Celebrity Diet Secrets

The Eat what you Want diet

Claudia Schiffer diets according to the principle that having a little of what you fancy – ie. Chocolate for most of us – means you won't end up craving it and binging. All very well but if you haven't got the iron will power to j ust have that one square of dark chocolate (God, how many times have you heard that as a diet treat?!) then it's a no no.

The Grapefruit Diet
Invented in the 1980s, this advocates eating only 800 calories a day, including half a grapefruit with every meal and has been tried by Brooke Shields. While it's unhealthy to restrict your calorie intake so severely there is something to this. A recent 12 week study found that those who hate 1/2 a grapefruit with every meal lost 3.6 pounds. It’s believed that this is because grapefruit contains plant compounds that reduce insulin levels, thereby promoting weight loss as high levels lead to fat storage. For more information visit www.grapefruit-diet-plan.org

The Hypnosis Diet
Lily Allen recently dropped an impressive two dress sizes using hypnosis and looked fantastic.(thesun.co.uk/.../woman/article290547.ece )This method definitely can work for some people, given the fact that most peoples’ weight issues stem not just from the type of food they eat, but the emotional and psychological reason behind why they eat it. Hypnosis works by examining those triggers and changing diet habits.

The Baby Food Diet
This hit the headlines when it was revealed that 39-year old, Christian Dior designer Hedi Slimlane, kept his slim-line figure by swapping up to two meals a day for jars of baby food. Reese Witherspoon is meant to have tried it also and she is in great shape but does it reallywork? You'll certainly lose weight as your calorie intake is so low. But this is not only dangerous but boring. Baby food is deliberately low in fat, sugar and taste.

The Ultrametabolism Diet
Devised by American Dr Mark Hyman, this is built on the concept that everyone’s body uses nutrients differently to awaken fat burning genes. It’s more holistic than most plans, taking into account the effect of stress on the body as well as food. In a nutshell, it involves cutting out allergens like diary, eggs and gluten and slowly reintroducing them to see what effect it has on the body. Every meal contains low lean protein such as turkey, balanced with healthy fats such as those found in oily fish and carbohydrates. Jane Seymour looks great on it but you have to be prepared to give your diet a complete overhaul. And, as portion control is not emphasised you still have to have the willpower to prevent yourself overindulging – even healthy food can be fattening! visit www.ultrametabolism.com