Who among us in our youth did not do exercises with a video with Cindy Crawford? The exercises that she herself mastered to keep her body in shape for the modeling business are still considered the ideal weight loss workouts to this day. In her new book, To Live and To Amaze, Cindy Crawford talks in detail about her career and personal life. In particular, about how she lost weight in order to fit into designer clothes - and why she stopped doing it.

I have never had a typical model figure. At the beginning of my career, when models were allowed to be in size 44, my shapes were still more curvaceous.

To the credit of many photographers I have worked with, instead of paying attention to my figure and telling me what I need, they gave me confidence in their appearance, showing what a beautiful body I have.

As a child, I was very thin. I wanted to be like girls whose breasts began and grew in the seventh grade. They got beautiful hips, mouth-watering cleavage and the attention of all the boys in the area.

When I started working as a model, while still in school, I was 176 centimeters tall and weighed about 57 kilograms. Over the next few years, I rounded up a little, gaining a couple more pounds.

At the same time, only after moving to New York, where I began to wear real designer clothes and samples, I began to have problems in order to fit into some things. As a rule, the catwalk samples more or less suited me in size, but often the legs were too tight, or the dresses pressed at the waist.

I have never been on a diet and had a vague idea of ​​proper nutrition. I grew up on meat and potatoes and all sorts of sweets for dessert. Also, I have never really played sports other than physical education in school, although I'm not sure if physical education in high school at De Kalba really counts. Once we had bowling for a whole semester! Here is such a wonderful our Midwest.

My diets and workouts

I soon realized that if I want to fit into the clothes that I have to wear for work, then I need to change my approach. I started training with Radu, a well-known fitness trainer who at that time worked with such favorites of the fashion world as Calvin Klein and Bianca Jagger. Every evening after work, I trudged to his little studio on Fifty-seventh Street, where he studied with me according to his Romanian method.

Never before in my life have I been in such good shape. To this day, my training is based on the exercises that Radu taught me. I still train with an instructor three times a week, and on top of that I go hiking or cycling on weekends.

Of course, it's great to feel that your body is in good shape, but the biggest gift for Radu was the feeling of self-confidence. He taught me to understand that physical strength provides a sense of emotional strength.

In addition, I began to learn more about proper nutrition and how to maintain your figure. Unfortunately, I've never been one of the girls who can eat whatever they want and still not gain weight (damn you, Kate Moss!).

Over the years I have experimented with different weight loss options - low fat, low carb, only fruit until lunch, vegetable and high protein. Of course, as soon as I gave myself a vow not to eat sweets, bread or whatever else, then I only thought about sweets, bread or something like that! Ultimately, I settled on eating right 80% of the time. It was within my power.

Will I Ever Be Skinny As A Hanger? I do not think. Although sometimes I really want to. Some clothes actually look better on this type of figure.

Losing weight hurts the skin

On days when I feel a sense of self-doubt, I remind myself of the words that Avedon once said to me after I lost a couple of kilograms. He said that he liked my face better when I was not so thin. At the time, I did a lot of covers and cosmetics ads, so he advised me not to get completely skinny.

Later, when I started collaborating with Dr. Sebagh in an ad for his line of cosmetics called Meaningful Beauty, he gave me similar advice - advised me to choose some medium weight - not the smallest one I have ever had, but not the largest - and try to stick to it, because harms the skin when it constantly stretches and contracts again. His approach to diet also helped me learn to accept my body as it is.

I believe that when you take control of your body through exercise, that kind of physical activity can help you love it.

After the birth of children, I began to relate to the capabilities of the body in a new way. My height is still 176 centimeters (unless, of course, I have not yet begun to dry out from old age), and I weigh in the region of 61–64 kilograms. I am fortunate enough to be healthy and can still do pretty much anything I love to do - race with my kids, go for walks, swim in the ocean.

If you don't like skinny models

At the same time, I know what is happening now in the modeling business. Young models are getting thinner and thinner, which means that the size of the clothes is decreasing, and it makes no sense for me to even try to wear it.

Now a lot of people criticize the situation with thinness of models, but here's what I can say about this: firstly, fashion does not stand still. It all depends on what inspires designers, photographers and editors.

Second, consumers need to understand that all power is in their hands (or rather, in their wallets). If they don't like the looks they see, they can simply stop buying magazines or designer dresses. Be that as it may, fashion is primarily a business, and sometimes only strong losses can push to qualitative changes.

The most important idea that I would like to convey to you and which I can be an example, is how important it is to maintain your individuality and take care of your health.

Today, many popular meal plans are not called by the names of celebrities. Cindy Crawford's diet is proof of this. In the Russian-speaking world, there are at least three versions on this score, but if you believe Western fashion blogs - all five. How to be, and what is really considered the key to the slenderness of a supermodel of the nineties? Cindy Crawford herself denies dieting. According to her, better than a healthy diet and fitness, as well as a long happy life with her husband and children, nothing helps. However, back to diets.

Cindy Crawford's diet or model

Let's make a reservation right away that this diet is also attributed to Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell. It is also known as the Fashion Model Diet. You will have to go on a diet for 3 days, weight loss will be 3-4 kilograms, depending on the initial data. The diet belongs to low-carb, high-protein plans, therefore it is strictly forbidden for people with kidney failure.

Cindy Crawford diet menu:

Breakfast: A glass of water with lemon juice. Half an hour later - one soft-boiled egg. Half an hour later - a cup of natural green tea.

Lunch: 170 g fat-free cottage cheese. After 15 minutes, a cup of green tea.

Dinner: 170 g of cottage cheese 0%, green tea. Dinner should take place no later than 16.00 local time, then - only green tea and still water.

Cindy Crawford's Balanced Diet or Zone

The Zone Diet is authored by professional nutritionist Barry Sears. He believes that not only calorie intake is important to enter the fat burning zone, but also the ratio of nutrients. Each meal contains 40% carbohydrates and 30% fat and protein. It is recommended to eat often, at least five or six times a day.

Sample menu:

Breakfast: 4-protein scrambled eggs, sprinkled with Parmesan. 150 g grapes, whole grain toast.

Snack: salad of mussels, green apple and lettuce, season with light mayonnaise. In addition, eat a grain loaf.

Lunch: 30 grams of cheese, orange or apple.

Dinner: 150 g of meat, a serving of beans, a tablespoon of olive oil as a dressing for a salad of fresh vegetables and mushrooms.

This Cindy Crawford Diet is the US FDA-recognized Healthy Eating Diet. In America, the "Zone" is recommended for cardiology patients and everyone who wants to lose weight.

Cindy Crawford's soup diet

Popular rumor prescribes this diet to be incredibly popular in model circles. However, a soup diet can save you five kilos in a week. The rules are simple: a day you can eat as much of the soup prepared according to a special recipe and add additional products. So, the recipe is simple: take a small head of cabbage, 100 g of root celery, 1 large red bell pepper, 2 tomatoes, 3 onions. Cut all this splendor, add water and boil until soft. In some versions, you can add a bouillon cube to the soup, but this will slow down the elimination of the liquid, so the weight will be lost more slowly. The soup can be passed through a blender, then it kind of tastes better.

Additional products:

Day 1 - any fruit, except sweet, 1 kg.
Day 2 - any vegetables except potatoes, 1 kg.
Day 3 - vegetables and fruits, 1 kg.
Day 4 - 2 bananas and a glass of milk.
Day 5 - 1 baked potato and vegetable salad.
Day 6 - 1 boiled chicken breast without salt.
Day 7 - 300 g of beef and vegetable salad.

In fact, the soup diet is popularly known as the "German" diet. The paradox is that in Germany it is called "Russian". In any case, due to the lack of a restriction on the amount of food, the diet is not recommended for those who do not know how to control portions.

Important: Before starting the Cindy Crawford diet, consult your doctor.

Especially for - fitness trainer Elena Selivanova

Cindy Crawford is one of the representatives of the golden era of 90s models. The celebrity has always been distinguished by her ideal figure, but most importantly, she is in great shape to this day.

The developed nutritional system and a set of exercises of the model have helped many women around the world to lose weight. Cindy Crawford shared her secrets of diet, slimness and exercise, recording video lessons that are still available to everyone.

Cindy Crawford Diet


Together with American nutritionists, Cindy Crawford created a two-week diet, the main course of which is vegetable soup. The advantage of the diet is that when you feel hungry, you can eat a portion of the soup. The main ingredient in the soup is white cabbage. Also, add onions, carrots, tomatoes, bell peppers, celery, green beans, rice and fresh herbs to the dish. Simmer the soup with a little salt.

Crawford advises adding as much parsley as possible to the soup, as it helps to remove excess fluid from the body.

Among other products, citrus fruits, vegetables, low-fat yogurt, black rice, fresh juices, and clean drinking water are allowed for use with this diet.
You can eat up to five times a day.

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Menu for the week


Cindy Crawford's 7 Day Diet Schedule is very simple. Those who are losing weight have the opportunity to choose any fruits and vegetables from the list of permitted ones, using them in unlimited quantities.

Permitted fruits and berries:

  • apples;
  • oranges;
  • apricots;
  • plums;
  • kiwi;
  • grapefruit;
  • pomelo;
  • Cherry;
  • Strawberry;
  • blueberry;
  • blueberry;
  • currant;
  • gooseberry;
  • watermelon;
  • raspberries.

Permitted vegetables and herbs:

  • tomatoes;
  • cucumbers;
  • zucchini;
  • pumpkin;
  • carrot;
  • beet;
  • green bean;
  • green pea;
  • asparagus;
  • cabbage (broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, white cabbage);
  • Bell pepper;
  • eggplant;
  • greens (spinach, parsley, dill, arugula, iceberg).

Cindy Crawford Diet Weekly Menu:

1 day: vegetable soup, any vegetables, 150 g of low-fat yogurt;
2nd day: vegetable soup, any fruit (except bananas), 150 g of yogurt;
Day 3: vegetable soup, vegetables and fruits, 150g of yogurt;
Day 4: only vegetable soup;
Day 5: soup and fruit;
Day 6: soup, vegetables, 150 g of yogurt;
Day 7: soup, vegetables and fruits, yogurt.

Eat every 2-3 hours. The feeling of severe hunger should not accompany during the diet. Replace tea and coffee with plenty of drinking water.

Nutrition after childbirth


Cindy Crawford knows how to effectively lose weight after giving birth, because she became a mother twice. The main principle of weight loss after childbirth is to eat regularly to maintain a high metabolic rate.

Menu for 7 days for weight loss after childbirth from Cindy Crawford:

Vegetable soup- again, it is the main course of the diet menu, which must be consumed several times every day. In addition to soup, eat:

1 day: any fruit (except bananas);
2nd day: any raw or cooked vegetables (except beans and peas);
Day 3: fruits and vegetables (except potatoes and bananas);
Day 4: 2 bananas, skim milk;
Day 5: 6 tomatoes, 200 g fat-free yogurt;
Day 6: vegetables in any form;
Day 7: boiled rice (unpolished), vegetables, fruits.

In order to achieve the best results in weight loss, a couple of months after giving birth, start doing exercises at home according to Cindy Crawford's “Ideal Body in 10 Minutes” program.

A set of exercises from Cindy Crawford


The secret of Cindy Crawford's ideal figure is the combination of an effective diet and training for all muscle groups. The model notes that only regular work on yourself helps to lose weight and achieve the desired results.

To lose weight and keep your body in good shape, do a set of exercises every day if possible. It doesn't take long, but it brings good results.

Complex "Ideal body in 10 minutes" for weight loss from Cindy Crawford:

  • Place your feet shoulder-width apart, inhaling, raise your arms up and stand on your toes, while exhaling, lower your arms and stand on your feet. Repeat 10 times;
  • Slowly begin to make circular movements with your head in one direction and the other. Repeat 10 times;
  • Make circular movements with straight arms back and forth 10 times;
  • The stand is wider than the shoulders, make circular movements with the body, lowering it down. Repeat 10 times on each side;
  • Do circular movements with the pelvis clockwise and counterclockwise 10 times;
  • Spread your legs one meter and bend first one knee to the side, then the other as low as possible. Do it 10 times;
  • From the previous exercise, bend your knee and sit on your leg, the second is straight, stretch your body towards it. Change your legs;
  • In a standing position, cross your feet and bend your body down to the floor;
  • Get into a plie position and start squatting with your back straight. 25 times;
  • Lunge forward, changing your legs with each lunge. 20 times;
  • Squat as low as possible with your knees facing forward. 25 times;
  • Connect your feet and squat with a straight back 20 times;
  • Repeat the exercise with lunges;
  • Lie on the mat, rest your palms on the mat in a position wider than your shoulders, fingers look forward and, resting on your knees, start push-ups. 10 times;
  • Push up, while turning your palms inward. 10 times;
  • Bring your arms slightly forward shoulder-width apart, fingers facing forward and push up. 10 times;
  • Lie on the floor, bend your knees, resting your feet on the mat, put your hands behind your head and start lifting the upper body off the floor, straining your abs. 15 times;
  • In the same position, take your straight arms back and raise your entire body, bringing your hands forward to your knees. 15 times;
  • Put your right foot on the knee of the other leg, put your left hand behind your head and stretch your elbow to the raised leg, while lifting only your shoulder off the floor. 10 times on each side;
  • Place your palms under your buttocks and begin to raise and lower your straight legs, if possible, without touching the floor. 10 times;
  • Resting your feet on the floor, lift your pelvis and make frequent up and down movements with a small amplitude. 30 times.

After this workout, be sure to stretch your muscles for 5-10 minutes.
All exercises are performed without interruption and at a fast pace.

Effectiveness and results

Cindy Crawford claims that the weight loss system she developed allows you to lose 3 to 5 kg per week.

The model's two-week diet not only effectively fights extra pounds, but also cleanses the body well, due to the high content of healthy products in the menu.
If you wish, you can alternate different sets of exercises from the top model, which you can easily find on the net, and then, it will be easier and faster to lose weight.

The results of the Cindy Crawford diet - before and after photos:








Cindy Crawford is a legendary top model and fashion model, a public person and just a gorgeous woman. She looks gorgeous and has a slender fit figure, although she is over 50 years old. What's the secret? Of course, in the "branded" diet, which was developed for the star by a personal nutritionist.

The diet takes into account all the features of the female body, therefore, it allows you to lose weight gently, effectively, without prejudice to well-being and with the achievement of the most lasting results.

Your beauty is in your hands

Cindy Crawford is a top model in the past, and now she is just a gorgeous woman, a conqueror of men's hearts, a standard of imitation for ladies. With her ideal figure with feminine proportions, she amazed several generations of show biz and mere mortals, today, despite her considerable age, she looks stunning. Cindy adheres to a healthy eating system and devotes a lot of time to sports activities. She says that a passive lifestyle is not conducive to beauty, restrictions are good when they are thought out and reasonable, and diet helps when you need to quickly get in shape.

  • Cindy is a mother of two;
  • Her weight is 58 kg with a height of 177 cm;
  • Parameters - 89 * 67 * 86 cm.

Nutritional Essentials for Detoxification and Weight Loss

Otherwise, the principles of weight loss by Cindy Crawford are reasonable, simple, low cost, highly effective. They are based on the rules of a healthy diet - the supermodel says that if you adjust your lifestyle and daily diet, you will never have to lose weight, or you will, but rarely, and only a few kilograms. The model prefers zonal nutrition - with a balanced diet with a predominance of carbohydrates (complex) - they are allocated 40%, proteins and fats will be enough to consume 30% each.

The Cindy Crawford diet for weight loss is referred to as a relatively gentle diet scheme, since it does not provide for strict restrictions and is quite satisfying. The ban, as in other diets, includes:

  • White bread, rolls, flour;
  • Potato;
  • Pasta;
  • White rice;
  • Starchy vegetables.


Naturally, coffee, alcohol, sugar will also have to be abandoned. You need to take food at least 5 times a day, 2 meals are the main ones, all the rest are snacks. If done correctly, you can lose about 5 kg in a week. Also, after proper nutrition, which Cindy Crawford recommends, the skin condition, general well-being will improve, fat will go away from problem areas (which are traditionally the most "difficult").

Diet right

Let's consider all the features of the diet - from the rules for making cabbage soup to products from the white, black lists, and the daily menu.

Signature soup

As we already wrote above, the basis of the diet for weight loss is soup with rice (the main thing is not white) and cabbage. To prepare it, take:

  • 4 carrots;
  • Half a head of ordinary white cabbage;
  • 5-6 onions;
  • 500 g of tomatoes;
  • A couple of sweet peppers;
  • Parsley to taste - it is advisable to use both the root and the green part;
  • Half a cup of rice.

Finely chop the vegetables or grate them, put them in a saucepan with 2 liters of water and cook until cooked with rice grits. Since cabbage and onions take the longest to cook, they are sent to the stove first. The taste of the dish turns out to be specific, but you can get used to it. Salting the soup is not recommended, you can use black pepper, herbs to improve the taste.

Do's and Don'ts

In addition to soup, you can eat:

  • Vegetables with fruits - but only low-calorie and non-starchy;
  • Rice - unpeeled, brown;
  • Freshly squeezed juices, water;
  • Fish, not fatty meat (twice a week).


But canned food, fatty foods, bread, rolls, confectionery will have to be excluded. Steam food and preferably without salt.

Menu

In the model's dietary food system, there are no special boundaries between lunches, breakfasts, dinners. But there is a set of products that are eaten in 5-6 approaches per day. On Monday, it includes:

  • Soup - eat it indefinitely (the more other meals you replace with soup, the better the results will be);
  • Low-fat yogurt - 150 ml daily;
  • Vegetables and fruits from the allowed list - as much as you want.
  • Drinking yoghurt;
  • Vegetables with fruits.
  • Soup again;
  • Yogurt about 150 g;
  • 200 g of boiled chicken breast.
  • A portion of boiled veal (also 200 g - like chicken).

Sunday:

  • Vegetables fruits;
  • Kefir or yogurt.

In order to achieve lasting pronounced results, you will need to adhere to this diet for a couple of weeks for weeks, if necessary, as long as possible.

Other important principles of dietary nutrition

Cindy Crawford, thanks to her diet, kept herself in shape throughout her career and lost weight after giving birth. To make the process as efficient as possible:

  1. Eat natural, sustainable, whole foods (with minimal processing);
  2. Avoid GMO foods;
  3. Rely on valuable amino acids that your body needs on a daily basis;
  4. Vegetables without starch, fruits - as important part of the diet as soup with rice, cabbage;
  5. You cannot starve - otherwise the body will start an energy saving mode, and the metabolism will slow down. A downed metabolism is the main enemy of harmony;
  6. You can indulge your favorite dish from time to time, but in small quantities;
  7. The ideal dessert within the food system is dark chocolate;
  8. Butter, sour cream are enemies of harmony;
  9. Exclude white bread completely, you can replace it with cereals, cereals.

Pros and cons of the top model's diet

Cindy Crawford's diet, like any other, has certain advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of the power supply system:

  1. Rapid weight loss - by eating normally and not experiencing much hunger, you can lose up to 5 kg in a week;
  2. Soup can be eaten in unlimited quantities - feel free to "refuel" with it as soon as you feel hunger, and do not bring yourself to the point of exhaustion;
  3. Cleansing the body - supermodel nutrition will help you not only lose weight, but also cleanse, remove toxins.

There is one drawback of a diet for weight loss, but significant - it is not balanced. If you are not used to eating grains and vegetables, irritability and dizziness may appear. Also, the system is not recommended for young girls, pregnant and lactating mothers, adolescents, women during menopause. In chronic diseases of the kidneys and digestive tract, diet can also cause various problems.

Soup should be consumed strictly fresh - think about whether your job allows you. The same can be said about the fractional principles of nutrition - you need to eat often and little by little, if you switch to two meals a day out of habit (most people eat this way), you will feel hungry and weak, and the weight will remain in place. You cannot combine 2-3 meals into one - this is a direct step towards a slow metabolism.

Model Cindy Crawford is known not only for her stunning looks, but also for her commitment to a healthy lifestyle. Even in adulthood, the famous top model maintains a toned, slender body. What is the secret of her success?

Since childhood, the model carefully monitors the condition of her figure and has been following the "zone" diet for many years. The Cindy Crawford diet is so effective that many stars have already tried it. This program aims to find your “zone” of optimal weight and maintain it with a healthy diet, applying diets if necessary.

Cindy Crawford's "zone" diet menu

To keep her body in shape, Cindy Crawford follows the following diet:

  • breakfast - whole grain bread (one slice), ham or turkey, strong coffee (the second option is low-fat yogurt with muesli and red tea);
  • snack - four nuts and any seasonal fruit;
  • lunch - meat or fish dish, fruit;
  • snack - four almonds and a seasonal fruit;
  • lunch - mashed potatoes with steamed salmon, lettuce, tomatoes.

Reviews of the Cindy Crawford diet confirm the opinion of experts that such a diet is not only effective, but also useful. Cindy Crawford's diet menu includes a variety of healthy foods that provide the body with polyunsaturated fats, proteins, and vitamins. For a week of such a diet, you can get rid of 3 kilograms. The main thing is to follow the basic rules of the "zone" diet:

  • five meals a day;
  • combine food: the diet should contain proteins, fats and carbohydrates;
  • it is necessary to exclude pasta, bread, rice from the diet;
  • the daily drinking rate is eight glasses of water.

Cindy Crawford's Vegetable Diet

Another well-known top model's diet is vegetable. Cindy Crawford's diet menu necessarily includes cabbage and vegetable soup. Such a soup is cooked to taste, from any vegetables except potatoes. Celery is very welcome in the list of products, and the main ingredient should be cabbage. It is thanks to cabbage that it is possible, with a minimum calorie content, not to feel hunger. In the classic recipe for Cindy Crawford's cabbage soup, a small head of cabbage, carrots (6 pieces), onions (6 pieces), green onions, bell peppers (2 pieces), tomatoes (3 pieces), a bunch of celery go. It is allowed to add a glass of already boiled rice at the end of cooking.

The vegetable diet is designed for seven days. Cindy Crawford's diet menu is allowed to include any amount of juicy vegetables and fruits. Bananas, figs, grapes should be limited. The source of animal protein is yogurt and milk, it is recommended to use them in the afternoon. On Tuesday, one baked potato is allowed, on Thursday - bananas, on Friday - unlimited fish, on Saturday - chicken fillet.

Sample Cindy Crawford Diet Menu Based on Cabbage Soup

  • First day

On the first day, like any other, cabbage soup is allowed in any quantity. In addition, for this day, you can eat 250 ml of yogurt or milk, and tea and coffee are also allowed, but without sugar.

  • Second day

The menu on the second day of the vegetable diet includes cabbage soup, any amount of vegetables, 250 ml of yogurt or milk, baked potatoes (only one), coffee, tea.

  • Third day

On the third day, cabbage soup, yogurt or milk, fruits, vegetables, tea, coffee are allowed.

  • Fourth day

On the fourth day, in addition to cabbage soup, yogurt, vegetables, bananas are included in the menu.

  • The fifth day

A feature of the diet on the fifth day is the possibility of eating boiled fish. In addition, as usual, you can eat unlimited cabbage soup, yogurt or milk, fruits, vegetables, coffee, tea.

  • Sixth day

On the sixth day, boiled chicken is added to the usual menu (cabbage soup, yogurt, fruits, vegetables).

  • Seventh day

On the seventh day of the diet, the menu is standard: cabbage soup, yogurt or milk, vegetables and fruits.