Alyssa Milano 46-Pound Weight Loss Tips & Tricks: Actress Credits Low-Carb Atkins Diet; Says Breastfeeding Didn't Help Shed Pounds Despite Being an Advocate
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Alyssa Milano lost 46 pounds thanks to a low-carb Atkins diet. The actress who has declared herself as a breastfeeding advocate says that breastfeeding didn't actually help with her weight loss at all.
Milano started on low-carb, high-fat Atkins diets after giving birth to her child in 2014, according to Celebrity Health Fitness. Standing at 5 foot 2, the actress went from 172 pounds to 126 pounds. She adds that the high-fat, low-carb diet made her more energized but keeps her from eating more than necessary.
"I feel so much better than I did before it's crazy," she said. "You know that feeling when you're dieting where your stomachs growling and you're angry and moody? There's none of that [with Atkins], because you're getting fats and proteins. It's great!"
However, Milano notes that she takes time losing her baby weight. In an interview with Wendy Williams, she said that she gained around 55 pounds for both her children, reports E Online.
The actress is a self-declared advocate of breastfeeding in public and on the same show, she got into an animated discussion with Williams about moms who feed their infant children in public.
Milano also openly shares photos of her breastfeeding her children in public because she wants to make it more accepted. Williams took issue with it because the talk show host deemed it to be "sexual things."
"I don't need to see that," said Williams. "Because, I just don't want to."
When asked why by Milano or if she would rather under a blanket, Williams replied: "What I would do is I would go to the car...not on the bench in the front of the big box store."
Milano then went on to discuss and ask why breasts are okay to be shown when used in a sexualized way but not okay when it is used for its intended purpose of breastfeeding.
"Breastfeeding is only a particular amount of time, [but] the rest of your life, your breasts are sexual things," said Wendy.
"But biologically, they're not made for sexual things. That's what we've done to them," said Milano.
Watch the talk in the video below:
Additionally, Milano also debunked breastfeeding as a "natural weight loss" way for nursing mothers. In an interview with ET Online, when she was asked if breastfeeding helped her lose any weight, the actress said: "I don't know who started that myth, but breastfeeding to me makes it harder."
Watch the exclusive interview below:
