(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-01-08 14:51

So you've put on a few pounds over Christmas. Who hasn't? But don't despair.

Instead, take a few tips from the stars who have turned weightloss into an art form: Hollywood's leading ladies.

The Black Book Of Hollywood Diet Secrets, published later this month, takes you inside the fridges of some of the most recognisable faces in the world.

Did you know that Cindy Crawford sips vinegar to kill her appetite before heading out to dinner, or that Demi Moore reaches for apple slices with peanut butter when she wants a sugar fix?

The Black Book's authors, showbiz journalists Kym Douglas and Cindy Pearlman, know the Hollywood scene inside out and can tell you exactly what keeps the world's hottest bodies in A-list shape.

On one of her first assignments, Kym fell in love with the actor she was interviewing, Jerry Douglas, the star of hit U.S. soap, The Young And The Restless.

"When we married, I was thrown into the Hollywood scene," she recalls, "I would show up at all these awards shows and see women who were literally flawless.

"The reporter in me set out to discover what their secrets were, and I've been doing it ever since.

"Over the years I've witnessed how size has become increasingly important in LA," says Cindy.

"Twenty years ago you'd see people with various body types; it was okay to be a size 8 (UK size 12).

"Nowadays, you have to be a size zero. But the biggest secret I learned from celebrities is that they don't do 'diet food'.

"They eat the real thing, just not a lot of it.

"I remember sitting down to breakfast with Elizabeth Hurley and being shocked that she was having real bacon with her eggs, not turkey or tofu bacon.

"And she said: 'I'm just going to have a salad for lunch and a little dinner, so it's fine. But I'm not going to have fake bacon.'

"This book is for real women with real bodies: for the woman going to her school reunion or on a blind date and doesn't want to go on some big crash diet.

"There are little tricks that celebrities do, and if you emulate them, you will see some weight loss."

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