What Does Gwyneth Paltrow Eat?

Gwyneth Paltrow likes to eat lots of vegetables, brown rice and fish. All organic if possible. She has given an easy fish recipe to Oprah which I'd like to try cooking soon.

It involves only three ingredients; white fish (like flounder), miso paste and mirin sauce.

Cooking it only takes 20 minutes. If you're looking for a healthy and easy way to cook fish, check out Gwyneth Paltrow's fish recipe 'Flounder with Miso Sauce' on Oprah's site.

Angelina Jolie's Post-Baby Weight Loss

Apparently Angelina Jolie, 31, only gained twenty five pounds during her first pregnancy. She doesn't have much weight to lose to get back in shape.

What is her height and how much did she weigh prior to pregnancy? According to info I found online she is 5'7" tall or (170 cm). And her weight has been publicized as being about 129 pounds pre-pregnancy. The picture of her shown here was taken quite a few years ago to promote the movie 'Tomb Raider'.

According to The Sun, Angelina Jolie is not dieting to get back in shape. At least not this early after the baby's birth. Rather she is stepping up her yoga practice and is said to be drinking African ginger root and garlic tea as a natural weight loss aide. She's also breastfeeding and this usually helps the baby weight come off faster.

If she only gained twenty five pounds, once the baby was born she would have immediately lost at least ten pounds (a seven pound baby, a placenta, and related birth weight loss usually adds up to at least twelve pounds). So she really only needs to lose ten to fifteen pounds to get back to pre-pregnancy shape.

Angelina Jolie has always had a very slim build and it's likely she will be one of the lucky body types who has no problem regaining her pre-pregnancy shape. At least not till the second pregnancy.

Update: August 2006. Here's a photo of Jolie on Maddox's 5th birthday. She looks like she's lost all the post baby weight already.

Melissa's Before and After Pictures

Melissa has got some great photos here of her weight loss progress. She doesn't say what her heaviest weight was but in February 2005 she was wearing size 24 clothing. She lost the weight after laproscopic bypass weight loss surgery.

Losing 87 Pounds in Seven Months

This woman has lost 87 pounds in only seven months. She started out at 217 last November and now weighs 130 in June.

Carol Patton, 53, didn't join any kind of weight loss program. She did this on her own by changing her diet and exercising after getting a health scare from her doctor about her high blood pressure and cholesterol. The doctor told her her chances of getting a stroke or heart attack were high unless she started doing something about it.

Patton started a daily walking routine, and changed her diet. One of her key goals was to cut out most of the salt in her diet as this is linked to high blood pressure. If she had been eating lots of salt before, she may have lost at least five pounds very quickly due to getting rid of the water retention problem that often accompanies excessive salt intake.

People don't recognize her on the street now. Congrats Carol Patton!

Secrets for a Youthful Body and Face

How old would you say this woman is? She says she keeps young by doing 20 to 40 minutes of cardio and ab work four times a week. She takes garlic tablets, flaxseed oil and salmon oil and has oatmeal and apples for breakfast. She also meditates about 10 minutes a day. Her name is Gwynne Walker and she is 57 years old.

See more personal stories about beauty secrets by women who look really great at their age at ajc.com.

Jenny Craig Gets Chocolate Parents

Jenny Craig has just been acquired by Nestle for about $600 million. This is about five times as much as venture capitalists paid for the initial buyout of Jenny Craig four years ago.

Pictured here is Jennifer, their current featured weight loss success story. Jennifer says she looks better than she did fifteen years ago. She has lost 42 pounds with Jenny Craig.

Jenny Craig has about 600 weight-loss fitness centers and sells prepackaged meals as part of its offerings.

The advertising campaign featuring Kirstie Alley has provided Jenny Craig with a big boost over the past year or so. Their sales were over $400 million in the past year.

Is Ronaldo Fat?

Ronaldo, the international soccer star from Brazil, and one of the best all-time soccer players ever, is being called flabby and overweight in the media these days. His performance in the current World Cup has not been impressive so far.

Ronaldo will turn 30 in September. His height is 6'0" and according to the FIFA World Cup site he weighs 82 kilograms or 181 pounds. This would give him a BMI of 24.5. Just on the borderline between normal weight and overweight. The Body Mass Index says you are in the normal range of weight if your BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9. Considering Ronaldo probably has a lot more heavier muscle (versus fat) than the typical guy, he could not officially be called overweight by any stretch of the imagination but the press is unkind and they are calling him flabby and are flabbergasted at his sluggish performance.

Ronaldo suffered an injury which put him out for most of April and May. He's also been suffering in his personal life as his second marriage recently fell apart. He has been complaining about dizzy spells and has gone to the hospital several times for tests, though nothing abnormal has been found. The Brazilian coach has not lost hope in Ronaldo and will have him star on the starting team again in the next World Cup game.

Update: How much does Ronaldo really weigh? According to his website, he weighs 86 kilograms, which is 190 pounds. This could be outdated info compared to the FIFA records.

Oprah's Weight Loss Show - June 19th 2006

Oprah is planning a special show for this Monday. It will be all about weight loss and will feature two success stories. One is a man who lost 500 pounds without surgery. The other is a woman who lost 85 pounds and will show off her new slim body in a bikini. I'm guessing that the surprise female guest might be Kirstie Alley? I'll update on the show here later next week.

Oprah has also just signed on to write a book about weight loss. See more about Oprah's personal struggle with weight loss here.