why...?

Why can celebrities get so skinny not eatting food. how does that happen? but the rest of us go into starvation mode and gain weight. its just not fair. i mean its like nicole richie eats nothing but is so skinny...don't get me wrong i don't want to be like that. but it just looks so simple.

pst.. most of those types of  celebrities look terrible. Most of the pictures you see.. they're airbrushed.. and heavily made up. :)

One day, see if you can find pictures of what they look like at home, away from the cameras. It's pretty shocking. :)

starvation mode=not eating enough and your body holding what you are eating as fat

people who don't eat (aka nicole richie and stars and anorexics) don't eat anything=your body burns EVERYTHING as fuel.. muscles, fat, organs.. basically killing yourself by not eating..

oh.. and hk's right.. air brushing helps those "stars" too..

Well if you have months inbetween engagements to hire personal trainers, dietitions on call and a staff of PR people who convince the outside world that all you do is eat nothing and do some trendy work out program....

You get the idea. Celebs have to turn their bodies into a business so always assume the photos and articles you see have been manufactured by a PR machine.

Do you remember hearing the story of Nicole Richie collapsing at the gym during a spinning class, too?  She's not healthy. If you starve yourself long enough, your body will eventually start to cannibilize itself.

It's not simple. There are lots of rumors of illegal drug use swirling around young Hollywood, too (not specifying Nicole either way, as she is supposed to have kicked her heroin habit years ago). And abuse of prescription drugs. And lypo. Add in a kind of sick group psychosis that happens in an intensely competitive environment.  It's not simple.

Just don't believe what the publicists' say. Health and physical and mental well-being are being sacrificed for an unnatural standard.

and don't forget the plastic surgery!  cher had ribs removed to make her waist thinner!  do you really want to go through all that just to look like a wasted away unhealthy waif?  blech!  be healthy and toned.. you'd look a lot better!  :) 

And its also called Cocain and who knows what other drugs too!

I am sure genetics plays a role too..........

famous people have professional trainers practically living at their houses plus chefs to cook their food for them and people counting their calories....must be nice.

Ya I bet they get pampered and messaged after their workouts.... while the rest of us have to suffer with our sore limbs.

What I would give for a good message and a hot tub!

the camera adds close to 10 pounds, just imagine how these stars look in real life- NOT GOOD

being skinny is their job.. it would be a lot easier if you had the time, money, and motivation (if I don't look great I don't work)! Us normal people have other things to concentrate on as well :)

does the camera really add 10 pounds?  I've never figured out the how and why of it.

The camera does add about ten pounds.

The gross thing that seems to be going around Hollywood these days, from what I've read is  (blech) enemas.  Again, NOT GOOD!!!  I'm amazed that more people aren't falling over.  Even Jennifer Aniston has gotten too skinny.  I'm hoping in her case that it is just stress.  :(  Actually, I hope in everyone's case that they get a harmless wake up call and get back on track to eating healthy.

they get paid to look good. think about what you get paid to do--chance are, you get paid to use your brain in some way. or maybe, you're one of those amazing people who has to use their heart AND their brain without getting paid (thinking about stay-at-home-mom here). Whatever it is that's your occupation, I bet it's a hell of a lot more rewarding than having to obsess over your body every day as part of how you make your living. good gawd. give me a good book to read anyday. and if you'll pay me for it, even better!

Here's a link about how magazine's airbrush, with "unbrushed" photos:
http://www.hilary.com/features/britney-spears .html

Not even celebrities can look like celebrities!

and the thing that's sad... is britney doesn't look that bad unairbrushed (body wise). Christina looked a bit of a mess though.

"why...?"

Because we like you!

M-O-U-S-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!






(sorry.... old habits die hard!)

In fairness to Christina, I think her posture was really unflattering in that picture. 

They're skinny cause they're a bunch of coked up whores.

Dont know if you noticed this article link at the bottom of the before/after pics of the stars, very interesting article

http://www.hilary.com/fashion/bikini.html