Kathy Ireland
Kathy Ireland: Back to Her Bikini Body
By Gabrielle Linzer
Gracing the cover of the "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue is no simple feat; your body must epitomize flawlessness. Though former supermodel Kathy Ireland has embodied this ideal in the past, switching gears to motherhood took a toll on her perfect form. After seeing a photograph of herself looking unhappy and overweight, Ireland told PEOPLE she realized that she needed to take the time to care for herself and her body.
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Kathy Ireland Back to Bikini Body
After seeing a photograph of herself looking unhappy and overweight, Kathy Ireland took charge of her life, increased exercise sessions, cut snacks and ate healthier. As a result, she told PEOPLE that she has dropped nearly 25 pounds and is almost back to the body that used to make "Sports Illustrated" readers swoon.
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Kathy Ireland during her Sports Illustrated days looking fit and trim in a flower bikini.
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Kathy Ireland's book, "Real Solutions for Busy Moms," hits stores in April 2009.
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Kathy Ireland smiles during a photo session.
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Kathy Ireland poses with some of her "Ki by Orioxi Collection" pieces at the MAGIC convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center February 22, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Kathy Ireland smiles as she signs a copy of her new book for a fan "Powerful Inspirations: Eight lessons that will change your life" at her autograph session at Brentano's on August 1, 2002 in Los Angeles, California.
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Kathy Ireland poses for a photo session.
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How Kathy Ireland Regained Her Sports Illustrated Body
"I didn't recognize the person I saw. I saw someone who looked overwhelmed, overstressed, overweight, over-everything." Ireland took charge, increasing exercise sessions, cutting snacks and eating healthier. As a result, she has dropped nearly 25 pounds, and is almost back to the body that used to make "Sports Illustrated" readers swoon.
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Lisa Rinna
Rinna turned heads and stole the headlines for posing for the May 2009 "Playboy" cover at age 45. In an interview with That's Fit, she explains how she stays in shape after having kids. While she's always been a fan of exercise, being on "Dancing With the Stars" has changed her entire workout philosophy. "Dance is such an overall workout…that also makes you really, really happy… what's more fun than dancing?"
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Demi Moore
If you were a 46-year-old toting around 31-year-old arm candy, you might worry about looking young, or at least try to look your best. But we hear that this actress is willing to drop more than six figures a year to sustain her fit figure -- covering the cost of personal trainers, equipment and Pilates classes, among other things.
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Valerie Bertinelli
After shedding 50 pounds, 48-year-old Bertinelli graced the cover of "People" magazine, clad in a bikini -- for the first time in 20 years. This former teen star and current Jenny Craig spokeswoman ditched the excess weight by cutting calories, running five days a week and doing strength-training exercises with her personal trainer.
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Kathy Ireland
This 46-year-old former "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit model and current CEO, author and mother, recently had a wake-up call that she was carrying some extra weight, from her son of all people. After he told her she looked pregnant, she stepped on the scales to find she'd gained 25 pounds. A friend, who's a personal trainer and nutritionist, helped her plan healthier meals, cut back on snacks and sweets and incorporate three exercise sessions a week. As a result she's lost nearly all of the added pounds.
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Sheryl Crow
This Grammy winner is nearly as famous for her albums as she is for her show-stopping body. When the 46-year-old recently stepped out on the red carpet looking more toned and fit than ever, she shared that her incredible figure was the result of a regimen of yoga, Pilates and P90X workouts.
The sweat-inducing system, created by trainer Tony Horton, is made up of 12 different workouts designed to create "muscle confusion" by introducing new moves to beat boredom and avoid plateaus. There's also a three-phase diet plan that focuses on lean protein, complex carbs and limiting fat.
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Courteney Cox Arquette
Our favorite 'Friend' and soulless tabloid journalist has only gotten better looking with age. Cox Arquette's secret weapon for those cut arms and toned legs? Tennis and Budokon, an intense workout integrating yoga, martial arts and meditation. Cox Arquette has also been said to use the Blood Type Diet.
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Kim Cattrall
Our pick for sexiest of the "Sex and the City" pack is also the oldest. And at 51, we think Kim Cattrall looks even more fabulous now than she did when the show first debuted. Cattrall has said that exercise is crucial for her and that without it she feels sluggish. When she can't make it to the gym for a 30-minute workout, she likes to walk.
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Daniel Craig
How does hottie Daniel Craig get Bond buff? It's no surprise that there's a lot of weight lifting in his fitness routine. Craig has said that a routine centered around weights was the only way to bulk up in the short time he had to prepare for "Casino Royale." But for his next Bond venture, the 40-year-old stunning star is mixing up his heavy lifting routine with boxing and running.
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Madonna
Madonna may be single-handedly responsible for helping yoga and Pilates go mainstream. With her enviable arms and taut abs, her body is a walking advertisement for the two fitness disciplines which she has long practiced. Her high water intake (three liters a day) and strict diet that bans processed foods, alcohol, caffeine and dairy also helps keep the 49-year-old slim. But we're sure the two-hour sessions of dancing and hitting the Hybrid Body Reformer (a pulley-system machine) that she does six times a week don't hurt.
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Jamie Foxx
The Jamie Foxx workout doesn't involve exclusive gyms or personal trainers. He keeps it simple. Every morning he does four sets of pushups, situps and crunches. But not all at once, mind you. He breaks up the workout with chores. A set of pushups. Brush teeth. One set of ab exercises. Take a shower. And so on. That way, he doesn't have to make time for exercise, it's just part of his morning routine.
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Mgainglis5 04:08:08 AM Apr 11 2009
Well done losing this belly fat if the photos are real. I am on my own weight loss and lose belly fat program as I write. I have over 100 lbs too lose and I think it will take me up to 2 years. Good luck to anyone else who is on their own journey, remember you are not alone and we are all doing it together. www.planet-weight-loss.com
Flexbeen 10:30:40 PM Apr 09 2009
Congratulations to Kathy. Good job and what an inspiration for others. I know what it's like to try and lose weight. I lost 47 pounds in 6 weeks using the Rapidthin diet at www.rapidthin.com. Good luck to all. Use what works for you.
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Jdjohns88 02:45:07 AM Apr 08 2009
The picture is so small I can barely make out who that is.It certainly doesn't look like Kathy Ireland. You know how some people get big but you can tell it is still them. Not so. And like someone said, why is this the only picture then.And I don't know of any woman who is overweight who wears their belly out like a plumber. Just looks fake.
soonersarge1979 02:21:52 AM Apr 08 2009
My husband and I were looking at this pic and the first thing that came to mind is that isn't just 25 lbs and the second is if she were that big why is this the ONLY pic showing it? The media will put a pic of any entertainer taken at a bad angle and say so and so is getting fat but some how Kathy Managed to go out in public and not have one pic in either "Star" or "People" Magazines with her being at least 40lbs overweight? I don't think so. I think this is a publicity stunt. There would have been something in the rag mags showing her weight gain. I could be totally wrong and if I am good for her but I also say who cares if your a size -1 I would much rather be a size 12 with some curves and enjoy a candy bar every now and again.
sixgun200 01:00:58 AM Apr 08 2009
Sorry ladies (and some gents) any woman with a belly hanging over her pants ain't sexy, good looking, healthy or anything else along those lines. That having been said, beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.
DMryll 12:19:32 AM Apr 08 2009
It's a fake pic. Doesn't even look like her. To use her son is realy bad.
K2bill7 12:04:19 AM Apr 08 2009
She probably took a whole box of ex-lax, and took a 40 pound crap.
wp9090 12:02:56 AM Apr 08 2009
how many of you thought the photo was fake? you really couldn't make out if that was really her.... it could all be a publicity stunt.. anyone can be paid to have their photo shot.
