Salma Hayek Reveals Her Exact Weight Loss Plan

Salma Hayek, actor, icon and Academy Award nominee for Frida, has plenty of tips and tricks for staying healthy in this overly competitive world. How does the 55-year-old stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Salma Hayek stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Eats What Works For Her

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Salma doesn’t follow any rules in the kitchen. She loves concocting her own breakfast special that consists of various fruits, vegetables, and berries. She shared her step-by-step guide to the hearty meal on Instagram, saying "it doesn’t sound like it tastes great but it’s delicious." For this, she generally uses yogurt as a base and tops it with blueberries, mango, pomegranate seeds, papaya, strawberries, red pepper, celery, cucumber, coconut butter, and almonds.

2. She’s a Foodie and Doesn’t Diet

Hayek is a known foodie, and doesn’t want to just survive on steamed chicken and vegetables for every meal. She wants various flavors in her diet. "I don't like to diet and I'm not good at it," she admits. She’s fine with not being stick thin and doesn’t beat herself up when her weight fluctuates."I'm not a skinny girl," Salma said to Canada's More magazine. "I push it. I’m at the limit of chubbiness at all times, but I’m happy at all times."

3. She Loves Juicing

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Salma Hayek loves juicing so much, she even started a juicing business, Cooler Cleanse, with her partner, Eric Helms. "When I feel stressed, I turn to food for comfort," she said. "After doing a juice cleanse, I'm motivated to eat healthier and not emotionally.” Salma says a cleanse is like her meditation. ”It makes me stop, focus, and think about what I'm putting into my body. I'm making a commitment to my health and hitting the reset button." According to the Mayo Clinic, juicing can have incredible benefits like aiding healthy digestion, boosting your immune system, and reducing your risk of cancer in addition to helping with weight loss.

4. She’s Not a Fan of the Gym

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Salma isn’t shy when it comes to admitting that the gym really isn’t what she prefers to do to slim down. "Some people have the discipline to exercise in the morning, and I didn't develop that,” she says. "I work with a woman in London who taught me how to hold my body in a way where the muscles are activated all day long. So even when you brush your teeth, you're working the muscles. It's restorative yoga."

5. She Eats Bugs…That’s Right, Bugs

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Salma eats bugs as an odd part of her diet. She mentioned to Harper’s Bazaar oftentimes in Mexico "have crickets, and then the ant's eggs and then we gave these worms. You fry them. If you fry anything, it tastes good, but they’re really delicious. The bugs are incredible!"

Sarah Hyland, the Modern Family star, has been open about her health issues, going through dialysis for kidney failure. If there’s one thing this has taught her, it’s how precious your health is. Sarah follows this regimen to take care of her body and mind. Read on to see 5 ways Sarah Hyland stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Works With a Trainer

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Sara works hard with a trainer, in a series of floor exercises using medicine balls and various weights when her body can handle it. She loves kettlebell rows and squats. “These are SO much harder than they look but get a good ?[butt] ya gotta work them ?[ham] strings,” she said. She knows the importance of hard work.

2. She Works on Gaining Muscle

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Sarah often shared videos and posts of her workouts with a goal of gaining strength and muscle. After being diagnosed with kidney dysplasia and undergoing a transplant, in addition to other health issues like endometriosis, it’s been hard for her to really hit it hard in the gym.

“I haven’t really been able to work out the past four months,” Sarah told PEOPLE. “It’s just been putting me in a more anxiety ridden place. You have all of these plans and something happens where you’re not able to do it.” That said, she slowly works on things like resistance training, not pushing her body too hard, but doing what she can to the fullest.

3. She Prioritizes Strength

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The end goal for Sarah has always been strong over skinny. “I love to be STRONG,” Sarah said. “Strength is everything. Being strong has gotten me where I am. Both mentally and physically. I am not a fan of ‘being skinny,'” Hyland wrote on her Twitter.

4. She Has Fun

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Oftentimes, the workouts that celebrities do are strenuous and seem miserable, but Sarah likes to keep it fun. In the past, she’s struggled with weight gain and body shamers. Opening up about her health journey, and her goals to gain a little muscle and tone up, has made her story relatable and approachable.

5. She Eats a Lot of Protein

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“I am working hard to maintain my weight by eating as much protein as possible and continue to be strong and healthy,” Sarah said. “There’s no need to worry. I’ve been down before and I’ll probably be down again in my lifetime but I’m steadfast and solid and will conquer my obstacles.” Sarah is really loving seafood, which is a great way to get some lean protein in your diet. Besides the health benefits, it tastes great!

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!!!!”

Christina Haack, the real estate investor and TV host is known for her work on HGTV, and her fit figure. In a world where she’s busy starring in her own show on HGTV, Christina on the Coast, among other projects, it can be difficult to stay on track. However, she always makes time for it. Read on to see 5 ways Christina Haack stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Sucks Down Smoothies

Christina is a big fan of smoothies, generally having multiple a day as part of a meal or snacks. "I meal prep my smoothies; I cut up all the ingredients except milk and put in plastic baggies in the freezer or fridge and just throw them and milk in the blender when I'm ready. So it literally takes 5 minutes and I have a full meal,” Christina said.

2. She Allows Herself a Chance to Slow Down

She noticed her workouts were getting a little too intense for her overall well-being. “You don’t need to work out for hours at a time every day to see great results; your body knows best when it comes to choosing what type of exercise to do; and exercise isn’t just about physical transformation.” She takes some of the intensity away by walking or doing some low impact workouts like yoga. “Since I started scaling back, I have felt way better. I still get the benefits of exercise — mental and physical — and even though I’m working out way less often and with less intensity, I still wear the same size clothes," says Christina.

3. She Practices Intuitive Eating

It’s easy to get on such a schedule with eating that you don’t even know how to listen to your body anymore. When you’re hungry, eat. When you’re indulging, be mindful and taste your food…slow down and appreciate the flavors. Christina pays attention to when her body is hungry and when she’s full, also keeping healthy foods on standby prepped in her fridge like chopped veggies and meals. Mindful eating is an incredible skill to practice and further develop overtime.

4. She Includes Healthy Fats In Her Diet

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Christina prioritizes including healthy fats into her meals. The heart healthy fats help to create a balanced diet and are often great sources of fiber and protein, like you find in avocados. Some of the food she includes are lean meats, dairy, avocados, seeds, nuts, and healthy plant oils.

5. She Looks For Support In Her Workouts

During an interview with Country Living, Christina said that in addition to spending time outdoors and running, she began taking Orangetheory Fitness classes, too. Orangetheory focuses on blending cardio workouts with strength training in small class sizes while dialing in on your heart rate. "It's an awesome workout, super hard and intense, and I noticed a huge change in my body from that," Christina said.

Rebel Wilson’s total health transformation is one of the most inspiring of the decade. The Pitch Perfect star, who first declared she was on a mission to become the healthiest version of herself possible in early 2020, initially dropped 60 pounds in less than a year. And, according to the actress during a July 26 Instagram Live , she is now down "like 70 pounds, 75 pounds, maybe a bit more." This weekend, the star celebrated her belated 41st birthday by showing off her fit figure during a tropical birthday bash, looking incredibly svelte and happy. How exactly did the actress shed all that weight? Read on to see 7 ways Rebel Wilson lost 75 pounds and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bikini Photos!

1. She Focused On Getting Healthier, Not Losing Weight

Rebel kept her focus on health, not the number on the scale. “To me what the year of health was, was just being a healthier version,” she recently explained to Jamila Rizvi on The Weekend Briefing per Yahoo Australia. She also noted that she was motivated by improving her fertility and also curbing emotional eating. “It wasn't about losing a set amount of weight, although I did put a goal originally of 75 kilos so I could have something tangible to work towards. But it's not about a number or a dress size, or anything like that.'It was just about being the healthiest version of me and I dedicated all of 2020 to doing that, and I'm proud of myself,” she said.

2. She Kept Herself Accountable

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While she admits she did “annoy some people” by regularly posting about her health journey on social media, Rebel claims it helped keep her accountable. “I feel really good within myself and I like to celebrate the journey,” she explained. “And also, why I did it publicly was for accountability as well, because it’s all good and well just having a little experiment and if you don’t tell people about it you could just easily fail, whereas if I tell the whole world on social media, then that's pretty good motivation.”

3. She Understands That Self-Confidence Shouldn’t Come with a Clothing Size

While Rebel is proud of her journey, she told The Weekend Briefing that it hasn’t impacted her self-esteem. “I think people are beautiful in all different sizes, and I would feel just as confident rocking my size 16 dress as I do now. I’m about a size 8 now,” she said. “I loved being bigger and it never stopped me from achieving anything in my life.”

4. Sleep and Hydration Are Key

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During her Q&A, Rebel revealed a few of her health secrets. "Adequate sleep, walking, hydrating, [and] drinking water," she said. "You'll always see me with a FIJI [water] in my hand, and balance it with the nutrition," she said.

5. She Approaches Health From the Inside Out

Rebel understands that health has as much to do with the mind as it does the body. “I think because I approached it from all areas ... the biggest thing that I haven't ever worked on was the emotional side, what I suffered from, I guess, as classical emotional eating … so I really worked on that side," she told Extra about her weight loss.

6. She Found a Diet Plan That Worked For Her

Rebel relied on the Mayr Method as a blueprint for her weight loss. The star has stayed at their clinic, VivaMayr, a few times, detoxing via spa treatments, mental health sessions, and undergoing diet and fitness revamps. One of the major changes she has made? Reducing gluten and dairy, eating high alkaline foods like veggies and fish and altering her dietary approach—including when and how she eats.

7. She Prioritizes Fitness

Rebel knows that exercise is a fundamental component of overall health. "This week was super busy but I got up super early 3 times (6am 😜) and went on a hike...even did a couple of 100m sprints to get the heart rate even higher (although my 'sprint' is probably someone else's 'slow jog' 😝) but I felt proud of myself and now only 3kg's away from my goal weight!" she wrote on Instagram.