All the Diet Tips and Tricks Jenna Jameson Revealed During Her 85-Pound Weight Loss Journey

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All the Diet Tips and Tricks Jenna Jameson Revealed During Her 85-Pound Weight Loss Journey

After welcoming her daughter Batel on April 7, 2017, Jenna Jameson embarked on an epic post-baby weight loss plan. The former adult film star, 44, shared her journey on her Instagram account, @jennacantlose, where she showed before and after photos and shared the diet tricks she was using to help her lose weight. She also kept it real, sharing setbacks, frustrations and belly flab photos while dropping insane amounts of wisdom and inspiration along with weight. [ami-related id="1763444" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/shop-with-us/news/noom-free-trial-exercise-diet-weight-loss-health-home/" title="Related: Noom Free Trial? How to Try Out the Diet & Weight Loss App" target="_blank" thumb="true" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/noom-exercise-home.jpg?quality=86&strip=all" imgid="1763480" format="standard" flag="" channel="6001"] On November 5, 2018, the mom of three revealed that she had far surpassed her goal: She weighed in at 107 pounds — meaning she was down 80 pounds — and feeling better than ever! Us reviews her progress in pictures, and rounds up all of the diet tips — from trying the keto diet to focusing on mental health to cutting out white foods — that helped the 5-foot-7 star shed major pounds.

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All the Diet Tips and Tricks Jenna Jameson Revealed During Her 85-Pound Weight Loss Journey

After welcoming her daughter Batel on April 7, 2017, Jenna Jameson embarked on an epic post-baby weight loss plan. The former adult film star, 44, shared her journey on her Instagram account, @jennacantlose, where she showed before and after photos and shared the diet tricks she was using to help her lose weight. She also kept it real, sharing setbacks, frustrations and belly flab photos while dropping insane amounts of wisdom and inspiration along with weight. [ami-related id="1763444" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/shop-with-us/news/noom-free-trial-exercise-diet-weight-loss-health-home/" title="Related: Noom Free Trial? How to Try Out the Diet & Weight Loss App" target="_blank" thumb="true" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/noom-exercise-home.jpg?quality=86&strip=all" imgid="1763480" format="standard" flag="" channel="6001"] On November 5, 2018, the mom of three revealed that she had far surpassed her goal: She weighed in at 107 pounds — meaning she was down 80 pounds — and feeling better than ever! Us reviews her progress in pictures, and rounds up all of the diet tips — from trying the keto diet to focusing on mental health to cutting out white foods — that helped the 5-foot-7 star shed major pounds.

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Sculpt Individual Body Parts

A year and a half into her journey, Jameson decided to try to tweak individual parts of her body — and succeeded! “It is absolutely possible to gain weight in your thighs and booty without getting a thick midsection,” the star wrote on Instagram on September 25, 2019, adding, “I love how I look with thick thighs but despise feeling a muffin top!” So she ran a test. “I began eating a lot and not restricting my caloric intake. It absolutely worked. My thighs and hips have made themselves known 😆,” she continued. As for how she kept the extra pounds off her middle, “I avoided tummy bloat by not indulging in unneeded sugar, wasteful carbs and fast food.” She also added some ab-sculpting work. “Here’s a little mom hack,” she said. “I do sit-ups in bed … when Batel naps … super skinny isn’t goals. Healthy well fed bodies are!!!!”

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Have a Keto-Friendly Fast Food Menu Plan

Though she typically aims for organic foods, Jameson is practical when it comes to her keto diet. “What do I do when I’m in a pinch and fast food is my only option?” she wrote on Instagram on September 17, 2019. “Wendy’s burgers are my jam... I order a triple patty burger no bun, extra lettuce with everything, hold the cheese (since I’m jewish) and add jalapeños. I also ALWAYS order the largest ice water and drink the whole thing! This fills me up!” While she acknowledged that “the trick is to not be tempted by other menu items,” there are a couple other foods that she recommended. “If you’re extra starving Wendy’s Caesar salad and their southwest chicken salad are bomb af and #ketofriendly.”

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Jump Back In

After updating her Amazon keto diet favorites list, the star shared an Instagram photo of herself in a cutout bathing suit on September 8, 2019. “I’m off to the beach with the fam, say a prayer for this bathing suit, it’s holding on for dear life,” she joked. In the comments section, she gave advice to a fan who said they’d slipped on their keto diet by eating sugar cookies — admitting that she, too, hadn’t been following the high-protein, low-carb diet of late. Said Jameson, “I’ve just finished a treat week and I feel like an actual sloth. Started back again today. Don’t stress just jump back in.”

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Start the Keto Lifestyle by Cleaning Your Cabinets

Have diet, will shop! On August 20, 2019, Jameson posted a new before and after photo of herself on Instagram and answered what she called “the number one question” she gets asked about the keto diet: “How do I start a #keto lifestyle?” She broke down her top tips into 10 easy steps, among them: Clear your kitchen of any processed, carb-heavy and sugary foods; go shopping on the perimeter of the grocery store aisles where the “green leafy veggies, grass fed steaks, wild salmon” and eggs and “real butter” live; and “discuss your lifestyle change with your household to get them on board.” As always, Jameson included emotional tips as well as practical ones. Our favorite: “Have a sunny outlook! This shouldn’t be torture. Focus on how you’re now treating your body right and be proud!”

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Have Plan for Restaurant Menus

The star understands that ordering off a restaurant menu can be intimidating when you’re on a specific eating plan. “When I first began my weight loss journey, I avoided eating out as much as possible,” Jameson shared in an Instagram post on August 3, 2019. And while she still “highly” recommends cooking if you’re in weight loss mode, when you’re maintaining, eating out is no problem — and she has a few no-fail picks. “You can NEVER go wrong with steak,” she said. “Add a sautéed baby broccoli or non starchy veg and you’re golden!” Her other top two choices? “Grilled fish is a perfect choice also! Caesar salad (hold the croutons) topped with shrimp is fab,” she noted. She also shared some words of encouragement for those just starting to consider going to restaurants: “I’ve gotten so good at scanning menus for keto friendly dishes it’s now second nature!”

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Don’t Give Up If You Slip Up

Jameson understands that you can’t be perfect all the time when it comes to eating. “Let’s talk jumping back on the wagon after losing control and eating like a crazed banshee. We all do it,” the star captioned new before and after photos of her in bikinis. “There are no exceptions. All the health gurus and fitness badasses do it.” But the ones who stay successful are the ones who keep going, she says. The way she does it? “It comes in the form of wanting to feel my best,” she continued. “I know I’m not perfect and my will power isn’t iron clad, but I DO know I will never give up! It’s important to know that no matter how long you fall off, you can always jump back on the horse!” Jameson suggests channeling your disappointment into “positivity,” adding, “Know there are so many on the journey right along with you!”

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Update Your Snacks

Diet boredom is no joke. Jameson often switches up her go-to meals and snacks to keep hers at bay. Weeks after listing her keto diet favorites on Amazon in June 2019, she updated the selection. On Instagram on July 1, 2019, the star shared a new before and after pic of her progress as well as her new pantry favorites, including Shrewd Food protein crisps and Legendary Foods keto-friendly peanut butter cup peanut butter. “A variety of choices of snacks are imperative to staying on track,” she wrote.

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Remember to Be Grateful

A day worth marking! Jameson posted a picture of herself heavily pregnant with her daughter Batel, now 2, next to a current photo of herself poolside. “What a difference two years makes! It’s been a wonderful journey bringing Batel earthside and embarking on a quest for health and a less stressful lifestyle,” the actress and author wrote to her Instagram fans on June 8, 2019, crediting the keto diet and her recent move to Hawaii. “I think a lot of us don’t realize the toll stress takes on our health. I’ve become more mindful of being a gentle parent and also being softer with myself.”

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Suck in for Perspective

Always one for a good posing “trick,” Jameson lauded “the power of a good ‘suck in’” on her Instagram account on June 4, 2019. “Trust in fact I look quite thick if I’m not sucking in. It’s a mama thing. I wanted to show the reality of being postpartum,” she captioned the comparison photo. “If I just relax completely I look pregnant. Everything is a farce. Remember you are beautiful EITHER way!!!!!!!”

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Eat Clean to Get Lean

As the star told her followers on May 31, learning the trick to whittle her middle changed everything. “After giving birth and trying to figure out how to delete my belly fat, I kept coming back to #keto,” she wrote on an Instagram before-and-after photo. “I knew this was the best way to get rid of my stubborn belly thickness. Seriously after 40, I felt like it was here to stay.”  She credited clean foods with helping her slim down. “Getting rid of sugar, processed foods and unneeded carbohydrates did the trick. If you’re struggling or just confused on how to start to get healthy,” she encouraged new dieters, “please look back at my past posts about my 90 lb weight loss over the past year!”

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Never Get Complacent

One of the biggest reasons Jameson continues to have success with the keto diet is her willingness to switch it up. As the star revealed on May 18, 2019, she switched up her daily menu yet again — and it’s worked to keep her body svelte. Following intermittent fasting principles on keto, she makes herself coffee when she wakes up at 6 a.m. Breakfast comes at 10 or 11 a.m. after she gets hungry, and is eggs with sour cream and Cholula sauce. At 2 p.m., she makes herself a cabbage salad with a chicken breast. Her last meal of the day happens at 6 p.m. “I’m a steak lover,” she wrote, “so I always have a beautiful ribeye on hand!”

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Mark Your Milestones

On May 1, 2019, Jameson hit her most impressive number yet — one year on the keto diet! “I have absolutely never felt better,” she wrote on a photo that showed just how trim her waist had gotten on the high-protein, low-carb diet. “Combining #sobriety, the keto lifestyle and intermittent fasting is the perfect trifecta for me when it comes to a healthy sustainable fitness journey.” And always one to show gratitude, the star gave a shout-out to her Instagram followers: “Thanks to everyone for supporting me and joining me in my quest for ultimate health!!! Love you!”

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Get ‘the Hang of Health’

On April 23, 2019, Jameson shared with her followers that she had gained five pounds — on purpose. “I’ve finally gotten the hang of health. I have found my perfect weight,” she wrote in a caption for a new set of before and after photos. “I had dropped down to 120 and I felt a little off. So I added back calories, but stayed #keto and I’m back up to 125.” She praised her high-protein, low-carb eating plan for its flexibility. “The #ketodiet is easily manipulated to serve you!” she wrote. “If you want to maintain or even add weight, it’s absolutely easy just by adjusting your caloric intake.”

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Focus on Your ‘Inside Health’

Before posting this before-and-after bikini photo on April 15, 2019, Jameson had to convince herself to be brave. “UUUGH. I didn’t want to post this before picture. But once I mulled it over in my mind, I realized how important normalizing women’s true bodies is,” she wrote. “This is normal. This is beautiful.” She then explained how she’s come to realize that unhealthiness can come at any size: “It’s very possible to be thin and frightening unhealthy. So thickness does not equate to being sick, but mine was. I was pre diabetic, and a literal sloth. I remember back when I weighed 80 lbs and was starving myself... I thought that was pretty at the time but had no clue.” She added, “I’m now a healthy size 4 and can keep up with my kids.” The lesson? “Remember how important your precious health is... don’t stress on what is staring back at you in that mirror.”

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Have a Kid-Proof Cooking Plan

On April 8, 2019, Jameson shared her newest keto conundrum: How to cook for her three stepsons when they’re visiting from Israel “for the next few months.” As she notes, “Preparing meals for kids while avoiding excessive carbs isn’t easy. So I make sure I make meals that we all can enjoy together.” For her, this means simply subtracting the carbs from her portion. “I love making spaghetti bolognese for them, and I just eat mine with zucchini noodles! Also I will roast chicken or brisket with potatoes and I’ll forgo the spuds,” she noted. “Moral of this post is, being a #keto mom is quite doable!”

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Enjoy the Beach!

When it comes to covering up your body, Jameson is not here for it! On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, the star posted a dramatic before and after photo of her bikini body. And though she worked hard for her head-to-toe toned frame and is proud of it, she told fans she wished she had enjoyed the beach when she weighed more too. “It’s almost swimsuit season, and I wholeheartedly believe in embracing what you’re working with and stop feeling ashamed about your current body type,” she wrote. “Looking back, I wish I wouldn’t have skipped out on beach days when I knew I’d see friends, or when I’d wear a full length sun dress to the pool. I remember feeling anxiety walking around the pool after Batelli, knowing my cellulite was shaking. But I guarantee you no one cared, only me.” She ended her post on an inspirational note, writing, “So, yes, take this health journey with me, but also know that you’re f--ing perfect the way you are!”

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Learn How to Pose

Jameson proved just how much a good angle can make a difference in a side-by-side picture posted via Instagram on March 28. The Limelight actress took two photos minutes apart, but one showed her sitting straight toward the camera and one depicted her leaning to the side. “Here’s another pose post! Both are cute, but one exaggerates the hips and the other elongates,” she captioned the snapshot. “See the difference in body types even though both are me! Also holding your arm back and behind your body makes it look thinner!”

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Celebrate Non-Diet Victories Too

When looking back on your transformations, remember that not everything is about diet and exercise alone. Sharing one of her most powerful comparison photos yet on Tuesday, March 26, Jameson posted before and after sobriety shots in a black bikini. “It’s important we talk about the aftermath of new sobriety. Raw feelings, fear, unsure how to feel with all the changes. The good far outweighs anything, that’s for sure,” wrote the star, who has been sober for three and a half years. “But this shows the effects of alcohol on your body. Sobriety is a game changer, not only are you bright, clear and capable… your gut says bye bye! #Sobriety and #keto for the win!”

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Take “Before” Pics From Every Angle

She’s said it before, but she’ll say it again! “I cannot stress enough the importance of taking ‘before pics,’” Jameson wrote on her March 17 Instagram post. “I HATED SEEING THESE PICTURES UNTIL I STARTED SEEING PROGRESS! So if you are beginning your journey or even thinking about keto please take my advice and take jumping off pictures!!!!” After that, you can start on the practical work on your weight loss journey: “Next step is to clean out your kitchen of garbage processed foods and inform your family that the household is building healthy bodies!” she advised.

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Know Your Angles

The star snapped up a storm on her recent beachside vacation to Mexico. But while Jameson is obviously in great shape, she made sure to tell her followers her best business secret for taking weight loss and other body photos: “Angles my girlfriends... know your angles!” she captioned her photo, in which she had a literal leg up. “Trust in fact I don’t look like this walking around. This is all POSE! Always remember this when perusing Instagram... most models just really know their angles.”

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Kick Up Keto Before Vacation

Getting ready to go to Mexico on her first vacation since her weight loss, Jameson tells her followers that she’s going “to try to get lean and mean because more than likely I’m going to enjoy a few taco platters.” Her strategy to getting bikini-ready — besides “cracking down on my #keto,” as she puts it — involves short bursts of activity. She’s admitted to disliking the gym, so instead, the star does “quick circuit training” during her daughter’s naptime. The circuits, she notes, “consist of pliés, lunges, sit ups, pushups and planks.”

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Have a Strategy to Beat Plateaus

After losing 80 pounds on the keto diet, Jameson certainly knows how to beat every dieter’s worst nightmare: weight-loss plateaus. On Monday, February 11, she shared her top three strategies for breaking through with her Instagram followers. “First, I cut dairy,” she says, explaining that it’s easy to overdo it with the creamy stuff: “Cut it and it usually kickstarts [sic] weight loss again.” Next, she declares that intermittent fasting “will definitely help you over a plateau.” And her final tip is simply to stop eating the foods that don’t agree with you — even if they are permissible in your diet plan. “There are certain foods that are keto, that just don’t sit well with me,” she noted, listing almond flour as one. Because it makes her feel bloated, she says she rarely eats it. “Moral of this post, connect to your body... listen closely and adjust. You’ve got this.”

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Honor Your Body

Just because she lost weight doesn’t mean she’s forgotten the beauty of her former self. On the Instagram comparison photo she posted on January 11, 2019, Jameson wrote: “The before pic shows a tired new mom in absolute love. Sore but elated. Batel was only 2 weeks... and I am still in awe of the fact that my body made a perfect 8 lb baby. I honor that beautiful body. Batel is now 21 months and I’m still in awe of this body that continues to nourish her.”

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Remember That You’re Sexy

The six-pack has arrived! On Thursday, January 3, the star revealed the abs she’d fought so hard for since last April — and a piece of wisdom. “Truth. I thought I was still sexy af in my before pic. I was right,” she captioned her Instagram photo. “My weight loss was never about pleasing society. Yours shouldn’t be either. It’s about health, it’s about keeping up with our kids, it’s about longevity. So stay sexy out there, but strive for health!”

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Celebrate Your Victories

New year, same svelte body! Jameson marked the start of 2019 by sharing a fresh before and after pic that showed off her tiny waist and long, lean legs — and by reflecting on all that she was grateful for. “2018 was a transformative year for me. I awakened health wise, I shed half of me and I celebrated 3 years #sober👏🏻,” she captioned the Instagram post. “2019 is going to be even better, I can feel it!”

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Go Whole to Feel Whole

The star showed off yet another amazing side-by-side comparison of her body pre- and post-keto on December 27, 2018, before wishing her followers luck in their 2019 weight loss goals. “I hope this new year brings all of you the fortitude to change your health for the better. Even if you don’t leap into #keto, try to adopt a “whole food” diet,” she wrote. Noting that “your insides matter,” she continued, “When you take care of your cells, it translates to your outside AND your outlook! I’ve never felt more bright and present. Who could ask for more!”

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Have a Holiday Plan

Holiday time isn’t going to derail Jameson! Posting a dramatic before and after shot on December 24, 2018 as motivation for her followers, the star noted “it’s SO easy to fall off the #ketodiet” when visiting family who don’t understand the low-carb, high-protein eating plan. Her tip to staying on track: meal prepping. “It’s not exciting,” she wrote, “but trust in fact, you will be so elated when you power through the holidays staying in #ketosis.”

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Keep Checking Your Progress

On Wednesday, December 19, Jameson wowed her Instagram followers once again! This time, she posted three photos of her back over her weight loss journey. “How cool are these progress shots? I am obsessed with seeing my healthy habits take action!” she wrote. “The first image is when I began my quest at 200 lbs, the second was close to goal weight at 127 and the last is at my happy place 120.” She credited intermittent fasting for the tightening of her skin. “Once again I can’t stress how important taking progress pictures is! It helps my motivation immensely,” she wrote.

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Shop the Outer Grocery Aisles

For a #mondaymotivation post on December 17, 2018, Jameson shared another amazing set of before and after photos. Sharing diet tips with her followers, she revealed a few more ways she dropped 80-plus pounds: “Purged my kitchen of all processed foods. I don’t feed my family processed food. I barely EVER eat out. I accept that slow progress is PROGRESS. I take progress pictures to motivate me. I only shop the perimeter at the market.” She also added, “Most importantly, I treat myself with love and patience.”

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Compare Your Skin Before and After

Yes, the keto diet helped Jameson a whopping drop 80-plus pounds. But her new size isn’t the only physical benefit she received. “I’ve never talked about how changing my diet has impacted the inflammation in my body. Not only has my face changed from weightloss [sic], but eating whole foods and next to zero processed foods has made my skin better,” she posted on Instagram on December 12, 2018. “Less puffiness, we all can go for that!” Another plus? “My joints don’t ache anymore. It’s as if I’ve turned back the clock.”

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Update Your Daily Menu

On December 3, Jameson revealed the new daily menu she typically follows on keto: “I wake up at 8 am and have a cup of coffee and sugar free Italian sweet creamer,” she wrote on Instagram. At 11 a.m., she moves onto breakfast. “I have hard boiled eggs prepared already in my fridge so I peel three, cut a full avocado add it together and sprinkle with ‘everything but the bagel’ seasoning.” At 2 p.m., she cooks “a steak in a pan with avocado oil,” which she serves over arugula. At 4 p.m., she snacks on about a cup of cottage cheese. Then, “at 5 I prepare salmon in the oven with lemon butter and dill. I like to pair it with asparagus or broccoli.” After that, she fasts from 6 p.m. until 11 a.m. the next day, hydrating with plenty of water and having tea as she desires.

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Don’t Freak Out Over the Scale

The star posted a new Instagram pic on November 28 reminding followers not to fret over the dreaded number on the scale. “Try not to obsess if your weight fluctuates a bit, as women we go up and down depending on the time of the month,” she wrote. “Walk to where you need to go... I walk absolutely everywhere with Batel.” Another trick? Make like Jameson and take lots of #mirrorselfies: “Last tip, DOCUMENT your progress! Seeing a weight loss progression is my BIGGEST motivator!”

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You Don’t Have to Live at the Gym

“Honestly I despise the gym. I feel self conscious and anxious when I’m there,” the star wrote on November 26. Still, she wanted to tone up. “So I told myself I would strengthen myself by hiking with Batel, walking as much as possible and run stairs. It’s working. This progression proves you don’t have to spend hours in a gym... get out, move your body and live life!!!!”

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Do What Works For You

Jameson told her followers on November 17 that people had told her the keto diet wouldn’t work long-term. To that, she wrote: “Here I am folks, 7 months on keto and LIVING MY BEST LIFE. Here’s the moral of the story, DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU. Don’t let others push their agendas on you. Trust your intuition and GO FOR IT! There is no time like the present to get healthy!”

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Have a Set Menu — and Ditch Snacks

When she announced she'd lost 80 pounds, Jameson (here, with Batel in an October 31, 2018 post) revealed what she eats every day on her keto diet: coffee, scrambled eggs with cheese, cottage cheese, arugula salad, a ribeye steak and asparagus. When she’s asked about snacks, she wrote, “my advice is stop snacking. Results come from work. It’s hard, but baby it’s SO worth it!”

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Celebrate What Your Body Can Do

Of the one-month postpartum photo she posted on October 8, 2018, she wrote,  “I remember taking that pic just so I could remember my beautiful amazing body that just birthed a queen.” And though the Nevada native thought no one would see it, she shared it to encourage others: “I want other mommy’s to know we are all alike. We all struggle. But we can take control back. Back from society who makes us think we need to ‘SnapBack’. Yes I lost my weight, yes I am proud. But I am much more proud of the mother that I am.”

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Judge Progress by How Your Clothes Fit Too

The former porn star said she stepped on the scale on October 4 and saw she had gained 4 pounds. “I silently freaked out in my brain,” she wrote. She reminded herself she had been working out a lot and gained muscle — and she told her fans not to give the scale all the power: “We should all try to step away from the scale and pay attention to how we feel. Pay more attention to how our clothes sit on us and our energy levels.” 

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Find What Works for Your Personal Problem Areas

Jameson considers her trouble areas her belly and arms. “After I turned 40 whenever I gained any weight it went straight to my gut, then I got pregnant at 43 and BAM I had a permanent tire,” she wrote September 29. But she noted that when she started her keto diet five months earlier, she noticed “the first fat to go was my waist. Miracles. Straight up organic miracle.” She also noted that she had lessened her meat consumption and was eating “a lot of organic veggies and fish.” She added, “My scale says 123 but I feel strong and energized.”

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Trust Your Body’s Intuition

By September 15, Jameson had hit her original goal weight of 125 pounds. While she decided to up her calorie intake, she noted that she wasn’t adding junk, but “sticking to yummy organic fresh foods.” She was still eating three eggs and cheese for breakfast and said she’d eaten a burger and salmon with Caesar salad for dinner the day before, yet the scale was staying steady. “My advice is trust your intuition and trust your body,” she said.

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Mind Your Mental Health

“Let’s talk self doubt and healthy thinking,” she wrote September 9. “I think my body has decided this is my ideal weight. 125. My unhealthy mind keeps thinking I need to be 110. I quietly say ‘not today, demon’ I won’t cave to those voices that tell me I need to be a size 0 to be loved.” She then revealed she had turned her focus to self love: “When I look in the mirror now I see health and happiness, and that alone is my fuel to continue this lifestyle.” 

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Know What You Won’t Give Up — and Accept It

Throughout her weight loss journey, Jameson noted how much she loved creamer in her coffee and cataloged her efforts to cut it out of her diet. On this photo of her at her heaviest post-pregnancy — an estimated 187 pounds — she revealed she was moving past the creamer struggle! As she noted of her a.m. ritual, “I immediately chug 1-2 cups of coffee (regular instant) with a scoop of coconut oil and a splash of sugar free creamer (can’t stop won’t stop),” she wrote September 2.

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Ignore Fear

On August 30, the star, who is three years sober, wrote that fear “was the major component in my procrastination on getting healthy after having Batel. I kept trying to convince myself I was ok with my ‘new’ size. I wasn’t. It really was fear of failing.” In summary, she wrote: “Just know it’s normal to fear failing at losing your weight... but if you don’t try, you’ll never know the utter triumph when you do achieve your goals.” 

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Try Looking Within by Meditating

“Finding new ways of ‘self care’. Gone are the days of non stop salon trips, spa days and shopping excursions,” she wrote August 21. Instead, the star — who said five days earlier she’d started practicing yoga even though she had previously found it “boring” — revealed she’d started focusing on her feelings rather than ignoring them, to help her get healthy and stay sober. “I take time everyday to quiet myself and really feel what is going on in me,” she said, adding, “Batellis nap time doubles as meditation time for mama. I hope you’re able to find a few minutes to examine how you feel, it’s freeing.” 

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Have a Strategy To Break Through Plateaus

For Jameson, adding intermittent fasting did wonders. “Holy sh--t... excuse my French. But wow. I can now vouch for #intermittentfasting 🤯 I haven’t weighed this little for over 4 years,” she wrote August 8. “I’ve been sticking to eating clean keto, no keto breads or fatbombs... I think that’s my secret... no shortcuts. Maybe now I should get a damn pedicure 🤦🏼‍♀️” 

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Make Your Intermittent Fasting Meals Count

Her “go-to” keto lunch/dinner: “Arugula salad topped with kosher grass fed hamburger patty. Layered with two fried eggs and a side of avocado! So simple and easy,” she wrote August 3. “It’s a quite large meal, but… Sometimes I’m only able to get two meals into my non fasting window, so I make sure I get the right amount of fats and proteins!”

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Remember That Getting Healthy Can Improve Your Outlook

“On the right I weight 187. On the left I’m a strong 130. I was lethargic and struggled with the easiest of tasks like walking in the beach sand with Batelli. 😞 I felt slow mentally and physically,” she wrote July 23. Nearly four months into her keto diet, she wrote, “it’s not only given me physical results, I feel happier, smarter, and much more confident.”

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Figure Out How To Beat Sugar Cravings — Fresca Anyone?

“I can say this to all of you ladies wondering how I stay committed to no carbs. Well, after the first week or so... the cravings subside and your body adjusts. I get sweet cravings here and there, but I usually push past them by drinking a Fresca,” she wrote, adding that her weight was holding at 130 pounds, but she could feel her muscles tightening. 

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Make Your Own Meals

“Let’s talk about cooking!” she wrote June 26. “I attribute a huge amount of my weight loss success to cooking my own meals. I RARELY eat out. If you know exactly what you’re putting in your body, your more apt to be mindful of the ‘goodness’ of the ingredients!” For those keeping track of the pounds, she added: “Today I am at 130 lbs. my goal weight is 125.” 

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Track Your Progress

“This is what 30 pound weight loss looks like. 👀 this took me a little over two months,” she wrote June 16. “I cut out bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, all refined sugar, no snacks like chips and crackers. I rarely ate out. I made sure I only put WHOLE foods in my body.” 

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Try a ‘Lazy’ Version of a Diet To Start

Just one month after starting her keto diet in April 2018, Jameson revealed she was down 25 pounds since she started at 167. She’d had her “aha” moment when she couldn’t fit into anything but her leggings and maxi dresses. “I started a no white food diet. Which is kinda like a lazy keto diet,” she reported May 22. “I eat no bread, pasta, potatoes or rice. No refined sugar. I rarely eat out and I make all my meals with fresh ingredients. Well, guys, it worked!”

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Set Small Expectations at First

By January 6, the star was nine months postpartum and “still hovering at 150,” she wrote. “Yes I can blame it all on breastfeeding and I plan to continue doing so... 🤣.” But she had already planted the seeds of her success by setting a small but achievable goal: “I have started implementing a little diet. I don’t eat anything after 6 pm. So far I’ve dropped 5 lbs, and my milk supply hasn’t suffered, now if I could just get into the gym... I’ll save that for my next goal.”

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