Would this be Angelina Jolie's diet secret?

One of my favorite actresses is Angelina Jolie . I really liked her in her new movie, SALT- in which she plays a CIA agent trying to prove she is not a Russian spy. Angelina filmed the movie only 6 months after giving birth to the twins, which is a pretty amazing feet to get back into that good of shape that quick.

I read in Globe that the “Sexiest Woman In America”, Angelina Jolie, used Hoodia to drop her 25lbs of baby fat super fast. Malcolm Balfour reports that “Angelina appears to have already lost most of the 25 lbs she gained during the pregnancy… in fact, she looked toned and fit just 19 DAYS after giving birth….”

How has she done it? Sources in the arid African country wonder if she has been using the miracle slimming extract Hoodia. Hoodia is a cactus that grows in the south African desert.

Dr. Richard Goldfarb - The medical director of research and development at Bucks County Clinical Research had this to say after he done test on hoodia...

"The appetite suppressant effect -- after it accumulates in your system, after only a few days we saw in our study -- People will cut their calories probably in less than half and not desire any additional food."

Weight loss expert Madelyn Fernstrom says...

"You strip off the skin, you strip off the spines, then you Eat it and you won't want to eat anything else"

Wanna be sexy like Angelina Jolie? It's up to you to look for that Hoodia...he..he...

Look! I was skinny!

Gone were the days where I could eat all I can without worrying of gaining weight. In fact, I tried as much as possible to eat as much as I can so that I’ll gain weight. Why? I was sick and tired of my friends comment every time they see me. They always told me that I’m so skinny (and undernourished) as if I just recovered from being sick. They make sure they sounded sympathetic and yes they’re successful in making me feel sickly and ugly. In my desperation, I even spent hundreds for propan vitamins just to gain weight. I believed before that I would look younger, fairer and sexier if I could just add few pounds to my skinny figure.

This was 6 years ago. I looked taller here and darker…LOL! I weighed only 43 kilos then and with a 24 cm waistline!

Fast forward, after 6 years, I gained weight…more weight than I ever wanted that I tried my best to shed off those excess pounds. I even came to the point of considering diet pills to trim down and be the skinny girl I disliked before. What an irony! After my diet story shared to you in my previous post, I lost weight, not yet my ideal but I’m still working on it.

This was taken yesterday. I weigh 46.3 kilos and I knew how to pose compared to my old me (LOL!) but the hairdo stayed the same after all those years ..ha..ha! I still need to exercise to see curves on my waist part (hey I can now wear my jag pants with 26 cm waistline!) , get rid of tummy fats and flabby arms!

My Diet Story

Looking back merely two years ago when I conceived Hyzyd, I couldn't believed that I would reached 143 lbs (65 kg)! That's 44 lbs (20 kilos) more than my usual 99 pounds (45 kilos) weight. After giving birth I reduced to 121 lbs (55 kg). I carried that weight until Hyzyd reached a year old. Then, I gradually loss pounds until I reached 110 lbs (50 kg). A friend commented that I should not fret with that weight because someone who's age and height the same with me (I'm 29 and stands 155.44 cm) belongs to the normal weight (114.4 lbs or 52 kilos is the maximum weight , by the way, and beyond that weight is already considered obese, that's according to her). I need to validate this fact, though.

a month after giving birth on year 2008

It was ok at first to accept that I'm just healthy and I seem to enjoy my chubbiness for quite some time. But every time I pose for picture-taking, I cringe watching those muffin tops- the strange and bizarre waist scrunching effect that results when I wear tight-fitting blouses. My flabby arms are getting on the way and it's very annoying! I couldn't face how I become! I decided to do something. I searched and read other bloggers' stories of diets that work successfully for them. I chose to follow the diet that suggests eating meals regularly and had earlier dinners. Having meals on time and dinner earlier is good for this helps me eat larger portions than normal and is usually only done when I'm not hungry. Not sleeping with a full stomach is also very important as what my grandma used to say.

I cut sugary and fried foods. This means no more Swensen's ice cream, milk tea, and french fries. It's a great help when we moved because mall isn't accessible for me anymore. Unlike before that I could just sneak out anytime to Diana Mall for a dip of McDonald's sundae or Swensen's Ice Cream. Though sugary foods do boost your energy but also increase your weight!

I changed from unhealthy snacks to fruits and wheat crackers. They sustain my hunger and also fill me up plus they are low in calories. I hope this eating pattern will continually shed the pounds and keep it off.

recent photo of me weighing 101.9 lbs (46.3 kilos)

I know my weight loss isn't really the ideal, it's slow and gradual. It could be sped up with exercises, though but you know I'm lazy when it comes to that.

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Of jeans and birthday...

I'm so ecstatic today!!!!You know why? After months of waiting (to lose weight...*grin*), trying and "fitting", at last, I'm able to wear one of my favorite jeans! One thing is for sure...I'll be able to wear my other jeans stacked in the wardrobe. The truth can't be denied...I'm truly losing weight. ..*chuckling*...

I'm also into rapturous delight today for my baby is celebrating his 5-month old birthday. God is so good to us. Time flies so fast....maybe time will come before I realize, our baby is already a grown-up man! Can't wait to be there for him.

Denise