With the Oscars around the corner, and, well, living in a city like Los Angeles, you always need to be ready to look your best. That’s where celebrity fitness trainer, Autumn Calabrese comes in. She has whipped numerous stars into shape, is a national level bikini competitor, certified fitness trainer and the star of Beachbody’s number one selling weight-loss program 21 Day Fix.
She has come up with tips for you to be at your peak whether you’re hitting the red carpet, or hitting a Los Angeles party:
Tip 1: cut out the processed foods. Stick to lean proteins, vegetables, fruits and healthy carbohydrates.
Tip 2: cut out the alcohol. Not only do the calories add up quick but we don’t make the best food choices after having a cocktail or two.
Tip 3: Don’t eat carbohydrates after 4 pm. Carbohydrates take longer for the body to process, they can also store as fat if you don’t burn them off. So it’s best to be finished with them while you still have a few hours of moving about before you go to bed.
Tip 4: water water water. It’s important to stay hydrated. Water helps flush your system. Also, your body can’t tell the difference between hunger and thirst so sometimes you will eat thinking you are hungry when really all you need is a big glass of H2O.
Tip 5: watch out for those sugary coffee drinks. Lattes and frappacinos are loaded with sugar and calories. If you need a caffeine boost go for black coffee, coffee with 1 packet of organic raw sugar or my favorite, an Americano (espresso & water).
Tip 6: Eat 5-6 small meals a day. Eating small meals every 2-3 hours keeps your metabolism working hard and it keeps you from pigging out and storing extra calories as fat.
Tip 7: don’t skip breakfast! This is so important. You’ve already gone 7-12 hours without eating (depending on when your last meal of the day is and how many hours you sleep) it’s important to break the fast (breakfast) and give your body some fuel otherwise your metabolism will start to slow down and when you do eat you will probably over eat because you waited so long.
Tip 8: Get moving. Get in at least 30 minutes of exercise at least 5 days a week.
