Jessica Alba Plans To Restrict Calories, Starve, Work Out, Wear Girdle, Post-Partum
August 3, 2011 by Hollywoodite
Jessica Alba covers Lucky’s latest issue and makes herself sound even less-likeable than that time she threw every producer with whom she’d ever worked under the bus. Alba is currently heavily-pregnant and pretty much looks like she’s about to give birth any day now. But in this shoot, there’s no trace of her bump. Not in all of them, anyway. In some photos, she has a bump. A tiny one. And in others, not so. But she does have badly-Photoshopped boobs/ mom-cleavage in most of the photos. It’s like some digital artist’s first day on the job as they’re still trying to get used to new software. It’s all lopsided. The cover’s the worst. It literally looks like her head was cropped from another photo in MS Paint and plastered on blind. Who approves this stuff?
On wearing a post-partum girdle: “I wear a girdle around my tummy from the moment I give birth until it doesn’t feel loosely goosey anymore—that takes a good two to three months. It’s spandex with Velcro.”
On maternity clothes: “I generally don’t wear many maternity clothes…but I am wearing maternity pantyhose, because I can’t fit into the other ones.”
On trying not to be the perfect mom: “I get obsessed with how to make her life as perfect as I can—which means allowing her to make mistakes and act nuts,” she says.
On her meal plan to shape up after the baby: “I have a hard time with portion control, so I have 1,200 calorie meals delivered. But I also work out, so basically I’m starving—it sucks. I drink a lot of water.”
On her post-baby workout: “Working out everyday for even just 45 minutes is good for my mental state. But getting dressed and actually doing it is the worst. It’s hard to get motivated.”
On why she likes to be distracted at the gym: “In the gym, I have like five things to distract me: TV, iPod, magazines. Working partners are good, too, so you can chat and not just drown in your own misery. Sorry, does that sound bad? I just hate working out.”
On being considered a sex symbol: “I’ve never been perceived as anything but a sex symbol, so I don’t even know what that means,” she says.
On suing Playboy from putting her on the cover without her permission: “Playboy isn’t bad; it’s just not me.”
On her sexy Campari calendar she shot wearing heels and a bathing suit: “It got people talking,” she says. “Besides, it’s not like my boobies were out or my bum was showing.”
On her career goal after the sexiness wears off: “I’ve kept my future in mind,” she says. “I wasn’t going to be a flash in the pan. I want my career to last a long time.”
On playing superheroes: “I pretended to be a superhero when I was a kid,” says Alba who plays a superhero mom in her upcoming movie Spy Kids. “I thought, if boys can do it, I can do it, I can do it better,” she says, laughing.
On being strong-willed: “There’s a video of me when I’m three, saying ‘This is a woman’s world, and I don’t need a man for nothin’!’” she says.
On her first big audition: “We all went out for it—my mom, my auntie, her four kids, my auntie’s boyfriend, my brother and I all sardined inside our Buick Regal. That’s how we rolled back then.” Once there, she was asked to list any acting experience. “I lied and said I done plays,” she says, smiling. “My mom definitely taught me how to hustle.”
On looking back at her journey as an actress: “Why am I here?” she asks. “Sheer will and determination, dammit…And I hustled like crazy.” – via Lucky.
Okay, so we learn that Alba’s not messing around when it comes to her weight and her post-baby body. And she’s already planning to starve herself thin by restricting her calorie intake and excising for lengths of time that require “distractions” to keep her mind occupied. Nothing amiss there… Except, the f**k is that? Okay, so the girdle thing has its merits. Leaving that alone, using the word “starve” an interview about her immediate plans for weight loss. Great example you’re setting there, Alba.
PHOTO CREDIT – LUCKY MAGAZINE
