Chris Noth’s ‘Holistic’ Slim-Down For The Sex And The City Sequel

Actor Chris Noth,  for whom the label of ‘Mr. Big’ is inescapable, needed to drop a few pounds before the filming of the Sex and the City sequel began this year. The intense dieting and crash fitness course that many celebs rely on was nixed by Noth- instead he opted for a nine-day holistic retreat on the remote Ilha Grande in Brazil. There, Noth practiced yoga, ate only vegetarian food and led an active lifestyle.

“Usually it’s about going to a trainer and all that but [the resort has] a very holistic approach. But I needed to bring my body into fitness — so I went for nine days. It was a total vegetarian diet. Basically, you spend all day doing yoga, hiking, kayaking, eating vegetarian food, no coffee, no alcohol, no meat,” Noth told Us Weekly magazine.

Noth says that yoga had its own challenges.

“I’m not a big yoga person, so that was hard. But it was basic Hatha yoga. I loved it. Also there’s painting there. I wanted to do something that was intense, but had a holistic way, which is this.”

Now that he’s back in the US and in top shape, Noth is working hard to keep his weight in check- but finding out that it’s often more difficult than it looks.

“Restaurant portions are way too big. And you realize everything around you is basically bad for you. It’s a process.”