Hilary Duff

Most of us can’t afford personal trainers, or we simply don’t have the time to dedicate to working out for hours at a time like some celebs. That’s why we were ecstatic to hear about Hilary Duff’s weight loss secret, since the sexy starlet and new momma to 14-month-old Luca says it took her a whole year to lose her 50-pound baby weight gain. That sounds more our speed (and more realistic)!

Just after birth, when most Hollywood moms tear into strenuous workouts with personal trainers or go to extremes with dieting or wearing double corsets (we’re looking at you, Jessica Alba!), Hilary took a few months off.

“I never had to lose so much before, and it took awhile to get mentally motivated,” the 25-year-old tells Life & Style. “I was enjoying being home with my baby, and I wasn’t super strict with my diet.”

As she should! A new baby needs to bond with his or her mother in those first few months — and vice versa — and weight is the last thing a new mom should have to worry about. Also, we totally get the mental motivation issue. It’s so easy just to skip the gym in favor of more “pressing issues,” but a little time to yourself to vent your frustrations with a medicine ball never hurt anyone (except maybe your arms in the morning).

In late 2012, when she was finally ready and willing to get to work on herself, Hilary Duff did end up employing a personal trainer, but her weight loss sport of choice makes her one of the most badass babes in our eyes: Boxing!

“It makes me feel super fierce,” Hilary says. “[My personal trainer] and I box outside my home, so my neighbors watched the whole shrinking process! They cheered me on!”

Good for you, Hilary, and way to lose that stubborn weight in a way that us average Janes can relate to and see ourselves trying out. Although, can we just say that you still looked fab even before your bikini-body makeover? From wetpaint.

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Looking good, Christina Aguilera! There were a lot of sexy singers at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards on May 19, but the diva definitely stood out when she took the stage with Pitbull to perform “Feel This Moment” and showed off her newly svelte body. Do you think this is the best she’s ever looked?

Christina and Pitbull, both 32, got the energy of the crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas up with a rousing performance of “Feel This Moment” that had everybody singing along — and then surprised all of us when Morten Harket, the lead singer of ’80s pop band A-ha, came out to sing “Take On Me” with them!

Wearing a flirty black mini, The Voice judge showed off her toned legs and slimmer figure. She looks phenomenal! She’s lost over 20 pounds, and has talked in the past about her struggles with weight in the February 2012 issue of Marie Claire:

“I have certain physical features that I favor over others. We all have our areas,” Christina said. “When I worked on Burlesque, I lost so much weight that I was too skinny. I don’t weigh myself — it’s all about how I feel in my clothes. What looks good on one person might not look good on another body type. I happen to be very confident in my own skin. It takes time to get to that place, but it’s all about embracing yourself and your body.” From hollywoodlife.

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Christie, a Republican running for a second term in November, disclosed last week that he had gastric banding surgery in February.

“The things that really got me down, the moments where I would say to myself, ‘Why can’t I beat this? Why can’t I do better?’, it would be when I’d be going out with Mary Pat (his wife) on a Friday night or Saturday night,” he told a Princeton audience Tuesday night, according to The Record.

“I’d be changing out of my professional clothes … and would go to casual clothes that I didn’t wear a lot, and then something wouldn’t fit,” Christie said.

The governor was at a Barnes & Noble bookstore to help MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski promote her new book, Obsession, which deals with food addiction. Brzezinski’s book includes an interview with Christie, done well before the disclosure about his weight-loss surgery.

Although Christie has at times been self-deprecating about his weight, he could get equally frustrated at the attention it drew. Last week, he took questions for 40 minutes about the surgery, which the governor said amounted to a fascination that was “ridiculous and silly.”

Christie told the bookstore audience that he often hears from people who don’t get why it’s been so hard for him to lose weight. “It’s not as simple as, ‘Push yourself away from the table and you’ll be fine,’ ” he said. From usatoday.

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