The four- month hell of being turned into a Victoria's Secret angel. The Victoria’s Secret Angels gaze coquettishly from billboards and shop windows, posing in barely- there lingerie with out- of- bed tousled hair. Their thighs don’t meet in the middle, and you’d be hard pressed to find a tighter tummy on an elite athlete. When the company launched its Perfect Body underwear range last year, many women despaired at the unobtainable and, some argued, unhealthy ideal these models represented. More than 1. 6,0. Not that it made a difference to the VS success story. Last year the US company turned over an astronomical . Half a billion viewers watched its televised runway show in London in December. I was in good shape to start with: at 5ft 9in I’d always been a dress size eight, with a 2. But my body fat was 2. VS world. Victoria’s Secret requires all its Angels to be 5ft 9in tall and have 2. But that’s just the start of it. VS creative director Sophia Neophitou- Apostolou claimed: . All your mind, all your everything goes into it.’So are they simply selling a dream? Or can a mere mortal achieve a body worthy of VS scanties? To find out if it is even possible, I agree to follow the exact same diet and exercise plan that the Angels undergo. I am to be advised by personal trainer Dan Roberts and New York nutritionist Dr Charles Passler, both of whom work with the models. You’ll have to judge for yourself from my picture as to whether I really managed it. As a 2. 9- year- old fitness blogger, I’m no slouch. But nothing could have prepared me for the mental and physical challenge I had in store. On paper, I achieved the Victoria’s Secret body and I’m proud I managed it. I needed to make my glutes . We need fat to store energy and protect the organs. After about 2. 0 minutes of exercise, the body no longer draws energy from carbohydrates consumed, and it turns instead to fat stores to continue . VISIT HERE FOR VIDEO GUIDE http:// Model Adriana Lima's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show diet lands her on 360's RidicuList. With her sky-high pins, washboard abs and toned arms, Candice Swanepoel probably has one of the most envied bodies in the world. And she's set to show off the labours of her work by strutting her stuff on the Victoria's Secret Runway tonight. In the run-up to the main event, the hot 27-year-old has. Victoria's Secret models have to stay in tip-top shape . These woman are anomalies. In fact, runway vet Lindsay Ellingson told Business Insider that L Brands Chief Marketing Officer Edward Razek goes so far to tell the women before the show that. This energy is also used to power the organs. A healthy, fit woman will have between 2. Athletes will have between 1. Below 1. 3 per cent and you start to experience severe health problems such as confusion, fatigue, hormonal imbalances, organ failure and eventually death. I was in good shape to start with: at 5ft 9in I’d always been a dress size eight, with a 2. But my body fat was 2. VS world. Dan explains that I need to make my glutes . But I will also need to reduce my body fat – by four whole per cent. And this will mean serious training. The Victoria’s Secret girls have been targeted by campaigners who object to the . So I should exercise six or sometimes seven days a week, and on some days do two sessions. Having been a runner all my life, without so much as a peep into the testosterone- dominated weight- room, my first session results in back injury, meaning I need total rest for a week. BRING ON THE PAINOnce I get back on my feet and into the programme, I spend the first month completely physically and mentally exhausted, require an hour’s more sleep than usual and succumb to several bouts of sniffles, catching three colds. Dan is always there spurring me on, whether it’s in a session, with a text (. As the second month progresses I’m able to work out for longer without feeling tired. By month three, I’m dead- lifting 7. I weigh. THE COST Personal trainer and nutritionist - . Others, it’s the heaviest weight I can manage three times before becoming totally fatigued. I am used to enjoying exercise but weight training just hurts. It’s a huge challenge to stay motivated. No wonder they have to pay the Angels so much – last year, Ambrosia’s body earned her a mind- blowing . It can sometimes be sore but it’s effective in soothing my aching limbs, and I don’t think I’d have been able to keep up the intense programme without it. RUNNING ON EMPTYIn 2. Adriana Lima revealed she’d been on a liquid- only diet for nine days pre- show to help shed her baby weight. There was, justifiably, a mini- uproar that led to Lima having to issue a warning to girls not to follow her example. Although he refuses to discuss her case, Dr Passler does tell me: . But my eyes pop at the powders, pills and protein supplements Dr Passler sends me, all costing a small fortune. There’s a vitamin and mineral complex, digestive enzymes and BCAA’s (branched- chain amino acids – to ensure my body burns fat not muscle for fuel) and even Sero. Syn, a supplement designed to support . That means chicken, fish or beef with almost every meal. If I can’t face meat, I have the equivalent amount of protein in eggs (three equals about a portion of chicken). Anything with sugar in it is out, including fruit. For the first month I can eat vegetables. To keep my energy up, I have two tablespoons of oil or butter with every meal. 5 Diet Tips from the Woman Who Tells Victoria's Secret Models What to Eat She has all the ~slimming~ secrets. Despite the competitive industry, models share their secrets with other models Eating out becomes near impossible and celebratory dinners, birthdays and weddings difficult. I end up constantly leaving food on my plate. THE DIET One serving of oil and butter is one tablespoon, one serving of avocado is a third of an avocado. HEALTHY FATS (two servings per meal)Coconut oil. Avocado Butter or ghee Olive oil One serving of oil and butter is one tablespoon, one serving of avocado is a third of an avocado. PROTEINBeef Chicken Six egg whites Fish Shellfish VEGNothing that grows below the ground LEGUMESMay add 1/2 cup on occasion at meals. I had to eat 1,3. Chicken has about 2. Greek yogurt. The rest of my calories were made up of fat. Extreme low- carb diets push the body into a state called ketosis, which means that it primarily burns fat for energy. I’m to train on an empty stomach, apart from black coffee and water mixed with the vitamin and mineral powder. Some research shows this forces the body to burn fat for fuel and spikes hormones that will encourage muscle growth. I struggle to get through a training session without yawning at least a dozen times. My last meal of the day is at 6pm – to prevent laying down calories as fat – and there’s no alcohol. I never feel starved, just unfulfilled before bed. I also find I’m not quite so, er, regular due to the lack of fibre in my diet. MAKING THE CUTAs well as her post- baby liquid diet, Adriana Lima revealed to a newspaper in 2. It’s an old body- builder trick: dehydration contracts the skin, making muscle definition more prominent for a leaner, more sculpted and . Dr Passler is vehemently against this, saying: . My bust has also shrunk, by a whole cup size. My cholesterol levels dropped too, despite all that meat and oil – apparently the result of a very low- carb diet. The hours and dedication required to be VS catwalk- ready require a military mind and athlete’s performance – impossible to maintain if you have a job and family or want a social life. The VS girls admit they don’t live like that all the time.
If they did, it would be called an eating disorder. Doctor Passler warns: . The potential long- term negative effects are nutrient deficiencies and an imbalance of normal gut bacteria.’ He needn’t worry – I’m going back to my normal balanced diet, with lots of veg. So, on paper, I did what I set out to do – I achieved the Victoria’s Secret body and I’m proud I managed it. But health matters to me more than appearance and I’m happy with the way I look. I’ll probably keep doing weights but I’ll give heavy dead- lifts a miss. And despite the fame and fortune they enjoy, I’m happy to be back in my old routine – and not having to worry about how I look in my underwear. Follow Poppy’s blog at poppycross.
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