Losing weight often feels like an impossible challenge. We have evaluted numerous fad diets over the years. All too frequently their results are just shy of painfully disappointing. Read the full story

Losing weight often feels like an impossible challenge. We have evaluted numerous fad diets over the years. All too frequently their results are just shy of painfully disappointing Read the full story

but her post-pregnancy workouts—which began soon after the birth of her second son, Zuma, in August 2008—didn’t include a single crunch. “They can actually worsen the pouch you’re trying to lose,” says her trainer, Mike Heatlie, author of the e-book Lose 10 Pounds, 10 Years, in 5 Weeks. Instead, she did high-intensity resistance-training workouts and ate superhealthy. Heatlie suggests drinking lots of water and eating fresh vegetables and lean meats, and having complex carbohydrates in moderation