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Lose 5 Pounds Instantly With Chiseled Cheeks - Tip of the Day!

Filed under: Cosmetics, Style Tip of the Day, Beauty Tips

kim kardashianIt's as easy as 1-2-3 to get a more defined jawline and cheeks that will leave pals saying, "Wow you look great! How'd you lose the weight?" But you don't need to divulge your true secret – contouring powders that work like Slim Fast.

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Robert Downey Jr's Weight Loss System - Chris Martin

Filed under: Style in the News, Celebrities with Style

Robert Downey Jr. at the OscarsWhen a superstar Hollywood actor accepts a role to play a superstar literary figure, it's got to put them under a lot of pressure to measure up to a character with so much baggage. And while going to extremes to lose weight for a role is par for the course, Robert Downey Jr. has a kinda unusual personal trainer for his upcoming roll as Sherlock Holmes. Apparently, Chris Martin is a Sherlock Holmes junkie and has told Downey that he must lose weight to look "guant" for the role -- like the Sherlock he's always pictured.

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Keeping Resolutions Intact - Tip of the Day!

Filed under: Style Tip of the Day

Mickey RourkeThe first month of the year has come and gone. You were so sure this was going to be the year you stuck with your resolutions. But as usual, it's getting more difficult by the day to keep your motivation high. Here are a few tips to keep you inspired to look your best in 2009.

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Celebrity Weighing Scale

Filed under: Product Reviews, Must Haves, Beauty Tips

Celebrity Weighing ScaleThis is ridonkulous.

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Lose An Inch In Dresses That Suck You In - Tip of the Day!

Filed under: Style Tip of the Day

DressDo you feel like you put on the freshmen fifteen again after the holidays (even though you're well out of college)? Us too! So how do we go about fixing this the easy way? Try this slimming dress on for size!

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Yummie Tummie Giveaway on That's Fit!

Filed under: Clothing, Swimwear and Lingerie, Contests & Giveaways

yummie tummie tankWhat's even better than a discount on the fabulous Yummie Tummie shapewear? A completely free one!

Our sister site, That's Fit! is giving away a Yummie Tummie tank to one lucky winner. Just pop over to the original post and leave a confirmed comment telling us whether you have any New Year's weight loss or fitness resolutions.

The winner will be picked after 5pm EST this Friday. So even if you over indulge a bit over New Year's, you don't have worry about anything bulging when you go back to work next week!

Yummie Tummie
comes in loads of great styles and now offers plus size tanks, too!

Sexy Skin Here We Come!

Filed under: Fashionable Food, Ask StyleList, Cosmetics, Skin Care, Daily Obsession, Beauty Tips

Rose Cole, ModelBoy have we got the perfect New Year's resolution for you! Stylelist blogger Boydie will be entering into the Wellness with Rose's Younger Skin Diet and you're invited to join in on the fun.

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Flat Belly Diet - Fad Diet du Jour

Filed under: Style in the News, Books



The Flat Belly Diet is currently the hottest you gotta do this one! eating plan. Six pack abs are dreamy, but apparently the stress of the 2008 presidential election has us all packing on the beer bellies and love handles. Since there isn't much time for us to take it off before holiday parties make it even worse, people are all over this quick fix diet -- you'll supposedly see results in the first four days.


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Courtney Love's a liar! (Shocking, we know)

Filed under: Celebrity Fashion Mistakes


Let's start off by all agreeing that Courtney Love is a mess. She just is. And when she dropped a tremendous amount of weight in a very short time, we didn't believe her for a second when she said it was through a strict diet. Puh-lease -- a strict diet takes self control and restraint, which are qualities we know Courtney just doesn't have, so we've always assumed she had some sort of medical assistance.

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Fad Diet du Jour: Master Cleanse

Filed under: Fashionable Food, Celebrities with Style, Books



Fat behinds ruin the lines of Calvin Klein, and Dior doesn't come in plus sizes. It's time for a diet! But which one? A new one pops up every day. We help you sort them out with Fad Diet du Jour.


The catchy name: Maple Syrup Diet, Lemonade Diet, Master Cleanse

The story: Originally developed by Stanley Burroughs and popularlized in The Master Cleanser, published in 1976. Reintroduced to the world in 2005 by Peter Glickman in his much peppier and promisorily titled book Lose Weight, Have More Energy and Be Happier in 10 Days. The idea is that your body is full of toxins, which get stored in your fat cells, and that makes you sick. If you take some time off from ingesting new toxins, i.e. don't eat for a couple of weeks, your body can expel the built up toxins.

The scrawny celebrity dieter:
Confirmed: Beyonce, Robin Quivers. Rumored: Ginger Spice Geri Halliwell, lemon-faced skeletar Renee Zellweger,

The anti-diet propaganda: "It's detox, not a diet! Oh, sure, some people also lose weight..."

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Eat cake...lose weight

Filed under: Celebrities with Style

portionpals®
For the past few weeks the product "Portion Pals" has been popping up in random places. At first I thought it was some freaky weight loss program (ala Jenny Craig) until I started reading the recommendations on ThisNext.

Apparently this is a magical weight loss program, which I typically scoff at such thing but after reading up on it, this thing makes sense. A lot of sense. It is a tool that helps you do what you are supposed to do to lose weight. No need for a dramatic carb free diet or a crash diet of power bars and diet coke -- just sensible everyday food in the correct portion sizes.

Portion Pals are discs that double as cutting boards that allow you measure out the proper amount of food you should be putting in your body. Do they work? According to the site, ThisNext users, fashionistas, and celebrities they do. I am ordering a set right now, so you know I believe the hype.

Gisele gained some weight

Filed under: Runway Trends, Events: On the Scene

giseleYes, yes, I know, it is big news, right? When a supermodel gains some weight it's big news?

According to Brazilian gossip writer Anderson Antunes of Glamurama, Gisele Bundchen, now in her global model goddess-ness known simply as Gisele, gained 14 pounds in order to participate in Milan Fashion Week, which now has strict guidelines regarding models' weights and BMIs. If you recall, back in September, there was much ado about the nothingness of model's figures in Spain, which banned underweight models from the runways. Milan followed suit with a similar restriction, saying that it was trying to discourage eating disorders.

Are we surprised that Gisele packed on 14 pounds? It sounds like a lot, but not unusual for someone who claims to nosh on red meat and McDonald's burgers.

[via: New York Post]

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Elizabeth Hurley's extreme diet

Filed under: Fashionable Food, Celebrities with Style

Watch any diet commercial on television, and inevitably there will be at least one woman who says she wants to lose weight for her wedding day. That fact aside, I doubt that many other brides would be willing to undergo Elizabeth Hurley's rigorous bridal weight loss program.

The actress and model plans to marry Arun Nayer in March, so between now and then she has set her sight on a few rather drastic measures to help her fit into her Versace wedding gown. First off, Hurley has given up on eating after 4PM. But before 4PM, Hurley has decided that she will only eat egg whites, vegetables and steamed fish.

I'm just going to say it: Elizabeth Hurley is crazy if she thinks she needs to lose weight. But that gripe is really beside the point. Elizabeth Hurley is getting married -- shouldn't she be thinking more about the marriage than the size of her waistline on her wedding day?

Want to lose weight? Try thinking about it

Filed under: Style in the News

If you are looking for an easy way to drop some of those holiday pounds, you might want to try thinking about it. Researchers at Hull University in the UK determined that subjects who thought about the muscles they were exercising tended to work out harder.

By monitoring the electrical activity of 30 people doing bicep curls, the scientists concluded that when subjects were asked to focus on muscle mechanics, their bodies showed significantly higher levels of electrical activity. (Electrical activity is a useful way of measuring how hard the body is working.)

Of course, brain work will never replace body work in the battle of the bulge, but focusing on your muscles might give you a more effective work-out. So if you're planning on hitting the gym next week, remember to think (and breath and have good posture and maintain proper alignment).

[via bbc.co.uk]

Dress doesn't fit? Try the "cleanse"

Filed under: Holiday Style, Style in the News, Celebrities with Style, Steals and Deals

Living in a culture obsessed with thin, it can only be expected that hundreds - nay, thousands of weight loss products will be showcased by the media in a single calendar year. South Beach, Hydroxycut, Atkins, TRIMSPA, The Zone - we've heard them all, and while some of these programs stick around with some semblance of longevity, most are just a flash in the pan.

I think most of us know now that weight loss doesn't come in pill form. Exercise gurus and nutritionists have drilled the mantra "eat right, exercise at least 3 times per week, and you'll be fine" into our heads enough to know that we are going to have to work a little for the weight to drop off and stay off.

However, an old diet tactic is making new rounds. It cleverly combines work ethic with immediate gratification, appealing to just about any American consumer interested in dropping a couple of pounds. The diet is called the "Master Cleanse", and involves surviving for 10 days on a mixture of lemon juice, cayenne pepper, maple syrup, and water. And that's all.

Sound tough? It is. But it works, and the diet has many devotees, including celebrities such as Beyoncé Knowles and Denzel Washington. Joy Bauer, a New York City based nutritionist, estimates that if performed correctly, the cleanse will provide about 650 calories per day, 950 calories less than the minimum recommended for a woman trying to maintain her weight. "Of course you're going to lose weight," Bauer said. "You're starving yourself." Cleanse supporters quell their critics by citing the program's many benefits, including supposed help for ulcers and other internal ailments and the purging of impurities and toxins like pesticides and food additives.

So what do you think? Is the "Cleanse" just organized starvation, or is it the anecdote to our immediate gratification-style weight loss obsession?

How You Voted

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    Inzemove and Fred & Farid

    Do these ads belong in the U.S.?
    StyleList readers were nearly evenly divided on this, with 52% thinking that they should run in the States, and 48% finding them inappropriate. Get the full story here.

    Inzemove and Fred & Farid

    Curly or Straight?
    While 30% of you think she's so beautiful that her hair doesn't even matter, 49% of you prefer her curls. Get the full story here.

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    Offensive or artistic?
    Just over 50% of StyleList readers said they weren't offended by this shirt, but didn't know if it was totally appropriate to wear in public. Unfortunately, that wasn't the opinion in Dubai. Get the full story here.

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    Strapless dresses on 13-year-olds
    StyleList readers think strapless dresses should be saved for older girls -- 41% of you think the look is too mature. Get the full story here.

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    Is Megan the new Angelina?
    Half of you think Megan needs to get her own identity and quit copying Angie, but more than a quarter said Jolie doesn't stand a chance against this Fox. Get the full story here.

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    Did Calvin Klein respond to public's outcry?
    The controversial "threesome" billboard in Soho has been replaced with this one, but 51% of you believe it was just to keep people talking about the brand, not because CK caved. Get the full story here.

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    Calvin Klein's Racy Ad
    Is it art or practically pornography? About 40% of StyleList readers found this billboard obscene. Get the full story.

    Maggie Coughlan, AOL

    Palin's Pedi
    Do you think Sarah Palin's funky pedicure was appropriate? If so, you're in good company -- 68% of you said it was fun and fabulous. Get the full story.

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    Bright, Light, or Dark as Night?
    How do you like your toenails painted? Over half of StyleList readers prefer their piggies with bright, perky polish. Get the full story.

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