Adriana Lima on Her Post-Baby Body: ‘I felt like my bone structure just changed completely’
November 9, 2010 in Adriana Lima, Hollywood Moms, Hot Models by Versus
Hot mommy / supermodel Adriana Lima recently opened up about her post-baby body, her diet and weight loss program:
“I always change my diet constantly every year I do something different, and this year it had to be exceptional because I just had a baby. So I had extra weight that I put on, and also my body was completely different — I felt like my bone structure just changed completely. I really had to work in a different way, so I did a few different things.”
“I started with a liquid detox and then, after I did only protein . . . I went to a nutritionist — everything is followed by a doctor. It’s not that I just decide on my own, ‘I’m doing this! I’m doing that!’ No. I have a nutritionist, and he does a series of exams, breathing, blood and everything else. And from there he sees how my metabolism works. If my digestion is fast, what type of food makes me bloated and not — all of these types of things . . . Food-wise I eat like anything green, any green vegetables grilled or any type of meats grilled, like four ounces of anything, for lunch and dinner. Between that I have either a shake or cereal bar.”
… says Adriana, here pictured while posing for VS in July 2010.
She totally plastic… yackk
she’s right. your bone structure can change to a degree….when you carry a baby and give birth your hips can actually spread further apart and they don’t always go back. you can technically lose all of the weight but still be wider.
and i’m glad she’s admitting to having to work so hard for it. one reason i think women in hollywood act so non-chalant about dieting and exercise is because they’re surrounded by such extremes. so when they say they don’t work out a lot, they just mean that they don’t in comparison to everyone around them. it’s a different “normal” for them than it would be for your average gal
her boobs are fake??? look at the picture, they look like fakes.
I don’t think they look fake in THIS pic, mine look like that too and they are natural, BUT they did look weird in the pics where she was showing the million dollar bra for this year.
I don’t think they are fake I think it’s the fact that she basically just had a baby, your boobs get bigger when you get pregnant and descend gradually I believe.
Her boobs are definitely fake looking – in earlier pics she was quite flat chested. Plus I don’t think they would look quite so perfect after having a baby. Love her body though.
they don’t look perfect, the right one looks bigger. i think they’re real, she was skinnier before, not to mention had a baby, they probably got bigger
How can you assume the right one i bigger, I think this is just the angle the shot made from.
To be fair, the majority of women have one breast larger than the other so it’s probably safe to assume that Adriana is one of those women. It’s usually not noticeable when you have underwear/swimwear on though and she looks pretty even to me here as she is wearing a bikini.
to me, in both this picture and from other shots they look a bit uneven. that’s not a bad thing, it means they’re probably natural
“In earlier pics she was quite flat chested”
She doesn’t look quite flat chested in this picture:
http://www.werner.com.ar/pics/blog/adriana_lima.jpg
…Which was taken at the same time as the photo that everyone uses as “evidence” that she got a boob job (the full front shot with bad lighting that make her boobs look flat).
And that’s her breasts before the weight gain and before having a baby. Seriously, her boobs were never flat.
And even if she had a boob job, who cares? Why the need to point it out? What is the point you are trying to make by bringing that up? Her face is her hallmark so really, boobs or not, she’s still hot.
well I think it does make sense to point out about the boobs if you want…it’s a part of her body (or an added part)…and you comment on celebrities’ bodies on this site…so makes total sense imo
she is a lingerie model, it think boobs are part of her appeal, no??
agree! and she has earlier confessed to having fake tits
when did she confess?
Oh yes, they are fake. I’ve seen pictures of her before her career took off and she was very very flat chested. I think hers look very good though, i’d be pretty happy with those haha
To be fair, she started modelling as a very young teen, so it would have been quite natural for her to have been quite flat chested. Boobs or not, she is GORGEOUS!
You’re quite right, I never actually considered that. Either way, her chest is great.
also all the pictures iv seen of her looking flat chested shes wearing non padded bras and the angles of the photographs lend themselves to her looking flatter.i know between the ages of 17 and 21 i went up 3 cup sizes quite suddenly so it can happen.
Poor girl doesn’t understand the first thing about nutrition.
That first thing is that 99 out of 100 “nutritionists” you meet aren’t even close to doctors. The industry standard for nutrition counseling, the registered dietitian, isn’t a doctor either. People can call themselves nutritionists with literally no credentials whatsoever, because the field is very poorly regulated.
The next thing is that either this nutritionist is exactly one of those unqualified hacks, or Adriana Lima has no idea what she was putting into her body. She could not possibly have subsisted on “just protein,” no matter how she packages it to make it sound safe.
On the other hand, props to her for admitting that she eats terribly in order to maintain a VS-worthy body. At least she’s honest about her sadly unbalanced diet rather than claiming to eat pizza and burgers all the time.
Sadly, most doctors receive less than one semester of nutritional counseling education while at university. The last person I would ever ask for nutritional advice in the United States would be a physician, and I’ve been a nurse for over 16 years.
There’s a possibility that she was still breast-feeding (or pumping) when the picture was taken. So add that to the bikini top and highlighter and you’ve got wonder-boobs.
Every time I read about their strict diets, I always wonder to myself would it REALLY make a noticeable difference to their physiques if they were to eat a piece of chocolate or a burger every now and then? I mean, could it really affect your appearance that much if it’s only occasional? It’s just, some of them seem to NEVER stray off the boring food and I always wonder how much of a difference it would make to their bodies to eat a treat. Would there be a noticeable difference in Adriana Lima’s body if she ate a few lollies every couple of days? Or maybe they are just lying about being so disciplined haha. I always find myself wondering when I read things like this. Does anyone understand what I’m saying?
I get what you are saying. I think they have to cheat on occasion, but probably rarely. I can imagine that when you know you have a shoot coming up, that’s a big motivation to not cheat. She probably has shoots all the time.
yeah, haha. i’ve thought the same thing
i follow a diet about as strict as hers, have for years, and i never cheat. i have no desire to, not everyone ‘needs’ to cheat to stay sane. it’s easier to avoid unhealthy food altogether for some such as myself, then to occasionally eat something unhealthy. moderation isn’t easy for everyone.
as for if once in awhile would make a difference in her physique – likely no, if any it would be negligent – as long as it was minimal and didn’t lead to more cravings or excessive indulgence.
Yeah, it’s just that I eat a very healthy diet but need to have a burger every couple of weeks and a few pieces of chocolate and/or lollies every couple of days and it just makes me wonder if my body would be any difference if i completely cut those things out. Maybe my insides would be healthier? haha. I get what you’re saying catc, you’re right, I guess some people don’t NEED to although I can’t imagine not wanting my chocolate
Yes dominique (i love your name by the way) I completely agree with the motivation comment. .
Yes I see where you are coming from, I just replied without even reading your need for burgers or lollies, but trust me there are always healthier options!
Yeah, I’m with you. I have a rather strict diet, mostly because my digestive system is weak (I’m also just a small person).
And out of that, I do just WANT to eat healthy and I do. But every now and then, I gotta run and get me a Snickers bar, lol.
Yea I totally agree. Also the more you stick to a healthy diet the more you will want to eat healthy. You can still enjoy your burgers but with extra lean homemade beef with whole grain panini (it is so yum!), you can still have your sweets with healthy frozen bars that are like 80 cal max or even with a healthy fixing of icecream. There is really no cheat food when u make the time to include healthy substitutions into the normal cheat food.
eat your burger from grass fed cattle WITH the fat and ditch that artery clogging “healthy” whole grain panini!
I’m glad someone understands this!
Sorry, but not everyone thinks that having 10 grams of chocolate 2-3 times a week is cheating. If that’s your mindset, whatever, but not everyone has to think like you. And no, minimal or moderate amounts of chocolate are not unhealthy, if you want to give me that card. It won’t work.
Yeah I always thought it was just normal to eat things like chocolate every now and then and then you see all these celebrities stating how they NEVER touch such foods and it really just skews everything and becomes a rather bad influence.
I agree with catc. I’m the same way, some people have willpower… we don’t need/lose desire for junk food. The most annoying this is when someone says “I gave up junk food and lost 20 pounds! But I give myself a cheat day to stay sane of course…)
I think she is a pretty lady. And I like her with some weight on she look even more gorgeous.
And I admire her honesty, not all this “I eat whatever” again.
Well I wish I had her nutritionist and her full diet plan because her body looks amazing.
It’s okay for her to be on such a strict diet – she has the money and time to devote to it and she is a model, it’s her job to stay at a certain size. I don’t think this kind of diet works (in a practical sense) for most people though – it’s just too extreme for those of us who can’t devote so much time and effort to it. As Deanna says above, it’s not as if eating a few fatty or calorific things now and then is really going to make a difference. Even a piece of chocolate each day, or a small cookie is not going to matter much. We also have to consider that most models are ectomorphs and it’s natural for them to be relatively slim – they don’t get fat easily. Just think of all the models (and quite a few naturally thin people) who say that they eat basically whatever they want – they simply find it hard to put on much weight and easy to get rid of it.
So, I question whether she really needs to be on such an extreme diet – but she looks good and as long as she is healthy, it doesn’t really matter.
Why is it that models and other celebs never get the saggy post baby belly skin? They don’t have the classic tummy tuck look either. Any ideas? I have not had a baby yet but have been thinking about trying for one in the next year or so. Not to sound shallow but I would love any tips to bounce back to a flat belly!
I know they never seem to have stretch marks either and my friend has had a baby and although her stomach is uber flat etc she does have stretch marks. Unless they’ve been photoshopped out?
well not everyone gets stretch marks, my mom doesn’t have any, and she also went back to a flat belly after having me… I think it depends on genes and all that, and also on taking care of yourself.
oh, I don’t know what you mean with the saggy skin but to avoid the stretch marks make sure your skin is always nicely moisturized with creams, oils…
There´s not much to do about really. If you go on maternity sites you´ll find virtually every woman gets stretch marks and no moisturiser is gonna help. Yes, there are some lucky few who don´t get them and to be honest i too find it weird that some of these models show no stretch marks whatsoever. And as far as saggy skin goes, how can you not get it? I mean, your belly gets huge and then just deflates practically overnight. I never had a child but it´s ridiculous to pretend these things don´t happen to most women, even if they don´t put much weight on and they care of themselves. It´s hard to accept but that´s what it is like; might as well face it.
Well I personally haven’t had any children, nor do I have any friends that have had kids yet, but I have seen my mom naked and of course I’ve seen plenty of women at the beach and so on…and yeah, I see women with kids and no strech marks on their tummy and stuff, so I don’t think it’s that weird. I get where the saggy skin would come from but I had the impression that it’s something that disappears naturally with time, at least if you are young enough… Adriana is not even 30, and obviously takes great care of herself.
As I said, I have no kids, but my mom recommends oil, you may get them anyway, but I think it’s worth a try, at least then you know you’ve done everything you could.
I never got any stretch marks after having two children in my late thirties. The flat abdomen took more work – diet and exercise.
don’t smoke. moisturize loads- my friend used bio oil, and I have heard shea butter is good- and eat well. the rest is out of your hands. i appreciate what you are saying about saggy tummy, but personally all i can say is what you get out of it is more than worth the risk
I agree with another person who said that it probably has to do with genetics. But it probably also has to do with access to good food and plenty of exercise. Also, a lot of celebs have kids at a relatively young age, and your skin is more elastic when you’re young.
I think they also put body makeup on them for photoshoots etc I know they wear it during the VS shows. Can you imagine how gross that would feel?
I think part of the reason is that models and celebrities are usually in a very good shape before pregancy, so it is easier to get back to good shape after. Having strong abs helps a lot.
The skin bounces back for most people. I watched my belly skin look all stretched out after labor, to going back in about a week’s time out of the hospital, it’s super weird! I only gained about 25 lbs during my pregnancy even though I was eating a lot. I also didn’t get stretch marks on my stomach but got them on my hips instead. Put vitamin e oil on my belly everyday.
Regaining ab muscle after giving birth is more difficult but not impossible; It’s just painful at first to do ab workouts since you lose a lot of it with the pregnancy. I keep the rest of my body in shape by doing lots of walking and bike rides (not recommended for everyone but I am a regular cyclist so a belly didn’t hinder me and my doc okayed it).
Basically don’t gain loads of weight; You don’t really need to gain more than 25-30 lbs usually for a one baby pregnancy, stay active–trust me the muscles will also help in labor, and unless you do a c-section, start moving after you give birth–gently of course, small walks to start out with as your body has just been through a lot and start the ab work after 6 weeks and after clearance from your doc.
I was underweight when I became pregnant (5’4″ 92 lbs) so I actually gained almost 40 lbs. I kept my stomach moisturized but didn’t realize my hips would be at risk for stretch marks. It literally happened over night, I woke up to find stretch marks on my butt. I was floored because I had never had a stretch mark before. Luckily I can’t even see them anymore but it really effected my self-esteem. Women need to realize how important it is to MOISTURIZE their whole body while pregnant. That’s the best way to prevent stretch marks. I used Palmer’s coco butter.
I appreciate her honesty. It takes discipline to look good. No, an occasional cookie won’t hurt, but occasional is hard to keep from becoming the usual. Even one extra calorie every day ingested than is needed will, in the long term, result in weight gain.
she really does work hard to look so good. But is it really surprising that she eats lots of grilled veg? It’s obvious to anyone that that the kind of food that wont bloat you. we all know it but hey sometimes icecream still makes us happy.
she looks amazing and im sure her body has changed loads after having a baby. i don’t believe shes had a boob job at all. its just her body changed as she got a bit older, and the type of top or lingerie you wear can up your cup size by 2 sizes or reduce it.
She looks amazing. Good for her! My diet is quite similar to hers and I feel like it works for me. Everyone is different I suppose.
What a boring life! A life without chocolat is pointless!!!
hahahahaha agreed!
Oh i soooo agree. I look forward to having my chocolate and i certainly relish it!
Major props to her for going to a doctor instead of ranting about do-it-yourself diets and giving stupid advice like other VS models…… (especially those who pretend to have a diploma about the subject and look emaciated).
Especially the ones who talk about being healthy but smoke.
her diet sounds unhealthy. no registered dietitian in their right mind would have a client restrict food groups or go on a liquid diet. liquid diets are one of the worst things you can do for your body and your metabolism. note that she says nutritionist….they are not necessarily required to hold certificates or degrees. sounds like her nutritionist is a quack. she is beautiful and doesn’t look unhealthy, so i sure hope she isn’t. and i believe she has admitted to having breast implants, no?
I agree! I think it’s b.s. that a doctor would tell their patient to go on a liquid detox!
I also agree.
Firstly, detoxes aren’t even medically sound. There’s no evidence to support sporadic “cleansing” of your body – particularly one like the liquid diet that puts so much additional strain on your metabolism. Besides, this is what your kidneys, liver and intestines do anyway: take the toxins out of food and expell it from your body. Anybody who talks about “detoxing” in this way, doesn’t come across as very bright!
Also, you’re right, asdfkjh – nutritionists don’t need to have any sort of accreditation or qualifications to call themselves a nutritionist, so pretty much can be a self-appointed “expert” if they want. It’s a bit worrying that people trust them so much. A dietician, on the other hand, does need to be qualified – and definitely would not endorse going on a liquid diet or a detox.
Adriana comes across as a little bit flaky in these comments.
in my country a nutritionist has to have a university degree in nutrition….there are short cuts to get there through colleges but to be one you must have a university degree to work as one
Which country is that, if you don’t mind me asking? I’m not from the US, so I don’t know the situation there…but most Commonwealth countries don’t have regulations for calling yourself a nutritionist.
The funniest was when Ben Goldacre applied for a nutritionists’ practising certificate in the USA, using the name and details of his dead cat. The American Association of Nutritional Consultants issued him with a “certificate of professional membership” just because he paid the $50 fee. All this means is that Adriana Lima may be consulting someone with no more dietary knowledge than Ben Goldacre’s dead cat
australia…a certified nutritionist that works in a hospital or with one or just on their own needs a degree…its a five year degree.
Just out of curiosity maddie, do you live in sydney?
I’m from NZ and we don’t have the same requirements here. I’ve known some pretty dodgy people to call themselves nutritionists in NZ
But I also found this: http://www.beckhealth.com.au/University%20Study.htm which makes me think that maybe you’re confused by industry bodies who self-regulate (which they do in an effort to appear more legitimate).
Industry governance is different from legal requirements (which can prevent just anyone from calling themselves a nutritionist). For example, the Nutrition Society of Australia might make its own requirements for what you need before you can join their membership (like the degree you mention), but that doesn’t stop independent people going around and calling themselves nutritionists and practising from a private clinic or whatever. It is that distinction I was talking about.
Compare that to, say, clinical psychologists, where there is actually an accreditation process you have to go through before you can legally call yourself a clinical psychologist.
nope not from sydney, how come?
well there might be dodgy people in their homes that do it or whatever…but who would go to those people lol
the only legitimate nutritionists have degrees here…pretty much anyone else isn’t credited and therefore isn’t qualified to give advice, not saying they can’t give it…but i know if i went to a nutritionist i would want to see some qualifications
I agree with you. But I think it’s more the not-so-bright people who would just trust the title “nutritionist” without verifying that the person actually knows what they’re talking about. Lots of people wouldn’t even think to ask for qualifications. It would be natural to assume the practitioner would need them *before* calling themselves a nutritionist – but not so.
Some people can be very trusting and very gullible…and there are no laws to protect these people from getting sucked in by self-declared “experts”. That was all I was saying.
And that same logic applies to the lack of regulation surrounding alternative medicine treatments. I think it’s a shame that people can go around bestowing titles upon themselves, which then become largely meaningless because they’re so over-used.
If you want an example of how much people can be duped, look up “Dr” Gillian McKeith “MD”. Start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_McKeith and then check out her official page for some LOLs
i like the way you conduct yourself edith, you’ve given me some good links
Thanks
It’s definitely an interesting area. But I think Australia is much further along the path of regulation than NZ.
There’s been quite a lot of push here lately to adopt Australian standards to regulate our vitamin and supplement industry (which currently has no regulations), but our politicians are still a bit reluctant for unknown reasons.
That’s what I was thinking! Her ‘nutritionist’ must be crazy to allow a new mother to go on a liquid diet to lose weight. Sounds pretty messed up, but I guess she probably pays him big bucks.
I think her liquid diet was more of a “fast.” Fasting can help regulate insulin levels in the body. I fast at least 1-2 days a month. It’s not unhealthy.
I believe Adriana is being very honest, and I appreciate it. It’s very refreshing to hear her admit what she goes through to keep fit, she must have loads of discipline.
well, her job is dieting, looking thin, and posing to make men think she is attractive. I envy not one bit. Yes, she’s beautiful, but she could be so much more.
I think she looks fantastic. Great body… slim, toned. She’s definitely an outsider for VS nowadays. The other women are stick thin/skinny now, with fake boobs. she’s slim, thin, and curvy… perhaps naturally?
She is looking terrific in that swimsuit .
She looks better after giving birth. Beautiful.
@Sharen The fantasy bra has a VS Miracle Bra as a base, so it has loads of pushup. VS often boast that their pushup bras can add 2 cup sizes to the boobs’ appearance, so the difference is most likely just down to the extreme pushup. It actually looks kinda uncomfortable.
@Lovisa I don’t dispute it, but I’ve never heard that she had fake boobs, when did she say that?
Wow she’s really skinny, pretty face though…
at least shes smart about weight loss unlike all these anorexic celebs these days.
already jerked off to this
well aren’t you just a charmer
She looks great and her boobs don’t look fake to me. She just had a baby too so that probably helped her boobs
I still think she looks beautiful and thin, even after a baby. Just so pretty
I love love love her body in this picture. Kind of resembles mine, if I would lose 6 lbs.
I don’t know but a lot of these celebs seem to make losing weight more complicated than it needs to be. At least she’s honest about how strict people in the industry are but there are easier, less painful ways for weight loss.
They share their complicated regimes that don’t work for most real women with real women schedules and real budgets and then some women or teen girls out there thinks that this is the only way to lose weight.
i think she looks even more beautiful, if that’s possible…more feminine! Women need some hips!
[...] days ago, we found out what Adriana ate and did in order to achieve a desirable post-baby body. Today, we get the actual results of her hard work – here is the 29 year-old beauty in a [...]
this is BS. no nutritionist would suggest a detox..if they do…they suck. its also imperative to keep your diet the same and not make changes. The body will start to lose extra weight.