Kat, Nestlé
Calories in 2 fingers of Kit Kat (21g): 106kcal

2. Fudge, Cadbury's
Calories in 1 Fudge bar (25g): 110kcal

3. Milky Way, Mars
Calories in a 26g bar Milky Way: 117kcal

4. Bounty, Mars
Calories in 1 Bounty bar (28g): 135kcal

5. Aero, Nestle
Calories in 1 Aero bar (31g): 164kcal

6. Flake, Cadbury's
Calories in 1 Flake bar (32g): 170kcal

7. Buttons, Dairy Milk, Cadbury's
Calories in 1 pack of Buttons (32.5g): 170kcal

8.Creme Egg, Cadbury's
Calories in a Creme Egg (39g): 174kcal

9. Maltesers, Mars
Calories in a pack of Maltesers: 183kcal

10. Crunchie, Cadbury's
Calories in 1 Crunchie bar (42g): 200kcal

And our number one rule is: if you decide to have a chocolate bar as a treat, enjoy it! Don't feel guilty if you indulge yourself once in a while.


CREDIT: Large bucket of salted popcorn (397 calories) = DEBIT: Cycling for 45 minutes


GADGET WORTH EXERCISING FOR
Fitness fanatics will love the Nike+ SportBand. Worn like a watch, it measures time, distance, pace and calories burned, then allows you to store all the info on your computer (www.nikeplus.com).

DID YOU KNOW?
A candlelit dinner might be romantic, but it won't do your waistline any favours. Researchers at the University of California found that lower levels of light encourage binge eating, so turn up the dimmer switch. And swap the light bulb for a blue one – another study found that blue is the least appetising colour for food (since the brain associates it with poison), so you'll eat less.

A HOT WAY TO LOSE
A dash of Tabasco sauce could be all it takes to shift your beach bulge. A study in the British Journal Of Nutrition found that women who seasoned their food with hot sauce ate 200 fewer calories than those who didn't. Just keep a glass of water handy!

KEEP A DIARY
We all know that keeping a food diary can help you slim, but what if we told you it could double the amount of weight you lose? Well, that's exactly what a major study in America has discovered. "The more food records people kept, the more weight they lost," says Dr Jack Hollis, who led the study. "Slimmers who kept daily food records lost twice as much weight as those who didn't bother. It seems that writing down what you eat encourages people to consume fewer calories." Now, where's that pen?

START RIGHT
Next time you dine out, don't deny yourself a starter. A study at Pennsylvania State University found that women who ate a first course of soup reduced the total calorie intake of their meal by a fifth compared with those who didn't have a first course. In other words, fill up on minestrone soup and the chances are, come dessert, you won't be so tempted by that Mississippi mud pie.

SPORT IS SEXY
The fastest way to shift weight is to sweat it off. A study at the University Of Colorado looked into the habits of more than 5,000 successful slimmers and found that they were all very active, burning an average of 2,800 calories a week through exercise. Gym-phobes need not be deterred, though. Another study concluded that having sex three times a week can burn as many calories as running 30 miles (50 kilometres) per week. We know which we'd rather do!

SEIZE THE DAY
It seems Britain's obesity epidemic might have as much to do with our cloudy skies as with our monster appetites. Sunlight is vital for the production of vitamin D, but a recent study showed that some Brits, especially those living in the north, don't get enough. And, as vitamin D is vital for controlling appetite and suppressing hunger hormones, the only solution is to get outside more. And no, another holiday is not the answer – you need sustained sunlight all year round, and don't forget it was bingeing in Benidorm that was to blame for your excess baggage in the first place!

SLIM FOR PEANUTS
Saying adios to flab could be as simple as spreading peanut butter on your toast. A study published in the International Journal of Obesity showed that women who snacked on the nutty goo had their hunger reduced for up to two and a half hours, making them less likely to binge throughout the day.

AND FINALLY…
Ditch the sangria. The real reason French women don't get fat? It's all that Merlot. A recent German study found that red wine contains a compound called resveratrol, which reduces the growth of fat cells. Bottoms up!

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