Losing weight after 40 is not an easy thing to do. Your metabolism slows down. Change is difficult. Your body doesn’t seem to respond to changes as quickly as it did when you were young.

That’s why it’s so impressive that Fergie, the Duchess of York, lost 50 lbs in just 5 months… at the age of 54. Such an achievement would be impressive for a 30-year-old. But to lose 50 lbs so quickly at 54 is, quite simply, amazing.

Recently Fergie opened up during an exclusive interview with HELLO! magazine.

“I used to be so angry,” Fergie says. “I believed I was never going to lose the weight, that I had lost control. I couldn’t fit into any of my clothes. I was just drowning in eating, drowning in food.”

At one point, Fergie weighed 220 lbs. “It took courage to go out in public,” she says. “Every time there was a ‘Duchess of Pork’ or ‘Fat Frumpy Fergie’ headline, they didn’t have any idea they were reaching to the depths of my soul.”

What Inspired Her to Change?
Fergie, who is a former Weight Watchers ambassador, finally decided she needed to do something about her weight when she realized she weighed just 6 lbs less than she did at her full pregnancy weight.

Of course, it had been more than two decades since she’d been pregnant.

“That’s what really frightened me,” Fergie says. “Beatrice was an 8 lb, 8 oz baby and I was only 6 lbs off my full-blown pregnancy weight. I decided to make a change.”

How She Did It…
Believe it or not, Fergie didn’t follow any mainstream diet or complex regimen. She simply cut out sugar and followed a straightforward exercise routine.

Fergie lost only 2 lbs during the first week. She was angry and discouraged. She felt like giving up. But then she discovered her feelings were normal for people who give up sugar.

Her trainer Josh says, “When people give up sweets and wine as the Duchess did, they detox, and with that comes fear and anger.”

Why Sugar Is So Harmful
Did you know sugar is 8x more addictive than heroin? It’s true. One recent study found that Oreo cookies, of all things, were actually MORE addictive than both cocaine and heroin.

This means it might actually be easier for a drug addict to walk away from heroin than it is for a sugar addict to walk away from an open bag of Oreo cookies. Think about that!

No wonder people have such a hard time saying “no” to sugary snack foods. They’re designed to stimulate certain parts of your brain and create addictive behavior.

Sugar Makes It Nearly Impossible to Lose Weight
Just a little bit of sugar can completely “short circuit” your efforts to lose weight. That’s because sugar spikes your insulin levels. “Insulin” is the hormone that tells your body to store fat.

“In the presence of insulin, you cannot burn fat,” says Dr. Eric Berg. “All of the fat-burning hormones are nullified when you have just a little bit of sugar.”

Even worse, sugar that isn’t immediately converted to energy is converted into fat. This fat is known as “adipose tissue,” and it’s very difficult to lose.

Sugar Is in Everything – Even So-Called “Health Foods”
Many people who think they are being healthy with their food choices are shocked when they discover how much sugar they’re actually consuming every day. This is because sugar is added to just about everything.

Pick up any loaf of bread at the grocery store and chances are you’ll find sugar, honey, corn syrup, or brown rice syrup in the first five ingredients.

But bread isn’t the only food product that has added sugar. You’ll find it in crackers, cereals, yogurt, tomato sauce, even salad dressings and chips.

Robert Lustig, M.D., reports: “Of the 600,000 food items in the American grocery store, 80 percent have been spiked with added sugar; and the industry uses 56 other names for sugar on the label. They know when they add sugar, you buy more. And because you do not know you’re buying it, you buy even more.”

Cut Out Sugar – Lose the Weight
The message is clear: Sugar causes the body to store fat. And losing weight becomes a whole lot easier once you cut out sugar.

Fergie’s no-sugar diet helped her lose 50 lbs in just 5 months. A similar no-sugar diet could help you achieve your weight loss goals, too.

To get started, consider cutting out major sources of sugar first. Things like soda, fruit juice, and desserts contribute large amounts of sugar to a person’s diet.

After you’ve cut out major sources of sugar, start reading labels. Cut out foods where sugar is prominent ingredient. Slowly adopt a low-sugar or even no-sugar diet.

Who knows? Maybe five months from now you will have lost a significant amount of weight — just like Fergie.

– The Editors
CelebrityLifestyleInsider.com

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