Surprise! Just six weeks after giving birth, Heidi Klum wowed the crowd at last night’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York City- by taking the stage for an unexpected turn in a purple corset and gown. Heidi was only scheduled to host the show, since she delivered her daughter Lou in October. Needless to say, the audience loved Heidi’s return!

Heidi told People that she’s loving her shape, even though she plans to lose 2o additional pounds of pregnancy weight:

“I embrace that I have more curves right now. I’m definitely one of the heaviest of the bunch of the 30 girls in the show…And I still have 20 lbs. to go.”

Since it’s difficult to work out immediately after pregnancy, Heidi is taking it easy with her trainer:

“She’s helping me so I don’t overdo it. I’ve been walking on the treadmill. Walking up and down the driveway. She has a medicine ball so she showed me things on there. You can’t do too much too early.”

As far as her diet is concerned, Heidi’s kids are a big influence: 

“I’m not someone who eats salad and chicken. I have a lot of heads around the table and if there’s not variety they get bored. I mean sometimes I have two to three things to serve and my daughter will be like, ‘That’s it, Mommy?’ So it’s fish one day, goulash the next day, spaghetti Bolognese, then schnitzel. I cook a lot.”

Clearly she looks radiant, whether her weight is up or down. Just goes to show that it’s not worth stressing over the days when you’re feeing curvier!

When it comes to backhanded comments about Jessica Simpson’s figure, her sister Ashlee has her back. In her new interview with Women’s Health magazine, Ashlee makes a strong statement about her sister’s much-disputed shape:

“My sister has an incredible body. I feel sorry for anyone who would judge her, because she’s one sexy lady. It’s disgusting that people would say those things.”

And Jessica has definitely been working hard at staying fit! She recently twittered to her trainer, Mike Alexander.

“Why am I still hurting from our workout earlier? I’m getting old! See you tomorrow with a pouty face and sore buns,” Jessica wrote.

Ashlee, who looks incredible herself, also spoke about motherhood and her own body type and credited her toned arms to the hours that she’s spent holding her son Bronx.

“There’s gonna be a time when I’m way curvier, and that’ll be sexy too. What defines sexy is not someone’s weight. Personally I like curves. … I wanna look good [for me]. I wanna feel good,” Ashlee said.

We’re betting that both sisters will be gorgeous and fit for years to come! Plus, we love that they’ve got each other as support during those tough moments when the public gets critical!

On November 20, Healthy Hollywood will be giving away the Moosewood Restaurant Farm Fresh Meals Deck to one of our lucky Facebook friends.  Join us on Facebook for the chance to win this collection of 50 deliciously healthy recipes!

If you’re a fan of vegetarian food, you probably already know- and love- Moosewood. The restaurant, located in Ithaca, NY, has been a pioneer in creative vegetarian food since 1973.

Moosewood Restaurant is perhaps even better known for its covetable recipe collections, taken from the restaurant’s repertoire, that have been published and re-published over the years. Which brings me to the latest incarnation of Moosewood: the Moosewood Restaurant Farm Fresh Meals Deck.   

 The meals in the Farm Fresh Meals Deck are separated by season, in order to give you a handle on what’s fresh and available at your farmers market.  Pulling out three ‘Autumn’ cards could get you Pumpkin & Mushroom Lasagna, Crisp Autumn Salad and Chocolate Cranberry Crunch. How’s that for dinner party inspiration?

If you’re not sure how you’d handle cooking with recipes from a card, rather than cookbook, let me assure you that it’s wonderfully convenient. You wouldn’t haul a cookbook to the grocery store with you, but you would tuck these cards into your purse or pocket and whip them out when it’s time to fill your basket with ingredients.

On Friday, November 20, we’ll be giving away a Moosewood Restaurant Farm Fresh Meals Deck to one of our Facebook friends. All you need to do to enter is to become a friend of Healthy Hollywood on Facebook by Nov. 20!

For more on the restaurant and its recipe collections, check out: moosewoodrestaurant.com.

How did Tyra Banks lose 30 pounds? It wasn’t a ‘diet’ that got her to her current size- the credit goes to a complete lifestyle change.

“I do not believe in diets. I have been on diets in the past, and they are a bunch of bologna,” Tyra told the audience of The Tyra Show. ”This is a lifestyle change. It’s not about being skinny. It’s about getting in the best shape that you can be.“

Tyra worked with nutritionist Heather Bauerto revamp her routine, which included lots of exercise (Tyra worked out on the elliptical machine during episodes of ‘Sex and the City,’ among other activities) and a food journal. In the process, she also relieved herself of ongoing stomach pain. She still indulges- Haagen Daaz and BBQ ribs are her treats.

Tyra got flack for weight gain back in 2007, and she responded by gracing the cover of People magazine and commenting  ’Kiss my fat ass.’ Two years later, she has this to say:

“I feel good about my curves and my imperfections – my booty, my boobs, my thighs – I embrace it all. Now I really can say . . . kiss my fat – and still fat – ass.”

*Photo courtesy of The CW

The current issue of Elle UK gives us a sneak peek at Kate Hudson’s new figure, which we must say looks downright skinny. It’s no surprise that Kate’s weight loss appears dramatic, as she needed to shed the 20 pounds to play a terminally-ill woman in her latest movie.

So how did she lose the weight? There are a few clues. During her interview with Elle UK, Kate brings her own lunch, a beetroot salad, and drinks an odd-looking grapefruit drink. She discusses her work-regulated weight loss and the limits it has put on alcohol, among other things.

“And I love my glass of wine. I love tequila. To be in New York for two weeks and not have one beverage! I’m not sure I’ve ever done that,” Kate says.

She says that her new body is, “Pretty solid, actually. I’m not, like, 110lbs. But I’m probably heading towards that.”

We don’t expect Kate to keep all of this weight off (we love her healthy, curvy body just as well) but we’re amazed to see her pull off this dramatic change in figure.

Actress Kirstie Alley plans to film a reality series on her life for A&E. The program will debut in 2010 and will feature ten 30-minute episodes.

Kirstie will address her weight gain on the show, as well as work to shed her extra pounds. In May, she told People magazine that she had gained 83 pounds from her 2005 weight of 145.

“It said 228 lbs., which is my highest weight ever. I was so much more disgusting than I thought,” she told People at the time.

The yet-to-be-titled A&E show will also glimpse into Kirstie’s life as a single mom of two teenagers.

Kate Winslet is sending a clear message- she won’t tolerate rumors about her shape. Kate just won 25,000 pounds (about $40,000) in a settlement with the UK’s Daily Mail over a story that claimed she lied about her exercise regimen.

Kate’s lawyers said that she sought an apology “to demonstrate my commitment to the views that I have always expressed about body issues, including diet and exercise.”

It’s not the first time that Kate’s brought false coverage of her weight to court. In 2007, she won a suit against a magazine that claimed she visited a ‘diet doctor,’ according to The Huffington Post.

We know that Kate has always been outspoken about her body and her weight, but it’s never been more clear that this is an issue close to her heart. She obviously doesn’t want women to believe that they need to lose weight, or see a doctor, to look beautiful!

Mad Men star Christina Hendricks owes a piece of her super-stardom to her stunning figure, an expression of beauty in a real woman’s body. Christina, as Joan Holloway, is a sixties sex symbol- curves and all- who has an attention-grabbing presence that everyone is talking about.

Christina talks to Marie Claire about the buzz that’s been directed toward her figure:

“In the beginning, it was odd to have so much attention brought to my body type. I thought, ‘Uh-oh, brace yourself.’ But everyone has been so positive. During the first season, a woman came up to me at dinner and said, ‘I just want to thank you — watching you has made me proud of my body.’ I thought, What an amazing thing for someone to say! To make anyone feel good about themselves makes me feel good.”

We love her fashion advice for women who want to acentuate their curves like Joan:

“Instead of trying to downplay your curves, find a designer or style that glorifies them. There are designers who simply don’t design for people with shape and there are those — like L’Wren Scott or Roland Mouret — who do exactly that. Once you find what looks best on you, stick with it.”

It’s refreshing that a television show set decades in the past can remind us of the beauty of our bodies even today!

This Sunday’s New York City Marathon will be an athletic and a charitable challenge for actor Ed Norton. Norton is running to raise money for the Masai Wilderness Conservation Trust, which protects the homeland of the Masai, an east African tribe.

Why not start with a less physical fundraiser? “The idea of running the marathon was something a lot more guys could engage with and participate in,” Norton told The Huffington Post.

Norton’s marathon team includes three members of the Masai tribe, musician Alanis Morisette and magician David Blaine. See the list of runners and bios here.

What has marathon training been like for the actor?

“It’s very difficult. It has its plateaus. Getting to 12 miles you’re like, this is ridiculous, I’m never going to get to 26. Then you get to 15 and you think you’re never going to get to 18. Then you get to 20, and you’re kind of in striking distance.”

Norton also got a scare when he heard of one possible side-effect of running long distance: bloody nipples.

“That horrified me so much when I heard about it that when I was running like, three miles, I was Vaseline-ing and band-aiding my chest. I was like, that is not going to happen to me.”

Injuries aside, Norton and his team are set to run 26.2 this Sunday. To donate or to learn more about the cause, visit masaimarathon.com.

At seven months along, Kendra Wilkinson is loving pregnancy. She tells In Touch that, besides feeling like a ‘queen,’ she already feels a new kind of love for her husband and her future son. Plus, she’s quite ‘excited’ about her growing backside! Here’s what she had to say:

“I have gained 40 pounds. I still have a month-and-a-half to go. I was 110 or 115 and now weigh 150…There are things I love about it. I love that my hips are growing, even though it hurts. I want that butt and am starting to get it, so I’m excited,” Kendra tells In Touch.

What’s her pregnancy diet? 

“I’ve been eating a lot of breakfast — eggs, bacon and cheese sandwiches with wheat toast, a lot of waffles with peanut butter. Peanut butter is my biggest craving. I actually put bananas and syrup all over it, too. Even though I don’t usually eat much meat, I’ve been eating a lot of ribs with barbecue sauce and steak. Also, my craving for chocolate came back. I never ate it before because it gave me migraines.”

“I have never felt this beautiful! The one thing I love about being pregnant is my skin, I used to have the worst acne. My whole life it’s been horrible — on the Girls Next Door, it was disgusting. This is the best skin that I have ever had in my life…The reason I feel so beautiful is not because of my looks. It’s because of my bond with the baby.”