Tyra Banks’ Weight Loss: Tyra Banks Lost 30 PoundsTyra Banks’s weight loss is quite impassive. In just six months, Banks lost 30 pounds by eating healthy and exercising. What a “novel” approach! Tyra’s current weight is estimated to be around 140 pounds.
Life & Style is reporting that in order to lose weight, the 5-foot-10 Banks has switched her old food habits for better choices like fruits, vegetables and protein, which rev her metabolism and keep hunger at bay.
“It’s more of a lifestyle change than a diet,” says an insider. Tyra starts the day with an energy-packed meal of eggs and papaya slices or a bowl of whole-grain cereal and fruit, says the insider – that’s a far cry from her old IHOP breakfasts.
Another strategy is portion control. For lunch and dinner, she eats a serving of lean protein (chicken, shrimp or fish) with veggies, salads and soups she makes herself. Finally, she snacks on fruits and vegetables that satisfy her sweet tooth and keep her feeling full.
“Backstage at the show, the craft-service table is now entirely absent of junk food and carbs,” says Marcellas Reynolds, a frequent guest on The Tyra Banks Show. “All you see are lean turkey sandwiches and loads of fresh-cut veggies and fruit.”
Surprisingly though, Banks’ rep denies any weight loss, but Tyra says she avoided overeating at home by keeping a preplanned menu of freshly made dinners prepared by a private part-time chef for the first few weeks of her diet program.
According to the same source, Tyra has more time now to focus on exercise component of her weight-loss plan. Not only is she consistent with her daily one-hour cardio sessions (which include intervals of walking and running outside), she’s also turned to Martin Snow, the owner of NYC’s Trinity Boxing Club.
“She responds very well to exercise,” Snow says about Tyra’s thrice-weekly hour-and-a-half sessions of boxing, core work and unconventional moves like swinging a sledgehammer and running with an open parachute around her waist. “She’s not afraid to go to the park and have people look at her like she’s crazy.”
But Tyra does believe in cheating on her diet once in a while with her favorite foods, which include barbecue and ice cream. “She believes in treating herself on the weekends. She allows herself a bowl of her favorite ice cream on Saturdays,” says an insider.
“She wanted to lose weight, not so that she would look sexier, but so she would feel healthier.” [via]