Elon Musk Just Revealed How He Lost 20 Pounds

Elon Musk is revealing how he lost 20 pounds since July 2022, after years of struggling with his weight. The world’s richest man has been practicing intermittent fasting using an app called Zero, and credits the new lifestyle with helping him feel better than he has for a long time. While fasting is commonly used as a method of weight loss, it can also offer other health benefits. So how exactly does intermittent fasting work, and is it suitable for everyone? Here’s what the experts have to say.

1. Musk Fasts Periodically

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Musk, 51, opened up about his fasting regimen in a Twitter thread discussing his weight loss. When asked about how much weight he’s lost, Musk said, “Over 20 lbs down from my (unhealthy) peak weight. The Zero fasting app is quite good. On advice of a good friend, I’ve been fasting periodically & feel healthier. From time to time, I will share some things that seem to be working for me, in case you find it helpful.”

2. What Exactly Is Intermittent Fasting?

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Intermittent fasting is a plan for eating only during specific times. According to UCLA, there are three main ways to practise intermittent fasting:

• Alternate day fasting includes normal eating every other day, with days of restricted eating (500 calories) in between.
• Daily time-restricted eating limits eating to one period (typically six to eight hours) each day. The rest of the time, you’re fasting.
• 5:2 approach involves normal eating five days a week, but limiting yourself to 500 to 600 calories for two non-consecutive days.

So how exactly does it work? “Between meals, as long as we don’t snack, our insulin levels will go down and our fat cells can then release their stored sugar, to be used as energy,” says Harvard Health. “We lose weight if we let our insulin levels go down. The entire idea of IF is to allow the insulin levels to go down far enough and for long enough that we burn off our fat.”

3. Benefits Beyond Weight Loss

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Fasting has been shown to not only help with weight loss, but also with cellular renewal (autophagy) and possible disease prevention. “In addition to reduced body weight, this fasting can help lower cholesterol, improve glucose control, reduce liver fat and improve blood pressure,” says dietitian Sue Ryskamp. “Patients tell me they have increased endurance, better motor coordination and improved sleep. Eating according to your circadian rhythm (eat day/sleep night) helps promote deep sleep. Studies have also shown that fasting, which leads to caloric restriction, increases the lifespan of even healthy people. Studies also suggest that fasting may reduce tumor growth and could help prevent recurrences of breast cancer.”

4. Who Shouldn’t Fast?

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“Intermittent fasting is safe for many people, but it's not for everyone,” says Manpreet Mundi, MD. “Skipping meals may not be the best way to manage your weight if you're pregnant or breast-feeding. If you have kidney stones, gastroesophageal reflux, diabetes or other medical problems, talk with your doctor before starting intermittent fasting.”

5. Fasting Apps

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While you don’t need an app to fast, some people find it useful to have a method of accountability while losing weight. “Clinicians must become aware of these tools and support our patients in their use, since they are a great way to start moving the needle on the awareness and education needed to produce lifestyle changes,” says Kamal Jethwani, MD, MPH. “Motivated patients will achieve great results, while other patients may stop using them, but will definitely gain better insights into their lifestyles.”

Hulk Hogan is turning 70 this summer – and is in the best shape of his life. The wrestling legend opens up about how he lost 40 pounds in a new interview with Men’s Health. “About 15 years ago my body kinda shut down on me. I had several knee surgeries, and then after wrestling 40 years almost, my body shut down on me,” he said. “I went in for one back surgery and it was turned into 10 back surgeries. Both knees needed to be replaced. Both hips were replaced. A couple surgeries on my face from getting my orbital socket broken a couple times. And it ended up being 25 or 26 surgeries, or a couple more, over a 10- or 12-year period,” he continued, confessing “it changed the game on me. It made everything different for me.” How did he lose the weight and get into the best shape ever? Read on to see 8 ways Hulk Hogan stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. He Changed One Thing: Everything

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Hulk revealed that he changed one thing to prioritize his health: Everything. “I changed my whole lifestyle because at the time, being in so much pain and getting older and older I couldn’t carry that much weight. When you are sedentary and not wrestling or moving every night, it’s easy to put weight on. So, I decided to drop weight and get down to about 265. Actually, the last time I weighed 265 was in ninth grade,” he says in the interview.

2. He Quit Drinking

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Hulk also put down the bottle. “I don’t drink alcohol at all,” he told Men’s Health, revealing that he hadn’t sipped alcohol in six months. “It got to be a way to numb me a little bit, because I had a bunch of crazy business problems and personal stuff going on,” he explained. “And I caught myself after I would train, getting too aggressive with alcohol. So I just had to stop it.”

3. He Hydrates

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Hulk also revealed that he prioritizes hydration – and the only thing he drinks is water. According to the Mayo Clinic, hydration is important for a variety of reasons. Water helps get rid of waste through urination, perspiration, and bowel movements, keeps your temperature normal, lubricates and cushions joints, and helps protect sensitive tissues.

4. Here Is What He Eats in a Day

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“I wasn’t educated in terms of quality of food. Or quantity. I was just hungry all the time,” Hulk told the publication. When he took the camera inside of his fridge he exclaimed: “Everything in here is organic. We've got the yogurts, we've got blueberries, we've got almond milk, protein to wash down vitamins.” For breakfast he eats “couple yogurts, a banana, and organic coffee.” For lunch he enjoys chicken or steak or sashimi. And for dinner, chicken or steak or sashimi.

5. He Quit Sugar and Dairy, But Still Indulges in Sweets

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Hulk stopped eating sugar, “When I realized it caused a whole bunch of inflammation in my joints,” he said. “Sugar had to be eliminated immediately cuz I was trying to figure out why being completely healthy was much more important to me than, you know, making my body numb.” Now his sweet treats include vanilla sandwiches, almond milk, mocha chocolate fudge almond milk, caramel crusted, non-dairy frozen dessert, and acai. “Woo bad to the bone,” he exclaimed.

6. This Is His Cheat Meal

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“I do have a cheat day every once in a while. I had a cheat night last night at Hogan's Hangout. I actually ate french fries and dipped them in thousand island dressing,” said Hulk. “I woke up all swed up this morning from the pump.”

7. He Takes Supplements

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Does Hulk take any supplements? “Of course I take supplements,” he says to the camera, revealing a pantry filled with various vitamins.

8. He Breaks Up His Workouts By Body Part

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Hulk breaks his workouts up by body part. “Well, starting on a Monday I'll do chest and back Tuesday I'll do shoulders a lot of cardio ab work. Wednesday I do buys and tries arms. Thursday I'll do legs of course, and then I may take a day off or I may not.”

Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt shows off his jacked physique in Prime Video’s new action revenge series The Terminal List, which dropped its first full season in July. From Guardians to the Jurassic World series, the former Parks and Recreation star has moved beyond the doughy physicality of Andy Dwyer and toward the look of his famous father-in-law, Arnold Schwarzenegger. How does he stay so fit? Read on to see five ways Chris Pratt stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. He Stopped Drinking

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Pratt focused hard on his diet and stopped drinking while training. He swapped out a pint of beer for a plate full of chicken and broccoli. Cutting out drinking allowed him to focus on working out and eating healthy without empty calories.

2. He Eased Into Training

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Pratt worked his way up in the gym. “To begin with, it was let’s train every other day, with some days off,” said former Navy SEAL and celebrity trainer P.T. Duffy Gaver. “After all, you don’t get fit in the gym, you just get beat up in the gym. You get fit recovering in bed and at your dinner table.”

3. He Did Strength Training And Floor Exercises

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After a quick warmup to get his heart pumping and blood flowing, Pratt engaged in high-intensity interval training and a lot of burpee reps. "When it comes to workout efficiency, HIIT is especially attractive in that it does not require a large amount of time to reap the benefits. HIIT workouts typically last 20-30 minutes and are extremely effective as long as the intensity level is high. From both a psychological and physiological perspective, it is easier to maintain a high level intensity for a brief period of time than it is over a longer period of time, greater than 30 minutes," says ACE Fitness.

4. He Did A Lot Of Weight Training

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Pratt did bodybuilding with few breaks and weightlifting combined with high-intensity interval training and the right diet. That’s what gave him his ripped body. "Weight training is a type of strength training that uses weights for resistance. Weight training provides a stress to the muscles that causes them to adapt and get stronger, similar to the way aerobic conditioning strengthens your heart," says the Mayo Clinic. "Weight training can be performed with free weights, such as barbells and dumbbells, or by using weight machines. You can also increase your strength through other types of resistance exercises, such as by using your body weight or resistance bands."

5. He Was Committed

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Dedication paid off. “I think Chris’s body at the time was working for the type of actor he was, but it was time for a change,” Gaver said. “I’m extremely proud of the work I did with Chris because it took him from being a character actor of sorts to being a leading man. And a really highly sought-after leading man.” Having a growth mindset can be more beneficial than people think, according to the Mayo Clinic: “Folks with this outlook understand that they can develop their abilities and adapt them to different situations. They know mistakes are inevitable, which helps them recover more quickly from setbacks.”

Carnie Wilson is showing off her weight loss. In a new social media post the former Wilson Phillips singer looks incredibly svelte. “Another before and ‘during’ ... my health journey! This is 40 pounds down. I feel really different,” she captioned the set of photos. How is she getting in shape? Here is everything you need to know about her weight loss journey.

1. She Is Dieting: No Gluten, Sugar, or Butter

“Knowing that I did this PURELY through diet - no gluten or sugar, no butter and keeping fats down too,” Wilson continues. “Lately I have indulged in cheese and nuts which have more fat. If I chose not to eat corn tortillas, nuts and cheese - there's no way I could keep this up.”

2. She Plans on “Exercising More”

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Carnie revealed that up until now she hasn’t been working out very much. “I need to start exercising more to make the scale start to move again, but I'm so proud and pumped,” she writes in the caption.

3. It’s a “Miracle

“I have totally adjusted my eating habits to satisfy my cravings but in a realistic way. And it's a miracle,” she continues. “Hope this inspires someone.”

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In February, Carnie elaborated on why she decided to embark on a weight loss journey. “My body started rejecting gluten and sugar ... and with my blood sugars at a six ... cholesterol at 225 I was not heading in a good direction,”she wrote on Instagram. “I had a pain in my tummy and had an ultrasound to be sure I had no gallstones. Luckily, I did not. I was too scared to give up the food that I thought was bringing me comfort.”

5. Her Weight Loss Journey Is “An Act of Self Love”

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“I know there are many ways to lose weight quicker, but it comes down to calories in versus calories expended,” she continued. “For me, this was an act of self love ... knowing which food made me feel like shit and also knowing I can't eat it. The result has been weight loss, more energy, feeling more positive, hopeful, in control and confident. I'm not counting calories or going too cray cray with the scale.”

6. Her Goal Is 155 Pounds

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She added that she planned to “reach a physical goal of 155 pounds.” “It's hard sometimes because Lord knows I wanna cram it in my mouth!!! I know how I will feel if I do though — and that's what stops me,” she said. “Thank you for such loving and encouraging words the last five months! It means so much to me!!!!”

Adele is finally opening up about her weight loss. In two new Vogue interviews, timed around the long-awaited release of her album A4, the singer is revealing exactly how she lost a whopping 100-pounds, what motivated her health transformation, and everything she is doing to maintain it. Read on to see 7 of the revelations Adele made about her diet and fitness journey and see the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bikini Photos!

1. It Was Never About Weight Loss

The singer revealed to American Vogue that her drive to exercise was more about her mental health than physical. "It became my time," she said about exercise. "I realized that when I was working out, I didn't have any anxiety. It was never about losing weight. I thought, If I can make my body physically strong, and I can feel that and see that, then maybe one day I can make my emotions and my mind physically strong."

2. She Does Weightlifting and Circuit Training

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Adele also revealed that she trains at Heart & Hustle, a no-frills private gym in West Hollywood. Her exercise sessions consist of intensive weightlifting and circuit training sessions. She also spends time on the elliptical machine while at the gym.

3. She Works Out Three Times a Day

Adele works out multiple times a day. “I work out two or three times a day,” she revealed to British Vogue. “So I do my weights in the morning, then I normally hike or I box in the afternoon, and then I go and do my cardio at night. I was basically unemployed when I was doing it. And I do it with trainers.It’s not doable for a lot of people.”

4. Exercise Is Her Addiction

Adele admits that she is obsessed with exercise, telling British Vogue “I needed to get addicted to something to get my mind right. It could have been knitting, but it wasn’t.

5. She Did It For Herself

Adele wants to make it clear that she didn’t lose 100 pounds for anyone but herself. “People are shocked because I didn’t share my ‘journey’. They’re used to people documenting everything on Instagram, and most people in my position would get a big deal with a diet brand. I couldn’t give a flying f**k. I did it for myself and not anyone else. So why would I ever share it? I don’t find it fascinating. It’s my body,” she told British Vogue.

6. ”You Don’t Need to Be Overweight to Be Body Positive”

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Adele explains that no matter her size or what people say about her, she has mad self-love. “People have been talking about my body for 12 years. They used to talk about it before I lost weight. But yeah, whatever, I don’t care,” she said. “You don’t need to be overweight to be body positive, you can be any shape or size.”

7. She Doesn’t Diet

“You know a hundred per cent of the stories written about me have been absolutely fake. The people that came out being like, ‘I trained her,’ I’ve never met in my life. It’s disgusting. I cannot get over it. Some Pilates lady I’ve never met in my life!” she told British Vogue. “And I haven’t done any diet,” she adds, confirming that she “ain’t done” the Sirtfood diet, despite it being widely reported. “No intermittent fasting. Nothing. If anything I eat more than I used to because I work out so hard. And also, that whole thing of like, ‘Gets Revenge Body’… Oh my god. Suck my dick!”