Hello from the other side \u2014 of the scale.<\/p>\n
All eyes were on Adele for her \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d hosting gig this weekend, showcasing her\u00a0seriously slimmed-down physique.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I look really really different since you last saw me,\u201d the singer said during her opening monologue, \u201cbut actually because of all the COVID restrictions and the travel bans, I had to travel light and I could only bring half of me, and this is the half I chose.\u201d<\/p>\n
Over the past year, the 32-year-old songstress has drawn both strong praise and rebukes for her recent dramatic weight loss. After posting an almost unrecognizable\u00a0body-baring photo on Instagram\u00a0in May to celebrate her birthday, some fans freaked out that losing that much weight is unhealthy.<\/p>\n
Adele\u2019s transformation is widely attributed to the\u00a0Sirtfood Diet, a program founded in the United Kingdom that\u2019s also reportedly beloved by Pippa Middleton.\u00a0The plan,\u00a0which is often compared to the\u00a0Mediterranean diet, focuses on the protein sirtuin, found in kale, extra virgin olive oil, buckwheat, blueberries and matcha, but blessedly, also allows for dark chocolate and red wine. The first phase of the diet offers the potential for the subject to lose 7 pounds in seven days, starting with three days of 1,000-calorie limits, followed by four days of 1,500-calorie intake, after which one can eat relatively normally \u2014 if it\u2019s a Sirtfood-packed dish, of course.<\/p>\n
Aidan Goggins, co-author of \u201cThe Sirtfood Diet\u201d\u00a0along with Glen Matten, is thrilled with the curvy crooner\u2019s success.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdele was a member of the private health club KX in London where Glen and I founded the Sirtfood Diet. And then her 2016 tour\u00a0trainer Pete Geracimo\u00a0encouraged her to follow the diet,\u201d he told The Post via email. But over the past year, friends of the singer revealed to him that she\u2019s still going strong on the Sirtfood Diet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey described a typical day of \u2018a green juice in the morning before workout\u2019 and meals being stuff like shrimp stir-fry with buckwheat noodles, chicken with kale. Even her treats were our exact recipe for Sirtfood bites [chocolate bites made with cocoa powder, dates, turmeric and walnuts]. It was the epitome of the diet. So we realized not only was she still a fan of it, but she was putting us to shame the way she was following it to the absolute letter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
And now, Adele acolytes are trying out her plan seeking out similar results.<\/p>\n
Becky Beach, 38, a\u00a0mommy blogger\u00a0from Arlington, Texas, has dropped some 30 pounds since starting the plan in December.<\/p>\n
\u201cHer sudden weight loss inspired me \u2014 she looks amazing,\u201d said the 6-foot-tall Beach, who is now around 230 pounds, down from 260. After forsaking her beloved donuts, Twinkies and sugar in her coffee, she incorporated green juice, strawberries and kale into her diet and swears by the results. \u00a0\u201cI was in early stages of sleep apnea before, and now I breathe better,\u201d said Beach.<\/p>\n
Twenty-five-year-old Stephanie Alba was feeling rundown by her pandemic lifestyle. At 5-foot-3, she weighed more than 200 pounds, and eating mostly fat-laden dishes, like meatloaf and mashed potatoes, while working remotely didn\u2019t help. \u201cI was feeling horrible \u2014 I had low energy, and I wasn\u2019t sleeping well at night,\u201d said the Miami-based\u00a0Alba.<\/p>\n
When scouring the web for wellness inspiration this summer, she remembers thinking, \u201cLet me look for someone with my body type.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAdele was someone who was relatable,\u201d said Alba. \u201cWhen I saw what Adele did to lose weight, I wanted to try the diet, too.\u201d She bought Goggins\u2019 book three months ago, and since then, she\u2019s lost some 21 pounds. She now primarily eats sirtuin-filled foods, including arugula, kale, parsley, ginger and turmeric, and says her skin has cleared up and she\u2019s more energetic. \u201cIt\u2019s changed everything,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Despite the glowing reviews, registered dietitian Sheri Vettel, of the NYC-based Institute of Integrative Nutrition, who acknowledges that the list of foods in the plan are known to have tremendous health benefits, warns that the diet has downsides \u2014 especially in the first 1,000-calorie-a-day phase.<\/p>\n
\u201cSevere calorie restriction can be dangerous for some folks, including diabetics, who may have blood sugar fluctuations. This plan isn\u2019t for everyone,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
For fans like Alba, undergoing and Adele-like transformation is about more than the calories.<\/p>\n
Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n \u201cAdele would walk these red carpets with all this pressure, but I don\u2019t think she lost weight because of that. She did it for the right reasons, to be healthy for herself, and that\u2019s what inspired me,\u201d she said. \u201cShe didn\u2019t lose weight to be attractive for other people \u2014 she did it for herself. That\u2019s what I wanted to do.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n Hello from the other side \u2014 of the scale. All eyes were on Adele for her \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d hosting gig this weekend, showcasing her\u00a0seriously slimmed-down physique. \u201cI know I look really really different since you last saw me,\u201d the singer said during her opening monologue, \u201cbut actually because of all the COVID restrictions and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[611],"tags":[1368],"yoast_head":"\n\r\n \t