Beyonce Works Out HOW Much?!

Reading a story like this on Celeb Baby Laundry makes me happy to not be in perfect shape after having children!

Seriously, if this is what it takes to have a rockin’ body, then I don’t want one.

“Beyonce has moved her personal trainer Marco Borges into to her and husband Jay-Z’s house in order to shed the baby weight in record time.

A source told Star magazine, “Beyonce and Marco are up at 5 a.m. for a two-hour workout, and they do it again at 5 p.m. They do a mix of cardio, Pilates, plyometrics, yoga and, of course, dance.”

Meanwhile, she’s “living on protein shakes, egg-white omelettes, pineapple chunks and lots of ice-cold water – She’s exhausted, but totally dedicated,” explains the source. “Beyoncé’s vowed to have a better body than ever before.”

Now there’s no telling if this story is even true—not that I doubt a star would go to these extremes to look good.

But I’m really starting to wonder who these magical sources are for tabloids.

How do they know all these intimate details, but not get kicked out of a celebrity’s entourage if caught tattling?

And how much do these sources even make for spilling the beans?

So many questions!

Suck It, Starvation Diets!

Jessica Alba is making the photo headlines today over her beach body in a hot pink bikini. She gave birth to Haven just four months ago yet was able to get back in shape already.

Us Magazine quotes Alba: “So how did Alba, who is also mom to 3-year-old Honor, get back in shape so quickly after her pregnancy? "I have 1,200 calorie meals delivered," she told Lucky magazine. "But I also work out, so basically I'm starving. It sucks. I drink a lot of water."”

Alba was to quick point out that everything she did was with a doctor’s approval, which I think is good that she added that. I mean, to me it doesn’t sound exactly healthy to feel like you are starving on a diet.

When I was younger and uber-concerned about my body image, I would diet and I always knew I was treading on thin ground when I felt as if I was starving.

Is it ever a good idea to feel food-deprived in the name of getting in shape? How can our body’s messages that we need to eat be wrong?

I think it’s great that a woman would want to get back in shape for health and yes, even for confidence reasons, but depriving oneself of needed calories just doesn’t seem like a winning formula.

What do you think? Have you ever felt starved on a diet or just deprived of the really yummy foods you wanted?

Suck It, Weight Loss Programs For Moms!

Maressa Brown has a great piece on Cafe Mom about Kelly Preston’s post-baby weight loss plan. She points out that Kirstie Alley’s Organic Liaison program is very sensible in a lot of ways, but also involves high-priced and questionable “supplements.”

I agree with Ms. Brown that we already know the secret to weight loss and a healthy life—eat well and sensibly and exercise.

There. Done. Easy.

And no charge.