sticking to the script.”
“You have to take your mind off of yourself and honor that character. Respect Cleo, respect Bessie.”
In addition to the mental fitness it takes to pull off scenes like that, Queen makes sure her body can keep up as well.
One of her secret weapons is her trainer, Hollywood trainer Jeanette Jenkins, who makes sure that the Queen keeps her royal court in shape from the inside out. Jeanette even got Queen Latifah to start drinking more water. “Drinking water is huge,” admits Queen Latifah. “It makes up 60% of your body weight. So when you are drinking at least half your body weight in ounces you are going to lose. I have my meals automated, ensuring that I eat the right thing when I get hungry.
Jeanette says practicing yoga is also amazing for maintaining and building on your progress. When you hit any plateau in your fitness goals, it’s important to explore new foods and get variety.
Jeanette shared her list of foods that will boost your weight loss, help you burn fat, and look like royalty, too:
Green tea stabilizes your blood sugar, decreases your appetite and decreases your risk of all cancers.
Yerba mate has the “strength of coffee, the health benefits of tea, and the euphoria of chocolate” all in one beverage.
A probiotic is a healthy bacteria that’s important for your stomach for healthy digestion and elimination. If you are constipated and you are not eliminating waste, it is going to be very difficult to burn fat and lose weight.
Grapefruit and all citrus fruits have a powerful flavonoid called naringenin that helps stabilize your blood sugar so you will burn more fat. It also decreases your appetite, helping you fight off sugar cravings. The fiber also helps slow down the absorption of sugar into the blood stream so you burn more fat.
Green vegetables are low in calories and high in fiber. Eat three servings of green vegetables a day, and a serving with every meal.
From healthy eating and exercise to teach the world about autoimmune disease through the condition her mother endured until her death scleroderma, Queen Latifah really is the Queen of healthy living and doesn’t plan on giving up the crown anytime soon.
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