Britney Spears Goes On Low-Carb, Dance Diet

Britney Spears ditched the gimmicks and lost weight on low-carb

Remember back in February this year when Britney Spears was moaning and groaning about her weight following the birth of her first child? I was pretty hard on her about her attitude regarding her "excess weight" which amounted to maybe 20 pounds. That ain't no big weight problem compared to most of the rest of us!

At the time, she explained that she was "at her wit's end" about what to do about her weight.

"She wants to lose weight, but she's having the most difficult time doing it," a spokesperson for Spears said at the time. "Britney is feeling awful about herself right now."

It was sad really to see someone like her get so depressed and discouraged by something as natural as weight gain after having a baby. That's a part of life, Britney! Get on a plan and get the weight off. That's all you need to do.

What really got me was when she was offered a ton of money by several weight loss companies to become their spokesperson and she was actually considering them. Thankfully nature had a way of delaying what would have been a poor decision by her when Spears got pregnant with her second child.

That little one named Sutton Pierce was just born in early September to join one-year old Sean Preston, but this All Headline News story reveals that Spears has already lost about half of her baby weight since. That's not surprising since she is still a very young 24 years old and has a healthy body despite her previous poor dietary habits of Cheetos and French fries.

But check this out: Britney Spears decided against using a personal trainer, weight loss pills or any kind of weird gimmicky diets to lose weight this time. Instead, she chose to go back to the fun dance exercises ("it's more fun than the gym," Spears said) she has previously enjoyed, cut out fast food, and has eaten lots of healthy fruits, nuts and low-fat yogurt while cutting back on her carbohydrate intake.

YOU READ THAT RIGHT! Britney Spears is livin' la vida low-carb!

She has gotten back down to a size 8 one month after giving birth and celebrated by buying herself some new clothes in Los Angeles. Good for her celebrating her weight loss and showing that there is no reason to panic when you just need to take it one day at a time to get the weight off. We live in an "instant" society that demands satisfaction now, so it is predictable to see people wanting FAST weight loss results. And Britney Spears got it thanks to the low-carb lifestyle!

CONGRATULATIONS, Britney! I hope you keep on doing those new healthy habits you have added to your life over the past month or so. They will help keep you looking sexy and beautiful for many years to come and you'll never have to worry about your weight ever again. I encourage you to keep on livin' la vida low-carb!

Pop Princess Popping Pills For Weight Loss

I am not one who usually cares a bit in the world about what the latest teeny-bopper, talentless "superstar" is doing in her life, but this National Ledger story about the struggle one of the biggest names in entertainment is having trying to lose weight after having a baby recently caught my attention.

We all know Britney Spears, right? She's that "virtuous" young girl who encouraged people to "hit me one more time" before she recanted and told us "oops, I did it again." Yeah, you get the picture.

What is incredibly ironic about this story is how so many little girls have been out there looking up to the Pop Princess Spears for what a girl should look like since she splashed on the scene in the 1990s: pretty, thin, skimpy clothes, and the like.

Now look at her! No, not that parody picture that I put at the top of the blog post, but at her DESPERATION to lose that last 20 pounds of baby fat just months after giving birth to her first child. What's the matter, Britney, are you feeling the pressure to look a certain way?!

Sadly, that's exactly what Britney Spears has done to hundreds of thousands of little girls when she jumped around stage wearing her midriff shirts and other such trashy outfits sporting an impossible figure for the average girl to attain. Now the tables are turned and we're supposed to feel sorry for her?! LOL!

This story notes that Spears has been offered BIG MONEY by several weight loss companies to become their spokesperson. But, she's decided against doing those programs in favor of one that apparently is much more appealing to this role model for little girls. Wanna know what she's doing -- SHE'S TAKING DIET PILLS!

Now that's the spirit, Britney. Let's show those little impressionable fans of yours that you don't need to alter your eating and exercise habits, but just pop a pill to make it all better no matter what the problem is! Sheeez! Are you kidding me?!

Could it be those carb-loaded, calorie-busting junk-food binges have contributed to the little tummy that you've got now? Hmmmmm?

Okay, so here's where Britney Spears is right now: She's 24-years-old, 5'5" tall and weighs 140 pounds.

To reach her goal of 120 pounds, all she needs to do is lose 2 pounds a week for the next 10 weeks. That's it! This isn't too demanding and is completely achievable with a little commitment to a good diet and exercise routine. What a role model THAT would be to see Britney Spears show those screaming fans, wouldn't it?!

Instead, though, she'll be downing a pill from Canada that promises people can lose "35 pounds in six weeks." Does anyone else wanna scream at this? :-~

The article notes that Spears is "at her wit's end."

"She wants to lose weight, but she's having the most difficult time doing it. Britney is feeling awful about herself right now."

It sounds like there are much deeper issues there than the inability to lose weight. I know it can't be easy being in the constant spotlight, but Spears hasn't helped herself in the public relations department. What an opportunity for her to do something constructive by being an example for her fans while brushing off past mistakes. And she'll get skinnier in the process, too!

If that doesn't happen and she messes up, then she can always say "Oops, I did it again!" Sorry, couldn't resist!

2-15-06 UPDATE: Well, it looks like Britney Spears isn't the ONLY pop music star with a slight weight problem!

But for Janet Jackson, the infamous "wardrobe malfunction" incident at the Super Bowl two years ago and trauma over her brother Michael's child molestation trial caused her to put on some extra weight.

According to this Monsters & Critics story, her record company Virgin has ordered her to lose 20 pounds by September or her new CD will not come out and they may drop her from the label. Nevermind the fact that her last album, "Damita Jo," was a dismal failure.

Janet Jackson, I have the same advice for you as I did for Britney Spears: Lose just 2 pounds a week over the next 10 weeks and you'll lose that 20 pounds before May comes. She supposedly is on a "diet" now and hired a personal trainer to help her get there.

I don't know why the media is making such a big deal about these pop stars NEEDING to lose weight when all they have is 20 pounds to lose.

Try sincerely needing to lose over 100 pounds and I'll show you something that takes commitment, persistance, and self-motivation. These highly-paid "entertainers" don't even know what it means to have an obesity problem that requires you to change your lifestyle forever to get your weight under control! Puhleeez! Don't get me started.