The sophisticated Meryl Streep is on the cover of Ladies’ Home Journal (August 2009 issue) along with her co-star Amy Adams to promote their summer movie, Julie & Julia, opening in theaters August 7. Streep stars as Julia Child, the famous chef who introduced French cuisine and cooking techniques to the American mainstream through her many cookbooks and TV programs. The real Julia Child was an enthusiastic eater; even though she was by no means obese, she was still heavier than modern day actresses such as Meryl Streep.
Streep, 60, told Ladies’ Home Journal she had to gain 15 pounds for the role and she is still struggling to lose it now that filming is completed. She stated, “I gained 15 pounds, I’m still trying to lose it…..It was worth it.”
Amy Adams plays the role of Julie, a modern day journalist who decides to cook her way through a Julia Child cookbook. Adams says she didn’t have to worry about her weight while on set.
If you’re preparing for the inevitable metabolic slowing that comes with age, here are some helpful ways to boost your metabolism and keep your body in shape:
- Build lean body mass. Metabolism slows as we age by as much as two percent a year. But you can counterbalance nature by strength training with dumbbells or resistance bands a couple times a week.
- Get moving. At least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three to four times a week is the second half of the exercise equation.
- Always eat breakfast. It’s an established fact that people who eat a healthy breakfast are thinner than people who don’t. Try oatmeal with berries or a fresh fruit and yogurt smoothie.
- Drink green tea. Green tea is known to stimulate metabolism more effectively than coffee.
- Stay hydrated. Drinking plenty of water is essential to flushing the body of toxins that are released when fat is burned.
- De-stress. Stress can actually cause weight gain, because physical and emotional stress activates the release of cortisol, a hormone that slows metabolism.
- Get enough sleep. Research shows that people who don’t sleep for seven to eight hours a night are more prone to weight gain.
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I see the list you put, but what does Meryl say she does to lose weight?
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