Alexandra Bortich: minus 26 kilograms
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“Few people know, but I am very prone to being overweight! My stomach gets fat first, then my thighs and arms,” Bortich complains. The 24-year-old actress keeps herself in shape through a lot of effort.
Alexandra’s weight fluctuates constantly. She weighed more than 70 kg in high school and at the time of filming the film “I’m Losing Weight.” For the sake of her role in this film, Sasha gained 26 kg in just a couple of months; she weighed 76 kg with a height of 168 cm.
“I ate sweets, pizza and drank wine,” the actress recalls.
I recovered quickly, but lost weight for more than a year: sports 6 days a week, massage and other attributes of fitness. Sasha has to constantly stick to proper nutrition; she cannot afford to have a snack at night.
Diet:
- The main rule is small portions.
- Eliminate flour, fried foods, and sweets from your diet.
- The basis of the menu is low-calorie foods. Approximate diet for the day: in the morning - porridge with water, lunch and dinner - vegetables, fruits, baked lean fish.
Doctor's comment:
— Avoid carbohydrate breakfasts in the form of monoporous cereals. Protein should be included in every meal. It is better to give preference to buckwheat, as it contains some phytates, no gluten and quite a lot of protein (14 g/100 g).
But it is necessary to add some component from animal protein: eggs, meat, fish, cottage cheese, unsweetened yogurt. A carbohydrate breakfast is a direct path to the development of carbohydrate metabolism disorders (insulin resistance, diabetes, metabolic syndrome) and the appearance of excess weight. A proper lunch is a combination of protein (white fish, white meat), a small amount of complex carbohydrates (cereals) and vegetables.
The dinner also needs to include protein (lean white fish, white meat, seafood) and vegetables: fiber and dietary fiber take a long time to digest, but are easy to digest, which means that you can easily go without eating for the prescribed 3-4 hours before bedtime. And add some healthy fats to your vegetables, for example, a spoonful of olive oil.
Leonid Barats. "Radio day"
Actor Leonid Barats is known for his role as radio host Lesha in films and performances of the Quartet I theater (for example, “Election Day” or “Radio Day”). “It smells like unisex,” they say about his hero.
Leonid Barats. Still from the film “Radio Day”
“I’m not a homophobe,” Barats says about his role with a smile. – If the actor adheres to the position, no, I will not play a person of unconventional orientation, it seems that he has some kind of problems. Because if you are an artist and you are offered to play something typical, then, of course, you will do it with pleasure. I have homosexual friends. I respect their choice. Not that I was part of this crowd, but... An ugly attitude towards this is a sign of the inferiority of society. I enjoy playing my role. But, anticipating your question, I will answer: “I don’t!”
Marital status: Divorced. From his first marriage he has two daughters.
Nyusha: minus 15 kilograms
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28-year-old Nyusha gave birth to a daughter six months ago. After giving birth, the singer gained weight and does not hide it. Nyusha has almost returned to her previous clothing size and is not shy about the extra pounds:
“Only cartoon heroines don’t change at all after giving birth.”
The singer is on a diet that does not harm breastfeeding. The singer’s daily sports diet includes cardio exercises in the form of dancing at rehearsals, yoga and a set of exercises for weight loss.
Here are Nyusha’s top 5 Pilates exercises:
- Diaphragmatic breathing.
- Hundred is an exercise to activate the abdominal muscles in different positions.
- Activation of the deep pelvic muscles in different positions - alternately tense and relax the muscles of the buttocks.
- “Dead Bug” is an exercise to strengthen the muscle corset.
- Shoulder bridge - shoulder bridge.
Diet:
- Partial refusal of dairy products (the singer could not completely eliminate cheese).
- Partial refusal of sugar (replacing sweets with honey).
- The diet includes a lot of vegetables - raw and baked.
Doctor's comment:
— Dairy products have a high insulinemic index; their consumption leads to the release of large amounts of insulin, which ultimately contributes to the conversion of excess glucose into fats. Therefore, it is better to avoid whole milk. Even in coffee it is better to add vegetable milk substitutes (almond, coconut) or not use them at all.
Maxim Matveev: minus 15 kilograms
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This spring, the 36-year-old actor lost weight again. So much so that fans suspected he had anorexia. Maxim Matveev reassured him: they say his health is under control, and he likes his new physical form.
Matveev now sleeps little (six months ago he and Liza Boyarskaya had a second son), does exercises in the morning, and has become a fan of yoga (even participated in an international festival). In addition, he goes to the gym.
“Calculate the stages on the way to your dream, implement them, and your goals will no longer seem so unattainable! For what? So that already in the process of achieving the goal you can feel a state of joy! Believe in yourself and start being proud of yourself! The super trainer and I set several goals, and today one of them was achieved: 100 burpees (an exercise where you have to jump out of a prone position in a special way. - Ed.) in 7 minutes 6 seconds. So you understand, a month ago these were the same burpees, but I did them for 9 minutes 40 seconds,” Matveev is proud of his new body.
Having lost weight for the role, Maxim got the hang of it:
“So I became faster, more resilient and healthier.”
Matveev follows the diet unconditionally.
Diet:
- Eliminated fast carbohydrates.
- Replaced meat with fish. Combines it with vegetables.
- Eats only healthy food. On the set he eats separately - he brings ready-made food in containers from home. Snacks on nuts, greens, vegetables or fruits.
- Doesn't eat at night.
Doctor's comment:
— People who are losing weight should not eat fruit as a snack; it is better to eat them after the main meal, since additional intake of fructose slows down the fat burning process.
Evgeny Volotsky. "Thaw"
Costume designer Sancha from the series “The Thaw” performed by Evgeniy Volotsky in one of the episodes of a conversation with his friend Ruslan (Victor Khorinyak) hugs and kisses his friend. As a result, he was beaten, and later many people found out about his orientation. After all, the action takes place in the 1960s, when the country had criminal article No. 121 for sodomy.
Still from the series “The Thaw”
The director of the series, Valery Todorovsky, admits that Sancia is one of his favorite characters.
“I don’t think there is at least some kind of propaganda here,” says Todorovsky. “This is a single story of a single person who lived in a country in which he had to be in the deepest underground. The story of how he got caught doing this and its consequences... I treated it absolutely normally, because I know for sure that these people (homosexuals) are a very significant part of our lives, they are next to us. And I initially planned Sanchi’s story as the story of a gay man... By the way, he is also a costume designer, a man from this world. And he says there that he wants to leave the country, he wants to go behind the “wall”, and discusses Nureyev’s escape. That is, for me he is a sign of our life.
Marital status: Wife – Ksenia, son – Artem.
Alexander Semchev: minus 70 kilograms
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In April, Alexander Semchev turned 50 years old. The actor did not celebrate his anniversary - he does not like to celebrate birthdays, but he gave himself a worthy gift. I set another weight loss record and signed up for the first time in my life at a fitness club.
Last fall, Semchev lost 40 kg, and now another 30. Now he no longer looks like the fat guy from a beer advertisement. From clothing size 72, Semchev moved to 58. The artist was forced to take up weight due to health problems, because his weight reached 190 kg. And Alexander began recruiting it after he was 20 years old.
“I studied specialized literature for several months and selected a balanced diet,” Alexander Semchev shares the first step to a new life.
The actor observed Lent, and after it continued his usual healthy diet. Having lost weight, Semchev thought about a circular lift: his skin was seriously sagging.
Diet:
- Refusal of sweets and fried foods; food is cooked, stewed, baked.
- Minimized the amount of sauces and oil when dressing dishes.
- The basis of the diet is meat or fish with vegetables and fruits. Tries to maintain a balance in her diet.
- Quitting alcohol.
Doctor's comment:
— Proper cooking methods (stewing, baking, sous vide) are important for healthy digestion, as they relieve the body of oxidized trans fats and excess glycation products formed during frying, which interfere with weight loss and accelerate the aging process. It is better to add healthy oils (olive, flaxseed) to the finished dish cold. It is allowed to simmer in coconut oil, ghee and olive oil, subject to gentle heating - up to 180 degrees.
In its purest form, as ethyl alcohol, alcohol provides 7 kcal per gram, which is almost twice the energy content of proteins and carbohydrates (4 kcal/g) and almost comparable to the energy value of fats (9 kcal/g). When eating proteins, fats and carbohydrates, the calories from alcohol consumed are the first to be consumed, which leads to a delay in the fat burning process and greater fat accumulation. Alcoholic drinks stimulate the release of cortisol, which increases appetite.
Biography of Maxim Matveev
Maxim Aleksandrovich Matveev was born in a small town with the symbolic name Svetly.
His upbringing was mainly done by his grandfather. He often made toys for his grandson and taught him “male” activities. Grandmother could only please Maxim with free entry to the local cinema, where she sold tickets.
Most of all, the boy liked Hollywood blockbusters. The film “Star Wars” made a particular impression on him.
Mother Lyudmila Vladimirovna was a philologist by training, but devoted her whole life to working as a librarian. Maxim did not know his own father. When the guy was 10 years old, he got a stepfather. Mom's new husband was a sailor. In 1992, he took his family to Saratov. Almost immediately after the move, Matveev had a younger brother, Vladimir.
Ekaterina Skulkina: minus 11 kilograms
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The 42-year-old Comedy Woman star began losing weight several months ago with a trip to Karelia - to the fashionable Kivach clinic. Skulkin was examined and a schedule of nutrition, body cleansing and procedures was drawn up. Returning to Moscow, the artist continued her diet and hired a fitness instructor.
“Is there life after Kivach? - asks Ekaterina Skulkina and boasts: - Yes! And it is significantly better, healthier and more effective! During treatment (14 days): minus 9 kg. At the moment I am already minus 11 kg, minus 4 cm in the waist and minus 3 cm in the hips. Skin tightened by massages, wraps and Charcot shower!”
Two weeks of healing and cleansing the body at the Kivach clinic under the “Weight Loss” program cost from 500 thousand rubles. Skulkina borrowed her new motto from Mark Twain:
“To achieve anything, there is one secret - to start.”
Ekaterina assures that from the new nutrition system she feels light and no hunger. The artist is surprised to note that she can do without junk food completely calmly.
Diet:
- Five meals a day.
- The basis of the diet is vegetables and fish, vegetable broths and soups.
- Lack of flour and sweets. Complex carbohydrates (cereals, grain bread) only in the morning.
Doctor's comment:
— Vegetable soups are a very good eating habit, it is recommended to include them in the diet daily, since the daily requirement for fiber is at least 500 g. Sweets and rich foods are fast carbohydrates that easily turn into fats, so their exclusion from the diet is necessary for any diet .
It is optimal to maintain an interval of about four hours between meals, since fats begin to break down only three hours after eating. If the goal is to lose weight, I do not recommend eating 6-7 times a day: with this diet, the level of insulin in the blood is constantly increased, which slows down the process of burning fat.
In the absence of inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in the acute stage and cholelithiasis, the number of meals should be 3 - 4 per day.
Elena Stepanenko: minus 45 kilograms
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The artist celebrated her 66th birthday, but looks even better than in the last century. Elena Stepanenko has tripled in volume: now she allows herself fitted dresses and elegant suits.
Such changes are the result of constant work on oneself.
“On the Internet they advertise many different products that supposedly helped me lose weight: some pills, capsules, teas. It is not true. I didn’t buy any of this and I didn’t lose weight on anything!” - Stepanenko is indignant.
She has been living for the second year according to seemingly simple nutritional rules, which turn out to be complex when you realize that they must be followed constantly. Elena Grigorievna observed Lent, and the rest of the time she eats whatever she wants. But she has her secrets.
Alexander Lykov. "You are the only one I have"
In 1993, Dmitry Astrakhan’s film “You Are the Only One” was released on the silver screen. The episodic role of the gay prostitute Vova was played by the then unknown artist Alexander Lykov. It was his hero who wrote the phrase, which later went, as they say, to the people: “What am I to you, a ruble pacifier?!” Once, years after the release of this film, the already popular actor almost suffered because of his role.
Still from the film “You are the only one I have”
“At the film festival in Dombay I got into the real “raspberry,” recalls Lykov. “We’re sitting in a tavern, telling jokes.” They invite you to one table, then another... In the end, we ended up in someone else's hotel room. And there are brothers. The looks are like those of animals, some of them sleep stoned. “Here,” I think, “I got it!” And they told me: “Are you going to drink?” One of the brothers stuck to me and started stroking my knee so tenderly: “Oh, what a handsome guy...” The artist Volodya Dolinsky came to the rescue. He is a seasoned guy, he once delayed his time. I immediately realized that I needed to be helped out. If it weren't for him, I don't know how all this would have ended.
Marital status: Wife – Alla Lykova, director of her husband. Daughter - Ekaterina and son - Matvey.
