Revealed: Jessica Alba's baby weight loss secret

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Jessica Alba has revealed how she achieved her post-baby body shape – and it doesn’t involve diets, gyms or personal trainers.

The A-list star has admitted to a US magazine: ‘I wore a girdle. Eight weeks after my girlfriend had her baby, you could see her six-pack. She told me to put an elastic band around my waist – any kind of band or girdle works.’

The Fantastic Four actress added: ‘I didn’t recover as fast as she did. I don’t have a six-pack – that’s just not my body at all.’

As with so many of Hollywood’s elite, Alba did attempt to regain her figure by working out – especially since she had the Campari calendar campaign to shoot – but found the regime too punishing, confessing it brought her to tears.

‘[The workouts] were horrible. I cried. And I haven’t worked out since,’ she said.

The gorgeous star did give away the trials of childbirth for all those who haven’t gone through the experience. ‘Contractions aren’t that bad,’ she says. ‘If you’ve ever had bad cramps? That’s what they’re like. But that moment when they put the baby on your chest – that’s deep. It’s a deep experience.’

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Thursday 5 February 2009

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This is the most bizarre idea i have ever heard. Is there anyone out there stupid enough to think that a bit of elastic is the answer to al our prayers?!! I am sure jessicas amazing body is down to great genes and being young!
Comment by jakimhall@yahoo.co.uk on February 05 12:57

Not so bizarre as you might think, jakimhall - as your pregnancy advances, the muscles of your abdomen are pushed apart, and the ribs are pushed out. With proper (gentle)exercise or time, the abs muscles should go back in most women, but some are left with protruding ribcages & take a long time to regain their waist. There is some evidence that pressure e.g from a girdle allows everything to settle back faster, and will especially help the ribs to return - if you had fab abs before pregnancy, I'm sure this would show up as a quick return to shape
Comment by villanova on February 05 13:51

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