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AT THE TABLE: A few years ago, there was a shift in Sex and the City watercooler chat from nameplate necklaces to Kim Cattrall's body. "She was spending more and more time on the show wearing less and less," says nutritionist Oz Garcia. "A little over a month before the new season started filming, she came to me wanting to get leaner and stronger." The muffins, pasta, and bread that accounted for much of Cattrall's daily menu were history. But Garcia didn't make her go 100 percent Atkins. "We ust switched ver to low-glycemic carbohydrates -- ones that don't make blood sugar soar -- like whole grains and Kashi GoLean cereal," he says. Not surprisingly, high-fat foods were also out.
Cattrall didn't starve herself, though. Garcia recommended she eat frequent small meals with lean protein at each, with an emphasis on fish. Cattrall also ate more vegetables and fruit, especially berries. Breakfast might consist of an egg-white omelet with feta cheese and some blueberries; lunch or dinner could be a salad nicoise; and snacks might include a handful of mixed nuts, string cheese, or a high-protein power bar. Garcia let Cattrall indulge in the occasional glass of red wine (up to three per week) and a square or two of dark chocolate.
Although he advocates this Mediterranean-influenced plan for anyone, Garcia says that women who want to lose weight on a deadline also need to exercise frequently and eat around 1,400 to 1,600 calories a day.
IN THE GYM "Even Heidi Klum came to me with some body issues a few weeks before this year's Victoria's Secret fashion show," says trainer David Kirsch. "Let's face it: There's no room for jiggle when all you're wearing is feathers and a bra." Her buildup to the big event included daily hour-and-a-half-long workouts. Kirsch's strategy: Alternate intense strength moves with bursts of cardio, such as one minute of jumping jacks, "so her heart rate was always up." Two weeks before the show, Kirsch added 30 to 45 minutes on the elliptical machine to Klum's routine three times a week.
Because Klum is relatively pear shaped (for a model), Kirsch emphasixed thigh-tightening, butt-firming moves like plie squats and bench step-ups. He also included exercises to tone the rest of her body -- abdomincal crunches, shadowboxing for the back and shoulders, and triceps kick-backs for arms. She runs through the whole workout four times. "When you're as disciplined as Heidi is and repeatedly taxing every single muscle group, you can reduce body fat by 5 to 8 percent in a month," Kirsch says.
For those who want to work out on their own, Kirsch recommends doing 30 to 45 minutes of cardio and following a cross-training strength routine like Klum's or an instructional tape a few times a week.
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